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Horse profile

Sparky Stowaway (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2020) · Last trainer Robin Dickin · Last owner John Nicholls Trading Ltd
by Stowaway (GB) out of Torose (IRE) (Torus)
16 runs · 13 courses · from Apr 2017
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 16 Mar 2020 — 2,425 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2020 · 7th of 9 Won at Leopardstown New yard Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 104
KTB Profile

Sparky Stowaway (IRE) is 1 from 16. Hasn't won since Dec 2017. Last raced off 104, 8lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 16 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 8lb off peak
Official rating104↓ 8lb off peak
104 99–112

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 122 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Fairyhouse, 1 Apr 2018

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Jumps 12 figures · best 122B · median 77.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Heavy4122B87.5—
Good499B72—
Soft4108B86—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m699B72—
2m1f – 2m4f5122B90—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 16 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (3) · did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 16 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 92C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell, 16 Mar 2020 Official rating 104 at the last jumps run, 16 Mar 2020

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 76B the best of the last 2 rated runs · Punchestown, 29 Apr 2017

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 13 figures · best 128A · median 109
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good5119A91—
Heavy4123A112—
Soft4128A111—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m6119A91—
2m1f – 2m4f6128A115.5—
2m5f – 3m1———
Flat 2 figures · best 76B · median 74.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m276B74.5—

Of 16 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 16 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Stowaway (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 7,190 runs since Jan 2008 (561 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 16.1% from 124.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−11.3—
Good to Firm1242016.1%+4.8—
Good2,20124711.2%−0.10 from 6
Good to Soft1,21814411.8%+0.50 from 1
Soft2,35327211.6%+0.31 from 5
Heavy1,25612910.3%−10 from 4
Standard (AW)3612.8%−8.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−11.3—
1m – 1m1f300%−11.3—
1m2f – 1m4f2100%−11.3—
1m5f – 2m1,99323211.6%+0.30 from 9
2m1f – 2m4f2,48828111.3%01 from 6
2m5f – 3m2,11924711.7%+0.40 from 1
Over 3m565539.4%−1.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Torose (IRE) (Torus)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Ok Oscar (IRE)90——
Fairy Island (IRE)120——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 6 0 0% −6.00
Soft 5 1 20% +6.00
Heavy 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Punchestown 3 0 0% −3.00
Leicester 2 0 0% −2.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 1 100% +10.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 9 0 0% −9.00
2m1f – 2m4f 6 1 17% +5.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
David Mullins 8 0 0% −8.00
Tom O'Brien 3 0 0% −3.00
Jack Quinlan 1 0 0% −1.00
Gavin Sheehan 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean McDermott 1 1 100% +10.00
Mr Finian Maguire 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr P W Mullins 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 14 1 7% −3.00
Hood 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2020 1 0 0% −1.00
2019 2 0 0% −2.00
2018 4 0 0% −4.00
2017 9 1 11% +2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 14 1 7% −3.00
Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2020 · 1 run
16 Mar 20+315d Southwell Best Odds Guaranteed At MansionBet Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Heavy · 9 ran 7/9 3¼ 11-6 10463C92C Jack Quinlan 25/1
2019 · 2 runs
06 May 19+104d Warwick Bet At racingtv.com Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good · 10 ran 8/10 4½ 11-3 10972C87C Tom O'Brien 8/1
22 Jan 19+25d Leicester Humberstone Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 1m7½f · Good · 9 ran 9/9 6 11-5 11259A86A Tom O'Brien 5/1
2018 · 4 runs
28 Dec 18+73d Leicester Leicestershire Bronze Fox Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 1m7½f · Good · 11 ran 3/11 2½ 10-11 11099B119A Tom O'Brien 18/1
16 Oct 18+198d Huntingdon Molson Coors Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good · 12 ran 9/12 3½ 11-9 11272C91C Gavin Sheehan 12/1
01 Apr 18+35d Fairyhouse Gleesons Butchers Novice Handicap Hurdle 2m4f · Soft To Heavy · 13 ran 3/13 5½ 10-7 106122B120A David Mullins 8/1
25 Feb 18+61d Naas Ardstone Homes Supporting Kill GAA Handicap Hurdle (80-116) 2m · Soft · 15 ran PU/15 — 11-2 106—— David Mullins 5/1C
2017 · 9 runs
26 Dec 17+69d Leopardstown Cardinal Capital Handicap Hurdle (80-116) 2m2f · Yielding · 26 ran 1/26 10-9 9990B128A Sean McDermott 10/1
18 Oct 17+19d Punchestown Coral.ie Exclusive Blogs By Tom Scudamore Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 2m4f · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran 6/16 1¾ 11-10 10073B111A David Mullins 10/1
29 Sep 17+11d Gowran Park Buy Tickets Online Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 2m4f · Heavy · 14 ran 3/14 4¼ 11-10 10060B123A David Mullins 8/1
18 Sep 17+27d Galway Anglo Printers 1890 624 624 Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 2m½f · Soft · 15 ran 12/15 3¾ 11-5 10282B91A David Mullins 8/1
22 Aug 17+36d Sligo Carlsberg Maiden Hurdle 2m5f · Soft To Heavy · 8 ran 3/8 9½ 11-12 —112B104A David Mullins 6/4F
17 Jul 17+34d Killarney Thanks For The Memories Colm The Gooch Cooper Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Good · 10 ran 5/10 2 11-4 ——109A David Mullins 5/1
13 Jun 17+13d Roscommon Castlerea Maiden Hurdle 2m4½f · Yielding To Soft · 18 ran 4/18 9 11-4 —108B111A David Mullins 14/1
31 May 17+32d Punchestown Bet In-shop & Check On The Go With The Ladbrokes Grid App Flat Race 2m½f · Good · 13 ran 4/13 ½ 11-9 ——73A Mr Finian Maguire 6/1
29 Apr 17 Punchestown Attheraces.com (pro/am) Flat Race 2m · Good To Yielding · 12 ran 4/12 10 12-0 ——76B Mr P W Mullins 4/1

Quick answers

How many races has Sparky Stowaway won?
Sparky Stowaway (IRE) won 1 of 16 archived starts between 2017 and 2020, a strike rate of 6.3%. Placed 5 times in total (31.3% of starts).
Who trained Sparky Stowaway?
Sparky Stowaway (IRE) was trained by Robin Dickin on the most recent run on record, at Southwell on 16 March 2020.
Who is Sparky Stowaway's sire?
Sparky Stowaway (IRE) is by Stowaway (GB) out of Torose (IRE), whose sire is Torus.
What going does Sparky Stowaway prefer?
Sparky Stowaway (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Sparky Stowaway's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 104, from the run on 16 March 2020. The highest on record is 112.
What is Sparky Stowaway's sire's record?
Stowaway (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 7,190 runs since Jan 2008 (561 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 16.1% from 124.
Who are Sparky Stowaway's siblings?
Out of Torose (IRE), Sparky Stowaway (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2017. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.