Spavango (IRE)
Spavango is a gelding who was yet to win from seven starts on turf. He raced five times at Limerick, where his best effort came when fourth of 12 in Mar 2024. All his runs were over trips between 1m5f and 3m, with five on heavy ground. He finished 10th of 18 in a handicap hurdle at Limerick in Oct 2024, last raced off an official rating of 92.
- 0–7Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −7.00£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=7 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 95Highest OR
- 50dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 138
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.
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 4 | 138A | 78.5 | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 138A | 78.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 84B | 68 | — |
Of 7 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 2,968 runs since Jan 2008 (302 horses).
Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 14.2% from 190.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 27 | 8 | 29.6% | +20.2 | — |
| Good | 930 | 92 | 9.9% | +0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 691 | 68 | 9.8% | +0.4 | — |
| Soft | 911 | 75 | 8.2% | −1.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 393 | 37 | 9.4% | 0 | 0 from 5 |
| Standard (AW) | 16 | 0 | 0% | −9.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −9.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −9.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 785 | 63 | 8% | −1.4 | 0 from 5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,089 | 98 | 9% | −0.4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 887 | 92 | 10.4% | +1 | 0 from 2 |
| Over 3m | 190 | 27 | 14.2% | +4.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Foundry Square (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 2m3f–3m2½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Foundry Square (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foundry Square (IRE) | 32 | 5 | 2m4f–2m6½f | Class 3 |
| Potters Approach (IRE) | 11 | 2 | 3m2f–3m2½f | Class 4 |
| Miss Jeanne Moon (IRE) | 19 | 2 | 2m3f–2m7f | Class 3 |
| The Sting (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G B Noonan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Tom Harney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Deegan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Daniel King | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 24+22d | Limerick | Race Displays Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) Towards the back of the main group - driven from 3 out - made no inroads from 2 out and finished well held | 10/18 | nk | 11-6 | 92 | 84B | 101A | G B Noonan | 13/2 |
| 27 Sep 24+169d | Listowel | Guinness Handicap Hurdle (80-95) Settled in the pack early - urged along and holding steady before 2 out - lost ground nearing the last - well held in 9th | 9/14 | 2 | 11-7 | 93 | 52B | 97A | G B Noonan | 16/1 |
| 11 Apr 24+18d | Limerick | Camden Square Novice Handicap Hurdle (80-116) | 7/8 | 32 | 10-2 | 95 | 95C | 77C | G B Noonan | 15/2 |
| 24 Mar 24+38d | Limerick | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle | 4/12 | 1¾ | 10-10 | 95 | 138A | 103A | Tom Harney | 33/1 |
| 15 Feb 24+16d | Clonmel | Derrygrath Maiden Hurdle | 6/10 | 2¾ | 11-7 | — | — | 81C | G B Noonan | 125/1 |
| 30 Jan 24+35d | Limerick | Follow Limerick Racecourse On Twitter (C & G) Maiden Hurdle | 7/14 | nk | 11-12 | — | 62C | 110C | Richard Deegan | 250/1 |
| 26 Dec 23 | Limerick | Signsplus Maiden Hurdle | 11/18 | 9 | 10-10 | — | 50C | 94C | Daniel King | 125/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Spavango (IRE) won?
- Spavango (IRE) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2023 and 2024.
- Who trained Spavango (IRE)?
- Spavango (IRE) was trained by Eoin Christopher McCarthy on the most recent run on record, at Limerick on 19 October 2024.
- Who is Spavango (IRE)'s sire?
- Spavango (IRE) is by Ocovango (GB) out of Moon Approach (IRE), whose sire is Shernazar.
- What is Spavango (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 92, from the run on 19 October 2024. The highest on record is 95.
- What is Spavango (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Ocovango (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 2,968 runs since Jan 2008 (302 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 14.2% from 190.
- Who are Spavango (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Moon Approach (IRE), Spavango (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Foundry Square (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Foundry Square (IRE)). The wins came over 2m3f–3m2½f. As at Oct 2026.