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Horse profile

Spiritofthedawn (IRE)

3yo filly · Trainer F G Hand · Owner Mrs F Hand
by Dawn Approach (IRE) out of Inis Fail (IRE) (Showcasing)
6 runs · 6 courses · from Jun 2025
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 1 Oct 2026 · 5th of 9 Last raced off OR 48
KTB Profile

Spiritofthedawn is a maiden who has run six times on turf without winning and has placed once. Her best effort came when second of 16 at Navan in Sep 2026. The filly, by Dawn Approach out of an Inis Fail mare, finished fifth of nine in a handicap at Bellewstown in Oct 2026. She last raced off an official rating of 48.

Based on 6 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs since Jun 2025 · updated 8 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 70 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Bellewstown (IRE), 1 Oct 2026

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 →

Flat 6 figures · best 79C · median 63
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Soft356C422 runs · 56 / 45
Good279C74.52 runs · 79 / 74.5
Heavy1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f379C703 runs · 79 / 70
6f – 7f356C422 runs · 56 / 45

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 9 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 66A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Navan (IRE), 2 Sep 2026 Official rating 48 at the last run, 1 Oct 2026

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 →

Flat 6 figures · best 66A · median 55
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Soft352A502 runs · 52 / 51
Good266A64.52 runs · 66 / 64.5
Heavy1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f366A633 runs · 66 / 63
6f – 7f352A502 runs · 52 / 51

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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 from 6 analysed runs since Jun 2025

  • Led 2 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 2 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 1 (17%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (17%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 8% of 3,579 runs since Apr 2017 (359 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 12.6% from 333. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12% from 125. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5% from 181.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm13215.4%+7.4—
Good to Firm3334212.6%+4.6—
Good893576.4%−1.60 from 2
Good to Soft366246.6%−1.4—
Soft626335.3%−2.70 from 3
Heavy234177.3%−0.70 from 1
Standard (AW)1,11411310.1%+2.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1251512%+4—
6f – 7f951778.1%+0.10 from 3
1m – 1m1f1,032838%00 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f797708.8%+0.8—
1m5f – 2m457347.4%−0.6—
2m1f – 2m4f18195%−3—
2m5f – 3m2800%−8—
Over 3m800%−8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2017 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Inis Fail (IRE) (Showcasing)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Bellewstown (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00
6f – 7f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Robert Whearty 5 0 0% −5.00
Wesley Joyce 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 3 0 0% −3.00
Hood + tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00
None 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 5 0 0% −5.00
2025 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 5 runs
01 Oct 26+16d Bellewstown (IRE) Bluegrass Horse Feed Handicap 1m · Soft To Heavy · 9 ran Went to the front early - pressed and overtaken 1 1/2f out - patchy finish inside final furlong and came home fifth 5/9 3 9-4 4870A58A Robert Whearty 16/1
15 Sep 26+13d Punchestown (IRE) Festival 2027 On Sale Soon Handicap (Div I) 1m1f · Good · 14 ran Went straight to front - lost command after a furlong and a half - held second spot until 3f out - slipped back late to finish well held in 7th 7/14 hd 8-13 4979C63A Robert Whearty 11/1
02 Sep 26+120d Navan (IRE) Navan Handicap (Div I) 1m · Good · 16 ran Sat handy behind pace early - travelling keenly - third at halfway - urged forward with two out - into second inside the final furlong - stayed on but unable to reel in winner late 2/16 1¼ 8-13 4870C66A Robert Whearty 40/1
05 May 26+16d Gowran Park Societies Welcome At Gowran Park Maiden 7f · Yielding · 12 ran Sluggish start - stayed at the rear throughout - well held final finished 11th 11/12 8½ 9-3 —34C50C Robert Whearty 125/1
19 Apr 26+311d Curragh Bermingham Cameras Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden 6f · Soft · 24 ran Settled around midfield - unable to close in final two furlongs - stayed on at same effort to finish 11th 11/24 nk 9-3 —56C52A Robert Whearty 66/1
2025 · 1 run
12 Jun 25 Leopardstown Irish EBF Median Sires Series Fillies Maiden 7f · Soft · 17 ran Sat close to pace early - 5th at halfway - pressed for effort 2 1/2f out then found nothing inside final furlongs 11/17 15 8-6 —42C42C Wesley Joyce 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has Spiritofthedawn won?
Spiritofthedawn (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2025 and 2026. Placed 1 time in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trains Spiritofthedawn?
Spiritofthedawn (IRE) is trained by F G Hand, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 1 October 2026.
Who is Spiritofthedawn's sire?
Spiritofthedawn (IRE) is by Dawn Approach (IRE) out of Inis Fail (IRE), whose sire is Showcasing.
What is Spiritofthedawn's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 48, from the run on 1 October 2026. The highest on record is 49.
What is Spiritofthedawn's sire's record?
Dawn Approach (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8% of 3,579 runs since Apr 2017 (359 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 12.6% from 333. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12% from 125. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5% from 181.

Record shown from June 2025. 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.