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Horse profile

Splendorinthegrass (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, May 2010) · Last trainer David Lanigan · Last owner B E Nielsen
by Selkirk (USA) out of Portelet (GB) (Night Shift)
8 runs · 6 courses · from Sep 2008
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 May 2010 — 6,010 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2010 · 25th of 29 2 wins · Kempton (AW) & Newmarket Last raced off OR 98
KTB Profile

Splendorinthegrass (IRE) is 2 from 8. Hasn't won since Apr 2010. Last raced off a career-high mark of 98.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating98At career-high mark
98 94–98

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 95A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kempton (AW), 20 Apr 2010 Official rating 98 at the last run, 8 May 2010

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 8 figures · best 103A · median 85
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good491A75.5—
Soft2103A95.5—
Standard (AW)1———
Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
6f – 7f691A81.5—
1m – 1m1f2103A99—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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
Selkirk (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 4,371 runs since Jan 2008 (333 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 7.9% from 228. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.7% from 143.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm38821.1%+9.80 from 1
Good to Firm7528911.8%+0.5—
Good1,07611210.4%−0.90 from 4
Good to Soft5827212.4%+1.1—
Soft6718011.9%+0.61 from 2
Heavy228187.9%−3.4—
Standard (AW)1,02411711.4%+0.11 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4524.4%−6.9—
6f – 7f7297710.6%−0.70 from 6
1m – 1m1f1,10312711.5%+0.22 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f1,18316213.7%+2.4—
1m5f – 2m785769.7%−1.6—
2m1f – 2m4f3584011.2%−0.1—
2m5f – 3m143117.7%−3.6—
Over 3m2514%−7.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Portelet (GB) (Night Shift)

10 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Marmooq (GB) (11 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Listed (Etlaala (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Marmooq (GB)75116f–1m2fClass 5
Etlaala (GB)1436f–7fListed
Limitless (IRE)531mClass 2
Button Moon (IRE)4126fClass 5
Back On Top (IRE)1027f–1m—
Come What May (GB)915fClass 5
Selective (GB)200——
Faithful Duchess (IRE)160——
Isabelle's Dream (GB)30——
Anna Law (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 2 1 50% +0.75
Standard (AW) 1 1 100% +8.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 4 2 1 50% +0.75
Class 3 1 1 100% +8.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newmarket 2 1 50% +0.75
Newbury 2 0 0% −2.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 1 100% +8.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Thirsk 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 6 0 0% −6.00
1m – 1m1f 2 2 100% +9.75

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Steve Drowne 3 0 0% −3.00
Liam Keniry 1 0 0% −1.00
Ted Durcan 1 1 100% +8.00
Seb Sanders 1 0 0% −1.00
Jim Crowley 1 0 0% −1.00
Ryan Moore 1 1 100% +1.75

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2010 2 1 50% +7.00
2009 4 1 25% −1.25
2008 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
08 May 10+18d Ascot totesport Victoria Cup (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 7f · Good · 29 ran 25/29 nse 9-2 9865A Liam Keniry 33/1
20 Apr 10+192d Kempton (AW) Insurance Jobs Handicap (London Mile Qualifier) Class 3 · 8f · Standard · 10 ran 1/10 9-4 9595A Ted Durcan 8/1
10 Oct 09+63d York Best Price Guarantee At coral.co.uk Handicap Class 2 · 7f · Good · 20 ran 20/20 12 9-2 9669C Seb Sanders 9/1
08 Aug 09+22d Newmarket Sky Bet For All Your Football Betting Heritage Handicap Class 2 · 7f · Good · 15 ran 3/15 ½ 8-10 9491A Jim Crowley 6/1
17 Jul 09+46d Newmarket July Course Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 8f · Soft · 16 ran 1/16 9-3 94103A Ryan Moore 7/4F
01 Jun 09+219d Thirsk Buck Inn Thornton Watlass Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Firm · 7 ran 2/7 1¼ 9-2 9481A Steve Drowne 1/4F
25 Oct 08+35d Newbury Mountgrange Stud Horris Hill Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 7f · Soft · 13 ran 5/13 4 8-12 —88A Steve Drowne 33/1
20 Sep 08 Newbury E.B.F. Dubai Tennis Championships Maiden Stakes (Div 2) Class 4 · 7f · Good · 17 ran 7/17 nk 9-3 —82A Steve Drowne 7/1

Quick answers

How many races has Splendorinthegrass (IRE) won?
Splendorinthegrass (IRE) won 2 of 8 archived starts between 2008 and 2010, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 4 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Splendorinthegrass (IRE)?
Splendorinthegrass (IRE) was trained by David Lanigan on the most recent run on record, at Ascot on 8 May 2010.
Who is Splendorinthegrass (IRE)'s sire?
Splendorinthegrass (IRE) is by Selkirk (USA) out of Portelet (GB), whose sire is Night Shift.
What is Splendorinthegrass (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 98, from the run on 8 May 2010. That is also the highest on record.
What is Splendorinthegrass (IRE)'s sire's record?
Selkirk (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 4,371 runs since Jan 2008 (333 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 7.9% from 228. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.7% from 143.
Who are Splendorinthegrass (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Portelet (GB), Splendorinthegrass (IRE) has 10 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Marmooq (GB) (11). Highest grade won: Listed (Etlaala (GB)). The wins came over 5f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2008. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.