Sponsor (IRE)
Sponsor is a gelding by Mehmas out of Rainbow Vale who has yet to win from six starts on turf, with one placing. His best effort came when third of 15 at Newbury in May 2026. He has raced twice at Newbury and once each at Ascot, Goodwood and Carlisle, all without success. He finished 9 of 17 at Ascot in Jul 2026, last raced off an official rating of 77.
- 0–6Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (16.7%)Placed
- −6.00£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=6 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 80Highest OR
- 17dAvg 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 86
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 3 | 104C | 86 | 3 runs · 104 / 86 |
| Good | 3 | 86B | 85 | 3 runs · 86 / 85 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 86B | 81 | 4 runs · 86 / 81 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 104C | 94.5 | 2 runs · 104 / 94.5 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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.
Run style from 6 analysed runs since Apr 2026
- Prominent 2 (33%) · 0 wins
- Held up 2 (33%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (17%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (17%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 8,196 runs since Jun 2020 (751 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 19 | 2 | 10.5% | −1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,457 | 179 | 12.3% | +0.8 | 0 from 3 |
| Good | 1,957 | 221 | 11.3% | −0.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 761 | 84 | 11% | −0.5 | — |
| Soft | 928 | 97 | 10.5% | −1 | — |
| Heavy | 225 | 22 | 9.8% | −1.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,849 | 341 | 12% | +0.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2,100 | 267 | 12.7% | +1.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 4,311 | 477 | 11.1% | −0.4 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,382 | 158 | 11.4% | −0.1 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 366 | 43 | 11.7% | +0.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 30 | 1 | 3.3% | −8.2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −11.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −11.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jun 2020 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Prince Lancelot (GB) (5 wins).
The wins came over 5½f–6f; the highest grade won is Listed (Prince Lancelot (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Lancelot (GB) | 18 | 5 | 5½f–6f | Listed |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newbury | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Leavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| David Probert | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Faleh Bughenaim | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean D Bowen | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 11 Jul 26+22d | Ascot | Thames Hospice Trunks Across The Thames Handicap handy with the pack - driven along 2f out and closing on the pace into the furlong marker - faded soon after | 9/17 | ½ | 9-5 | 77 | 104C | 80A | David Probert | 22/1 |
| 19 Jun 26+20d | Goodwood | Casamigos Handicap Sluggish start - pulling hard early then improved into the pack by the 2f mark - pushed along two out before fading fast inside the final furlong | 10/10 | 4¾ | 9-3 | 79 | 86B | 52A | Faleh Bughenaim | 20/1 |
| 30 May 26+15d | Carlisle | Betway Silver Bowl Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Settled towards the back - pushed along with 2f left - unable to land a serious blow - finished well beaten in 10th | 10/14 | ¾ | 8-4 | 80 | 74C | 64A | Sean D Bowen | 50/1 |
| 15 May 26+11d | Newbury | Trade Nation Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Tracked the front group - travelling strongly with two furlongs left and pushed into the lead approaching the final furlong - held on at an even effort to the line | 3/15 | 1½ | 9-4 | — | 85C | 85A | Joe Leavy | 16/1 |
| 04 May 26+16d | Windsor | Cameron Smart Memorial Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Went straight to front - pressed for effort with two furlongs left before being overtaken with a furlong to run - kept battling to finish fourth beaten 2 lengths | 4/11 | hd | 9-3 | — | 86A | 83A | Joe Leavy | 22/1 |
| 18 Apr 26 | Newbury | Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships 'Confined' Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Str) Settled in the pack - pressed for effort over 2f out - unable to make headway - finished 9th | 9/25 | nk | 9-7 | — | 76C | 74A | Joe Leavy | 66/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Sponsor won?
- Sponsor (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts in 2026. Placed 1 time in total (16.7% of starts).
- Who trains Sponsor?
- Sponsor (IRE) is trained by Brian Meehan, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 11 July 2026.
- Who is Sponsor's sire?
- Sponsor (IRE) is by Mehmas (IRE) out of Rainbow Vale (FR), whose sire is Moss Vale.
- What is Sponsor's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 77, from the run on 11 July 2026. The highest on record is 80.
- What is Sponsor's sire's record?
- Mehmas (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 8,196 runs since Jun 2020 (751 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Sponsor's siblings?
- Out of Rainbow Vale (FR), Sponsor (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Prince Lancelot (GB) (5). Highest grade won: Listed (Prince Lancelot (GB)). The wins came over 5½f–6f. As at Nov 2026.