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Sports Day (IRE)

3yo gelding · Trainer Michael Bell · Owner Ballylinch And The Heatherdonians 2
by Lope De Vega (IRE) out of Eleanor Powell (IRE) (Exceed And Excel)
9 runs · 7 courses · from Aug 2025
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 27 Jul 2026 · 4th of 7 Last raced off OR 60
KTB Profile

Sports Day is a Lope De Vega gelding who is yet to win from nine starts and has placed twice. His best effort came when second of seven at Yarmouth in Apr 2026. He has raced on turf and all-weather without success, with three runs over 1m2f – 1m4f, four over 1m – 1m1f and two over 6f – 7f. He led when fourth of seven at Ripon in Jul 2026 in a Class 6 handicap off an official rating of 60, which was also his mark at that last run.

Based on 9 archived runs · run-style from 9 commented runs since Aug 2025 · updated 8 Nov 2026
Official rating60↓ 4lb off peak
60 60–64

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 94 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Yarmouth, 30 Apr 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 9 figures · best 94C · median 78
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good to Firm494C863 runs · 94 / 94
Standard (AW)272B551 run · —
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
Good1——1 run · —
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f494C763 runs · 94 / 80
1m2f – 1m4f394A813 runs · 94 / 81
6f – 7f274B56—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 57A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wetherby, 15 Jun 2026 Official rating 60 at the last run, 27 Jul 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 9 figures · best 73A · median 57
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good to Firm473A593 runs · 73 / 57
Standard (AW)264A56.51 run · —
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
Good1——1 run · —
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f470A55.53 runs · 70 / 57
1m2f – 1m4f373A533 runs · 73 / 53
6f – 7f264A62.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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 9 analysed runs since Aug 2025

  • Mid-division 3 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 3 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 2 (22%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (11%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Lope De Vega (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 12,230 runs since Apr 2014 (1,109 horses).

Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.4% from 960.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm18422.2%+8.4—
Good to Firm1,56023815.3%+1.50 from 4
Good2,75638313.9%+0.10 from 1
Good to Soft1,56418411.8%−20 from 1
Soft1,88225413.5%−0.30 from 1
Heavy7218511.8%−2—
Standard (AW)3,72753614.4%+0.60 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4787114.9%+1.1—
6f – 7f3,61351214.2%+0.40 from 2
1m – 1m1f3,61251914.4%+0.60 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f3,28746814.2%+0.40 from 3
1m5f – 2m960909.4%−4.4—
2m1f – 2m4f247249.7%−4.1—
2m5f – 3m3213.1%−10.7—
Over 3m100%−13.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2014 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Eleanor Powell (IRE) (Exceed And Excel)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Jumeirah Sea (IRE)40——
Eggleston (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 4 0 0% −4.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Yarmouth 2 0 0% −2.00
Ripon 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tom Marquand 2 0 0% −2.00
Hector Crouch 2 0 0% −2.00
Toby Moore 1 0 0% −1.00
Callum Rodriguez 1 0 0% −1.00
Billy Loughnane 1 0 0% −1.00
Jonny Peate 1 0 0% −1.00
Callum Shepherd 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 6 0 0% −6.00
2025 3 0 0% −3.00

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 · 6 runs
27 Jul 26+19d Ripon Discover Valentina Luxury Photobooth Experience Apprentice Handicap Stakes Class 6 · 1m2f · Good To Firm · 7 ran Set the pace - veered left rounding the bend 5f out and moved away from the rail over 3f out - overtaken over 2f out - faded inside final furlong 4/7 1½ 9-2 6078B53A Toby Moore 9/2
08 Jul 26+23d Kempton (AW) Unibet Supporting Safer Gambling Handicap Class 6 · 1m · Standard / Slow · 13 ran racing mid-division - lost ground passing the final furlong marker and faded 9/13 1¼ 9-6 6272B49A Tom Marquand 9/1
15 Jun 26+27d Wetherby Heineken 0.0 Handicap Class 6 · 1m · Good To Firm · 13 ran Drifted left at the off - settled in the pack - asked for effort with over 2f left - stayed on but boxed in a furlong out - allowed to drop away late finishing 10th 10/13 nse 9-7 6394C57A Callum Rodriguez 5/2F
19 May 26+19d Nottingham Dine In Sherwoods Restaurant Handicap Class 6 · 1m2f · Good To Soft · 11 ran Sat behind the pace - pressed for effort with 3f left - unable to close from 2f out and beaten into sixth 6/11 2 9-8 6481C51C Hector Crouch 11/4F
30 Apr 26+19d Yarmouth Download The Raceday Ready App Handicap Class 6 · 1m2f · Good To Firm · 7 ran Handy early - shaken up to hit front 2f out - overtaken inside final furlong and lost momentum - stayed on for second 2/7 3¼ 9-8 6394A73A Billy Loughnane 11/4
11 Apr 26+171d Yarmouth TigerBet.co.uk Download Our App Handicap Class 6 · 1m · Good · 8 ran Sat close to front - driven approaching final furlong and briefly looked poised to strike - held on for third without finding more late 3/8 ½ 9-7 6380A70A Hector Crouch 2/1F
2025 · 3 runs
22 Oct 25+51d Kempton (AW) Racing TV EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 10 ran Settled towards the back - urged forward with 2f left - unable to close 1f out - finished seventh 7/10 2¾ 9-7 —38A64A Jonny Peate 50/1
01 Sep 25+17d Windsor Juddmonte EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) Class 2 · 1m · Soft · 10 ran Held mid-pack early - lost touch turning into the straight and dropped away 2f out - well beaten and toiling in the final furlong 9/10 11 9-7 —29C54C Callum Shepherd 40/1
15 Aug 25 Newmarket JenningsBet EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 7f · Good To Firm · 7 ran Hesitated at the start and last into stride - held towards the back - made up ground approaching 2f out - lost touch over the final furlong to finish fifth 5/7 1½ 9-4 —74B61A Tom Marquand 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Sports Day won?
Sports Day (IRE) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2025 and 2026. Placed 2 times in total (22.2% of starts).
Who trains Sports Day?
Sports Day (IRE) is trained by Michael Bell, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 27 July 2026.
Who is Sports Day's sire?
Sports Day (IRE) is by Lope De Vega (IRE) out of Eleanor Powell (IRE), whose sire is Exceed And Excel.
What is Sports Day's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 60, from the run on 27 July 2026. The highest on record is 64.
What is Sports Day's sire's record?
Lope De Vega (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 12,230 runs since Apr 2014 (1,109 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.4% from 960.
Who are Sports Day's siblings?
Out of Eleanor Powell (IRE), Sports Day (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from August 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.