Sports Line (IRE)
Sports Line (IRE) is 4 from 43. Hasn't won since Nov 2009. Last raced off 88, 59lb below the career-high mark.
- 4–43Wins / Runs
- 9.3%Strike rate
- 13 (30.2%)Placed
- −26.29£1 level staken=43 at SP
- 0.94Fair A/E n=43 · 0.74 incl. margin
- 147Highest OR
- 32dBetween runs (median)longest 289 d
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
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 7.5% of 1,601 runs since Jan 2008 (176 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 16 | 2 | 12.5% | +5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 174 | 15 | 8.6% | +1.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 514 | 43 | 8.4% | +0.9 | 0 from 14 |
| Good to Soft | 224 | 19 | 8.5% | +1 | 0 from 8 |
| Soft | 408 | 25 | 6.1% | −1.4 | 3 from 11 |
| Heavy | 251 | 15 | 6% | −1.5 | 1 from 8 |
| Standard (AW) | 14 | 1 | 7.1% | −0.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −7.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 8 | 0 | 0% | −7.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 603 | 49 | 8.1% | +0.6 | 3 from 22 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 595 | 45 | 7.6% | +0.1 | 1 from 19 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 346 | 25 | 7.2% | −0.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Over 3m | 48 | 1 | 2.1% | −5.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Gerannjo (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m1f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerannjo (IRE) | 42 | 3 | 2m–2m1f | — |
| Aussie Man And Van (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 14 | 0 | 0% | −14.00 |
| Soft | 11 | 3 | 27% | +3.88 |
| Heavy | 8 | 1 | 13% | −6.17 |
| Good to Soft | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 3 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 2 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballinrobe | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Punchestown | 4 | 2 | 50% | +8.50 |
| Clonmel | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cork | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Listowel | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Galway | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Limerick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Doncaster | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Aintree | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cheltenham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sedgefield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Exeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.83 |
| Naas | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.38 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 22 | 3 | 14% | −7.12 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 19 | 1 | 5% | −17.17 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr P J O'Neill | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| R Walsh | 6 | 3 | 50% | −0.29 |
| Keith Donoghue | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Mr S M O'Donovan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Michael Darcy | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Timmy Murphy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Adrian Lane | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Sean McDermott | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jason Maguire | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Paul Townend | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Alan Crowe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| B J Cooper | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Henry Brooke | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr P W Mullins | 1 | 1 | 100% | +10.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 23 | 4 | 17% | −6.29 |
| Tongue tie | 14 | 0 | 0% | −14.00 |
| Hood + tongue tie | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2014 | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| 2013 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2012 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2009 | 4 | 3 | 75% | +1.71 |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +9.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 21 | 2 | 10% | −17.12 |
| Chase | 21 | 1 | 5% | −19.17 |
| NH Flat | 1 | 1 | 100% | +10.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Sports Line won?
- Sports Line (IRE) won 4 of 43 archived starts between 2008 and 2015, a strike rate of 9.3%. Placed 13 times in total (30.2% of starts).
- Who trained Sports Line?
- Sports Line (IRE) was trained by Eugene M O'Sullivan on the most recent run on record, at Killarney on 11 May 2015.
- Who is Sports Line's sire?
- Sports Line (IRE) is by Norwich (GB) out of Hot Line (IRE), whose sire is Riverhead.
- What going does Sports Line prefer?
- Sports Line (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 3 wins from 11 starts (27.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Sports Line's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 88, from the run on 11 May 2015. The highest on record is 147.
- What is Sports Line's sire's record?
- Norwich (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.5% of 1,601 runs since Jan 2008 (176 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Sports Line's siblings?
- Out of Hot Line (IRE), Sports Line (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Gerannjo (IRE) (3). The wins came over 2m–2m1f. As at Nov 2026.