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Horse profile

Sprightly Dance (IRE)

4yo filly · Trainer Roger Varian · Owner Merry Fox Stud Limited
by Camelot (GB) out of Posterity (IRE) (Indian Ridge)
4 runs · 3 courses · from Oct 2025
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Wolverhampton (AW) Beaten favourite LTO Off 129 days · 3rd of 11 Last raced off OR 85
KTB Profile

Sprightly Dance is 1 from 4 with three places, the win coming at Class 5 level in the Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Fillies Novice Stakes at Wolverhampton over 1m to 1m1f on Standard going in Oct 2025. All three subsequent runs have produced a place. She finished third of 11 at Yarmouth in Jun 2026 when beaten favourite in a Class 4 handicap off an official rating of 85, her career-high mark. The filly is by Camelot out of an Indian Ridge mare.

Based on 4 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 114 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Yarmouth, 6 Oct 2025

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 4 figures · best 114A · median 103
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)296C892 · 96 / 89
Soft1——1 · —
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f3114A1102 · 110 / 103
1m2f – 1m4f1——1 · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 96A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Yarmouth, 10 Jun 2026 Official rating 85 at the last run, 10 Jun 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 4 figures · best 96A · median 92.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)295B882 · 95 / 88
Soft1——1 · —
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f396A952 · 96 / 95.5
1m2f – 1m4f1——1 · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Camelot (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 7,670 runs since Jan 2008 (752 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm15213.3%+1.6—
Good to Firm8179111.1%−0.6—
Good1,99023611.9%+0.20 from 1
Good to Soft1,09113112%+0.3—
Soft1,48119813.4%+1.70 from 1
Heavy5535810.5%−1.2—
Standard (AW)1,72318110.5%−1.21 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2613.8%−7.9—
6f – 7f713669.3%−2.4—
1m – 1m1f1,60017811.1%−0.61 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f2,87134812.1%+0.40 from 1
1m5f – 2m1,66721813.1%+1.4—
2m1f – 2m4f5936210.5%−1.2—
2m5f – 3m1712011.7%0—
Over 3m29413.8%+2.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Posterity (IRE) (Indian Ridge)

10 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Postileo (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m6½f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Future Generation (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Postileo (IRE)2241m4f–1m6½fClass 2
Future Generation (IRE)1046f–1mGroup 3
Dancing Breeze (IRE)711mClass 4
Rasmeyaa (IRE)617f—
Oscar's Ridge (IRE)311m2fClass 5
Approachability (GB)1011mClass 5
Merry Yarn (IRE)50——
Hills Of Gold (GB)90——
Hagler (IRE)20——
Please Me (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 2 1 50% −0.67
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 3 1 33% −1.67
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Yarmouth 2 0 0% −2.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 1 100% +0.33

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 3 1 33% −1.67
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jack Mitchell 2 0 0% −2.00
Ray Dawson 2 1 50% −0.67

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 1 0 0% −1.00
2025 3 1 33% −1.67

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
10 Jun 26+196d Yarmouth Royal Ascot On Sky Sports Racing Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Soft · 11 ran Held up in the pack - boxed in with 2f left - found space and pushed on inside final furlong - moved into third but unable to challenge the front two 3/11 5 9-9 85110B96A Jack Mitchell 3/1F
26 Nov 25+30d Chelmsford City (AW) Bet At Your Best With Betfair Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 10f · Standard · 5 ran Sat close to the front - pushed into the advantage a furlong out - overtaken in the closing stages and edged out for second - unable to find more late 4/5 ½ 9-9 —82C81B Jack Mitchell 4/6F
27 Oct 25+21d Wolverhampton (AW) Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 9.5f · Standard · 4 ran Sat close to pace-setter - went ahead with two furlongs left - drew away approaching the final furlong to score without much effort 1/4 9-2 —96C95B Ray Dawson 1/3F
06 Oct 25 Yarmouth bettingsites.co.uk New Betting Sites Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 8f · Good · 9 ran Fought for its head early - settled towards the back - eased right and urged forward approaching 2f out - made ground inside final furlong - ran on but could not reach leader 2/9 5½ 9-2 —114A90A Ray Dawson 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Sprightly Dance (IRE) won?
Sprightly Dance (IRE) won 1 of 4 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 3 times in total (75% of starts).
Who trains Sprightly Dance (IRE)?
Sprightly Dance (IRE) is trained by Roger Varian, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 10 June 2026.
Who is Sprightly Dance (IRE)'s sire?
Sprightly Dance (IRE) is by Camelot (GB) out of Posterity (IRE), whose sire is Indian Ridge.
What is Sprightly Dance (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 85, from the run on 10 June 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Sprightly Dance (IRE)'s sire's record?
Camelot (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 7,670 runs since Jan 2008 (752 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Sprightly Dance (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Posterity (IRE), Sprightly Dance (IRE) has 10 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Postileo (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Future Generation (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m6½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2025. 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.