Sum Laff (IRE)
Sum Laff (IRE) is 2 from 15, both wins coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Oct 2012. Both wins came on good or faster ground (0 from 5 on softer). Last raced off 99, 14lb below the career-high mark.
- 2–15Wins / Runs
- 13.3%Strike rate
- 4 (26.7%)Placed
- +4.50£1 level staken=15 at SP
- 0.96Fair A/E n=15 · 0.83 incl. margin
- 113Highest OR
- 66dAvg 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
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 8.4% of 356 runs since Jan 2008 (45 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 13 | 0 | 0% | −8.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 108 | 8 | 7.4% | −1 | 2 from 9 |
| Good to Soft | 58 | 6 | 10.3% | +1.9 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 112 | 9 | 8% | −0.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 62 | 6 | 9.7% | +1.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | +24.9 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 90 | 5 | 5.6% | −2.8 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 125 | 10 | 8% | −0.4 | 1 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 104 | 11 | 10.6% | +2.2 | 1 from 9 |
| Over 3m | 37 | 4 | 10.8% | +2.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Ken's Well (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m4f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken's Well (IRE) | 11 | 1 | 2m4f | — |
| Ride Em Out (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Repeat After Me (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 9 | 2 | 22% | +10.50 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 11 | 2 | 18% | +8.50 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wincanton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Southwell | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fontwell | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.50 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Perth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ludlow | 1 | 1 | 100% | +16.00 |
| Hereford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Exeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 1 | 11% | −6.50 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 1 | 17% | +11.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E J O'Connell | 4 | 1 | 25% | +13.00 |
| Noel Fehily | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Peter Toole | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.50 |
| Richard Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Micheal Nolan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom O'Brien | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sam Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrew Tinkler | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blinkers | 6 | 1 | 17% | +11.00 |
| None | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.50 |
| Tongue tie | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Hood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2012 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +11.00 |
| 2011 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.50 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 9 | 1 | 11% | +8.00 |
| Hurdle | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.50 |
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 Sum Laff (IRE) won?
- Sum Laff (IRE) won 2 of 15 archived starts between 2011 and 2013, a strike rate of 13.3%. Placed 4 times in total (26.7% of starts).
- Who trained Sum Laff (IRE)?
- Sum Laff (IRE) was trained by Karl Thornton on the most recent run on record, at Kilbeggan on 19 July 2013.
- Who is Sum Laff (IRE)'s sire?
- Sum Laff (IRE) is by Publisher (USA) out of Tiergarten (IRE), whose sire is Brief Truce.
- What going does Sum Laff (IRE) prefer?
- Sum Laff (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 9 starts (22.2%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Sum Laff (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 99, from the run on 19 July 2013. The highest on record is 113.
- What is Sum Laff (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Publisher (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.4% of 356 runs since Jan 2008 (45 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Sum Laff (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Tiergarten (IRE), Sum Laff (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Ken's Well (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m4f. As at Oct 2026.