Sun Lover (GB)
Sun Lover (GB) is 1 from 8, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Sep 2016. The win came on the all-weather — 0 from 7 on turf. Last raced off a career-high mark of 89.
- 1–8Wins / Runs
- 12.5%Strike rate
- 6 (75%)Placed
- −6.00£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 0.46Fair A/E n=8 · 0.38 incl. margin
- 89Highest OR
- 112dAvg 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 116
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 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 2 | 113A | 109.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 116A | 109.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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 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 11.8% of 18,002 runs since Jan 2008 (1,509 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 17.3% from 150. Weakest on heavy going: 8.5% from 482. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.1% from 790.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 150 | 26 | 17.3% | +5.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3,275 | 437 | 13.3% | +1.5 | 0 from 4 |
| Good | 3,829 | 427 | 11.2% | −0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 1,824 | 202 | 11.1% | −0.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 1,781 | 163 | 9.2% | −2.6 | — |
| Heavy | 482 | 41 | 8.5% | −3.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 6,659 | 820 | 12.3% | +0.5 | 1 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2,101 | 294 | 14% | +2.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 7,716 | 932 | 12.1% | +0.3 | 1 from 6 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4,388 | 520 | 11.9% | +0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,667 | 282 | 10.6% | −1.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 790 | 56 | 7.1% | −4.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 272 | 30 | 11% | −0.8 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 64 | 3 | 4.7% | −7.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −11.8 | — |
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
4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Archery Peak (GB) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Archery Peak (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archery Peak (GB) | 3 | 1 | 1m | Class 5 |
| Nusa Dua (GB) | 6 | 1 | 1m2f | Class 5 |
| Harry Longabaugh (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Saharan Shimmer (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.00 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newmarket | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 1 | 17% | −4.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea Atzeni | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.00 |
| Adam Kirby | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jack Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Harry Bentley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.00 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep 17+33d | Newmarket | Molson Coors Handicap | 11/11 | 38 | 9-2 | 89 | -9C | 68C | Andrea Atzeni | 3/1 |
| 26 Aug 17+50d | Chester | Boodles Roodee Challenge Cup Polo September Handicap | 2/12 | 3½ | 9-6 | 89 | 116A | 96A | Jack Mitchell | 3/1F |
| 07 Jul 17+21d | Doncaster | Win Bigger With Betfair Classified Stakes | 2/7 | hd | 9-3 | 89 | 113A | 92A | Harry Bentley | 10/11F |
| 16 Jun 17+260d | York | Jigsaw Sports Branding Handicap | 2/19 | 1¾ | 9-2 | 85 | 106C | 90A | Andrea Atzeni | 11/2F |
| 29 Sep 16+16d | Newcastle (AW) | Alan Shearer Foundation Maiden Stakes | 1/5 | 9-5 | 85 | 84C | 95B | Andrea Atzeni | EvensF | |
| 13 Sep 16+382d | Thirsk | Breeders Backing Racing EBF Maiden Stakes | 2/10 | 3¼ | 9-5 | — | — | 79A | Andrea Atzeni | 2/5F |
| 28 Aug 15+21d | Newmarket | TRM Excellence In Equine Nutrition EBF Stallions Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) | 3/16 | 1½ | 9-0 | — | — | 91A | Adam Kirby | 12/1 |
| 07 Aug 15 | Newmarket | discovernewmarket.co.uk Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) | 6/11 | 3 | 9-5 | — | — | 79A | Adam Kirby | 11/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Sun Lover (GB) won?
- Sun Lover (GB) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2015 and 2017, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 6 times in total (75% of starts).
- Who trained Sun Lover (GB)?
- Sun Lover (GB) was trained by Roger Varian on the most recent run on record, at Newmarket on 28 September 2017.
- Who is Sun Lover (GB)'s sire?
- Sun Lover (GB) is by Oasis Dream (GB) out of Come Touch The Sun (IRE), whose sire is Fusaichi Pegasus.
- What is Sun Lover (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 89, from the run on 28 September 2017. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Sun Lover (GB)'s sire's record?
- Oasis Dream (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 18,002 runs since Jan 2008 (1,509 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 17.3% from 150. Weakest on heavy going: 8.5% from 482. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.1% from 790.
- Who are Sun Lover (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Come Touch The Sun (IRE), Sun Lover (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Archery Peak (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Archery Peak (GB)). The wins came over 1m–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.