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Horse profile

Sunchyme (IRE)

13yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2021) · Last trainer J C Hurley · Last owner J C Hurley
by Classic Cliche (IRE) out of Back To Roost (IRE) (Presenting)
11 runs · 6 courses · from Dec 2014
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 Mar 2021 — 2,048 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2021 · 12th of 16 Won at Cork Last raced off OR 101
KTB Profile

Sunchyme (IRE) is 1 from 11. Hasn't won since Apr 2017. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 9 on softer).

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster
Official rating101↓ 1lb off peak
101 100–102

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 121 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Cork, 16 Apr 2017

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 →

Jumps 4 figures · best 121B · median 87
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft278C61.5—
Good1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m2121B99.5—
1m5f – 2m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 6 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 132A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Thurles, 10 Jan 2020 Official rating 101 at the last run, 20 Mar 2021

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 →

Jumps 11 figures · best 132A · median 99
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft6132A93.5—
Good2128A121—
Heavy2108C103.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m5132A114—
2m1f – 2m4f4122A102—
1m5f – 2m296C92.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Classic Cliche (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8% of 2,328 runs since Jan 2008 (231 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 11.1% from 244.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm9111.1%+3.1—
Good to Firm2442711.1%+3.1—
Good784739.3%+1.31 from 2
Good to Soft475275.7%−2.30 from 1
Soft533397.3%−0.70 from 6
Heavy273176.2%−1.80 from 2
Standard (AW)10220%+12—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f600%−8—
1m5f – 2m512458.8%+0.80 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f710578%00 from 4
2m5f – 3m780536.8%−1.21 from 5
Over 3m320319.7%+1.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Back To Roost (IRE) (Presenting)

7 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Somersby (IRE) (7 wins).

The wins came over 1m7½f–2m5½f; the highest grade won is Grade 1 (Somersby (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Somersby (IRE)4171m7½f–2m4½fGrade 1
Cucumber Run (IRE)1962m–2m5½fClass 2
Robin De Roost (IRE)3442m3f–2m4f—
Mister Big (IRE)80——
Neat Locality (IRE)30——
Game On Babe (IRE)50——
Magnificent Seven (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Good 2 1 50% +6.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Thurles 5 0 0% −5.00
Cork 2 1 50% +6.00
Punchestown (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 5 1 20% +3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ger Fox 6 0 0% −6.00
Ambrose McCurtin 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr M C O'Donovan 1 0 0% −1.00
Phillip Enright 1 0 0% −1.00
Danny Mullins 1 1 100% +7.00
Brian O'Connell 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 9 1 11% −1.00
Hood 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 1 0 0% −1.00
2020 2 0 0% −2.00
2017 2 1 50% +6.00
2016 4 0 0% −4.00
2014 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 1 13% +0.00
Chase 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
2021 · 1 run
20 Mar 21+121d Thurles Leugh Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 24f · Yielding · 16 ran 12/16 13 11-2 10178C91C Ambrose McCurtin 22/1
2020 · 2 runs
19 Nov 20+314d Thurles Holycross Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 16f · Soft · 13 ran 8/13 4 11-7 10245B89A Mr M C O'Donovan 12/1
10 Jan 20+999d Thurles Molony Cup Handicap Chase (0-109) 24.5f · Yielding · 14 ran 3/14 2½ 11-6 102—132A Phillip Enright 16/1
2017 · 2 runs
16 Apr 17+92d Cork Dermot Casey Tree Care Maiden Hurdle 24f · Good · 18 ran 1/18 11-12 100121B128A Danny Mullins 7/1
14 Jan 17+44d Punchestown (IRE) sportinglife.com Beginners Chase 20f · Soft To Heavy · 14 ran 5/14 19 11-12 —96C108C Ger Fox 25/1
2016 · 4 runs
01 Dec 16+192d Thurles Killinan Beginners Chase 18f · Yielding · 14 ran 3/14 7 11-12 ——122A Ger Fox 100/1
23 May 16+17d Sligo Ellen's Pub Maugherow Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 20.5f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 11/16 86 11-9 102—96C Ger Fox 9/1
06 May 16+48d Cork Mccarthy Insurance Group Maiden Hurdle 24f · Good · 15 ran 2/15 8 11-9 ——114A Ger Fox 50/1
19 Mar 16+454d Gowran Park Joey Holden & Kilkenny City And County Vintners Maiden Hurdle 20f · Soft · 11 ran 9/11 3¼ 11-9 ——88C Ger Fox 33/1
2014 · 2 runs
21 Dec 14+7d Thurles I.n.h. Stallion Owners E.B.F. Maiden Hurdle 22.5f · Soft To Heavy · 17 ran 5/17 8½ 10-13 ——99A Ger Fox 66/1
14 Dec 14 Navan Irish Stallion Owners E.B.F. Maiden Hurdle 16f · Yielding To Soft · 29 ran 23/29 4 11-12 ——96C Brian O'Connell 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Sunchyme won?
Sunchyme (IRE) won 1 of 11 archived starts between 2014 and 2021, a strike rate of 9.1%. Placed 4 times in total (36.4% of starts).
Who trained Sunchyme?
Sunchyme (IRE) was trained by J C Hurley on the most recent run on record, at Thurles on 20 March 2021.
Who is Sunchyme's sire?
Sunchyme (IRE) is by Classic Cliche (IRE) out of Back To Roost (IRE), whose sire is Presenting.
What is Sunchyme's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 101, from the run on 20 March 2021. The highest on record is 102.
What is Sunchyme's sire's record?
Classic Cliche (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8% of 2,328 runs since Jan 2008 (231 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 11.1% from 244.
Who are Sunchyme's siblings?
Out of Back To Roost (IRE), Sunchyme (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Somersby (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Grade 1 (Somersby (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7½f–2m5½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2014. 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.