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Horse profile

Sunny Option (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2011) · Last trainer Sarah Dawson · Last owner Dr J F Dawson
by Desert Sun (GB) out of Limited Option (IRE) (Mujadil)
11 runs · 5 courses · from May 2007
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 Jun 2011 — 5,612 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2011 · 12th of 12 First-time headgear LTO
KTB Profile

Sunny Option (IRE) is yet to win from 11 starts.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 88C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Down Royal, 17 Jun 2011

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 9 figures · best 96C · median 86
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good396C89—
Firm282A79—
Good to Firm285C79.5—
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m488C85—
2m1f – 2m4f496C87.5—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 11 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 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
Desert Sun (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 1,166 runs since Jan 2008 (84 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm22418.2%+8.90 from 2
Good to Firm220188.2%−1.10 from 3
Good214167.5%−1.80 from 4
Good to Soft8744.6%−4.70 from 1
Soft10576.7%−2.60 from 1
Heavy3925.1%−4.2—
Standard (AW)4795812.1%+2.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3326.1%−3.2—
6f – 7f283289.9%+0.6—
1m – 1m1f258238.9%−0.4—
1m2f – 1m4f265269.8%+0.5—
1m5f – 2m173169.2%−0.10 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f12797.1%−2.20 from 5
2m5f – 3m24520.8%+11.50 from 2
Over 3m300%−9.3—

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
Limited Option (IRE) (Mujadil)

6 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Bantikhi (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 7½f–1m3f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Bantikhi (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Bantikhi (IRE)827½f–1m3fClass 6
Bunch Of Thyme (IRE)60——
Mr Porter (IRE)50——
Bunch Of ThymeI (IRE)10——
Rinkey (IRE)10——
Eyes Right (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Down Royal 5 0 0% −5.00
Punchestown 2 0 0% −2.00
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr N McParlan 4 0 0% −4.00
Mr J T Carroll 2 0 0% −2.00
Andrew J McNamara 1 0 0% −1.00
Oliver Casey 1 0 0% −1.00
Ian McCarthy 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr J O Finnegan 1 0 0% −1.00
Mark Bolger 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 10 0 0% −10.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 3 0 0% −3.00
2010 1 0 0% −1.00
2009 1 0 0% −1.00
2008 2 0 0% −2.00
2007 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
NH Flat 5 0 0% −5.00
Hurdle 3 0 0% −3.00
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 KTB Jockey SP
2011 · 3 runs
17 Jun 11+28d Down Royal Maxmara Hurdle 16f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran 12/12 30 10-13 88C Mr N McParlan 66/1
20 May 11+17d Downpatrick Frank Fitzsimmons Maiden Hunters Chase 23f · Good To Firm · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-7 — Mr N McParlan 33/1
03 May 11+412d Punchestown Kildare Hunt Club Fr Sean Breen Memorial Chase For The Ladies Perpetual Cup 24f · Firm · 13 ran 6/13 14 11-0 76C Mr N McParlan 50/1
2010 · 1 run
17 Mar 10+271d Down Royal Bushmills Irish Whiskey Hunters Chase 20f · Good · 10 ran F/10 — 10-11 — Mr N McParlan 10/1
2009 · 1 run
19 Jun 09+385d Down Royal Wh Stephens Maiden Hurdle 20f · Good To Firm · 20 ran 13/20 8 11-4 85C Andrew J McNamara 20/1
2008 · 2 runs
30 May 08+35d Down Royal O2 Opportunity Maiden Hurdle 16f · Firm · 19 ran 11/19 1 11-10 82A Oliver Casey 33/1
25 Apr 08+156d Punchestown Yes To Carrotts (pro-am) Inh Flat Race 18f · Good · 25 ran 19/25 8 11-7 96C Ian McCarthy 66/1
2007 · 4 runs
21 Nov 07+19d Fairyhouse Black Hall Inh Flat Race 18f · Yielding To Soft · 15 ran 14/15 30 11-7 86C Mr J T Carroll 33/1
02 Nov 07+166d Down Royal Archie Watson Memorial Inh Flat Race 16f · Good · 11 ran 5/11 3½ 11-0 88C Mr J O Finnegan 33/1
20 May 07+12d Navan Meath (pro-am) Inh Flat Race 16f · Good To Firm · 25 ran 17/25 shd 11-6 74C Mark Bolger 33/1
08 May 07 Fairyhouse New Tote Ireland Placepot Races 1 to 6 Flat Race (Div 1) 18f · Good · 21 ran 10/21 3 11-6 89C Mr J T Carroll 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Sunny Option won?
Sunny Option (IRE) has yet to win, from 11 archived starts between 2007 and 2011.
Who trained Sunny Option?
Sunny Option (IRE) was trained by Sarah Dawson on the most recent run on record, at Down Royal on 17 June 2011.
Who is Sunny Option's sire?
Sunny Option (IRE) is by Desert Sun (GB) out of Limited Option (IRE), whose sire is Mujadil.
What is Sunny Option's sire's record?
Desert Sun (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 1,166 runs since Jan 2008 (84 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Sunny Option's siblings?
Out of Limited Option (IRE), Sunny Option (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Bantikhi (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Bantikhi (IRE)). The wins came over 7½f–1m3f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2007. 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.