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Horse profile

Sunset Showdown (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2021) · Last trainer Rebecca Curtis · Last owner John P Mcmanus
by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Sunset Queen (IRE) (King's Theatre)
19 runs · 12 courses · from Nov 2017
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 Jul 2021 — 1,922 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2021 · 1st of 3 Won last time out 4 wins · Market Rasen, Worcester & Ffos Las Last raced off OR 123
KTB Profile

Sunset Showdown (IRE) is 4 from 19. Won last time out at Market Rasen (Class 3), off a mark 7lb below the previous winning one. Every win has come on good or faster ground (0 from 9 on softer).

Based on 19 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster OR ↓ 13lb off peak
Official rating123↓ 13lb off peak
123 123–136

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 144 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Cheltenham, 12 Mar 2020

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 13 figures · best 144B · median 88
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good6108C70—
Soft5144B117—
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m8144B73.5—
Over 3m2106A85—
2m1f – 2m4f2128A117.5—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 19 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3) · did not complete (2) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 19 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 117C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Market Rasen, 17 Jul 2021 Official rating 123 at the last run, 17 Jul 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 17 figures · best 128A · median 117
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good8122A115.5—
Soft5128A116—
Heavy3125A123—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m9125A116—
2m1f – 2m4f4126A118.5—
Over 3m3126B123—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 19 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 · 17 figures from 19 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
Flemensfirth (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 17,274 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3800%−11.9—
Good to Firm522509.6%−2.3—
Good4,05144110.9%−14 from 10
Good to Soft2,93135412.1%+0.20 from 1
Soft5,87675112.8%+0.90 from 5
Heavy3,81444911.8%−0.10 from 3
Standard (AW)4224.8%−7.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f200%−11.9—
1m2f – 1m4f2514%−7.9—
1m5f – 2m4,48454712.2%+0.30 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f6,07772411.9%01 from 5
2m5f – 3m5,25462211.8%−0.13 from 10
Over 3m1,43215310.7%−1.20 from 3

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

Dam
Sunset Queen (IRE) (King's Theatre)

6 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Definite Ruby (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 2m½f–3m½f; the highest grade won is Class 1 (Definite Ruby (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Definite Ruby (IRE)3352m1½f–2m7fClass 1
Wiseguy (IRE)1642m½f–3m½fClass 2
Definite Katie (IRE)20——
Come Dance With Me (IRE)80——
Crumpledandcreased (IRE)90——
Big Bad Dog (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 10 4 40% +5.94
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 8 3 38% +3.94
Class 3 5 1 20% −1.00
Class 2 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ffos Las 3 1 33% +2.50
Worcester 3 2 67% +3.44
Newton Abbot 2 0 0% −2.00
Hereford 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheltenham 2 0 0% −2.00
Market Rasen 1 1 100% +3.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 10 3 30% +0.44
2m1f – 2m4f 5 1 20% +0.50
Over 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Aidan Coleman 13 4 31% +2.94
Richie McLernon 3 0 0% −3.00
Lorcan Williams 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Bowen 1 0 0% −1.00
Barry Geraghty 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Blinkers 12 4 33% +3.94
None 6 0 0% −6.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 3 1 33% +1.00
2020 4 0 0% −4.00
2019 8 3 38% +3.94
2018 3 0 0% −3.00
2017 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 12 3 25% −0.06
Chase 6 1 17% −2.00
NH Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

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
17 Jul 21+44d Market Rasen Betway Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 24f · Good · 3 ran 1/3 10-13 12366C117C Aidan Coleman 3/1
03 Jun 21+29d Ffos Las Casumo Proud To Support British Horse Racing Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 21 11-10 12574B113B Aidan Coleman 11/1
05 May 21+139d Newton Abbot NewtonAbbotRace On Twitter Beginners' Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 26f · Good · 5 ran 4/5 2¾ 11-0 12764C107B Aidan Coleman 7/1
17 Dec 20+67d Hereford Safehands Recruitment From RE Beginners' Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 25f · Heavy · 4 ran 3/4 hd 11-2 127—123B Aidan Coleman 7/2
11 Oct 20+213d Newton Abbot William Hill Leading Racecourse Bookmaker Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 26.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 3/8 hd 11-2 132106A126B Richie McLernon 7/1
12 Mar 20+47d Cheltenham Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) Class 1 · 24f · Soft · 24 ran 11/24 1¼ 10-8 134144B116A Richie McLernon 66/1
25 Jan 20+91d Uttoxeter ninescollection.com January Hurdle (Handicap) Class 2 · 20f · Heavy · 5 ran 5/5 3¾ 10-12 136—115B Lorcan Williams 7/1
26 Oct 19+46d Cheltenham Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 24f · Heavy · 8 ran 2/8 ½ 10-9 13251C125A Aidan Coleman 11/1
10 Sep 19+27d Worcester Charles Stanley Wealth Management Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 23f · Good · 6 ran 1/6 11-12 13088B117B Aidan Coleman 4/1
14 Aug 19+27d Worcester 7bets4free.com Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 23f · Good · 5 ran 1/5 11-7 13019C117B Aidan Coleman 4/9F
18 Jul 19+28d Ffos Las Caribbean Night At Chepstow Racecourse 26th July Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Good · 3 ran 2/3 6 11-5 130—113C Aidan Coleman 5/4
20 Jun 19+27d Ffos Las Velindre Cancer Charity Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 11-0 124—122A Aidan Coleman 9/2
24 May 19+12d Worcester Local Parking Security Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 23f · Good · 4 ran 2/4 1 11-0 127108C114B Aidan Coleman 4/6F
12 May 19+85d Ludlow Scott & Newman Centenary Challenger Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 21f · Good · 8 ran UR/8 — 10-12 127—— Aidan Coleman 6/5F
16 Feb 19+59d Haydock William Hill Leading Racecourse Bookmaker Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) Class 3 · 20f · Good · 8 ran PU/8 — 10-12 127—— Sean Bowen 13/2
19 Dec 18+269d Newbury Prodec Networks Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) Class 3 · 23.5f · Soft · 11 ran 10/11 5 11-3 13073C107C Richie McLernon 14/1
25 Mar 18+68d Ascot Roa/racing Post Owners Jackpot Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 7 ran 4/7 4½ 11-2 —107A113A Aidan Coleman 7/4F
16 Jan 18+69d Hereford myracing.com Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 19.5f · Soft · 11 ran 2/11 1½ 11-5 —128A126A Aidan Coleman 2/1
08 Nov 17 Chepstow Mervyn Edward Williams 75th Birthday Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Soft · 16 ran 5/16 1¾ 10-12 —117B128A Barry Geraghty 11/8F

Quick answers

How many races has Sunset Showdown (IRE) won?
Sunset Showdown (IRE) won 4 of 19 archived starts between 2017 and 2021, a strike rate of 21.1%. Placed 7 times in total (36.8% of starts).
Who trained Sunset Showdown (IRE)?
Sunset Showdown (IRE) was trained by Rebecca Curtis on the most recent run on record, at Market Rasen on 17 July 2021.
Who is Sunset Showdown (IRE)'s sire?
Sunset Showdown (IRE) is by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Sunset Queen (IRE), whose sire is King's Theatre.
What going does Sunset Showdown (IRE) prefer?
Sunset Showdown (IRE) has the best record on good going: 4 wins from 10 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Sunset Showdown (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 123, from the run on 17 July 2021. The highest on record is 136.
What is Sunset Showdown (IRE)'s sire's record?
Flemensfirth (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 17,274 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Sunset Showdown (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Sunset Queen (IRE), Sunset Showdown (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Definite Ruby (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 1 (Definite Ruby (IRE)). The wins came over 2m½f–3m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2017. 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.