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Horse profile

Sunset West (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2022) · Last trainer Philip Kirby · Last owner G Nicholson
by Westerner (GB) out of Sunshine Haven (IRE) (Sunshine Street)
8 runs · 7 courses · from Oct 2020
As at 14 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 Oct 2022 — 1,455 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2022 Last raced off OR 114
KTB Profile

Sunset West (IRE) is yet to win from 8 starts, though has placed 3 times. Best effort: 2nd of 9 at Newcastle (Dec 2020).

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 14 Oct 2026
Official rating114↓ 3lb off peak
114 114–117

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 138 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newcastle, 10 Dec 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.

Jumps 6 figures · best 138A · median 94.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Soft4138A94.5—
Good to Soft2104A95—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3104A102—
2m5f – 3m3138A86—

Of 8 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (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 · 6 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 124B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Carlisle, 28 Feb 2022 Official rating 114 at the last run, 20 Oct 2022

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.

Jumps 6 figures · best 129A · median 122
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Soft4129A123.5—
Good to Soft2121B119.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3129A124—
2m5f – 3m3123B121—

Of 8 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 · 6 figures from 8 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
Westerner (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 11,815 runs since Jan 2008 (940 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 188.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm7114.3%+2.2—
Good to Firm2342711.5%−0.6—
Good3,40042912.6%+0.5—
Good to Soft2,10525111.9%−0.20 from 3
Soft3,77645212%−0.10 from 5
Heavy2,10525912.3%+0.2—
Standard (AW)188168.5%−3.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f4948.2%−3.9—
1m – 1m1f1241310.5%−1.6—
1m2f – 1m4f267259.4%−2.7—
1m5f – 2m3,36439511.7%−0.4—
2m1f – 2m4f4,27453512.5%+0.40 from 4
2m5f – 3m2,97137512.6%+0.50 from 4
Over 3m7668811.5%−0.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Sunshine Haven (IRE) (Sunshine Street)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Tingarran Express (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m½f–2m2½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Tingarran Express (IRE)4132m½f–2m2½f—
Border Lad (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Carlisle 2 0 0% −2.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00

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

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Thomas Dowson 7 0 0% −7.00
Joe Williamson 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2022 3 0 0% −3.00
2021 2 0 0% −2.00
2020 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 0 0% −6.00
Chase 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
20 Oct 22+234d Carlisle Gilcrux Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 17f · Soft · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-4 114—— Thomas Dowson 11/1
28 Feb 22+16d Carlisle Carlisle Racecourse Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 7 ran 3/7 ½ 11-5 11587A124B Thomas Dowson 15/8F
12 Feb 22+75d Uttoxeter Virgin Bet Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 23.5f · Soft · 6 ran 3/6 28 11-6 11767C108C Thomas Dowson 11/8F
29 Nov 21+303d Ayr Join Racing TV Now Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 24f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 3/5 ½ 10-9 11786C121B Thomas Dowson 5/2
30 Jan 21+51d Doncaster Visit Attheraces.com Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 14 ran 3/14 1 11-2 117102B129A Joe Williamson 15/8F
10 Dec 20+33d Newcastle Play 3-2-Win For Free At MansionBet Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 22f · Soft · 9 ran 2/9 4 10-12 —138A123B Thomas Dowson 6/4F
07 Nov 20+24d Kelso Support Jim Beaumont's Greatest Challenge At gofundme.com Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 22.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran F/7 — 10-12 ——— Thomas Dowson 7/2
14 Oct 20 Wetherby Follow RacingTV On Twitter Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 3/10 11 10-12 —104A118A Thomas Dowson 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Sunset West (IRE) won?
Sunset West (IRE) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2020 and 2022. Placed 3 times in total (37.5% of starts).
Who trained Sunset West (IRE)?
Sunset West (IRE) was trained by Philip Kirby on the most recent run on record, at Carlisle on 20 October 2022.
Who is Sunset West (IRE)'s sire?
Sunset West (IRE) is by Westerner (GB) out of Sunshine Haven (IRE), whose sire is Sunshine Street.
What is Sunset West (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 114, from the run on 20 October 2022. The highest on record is 117.
What is Sunset West (IRE)'s sire's record?
Westerner (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 11,815 runs since Jan 2008 (940 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 188.
Who are Sunset West (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Sunshine Haven (IRE), Sunset West (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Tingarran Express (IRE) (3). The wins came over 2m½f–2m2½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2020. 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.