Sweet Affection (IRE)
Sweet Affection (IRE) is 1 from 10. Hasn't won since Aug 2020. The win came on turf — 0 from 5 on the all-weather. Last raced off a career-high mark of 64.
Progeny in our archive
As a dam, Sweet Affection (IRE) has 2 produce in the archive, 1 winner — most wins Sea Suite (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Sea Suite (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea Suite (IRE) | 18 | 3 | 7f–1m | Class 4 |
| Saturn Star (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
- 1–10Wins / Runs
- 10%Strike rate
- 3 (30%)Placed
- −3.50£1 level staken=10 at SP
- 1.09Fair A/E n=10 · 0.85 incl. margin
- 64Highest OR
- 40dAvg 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 91
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 5 | 91B | 85 | — |
| Good | 4 | 97C | 77.5 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6 | 97C | 77.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 91B | 91 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 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 11.9% of 16,025 runs since Jan 2008 (1,161 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 20.7% from 198. Weakest on soft going: 7.9% from 1,194.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 198 | 41 | 20.7% | +8.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3,251 | 399 | 12.3% | +0.4 | — |
| Good | 3,146 | 328 | 10.4% | −1.5 | 1 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 1,310 | 130 | 9.9% | −2 | — |
| Soft | 1,194 | 94 | 7.9% | −4 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 273 | 25 | 9.2% | −2.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 6,653 | 882 | 13.3% | +1.4 | 0 from 5 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3,860 | 521 | 13.5% | +1.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 8,004 | 950 | 11.9% | 0 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,752 | 289 | 10.5% | −1.4 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,025 | 102 | 10% | −1.9 | 0 from 6 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 273 | 26 | 9.5% | −2.4 | 1 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 102 | 10 | 9.8% | −2.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | −0.8 | — |
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
7 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Ayrad (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Listed (Ayrad (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayrad (IRE) | 25 | 4 | 1m½f–1m4f | Listed |
| Dawn Of Hope (IRE) | 14 | 3 | 1m–1m1½f | Listed |
| But Beautiful (IRE) | 10 | 3 | 6f–1m | Class 5 |
| Prince Of The Seas (IRE) | 15 | 2 | 1m–1m4f | Class 2 |
| Alsium (IRE) | 8 | 1 | 6f | — |
| Ghazan (IRE) | 22 | 0 | — | — |
| Qandil (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.50 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Leopardstown | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.50 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.50 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Slattery | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Sam Ewing | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mikey Sheehy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gavin Ryan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.50 |
| Donagh O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Derek McCormack | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chris Hayes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visor | 6 | 1 | 17% | +0.50 |
| None | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −1.50 |
| 2019 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Nov 20+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Join Us On Instagram At dundalk_stadium Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) | 13/14 | 9 | 9-9 | 64 | 43C | 50C | Sam Ewing | 6/1 |
| 04 Nov 20+49d | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) | 2/14 | 1 | 9-7 | 63 | 85B | 73A | Sam Ewing | 18/1 |
| 16 Sep 20+12d | Cork | Racing Again September 29th Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) | 13/13 | 5½ | 9-13 | 63 | 97C | 59C | Andrew Slattery | 14/1 |
| 04 Sep 20+29d | Down Royal | Paddy Power's Missing Fans Handicap (45-65) | 9/13 | nk | 9-9 | 63 | 48C | 59C | Mikey Sheehy | 11/2 |
| 06 Aug 20+26d | Leopardstown | Leopardstown Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) | 1/17 | 9-5 | 59 | 72C | 72A | Gavin Ryan | 11/2 | |
| 11 Jul 20+20d | Leopardstown | Leopardstown Handicap (45-75) (Div 1) | 2/16 | hd | 8-7 | 55 | 75C | 68A | Andrew Slattery | 20/1 |
| 21 Jun 20+149d | Leopardstown | Leopardstown Handicap (45-65) | 11/17 | 1 | 9-1 | 55 | 80C | 58A | Andrew Slattery | 11/2 |
| 24 Jan 20+35d | Dundalk (AW) | Crowne Plaza Hotel Race & Stay Apprentice Maiden | 8/14 | nse | 9-2 | — | 67B | 56A | Donagh O'Connor | 4/1 |
| 20 Dec 19+28d | Dundalk (AW) | Crowne Plaza Race & Stay Maiden | 4/13 | ½ | 8-9 | — | 91B | 65A | Derek McCormack | 6/1 |
| 22 Nov 19 | Dundalk (AW) | Connolly Kelly Accountants Fillies Maiden | 6/14 | ¾ | 9-0 | — | 91B | 64A | Chris Hayes | 16/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Sweet Affection (IRE) won?
- Sweet Affection (IRE) won 1 of 10 archived starts between 2019 and 2020, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 3 times in total (30% of starts).
- Who trained Sweet Affection (IRE)?
- Sweet Affection (IRE) was trained by D K Weld on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 18 November 2020.
- Who is Sweet Affection (IRE)'s sire?
- Sweet Affection (IRE) is by Exceed and Excel (AUS) out of Sweet Firebird (IRE), whose sire is Sadler's Wells.
- What going does Sweet Affection (IRE) prefer?
- Sweet Affection (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Sweet Affection (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 64, from the run on 18 November 2020. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Sweet Affection (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Exceed and Excel (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 16,025 runs since Jan 2008 (1,161 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 20.7% from 198. Weakest on soft going: 7.9% from 1,194.
- Who are Sweet Affection (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Sweet Firebird (IRE), Sweet Affection (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Ayrad (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Listed (Ayrad (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.
- Has Sweet Affection (IRE) produced winners?
- As a dam, Sweet Affection (IRE) has 2 produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Sea Suite (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Sea Suite (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m. As at Oct 2026.