Sweet Bay (IRE)
Sweet Bay is a filly by New Bay out of a daughter of Invincible Spirit who has shown placed form without winning in four starts. She has two placings from four runs, with her best effort coming when second of 12 at Roscommon in Jul 2025. She was held in that Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden on good ground. All her runs have come over 6f to 1m1f on turf or all-weather.
- 0–4Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 2 (50%)Placed
- −4.00£1 level staken=4 at SP
- 10dBetween runs (median)longest 120 d
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 97
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 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 97A | 87 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 77A | 63.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 97A | 87 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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 from 4 analysed runs since Feb 2025
- Held up 2 (50%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (25%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (25%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 14.3% of 3,997 runs since Jun 2020 (426 horses).
Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 10.8% from 102.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 8 | 0 | 0% | −14.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 587 | 92 | 15.7% | +1.4 | — |
| Good | 996 | 140 | 14.1% | −0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 472 | 70 | 14.8% | +0.5 | — |
| Soft | 629 | 81 | 12.9% | −1.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 183 | 27 | 14.8% | +0.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,122 | 161 | 14.3% | 0 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 102 | 11 | 10.8% | −3.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,185 | 183 | 15.4% | +1.1 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,284 | 165 | 12.9% | −1.4 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,095 | 165 | 15.1% | +0.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 272 | 40 | 14.7% | +0.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 54 | 7 | 13% | −1.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −14.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jun 2020 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Gunnerside (IRE) (9 wins).
The wins came over 5f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Brave Nation (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gunnerside (IRE) | 52 | 9 | 5f–7f | Class 5 |
| Yolo Again (IRE) | 39 | 4 | 5f | Class 4 |
| Brave Nation (IRE) | 33 | 4 | 5f | Class 2 |
| Hazmat (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Lady Skipworth (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikey Sheehy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Declan McDonogh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wayne Hassett | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 4 runs | |||||||||
| 01 Jul 25+10d | Roscommon | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden Settled just behind the pace - into second approaching the final 3f - moved through smoothly to hit the front 2f from home - stayed on late but overtaken near the line - narrowly denied in the finish | 2/12 | ½ | 9-3 | 77A | 86A | Declan McDonogh | 5/1 |
| 21 Jun 25+120d | Limerick | Darren's Way Maiden Sluggish start settling towards the back - urged into a move approaching 2f out and up to 5th with a furlong left - stayed on to finish fourth beaten 3.75 lengths | 4/13 | nk | 8-12 | 50C | 71A | Wayne Hassett | 13/2 |
| 21 Feb 25+7d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden Settled in midfield - 7th at halfway - shifted wide and asked for effort 2f out - made late progress into 3rd but couldn't threaten the front pair - stayed on same gear to the line | 3/11 | 1¼ | 9-3 | 97A | 77A | Mikey Sheehy | 33/1 |
| 14 Feb 25 | Dundalk (AW) | Put The Fun In Fundraising At Dundalk Maiden Held up towards the back - pushed along wide 2f out and made progress into 6th with a furlong left - stayed on at one speed close home to finish 5th | 5/11 | 3¼ | 9-3 | 77A | 66A | Mikey Sheehy | 20/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Sweet Bay won?
- Sweet Bay (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts in 2025. Placed 2 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trained Sweet Bay?
- Sweet Bay (IRE) was trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Roscommon on 1 July 2025.
- Who is Sweet Bay's sire?
- Sweet Bay (IRE) is by New Bay (GB) out of Suite (IRE), whose sire is Invincible Spirit.
- What is Sweet Bay's sire's record?
- New Bay (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.3% of 3,997 runs since Jun 2020 (426 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 10.8% from 102.
- Who are Sweet Bay's siblings?
- Out of Suite (IRE), Sweet Bay (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Gunnerside (IRE) (9). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Brave Nation (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–7f. As at Nov 2026.