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Horse profile

Syncopation (IRE)

2yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2016) · Last trainer Sylvester Kirk · Last owner Malih L Al Basti
by Dark Angel (IRE) out of Cross Section (USA) (Cape Cross)
6 runs · 5 courses · from Jul 2016
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 Sep 2016 — 3,683 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2016 · 8th of 10 Last raced off OR 70
KTB Profile

Syncopation (IRE) is yet to win from 6 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 2nd of 9 at Salisbury (Aug 2016). Last raced off a career-high mark of 70.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 70 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Lingfield (AW), 20 Sep 2016

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 →

Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 77A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ascot, 2 Sep 2016 Official rating 70 at the last run, 20 Sep 2016

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 →

Flat 6 figures · best 77A · median 74.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good to Firm377A76—
Standard (AW)1———
Good1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
6f – 7f577A76—
Under 6f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 21,881 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses).

Strongest on firm going: 15% from 107.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1071615%+3.7—
Good to Firm3,69445212.2%+0.90 from 3
Good4,84251010.5%−0.80 from 1
Good to Soft2,40925110.4%−0.9—
Soft2,7252549.3%−20 from 1
Heavy822698.4%−2.9—
Standard (AW)7,28191712.6%+1.30 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2,06427813.5%+2.20 from 1
6f – 7f10,7021,25311.7%+0.40 from 5
1m – 1m1f4,99454610.9%−0.4—
1m2f – 1m4f2,4692369.6%−1.7—
1m5f – 2m1,09010910%−1.3—
2m1f – 2m4f472418.7%−2.6—
2m5f – 3m8678.1%−3.2—
Over 3m400%−11.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Cross Section (USA) (Cape Cross)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Captain Jameson (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 6f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Captain Jameson (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Captain Jameson (IRE)4356fClass 4
Ebony Legend (GB)50——
Mini Mayfair (GB)10——
Rainbow Lollipop (GB)90——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ascot 2 0 0% −2.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Salisbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 5 0 0% −5.00
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Pat Dobbs 3 0 0% −3.00
Dane O'Neill 2 0 0% −2.00
Pat Smullen 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
20 Sep 16+18d Lingfield (AW) Delga Press/Key Productions Nursery Class 5 · 5f · Standard · 10 ran 8/10 ¾ 9-2 7070A58A Pat Dobbs 7/1
02 Sep 16+8d Ascot Dark Horse Maiden Auction Stakes (Plus 10) Class 4 · 6f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 7/12 ½ 9-5 68—77A Dane O'Neill 8/1
25 Aug 16+23d Leicester Gallowgate Nursery Class 5 · 7f · Good · 9 ran 3/9 ¾ 9-6 68—72A Dane O'Neill 7/4F
02 Aug 16+3d Salisbury M J Church EBF Stallions Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) (Div 2) Class 4 · 7f · Soft · 9 ran 2/9 2 9-5 ——76A Pat Dobbs 7/1
30 Jul 16+21d Goodwood Qatar EBF Stallions Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) Class 2 · 7f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 7/13 2 9-0 ——73A Pat Dobbs 25/1
09 Jul 16 Ascot Kelly Group Maiden Auction Stakes (Plus 10) (Div 2) Class 4 · 7f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 7/10 nk 9-3 ——76A Pat Smullen 9/1

Quick answers

How many races has Syncopation (IRE) won?
Syncopation (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts in 2016. Placed 2 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained Syncopation (IRE)?
Syncopation (IRE) was trained by Sylvester Kirk on the most recent run on record, at Lingfield (AW) on 20 September 2016.
Who is Syncopation (IRE)'s sire?
Syncopation (IRE) is by Dark Angel (IRE) out of Cross Section (USA), whose sire is Cape Cross.
What is Syncopation (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 70, from the run on 20 September 2016. That is also the highest on record.
What is Syncopation (IRE)'s sire's record?
Dark Angel (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 21,881 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 15% from 107.
Who are Syncopation (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Cross Section (USA), Syncopation (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Captain Jameson (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Captain Jameson (IRE)). The wins came over 6f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2016. 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.