Texas Sun (IRE)
Texas Sun won one of eight starts, the success coming at Sligo in Aug 2023 in a 1m2f – 1m4f claiming race on good ground off an official rating of 66. He raced seven times on turf for that single win and once on all-weather without success. The gelding, by Dark Angel out of an Ornelia Ruee mare, finished 10 of 13 in a handicap at Down Royal in Sep 2023 when last seen.
- 1–8Wins / Runs
- 12.5%Strike rate
- 3 (37.5%)Placed
- +7.00£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 1.11Fair A/E n=8 · 0.86 incl. margin
- 70Highest OR
- 64dAvg 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 116
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 76A | 73 | — |
| Good | 3 | 116A | 99 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 99C | 73.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 75C | 73 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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 11.3% of 21,881 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 15% from 107.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 107 | 16 | 15% | +3.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3,694 | 452 | 12.2% | +0.9 | — |
| Good | 4,842 | 510 | 10.5% | −0.8 | 1 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 2,409 | 251 | 10.4% | −0.9 | — |
| Soft | 2,725 | 254 | 9.3% | −2 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 822 | 69 | 8.4% | −2.9 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 7,281 | 917 | 12.6% | +1.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2,064 | 278 | 13.5% | +2.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 10,702 | 1,253 | 11.7% | +0.4 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4,994 | 546 | 10.9% | −0.4 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,469 | 236 | 9.6% | −1.7 | 1 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,090 | 109 | 10% | −1.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 472 | 41 | 8.7% | −2.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 86 | 7 | 8.1% | −3.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −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
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Queenie Newall (FR) (1 win).
The wins came over 7f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Queenie Newall (FR)).
Family form: Caramel (FR) finished 2nd of 9 at Le Mans (FR), 5 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queenie Newall (FR) | 11 | 1 | 1m2f | Class 5 |
| Rose Prick (IRE) | 19 | 1 | 7f | Class 5 |
| Caramel (FR) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good | 3 | 1 | 33% | +12.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Down Royal | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 1 | 100% | +14.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 1 | 100% | +14.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Carroll | 3 | 1 | 33% | +12.00 |
| J M Sheridan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Colin Keane | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| James Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 7 | 1 | 14% | +8.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +9.00 |
| 2022 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Sep 23+30d | Down Royal | Grant Thornton Handicap (47-65) | 10/13 | 5½ | 10-2 | 64 | 88C | 69C | J M Sheridan | 14/1 |
| 09 Aug 23+16d | Sligo | Rockshore Lager Claiming Race | 1/12 | 9-11 | 66 | 116A | 89A | Gary Carroll | 14/1 | |
| 24 Jul 23+12d | Ballinrobe | Tote Always SP Or Better At Ballinrobe Maiden | 4/7 | 1¼ | 10-3 | 66 | 76A | 79A | J M Sheridan | 66/1 |
| 12 Jul 23+5d | Dundalk (AW) | 11:11 Bang On Trend Camlough Claiming Race | 7/11 | 2½ | 9-9 | 68 | 71A | 66A | James Ryan | 12/1 |
| 07 Jul 23+76d | Bellewstown | Meath Farm Machinery Claiming Race | 13/14 | ½ | 10-2 | 70 | 59C | 61C | Gary Carroll | 6/1 |
| 22 Apr 23+284d | Limerick | Ardglas Stables Breeze-Up Maiden | 6/16 | ½ | 9-9 | — | 71C | 73A | Colin Keane | 3/1 |
| 12 Jul 22+25d | Killarney | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden | 2/15 | 3¾ | 9-8 | — | 99C | 78A | Colin Keane | 7/4F |
| 17 Jun 22 | Down Royal | Tote Supporting Racing With Pride Maiden | 3/14 | hd | 9-8 | — | 75C | 78A | Gary Carroll | 9/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Texas Sun (IRE) won?
- Texas Sun (IRE) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2022 and 2023, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 3 times in total (37.5% of starts).
- Who trained Texas Sun (IRE)?
- Texas Sun (IRE) was trained by James McAuley on the most recent run on record, at Down Royal on 8 September 2023.
- Who is Texas Sun (IRE)'s sire?
- Texas Sun (IRE) is by Dark Angel (IRE) out of Ornelia Ruee (FR), whose sire is Sea The Stars.
- What going does Texas Sun (IRE) prefer?
- Texas Sun (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Texas Sun (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 64, from the run on 8 September 2023. The highest on record is 70.
- What is Texas Sun (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 Texas Sun (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Ornelia Ruee (FR), Texas Sun (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Queenie Newall (FR) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Queenie Newall (FR)). The wins came over 7f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.