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Horse profile

The Mighty Sparrow (IRE)

13yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2006) · Last trainer Alan Jones · Last owner John Spence
by Montelimar (USA) out of Tamer's Belle (GB) (Tamerlane)
14 runs · 10 courses · from Mar 2005
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 18 Oct 2006 — 7,315 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2006 Won at Newton Abbot Last raced off OR 77
KTB Profile

The Mighty Sparrow (IRE) is 1 from 14, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Jul 2005. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 4 on softer). Last raced off 77, 18lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 14 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 4 OR ↓ 18lb off peak
Official rating77↓ 18lb off peak
77 77–95

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 85C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wincanton, 23 Oct 2005 Official rating 77 at the last run, 18 Oct 2006

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 →

Jumps 8 figures · best 117C · median 86
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Firm391C87—
Good3109C85—
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4117C82.5—
1m5f – 2m4109C86—

Of 14 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (5) · no runner of known ability in the race — the level cannot be solved (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 14 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
Montelimar (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 5% of 100 runs since Jan 2008 (18 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1815.6%+0.61 from 6
Good3825.3%+0.30 from 4
Good to Soft2229.1%+4.10 from 2
Soft1700%−50 from 1
Heavy500%−50 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
2m1f – 2m4f2428.3%+3.30 from 6
2m5f – 3m5036%+1—
Over 3m2600%−5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Tamer's Belle (GB) (Tamerlane)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 6 1 17% −1.50
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 8 1 13% −3.50
Class 5 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newton Abbot 4 1 25% +0.50
Uttoxeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 8 1 13% −3.50
2m1f – 2m4f 6 0 0% −6.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Marcus Foley 8 1 13% −3.50
P C O'Neill 2 0 0% −2.00
Andrew Glassonbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Jim Crowley 1 0 0% −1.00
James Davies 1 0 0% −1.00
A Honeyball 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 9 1 11% −4.50
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2006 6 0 0% −6.00
2005 8 1 13% −3.50

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 13 1 8% −8.50
Hurdle 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2006 · 6 runs
18 Oct 06+20d Worcester worcester-racecourse.co.uk Handicap Chase Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 15 ran PU/15 — 10-13 77— Andrew Glassonbury 50/1
28 Sep 06+73d Hereford World Bet Exchange Wbx.com Selling Handicap Chase Class 5 · 19f · Good To Firm · 13 ran PU/13 — 11-4 85— Marcus Foley 20/1
17 Jul 06+27d Newton Abbot Westcountry Handicap Chase Class 5 · 16.5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran UR/10 — 10-13 85— P C O'Neill 12/1
20 Jun 06+37d Newton Abbot Years Younger Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 4/6 15 10-8 92— Marcus Foley 13/2
14 May 06+9d Plumpton Paul Smith Associates Media Consultants Handicap Chase Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 7/8 20 11-0 9557C Jim Crowley 20/1
05 May 06+186d Fontwell Cantorspreadfair.com Claiming Hurdle Class 5 · 19f · Good · 10 ran 7/10 shd 11-0 8574C James Davies 25/1
2005 · 8 runs
31 Oct 05+8d Warwick Burgis & Bullock's Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-6 95— Marcus Foley 7/1
23 Oct 05+104d Wincanton Robert Alner Owners And Friends Handicap Chase Class 4 · 15.5f · Good · 7 ran 5/7 3½ 10-11 9585C Marcus Foley 9/1
11 Jul 05+6d Newton Abbot Westcountry Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 1/8 10-11 8587C Marcus Foley 7/2
05 Jul 05+29d Uttoxeter Spinal Injuries Association Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 4/12 hd 11-0 85117C Marcus Foley 6/1
06 Jun 05+37d Newton Abbot English Riviera Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 1½ 10-0 84109C Marcus Foley 25/1
30 Apr 05+23d Uttoxeter Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 7 ran 3/7 11 10-4 8580C Marcus Foley 20/1
07 Apr 05+9d Taunton Norman Reading Beginners' Chase Class 3 · 18f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 4/7 4 10-10 8691C A Honeyball 66/1
29 Mar 05 Chepstow Selling Handicap Chase Class 5 · 19.5f · Heavy · 8 ran PU/8 — 10-10 86— P C O'Neill 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Mighty Sparrow won?
The Mighty Sparrow (IRE) won 1 of 14 archived starts between 2005 and 2006, a strike rate of 7.1%. Placed 2 times in total (14.3% of starts).
Who trained The Mighty Sparrow?
The Mighty Sparrow (IRE) was trained by Alan Jones on the most recent run on record, at Worcester on 18 October 2006.
Who is The Mighty Sparrow's sire?
The Mighty Sparrow (IRE) is by Montelimar (USA) out of Tamer's Belle (GB), whose sire is Tamerlane.
What going does The Mighty Sparrow prefer?
The Mighty Sparrow (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is The Mighty Sparrow's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 77, from the run on 18 October 2006. The highest on record is 95.
What is The Mighty Sparrow's sire's record?
Montelimar (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 5% of 100 runs since Jan 2008 (18 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from March 2005. 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.