Touching The Sky (IRE)
Touching The Sky (IRE) is 2 from 8. Hasn't won since Dec 2016. Both wins have come on the all-weather — 0 from 4 on turf.
Progeny in our archive
As a dam, Touching The Sky (IRE) has 2 produce in the archive, 0 winners.
Family form: Tanis (FR) finished 2nd of 10 at Marseille Borely (FR), 29 Sep 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanis (FR) | 18 | 0 | — | — |
| Tanis (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
- 2–8Wins / Runs
- 25%Strike rate
- 6 (75%)Placed
- +2.50£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 2.01Fair A/E n=8 · 1.69 incl. margin
- 53dAvg 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
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
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 10.1% of 3,947 runs since Jan 2008 (324 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 19 | 2 | 10.5% | +0.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 499 | 49 | 9.8% | −0.3 | — |
| Good | 901 | 82 | 9.1% | −1 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 440 | 35 | 8% | −2.1 | — |
| Soft | 541 | 54 | 10% | −0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 182 | 20 | 11% | +0.9 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,363 | 157 | 11.5% | +1.4 | 2 from 4 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 127 | 15 | 11.8% | +1.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 902 | 101 | 11.2% | +1.1 | 2 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 976 | 89 | 9.1% | −1 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 990 | 98 | 9.9% | −0.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 636 | 66 | 10.4% | +0.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 258 | 23 | 8.9% | −1.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 57 | 7 | 12.3% | +2.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −10.1 | — |
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
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Pace (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 2 | 50% | +6.50 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chantilly (FR) | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.10 |
| Deauville (FR) | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.40 |
| Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Saint-Cloud (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 2 | 67% | +7.50 |
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olivier Peslier | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Stephane Pasquier | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.40 |
| Christophe Soumillon | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.10 |
| Gerald Mosse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Williams Saraiva | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2016 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +5.50 |
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 | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Jul 17+29d | Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | Prix le Roi Soleil (Handicap) (3yo) (Straight) (Turf) | 3/17 | 1¼ | 9-4 | Gerald Mosse | 99/10 |
| 04 Jun 17+27d | Chantilly (FR) | Prix des Hauts de France (Handicap) (3yo) (Polytrack) | 3/16 | ¾ | 9-4 | Olivier Peslier | 61/10 |
| 08 May 17+133d | Saint-Cloud (FR) | Prix du Bel Air (Handicap) (3yo) (Turf) | 2/15 | ¾ | 9-2 | Olivier Peslier | 269/10 |
| 26 Dec 16+41d | Deauville (FR) | Prix Sanedtki (Conditions) (2yo) (Polytrack) | 1/11 | 8-9 | Stephane Pasquier | 54/10 | |
| 15 Nov 16+26d | Chantilly (FR) | Prix des Dix Cors (Conditions) (2yo) (Polytrack) | 2/9 | 1¼ | 8-9 | Stephane Pasquier | 18/1 |
| 20 Oct 16+8d | Deauville (FR) | Prix d'Englesqueville (Claimer) (2yo) (Turf) | 6/11 | ¾ | 9-5 | Christophe Soumillon | 8/5F |
| 12 Oct 16+104d | Chantilly (FR) | Prix de l'Allee Durbar (Claimer) (2yo Fillies) (Polytrack) | 1/9 | 9-4 | Christophe Soumillon | 31/10 | |
| 30 Jun 16 | Deauville (FR) | Prix de Varaville (Conditions) (2yo) (Turf) | 4/6 | ½ | 8-10 | Williams Saraiva | 12/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Touching The Sky (IRE) won?
- Touching The Sky (IRE) won 2 of 8 archived starts between 2016 and 2017, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 6 times in total (75% of starts).
- Who trained Touching The Sky (IRE)?
- Touching The Sky (IRE) was trained by Alex Fracas on the most recent run on record, at Maisons-Laffitte (FR) on 3 July 2017.
- Who is Touching The Sky (IRE)'s sire?
- Touching The Sky (IRE) is by Rip Van Winkle (IRE) out of Kyniska (IRE), whose sire is Choisir.
- What going does Touching The Sky (IRE) prefer?
- Touching The Sky (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Touching The Sky (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Rip Van Winkle (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 3,947 runs since Jan 2008 (324 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Touching The Sky (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Kyniska (IRE), Touching The Sky (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.
- Has Touching The Sky (IRE) produced winners?
- As a dam, Touching The Sky (IRE) has 2 produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.