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Horse profile

Volcanic Spark (NZ)

6yo gelding · Trainer P F Yiu · Owner Thomas Lee Ching Kuen
by Wrote (IRE) out of Peggy Hookham (NZ) (Joyeux Danseur)
3 runs · 2 courses · from May 2026
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 15 Jul 2026 · 10th of 12
KTB Profile

Volcanic Spark is a gelding by Wrote out of Peggy Hookham who has yet to win from three starts on turf. He ran twice at Sha Tin and once at Happy Valley, racing over 1m to 1m4f on good and good to soft going. His last run came at Happy Valley in Jul 2026 when he finished 10 of 12 in the Turin Warrior Handicap. He has reached an official rating of 52.

Based on 3 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run since May 2026 · updated 25 Oct 2026

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

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

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 60 runs since Jan 2008 (11 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm200%−8.3—
Good20210%+1.70 from 2
Good to Soft500%−8.30 from 1
Standard (AW)3339.1%+0.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f200%−8.3—
6f – 7f4125%+16.7—
1m – 1m1f1417.1%−1.20 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f22313.6%+5.30 from 2
1m5f – 2m1800%−8.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Peggy Hookham (NZ) (Joyeux Danseur)

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 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Sha Tin (HK) 2 0 0% −2.00
Happy Valley (HK) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Matthew Poon 2 0 0% −2.00
C Y Ho 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 OR Jockey SP
2026 · 3 runs
15 Jul 26+18d Happy Valley (HK) Turin Warrior Handicap 9f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran 10/12 nse 9-3 — C Y Ho 32
27 Jun 26+27d Sha Tin (HK) Nam Chung River Handicap (Course B) (Turf) Class 4 · 10f · Good · 14 ran 11/14 ½ 9-1 52 Matthew Poon 27/1
31 May 26 Sha Tin (HK) Hong Kong Federation Of Huichow Associations Cup (Course B) (Handicap) (Turf) Class 4 · 10f · Good · 14 ran Towards rear early - soon switched sharply right and on inner - steady headway into midfield after 4f - headway when not clear run over 1f out - kept on 5/14 nse 9-4 52 Matthew Poon 23/1

Quick answers

How many races has Volcanic Spark won?
Volcanic Spark (NZ) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts in 2026.
Who trains Volcanic Spark?
Volcanic Spark (NZ) is trained by P F Yiu, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 15 July 2026.
Who is Volcanic Spark's sire?
Volcanic Spark (NZ) is by Wrote (IRE) out of Peggy Hookham (NZ), whose sire is Joyeux Danseur.
What is Volcanic Spark's official rating?
Volcanic Spark (NZ)'s highest official rating on record is 52.
What is Volcanic Spark's sire's record?
Wrote (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 60 runs since Jan 2008 (11 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from May 2026. 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.