How many races has Waves (IRE) won?

Waves (IRE) won 1 of 14 archived starts between 2016 and 2018, a strike rate of 7.1%. Placed 3 times in total (21.4% of starts).

Who trained Waves (IRE)?

Waves (IRE) was trained by Matthew J Smith on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 23 February 2018.

Who is Waves (IRE)'s sire?

Waves (IRE) is by Born To Sea (IRE) out of Johannesburg Cat (USA), whose sire is Johannesburg.

What is Waves (IRE)'s official rating?

The most recent official rating on record is 62, from the run on 23 February 2018. The highest on record is 69.

What is Waves (IRE)'s sire's record?

Born To Sea (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 4,275 runs since Jan 2008 (310 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on soft going: 12.1% from 963. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 4.4% from 864. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 5.8% from 723.

Who are Waves (IRE)'s siblings?

Out of Johannesburg Cat (USA), Waves (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Zambezi Tiger (IRE) (1). The wins came over 1m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Horse profile

Waves (IRE)

4yo filly (at last run, Feb 2018) · Last trainer Matthew J Smith · Last owner Dgrs Partnership

by Born To Sea (IRE) out of Johannesburg Cat (USA) (Johannesburg)

14 runs · 10 courses · from Apr 2016

As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

No run recorded since 23 Feb 2018 — 3,163 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.

Last run Feb 2018 · 11th of 13 Won at Bath New yard Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 62

KTB Profile

Waves (IRE) is 1 from 14, the win coming at Class 6 level. Hasn't won since May 2017.

Based on 14 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026

KTB at a glance Win at Class 6

1–14Wins / Runs
7.1%Strike rate
3 (21.4%)Placed
+3.00£1 level staken=14 at SP
0.83Fair A/E n=14 · 0.70 incl. margin
69Highest OR
51dAvg between runs

Official rating62↓ 7lb off peak

62 60–69

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 87 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Dundalk (AW), 23 Feb 2018

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 9 figures · best 114^C · median 81

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 22 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)	3	87^B	73	—
Heavy	2	73^A	68.5	—
Good	2	84^A	82.5	—
Good to Firm	1	—	—	—
Soft	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 22 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f	5	114^C	81	—
1m2f – 1m4f	2	95^C	91	—
6f – 7f	2	73^B	49	—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 83^A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ffos Las, 17 Sep 2017 Official rating 62 at the last run, 23 Feb 2018

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 14 figures · best 87^A · median 59.5

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 22 Oct 2025
Good to Firm	5	72^A	63	—
Standard (AW)	3	54^A	50	—
Good	3	71^A	42	—
Heavy	2	83^A	74.5	—
Soft	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 22 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f	5	87^A	71	—
6f – 7f	5	72^A	63	—
1m2f – 1m4f	2	50^A	48.5	—
Under 6f	2	56^A	35.5	—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 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

Born To Sea (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 4,275 runs since Jan 2008 (310 horses).

Strongest on soft going: 12.1% from 963. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 4.4% from 864. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 5.8% from 723.

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Firm	22	2	9.1%	0	—
Good to Firm	378	34	9%	−0.1	0 from 5
Good	1,110	108	9.7%	+0.6	0 from 3
Good to Soft	571	59	10.3%	+1.2	—
Soft	963	117	12.1%	+3	1 from 1
Heavy	365	31	8.5%	−0.6	0 from 2
Standard (AW)	864	38	4.4%	−4.7	0 from 3

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Under 6f	190	13	6.8%	−2.3	0 from 2
6f – 7f	723	42	5.8%	−3.3	0 from 5
1m – 1m1f	631	43	6.8%	−2.3	1 from 5
1m2f – 1m4f	884	90	10.2%	+1.1	0 from 2
1m5f – 2m	991	110	11.1%	+2	—
2m1f – 2m4f	652	74	11.3%	+2.2	—
2m5f – 3m	166	14	8.4%	−0.7	—
Over 3m	38	3	7.9%	−1.2	—

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

Johannesburg Cat (USA) (Johannesburg)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Zambezi Tiger (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m4f.

Produce	Runs	Wins	Win trips	Best grade
Zambezi Tiger (IRE)	28	1	1m4f	—

Record by conditions

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Good to Firm	5	0	0%	−5.00
Standard (AW)	3	0	0%	−3.00
Good	3	0	0%	−3.00
Heavy	2	0	0%	−2.00
Soft	1	1	100%	+16.00

Class	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Class 5	8	0	0%	−8.00
Class 6	4	1	25%	+13.00
Class 4	1	0	0%	−1.00

Course	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Bath	3	1	33%	+14.00
Leicester	2	0	0%	−2.00
Lingfield	2	0	0%	−2.00
Dundalk (AW)	1	0	0%	−1.00
Ffos Las	1	0	0%	−1.00
Nottingham	1	0	0%	−1.00
Southwell (AW)	1	0	0%	−1.00
Kempton (AW)	1	0	0%	−1.00
Yarmouth	1	0	0%	−1.00
Salisbury	1	0	0%	−1.00

Distance	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
1m – 1m1f	5	1	20%	+12.00
6f – 7f	5	0	0%	−5.00
1m2f – 1m4f	2	0	0%	−2.00
Under 6f	2	0	0%	−2.00

Jockey	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Edward Greatrex	3	1	33%	+14.00
Robert Winston	2	0	0%	−2.00
Oisin Murphy	2	0	0%	−2.00
Shane Kelly	2	0	0%	−2.00
Wayne Lordan	1	0	0%	−1.00
Tom Queally	1	0	0%	−1.00
Charles Bishop	1	0	0%	−1.00
John Fahy	1	0	0%	−1.00
Pat Cosgrave	1	0	0%	−1.00

Headgear	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
None	11	1	9%	+6.00
Hood	3	0	0%	−3.00

Season	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
2018	1	0	0%	−1.00
2017	7	1	14%	+10.00
2016	6	0	0%	−6.00

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
23 Feb 18+151d	Dundalk (AW)	Kentucky Derby Qualifier At Dundalk March 2nd Handicap 10.5f · Standard · 13 ran	11/13	2¼	9-1	62	87^B	50^A	Wayne Lordan	33/1
25 Sep 17+8d	Leicester	Highfields Fillies' Handicap (Rnd) (Div 2) Class 5 · 8f · Heavy · 8 ran	4/8	4½	9-5	67	64^A	66^A	Tom Queally	7/2
17 Sep 17+53d	Ffos Las	BBI Group Supporting Childline Wales Fillies' Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Heavy · 11 ran	3/11	hd	9-3	67	73^A	83^A	Edward Greatrex	11/2
26 Jul 17+41d	Bath	Rainbow Casinos Open 24/7 Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Good · 8 ran	8/8	nk	8-11	69	84^A	42^A	Charles Bishop	9/2
15 Jun 17+17d	Nottingham	myracingtips Follow Now On Twitter Fillies' Handicap (Qualifier) Class 5 · 10f · Good To Firm · 7 ran	6/7	8	9-1	69	95^C	47^C	Robert Winston	8/1
29 May 17+12d	Leicester	Toteplacepot At Betfred.com Fillies' Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Good · 12 ran	5/12	hd	8-12	69	81^A	71^A	Edward Greatrex	6/1
17 May 17+49d	Bath	Du Pont Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Soft · 13 ran	1/13		9-4	60	114^C	87^A	Edward Greatrex	16/1
29 Mar 17+189d	Southwell (AW)	Betway Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 5 ran	5/5	11	8-10	61	25^C	24^C	John Fahy	20/1
21 Sep 16+21d	Kempton (AW)	racinguk.com Nursery Class 6 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 13 ran	9/13	1½	9-4	62	73^B	54^A	Oisin Murphy	10/1
31 Aug 16+25d	Lingfield	Injured Jockeys Fund Nursery Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 11 ran	6/11	nse	8-13	62	—	63^A	Oisin Murphy	8/1
06 Aug 16+31d	Lingfield	PRB Estates Ltd Nursery Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Good To Firm · 8 ran	2/8	½	9-7	60	—	72^A	Shane Kelly	4/1C
06 Jul 16+29d	Yarmouth	First Furnishings Of Gorleston Maiden Auction Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran	7/10	½	8-13	—	—	56^A	Pat Cosgrave	28/1
07 Jun 16+42d	Salisbury	Bathwick Tyres Novice Auction Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 14 ran	5/14	1½	8-9	—	—	69^A	Shane Kelly	100/1
26 Apr 16	Bath	MJ Church Novice Median Auction Stakes Class 6 · 5f · Good · 8 ran	8/8	6	8-11	—	—	15^C	Robert Winston	33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Waves (IRE) won?: Waves (IRE) won 1 of 14 archived starts between 2016 and 2018, a strike rate of 7.1%. Placed 3 times in total (21.4% of starts).
Who trained Waves (IRE)?: Waves (IRE) was trained by Matthew J Smith on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 23 February 2018.
Who is Waves (IRE)'s sire?: Waves (IRE) is by Born To Sea (IRE) out of Johannesburg Cat (USA), whose sire is Johannesburg.
What is Waves (IRE)'s official rating?: The most recent official rating on record is 62, from the run on 23 February 2018. The highest on record is 69.
What is Waves (IRE)'s sire's record?: Born To Sea (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 4,275 runs since Jan 2008 (310 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on soft going: 12.1% from 963. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 4.4% from 864. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 5.8% from 723.
Who are Waves (IRE)'s siblings?: Out of Johannesburg Cat (USA), Waves (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Zambezi Tiger (IRE) (1). The wins came over 1m4f. As at Oct 2026.

KTB Speed and Rating

Pedigree intelligence

Record by conditions

▾Going

▾Class 13 of 14 runs

▾Course

▾Distance

▾Jockey

▾Headgear

▾Season

Form

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