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Horse profile

Wee Sonny (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2011) · Last trainer Liam Lennon · Last owner Liam Lennon
by Refuse To Bend (IRE) out of Coup de Coeur (IRE) (Kahyasi)
27 runs · 20 courses · from Nov 2008
As at 15 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 23 Aug 2011 — 5,531 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2011 · 5th of 7 Won at Down Royal First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 99
KTB Profile

Wee Sonny (IRE) is 1 from 27. Hasn't won since Mar 2010. The win came on turf — 0 from 5 on the all-weather, and the win came on good or faster ground (0 from 8 on softer).

Based on 27 archived runs · updated 15 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Won on turf, 0 on AW Wins on good or faster
Official rating99↓ 2lb off peak
99 62–101

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 (jumps) 92A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Downpatrick, 13 Jul 2011 Official rating 99 at the last jumps run, 23 Aug 2011

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 64A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Dundalk (AW), 16 Apr 2010 Official rating 62 at the last flat run, 4 Dec 2010

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.

Jumps 15 figures · best 106A · median 85
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 15 Oct 2025
Good6106A89—
Good to Firm385B75—
Soft396A85—
Good to Soft290A88—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 15 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m10102B82.5—
2m1f – 2m4f4106A88.5—
2m5f – 3m1———
Flat 10 figures · best 81A · median 70
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 15 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)579A64—
Good281A69—
Good to Firm280A78—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 15 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f881A63.5—
1m – 1m1f279A77.5—

Of 27 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 25 figures from 27 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
Refuse To Bend (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 4,868 runs since Jan 2008 (320 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5846.9%−2.9—
Good to Firm952899.3%−0.50 from 6
Good1,09410910%+0.21 from 8
Good to Soft5555610.1%+0.30 from 3
Soft715709.8%00 from 3
Heavy245208.2%−1.60 from 2
Standard (AW)1,24912910.3%+0.50 from 5
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2903110.7%+0.9—
6f – 7f1,5291439.4%−0.4—
1m – 1m1f1,04110610.2%+0.40 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f944879.2%−0.60 from 8
1m5f – 2m671619.1%−0.71 from 12
2m1f – 2m4f2973411.4%+1.60 from 4
2m5f – 3m901516.7%+6.90 from 1
Over 3m600%−9.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Coup de Coeur (IRE) (Kahyasi)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Instant Attraction (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Instant Attraction (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Instant Attraction (IRE)5546f–1mClass 3
Miss Saafend Plaza (IRE)270——
Bruki (IRE)70——
Chardonnay Star (IRE)210——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 8 1 13% −2.50
Good to Firm 6 0 0% −6.00
Standard (AW) 5 0 0% −5.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 8 0 0% −8.00
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Down Royal 4 1 25% +1.50
Dundalk (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Tramore 2 0 0% −2.00
Limerick 2 0 0% −2.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Chester 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Salisbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Chelmsford (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 12 1 8% −6.50
1m2f – 1m4f 8 0 0% −8.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Richard Kingscote 7 0 0% −7.00
Matthew Bowes 4 0 0% −4.00
Ian McCarthy 2 0 0% −2.00
Mark Bolger 2 1 50% +3.50
Declan Bates 2 0 0% −2.00
Seamie Heffernan 2 0 0% −2.00
Brian Hughes 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr M J O'Hare 1 0 0% −1.00
James O'Farrell 1 0 0% −1.00
Ross Coakley 1 0 0% −1.00
Mark Quinlan 1 0 0% −1.00
Martin Ferris 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Johnson 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Siddall 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 26 1 4% −20.50
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 8 0 0% −8.00
2010 9 1 11% −3.50
2009 8 0 0% −8.00
2008 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 11 1 9% −5.50
Flat 10 0 0% −10.00
Chase 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
23 Aug 11+12d Sedgefield Digibet.com Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 5/7 26 11-6 9972C Brian Hughes 10/1
11 Aug 11+14d Tramore Waterford & Tramore Directors Handicap Chase (0-109) 16f · Good To Firm · 7 ran UR/7 — 10-7 98— Matthew Bowes 10/1
28 Jul 11+15d Galway Perfect Pint Beginners Chase 22.5f · Good · 18 ran 9/18 13 11-2 —86C Matthew Bowes 50/1
13 Jul 11+10d Downpatrick First Past The Post Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 18f · Good · 15 ran 8/15 7 11-2 9092A Matthew Bowes 14/1
03 Jul 11+84d Limerick 21st July Twilight Racing Beginners Chase 17f · Good · 16 ran 4/16 9 11-3 —106A Matthew Bowes 40/1
10 Apr 11+24d Tramore Graun Hill Beginners Chase 16f · Good · 13 ran 13/13 30 11-0 —83C Ian McCarthy 16/1
17 Mar 11+62d Down Royal Down Royal Punters Pack Beginners Chase 16f · Soft · 9 ran 4/9 4½ 10-11 —96A Mr M J O'Hare 20/1
14 Jan 11+15d Musselburgh Country Refreshments Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 6/9 17 11-5 9586C James O'Farrell 28/1
30 Dec 10+12d Down Royal Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 16f · Heavy · 18 ran 15/18 2½ 11-0 9576A Ian McCarthy 25/1
18 Dec 10+14d Navan Christmas Greetings Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 16f · Soft · 12 ran 11/12 ½ 10-9 9882C Mark Bolger 14/1
04 Dec 10+28d Dundalk (AW) www.dundalkstadium.com Maiden 12f · Standard · 9 ran 3/9 9 9-0 6259A Ross Coakley 14/1
06 Nov 10+11d Down Royal Tayto Group Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 20f · Soft · 20 ran 10/20 16 10-12 9985C Declan Bates 20/1
26 Oct 10+18d Punchestown Punchestown Active Retirement Days Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 16f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran 9/13 8 10-7 10190A Declan Bates 20/1
08 Oct 10+163d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Stadium On Facebook Handicap (50-70) 10.5f · Standard · 13 ran 10/13 1 9-12 6853C Seamie Heffernan 25/1
28 Apr 10+12d Southwell Membership At Southwell Golf Club Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 15.5f · Good · 7 ran 5/7 21 10-6 10171C Mark Quinlan 10/1
16 Apr 10+30d Dundalk (AW) Bookings at dundalksadium.com Handicap (50-80) 12f · Standard · 14 ran 10/14 nk 9-3 7064A Seamie Heffernan 16/1
17 Mar 10+79d Down Royal Smirnoff Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 10 ran 1/10 10-6 —102B Mark Bolger 9/2
28 Dec 09+99d Limerick Emmet Leahy Millstream Memorial 3-y-o Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 18 ran PU/18 — 10-11 —— Martin Ferris 20/1
20 Sep 09+14d Plumpton Albert Markham Memorial Juvenile Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 7/9 30 10-12 —75C Richard Johnson 7/1
06 Sep 09+35d Fontwell David Lloyd Worthing Juvenile Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 17.5f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 3/7 11 10-12 —85B Tom Siddall 11/4
02 Aug 09+27d Chester Betdaq The Betting Exchange Handicap Class 5 · 10.5f · Good · 13 ran 3/13 3 9-4 7081A Richard Kingscote 8/1
06 Jul 09+12d Windsor E.B.F. Munnelly Support Services Handicap Class 4 · 11.5f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 7 8-9 7257B Richard Kingscote 11/4F
24 Jun 09+23d Salisbury Racing Here On Sunday Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 4/11 1½ 9-6 7480A Richard Kingscote 6/1
01 Jun 09+45d Leicester Federation Of Small Businesses 'cut Red Tape' Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 3/6 2¾ 8-13 7576B Richard Kingscote 16/1
17 Apr 09+133d Newbury Cheviot Asset Management Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 11f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 10/12 7 9-3 7563C Richard Kingscote 12/1
05 Dec 08+20d Lingfield (AW) Bet At ladbrokes.com Maiden Stakes (Div 1) Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 8 ran 3/8 shd 9-3 —79A Richard Kingscote 20/1
15 Nov 08 Chelmsford (AW) Haven House Nurses Maiden Stakes (Colts & Geldings) Class 4 · 8f · Standard · 15 ran 6/15 1 9-0 —76A Richard Kingscote 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Wee Sonny (IRE) won?
Wee Sonny (IRE) won 1 of 27 archived starts between 2008 and 2011, a strike rate of 3.7%. Placed 4 times in total (14.8% of starts).
Who trained Wee Sonny (IRE)?
Wee Sonny (IRE) was trained by Liam Lennon on the most recent run on record, at Sedgefield on 23 August 2011.
Who is Wee Sonny (IRE)'s sire?
Wee Sonny (IRE) is by Refuse To Bend (IRE) out of Coup de Coeur (IRE), whose sire is Kahyasi.
What going does Wee Sonny (IRE) prefer?
Wee Sonny (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 8 starts (12.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Wee Sonny (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 99, from the run on 23 August 2011. The highest on record is 101.
What is Wee Sonny (IRE)'s sire's record?
Refuse To Bend (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 4,868 runs since Jan 2008 (320 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Wee Sonny (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Coup de Coeur (IRE), Wee Sonny (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Instant Attraction (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Instant Attraction (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2008. 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.