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Horse profile

Winter Orchid (IRE)

8yo mare (at last run, Jul 2025) · Last trainer John Neilan · Last owner L Neilan
by Sans Frontieres (IRE) out of Cherry's Song (IRE) (Snurge)
4 runs · 4 courses · from May 2025
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 30 Jul 2025 — 455 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2025 · 12th of 16
KTB Profile

Winter Orchid is a mare by Sans Frontieres out of a Snurge mare who was unplaced in all four starts over hurdles between May 2025 and Jul 2025. She finished 12 of 16 when held in a maiden hurdle at Galway in Jul 2025. The mare raced twice over 2m5f to 3m and twice over 2m1f to 2m4f on turf, with three runs on good ground and one on good to soft.

Based on 4 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs since May 2025 · updated 28 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 69 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Kilbeggan, 16 Jun 2025

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 →

Jumps 2 figures · best 93C · median 81
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f293C81—

Of 4 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 4 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 93A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cork, 11 Jul 2025

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 4 figures · best 93A · median 90.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good393A90—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m293A91.5—
2m1f – 2m4f291A89—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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 from 4 analysed runs since May 2025

  • Held up 2 (50%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 2 (50%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Sans Frontieres (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 1,253 runs since Jan 2008 (155 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 14.1% from 184.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm18211.1%+2.2—
Good419409.5%+0.60 from 3
Good to Soft260218.1%−0.80 from 1
Soft364236.3%−2.6—
Heavy1842614.1%+5.2—
Standard (AW)800%−8.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f200%−8.9—
1m2f – 1m4f5240%+31.1—
1m5f – 2m400307.5%−1.4—
2m1f – 2m4f480398.1%−0.80 from 2
2m5f – 3m3183511%+2.10 from 2
Over 3m48612.5%+3.6—

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
Cherry's Song (IRE) (Snurge)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Cherry Avenue (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Alan King 3 0 0% −3.00
Sean O'Keeffe 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
None 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 3 0 0% −3.00
Chase 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 SpdKTB Jockey SP
2025 · 4 runs
30 Jul 25+19d Galway Tote 50,000 Guaranteed Placepot Today Maiden Hurdle 22f · Good · 16 ran Held up at the back - lost touch after 3 out despite urging - no response late 12/16 ½ 10-12 —90C Alan King 200/1
11 Jul 25+25d Cork Follow Us On Twitter Maiden Hurdle 24f · Good · 18 ran Settled midpack early - unable to close on leading group two out - shaved off arrears late but well held 7/18 hd 10-12 —93A Alan King 80/1
16 Jun 25+18d Kilbeggan Follow Kilbeggan On Facebook Beginners Chase 20f · Good To Yielding · 9 ran Held up at back of the pack - pushed along in 6th 3 out - unable to close - well held in 6th 6/9 5½ 10-12 69B91A Alan King 250/1
29 May 25 Limerick RAYN Safety & Security Mares Maiden Hurdle 19f · Good · 15 ran Settled in the pack - driven to keep up before losing ground 3 out - well held at the finish 10/15 2 11-7 93C87C Sean O'Keeffe 100/1

Quick answers

How many races has Winter Orchid won?
Winter Orchid (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts in 2025.
Who trained Winter Orchid?
Winter Orchid (IRE) was trained by John Neilan on the most recent run on record, at Galway on 30 July 2025.
Who is Winter Orchid's sire?
Winter Orchid (IRE) is by Sans Frontieres (IRE) out of Cherry's Song (IRE), whose sire is Snurge.
What is Winter Orchid's sire's record?
Sans Frontieres (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 1,253 runs since Jan 2008 (155 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 14.1% from 184.
Who are Winter Orchid's siblings?
Out of Cherry's Song (IRE), Winter Orchid (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2025. 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.