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Sound Of Iona

8-year-old mare with 6 wins from 45 runs who runs best on good ground.
Quick facts
Age
8 years old
Sex
Mare
Father
Orientor
Mother
Eternal Instinct
Trainer
Owner
The Grant Family & The Reluctant Suitors
Official rating
52

📊 Key numbers

Career totals for this horse
45
Career races
6
Wins
13.3%
Win rate
avg ~10%
31.1%
Top-3 rate
avg ~30%
783 days
Since last race

⚡ Strengths and risks

What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 4 wins from 18 starts (22%)
✔ Excellent record on good_to_firm ground: 2 wins from 7 starts (29%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 11 starts
⚠ Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
⚠ Returning from a 560-day absence
⚠ Yet to win at Newcastle in 6 attempts

🎯 Where this horse runs best

Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Loves
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Loves
Soft (muddy)
Unknown
Standard To Fast
Unknown
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Avoids
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
5F – 6½F
1M1F – 1M2F
Unknown
7F – 1M
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 1 (elite)
Unknown
Class 2 (high-level)
Avoids
Class 3 (mid-level)
Avoids
Class 4 (standard)
Ok
Class 5 (entry-level)
Class 6 (grassroots)
Loves
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Right-handed, tight turns
Ok
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown

📅 Recent runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
15 Sep
8th
Musselburgh
7f – 1m · Good · 9 runners
14 Sep
🏆 Won
Musselburgh
5f – 6½f · Good · 11 runners
10 Aug
12th
Ayr
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 15 runners
29 Jul
2nd
Ayr
5f – 6½f · Good · 8 runners
15 Jul
🏆 Won
Ayr
5f – 6½f · Good · 13 runners
2 Jul
4th
Hamilton Park
5f – 6½f · Good · 7 runners
14 May
12th
Ayr
7f – 1m · Good · 14 runners
2 May
8th
Ayr
5f – 6½f · Good · 10 runners
8 Apr
11th
Newcastle
7f – 1m · Standard · 11 runners
25 Mar
7th
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 13 runners

🏇 Jockeys

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
Amie Waugh Current jockey
11.5%
Win rate
3/26
Wins / rides
8.3%
Win rate
1/12
Wins / rides
Mr Oscar Palmer
100%
Win rate
1/1
Wins / rides
Shannon Watts
100%
Win rate
1/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides

🏟 Course record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast runWin rate
Ayr
Galloping
12 2 wins, 2 seconds, 8 other 10 Aug 16.7%
Musselburgh
Sharp
8 1 win, 1 second, 6 other 15 Sep 12.5%
Newcastle
Galloping
6 6 other 8 Apr 0%
Doncaster
Galloping
5 2 wins, 1 second, 2 other 7 Sep 40%
Hamilton Park
Sharp
4 4 other 2 Jul 0%
York
Galloping
3 1 third, 2 other 27 May 0%
Ascot
Galloping
2 1 win, 1 third 3 Sep 50%
Newmarket
Galloping
2 1 second, 1 other 6 May 0%
Wolverhampton
Galloping
1 1 other 20 Nov 0%
Carlisle
Undulating
1 1 other 27 May 0%
Windsor
Sharp
1 1 second 1 Sep 0%