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Horse profile

Inspired Act (IRE, 2021)

Sumbal (IRE) × Lady Sharpo (IRE) (Shantou (USA))

TrainerW J Bryson
OwnerJohn Bryson

Sex: filly
Foaled: 2021
Colour: grey

See also: Inspired Act (IRE) · Phil McEntee · 5 runs · 0 wins

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 14 Jul 2025, Downpatrick (IRE) (12/12)
Last win (GB & IRE): Never won

Recent form

1012

Inspired Act has no declared runs or entries in Britain or Ireland at the moment.

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Days	Future form
14 Jul 25	Downpatrick (IRE)	12/12	150/1	dist	Paddy Hanlon	W J Bryson	ITBA Mares Maiden Hurdle	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Hurdle	2m2f	Good	10-10	Diamond Tipp (IRE)	€5,900	70	1/10
5 May 25	Down Royal (IRE)	10/10	28/1	dist	Mr D McGill	W J Bryson	Energise (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race	Non-handicap (unclassified)	NH Flat	2m1½f	Good	10-10	Flying Trix (IRE)	€5,900	-	0/7

12/1214 Jul 25 · Downpatrick (IRE)150/1
ITBA Mares Maiden Hurdle
Non-handicap (unclassified)2m2fGood
All fields
Date
14 Jul 25
Course
Downpatrick (IRE)
Pos
12/12
SP
150/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
Paddy Hanlon
Trainer
W J Bryson
Race
ITBA Mares Maiden Hurdle
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Hurdle
Dist
2m2f
Going
Good
Wgt
10-10
Winner / 2nd
Diamond Tipp (IRE)
Winner prize
€5,900
Days
70
Future form
1/10
10/105 May 25 · Down Royal (IRE)28/1
Energise (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race
Non-handicap (unclassified)2m1½fGood
All fields
Date
5 May 25
Course
Down Royal (IRE)
Pos
10/10
SP
28/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
Mr D McGill
Trainer
W J Bryson
Race
Energise (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
NH Flat
Dist
2m1½f
Going
Good
Wgt
10-10
Winner / 2nd
Flying Trix (IRE)
Winner prize
€5,900
Days
-
Future form
0/7

Every British and Irish run since 1990, latest first. Btn is the overall distance beaten (lengths). Where the horse won, the runner-up and winning margin are shown.

Future form: next-time-out winners from this horse's races

Date	Course	Race	This horse	Winner next time	Their pos	Won on	At	Race won
14 Jul 25	Downpatrick (IRE)	ITBA Mares Maiden Hurdle	12/12	Abel Mabel (IRE)	4	6 Aug 25	Wexford (IRE)	Wexford Fillies Maiden Hurdle

12/1214 Jul 25 · Downpatrick (IRE)
ITBA Mares Maiden Hurdle
All fields
Date
14 Jul 25
Course
Downpatrick (IRE)
Race
ITBA Mares Maiden Hurdle
This horse
12/12
Winner next time
Abel Mabel (IRE)
Their pos
4
Won on
6 Aug 25
At
Wexford (IRE)
Race won
Wexford Fillies Maiden Hurdle

Other runners from this horse's races (latest 20 races with a next-time-out winner, up to 40 rows) that won on their next start in Britain or Ireland. FF on the race record = next-time-out winners / runners that have run again (this horse excluded).

Trainer changes

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
W J Bryson	5 May 25	14 Jul 25	10/10	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

W J Bryson

Trainer: W J Bryson
First run: 5 May 25
Last run: 14 Jul 25
First run for yard: 10/10
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Trained by one trainer throughout its British and Irish career.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

Code	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)	First run	Last run
National Hunt	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0	5 May 25	14 Jul 25

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 5 May 25
Last run: 14 Jul 25

Placed = 1st in 2-4 runners, 1st-2nd in 5-7, 1st-3rd in 8+.

Pedigree

Sire branchSumbal (IRE)

Parent · 1

SireSumbal (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireDanehill Dancer (IRE)
Sire's damAlix Road (FR)

Great-grandparents · 4

Sire's sire's sireNot traced
Sire's sire's damNot traced
Sire's dam's sireNot traced
Sire's dam's damNot traced

Dam branchLady Sharpo (IRE)

Parent · 1

DamLady Sharpo (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireShantou (USA)
Dam's damNot traced

Great-grandparents · 4

Dam's sire's sireNot traced
Dam's sire's damNot traced
Dam's dam's sireNot traced
Dam's dam's damNot traced

Sumbal (IRE)

Lady Sharpo (IRE)

Danehill Dancer (IRE)

Alix Road (FR)

Shantou (USA)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseInspired Act (IRE)

Sexfilly

Foaled2021

SireSumbal (IRE)

DamLady Sharpo (IRE)

DamsireShantou (USA)

Sire's sireDanehill Dancer (IRE)

Sire's damAlix Road (FR)

Dam's produce0 winners from 1 runners

Female line

Lady Sharpo (IRE) · 0 winners from 1 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Breeder	Foaled	Colour	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Sumbal (IRE)	Lady Sharpo (IRE)	Shantou (USA)	Michael Shefflin	19 Apr 21	grey	filly	NH 2m	Flat 11.3f · NH 2m3½f

Sumbal (IRE)

Sire: Sumbal (IRE)
Dam: Lady Sharpo (IRE)
Damsire: Shantou (USA)
Breeder: Michael Shefflin
Foaled: 19 Apr 21
Colour: grey
Sex: filly
Sire's avg winning distance: NH 2m
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 11.3f · NH 2m3½f

Progeny of Sumbal (IRE) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	53	3	8	5.7%	15.1%	2
At 2m2f to 2m5f	12	0	1	0.0%	8.3%	2
On Good going	35	2	4	5.7%	11.4%	2
At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good going	10	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	2

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 53
Wins: 3
Placed: 8
Win %: 5.7%
Place %: 15.1%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

At 2m2f to 2m5f

Condition: At 2m2f to 2m5f
Runs: 12
Wins: 0
Placed: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 8.3%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

On Good going

Condition: On Good going
Runs: 35
Wins: 2
Placed: 4
Win %: 5.7%
Place %: 11.4%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good going

Condition: At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good going
Runs: 10
Wins: 0
Placed: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

Best distance band and going band are where this horse has most wins (then places, then runs) in its main code. Sire figures: all British and Irish runs by the sire's progeny since 1990.

Sumbal (IRE) × Shantou (USA) mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	1	0	0.0%	0	2	0	0	0.0%	£0	€0

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 1
Winners: 0
Winners %: 0.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd/3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Small sample (under 5 runners): read with care. Includes this horse.

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Wins	Black-type wins	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Inspired Act (IRE)	2	0	0	£0	€0

Inspired Act (IRE)

Horse: Inspired Act (IRE)
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Lady Sharpo (IRE)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 0 winners from 1 runners

Full siblings

Inspired Act is the only foal out of Lady Sharpo (IRE) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

Inspired Act is the only foal out of Lady Sharpo (IRE) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Female line

1Lady Sharpo (IRE)

Notable relatives

No black-type winners in this female family in GB or IRE since 1990.

In brief

How old is Inspired Act?

Inspired Act (IRE), a grey racehorse, was foaled on 19 April 2021 and is 5 years old.

Who are the sire and dam of Inspired Act?

Inspired Act (IRE) is by Sumbal (IRE) out of Lady Sharpo (IRE), a daughter of Shantou (USA), and was bred by Michael Shefflin.

Who trained Inspired Act?

Inspired Act (IRE) was trained by W J Bryson and owned by John Bryson at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Inspired Act's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Inspired Act (IRE) ran 2 times without winning.

Is Inspired Act still racing?

Inspired Act (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 14 July 2025 at Downpatrick (IRE) in the ITBA Mares Maiden Hurdle, finishing 12th of 12, and has not run there since.