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Sapphos Word (IRE) silks

Horse profile

Sapphos Word

Sex
filly
Foaled
2021
Colour
bay
Record (GB & IRE)
0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE)
£2,133 GB
Official rating
Unrated
Last run (GB & IRE)
14 Dec 2025, Carlisle (2/6)
Last win (GB & IRE)
Yet to win
Recent form
22

Sapphos Word: next race and entries

Sapphos Word holds an entry in the Richard And Ann Hitchings Memorial Mares' Novices' Hurdle Race at Worcester on Wednesday 21 October (15:25).

Form

Race record

DateCoursePosSPBtnJockeyTrainerRaceClassTypeDistGoingWgtWinner / 2ndWinner prizeDaysFuture form
14 Dec 25Carlisle2/61/3F1½Gavin SheehanJamie SnowdenPricedup.Bet Mares' Open National Hunt Flat RaceClass 5NH Flat2m1fSoft11-2Capricciose (IRE)£2,178580/4
17 Oct 25Uttoxeter2/96/5F¾Isabelle RyderJamie SnowdenQuinnBet Mares' National Hunt Flat Race (Conditionals/Amateurs)Class 5NH Flat2mGood10-8Shotgun Shirley (GB)£2,451-0/8
  • 2/614 Dec 25 · Carlisle1/3F

    Pricedup.Bet Mares' Open National Hunt Flat Race

    Class 52m1fSoft

    All fields
    Date
    14 Dec 25
    Course
    Carlisle
    Pos
    2/6
    SP
    1/3F
    Btn
    1½
    Race
    Pricedup.Bet Mares' Open National Hunt Flat Race
    Class
    Class 5
    Type
    NH Flat
    Dist
    2m1f
    Going
    Soft
    Wgt
    11-2
    Winner / 2nd
    Capricciose (IRE)
    Winner prize
    £2,178
    Days
    58
    Future form
    0/4
  • 2/917 Oct 25 · Uttoxeter6/5F

    QuinnBet Mares' National Hunt Flat Race (Conditionals/Amateurs)

    Class 52mGood

    All fields
    Date
    17 Oct 25
    Course
    Uttoxeter
    Pos
    2/9
    SP
    6/5F
    Btn
    ¾
    Race
    QuinnBet Mares' National Hunt Flat Race (Conditionals/Amateurs)
    Class
    Class 5
    Type
    NH Flat
    Dist
    2m
    Going
    Good
    Wgt
    10-8
    Winner prize
    £2,451
    Days
    -
    Future form
    0/8

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.

Trainer changes

TrainerFirst runLast runFirst run for yardRunsWins2nd3rdWin %Place %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Jamie Snowden17 Oct 2514 Dec 252/920200.0%100.0%£2,133€0
Jamie Snowden
First run
17 Oct 25
Last run
14 Dec 25
First run for yard
2/9
Runs
2
Wins
0
2nd
2
3rd
0
Win %
0.0%
Place %
100.0%
Prize GB (£)
£2,133
Prize IRE (€)
€0

Trained by one trainer throughout its British and Irish career.

Entries

Upcoming entries and declarations

StatusDateTimeCourseRaceClassDistGoingPrizeRunnersWgt
Entry21 Oct 2615:25WorcesterRichard And Ann Hitchings Memorial Mares' Novices' Hurdle RaceClass 42mGood£5,4462611-0
Worcester · 2026-10-21
Status
Entry
Date
21 Oct 26
Time
15:25
Course
Worcester
Class
Class 4
Dist
2m
Going
Good
Prize
£5,446
Runners
26
Wgt
11-0

Declared runners and forward entries, non-runners excluded.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

CodeRunsWins2nd3rdWin %Place %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)First runLast run
National Hunt20200.0%100.0%£2,133€017 Oct 2514 Dec 25
National Hunt
Code
National Hunt
Runs
2
Wins
0
2nd
2
3rd
0
Win %
0.0%
Place %
100.0%
Prize GB (£)
£2,133
Prize IRE (€)
€0
First run
17 Oct 25
Last run
14 Dec 25

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

Pedigree

Pedigree

Sire branchPoet's Word (IRE)

Parent · 1

  1. SirePoet's Word (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Sire's sirePoet's Voice (GB)
  2. Sire's damWhirly Bird (GB)

Great-grandparents · 4

  1. Sire's sire's sireNot traced
  2. Sire's sire's damNot traced
  3. Sire's dam's sireNot traced
  4. Sire's dam's damNot traced
Dam branchLa Sarrazine (FR)

Parent · 1

  1. DamLa Sarrazine (FR)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Dam's sireMedicean (GB)
  2. Dam's damFulcrum (GB)

Great-grandparents · 4

  1. Dam's sire's sireNot traced
  2. Dam's sire's damNot traced
  3. Dam's dam's sireNot traced
  4. Dam's dam's damNot traced
Fulcrum (GB)
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced

Breeding card

HorseSapphos Word (IRE)
Sexfilly
Foaled2021
SirePoet's Word (IRE)
DamLa Sarrazine (FR)
DamsireMedicean (GB)
Sire's sirePoet's Voice (GB)
Sire's damWhirly Bird (GB)
2nd damFulcrum (GB)
Dam's produce2 winners from 3 runners
Notable siblingGoodnightngodbless (IRE)

Female line

  1. La Sarrazine (FR) · by Medicean (GB) · 2 winners from 3 runners
  2. Fulcrum (GB) · 1 winners from 1 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

SireDamDamsireBreederFoaledColourSexSire's avg winning distanceDamsire's avg winning distance
Poet's Word (IRE)La Sarrazine (FR)Medicean (GB)Tom Coughlan6 Mar 21bayfillyFlat 9.1f · NH 2m1½fFlat 8.1f · NH 2m2f
Poet's Word (IRE)
Breeder
Tom Coughlan
Foaled
6 Mar 21
Colour
bay
Sex
filly
Sire's avg winning distance
Flat 9.1f · NH 2m1½f
Damsire's avg winning distance
Flat 8.1f · NH 2m2f

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

ConditionRunsWinsPlacedWin %Place %This horse runsThis horse wins
All National Hunt runs4094111710.0%28.6%20
At 2m to 2m1f256276710.5%26.2%20
On Good going20520599.8%28.8%10
At 2m to 2m1f on Good going11711309.4%25.6%10
All National Hunt runs
Condition
All National Hunt runs
Runs
409
Wins
41
Placed
117
Win %
10.0%
Place %
28.6%
This horse runs
2
This horse wins
0
At 2m to 2m1f
Condition
At 2m to 2m1f
Runs
256
Wins
27
Placed
67
Win %
10.5%
Place %
26.2%
This horse runs
2
This horse wins
0
On Good going
Condition
On Good going
Runs
205
Wins
20
Placed
59
Win %
9.8%
Place %
28.8%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
0
At 2m to 2m1f on Good going
Condition
At 2m to 2m1f on Good going
Runs
117
Wins
11
Placed
30
Win %
9.4%
Place %
25.6%
This horse runs
1
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.

Poet's Word (IRE) × Medicean (GB) mares (the cross)

CodeRunnersWinnersWinners %Black-type winnersRunsWins2nd/3rdWin %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt100.0%02020.0%£2,133€0
National Hunt
Code
National Hunt
Runners
1
Winners
0
Winners %
0.0%
Black-type winners
0
Runs
2
Wins
0
2nd/3rd
2
Win %
0.0%
Prize GB (£)
£2,133
Prize IRE (€)
€0

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

Best of the cross

HorseRunsWinsBlack-type winsPrize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Sapphos Word (IRE)200£2,133€0
Sapphos Word (IRE)
Runs
2
Wins
0
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£2,133
Prize IRE (€)
€0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

La Sarrazine (FR)

G1 winners
0
Produce
2 winners from 3 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Poet's Word (IRE) out of La Sarrazine (FR) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Yeats (IRE)

By Walk In The Park (IRE)

Female line

  1. 1La Sarrazine (FR) · by Medicean (GB)
  2. 2Fulcrum (GB)

Notable relatives

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

View full Fulcrum family

In brief

How old is Sapphos Word?

Sapphos Word (IRE) is a 5-year-old bay filly, foaled on 6 March 2021.

Who are the sire and dam of Sapphos Word?

Sapphos Word (IRE) is by Poet's Word (IRE) out of La Sarrazine (FR), a daughter of Medicean (GB), and was bred by Tom Coughlan.

Who trains Sapphos Word?

Sapphos Word (IRE) is trained by Jamie Snowden and owned by O Brendon, and has run for no other trainer in Britain or Ireland.

What is Sapphos Word's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Sapphos Word (IRE) has run 2 times and is yet to win.

When did Sapphos Word last run?

Sapphos Word (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 14 December 2025 at Carlisle in the Pricedup.Bet Mares' Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 1 Elimination), finishing 2nd of 6.

When is Sapphos Word's next race?

Sapphos Word (IRE) is entered in the Richard And Ann Hitchings Memorial Mares' Novices' Hurdle Race (herring Queen Mares' Novices' Hurdle Series Qualifier) at Worcester on 21 October 2026 (off 15:25).

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