African Affair Racehorse Profile
African Affair is a 3-year-old Gelding, trained by MS SHEILA LAVERY, based at Curragh. With 4 career starts and 1 win, it has earned $6,000.
- Age
- 3
- Sex
- Gelding
- Trainer
- MS SHEILA LAVERY
- Trained at
- Curragh
- Sire
- Sands Of Mali
- Dam
- Imdancinwithurwife
- Sire of dam
- Sir Prancealot
- Career
- 4:1-0-0
- Prize money
- $6,000
- Last start
- 20 Oct 2026
- Recent form
- 0-081
African Affair Form Guide
African Affair — last 4 starts
| Date | Track | Dist | Class | Going | Bar | Wgt | Jockey | Result | Margin | Time | SP | Winner / 2nd |
|---|
| 5 Sept 2026 | Navan (ire) | 2021m | Return Of The Jumps At Navan Racecourse September 19th Handicap (Div I) | Good | 2 | 133kg | Robbie Colgan | 1 of 21 | — | 2:6.40 | — | African Affair (IRE) |
| 18 May 2026 | Roscommon | 2069m | Michael Tiger Lyons Memorial Maiden | Good To Yielding | 16 | 133kg | Robbie Colgan | 8 of 13 | 18.25L | 2:21.47 | — | Huff'n'puff (GB) |
| 25 Apr 2026 | Navan | 2048m | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden (Smullen Series) | Good To Yielding | 8 | 134kg | Robbie Colgan | 12 of 18 | 19L | 2:10.85 | — | Latin America (IRE) |
| 18 Sept 2025 | Naas | 1408m | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden | Yielding To Soft | 1 | 133kg | Robbie Colgan | 15 of 16 | 28.5L | 1:39.95 | — | Port Ferdinand (IRE) |
Record by Condition
Starts, record (wins-seconds-thirds) and strike rate by condition
| Condition | Starts | Record | Win % | Place % |
|---|
| This distance | 1 | 1-0-0 | 100% | 100% |
| Good | 1 | 1-0-0 | 100% | 100% |
| Soft | 2 | 0-0-0 | 0% | 0% |
| First-up | 3 | 1-0-0 | 33% | 33% |
| Second-up | 1 | 0-0-0 | 0% | 0% |
Record by Track
Performance at each track raced
| Track | Runs | Wins | Places | Win % | Place % |
|---|
| Navan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 50% |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% |
Record by Jockey
Performance with each jockey ridden
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | Places | Win % | Place % |
|---|
| Robbie Colgan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 25% | 25% |
Career Wins
Races won
| Date | Race | Event | Dist | Jockey |
|---|
| 5 Sept 2026 | R6 | Return Of The Jumps At Navan Racecourse September 19th Handicap (Div I) | 2011m | Robbie Colgan |