Always A Saint (IRE)
Always A Saint is a gelding by St Mark's Basilica out of a Singspiel mare who is yet to win from four starts. He has raced once on turf and three times on all-weather, all over 1m to 1m1f, and his best effort came when fourth of nine in a Class 6 handicap at Wolverhampton in Apr 2026 off an official rating of 60. He last ran off a career-high mark of 60.
- 0–4Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −4.00£1 level staken=4 at SP
- 60Highest OR
- 56dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 97
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 97A | 68 | 3 runs · 97 / 68 |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 97A | 61 | 3 runs · 97 / 68 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 3 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 Oct 2025
- Held up 4 (100%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 631 runs since Jan 2008 (143 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 16.7% from 102. Weakest on good going: 9.2% from 152. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 17.4% from 218.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −13.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 102 | 17 | 16.7% | +3.1 | — |
| Good | 152 | 14 | 9.2% | −4.4 | — |
| Good to Soft | 72 | 17 | 23.6% | +10 | — |
| Soft | 108 | 16 | 14.8% | +1.2 | — |
| Heavy | 18 | 3 | 16.7% | +3.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 177 | 19 | 10.7% | −2.9 | 0 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 32 | 3 | 9.4% | −4.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 266 | 31 | 11.7% | −1.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 218 | 38 | 17.4% | +3.8 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 105 | 13 | 12.4% | −1.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +0.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −13.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Limato (IRE) (14 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Limato (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limato (IRE) | 31 | 14 | 6f–7f | Group 1 |
| Tullyallen (IRE) | 8 | 1 | 1m2f | — |
| Limoncino (IRE) | 5 | 1 | 1m | Class 6 |
| Carlyle Square (IRE) | 7 | 1 | 1m2f | Class 6 |
| Limonata (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paddy Bradley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| George Wood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hector Crouch | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mikkel Mortensen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 10 Apr 26+114d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Book To Stay Wolverhampton Holiday Inn Handicap Hesitant start - held towards back - lost touch approaching 2f out - pushed along to close gap inside final 2f but faded late | 4/9 | 3¼ | 9-9 | 60 | 97A | 54A | Paddy Bradley | 6/1 |
| 2025 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 17 Dec 25+14d | Lingfield (AW) | Win 250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Settled towards the back of the pack - lost touch two out - responded and made ground late to finish fifth | 5/8 | 1¾ | 9-7 | — | 68A | 64A | George Wood | 22/1 |
| 03 Dec 25+41d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet/EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) Moved across to the right early - settled towards the back - made no impression through the race - finished sixth beaten seven lengths | 6/10 | 3½ | 9-7 | — | 54A | 60A | Hector Crouch | 22/1 |
| 23 Oct 25 | Nottingham | PricedUp.Bet EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Sluggish start - stayed at back of field throughout and finished well adrift | 11/12 | 24 | 9-2 | — | -21C | 52C | Mikkel Mortensen | 40/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Always A Saint won?
- Always A Saint (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts between 2025 and 2026.
- Who trains Always A Saint?
- Always A Saint (IRE) is trained by Charlie Fellowes, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 10 April 2026.
- Who is Always A Saint's sire?
- Always A Saint (IRE) is by St Mark's Basilica (FR) out of Come April (GB), whose sire is Singspiel.
- What is Always A Saint's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 60, from the run on 10 April 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Always A Saint's sire's record?
- St Mark's Basilica (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 631 runs since Jan 2008 (143 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 16.7% from 102. Weakest on good going: 9.2% from 152. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 17.4% from 218.
- Who are Always A Saint's siblings?
- Out of Come April (GB), Always A Saint (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Limato (IRE) (14). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Limato (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.