Byzantine (IRE)
Byzantine is a lightly raced colt with one win from two starts. He won a Class 3 novice at Yarmouth over 6f-7f on good to firm in May 2026 and finished fourth of eight when held in a similar event at Kempton on standard AW in Oct 2026. By St Mark's Basilica whose progeny have won 13.4% of 589 runs since Jan 2008 with a strong record on good to firm. His dam has produced two winners from four runners to race including Open Secret with two wins.
- 1–2Wins / Runs
- 50%Strike rate
- 1 (50%)Placed
- +2.00£1 level staken=2 at SP
- 132dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 74
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 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 74A | 65 | 2 · 74 / 65 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 runs · as at 15 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 619 runs since Jan 2008 (141 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): 17.2% from 215.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −13.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 102 | 17 | 16.7% | +3.1 | 1 from 1 |
| Good | 152 | 14 | 9.2% | −4.4 | — |
| Good to Soft | 72 | 17 | 23.6% | +10 | — |
| Soft | 104 | 16 | 15.4% | +1.8 | — |
| Heavy | 18 | 3 | 16.7% | +3.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 169 | 17 | 10.1% | −3.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 30 | 3 | 10% | −3.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 260 | 30 | 11.5% | −2.1 | 1 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 215 | 37 | 17.2% | +3.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 105 | 13 | 12.4% | −1.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | +3.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −13.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Open Secret (GB) (2 wins).
The wins came over 7f–2m3f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Open Secret (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open Secret (GB) | 23 | 2 | 1m6f–2m3f | Class 4 |
| Lone Fighter (IRE) | 4 | 1 | 7f | Class 5 |
| Mister Mcgregor (IRE) | 30 | 0 | — | — |
| Ayre's Hawk (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Oct 26+132d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Supports Safer Gambling EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Settled in behind the centre of the field - moved out left over 1f out and urged along - plugged on at same tempo to finish 4th | 4/8 | 1¼ | 9-11 | 74A | 80C | Billy Loughnane | 15/2 |
| 28 May 26 | Yarmouth | British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Sat behind front two early - asked for effort over 2f out - moved into second a furlong out - hit the front inside final furlong and stayed on to win | 1/5 | 9-4 | 56C | 78C | Billy Loughnane | 3/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Byzantine (IRE) won?
- Byzantine (IRE) won 1 of 2 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 50%. Placed 1 time in total (50% of starts).
- Who trains Byzantine (IRE)?
- Byzantine (IRE) is trained by George Boughey, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 7 October 2026.
- Who is Byzantine (IRE)'s sire?
- Byzantine (IRE) is by St Mark's Basilica (FR) out of Pulcinella (IRE), whose sire is Dubawi.
- What is Byzantine (IRE)'s sire's record?
- St Mark's Basilica (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 619 runs since Jan 2008 (141 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): 17.2% from 215.
- Who are Byzantine (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Pulcinella (IRE), Byzantine (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Open Secret (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Open Secret (GB)). The wins came over 7f–2m3f. As at Oct 2026.