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Horse profile

Cilician (IRE)

2yo gelding · Trainer Brian Meehan · Owner Manton Thoroughbreds Xi
by Blackbeard (IRE) out of Serenely (IRE) (Australia)
8 runs · 6 courses · from Jun 2026
As at 26 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Headgear returns LTO Last run 21 Oct 2026 · 4th of 13 Last raced off OR 86
KTB Profile

Cilician (IRE) is yet to win from 8 starts, though has placed 4 times. Best effort: 2nd of 8 at Sandown (Sep 2026).

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs since Jun 2026 · updated 26 Oct 2026
Official rating86↓ 4lb off peak
86 84–90

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 92 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Sandown, 11 Sep 2026

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 →

Flat 8 figures · best 93B · median 73.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 26 Oct 2025
Good393B653 runs · 93 / 65
Good to Firm375B733 runs · 75 / 73
Soft1——1 run · —
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 26 Oct 2025
6f – 7f793B737 runs · 93 / 73
1m – 1m1f1——1 run · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 26 Oct 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 97A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Sandown, 11 Sep 2026 Official rating 86 at the last run, 21 Oct 2026

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 8 figures · best 99A · median 92
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 26 Oct 2025
Good395A903 runs · 95 / 90
Good to Firm399A933 runs · 99 / 93
Soft1——1 run · —
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 26 Oct 2025
6f – 7f799A917 runs · 99 / 91
1m – 1m1f1——1 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 26 Oct 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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 6 analysed runs since Jun 2026

  • Held up 2 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Led 2 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 2 (33%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Blackbeard (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 15.3% of 170 runs since Jan 2008 (50 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm43511.6%−3.70 from 3
Good51713.7%−1.60 from 3
Good to Soft26519.2%+3.90 from 1
Soft26726.9%+11.60 from 1
Heavy500%−15.3—
Standard (AW)19210.5%−4.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f34514.7%−0.6—
6f – 7f1222016.4%+1.10 from 7
1m – 1m1f1317.7%−7.60 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f100%−15.3—

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

Dam
Serenely (IRE) (Australia)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Monte Vista (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Sandown 3 0 0% −3.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 7 0 0% −7.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Joe Leavy 4 0 0% −4.00
Ryan Moore 1 0 0% −1.00
Billy Loughnane 1 0 0% −1.00
Thomas Greatrex 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Marquand 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 0 0% −6.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 8 runs
21 Oct 26+40d Newmarket Copybet Overnight Best Odds Guaranteed Nursery Handicap Stakes Class 4 · 7f · Soft · 13 ran Towards far rail from the start - well adrift early - pushed along and gained ground over 2f out - kept on inside final furlong - closing late but never in the argument - 4th 4/13 3 9-10 8674C90A Ryan Moore 4/1J
11 Sep 26+14d Sandown Sporting Times/sri Lanka Nursery Handicap Stakes (gbbplus Race) Class 4 · 8f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Settled at the back early - travelling comfortably passing the two-furlong marker - strong late progress to loom up second inside the final furlong - kept on but denied close home 2/8 nk 9-9 8492A97A Billy Loughnane 11/4F
28 Aug 26+29d Sandown Chasemore Farm EBF Maiden Stakes Class 3 · 7f · Good · 10 ran Sprang forward quickly at the off - settled towards the back - urged into contention over 1f out - eased across to the left in the final furlong - grabbed fourth right at the line 4/10 ¾ 9-2 8462B76A Thomas Greatrex 15/8
30 Jul 26+13d Goodwood Whispering Angel Nursery Handicap Stakes Class 2 · 7f · Good To Firm · 18 ran Fought for control early - settled in the pack before pushed along and making progress 2f out - unable to find more inside final furlong 8/18 ½ 9-9 8656C91A Tom Marquand 9/1
17 Jul 26+14d Newbury Ire-Incentive, It Pays To Buy Irish EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 3 · 7f · Good To Firm · 12 ran set the pace early - came under pressure to retain the advantage 2f out - driven along and overtaken past 1f out before edging right - stayed on but never got competitive again towards the finish 2/12 hd 9-4 9075B93A Joe Leavy 7/4F
03 Jul 26+17d Sandown Tattersalls 40,000 Pound EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 2 · 7f · Good · 10 ran Shared front spot early - clear of rivals from 4f out - pressed for effort inside final 2f - edged in front approaching last furlong - outpaced late and beaten into 2nd 2/10 1¾ 9-4 —65A90A Joe Leavy 10/3
16 Jun 26+13d Ascot Coventry Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 · 6f · Good To Firm · 21 ran Settled towards near rail in the pack - moved across to the right approaching 2f out and pushed for effort - briefly went with the front group entering the final furlong - weakened close home to finish 11th beaten 5 lengths 11/21 nk 9-3 —73C99A Joe Leavy 66/1
03 Jun 26 Nottingham 9 Racedays At Nottingham Racecourse Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 6f · Good · 12 ran Settled in the pack early - improved position with 2f left - pressed the leader inside the final furlong and battled on to finish second by half a length 2/12 ½ 9-7 —93B95A Joe Leavy 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Cilician won?
Cilician (IRE) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts in 2026. Placed 4 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trains Cilician?
Cilician (IRE) is trained by Brian Meehan, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 21 October 2026.
Who is Cilician's sire?
Cilician (IRE) is by Blackbeard (IRE) out of Serenely (IRE), whose sire is Australia.
What is Cilician's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 86, from the run on 21 October 2026. The highest on record is 90.
What is Cilician's sire's record?
Blackbeard (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.3% of 170 runs since Jan 2008 (50 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Cilician's siblings?
Out of Serenely (IRE), Cilician (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2026. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.