Dagger Strike (IRE)
Dagger Strike is a gelding who has one win from 10 starts, the success coming in a Class 5 handicap at Newcastle over 6f – 7f on Standard going in Dec 2025 off an official rating of 70. He has raced exclusively over 6f – 7f, with his sole victory on all-weather surfaces and no wins from three turf starts. His last run, at Ffos Las in Jun 2026, saw him finish 6 of 6 in a Class 4 handicap off a mark of 80. He has reached a highest ever official rating of 82.
- 1–10Wins / Runs
- 10%Strike rate
- 3 (30%)Placed
- −8.20£1 level staken=10 at SP
- 0.52Fair A/E n=10 · 0.45 incl. margin
- 82Highest OR
- 36dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 98
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 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 7 | 98A | 93 | 5 · 98 / 95 |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 10 | 98A | 79.5 | 7 · 98 / 88 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 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
- Midfield 1 (25%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (25%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (25%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (25%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 1,104 runs since Jan 2008 (182 horses).
Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 7.5% from 161.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −11.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 208 | 22 | 10.6% | −1.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 334 | 38 | 11.4% | −0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 84 | 8 | 9.5% | −2.2 | — |
| Soft | 131 | 12 | 9.2% | −2.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 24 | 3 | 12.5% | +0.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 322 | 46 | 14.3% | +2.6 | 1 from 7 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 204 | 29 | 14.2% | +2.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 710 | 85 | 12% | +0.3 | 1 from 10 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 161 | 12 | 7.5% | −4.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 28 | 3 | 10.7% | −1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −11.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Assertively (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 5f–6½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Assertively (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assertively (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 5f | Class 4 |
| Southern Meteor (IRE) | 5 | 1 | 6½f | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 7 | 1 | 14% | −5.20 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 5 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.20 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwell (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Ffos Las | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.80 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hollie Doyle | 7 | 1 | 14% | −5.20 |
| William Cox | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Harry Vigors | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 6 | 1 | 17% | −4.20 |
| Cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.20 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 26+39d | Ffos Las | RHN Travel Handicap Went straight to the front - lost the advantage after 2f but stayed in touch - urged into contention before fading weakly with 2f left | 6/6 | 2¼ | 8-10 | 80 | 70C | 54C | Harry Vigors | 12/1 |
| 09 May 26+42d | Lingfield | William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Settled in the pack - under pressure from 2f out and losing touch over 1f out - dropped away to finish seventh | 7/8 | 6 | 9-11 | 82 | 67A | 60A | Hollie Doyle | 17/2 |
| 28 Mar 26+17d | Southwell (AW) | Bet 10 Get 40 With BetMGM Handicap Handy near the front - driven approaching final 2f then drifted left inside the last - lost ground close home to finish 7th beaten 4 lengths | 7/9 | ½ | 9-11 | 82 | 98A | 81A | Hollie Doyle | 9/2 |
| 11 Mar 26+30d | Southwell (AW) | Daily Profit Boosts At betmgm.co.uk Handicap Went straight to front - pushed along inside final furlong - overtaken close home and battled on to go under by a short head | 2/7 | hd | 9-3 | 79 | 95A | 81A | Hollie Doyle | 15/8 |
| 09 Feb 26+37d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap Held up at the back - pushed along with 2f left - stayed on to take second inside the final furlong | 2/4 | 3 | 9-6 | 79 | 96C | 76B | Hollie Doyle | 11/8 |
| 03 Jan 26+5d | Southwell (AW) | Read Meg Nicholl's Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap Sent clear early - driven up front before losing top spot 2f out - battled on inside final furlong but couldn't reel in winner | 2/5 | 1½ | 10-1 | 70 | 88C | 87B | William Cox | 7/2 |
| 29 Dec 25+116d | Newcastle (AW) | Bet 10 Get 40 With BetMGM Nursery Set the pace from the off - niggled for effort with 2f remaining - kept finding under pressure and pulled clear inside the final 110 yards | 1/5 | 9-9 | 70 | 69C | 83B | Hollie Doyle | 4/5F | |
| 04 Sep 25+22d | Lingfield (AW) | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 / EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Tracked the pace early - dropped a place approaching the turn under pressure - stayed on the leading group's heels but found nothing over a furlong out - gave way inside the closing stages | 8/11 | nk | 9-7 | — | 93A | 71A | Hollie Doyle | 5/1 |
| 13 Aug 25+16d | Ffos Las | 3A's Leisure Swift Group Super Site EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Sat close to the pace early - hit the front after 1f but overtaken 2f out - dropped back out of second inside the final 2f - faded late to finish 5th | 5/10 | ¾ | 9-7 | — | 71B | 74A | Hollie Doyle | 10/1 |
| 28 Jul 25 | Southwell (AW) | Golf And Gallop Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Travelled wide up with the pace - moved into second spot with 5f left - driven and gave up that place approaching 2f out - urged inside the final two furlongs - faded in the last furlong to finish sixth | 6/8 | shd | 9-7 | — | 54A | 79A | William Cox | 25/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Dagger Strike (IRE) won?
- Dagger Strike (IRE) won 1 of 10 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 3 times in total (30% of starts).
- Who trains Dagger Strike (IRE)?
- Dagger Strike (IRE) is trained by Archie Watson, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 17 June 2026.
- Who is Dagger Strike (IRE)'s sire?
- Dagger Strike (IRE) is by Starman (GB) out of Merci Layan (IRE), whose sire is Kodiac.
- What going does Dagger Strike (IRE) prefer?
- Dagger Strike (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Dagger Strike (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 80, from the run on 17 June 2026. The highest on record is 82.
- What is Dagger Strike (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Starman (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 1,104 runs since Jan 2008 (182 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 7.5% from 161.
- Who are Dagger Strike (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Merci Layan (IRE), Dagger Strike (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Assertively (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Assertively (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–6½f. As at Oct 2026.