Horse profile
Drum Major (IRE)
by Sadler's Wells (USA) out of Phantom Gold (GB) (Machiavellian)
26 runs · 13 courses · from Apr 2008
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 6 Jul 2010 — 5,950 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2010 · 5th of 7
Won at Chelmsford (AW)
Last raced off OR 85
KTB Profile
Drum Major (IRE) is 1 from 26, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Oct 2008. The win came on the all-weather — 0 from 15 on turf. Last raced off a career-high mark of 85.
Based on 26 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Won on AW, 0 on turf
Win at Class 5
OR at career high
- 1–26Wins / Runs
- 3.8%Strike rate
- 3 (11.5%)Placed
- −17.00£1 level staken=26 at SP
- 0.46Fair A/E n=26 · 0.38 incl. margin
- 85Highest OR
- 32dAvg 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.
Official rating85At career-high mark
85
54–85
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Sadler's Wells (USA)
Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 4,636 runs since Jan 2008 (370 horses).
Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.7% from 107.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 46 | 7 | 15.2% | +3.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 644 | 90 | 14% | +2.7 | 0 from 7 |
| Good | 1,248 | 152 | 12.2% | +0.9 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 716 | 70 | 9.8% | −1.5 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 1,085 | 117 | 10.8% | −0.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 513 | 52 | 10.1% | −1.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 384 | 36 | 9.4% | −1.9 | 1 from 11 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −11.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 107 | 20 | 18.7% | +7.4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 286 | 27 | 9.4% | −1.9 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,188 | 134 | 11.3% | 0 | 0 from 16 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,394 | 176 | 12.6% | +1.3 | 1 from 10 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 961 | 96 | 10% | −1.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 556 | 53 | 9.5% | −1.8 | — |
| Over 3m | 143 | 18 | 12.6% | +1.3 | — |
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
Dam
Phantom Gold (GB) (Machiavellian)
7 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Golden Stream (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Listed (Golden Stream (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Stream (IRE) | 15 | 3 | 7f | Listed |
| Well Hidden (GB) | 4 | 1 | 1m4f | Class 5 |
| Glittering Gold (GB) | 4 | 1 | 1m4f | Class 5 |
| Hypoteneuse (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 1m3½f | Class 5 |
| Silver Mirage (GB) | 11 | 1 | 6f | Class 5 |
| Desert Star (GB) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Playground (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 11 | 1 | 9% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 16 | 1 | 6% | −7.00 |
| Class 4 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 6 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 3 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lingfield (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Sandown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lingfield | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Windsor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newbury | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chelmsford (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.00 |
| Folkestone | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 16 | 0 | 0% | −16.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 10 | 1 | 10% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Moore | 5 | 1 | 20% | +4.00 |
| George Baker | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Paul Doe | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Marc Goldstein | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fergus Sweeney | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Richard Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Queally | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Harry Bentley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Amir Quinn | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Steve Drowne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pat Cosgrave | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Philip Hide | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jamie Moore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Mullen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kerrin McEvoy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 23 | 1 | 4% | −14.00 |
| Blinkers | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2009 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2008 | 12 | 1 | 8% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 22 | 1 | 5% | −13.00 |
| Hurdle | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 Jul 10+9d | Uttoxeter | Excloosive Event Hire Conditional Jockeys Novices' Hurdle | 5/7 | 14 | 10-12 | 85 | 82C | Marc Goldstein | 66/1 |
| 27 Jun 10+8d | Uttoxeter | Severn Valley Catering Novices' Hurdle | 7/10 | 7 | 10-7 | 85 | 77C | Marc Goldstein | 16/1 |
| 19 Jun 10+12d | Lingfield (AW) | betdaq.co.uk Handicap (AWT) | 4/11 | ¾ | 8-12 | 54 | 68A | Richard Thomas | 5/2J |
| 07 Jun 10+74d | Folkestone | Joy Is Discovering Your Favourite Brands Handicap | 6/11 | ¾ | 9-2 | 56 | 64A | Tom Queally | 5/1 |
| 25 Mar 10+29d | Kempton (AW) | Essex Racing Club Blue Tiger Marketing Handicap | 6/14 | nk | 9-4 | 58 | 66A | George Baker | 7/2F |
| 24 Feb 10+13d | Kempton (AW) | Goffs Breeze Up At Kempton March 12th Handicap | 6/14 | 1 | 7-12 | 60 | 57A | Harry Bentley | 50/1 |
| 11 Feb 10+174d | Southwell (AW) | Southwell For Racing And Golf Handicap | 6/7 | 22 | 9-0 | 62 | 42C | Amir Quinn | 12/1 |
| 21 Aug 09+14d | Salisbury | Westover Group Handicap | 8/12 | 7 | 9-9 | 65 | 62C | Steve Drowne | 10/1 |
| 07 Aug 09+30d | Lingfield | East Grinstead Courier And Observer Handicap | 5/12 | 3¼ | 10-0 | 67 | 76A | Pat Cosgrave | 16/1 |
| 08 Jul 09+23d | Kempton (AW) | Leonard Curtis Handicap | 10/11 | 6 | 9-0 | 68 | 57A | Ryan Moore | 15/2 |
| 15 Jun 09+16d | Windsor | Sportingbet.com Handicap | 5/15 | nk | 9-5 | 68 | 78A | Ryan Moore | 5/1J |
| 30 May 09+122d | Newbury | Relyon Cleaning Newbury Handicap | 2/13 | 3½ | 9-2 | 68 | 81A | George Baker | 16/1 |
| 28 Jan 09+19d | Lingfield (AW) | Cowden Handicap | 8/9 | 5 | 9-0 | 69 | 58A | Paul Doe | 13/2 |
| 09 Jan 09+23d | Lingfield (AW) | William Hill January Sale - Why Bet Elsewhere? Handicap | 4/11 | hd | 9-4 | 69 | 75A | George Baker | 7/1 |
| 17 Dec 08+12d | Kempton (AW) | Tfm Networks Handicap | 4/9 | 3½ | 8-4 | 70 | 62A | Paul Doe | 12/1 |
| 05 Dec 08+7d | Sandown | Blue Square Juvenile Novices' Hurdle | 5/5 | 11-0 | — | — | Philip Hide | 25/1 | |
| 28 Nov 08+36d | Newbury | Q Associates Juvenile Novices' Hurdle | F/9 | — | 10-12 | — | — | Jamie Moore | 16/1 |
| 23 Oct 08+14d | Chelmsford (AW) | Shalford Handicap | 10/12 | 2¼ | 9-3 | 71 | 62C | Richard Mullen | 16/1 |
| 09 Oct 08+25d | Chelmsford (AW) | Much Hadham Maiden Stakes | 1/11 | 9-3 | 70 | 70A | Ryan Moore | 8/1 | |
| 14 Sep 08+17d | Goodwood | Countryside Alliance Maiden Stakes | 2/7 | 2 | 9-3 | 68 | 77A | Fergus Sweeney | 8/1 |
| 28 Aug 08+21d | Lingfield | Weatherbys Bank Handicap | 12/13 | 7 | 9-3 | 71 | 51C | George Baker | 16/1 |
| 07 Aug 08+33d | Sandown | Are You Covered? Handicap | 8/11 | ½ | 8-8 | 74 | 62A | Fergus Sweeney | 25/1 |
| 05 Jul 08+20d | Sandown | Sodexo Prestige Handicap | 5/12 | 5 | 8-10 | 74 | 67A | Ryan Moore | 14/1 |
| 15 Jun 08+15d | Doncaster | Ann Hughes Heartbeat Maiden Stakes | 10/12 | 1¼ | 8-12 | 68 | 50A | Kerrin McEvoy | 6/1 |
| 31 May 08+33d | Lingfield (AW) | Allan McConnochie Memorial Maiden Stakes (AW) | 4/10 | ¾ | 9-3 | 69 | 73A | Paul Doe | 11/2 |
| 28 Apr 08 | Windsor | At The Races Maiden Stakes | 9/11 | 2 | 9-3 | 68 | 58A | Ryan Moore | 15/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Drum Major (IRE) won?
- Drum Major (IRE) won 1 of 26 archived starts between 2008 and 2010, a strike rate of 3.8%. Placed 3 times in total (11.5% of starts).
- Who trained Drum Major (IRE)?
- Drum Major (IRE) was trained by Jim Best on the most recent run on record, at Uttoxeter on 6 July 2010.
- Who is Drum Major (IRE)'s sire?
- Drum Major (IRE) is by Sadler's Wells (USA) out of Phantom Gold (GB), whose sire is Machiavellian.
- What going does Drum Major (IRE) prefer?
- Drum Major (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 11 starts (9.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Drum Major (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 85, from the run on 6 July 2010. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Drum Major (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Sadler's Wells (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 4,636 runs since Jan 2008 (370 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.7% from 107.
- Who are Drum Major (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Phantom Gold (GB), Drum Major (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Golden Stream (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Listed (Golden Stream (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.