Flagpole (IRE)
Flagpole is a lightly raced filly with one win from two starts since Nov 2025. She won the Class 4 Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Fillies Novice Stakes at Wolverhampton over 1m to 1m1f on Standard going in May 2026. Her sire Starspangledbanner has progeny that have won 780 of 7012 runs since Jan 2008 while her dam has produced three winners from three runners to race. She remains with John and Thady Gosden.
- 1–2Wins / Runs
- 50%Strike rate
- 1 (50%)Placed
- +9.00£1 level staken=2 at SP
- 184dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 87
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) | 2 | 87B | 80 | 2 · 87 / 80 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 87B | 80 | 2 · 87 / 80 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 7,129 runs since Jan 2008 (659 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.5% from 1,186.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 25 | 3 | 12% | +0.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,032 | 124 | 12% | +0.9 | — |
| Good | 1,735 | 183 | 10.5% | −0.6 | — |
| Good to Soft | 770 | 90 | 11.7% | +0.6 | — |
| Soft | 1,062 | 120 | 11.3% | +0.2 | — |
| Heavy | 292 | 33 | 11.3% | +0.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,213 | 237 | 10.7% | −0.4 | 1 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,186 | 172 | 14.5% | +3.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3,553 | 394 | 11.1% | 0 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,379 | 135 | 9.8% | −1.3 | 1 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 648 | 60 | 9.3% | −1.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 267 | 25 | 9.4% | −1.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 83 | 4 | 4.8% | −6.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 13 | 0 | 0% | −11.1 | — |
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
3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Night Battle (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Supermodel (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Night Battle (IRE) | 6 | 3 | 1m–1m2f | Class 4 |
| Supermodel (IRE) | 5 | 2 | 7f–1m½f | Class 3 |
| Time Loop (IRE) | 8 | 1 | 1m2f | Class 5 |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 26+184d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Settled towards the back - pushed along with over 2f left - progress gained quickly - edged right under pressure approaching final furlong and a half to hit the front - kicked away entering the last furlong - won comfortably | 1/6 | 9-2 | 73B | 93B | Billy Loughnane | 10/1 | |
| 26 Nov 25 | Southwell (AW) | Free Tips Daily On AtTheRaces.com Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Settled in the pack - moved through 3f out - pushed along soon after - stayed on at one gear to the line - finished 4th | 4/14 | 1¾ | 9-2 | 87B | 78A | James Doyle | 15/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Flagpole (IRE) won?
- Flagpole (IRE) won 1 of 2 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 50%. Placed 1 time in total (50% of starts).
- Who trains Flagpole (IRE)?
- Flagpole (IRE) is trained by John & Thady Gosden, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 29 May 2026.
- Who is Flagpole (IRE)'s sire?
- Flagpole (IRE) is by Starspangledbanner (AUS) out of Fine Time (GB), whose sire is Dansili.
- What is Flagpole (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Starspangledbanner (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 7,129 runs since Jan 2008 (659 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.5% from 1,186.
- Who are Flagpole (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Fine Time (GB), Flagpole (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Night Battle (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Supermodel (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.