Gladius (IRE)
Gladius won three of six starts between Apr 2025 and Aug 2025, all over 1m – 1m1f on his first visit to the course. The colt took a Class 5 maiden at Kempton on standard going, then two Class 3 handicaps at Sandown on good to firm and Goodwood on good. He finished second of six in the Class 1 Too Darn Hot Darley Stakes at Newmarket in Oct 2025 when last raced off his career-high mark of 106. He was the beaten favourite on that run.
- 3–6Wins / Runs
- 50%Strike rate
- 5 (83.3%)Placed
- +3.21£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 1.43Fair A/E n=6 · 1.21 incl. margin
- 106Highest OR
- 37dAvg 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 113
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 4 | 113A | 95 | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 113A | 94 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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 16.3% of 5,056 runs since Jan 2008 (559 horses).
Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7% from 157.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 2 | 50% | +33.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 831 | 154 | 18.5% | +2.2 | 1 from 4 |
| Good | 1,217 | 199 | 16.4% | +0.1 | 1 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 579 | 92 | 15.9% | −0.4 | — |
| Soft | 698 | 118 | 16.9% | +0.6 | — |
| Heavy | 213 | 36 | 16.9% | +0.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,514 | 224 | 14.8% | −1.5 | 1 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 382 | 60 | 15.7% | −0.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2,111 | 372 | 17.6% | +1.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,351 | 205 | 15.2% | −1.1 | 3 from 5 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 997 | 171 | 17.2% | +0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 157 | 11 | 7% | −9.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 47 | 5 | 10.6% | −5.7 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | −5.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −16.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Lovely Esteem (GB) (1 win).
The wins came over 7f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lovely Esteem (GB) | 8 | 1 | 7f | — |
| Port Of Entry (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.50 |
| Good | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.38 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.33 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 2 | 100% | +2.88 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.33 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.38 |
| Sandown | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.50 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.33 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 3 | 60% | +4.21 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oisin Murphy | 4 | 2 | 50% | +2.83 |
| William Buick | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.38 |
| David Probert | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Oct 25+49d | Newmarket | Too Darn Hot Darley Stakes (Group 3) Up with the pace - moved forward and advanced 2f out - struck the front over 1f out - pressed hard and overtaken inside the final furlong - stayed on but no more to give | 2/6 | ¾ | 9-1 | 106 | 113A | 99B | Oisin Murphy | 15/8F |
| 23 Aug 25+21d | York | Sky Bet Strensall Stakes (Group 3) Settled handy on the outer - made headway 3f out - pressed for effort 2f out - held no more inside final furlong to finish 4th | 4/8 | 1¼ | 9-0 | 99 | 78A | 96A | Oisin Murphy | 5/2 |
| 02 Aug 25+49d | Goodwood | Coral Golden Rewards Shaker Handicap Tracked the front group - moved up to dispute matters 3f from home - hit the front inside the last two furlongs - pushed out to prevail | 1/16 | 9-3 | 94 | 94C | 107A | William Buick | 11/8F | |
| 14 Jun 25+30d | Sandown | Download The BetMGM App Handicap Tracked pace on the outside - driven up to hit the front approaching the final furlong - urged clear inside the last and held on for the win | 1/7 | 9-9 | 87 | 102A | 104A | Oisin Murphy | 6/4F | |
| 15 May 25+38d | Salisbury | Al Basti Equiworld, Dubai Novice Stakes Tracked in second early - closed on pace-setter 3f out - eased left under urging 2f out and soon headed - stayed on same pace to finish second | 2/6 | 5 | 9-8 | — | 88A | 78B | David Probert | 1/4F |
| 07 Apr 25 | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Improved Acca Boosts Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Held mid-pack early - roused with 2f left facing a big task - pressed on hard approaching final furlong - hit front close to line to score | 1/14 | 9-1 | — | 94B | 95A | Oisin Murphy | 10/3 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Gladius (IRE) won?
- Gladius (IRE) won 3 of 6 archived starts in 2025, a strike rate of 50%. Placed 5 times in total (83.3% of starts).
- Who trained Gladius (IRE)?
- Gladius (IRE) was trained by Andrew Balding on the most recent run on record, at Newmarket on 11 October 2025.
- Who is Gladius (IRE)'s sire?
- Gladius (IRE) is by Night Of Thunder (IRE) out of Persona Grata (GB), whose sire is Sir Percy.
- What going does Gladius (IRE) prefer?
- Gladius (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Gladius (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 106, from the run on 11 October 2025. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Gladius (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Night Of Thunder (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 16.3% of 5,056 runs since Jan 2008 (559 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7% from 157.
- Who are Gladius (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Persona Grata (GB), Gladius (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Lovely Esteem (GB) (1). The wins came over 7f. As at Oct 2026.