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Grand Sabre (GB)

7yo gelding · Trainer Nick Gifford · Owner Nick Gifford Racing Club
by Dartmouth (GB) out of Unika La Reconce (FR) (Robin Des Champs)
13 runs · 10 courses · from Mar 2023
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Warwick First-time headgear LTO Last run 20 May 2026 Last raced off OR 76
KTB Profile

Grand Sabre is 1 from 13 with the win at Class 5 level in the Valley Conditional Jockeys Handicap Chase over 2m5f – 3m on good ground at Warwick in May 2025 off an official rating of 76. He has not won since. The gelding, by Dartmouth out of a Robin Des Champs mare, raced in first-time headgear when he last ran at Warwick in May 2026. All his starts have been on turf.

Based on 13 archived runs · run-style from 10 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up Wins on good or faster Win at Class 5
Official rating76↓ 6lb off peak
76 76–82

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 103 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Leicester, 4 Dec 2025

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 →

Jumps 9 figures · best 103A · median 71
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Soft494C70—
Good378B711 run · —
Good to Firm1——1 run · —
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m3103A782 runs · 103 / 90.5
1m5f – 2m374B66—
Over 3m263C50.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 13 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (3) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 13 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 84A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Lingfield, 11 Nov 2025 Official rating 76 at the last run, 20 May 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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 9 figures · best 113A · median 87
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Soft4113A91—
Good399B841 run · —
Good to Firm1——1 run · —
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m399B842 runs · 84 / 79.5
1m5f – 2m3113A105—
Over 3m275C73—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 13 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 13 runs · as at 4 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 10 analysed runs since Nov 2024

  • Held up 6 (60%) · 1 win
  • Mid-division 2 (20%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (10%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (10%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Dartmouth (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 500 runs since Jul 2021 (80 horses).

Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.1% from 195.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm17423.5%+13.70 from 1
Good2062210.7%+0.91 from 5
Good to Soft125108%−1.80 from 5
Soft10088%−1.80 from 2
Heavy35411.4%+1.6—
Standard (AW)1715.9%−3.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f400%−9.8—
1m – 1m1f300%−9.8—
1m2f – 1m4f20210%+0.2—
1m5f – 2m195105.1%−4.70 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f1832010.9%+1.10 from 2
2m5f – 3m801518.8%+91 from 5
Over 3m15213.3%+3.50 from 3

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jul 2021 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Unika La Reconce (FR) (Robin Des Champs)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Sogna In Grande (GB) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m5f–2m5½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Sogna In Grande (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Sogna In Grande (GB)422m5f–2m5½fClass 4
Unika Etoile (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 1 20% +18.00
Good to Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 8 1 13% +15.00
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Warwick 2 1 50% +21.00
Lingfield 2 0 0% −2.00
Newbury 2 0 0% −2.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 5 1 20% +18.00
Over 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
James Davies 8 0 0% −8.00
Tabitha Worsley 4 1 25% +19.00
Niall Houlihan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 12 1 8% +11.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 1 0 0% −1.00
2025 8 1 13% +15.00
2024 2 0 0% −2.00
2023 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 7 1 14% +16.00
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

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 · 1 run
20 May 26+167d Warwick Logicor Grand Neighsional Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m1½f · Good · 7 ran Held up in the pack - eased and pulled up before 4 out PU/7 — 11-1 76—— Tabitha Worsley 10/1
2025 · 8 runs
04 Dec 25+23d Leicester Leicester Racecourse Ideal Self-Hire Wedding Venue Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m6½f · Good To Firm · 6 ran Settled towards the back within range - driven into contention two out - lost placing before the last and dropped away up the run-in 6/6 2¾ 10-3 78103A75B Tabitha Worsley 11/2
11 Nov 25+19d Lingfield Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m7½f · Good · 8 ran Shared front spot early - went clear before 10th - scratchy over 14th and matched up soon after - pressed for effort before 3 out where overtaken - dropped away quickly - finished sixth 6/8 10 10-7 8078B84A Tabitha Worsley 17/2
23 Oct 25+141d Fontwell BetGoodwin Steamer Of The Day Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m2f · Good To Soft · 7 ran Untidy early towards the back - fluffed it and toiling by the 14th - dropped out and well beaten from there 5/7 37 10-10 8163C71C James Davies 16/1
04 Jun 25+25d Newton Abbot Join Us On Ladies' Night Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m2f · Good · 6 ran Settled at the back early and pulling hard - clipped the 11th and jumped awkwardly there before being bumped at the following fence - scrambled again over the 13th - made progress from the 14th and moved into second from the 15th - stayed there until 4 out - lost ground before 2 out - eventually finished 4th 4/6 38 11-5 8138C75C James Davies 9/2
10 May 25+29d Warwick Valley Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m · Good · 5 ran Settled towards the back on the outer showing early enthusiasm - moved into second by the 12th - four lengths adrift entering the straight - made ground and angled right - got up close home to win 1/5 10-7 7671C99B Tabitha Worsley 22/1
11 Apr 25+50d Huntingdon Buy General Admission In Advance Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m7½f · Good · 6 ran Up with the pace on the outside - jumped poorly at the 1st and again at the 2nd - dropped away to the back of the field after the 8th - crashing error at the 12th left it detached - pulled up in the back straight PU/6 — 11-0 81—— James Davies 18/1
20 Feb 25+33d Lingfield Sri Lanka Awaits You Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m7f · Soft · 9 ran Held up at back on the outer - dropping away from 3 out - eased and pulled up PU/9 — 10-11 82—— James Davies 33/1
18 Jan 25+57d Taunton Taunton Half Year Membership Available Today EBF 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m3f · Good To Soft · 12 ran Held up at back throughout - under pressure and losing touch with the field - eased out of contention before the second last where pulled up PU/12 — 11-6 ——— James Davies 150/1
2024 · 2 runs
22 Nov 24+293d Chepstow Dunraven Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good To Soft · 13 ran Settled midpack early - stumbled at the 3rd then dropped towards the back and lost touch after 4 out - well held at the finish 10/13 8½ 11-4 —94C95C James Davies 200/1
03 Feb 24+86d Sandown Virgin Bet Daily Extra Places Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m · Good To Soft · 7 ran 7/7 4½ 11-2 —66A87A James Davies 200/1
2023 · 2 runs
09 Nov 23+229d Newbury British Horse Society Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 6/13 shd 10-13 —74B113A Niall Houlihan 150/1
25 Mar 23 Newbury Goffs UK Spring Sale Bumper (Open NH Flat Race) (GBB Race) Class 2 · 2m½f · Soft · 19 ran 17/19 24 11-0 —4C105C James Davies 80/1

Quick answers

How many races has Grand Sabre won?
Grand Sabre (GB) won 1 of 13 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 7.7%. Placed 1 time in total (7.7% of starts).
Who trains Grand Sabre?
Grand Sabre (GB) is trained by Nick Gifford, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 20 May 2026.
Who is Grand Sabre's sire?
Grand Sabre (GB) is by Dartmouth (GB) out of Unika La Reconce (FR), whose sire is Robin Des Champs.
What going does Grand Sabre prefer?
Grand Sabre (GB) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Grand Sabre's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 76, from the run on 20 May 2026. The highest on record is 82.
What is Grand Sabre's sire's record?
Dartmouth (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 500 runs since Jul 2021 (80 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.1% from 195.
Who are Grand Sabre's siblings?
Out of Unika La Reconce (FR), Grand Sabre (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Sogna In Grande (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Sogna In Grande (GB)). The wins came over 2m5f–2m5½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from March 2023. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.