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Horse profile

Holberg (UAE)

5yo horse (at last run, Jun 2011) · Last trainer Saeed bin Suroor · Last owner Godolphin
by Halling (USA) out of Sweet Willa (USA) (Assert)
14 runs · 11 courses · from Aug 2008
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 16 Jun 2011 — 5,606 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2011 · 13th of 15 6 wins · 5 courses Last raced off OR 111
KTB Profile

Holberg (UAE) is 6 from 14, including a Group 3 win. The biggest win we hold: the Queen's Vase at Ascot (Jun 2009). Hasn't won since Sep 2010. 4 of 7 starts on good or faster ground have ended in wins — 0 from 4 on softer.

Based on 14 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
Official rating111↓ 4lb off peak
111 79–115

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 96B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Goodwood, 22 Sep 2010 Official rating 111 at the last run, 16 Jun 2011

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 14 figures · best 106A · median 91
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Firm6106A94—
Good to Soft389A82—
Standard (AW)397A92—
Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f6106A94.5—
1m – 1m1f392A84—
1m5f – 2m295A92—
6f – 7f283B77—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 14 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Halling (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 6,095 runs since Jan 2008 (409 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 4.8% from 187.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm72811.1%+0.1—
Good to Firm1,15114612.7%+1.74 from 6
Good1,60617911.1%+0.10 from 1
Good to Soft7518311.1%+0.10 from 3
Soft7898911.3%+0.30 from 1
Heavy2562810.9%−0.1—
Standard (AW)1,4701369.3%−1.72 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3638.3%−2.7—
6f – 7f578488.3%−2.71 from 2
1m – 1m1f979939.5%−1.51 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f2,07924711.9%+0.93 from 6
1m5f – 2m1,59219612.3%+1.31 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f6146811.1%+0.10 from 1
2m5f – 3m18794.8%−6.2—
Over 3m30516.7%+5.7—

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
Sweet Willa (USA) (Assert)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Jinto (GB) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m3½f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Jinto (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Jinto (GB)1511m3½fClass 6
Perfumery (GB)30——
Confident (GB)20——
Galipoli (FR)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 6 4 67% +11.60
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Standard (AW) 3 2 67% +5.38
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 8 3 38% +6.10
Class 4 3 1 33% +3.00
Class 5 2 1 50% +0.38
Class 3 1 1 100% +2.50

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ascot 2 1 50% +6.00
Goodwood 2 2 100% +4.10
Kempton (AW) 2 1 50% +4.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00
Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 1 100% +2.50
Southwell (AW) 1 1 100% +1.38
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Ripon 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 6 3 50% +3.60
1m – 1m1f 3 1 33% +3.00
1m5f – 2m 2 1 50% +6.00
6f – 7f 2 1 50% +0.38
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Frankie Dettori 6 2 33% +0.10
Joe Fanning 4 3 75% +9.88
Royston Ffrench 2 0 0% −2.00
J F Egan 1 1 100% +5.00
Greg Fairley 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 2 0 0% −2.00
2010 4 2 50% +2.10
2009 3 2 67% +8.50
2008 5 2 40% +3.38

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
16 Jun 11+21d Ascot Gold Cup (British Champions' Series) (Group 1) Class 1 · 20f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 13/15 73 9-2 11182C Frankie Dettori 10/1
26 May 11+246d Sandown Charles Heidsieck Champagne Henry II Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 · 16f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 3/8 ½ 9-2 11189A Frankie Dettori 6/4F
22 Sep 10+18d Goodwood Mouton Cadet Classic Foundation Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 10f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 1/5 9-0 11596B Frankie Dettori 11/10F
04 Sep 10+58d Kempton (AW) totesport.com September Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 12f · Standard · 9 ran 2/9 3½ 9-4 11597A Frankie Dettori 7/4F
08 Jul 10+34d Newmarket Princess Of Wales's sportingbet.com Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 · 12f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 5/8 1½ 9-2 11590A Frankie Dettori 5/2
04 Jun 10+350d Goodwood WHEB Group Stakes (Registered As The Tapster Stakes) (Listed) Class 1 · 12f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 1/8 9-0 113106A Frankie Dettori 3/1F
19 Jun 09+35d Ascot Queen's Vase (Group 3) Class 1 · 16f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 1/14 9-1 9995A Joe Fanning 7/1
15 May 09+20d Hamilton Totepool Glasgow Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 11f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 3/6 ¾ 9-0 9993B Joe Fanning 20/1
25 Apr 09+136d Leicester Toteexacta Handicap Class 3 · 12f · Good To Firm · 3 ran 1/3 9-7 8592C Joe Fanning 5/2
10 Dec 08+22d Kempton (AW) Digibet.com Nursery Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Standard · 10 ran 1/10 9-7 7992A J F Egan 5/1
18 Nov 08+40d Southwell (AW) E.B.F. Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 6 ran 1/6 9-3 7983B Joe Fanning 11/8F
09 Oct 08+27d Newbury harino.com - Virtual Racing, Real Excitement Maiden Stakes (Div 1) Class 4 · 8f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 5/14 7 9-3 8566A Royston Ffrench 5/1
12 Sep 08+13d Doncaster E.B.F. Inspirepac Maiden Stakes (Str) (Div 2) Class 4 · 8f · Soft · 11 ran 4/11 1 9-3 8584A Greg Fairley 12/1
30 Aug 08 Ripon Uredale Maiden Stakes (Div 2) Class 5 · 6f · Good · 13 ran 6/13 1½ 9-3 8571A Royston Ffrench 13/2

Quick answers

How many races has Holberg (UAE) won?
Holberg (UAE) won 6 of 14 archived starts between 2008 and 2011, a strike rate of 42.9%. Placed 8 times in total (57.1% of starts).
Who trained Holberg (UAE)?
Holberg (UAE) was trained by Saeed bin Suroor on the most recent run on record, at Ascot on 16 June 2011.
Who is Holberg (UAE)'s sire?
Holberg (UAE) is by Halling (USA) out of Sweet Willa (USA), whose sire is Assert.
What going does Holberg (UAE) prefer?
Holberg (UAE) has the best record on good to firm going: 4 wins from 6 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Holberg (UAE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 111, from the run on 16 June 2011. The highest on record is 115.
What is Holberg (UAE)'s sire's record?
Halling (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 6,095 runs since Jan 2008 (409 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 4.8% from 187.
Who are Holberg (UAE)'s siblings?
Out of Sweet Willa (USA), Holberg (UAE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Jinto (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Jinto (GB)). The wins came over 1m3½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2008. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.