Hold Sway (IRE)
Hold Sway (IRE) is 1 from 7, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since May 2017. Last raced off a career-high mark of 87.
- 1–7Wins / Runs
- 14.3%Strike rate
- 4 (57.1%)Placed
- −3.25£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 0.55Fair A/E n=7 · 0.49 incl. margin
- 87Highest OR
- 26dAvg 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 102
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 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 3 | 102B | 93 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6 | 102B | 95 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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.
Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 18.4% of 12,953 runs since Jan 2008 (1,525 horses).
Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 9.8% from 429.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 48 | 11 | 22.9% | +4.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2,323 | 477 | 20.5% | +2.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 3,166 | 563 | 17.8% | −0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 1,742 | 310 | 17.8% | −0.6 | 1 from 3 |
| Soft | 1,908 | 327 | 17.1% | −1.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 595 | 103 | 17.3% | −1.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3,169 | 585 | 18.5% | +0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 429 | 42 | 9.8% | −8.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3,121 | 580 | 18.6% | +0.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,858 | 726 | 18.8% | +0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3,833 | 769 | 20.1% | +1.7 | 1 from 6 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,209 | 188 | 15.6% | −2.8 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 333 | 48 | 14.4% | −4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 138 | 19 | 13.8% | −4.6 | — |
| Over 3m | 32 | 6 | 18.8% | +0.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
7 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Spanish City (GB) (5 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Charming Thought (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish City (GB) | 29 | 5 | 5f–7f | Class 3 |
| Charming Thought (GB) | 7 | 3 | 6f | Group 1 |
| Finn's Charm (GB) | 17 | 3 | 7f–1m | Class 3 |
| Telepathic (IRE) | 13 | 2 | 7f–1m2f | Class 5 |
| Playfull Spirit (GB) | 9 | 1 | 6f | Class 5 |
| Flamenco Fan (GB) | 5 | 1 | 6f | Class 5 |
| Jumby Breeze (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.75 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.25 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Buick | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.75 |
| Hayley Turner | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Martin Lane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adam Kirby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheekpieces | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.75 |
| None | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Blinkers | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 12 Aug 17+9d | Ascot | Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Classic (Handicap) | 8/10 | 2¼ | 9-6 | 87 | 93B | 67A | Hayley Turner | 7/1 |
| 03 Aug 17+56d | Goodwood | Matchbook Betting Exchange Handicap | 5/13 | 3¼ | 8-6 | 87 | 97C | 86A | Silvestre De Sousa | 9/2F |
| 08 Jun 17+21d | Sandown | Boodles Diamond Handicap | 3/7 | 1¼ | 9-6 | 87 | 98B | 85A | James Doyle | 9/4F |
| 18 May 17+15d | Newmarket | EBF Stallions Friends Of Racing Welfare Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) | 1/7 | 9-5 | 84 | 102B | 90A | William Buick | 11/4 | |
| 03 May 17+32d | Pontefract | Totepool Supports The Nrc/breeders Backing Racing Ebf Maiden Stakes | 2/5 | 1 | 9-5 | — | 84C | 75B | Martin Lane | 4/6F |
| 01 Apr 17+24d | Doncaster | Betway Maiden Stakes | 3/16 | shd | 9-5 | — | 63C | 88A | William Buick | 4/1 |
| 08 Mar 17 | Kempton (AW) | 100% Profit Boost At 32RedSport.com Maiden Stakes | 2/12 | 4 | 9-5 | — | 88A | 83A | Adam Kirby | 7/4F |
Quick answers
- How many races has Hold Sway won?
- Hold Sway (IRE) won 1 of 7 archived starts in 2017, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 4 times in total (57.1% of starts).
- Who trained Hold Sway?
- Hold Sway (IRE) was trained by Charlie Appleby on the most recent run on record, at Ascot on 12 August 2017.
- Who is Hold Sway's sire?
- Hold Sway (IRE) is by Dubawi (IRE) out of Annabelle's Charm (IRE), whose sire is Indian Ridge.
- What going does Hold Sway prefer?
- Hold Sway (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Hold Sway's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 87, from the run on 12 August 2017. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Hold Sway's sire's record?
- Dubawi (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 18.4% of 12,953 runs since Jan 2008 (1,525 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 9.8% from 429.
- Who are Hold Sway's siblings?
- Out of Annabelle's Charm (IRE), Hold Sway (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Spanish City (GB) (5). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Charming Thought (GB)). The wins came over 5f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.