King's Gambit (IRE)
King's Gambit is a gelding who has won two of 17 starts on turf. Both wins came at Newbury, including a Class 2 handicap over 1m2f – 1m4f on good ground off a mark of 93 in May 2024. He also won a Class 4 maiden over 1m – 1m1f on good to soft in August 2023. The son of Saxon Warrior finished fifth of eight in the Class 1 Coral Glorious Stakes at Goodwood in August 2026. He last ran off an official rating of 109.
- 2–17Wins / Runs
- 11.8%Strike rate
- 7 (41.2%)Placed
- +21.50£1 level staken=17 at SP
- 0.84Fair A/E n=17 · 0.74 incl. margin
- 116Highest OR
- 69dAvg 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 106
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 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 9 | 97C | 86 | 3 runs · 94 / 82 |
| Good | 4 | 106A | 81 | 2 runs · 106 / 94.5 |
| Soft | 3 | 116B | 98 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 12 | 116B | 84.5 | 4 runs · 94 / 82.5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 106A | 92 | 1 run · — |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 17 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 from 10 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Prominent 4 (40%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 3 (30%) · 0 wins
- Held up 3 (30%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 2,894 runs since Jan 2008 (361 horses).
Strongest on standard (aw) going: 14.9% from 938. Weakest on heavy going: 5.9% from 136.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 5 | 2 | 40% | +28.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 373 | 47 | 12.6% | +1.1 | 0 from 9 |
| Good | 692 | 65 | 9.4% | −2.1 | 1 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 333 | 34 | 10.2% | −1.3 | 1 from 1 |
| Soft | 417 | 37 | 8.9% | −2.6 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 136 | 8 | 5.9% | −5.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 938 | 140 | 14.9% | +3.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 69 | 3 | 4.3% | −7.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 886 | 96 | 10.8% | −0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 887 | 104 | 11.7% | +0.2 | 1 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 796 | 104 | 13.1% | +1.6 | 1 from 12 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 190 | 22 | 11.6% | +0.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 65 | 4 | 6.2% | −5.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −11.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Mighty Nebula (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Mighty Nebula (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mighty Nebula (IRE) | 13 | 2 | 1m–1m2f | Class 4 |
| Dr Ali (IRE) | 28 | 2 | 6f | Class 6 |
| Al Hareth (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Countess De Vega (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Good | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.50 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +33.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +32.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newbury | 5 | 2 | 40% | +33.50 |
| Ascot | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| York | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 12 | 1 | 8% | −7.50 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 1 | 25% | +30.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Spencer | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| William Buick | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.50 |
| James Doyle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Trevor Whelan | 2 | 1 | 50% | +32.00 |
| Daniel Tudhope | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Moore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oisin Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Callum Shepherd | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kevin Stott | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 16 | 2 | 13% | +22.50 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.50 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +31.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 01 Aug 26+28d | Goodwood | Coral Glorious Stakes (Group 3) mid-pack early - dropped back and gave ground 3f out - facing a big task with 1f left - stayed on inside without threatening the front | 5/8 | ¾ | 9-3 | 109 | 78A | 92A | Jamie Spencer | 18/1 |
| 04 Jul 26+18d | Sandown | Coral-Eclipse (Group 1) Settled in the pack early - pressed for effort with 3f to run - dropped away 2f out - finished well beaten in 6th | 6/7 | 7½ | 9-9 | 109 | 94C | 88C | Jamie Spencer | 100/1 |
| 16 Jun 26+39d | Ascot | Wolferton Stakes (Listed) Held up towards the back - driven into effort over a furlong out and stayed on - checked approaching final furlong - finished on inside without threatening leaders | 7/16 | 1 | 9-5 | 109 | 82C | 97A | Jamie Spencer | 12/1 |
| 08 May 26+23d | Chester | Deepbridge Huxley Stakes (Group 2) Settled just off the pace - pushed along with 2f left - unable to make an impression - finished ninth | 9/9 | 2¼ | 9-3 | 111 | 83A | 82A | James Doyle | 9/2 |
| 15 Apr 26+207d | Newmarket | Betway Earl Of Sefton Stakes (Group 3) Sluggish start - held up in the pack - progress from 2f out - pushed along inside final furlong to claim second close home | 2/6 | 3¾ | 9-2 | 111 | 106A | 102B | Jamie Spencer | 8/1 |
| 2025 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Sep 25+28d | Ayr | Ladbrokes 'Big Football Bet Builder Boosts' Doonside Cup Stakes (Listed) Settled in fifth early - made progress and moved right approaching 2f out - pressed for effort and improved into second inside final furlong but couldn't reel in winner - finished second beaten under three lengths | 2/6 | 2¾ | 9-5 | 111 | 80A | 106B | James Doyle | 9/1 |
| 23 Aug 25+67d | York | Sky Bet Strensall Stakes (Group 3) Settled towards the back - squeezed for space approaching 4f out - made ground into contention 3f out - lost pace with leading group 2f out - stayed on late without threatening to finish 5th | 5/8 | 1½ | 9-7 | 113 | 76A | 99A | Daniel Tudhope | 6/1 |
| 17 Jun 25+31d | Ascot | Wolferton Stakes (Listed) Settled towards the back - shifted wide entering straight - made progress from 2f out - finished well to snatch third close home | 3/16 | ¾ | 9-5 | 113 | 97C | 98A | James McDonald | 4/1F |
| 17 May 25+210d | Newbury | Sky Sports Racing Aston Park Stakes (Group 3) Sat close behind front group early - fighting for control under restraint - urged forward with two furlongs left - unable to gain ground with a furlong to go - lost place approaching the finish and finished sixth | 6/7 | 1½ | 9-2 | 114 | 86A | 83A | Ryan Moore | 11/4 |
| 2024 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Oct 24+59d | Ascot | Qipco Champion Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Middle Distance) Tracked front group wide - driven approaching 2f out then bumped and dropped back - stayed on same rate late for 7th | 7/11 | 2¼ | 9-3 | 116 | 116B | 94A | Oisin Murphy | 14/1 |
| 21 Aug 24+25d | York | Sky Bet Great Voltigeur Stakes (Group 2) Handy early - lost a little ground as the tempo lifted 3f out before rallying under pressure inside the final furlong - kept on to finish third by a short head | 3/5 | nk | 9-2 | 116 | 89C | 93B | William Buick | 9/4 |
| 27 Jul 24+37d | York | Sky Bet York Stakes (Group 2) | 2/4 | ½ | 8-13 | 112 | 17C | 89B | Callum Shepherd | 5/2 |
| 20 Jun 24+33d | Ascot | Hampton Court Stakes (Group 3) | 2/12 | ¾ | 9-2 | 107 | 89A | 104A | William Buick | 2/1F |
| 18 May 24+239d | Newbury | Trade Nation London Gold Cup Handicap (Heritage Handicap) | 1/13 | 9-3 | 93 | 79C | 111A | William Buick | 7/2F | |
| 2023 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Sep 23+35d | Newbury | Haynes, Hanson & Clark Novice Stakes (Str) | 2/6 | hd | 9-8 | — | 98A | 99B | Kevin Stott | 5/2F |
| 18 Aug 23+28d | Newbury | Benny Hutchins Memorial EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Str) | 1/6 | 9-7 | — | 86B | 98B | Trevor Whelan | 33/1 | |
| 21 Jul 23 | Newbury | R & M Electrical EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) | 8/9 | ½ | 9-4 | — | 64A | 71A | Trevor Whelan | 20/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has King's Gambit won?
- King's Gambit (IRE) won 2 of 17 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 11.8%. Placed 7 times in total (41.2% of starts).
- Who trains King's Gambit?
- King's Gambit (IRE) is trained by Harry Charlton, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 1 August 2026.
- Who is King's Gambit's sire?
- King's Gambit (IRE) is by Saxon Warrior (JPN) out of Pure Symmetry (USA), whose sire is Storm Cat.
- What going does King's Gambit prefer?
- King's Gambit (IRE) has the best record on good 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 King's Gambit's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 109, from the run on 1 August 2026. The highest on record is 116.
- What is King's Gambit's sire's record?
- Saxon Warrior (JPN)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 2,894 runs since Jan 2008 (361 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 14.9% from 938. Weakest on heavy going: 5.9% from 136.
- Who are King's Gambit's siblings?
- Out of Pure Symmetry (USA), King's Gambit (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Mighty Nebula (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Mighty Nebula (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.