Horse profile
King's Sabre (GB)
by King's Best (USA) out of Lightsabre (GB) (Polar Falcon)
49 runs · 19 courses · from Sep 2008
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 Jul 2012 — 5,215 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2012 · 12th of 12
Won at Yarmouth
Last raced off OR 53
KTB Profile
King's Sabre (GB) is 1 from 49, the win coming at Class 6 level. Hasn't won since Jun 2010. The win came on turf — 0 from 23 on the all-weather, and the win came on good or faster ground (0 from 3 on softer). Last raced off 53, 33lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 49 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Won on turf, 0 on AW
Wins on good or faster
Win at Class 6
OR ↓ 33lb off peak
- 1–49Wins / Runs
- 2%Strike rate
- 12 (24.5%)Placed
- −42.50£1 level staken=49 at SP
- 0.30Fair A/E n=49 · 0.25 incl. margin
- 86Highest OR
- 29dAvg 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.
Official rating53↓ 33lb off peak
53
47–86
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
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
King's Best (USA)
Progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 7,763 runs since Jan 2008 (574 horses).
Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.8% from 249.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 70 | 14 | 20% | +10.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,154 | 101 | 8.8% | −1.1 | 0 from 14 |
| Good | 1,889 | 167 | 8.8% | −1.1 | 1 from 9 |
| Good to Soft | 952 | 116 | 12.2% | +2.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,216 | 128 | 10.5% | +0.6 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 427 | 39 | 9.1% | −0.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,053 | 201 | 9.8% | −0.1 | 0 from 23 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 156 | 14 | 9% | −0.9 | 0 from 4 |
| 6f – 7f | 1,605 | 148 | 9.2% | −0.7 | 0 from 34 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,702 | 179 | 10.5% | +0.6 | 1 from 11 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,901 | 196 | 10.3% | +0.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,378 | 129 | 9.4% | −0.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 718 | 78 | 10.9% | +1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 249 | 17 | 6.8% | −3.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 54 | 6 | 11.1% | +1.2 | — |
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
Dam
Lightsabre (GB) (Polar Falcon)
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 23 | 0 | 0% | −23.00 |
| Good to Firm | 14 | 0 | 0% | −14.00 |
| Good | 9 | 1 | 11% | −2.50 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 30 | 1 | 3% | −23.50 |
| Class 5 | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Class 4 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwell (AW) | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Redcar | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Newmarket | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Beverley | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Leicester | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Carlisle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.50 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Folkestone | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 34 | 0 | 0% | −34.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 11 | 1 | 9% | −4.50 |
| Under 6f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Eddery | 12 | 1 | 8% | −5.50 |
| Franny Norton | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Mark Coumbe | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Charles Eddery | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Martin Dwyer | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Daragh O'Donohoe | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Kelly Harrison | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Billy Cray | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| J-P Guillambert | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Seb Sanders | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Nathan Alison | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jimmy Quinn | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Michael O'Connell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Phillip Makin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robert Winston | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Graham Gibbons | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Russ Kennemore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| George Baker | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tolley Dean | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Mullen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E/S | 23 | 1 | 4% | −16.50 |
| None | 14 | 0 | 0% | −14.00 |
| E/SB | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2010 | 26 | 1 | 4% | −19.50 |
| 2009 | 17 | 0 | 0% | −17.00 |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 · 3 runs | |||||||||
| 17 Jul 12+6d | Southwell (AW) | Anchor Inn Worksop Handicap | 12/12 | 9 | 9-5 | 53 | 41C | Kelly Harrison | 40/1 |
| 11 Jul 12+19d | Kempton (AW) | Thames Materials Handicap | 11/11 | 12 | 9-2 | 53 | 29C | Kelly Harrison | 28/1 |
| 22 Jun 12+618d | Newmarket | Poptelecom.co.uk 50% Off Broadband Apprentice Handicap | 12/14 | 1¼ | 9-0 | 60 | 48C | Nathan Alison | 16/1 |
| 2010 · 26 runs | |||||||||
| 13 Oct 10+14d | Lingfield (AW) | L & M Body Repairs Legendary Classified Claiming Stakes (Div 1) | 10/11 | shd | 8-3 | 60 | 56A | Jimmy Quinn | 10/1 |
| 29 Sep 10+7d | Kempton (AW) | digibet.com Classified Claiming Stakes | 7/13 | 1½ | 8-13 | 60 | 66A | Mark Coumbe | 10/1 |
| 22 Sep 10+14d | Redcar | Follow Redcar Racing On Facebook Claiming Stakes (Str) | 2/12 | 2½ | 8-6 | 60 | 74A | Mark Coumbe | 66/1 |
| 08 Sep 10+12d | Kempton (AW) | digibet Classified Claiming Stakes | 7/14 | 2¼ | 8-11 | 60 | 73A | Mark Coumbe | 33/1 |
| 27 Aug 10+4d | Thirsk | toteexacta Thirsk Handicap (Div 1) | 5/11 | ½ | 8-9 | 62 | 68A | Michael O'Connell | 16/1 |
| 23 Aug 10+15d | Carlisle | Carlisle-races.co.uk Handicap | 13/14 | 1¼ | 9-4 | 62 | 54C | Phillip Makin | 14/1 |
| 08 Aug 10+8d | Redcar | Marske Vets Claiming Stakes | 4/8 | 1¼ | 9-3 | 62 | 78A | Paul Eddery | 15/2 |
| 31 Jul 10+6d | Hamilton | Avia Signs Classified Claiming Stakes | 4/9 | 1 | 9-1 | 62 | 67A | Paul Eddery | 9/4F |
| 25 Jul 10+12d | Carlisle | Penrith Building Supplies Claiming Stakes | 5/11 | 1¼ | 9-1 | 62 | 73A | Paul Eddery | 28/1 |
| 13 Jul 10+11d | Beverley | Happy Birthday Philip Megginson Handicap | 9/9 | 5 | 9-0 | 63 | 41A | Paul Eddery | 16/1 |
| 02 Jul 10+1d | Beverley | Racing Again Tomorrow Selling Stakes | 4/12 | nk | 9-3 | 63 | 77A | James Sullivan | 7/2 |
| 01 Jul 10+9d | Redcar | Win A VIP Day Out At redcarracing.co.uk Selling Stakes | 2/9 | 9 | 9-8 | 60 | 82A | Paul Eddery | 9/2 |
| 22 Jun 10+3d | Beverley | Yorkshire Racing Summer Festival Handicap | 5/12 | 2 | 9-4 | 60 | 73A | Paul Eddery | 12/1 |
| 19 Jun 10+10d | Redcar | Lad's Night On Thursday 1st July Claiming Stakes | 2/12 | 2 | 9-1 | 60 | 85A | Paul Eddery | 20/1 |
| 09 Jun 10+8d | Yarmouth | Pleasurewood Hills Maiden Handicap | 1/15 | 8-11 | 50 | 82A | Paul Eddery | 11/2 | |
| 01 Jun 10+8d | Redcar | Racing Uk Sky 432 Selling Stakes | 4/8 | shd | 9-7 | 50 | 71A | Franny Norton | 20/1 |
| 24 May 10+4d | Leicester | Ladbrokes.com Hickling Selling Stakes | 4/9 | nk | 9-6 | 49 | 75A | Franny Norton | 9/1 |
| 20 May 10+13d | Southwell (AW) | Bet Heineken Cup Final - Betdaq Handicap (Div 2) | 9/12 | ¾ | 8-1 | 50 | 42A | Charles Eddery | 14/1 |
| 07 May 10+3d | Nottingham | Come To Ladies' Night 3rd July Apprentice Handicap (Div 2) | 3/15 | 3½ | 8-5 | 47 | 77A | Charles Eddery | 6/1 |
| 04 May 10+27d | Newcastle | LA Taxis Handicap (Div 1) | 2/9 | ½ | 8-6 | 47 | 69A | Franny Norton | 7/1 |
| 07 Apr 10+21d | Lingfield (AW) | Tonight's Champions League Betting At bluesquare.com Handicap (Div 1) | 6/14 | nk | 8-7 | 49 | 57A | Paul Eddery | 50/1 |
| 17 Mar 10+7d | Southwell (AW) | Casino At 32red.com Handicap | 6/11 | 1½ | 8-10 | 52 | 63A | Paul Eddery | 20/1 |
| 10 Mar 10+6d | Lingfield (AW) | Arrows Removal Of London Handicap (Div 2) | 8/10 | ¾ | 8-10 | 52 | 53A | Franny Norton | 20/1 |
| 04 Mar 10+21d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Stay At The Wolverhampton Holiday Inn Selling Stakes | 7/9 | 1 | 8-7 | 52 | 49A | Charles Eddery | 28/1 |
| 11 Feb 10+9d | Kempton (AW) | Betdaq On 0870 178 1221 Handicap (Div 2) | 9/13 | 2¼ | 8-13 | 53 | 55A | Franny Norton | 13/2 |
| 02 Feb 10+46d | Southwell (AW) | Try Betdaq For An Exchange Handicap | 9/10 | 4½ | 8-1 | 53 | 36A | Billy Cray | 16/1 |
| 2009 · 17 runs | |||||||||
| 18 Dec 09+7d | Southwell (AW) | Angling Publications Classified Stakes | 2/13 | 1¾ | 8-9 | 53 | 68A | Billy Cray | 25/1 |
| 11 Dec 09+11d | Southwell (AW) | Totepool Racing's Biggest Supporter Handicap (Div 1) | 11/12 | 1¼ | 8-13 | 53 | 34A | J-P Guillambert | 8/1 |
| 30 Nov 09+13d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Betdaq The Betting Exchange Handicap (Div 1) | 7/11 | ¾ | 8-7 | 53 | 54A | Paul Eddery | 18/1 |
| 17 Nov 09+11d | Southwell (AW) | Play At pokerinvenice.com Handicap (Div 2) | 6/12 | 1½ | 9-0 | 55 | 60A | J-P Guillambert | 66/1 |
| 06 Nov 09+3d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Ladbrokescasino.com Handicap | 13/13 | 5 | 9-2 | 58 | 30A | Robert Winston | 22/1 |
| 03 Nov 09+8d | Catterick | Go Racing In Yorkshire Claiming Stakes | 5/10 | 2½ | 8-6 | 56 | 61A | Graham Gibbons | 25/1 |
| 26 Oct 09+6d | Leicester | Gumley Claiming Stakes | 12/12 | ¾ | 8-3 | 58 | 43C | Paul Eddery | 14/1 |
| 20 Oct 09+18d | Lingfield (AW) | Marketform Team D&o Selling Stakes | 10/10 | 6 | 9-0 | 63 | 28A | Franny Norton | 7/1 |
| 02 Oct 09+11d | Lingfield (AW) | Buxton Buildit Selling Stakes | 2/12 | 7 | 8-12 | 63 | 70A | Seb Sanders | 7/2 |
| 21 Sep 09+16d | Leicester | Clean 'n Fresh Selling Stakes | 2/14 | 6 | 8-8 | 65 | 71A | Russ Kennemore | 9/1 |
| 05 Sep 09+8d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Williamhill.com/bonus25 - Get 25 Free Bet Claiming Stakes | 10/11 | 5 | 9-6 | 65 | 43C | George Baker | 9/1 |
| 28 Aug 09+22d | Newmarket | Bishop's Stortford Football Club Claiming Stakes | 3/12 | 1¼ | 9-1 | 66 | 77A | Seb Sanders | 16/1 |
| 06 Aug 09+22d | Folkestone | Ladbrokes.com Handicap | 7/7 | 5 | 9-2 | 70 | 47C | Martin Dwyer | 7/1 |
| 15 Jul 09+19d | Kempton (AW) | Digibet Casino Handicap | 2/12 | 1¾ | 8-11 | 65 | 74A | Martin Dwyer | 12/1 |
| 26 Jun 09+21d | Doncaster | Keep The Post Public Handicap | 11/13 | 2½ | 9-5 | 78 | 54C | Tolley Dean | 33/1 |
| 05 Jun 09+35d | Epsom Downs | Investec Opportunity Handicap | 13/15 | nk | 9-0 | 83 | 57A | Martin Dwyer | 33/1 |
| 01 May 09+209d | Lingfield (AW) | Bet Heineken Cup - Betdaq Maiden Stakes (Div 2) | 4/11 | 1½ | 8-12 | 86 | 74A | Daragh O'Donohoe | 9/2 |
| 2008 · 3 runs | |||||||||
| 04 Oct 08+14d | Newmarket | Tattersalls Timeform Million | 21/24 | 2 | 9-3 | 86 | 57C | Daragh O'Donohoe | 80/1 |
| 20 Sep 08+17d | Newbury | E.B.F. Dubai Tennis Championships Maiden Stakes (Div 1) | 2/18 | 1 | 9-3 | 86 | 90A | Daragh O'Donohoe | 50/1 |
| 03 Sep 08 | Lingfield (AW) | williamhillpoker.com Novice Stakes (AW) | 8/8 | 6 | 8-8 | 86 | 46A | Richard Mullen | 66/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has King's Sabre won?
- King's Sabre (GB) won 1 of 49 archived starts between 2008 and 2012, a strike rate of 2%. Placed 12 times in total (24.5% of starts).
- Who trained King's Sabre?
- King's Sabre (GB) was trained by John Spearing on the most recent run on record, at Southwell (AW) on 17 July 2012.
- Who is King's Sabre's sire?
- King's Sabre (GB) is by King's Best (USA) out of Lightsabre (GB), whose sire is Polar Falcon.
- What going does King's Sabre prefer?
- King's Sabre (GB) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 9 starts (11.1%). 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 Sabre's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 53, from the run on 17 July 2012. The highest on record is 86.
- What is King's Sabre's sire's record?
- King's Best (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 7,763 runs since Jan 2008 (574 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.8% from 249.