Knightbolt (IRE)
Knightbolt is a lightly raced colt by Kodiac out of a Shamardal mare. Kodiac's progeny in the archive have won 2438 of 23492 runs since Jan 2008 with a 10.4% strike rate and a strongest record on firm going. The colt showed his best effort when fourth of 11 at Thirsk in Aug 2026 on good ground. He finished 8 of 12 after racing prominently at Newcastle on standard going in Oct 2026.
- 0–2Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −2.00£1 level staken=2 at SP
- 49dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 85
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 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 85B | 83.5 | 2 · 85 / 83.5 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 runs · as at 10 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 23,530 runs since Jan 2008 (1,665 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 14.3% from 147. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7.1% from 252.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 147 | 21 | 14.3% | +3.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 4,208 | 496 | 11.8% | +1.4 | — |
| Good | 5,159 | 548 | 10.6% | +0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 2,366 | 218 | 9.2% | −1.2 | — |
| Soft | 2,460 | 218 | 8.9% | −1.5 | — |
| Heavy | 678 | 68 | 10% | −0.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 8,512 | 871 | 10.2% | −0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 5,120 | 591 | 11.5% | +1.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 11,584 | 1,187 | 10.2% | −0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,881 | 392 | 10.1% | −0.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,926 | 182 | 9.4% | −1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 696 | 66 | 9.5% | −0.9 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 252 | 18 | 7.1% | −3.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 60 | 4 | 6.7% | −3.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 11 | 0 | 0% | −10.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
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.
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Oct 26+49d | Newcastle (AW) | Insulation Contractors Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) prominent early - pushed along 2f out - weakened in the final furlong to finish 8th | 8/12 | 1 | 9-7 | 82A | 62A | Shane Gray | 11/1 |
| 14 Aug 26 | Thirsk | Ray And Eileen Mclean Memorial EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Settled in the pack - urged forward with over 2f left - kept going without threatening | 4/11 | 6 | 9-7 | 85B | 64A | Shane Gray | 12/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Knightbolt (IRE) won?
- Knightbolt (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2026.
- Who trains Knightbolt (IRE)?
- Knightbolt (IRE) is trained by Kevin Ryan, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 2 October 2026.
- Who is Knightbolt (IRE)'s sire?
- Knightbolt (IRE) is by Kodiac (GB) out of Hana Sakura (IRE), whose sire is Shamardal.
- What is Knightbolt (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Kodiac (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 23,530 runs since Jan 2008 (1,665 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 14.3% from 147. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7.1% from 252.