Major Surprise (USA)
Major Surprise (USA) is yet to win from 4 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 3rd of 9 at Wolverhampton (AW) (Sep 2013).
- 0–4Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 2 (50%)Placed
- −4.00£1 level staken=4 at SP
- 71Highest OR
- 17dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
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
Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 1,388 runs since Jan 2008 (120 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 8.2% from 147. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 15.2% from 475.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 14 | 5 | 35.7% | +23.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 242 | 33 | 13.6% | +1.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 289 | 36 | 12.5% | +0.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 171 | 17 | 9.9% | −2.2 | — |
| Soft | 147 | 12 | 8.2% | −3.9 | — |
| Heavy | 45 | 3 | 6.7% | −5.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 480 | 62 | 12.9% | +0.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 56 | 7 | 12.5% | +0.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 475 | 72 | 15.2% | +3.1 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 373 | 37 | 9.9% | −2.2 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 282 | 26 | 9.2% | −2.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 88 | 9 | 10.2% | −1.9 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 68 | 10 | 14.7% | +2.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 41 | 6 | 14.6% | +2.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 5 | 1 | 20% | +7.9 | — |
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep 13+17d | Musselburgh | British Stallion Studs E.B.F. Maiden Stakes (Sunday 5k Bonus Race) | 4/5 | 1¼ | 9-5 | 71 | 74B | Daniel Tudhope | 9/4 |
| 12 Sep 13+13d | Wolverhampton (AW) | 32Red.com E.B.F. Maiden Stakes | 3/9 | 2½ | 9-5 | — | 81A | Daniel Tudhope | 9/4 |
| 30 Aug 13+22d | Thirsk | British Stallion Studs E.B.F. Maiden Stakes (Div 2) | 4/9 | 1 | 9-5 | — | 74A | Daniel Tudhope | 5/2 |
| 08 Aug 13 | Haydock | Grundy Maiden Stakes | 3/8 | 3½ | 9-5 | — | 80A | Daniel Tudhope | 5/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Major Surprise (USA) won?
- Major Surprise (USA) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts in 2013. Placed 2 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trained Major Surprise (USA)?
- Major Surprise (USA) was trained by K R Burke on the most recent run on record, at Musselburgh on 29 September 2013.
- Who is Major Surprise (USA)'s sire?
- Major Surprise (USA) is by Hard Spun (USA) out of Abiding (USA), whose sire is Dynaformer.
- What is Major Surprise (USA)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 71, from the run on 29 September 2013. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Major Surprise (USA)'s sire's record?
- Hard Spun (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 1,388 runs since Jan 2008 (120 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 8.2% from 147. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 15.2% from 475.