Maltese Cross (FR)
Maltese Cross won five of eight starts on turf, including the Group 1 Cygames Grand Prix de Paris at Longchamp in Jul 2026 and the Group 2 Sky Bet Great Voltigeur Stakes at York the following month, all wins over 1m2f – 1m4f or 1m – 1m1f. Four of those wins came on good or good to firm ground. The colt, by Sea The Stars out of a Camelot mare, finished sixth of 16 in the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp in Oct 2026 when last raced off a career-high mark of 124.
- 5–8Wins / Runs
- 62.5%Strike rate
- 7 (87.5%)Placed
- +7.62£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 2.89Fair A/E n=8 · 2.52 incl. margin
- 124Highest OR
- 56dAvg 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 112
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 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 112A | 92 | 2 runs · 112 / 102 |
| Soft | 2 | 102C | 70 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 112A | 97 | 4 runs · 112 / 97 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 78A | 58 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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 6 analysed runs since Sep 2025
- Prominent 4 (67%) · 3 wins
- Mid-division 2 (33%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 15.7% of 9,966 runs since Jun 2013 (1,115 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 18.9% from 1,503. Weakest on heavy going: 9.2% from 456. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 11.5% from 139.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 18 | 3 | 16.7% | +1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,503 | 284 | 18.9% | +3.2 | 1 from 1 |
| Good | 2,646 | 421 | 15.9% | +0.2 | 3 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 1,242 | 205 | 16.5% | +0.8 | 1 from 2 |
| Soft | 1,533 | 187 | 12.2% | −3.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 456 | 42 | 9.2% | −6.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,568 | 424 | 16.5% | +0.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 28 | 4 | 14.3% | −1.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 774 | 113 | 14.6% | −1.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,106 | 336 | 16% | +0.3 | 1 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4,421 | 758 | 17.1% | +1.4 | 4 from 6 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,893 | 263 | 13.9% | −1.8 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 584 | 73 | 12.5% | −3.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 139 | 16 | 11.5% | −4.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 21 | 3 | 14.3% | −1.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jun 2013 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Of Petra (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Namouria (FR) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 3 | 100% | +5.62 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.75 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.25 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.75 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.62 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longchamp (FR) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.75 |
| York | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.25 |
| Epsom Downs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.25 |
| Newbury | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.75 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.62 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6 | 4 | 67% | +7.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.62 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Marquand | 7 | 5 | 71% | +8.62 |
| Cieren Fallon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 4 | 67% | +7.00 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.62 |
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 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 04 Oct 26+46d | Longchamp (FR) | Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (Group 1) | 6/16 | nse | 8-12 | 124 | — | — | Tom Marquand | 7/1 |
| 19 Aug 26+36d | York | Sky Bet Great Voltigeur Stakes (Group 2) Settled handily early - eased back briefly then found rhythm - advanced steadily entering the final 3f - drew alongside the front group - edged in front 2f out under pressure - stayed on strongly to the line | 1/6 | 9-7 | 115 | 92A | 108B | Tom Marquand | 9/4 | |
| 14 Jul 26+38d | Longchamp (FR) | Cygames Grand Prix de Paris (Group 1) | 1/7 | 9-2 | 114 | — | — | Tom Marquand | 11/4 | |
| 06 Jun 26+28d | Epsom Downs | Betfred Derby (Group 1) Held a midpack position early - shifted across towards the middle 3f out then pushed along 2f out - drifted right approaching the final furlong - kept finding more inside it to finish second | 2/14 | 2¾ | 9-2 | 108 | 102C | 106A | Tom Marquand | 12/1 |
| 09 May 26+22d | Lingfield | William Hill Lingfield Derby Trial Stakes (Listed) Sat behind the front two - travelling comfortably approaching 2f out - pushed into the front spot with a furlong left before holding on under pressure to the line | 1/6 | 9-2 | 96 | 92A | 104B | Tom Marquand | 9/4 | |
| 17 Apr 26+204d | Newbury | Darley EBF Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) Settled in the pack - driven on with 3f left - responded well approaching final furlong and got up close home to score | 1/10 | 9-8 | — | 112A | 94A | Tom Marquand | 7/4F | |
| 2025 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 25 Sep 25+19d | Newmarket | Hunters Prestige British EBF Maiden Stakes Handy early - moved over to rail 6f out - hit front 2f out then pushed along and overtaken inside final furlong - fought back to get up on the line | 1/7 | 9-2 | — | 78A | 97A | Tom Marquand | 13/8 | |
| 06 Sep 25 | Ascot | tote UK British EBF 'Confined' Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Rnd) Sat handy on the rail early - made ground into it inside the final furlong - edged into second close home - narrowly denied at the line | 2/5 | nk | 9-7 | — | 38C | 95B | Cieren Fallon | 11/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Maltese Cross won?
- Maltese Cross (FR) won 5 of 8 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 62.5%. Placed 7 times in total (87.5% of starts).
- Who trains Maltese Cross?
- Maltese Cross (FR) is trained by William Haggas, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 4 October 2026.
- Who is Maltese Cross's sire?
- Maltese Cross (FR) is by Sea The Stars (IRE) out of Nabatea (GER), whose sire is Camelot.
- What going does Maltese Cross prefer?
- Maltese Cross (FR) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 3 starts (100%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Maltese Cross's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 124, from the run on 4 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Maltese Cross's sire's record?
- Sea The Stars (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.7% of 9,966 runs since Jun 2013 (1,115 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 18.9% from 1,503. Weakest on heavy going: 9.2% from 456. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 11.5% from 139.
- Who are Maltese Cross's siblings?
- Out of Nabatea (GER), Maltese Cross (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.