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Horse profile

Masterstroke (USA)

4yo colt (at last run, Oct 2013) · Last trainer Charlie Appleby · Last owner Godolphin
by Monsun (GER) out of Melikah (IRE) (Lammtarra)
10 runs · 8 courses · from Sep 2011
As at 14 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Oct 2013 — 4,736 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2013 · 7th of 8 4 wins · 4 courses Last raced off OR 114
KTB Profile

Masterstroke (USA) is 4 from 10, including a Group 2 win. The biggest win we hold: the Lucien Barriere Grand Prix de Deauville at Deauville (FR) (Aug 2012). Hasn't won since Aug 2012. Last raced off a career-high mark of 114.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 14 Oct 2026

Progeny in our archive

Progeny record

As a sire, Masterstroke (USA)’s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 824 runs since Jan 2008 (135 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 6.1% from 198.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sire
Good to Firm4125%+15.3
Good1431812.6%+2.9
Good to Soft1301511.5%+1.8
Soft2753111.3%+1.6
Heavy198126.1%−3.6
Standard (AW)7334.1%−5.6
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sire
6f – 7f1100%−9.7
1m – 1m1f31516.1%+6.4
1m2f – 1m4f861011.6%+1.9
1m5f – 2m191178.9%−0.8
2m1f – 2m4f370338.9%−0.8
2m5f – 3m121119.1%−0.6
Over 3m14428.6%+18.9

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Sep 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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 79B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Goodwood, 2 Aug 2013 Official rating 114 at the last run, 26 Oct 2013

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race.

Flat 3 figures · best 79B · median 77
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Heavy1———
Standard (AW)1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f379B77—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 runs · as at 4 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Monsun (GER)

Progeny in our archive have won 15.8% of 2,243 runs since Jan 2008 (250 horses).

Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 19.6% from 276. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 150.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm600%−15.8—
Good to Firm2223415.3%−0.5—
Good5929816.6%+0.82 from 3
Good to Soft3586217.3%+1.51 from 3
Soft5418515.7%−0.11 from 1
Heavy2313414.7%−1.10 from 2
Standard (AW)2924214.4%−1.40 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−15.8—
6f – 7f4824.2%−11.6—
1m – 1m1f2765419.6%+3.81 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f95316317.1%+1.33 from 9
1m5f – 2m4988216.5%+0.7—
2m1f – 2m4f2723312.1%−3.7—
2m5f – 3m150149.3%−6.5—
Over 3m45715.6%−0.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Melikah (IRE) (Lammtarra)

10 siblings in the archive, 8 winners — best of them Hidden Gold (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 7f–2m½f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Royal Line (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Hidden Gold (IRE)1561m2f–2m½fListed
Royal Line (GB)1251m3½f–1m4fGroup 3
Mr Moonlight Magic (GB)1447f–1m2fGroup 3
Burj Nahar (GB)621m½f–1m2fClass 2
Urban Dance (IRE)621m2fClass 3
Villarrica (USA)521m2f–1m3fClass 5
Valedictory (IRE)117f—
Chief Of Staff II (GB)511m—
Message (GB)90——
Lunar Landscape (USA)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 2 67% +8.00
Good to Soft 3 1 33% −1.50
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 1 100% +2.30

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Longchamp (FR) 3 1 33% −1.50
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Deauville (FR) 1 1 100% +8.50
Vichy (FR) 1 1 100% +0.50
Chantilly (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Saint-Cloud (FR) 1 1 100% +2.30

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 9 3 33% +3.50
1m – 1m1f 1 1 100% +2.30

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mickael Barzalona 5 2 40% +7.80
Maxime Guyon 4 2 50% −1.00
Adam Kirby 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2013 3 0 0% −3.00
2012 6 3 50% +6.50
2011 1 1 100% +2.30

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
26 Oct 13+49d Newbury Worthington's Champion Shield & Victoria Club Stakes (Registered As The St Simon Stakes) (Group 3) Class 1 · 12f · Heavy · 8 ran 7/8 ½ 9-3 11477C Adam Kirby 8/1
07 Sep 13+36d Kempton (AW) totepool September Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 12f · Standard · 10 ran 8/10 5 9-4 11472A Mickael Barzalona 4/1
02 Aug 13+299d Goodwood Coutts Glorious Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 12f · Good · 6 ran 5/6 2¾ 9-0 11479B Mickael Barzalona 5/2F
07 Oct 12+42d Longchamp (FR) Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (3yo+ Colts Fillies & Mares) (Turf) 12f · Heavy · 18 ran 3/18 7 8-11 —— Mickael Barzalona 11/1
26 Aug 12+38d Deauville (FR) Lucien Barriere Grand Prix de Deauville (3yo+) (Turf) 12.5f · Good · 11 ran 1/11 8-6 —— Mickael Barzalona 17/2
19 Jul 12+32d Vichy (FR) Prix Frederic De Lagrange () (Turf) 12f · Good · 5 ran 1/5 9-2 —— Maxime Guyon 1/2F
17 Jun 12+35d Chantilly (FR) Prix Du Lys (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 12f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 2/7 hd 8-11 —— Maxime Guyon 8/11F
13 May 12+31d Longchamp (FR) Prix Hocquart (3yo Colts & Fillies) (Turf) 11f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 2/6 ½ 9-2 —— Maxime Guyon 5/6F
12 Apr 12+218d Longchamp (FR) Prix De Ferrieres (Conditions) (3yo) (Turf) 11f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 1/6 9-0 —— Maxime Guyon 1/2F
07 Sep 11 Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Chapeau Rouge (Maiden) (Unraced 2yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 8f · Soft · 12 ran 1/12 9-2 —— Mickael Barzalona 23/10F

Quick answers

How many races has Masterstroke (USA) won?
Masterstroke (USA) won 4 of 10 archived starts between 2011 and 2013, a strike rate of 40%. Placed 7 times in total (70% of starts).
Who trained Masterstroke (USA)?
Masterstroke (USA) was trained by Charlie Appleby on the most recent run on record, at Newbury on 26 October 2013.
Who is Masterstroke (USA)'s sire?
Masterstroke (USA) is by Monsun (GER) out of Melikah (IRE), whose sire is Lammtarra.
What going does Masterstroke (USA) prefer?
Masterstroke (USA) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Masterstroke (USA)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 114, from the run on 26 October 2013. That is also the highest on record.
What is Masterstroke (USA)'s sire's record?
Monsun (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.8% of 2,243 runs since Jan 2008 (250 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 19.6% from 276. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 150.
Who are Masterstroke (USA)'s siblings?
Out of Melikah (IRE), Masterstroke (USA) has 10 other produce in our archive, 8 of them winners. Most wins: Hidden Gold (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Royal Line (GB)). The wins came over 7f–2m½f. As at Oct 2026.
Has Masterstroke (USA) sired winners?
As a sire, Masterstroke (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 824 runs since Jan 2008 (135 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 6.1% from 198.

Record shown from September 2011. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.