Horse profile
Moon Sniper (GB)
by Sea The Moon (GER) out of Improve (IRE) (Iffraaj)
19 runs · 9 courses · from May 2024
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Newcastle (AW)
Last run 1 Oct 2026 · 10th of 11
Last raced off OR 70
KTB Profile
Moon Sniper is 1 from 19, the win coming at Class 5 level in a handicap at Newcastle over 1m2f – 1m4f on Standard going in Oct 2025. All wins at Class 5. The gelding is 0 from 10 on turf and 1 from 9 on all-weather. Typically ridden prominently, he finished 10 of 11 at Newcastle in Oct 2026 last time out. Last raced off OR 70, 11lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 19 archived runs · run-style from 15 commented runs since Apr 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically prominent
Won on AW, 0 on turf
Win at Class 5
OR ↓ 11lb off peak
- 1–19Wins / Runs
- 5.3%Strike rate
- 5 (26.3%)Placed
- −8.00£1 level staken=19 at SP
- 0.68Fair A/E n=19 · 0.59 incl. margin
- 81Highest OR
- 48dAvg 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 rating70↓ 11lb off peak
70
70–81
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 106
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 9 | 109A | 88 | 8 runs · 106 / 86 |
| Good | 4 | 104C | 77 | — |
| Soft | 3 | 79A | 76 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 62A | 56 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 9 | 109A | 85 | 5 runs · 99 / 78 |
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 72B | 57 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 106A | 89 | 3 runs · 106 / 89 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 79A | 76 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 19 figures from 19 runs · as at 9 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 15 analysed runs since Apr 2025
- Prominent 10 (67%) · 1 win
- Led 3 (20%) · 0 wins
- Held up 2 (13%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Sea The Moon (GER)
Progeny in our archive have won 12% of 4,551 runs since Jan 2008 (502 horses).
Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 15% from 805.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 10 | 1 | 10% | −2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 404 | 51 | 12.6% | +0.6 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 1,054 | 128 | 12.1% | +0.1 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 622 | 85 | 13.7% | +1.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 869 | 103 | 11.9% | −0.1 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 320 | 40 | 12.5% | +0.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,272 | 140 | 11% | −1 | 1 from 9 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 64 | 9 | 14.1% | +2.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 685 | 68 | 9.9% | −2.1 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,027 | 97 | 9.4% | −2.6 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,536 | 197 | 12.8% | +0.8 | 1 from 9 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 805 | 121 | 15% | +3 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 352 | 51 | 14.5% | +2.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 73 | 5 | 6.8% | −5.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 9 | 0 | 0% | −12 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Hardy's Hero (GB) (2 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Hardy's Hero (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardy's Hero (GB) | 11 | 2 | 6f | Class 3 |
| Improvista (GB) | 8 | 1 | 1m1½f | — |
| Artsvelt (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 9 | 1 | 11% | +2.00 |
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Class 5 | 7 | 1 | 14% | +4.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandown | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 4 | 1 | 25% | +7.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 9 | 1 | 11% | +2.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Edmunds | 14 | 1 | 7% | −3.00 |
| William Pyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oliver Stammers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| P J McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Kavanagh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Trevor Whelan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 12 | 1 | 8% | −1.00 |
| Tongue tie | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 9% | +0.00 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 01 Oct 26+164d | Newcastle (AW) | Follow @attheraces On Instagram Handicap Stakes Settled at the rear early - pushed along hard over 4f out and dropped away rapidly - detached 3f out and finished far adrift in 10th | 10/11 | 24 | 10-2 | 70 | 18C | 59C | William Pyle | 100/1 |
| 20 Apr 26+80d | Newcastle (AW) | Download The At The Races App Handicap Settled close to the pace - shared second spot until 7f out then slipped back - dropped away steadily under pressure from 4f out to finish well held | 6/6 | 49 | 9-5 | 71 | 18C | 58C | Oliver Stammers | 18/1 |
| 30 Jan 26+17d | Southwell (AW) | Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Handy early - hit front after 2f - pressed and drawn level 2f out then edged out - dropped away inside final furlong to finish 5th | 5/7 | 1¼ | 9-4 | 72 | 84A | 72A | P J McDonald | 3/1 |
| 13 Jan 26+14d | Southwell (AW) | Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Sat close up early - pushed into front spot but bumped inside final furlong marker then knocked once more late - stayed on gamely before edged out right on the line finishing third by a head | 3/6 | hd | 8-12 | 72 | 78A | 71B | Lewis Edmunds | 16/1 |
| 2025 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Dec 25+22d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Midnite, Building The Future Of Betting Apprentice Handicap Took a strong hold early - up with the front group - pushed along to pursue the front-runner over 1f out - stayed on but dropped to third near the line | 3/8 | 1¼ | 9-7 | 73 | 106A | 73A | Ryan Kavanagh | 7/1 |
| 08 Dec 25+13d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Went straight to front - overtaken 4f out and pressed for effort in pursuit of front pair with 2f left - dropped out of third soon after - held gait through closing stages to finish fourth | 4/7 | 3¾ | 9-4 | 74 | 89A | 69A | Lewis Edmunds | 15/2 |
| 25 Nov 25+18d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Ministry Of Sound Concert 31st August Handicap Went straight to front - urged forward with 2f left - edge shrinking inside final furlong - caught right on the line to finish third | 3/9 | nse | 9-4 | 73 | 88A | 75A | Lewis Edmunds | 5/1 |
| 07 Nov 25+29d | Newcastle (AW) | Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Held up close to the pace - pressed for effort with 2f remaining - lost ground inside the closing furlong - finished 8th | 8/10 | 3 | 9-0 | 73 | 99A | 54A | Lewis Edmunds | 11/2 |
| 09 Oct 25+14d | Newcastle (AW) | Sky Sports Racing Virgin 519 Handicap Wide and handy early - moved into second soon after - hit the front a furlong out - pressed hard in the final stages - dug deep to prevail on the line | 1/9 | 9-9 | 70 | 109A | 78A | Lewis Edmunds | 10/1 | |
| 25 Sep 25+14d | Newmarket | Rogues Gallery Racing Syndicate Handicap Held up handy in the front group early - pressed on for the effort but lost touch inside final 2f - well held at the finish | 12/12 | 10 | 9-6 | 71 | 53C | 45C | Lewis Edmunds | 16/1 |
| 11 Sep 25+13d | Epsom Downs | Doorco One Supplier For Composite Doors Handicap Well placed early - nudged for effort over 2f out and briefly bumped - kept on at a steady gait to finish third beaten a length and a quarter | 3/6 | ½ | 9-5 | 71 | 79A | 75B | Lewis Edmunds | 11/1 |
| 29 Aug 25+22d | Sandown | Hwfa Williams - Founder Of Sandown Park Handicap Set the pace and edged towards the middle of the track in the straight - pressed and overtaken close home - dropped away from third late to finish fourth | 4/13 | ½ | 9-2 | 73 | 76C | 77A | Trevor Whelan | 25/1 |
| 07 Aug 25+13d | Sandown | UP Handicap Sat handy on the rail early - fighting for control under restraint - pushed along and dropped away inside final 2f - trailed in a distant seventh | 7/7 | 9 | 9-0 | 75 | 85C | 57C | Lewis Edmunds | 33/1 |
| 25 Jul 25+91d | Sandown | Close Brothers Property Finance Handicap Settled towards the back - pushed along in 5th before fading with 2f left - no real threat throughout - finished fifth | 5/8 | 4 | 9-5 | 76 | 104C | 64C | Lewis Edmunds | 16/1 |
| 25 Apr 25+287d | Sandown | Nordoff & Robbins Jeff Beck Memorial Handicap Sat close to front group early - urged forward with 3f left - weakened steadily to finish well beaten in 12th | 12/12 | 1½ | 9-3 | 79 | 69A | 60A | Lewis Edmunds | 33/1 |
| 2024 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 12 Jul 24+20d | Chester | Roodee Nursery | 2/6 | 1¼ | 9-8 | 81 | 72B | 79B | Lewis Edmunds | 4/1 |
| 22 Jun 24+8d | Ascot | Chesham Stakes (Listed) | 11/15 | 1½ | 9-5 | — | 50C | 73C | Lewis Edmunds | 125/1 |
| 14 Jun 24+21d | Sandown | British Ebf Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 2/12 | 2 | 9-7 | — | 62A | 84A | Lewis Edmunds | 50/1 |
| 24 May 24 | Haydock | Betfred Supporting Macmillan Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 6/6 | ½ | 9-7 | — | 52C | 53C | Lewis Edmunds | 11/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Moon Sniper won?
- Moon Sniper (GB) won 1 of 19 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 5.3%. Placed 5 times in total (26.3% of starts).
- Who trains Moon Sniper?
- Moon Sniper (GB) is trained by Jessica Bedi, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 1 October 2026.
- Who is Moon Sniper's sire?
- Moon Sniper (GB) is by Sea The Moon (GER) out of Improve (IRE), whose sire is Iffraaj.
- What going does Moon Sniper prefer?
- Moon Sniper (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) 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 Moon Sniper's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 70, from the run on 1 October 2026. The highest on record is 81.
- What is Moon Sniper's sire's record?
- Sea The Moon (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 12% of 4,551 runs since Jan 2008 (502 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 15% from 805.
- Who are Moon Sniper's siblings?
- Out of Improve (IRE), Moon Sniper (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Hardy's Hero (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Hardy's Hero (GB)). The wins came over 6f–1m1½f. As at Oct 2026.