Horse profile
Pagan Sword (GB)
9yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2011) · Last trainer David Bridgwater · Last owner Mrs Mary Bridgwater
by Selkirk (USA) out of Vanessa Bell (IRE) (Lahib)
52 runs · 31 courses · from Apr 2005
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 Jul 2011 — 5,581 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2011 · 5th of 7
5 wins · 5 courses
Last raced off OR 104
KTB Profile
Pagan Sword (GB) is 5 from 52. Hasn't won since Mar 2008. Last raced off 104, 8lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 52 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 8lb off peak
- 5–52Wins / Runs
- 9.6%Strike rate
- 17 (32.7%)Placed
- −21.00£1 level staken=52 at SP
- 0.91Fair A/E n=52 · 0.78 incl. margin
- 112Highest OR
- 45dAvg 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 rating104↓ 8lb off peak
104
68–112
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
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
Sire
Selkirk (USA)
Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 4,371 runs since Jan 2008 (333 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 7.9% from 228. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.7% from 143.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 38 | 8 | 21.1% | +9.8 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Firm | 752 | 89 | 11.8% | +0.5 | 3 from 20 |
| Good | 1,076 | 112 | 10.4% | −0.9 | 0 from 16 |
| Good to Soft | 582 | 72 | 12.4% | +1.1 | 1 from 5 |
| Soft | 671 | 80 | 11.9% | +0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 228 | 18 | 7.9% | −3.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,024 | 117 | 11.4% | +0.1 | 1 from 7 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 45 | 2 | 4.4% | −6.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 729 | 77 | 10.6% | −0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,103 | 127 | 11.5% | +0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,183 | 162 | 13.7% | +2.4 | 4 from 24 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 785 | 76 | 9.7% | −1.6 | 1 from 10 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 358 | 40 | 11.2% | −0.1 | 0 from 10 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 143 | 11 | 7.7% | −3.6 | 0 from 5 |
| Over 3m | 25 | 1 | 4% | −7.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Vanessa Bell (IRE) (Lahib)
4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them De Soto (GB) (4 wins).
The wins came over 2m–3m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (De Soto (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| De Soto (GB) | 30 | 4 | 2m–3m | Class 2 |
| Caledonia (GB) | 26 | 3 | 2m–2m5½f | Class 3 |
| Dammam (GB) | 8 | 1 | 3m1½f | Class 3 |
| Kalanessa (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 20 | 3 | 15% | +3.00 |
| Good | 16 | 0 | 0% | −16.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 7 | 1 | 14% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.00 |
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 32 | 3 | 9% | −12.00 |
| Class 2 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Class 5 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +5.00 |
| Class 3 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lingfield (AW) | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.00 |
| Stratford | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Worcester | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Goodwood | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Sandown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ludlow | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Market Rasen | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wetherby | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.00 |
| Haydock | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newmarket | 2 | 1 | 50% | +8.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fontwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hereford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Plumpton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Towcester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Folkestone | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bath | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 24 | 4 | 17% | −1.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 10 | 1 | 10% | −2.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodi Greene | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Kerrin McEvoy | 6 | 2 | 33% | +9.00 |
| Jim Crowley | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Johnny Murtagh | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.00 |
| Warren Marston | 4 | 1 | 25% | +4.00 |
| K May | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Mr S Drinkwater | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Sean Quinlan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Sam Twiston-Davies | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Nolan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Michael Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tony Dobbin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Seb Sanders | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ted Durcan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jimmy Fortune | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hugh Bowman | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pat Dobbs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mick Kinane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane Kelly | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 41 | 4 | 10% | −20.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Visor | 3 | 1 | 33% | +7.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2010 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2009 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2008 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +2.00 |
| 2007 | 15 | 0 | 0% | −15.00 |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2005 | 9 | 4 | 44% | +14.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 28 | 4 | 14% | −5.00 |
| Chase | 19 | 0 | 0% | −19.00 |
| Hurdle | 5 | 1 | 20% | +3.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 17 Jul 11+13d | Stratford | Rob Chilvers Memorial Novices' Handicap Chase | 5/7 | 1¼ | 10-13 | 104 | 96A | Mr S Drinkwater | 13/2 |
| 04 Jul 11+284d | Newton Abbot | Emma Beginners' Chase | 4/6 | 4 | 11-0 | 104 | 107B | Sam Twiston-Davies | 12/1 |
| 2010 · 8 runs | |||||||||
| 23 Sep 10+18d | Fontwell | Buckingham Group Contracting Ltd Beginners' Chase | 2/6 | 4½ | 10-11 | 102 | 108B | Mr S Drinkwater | 33/1 |
| 05 Sep 10+38d | Worcester | John Burke Memorial Novices' Handicap Chase | 5/11 | 15 | 11-5 | 105 | 91C | Mr S Drinkwater | 20/1 |
| 29 Jul 10+3d | Stratford | Mr And Mrs Philip Conran Handicap Chase | 5/7 | nk | 10-13 | 97 | 96A | Rodi Greene | 5/2F |
| 26 Jul 10+19d | Uttoxeter | RWH Construction Beginners' Chase | 3/6 | 6 | 11-9 | 97 | 112B | Rodi Greene | 7/1 |
| 07 Jul 10+7d | Worcester | Mazak & Power Panels Together Success Novices' Chase | 3/7 | 5 | 10-12 | 97 | 99B | Rodi Greene | 5/2 |
| 30 Jun 10+7d | Worcester | Irish Night 7th July Novices' Handicap Chase | 2/12 | ¾ | 11-7 | 90 | 124A | Rodi Greene | 4/1F |
| 23 Jun 10+129d | Worcester | Greatwood Novices' Chase | 2/6 | 14 | 10-12 | 90 | 100B | Rodi Greene | 18/1 |
| 14 Feb 10+83d | Hereford | Lindley Catering Handicap Chase | PU/14 | — | 11-12 | 95 | — | Rodi Greene | 22/1 |
| 2009 · 7 runs | |||||||||
| 23 Nov 09+15d | Ludlow | Turftv Handicap Chase | PU/5 | — | 10-11 | 95 | — | Rodi Greene | 11/2 |
| 08 Nov 09+6d | Market Rasen | Wedding Receptions At Market Rasen Racecourse Handicap Chase | 3/7 | 2½ | 11-10 | 92 | 111B | Rodi Greene | 9/2 |
| 02 Nov 09+10d | Plumpton | Breeders' Cup Live On Atr Handicap Chase | 2/10 | ½ | 10-13 | 92 | 108A | Rodi Greene | 33/1 |
| 23 Oct 09+85d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Horizons Restaurant - The Place To Dine Handicap | 9/9 | ½ | 10-0 | 80 | 70C | David Nolan | 66/1 |
| 30 Jul 09+9d | Stratford | John Dunbar Memorial Novices' Handicap Chase | 5/8 | 17 | 11-9 | 96 | 89A | Rodi Greene | 33/1 |
| 21 Jul 09+16d | Bangor-on-Dee | NWN Media Handicap Chase | 4/12 | 2½ | 10-12 | 96 | 95A | Michael Murphy | 28/1 |
| 05 Jul 09+255d | Market Rasen | Manny Bernstein Freephone 0800 821821 Handicap Chase | 7/9 | 11 | 11-11 | 98 | 86C | Rodi Greene | 33/1 |
| 2008 · 6 runs | |||||||||
| 23 Oct 08+15d | Ludlow | Ken White Lifetime In Racing Handicap Chase | 7/15 | 1½ | 11-4 | 102 | 84A | Sean Quinlan | 12/1 |
| 08 Oct 08+17d | Towcester | Gg.com Tipzone Beginners' Chase | 6/15 | 8 | 10-12 | 102 | 82A | Sean Quinlan | 15/2 |
| 21 Sep 08+41d | Uttoxeter | Media Resources Novices' Chase | 4/15 | 3¾ | 10-7 | 110 | 99A | Sean Quinlan | 20/1 |
| 11 Aug 08+149d | Southwell | Free Bets At freebets.co.uk Handicap Hurdle | 10/13 | 30 | 11-9 | 112 | 94C | Warren Marston | 16/1 |
| 15 Mar 08+12d | Wetherby | Lord Rimmer Memorial Maiden Hurdle | 1/12 | 11-2 | 112 | 124A | Warren Marston | 7/1 | |
| 03 Mar 08+67d | Stratford | bordeaux-undiscovered.co.uk Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) | 3/14 | nk | 11-1 | 108 | 119A | Warren Marston | 25/1 |
| 2007 · 15 runs | |||||||||
| 27 Dec 07+36d | Wetherby | Go Racing At Catterick Tomorrow Novices' Hurdle (Div 2) | 11/16 | ½ | 10-12 | — | 87C | Tony Dobbin | 16/1 |
| 21 Nov 07+28d | Warwick | Banbury Novices' Hurdle | 9/18 | 8 | 10-12 | — | 100C | Warren Marston | 28/1 |
| 24 Oct 07+32d | Lingfield (AW) | Racing Ahead Weekend Newspaper Handicap | 3/12 | nk | 9-7 | 82 | 84C | Seb Sanders | 5/1 |
| 22 Sep 07+9d | Newbury | John Smith's Heritage Handicap | 8/15 | hd | 8-9 | 85 | 74C | Ted Durcan | 33/1 |
| 13 Sep 07+12d | Sandown | Vaillant Handicap | 8/8 | 4 | 9-0 | 86 | 54C | K May | 10/1 |
| 01 Sep 07+5d | Sandown | totesport.com Handicap | 5/11 | shd | 8-11 | 85 | 75C | Jimmy Fortune | 11/1 |
| 27 Aug 07+15d | Kempton (AW) | Be A Winner With Walter Swinburn Handicap | 5/8 | ½ | 9-3 | 85 | 71C | K May | 7/1 |
| 12 Aug 07+8d | Leicester | Christine Rodwell 30th Anniversary Handicap | 2/8 | 2 | 9-7 | 84 | 80C | K May | 11/2 |
| 04 Aug 07+16d | Goodwood | bluesquarecasino.com Apprentice Handicap | 2/12 | 1¼ | 8-9 | 83 | 77C | K May | 7/1 |
| 19 Jul 07+42d | Folkestone | Racecourse Of Kent Handicap | 6/9 | nk | 9-13 | 84 | 75C | Jim Crowley | 7/1 |
| 07 Jun 07+13d | Haydock | Enterprise Handicap | 9/10 | 1 | 9-6 | 84 | 66C | Hugh Bowman | 3/1 |
| 25 May 07+30d | Newmarket | NGK Spark Plugs Handicap | 2/13 | hd | 9-1 | 82 | 82C | Kerrin McEvoy | 9/2 |
| 25 Apr 07+39d | Epsom Downs | bet at bluesq.com City And Suburban Handicap | 14/17 | 2½ | 8-6 | 87 | 55C | Jim Crowley | 14/1 |
| 17 Mar 07+35d | Lingfield (AW) | totesport.com Handicap | 4/12 | 1 | 8-7 | 88 | 74C | Jim Crowley | 8/1 |
| 10 Feb 07+168d | Lingfield (AW) | Pontin's Holidays Handicap | 3/7 | ½ | 8-12 | 88 | 67C | Jim Crowley | 25/1 |
| 2006 · 5 runs | |||||||||
| 26 Aug 06+14d | Sandown | Blue Square Prices Handicap | 12/17 | 1¼ | 9-13 | 89 | 70C | Pat Dobbs | 15/2 |
| 12 Aug 06+11d | Haydock | totesport.com Heritage Handicap | 5/12 | 1 | 8-11 | 89 | 73C | Jim Crowley | 10/1 |
| 01 Aug 06+38d | Goodwood | Sportsman Newspaper Heritage Handicap | 6/16 | nk | 8-4 | 88 | 74C | Kerrin McEvoy | 25/1 |
| 24 Jun 06+23d | Ascot | Duke of Edinburgh Stakes (Heritage Handicap) | 18/19 | 1½ | 8-7 | 88 | 45C | Mick Kinane | 14/1 |
| 01 Jun 06+271d | Nottingham | Racing UK On Channel 432 Handicap | 8/16 | ½ | 9-7 | 88 | 76C | Kerrin McEvoy | 17/2 |
| 2005 · 9 runs | |||||||||
| 03 Sep 05+25d | Newmarket | 32red Online Casino Handicap | 1/12 | 8-10 | 82 | 75C | Kerrin McEvoy | 9/1 | |
| 09 Aug 05+10d | Bath | Joe Wynne Memorial Handicap | 2/7 | 2½ | 9-1 | 81 | 72C | Johnny Murtagh | 7/2 |
| 30 Jul 05+54d | Goodwood | Vodafone Handicap | 10/16 | ¾ | 9-1 | 81 | 51C | Johnny Murtagh | 8/1 |
| 06 Jun 05+9d | Pontefract | Pontefract Borough Handicap | 3/8 | nk | 9-3 | 81 | 79C | Kerrin McEvoy | 6/5F |
| 28 May 05+8d | Doncaster | Book Now For The St. Leger Handicap | 1/12 | 8-9 | 76 | 78C | Kerrin McEvoy | 4/1 | |
| 20 May 05+19d | Goodwood | International Bureau Of Aviation Handicap | 6/7 | 7 | 8-12 | 76 | 63C | Johnny Murtagh | 2/1F |
| 01 May 05+11d | Salisbury | Lines Wilson Handicap | 1/8 | 8-7 | 73 | 70C | Shane Kelly | 4/1 | |
| 20 Apr 05+14d | Lingfield (AW) | Betfred Handicap | 1/11 | 8-11 | 68 | 62C | Johnny Murtagh | 2/1F | |
| 06 Apr 05 | Lingfield (AW) | Maiden Stakes | 3/14 | 1½ | 9-0 | — | 60C | Johnny Murtagh | 11/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Pagan Sword won?
- Pagan Sword (GB) won 5 of 52 archived starts between 2005 and 2011, a strike rate of 9.6%. Placed 17 times in total (32.7% of starts).
- Who trained Pagan Sword?
- Pagan Sword (GB) was trained by David Bridgwater on the most recent run on record, at Stratford on 17 July 2011.
- Who is Pagan Sword's sire?
- Pagan Sword (GB) is by Selkirk (USA) out of Vanessa Bell (IRE), whose sire is Lahib.
- What going does Pagan Sword prefer?
- Pagan Sword (GB) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Pagan Sword's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 104, from the run on 17 July 2011. The highest on record is 112.
- What is Pagan Sword's sire's record?
- Selkirk (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 4,371 runs since Jan 2008 (333 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 7.9% from 228. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.7% from 143.
- Who are Pagan Sword's siblings?
- Out of Vanessa Bell (IRE), Pagan Sword (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: De Soto (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Class 2 (De Soto (GB)). The wins came over 2m–3m1½f. As at Oct 2026.