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Saber Strike (IRE)

3yo colt · Trainer William Haggas · Owner Victorious Forever
by Night Of Thunder (IRE) out of Swiss Air (GB) (Oasis Dream)
6 runs · 5 courses · from Nov 2025
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Newmarket & Redcar Last run 22 Aug 2026 · 2nd of 11 Last raced off OR 107
KTB Profile

Saber Strike won the Listed Pertemps Network King Charles II Stakes at Newmarket in May 2026 on good to firm ground. The colt has two wins from six runs on turf, both over 6f-7f, including a Class 5 novice at Redcar on good ground in November 2025. Each win came on a first visit to the course. He finished second of 11, having been held up, in the Sky Bet Strensall Stakes at York in August 2026.

Based on 6 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs since Nov 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 109 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Goodwood, 31 Jul 2026

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 6 figures · best 109A · median 90.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good to Firm3109A863 runs · 109 / 86
Good2108A101.52 runs · 108 / 101.5
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
6f – 7f4108A90.54 runs · 108 / 90.5
1m – 1m1f2109A962 runs · 109 / 96

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 105A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Goodwood, 31 Jul 2026 Official rating 107 at the last run, 22 Aug 2026

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. What this means →

Flat 6 figures · best 110B · median 101
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good to Firm3110B1053 runs · 110 / 105
Good2103A962 runs · 103 / 96
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
6f – 7f4110B1014 runs · 110 / 101
1m – 1m1f2105A1022 runs · 105 / 102

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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 from 6 analysed runs since Nov 2025

  • Held up 4 (67%) · 1 win
  • Mid-division 1 (17%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (17%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 16.3% of 5,076 runs since Jan 2008 (562 horses).

Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7% from 157.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm4250%+33.7—
Good to Firm83115418.5%+2.21 from 3
Good1,22019916.3%01 from 2
Good to Soft5809215.9%−0.40 from 1
Soft70312017.1%+0.8—
Heavy2153616.7%+0.4—
Standard (AW)1,52322414.7%−1.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3836015.7%−0.6—
6f – 7f2,11537217.6%+1.32 from 4
1m – 1m1f1,36120615.1%−1.20 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f1,00217217.2%+0.9—
1m5f – 2m157117%−9.3—
2m1f – 2m4f47510.6%−5.7—
2m5f – 3m9111.1%−5.2—
Over 3m200%−16.3—

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
Swiss Air (GB) (Oasis Dream)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Daring Legend (GB) (4 wins).

The wins came over 6f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Daring Legend (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Daring Legend (GB)3546f–7fClass 4
Marco Polo (IRE)516f—
Daring Flight (GB)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 3 1 33% +3.50
Good 2 1 50% +1.25
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 5 1 20% +1.50
Class 5 1 1 100% +2.25

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
York 2 0 0% −2.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 1 100% +5.50
Redcar 1 1 100% +2.25

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 4 2 50% +5.75
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tom Marquand 5 1 20% +1.50
Rossa Ryan 1 1 100% +2.25

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 2 50% +5.75
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 5 1 20% +1.50
2025 1 1 100% +2.25

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 5 runs
22 Aug 26+22d York Sky Bet Strensall Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 9f · Good To Soft · 11 ran Held up early - urged forward with 4f left - strong headway inside final furlong to take second - couldn't trouble the winner but stayed on to finish 2nd 2/11 7½ 9-0 10783A99A Tom Marquand 8/1
31 Jul 26+34d Goodwood HKJC World Pool Thoroughbred Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 8f · Good To Firm · 7 ran Sluggish start - settled at the back - pressed for effort with 3f remaining - progress into the last furlong - stayed on well to finish fourth 4/7 nk 9-3 107109A105A Tom Marquand 17/2
27 Jun 26+7d York Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Criterion Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 7f · Good · 6 ran Held up at the rear - urged forward 3f out - lost ground and struggled to threaten 2f out - stayed on late without troubling the front pair - up to third close home 3/6 1 8-13 108108A89B Tom Marquand 13/8
20 Jun 26+50d Ascot Jersey Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 7f · Good To Firm · 16 ran Settled midpack down the track - crept into contention over 2f out - pressed for effort with a furlong left - couldn't sustain it and faded - finished sixth well beaten 6/16 ½ 9-3 10877C99A Tom Marquand 11/10F
01 May 26+178d Newmarket Pertemps Network King Charles II Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 7f · Good To Firm · 6 ran Settled towards the back but not far off pace - improved into contention over a furlong out - closed on the front pair entering the last furlong - hit the front inside 110yds and pulled clear to score 1/6 9-5 —86A110B Tom Marquand 11/2
2025 · 1 run
04 Nov 25 Redcar Racing TV Free Trial Now EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 6f · Good · 15 ran Settled behind the pace early - moved to the front approaching the last two furlongs and edged away inside the closing furlong - stayed on to the line for the win 1/15 9-4 —95C103A Rossa Ryan 9/4

Quick answers

How many races has Saber Strike won?
Saber Strike (IRE) won 2 of 6 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 3 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trains Saber Strike?
Saber Strike (IRE) is trained by William Haggas, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 22 August 2026.
Who is Saber Strike's sire?
Saber Strike (IRE) is by Night Of Thunder (IRE) out of Swiss Air (GB), whose sire is Oasis Dream.
What going does Saber Strike prefer?
Saber Strike (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Saber Strike's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 107, from the run on 22 August 2026. The highest on record is 108.
What is Saber Strike's sire's record?
Night Of Thunder (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 16.3% of 5,076 runs since Jan 2008 (562 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7% from 157.
Who are Saber Strike's siblings?
Out of Swiss Air (GB), Saber Strike (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Daring Legend (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Daring Legend (GB)). The wins came over 6f–7f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2025. 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.