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Horse profile

Sacred Ground (GB)

3yo filly · Trainer John & Thady Gosden · Owner Marcstown Ltd Andrew Rosen
by Kingman (GB) out of Anapurna (GB) (Frankel)
7 runs · 6 courses · from Oct 2025
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Yarmouth Last run 19 Sep 2026 · 8th of 8 Last raced off OR 96
KTB Profile

Typically ridden with patience — held up in 4 of 6 analysed runs — Sacred Ground (GB) is 1 from 7, the win coming at Class 5 level. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 3 on softer).

Based on 7 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs since Oct 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up Wins on good or faster Win at Class 5
Official rating96↓ 2lb off peak
96 93–98

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 84 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newbury, 16 May 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 104A · median 86.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good to Firm289A782 runs · 89 / 78
Good295C89.51 run · —
Soft1——1 run · —
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f3104A952 runs · 104 / 85.5
1m2f – 1m4f389A843 runs · 89 / 84

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 87B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newbury, 16 May 2026 Official rating 96 at the last run, 19 Sep 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 92A · median 85.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good to Firm286B852 runs · 86 / 85
Good287B85.51 run · —
Soft1——1 run · —
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f392A842 runs · 92 / 88
1m2f – 1m4f387B863 runs · 87 / 86

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 Oct 2025

  • Held up 4 (67%) · 1 win
  • Mid-division 2 (33%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Kingman (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.6% of 7,481 runs since Jan 2008 (775 horses).

Weakest on soft going: 11% from 960. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 9.1% from 121.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1317.7%−6.9—
Good to Firm1,20120116.7%+2.10 from 2
Good1,68424014.3%−0.31 from 2
Good to Soft91112313.5%−1.10 from 2
Soft96010611%−3.60 from 1
Heavy2923612.3%−2.3—
Standard (AW)2,42038215.8%+1.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2743914.2%−0.4—
6f – 7f2,62538614.7%+0.1—
1m – 1m1f2,57439715.4%+0.81 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f1,49021814.6%00 from 3
1m5f – 2m362369.9%−4.7—
2m1f – 2m4f121119.1%−5.5—
2m5f – 3m3326.1%−8.5—
Over 3m200%−14.6—

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
Anapurna (GB) (Frankel)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Monterosa (GB) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m3f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Monterosa (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Monterosa (GB)911m3fClass 4
Zaltana (GB)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 2 1 50% +0.38
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 5 1 1 100% +1.38

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newmarket 2 0 0% −2.00
Chantilly (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Yarmouth 1 1 100% +1.38

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 4 1 25% −1.62
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
William Buick 4 1 25% −1.62
Stephane Pasquier 1 0 0% −1.00
Ryan Moore 1 0 0% −1.00
Robert Havlin 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 1 20% −2.62
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 5 0 0% −5.00
2025 2 1 50% +0.38

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
19 Sep 26+77d Chantilly (FR) Prix Bertrand De Tarragon - Fonds Europeen De L'elevage Class 1 · 9f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 8/8 2½ 8-11 96—— Stephane Pasquier 16/1
04 Jul 26+27d Sandown Coral Distaff (Fillies' Listed) Class 1 · 8f · Good To Firm · 8 ran mid-pack early - pressed for effort with 2f left - found a bit of extra ground entering the last furlong - stayed on at one gait to finish 4th 4/8 1¼ 9-2 9867A84A Ryan Moore 11/4
07 Jun 26+22d Goodwood Weatherbys/British EBF Agnes Keyser Fillies' Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 10f · Soft · 8 ran Settled in rear - travelled well to move up 2f out - struck the front inside the final furlong - caught near the line to finish fourth 4/8 nse 9-2 9871A85A William Buick 9/4F
16 May 26+13d Newbury Childwickbury Stud Fillies' Trial Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 10f · Good · 6 ran Settled in mid-pack early - drifted right and clipped another runner approaching the 3f marker - moved through to join the front just inside the final furlong - pressed the eventual winner in the closing stages - couldn't find more and just held off by half a length 2/6 ½ 9-2 9784A87B William Buick 3/1
03 May 26+183d Newmarket Oliver Brown Pretty Polly Stakes (Fillies' Listed) Class 1 · 10f · Good To Firm · 6 ran Hampered start and settled towards the back - made a little progress by halfway - urged forward with 2f remaining - responded to move into second inside the final furlong - unable to trouble the easy leader home 2/6 6 9-2 9389A86B William Buick 2/1F
2025 · 2 runs
01 Nov 25+26d Newmarket European Bloodstock News EBF Montrose Fillies' Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 8f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Held up towards the back early - made ground into contention 3f out - shared second place under pressure over 2f out - driven approaching the final furlong - unable to challenge the winner and finished second 2/10 3½ 9-2 —104A92A Robert Havlin 11/4F
06 Oct 25 Yarmouth bettingsites.co.uk Betting Sites Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 8f · Good · 5 ran Sluggish start - settled towards the back - hopped a seam on the ground after 2f - moved right two out - pushed along and making progress a furlong out - stayed on strongly - hit the front near the line to score 1/5 9-2 —95C84B William Buick 11/8F

Quick answers

How many races has Sacred Ground won?
Sacred Ground (GB) won 1 of 7 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 4 times in total (57.1% of starts).
Who trains Sacred Ground?
Sacred Ground (GB) is trained by John & Thady Gosden, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 19 September 2026.
Who is Sacred Ground's sire?
Sacred Ground (GB) is by Kingman (GB) out of Anapurna (GB), whose sire is Frankel.
What is Sacred Ground's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 96, from the run on 19 September 2026. The highest on record is 98.
What is Sacred Ground's sire's record?
Kingman (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.6% of 7,481 runs since Jan 2008 (775 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 11% from 960. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 9.1% from 121.
Who are Sacred Ground's siblings?
Out of Anapurna (GB), Sacred Ground (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Monterosa (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Monterosa (GB)). The wins came over 1m3f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 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.