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Saddler's Rock (IRE)

6yo horse (at last run, Oct 2014) · Last trainer Jonjo O'Neill · Last owner Michael Oflynn
by Sadler's Wells (USA) out of Grecian Bride (IRE) (Groom Dancer)
20 runs · 10 courses · from May 2011
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 11 Oct 2014 — 4,408 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2014 · 25th of 33 4 wins · 4 courses New yard Last raced off OR 104
KTB Profile

Saddler's Rock (IRE) is 4 from 20 in our archive, including 2 wins at Group 2 level. The biggest win we hold: the Artemis Goodwood Cup at Goodwood (Aug 2012). Hasn't won since Aug 2012. Last raced off 104, 11lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 20 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 11lb off peak

Progeny in our archive

Progeny record

As a sire, Saddler's Rock (IRE)’s progeny in our archive have won 18.9% of 132 runs since Sep 2020 (16 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sire
Good to Firm5120%+1.1
Good471021.3%+2.4
Good to Soft25728%+9.1
Soft36513.9%−5
Heavy12216.7%−2.2
Standard (AW)700%−18.9
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sire
Under 6f100%−18.9
6f – 7f900%−18.9
1m – 1m1f14642.9%+24
1m2f – 1m4f200%−18.9
1m5f – 2m3937.7%−11.2
2m1f – 2m4f39410.3%−8.6
2m5f – 3m271140.7%+21.8
Over 3m11100%+81.1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Sep 2020 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Official rating104↓ 11lb off peak
104 87–115

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 89C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newmarket, 11 Oct 2014 Official rating 104 at the last run, 11 Oct 2014

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 19 figures · best 96A · median 85
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good993A84—
Good to Firm485A82.5—
Good to Soft396A89—
Soft292A91—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m1093A87.5—
2m1f – 2m4f689C84.5—
1m2f – 1m4f396A74—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 19 figures from 19 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
Sadler's Wells (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 4,636 runs since Jan 2008 (370 horses).

Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.7% from 107.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm46715.2%+3.9—
Good to Firm6449014%+2.71 from 4
Good1,24815212.2%+0.92 from 9
Good to Soft716709.8%−1.51 from 3
Soft1,08511710.8%−0.50 from 2
Heavy5135210.1%−1.20 from 2
Standard (AW)384369.4%−1.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−11.3—
6f – 7f1072018.7%+7.4—
1m – 1m1f286279.4%−1.9—
1m2f – 1m4f1,18813411.3%01 from 3
1m5f – 2m1,39417612.6%+1.32 from 10
2m1f – 2m4f9619610%−1.31 from 7
2m5f – 3m556539.5%−1.8—
Over 3m1431812.6%+1.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Grecian Bride (IRE) (Groom Dancer)

7 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Champain Sands (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Group 2 (Tarfasha (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Champain Sands (IRE)6757f–1m1½fClass 5
Tarfasha (IRE)837f–1m2fGroup 2
Allexina (GB)921m2f–1m4fListed
Galileo Rock (IRE)611m—
Athenian Way (IRE)1011m—
Crowfoot (IRE)811m2½f—
So Secret (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 9 2 22% +0.50
Good to Firm 4 1 25% −1.50
Good to Soft 3 1 33% +10.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 10 2 20% −0.50
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ascot 5 0 0% −5.00
Leopardstown 3 1 33% −0.50
Curragh 2 0 0% −2.00
Goodwood 2 1 50% +1.00
Doncaster 2 1 50% +4.50
Tipperary 2 1 50% +11.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Longchamp (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 10 2 20% −4.50
2m1f – 2m4f 7 1 14% −0.50
1m2f – 1m4f 3 1 33% +10.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Johnny Murtagh 8 2 25% −2.50
Declan McDonogh 4 0 0% −4.00
N G McCullagh 4 1 25% +2.50
Graham Lee 1 0 0% −1.00
William Buick 1 0 0% −1.00
Wayne Lordan 1 0 0% −1.00
Ben Curtis 1 1 100% +12.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 13 4 31% +12.00
None 6 0 0% −6.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2014 3 0 0% −3.00
2013 4 0 0% −4.00
2012 7 1 14% −4.00
2011 6 3 50% +16.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2014 · 3 runs
11 Oct 14+114d Newmarket Betfred Cesarewitch (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 2m2f · Good · 33 ran 25/33 hd 9-10 10489C Graham Lee 33/1
19 Jun 14+32d Ascot Gold Cup (British Champions Series) (Group 1) Class 1 · 2m4f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 10/13 13 9-2 10881C William Buick 33/1
18 May 14+211d Navan Coolmore Vintage Crop Stakes (group 3) 1m6f · Good · 6 ran 6/6 6 9-3 11072C Wayne Lordan 10/1
2013 · 4 runs
19 Oct 13+34d Ascot Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup (Group 3) Class 1 · 2m · Soft · 12 ran 5/12 nk 9-7 11292A Declan McDonogh 25/1
15 Sep 13+45d Curragh Gain Irish St. Leger (group 1) 1m6f · Good · 10 ran 3/10 hd 9-11 10893A Declan McDonogh 16/1
01 Aug 13+42d Goodwood Artemis Goodwood Cup (British Champions Series) (Group 2) Class 1 · 2m · Good · 14 ran 12/14 ¾ 9-7 11078A Declan McDonogh 10/1
20 Jun 13+243d Ascot Gold Cup (British Champions Series) (Group 1) Class 1 · 2m4f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 8/14 1½ 9-2 11284A Declan McDonogh 9/2
2012 · 7 runs
20 Oct 12+13d Ascot Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup (Group 3) Class 1 · 2m · Soft · 9 ran 6/9 1¼ 9-7 11590A Johnny Murtagh 10/1
07 Oct 12+23d Longchamp (FR) Qatar Prix du Cadran (4yo+) (Turf) 2m4f · Heavy · 10 ran 4/10 1½ 9-2 —— Johnny Murtagh 6/1
14 Sep 12+20d Doncaster Stobart Doncaster Cup (British Champions Series) (Group 2) Class 1 · 2m2f · Good · 10 ran 5/10 ½ 9-1 11585A Johnny Murtagh 11/4F
25 Aug 12+23d York Weatherbys Insurance Lonsdale Cup (British Champions Series) (Group 2) Class 1 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 9/11 1¾ 9-1 11576C N G McCullagh 13/8F
02 Aug 12+42d Goodwood Artemis Goodwood Cup (British Champions Series) (Group 2) Class 1 · 2m · Good · 10 ran 1/10 9-7 11591A Johnny Murtagh 2/1F
21 Jun 12+13d Ascot Gold Cup (British Champions Series) (Group 1) Class 1 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 3/9 nk 9-0 11489A Johnny Murtagh 9/2
08 Jun 12+273d Leopardstown Seamus & Rosemary Mcgrath Memorial Saval Beg Stakes (listed) 1m6f · Heavy · 4 ran 2/4 ½ 9-10 11492B Johnny Murtagh 4/1
2011 · 6 runs
09 Sep 11+20d Doncaster Stobart Doncaster Cup (Group 2) Class 1 · 2m2f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 8-1 9784A N G McCullagh 11/2
20 Aug 11+44d Curragh Irish Field St Leger Trial Stakes (Listed) 1m6f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 1¼ 8-11 9775A Johnny Murtagh 4/1
07 Jul 11+14d Leopardstown Follow Leopardstown On Facebook Handicap (60-90) 1m6f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 1/7 8-11 8785A Johnny Murtagh 6/4F
23 Jun 11+22d Tipperary Tipperary Racecourse Maiden 1m4½f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 1/15 9-5 —96A Ben Curtis 12/1
01 Jun 11+24d Tipperary tipperaryraces.ie Maiden 1m4½f · Good To Firm · 17 ran 5/17 2 9-5 —74A N G McCullagh 9/1
08 May 11 Leopardstown Follow Leopardstown On Facebook Maiden 1m4f · Good · 11 ran 7/11 3 9-5 —64A N G McCullagh 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Saddler's Rock won?
Saddler's Rock (IRE) won 4 of 20 archived starts between 2011 and 2014, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 6 times in total (30% of starts).
Who trained Saddler's Rock?
Saddler's Rock (IRE) was trained by Jonjo O'Neill on the most recent run on record, at Newmarket on 11 October 2014.
Who is Saddler's Rock's sire?
Saddler's Rock (IRE) is by Sadler's Wells (USA) out of Grecian Bride (IRE), whose sire is Groom Dancer.
What going does Saddler's Rock prefer?
Saddler's Rock (IRE) has the best record on good to soft 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 Saddler's Rock's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 104, from the run on 11 October 2014. The highest on record is 115.
What is Saddler's Rock's sire's record?
Sadler's Wells (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 4,636 runs since Jan 2008 (370 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.7% from 107.
Who are Saddler's Rock's siblings?
Out of Grecian Bride (IRE), Saddler's Rock (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Champain Sands (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Group 2 (Tarfasha (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m4f. As at Nov 2026.
Has Saddler's Rock sired winners?
As a sire, Saddler's Rock (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 18.9% of 132 runs since Sep 2020 (16 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from May 2011. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.