Saffron Bay (AUS)
Saffron Bay is a lightly raced filly by Lucky Vega out of a Frankel mare whose sole sibling to race has not won. She has two starts since Aug 2026 with no wins or places, one on turf and one on all-weather. Her best effort came when third of six at Lingfield on standard going over 1m to 1m1f in Aug 2026. She was beaten favourite when fifth of 13 at Beverley on soft ground over 6f to 7f later that month, having been held up.
- 0–2Wins / Runs
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- 0 (0%)Placed
- −2.00£1 level staken=2 at SP
- 21dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 81
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 runs · as at 3 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 16.5% of 522 runs since Mar 2025 (103 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 21.6% from 102.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 102 | 22 | 21.6% | +5.1 | — |
| Good | 146 | 21 | 14.4% | −2.1 | — |
| Good to Soft | 76 | 15 | 19.7% | +3.2 | — |
| Soft | 72 | 10 | 13.9% | −2.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 14 | 1 | 7.1% | −9.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 112 | 17 | 15.2% | −1.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 52 | 5 | 9.6% | −6.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 252 | 45 | 17.9% | +1.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 152 | 26 | 17.1% | +0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 64 | 10 | 15.6% | −0.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −16.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2025 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Dancer (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 29 Aug 26+21d | Beverley | IRE-Incentive, It Pays To Buy Irish EBF Restricted Maiden Fillies' Stakes (For Horses In Bands C And D) (EBF Restricted Race Qualifier) (GBB Race) Held up mid-pack under restraint - pushed along with 2f left - nudged forward approaching final furlong - held level through the closing stages before fading late - dropped a place near the line to finish fifth | 5/13 | 1½ | 9-2 | 75C | 56A | Oisin Orr | 13/8F |
| 08 Aug 26 | Lingfield (AW) | Calabash Cove EBF Fillies' Restricted Novice Stakes (For Horses In Bands C And D) (EBF Restricted Race Qualifier) (GBB/GBBPlus Race) Sat close to front pack early - urged forward with over two furlongs left - kept going at an unchanged effort to finish third | 3/6 | nse | 9-2 | 81B | 60B | Rob Hornby | 100/30 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Saffron Bay won?
- Saffron Bay (AUS) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2026.
- Who trains Saffron Bay?
- Saffron Bay (AUS) is trained by Charles Hills, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 29 August 2026.
- Who is Saffron Bay's sire?
- Saffron Bay (AUS) is by Lucky Vega (IRE) out of River Dance (GB), whose sire is Frankel.
- What is Saffron Bay's sire's record?
- Lucky Vega (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 16.5% of 522 runs since Mar 2025 (103 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 21.6% from 102.
- Who are Saffron Bay's siblings?
- Out of River Dance (GB), Saffron Bay (AUS) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.