Saffron Dandy (IRE)
Saffron Dandy is a filly with four wins from 11 starts, each on a first visit to the course. Wins came in a maiden at Bath on firm ground in May 2025, a Class 4 handicap at Wolverhampton over 6f-7f on standard going in Jan 2026, a Class 2 handicap at Lingfield over 6f-7f on standard going in Feb 2026 and a Class 4 handicap at Goodwood under 6f on soft ground in Jun 2026. She races prominently, led when fifth of eight in a Class 4 handicap at Doncaster in Jul 2026 off an official rating of 79.
- 4–11Wins / Runs
- 36.4%Strike rate
- 4 (36.4%)Placed
- +31.03£1 level staken=11 at SP
- 2.65Fair A/E n=11 · 2.38 incl. margin
- 82Highest OR
- 42dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 99
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 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 107C | 95 | 4 · 107 / 95 |
| Good | 3 | 99A | 90 | 2 · 99 / 94.5 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 95A | 77 | 1 · — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 8 | 107C | 91.5 | 6 · 107 / 95 |
| Under 6f | 3 | 113C | 95 | 2 · 113 / 104 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 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.
Run style from 7 analysed runs
- Prominent 3 (43%) · 2 wins
- Led 2 (29%) · 1 win
- Held up 2 (29%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 14,910 runs since Jan 2008 (930 horses).
Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.3% from 170.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 92 | 14 | 15.2% | +6.1 | 1 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 2,477 | 256 | 10.3% | +1.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 3,167 | 264 | 8.3% | −0.8 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 1,338 | 109 | 8.1% | −1 | — |
| Soft | 1,711 | 136 | 7.9% | −1.2 | 1 from 1 |
| Heavy | 464 | 49 | 10.6% | +1.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 5,661 | 534 | 9.4% | +0.3 | 2 from 4 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 4,429 | 507 | 11.4% | +2.3 | 2 from 3 |
| 6f – 7f | 7,616 | 642 | 8.4% | −0.7 | 2 from 8 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,037 | 158 | 7.8% | −1.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 579 | 44 | 7.6% | −1.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 170 | 9 | 5.3% | −3.8 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 66 | 2 | 3% | −6.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 12 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them The Bell Conductor (IRE) (8 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 2 (The Bell Conductor (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bell Conductor (IRE) | 39 | 8 | 5f–6f | Class 2 |
| Fierce (IRE) | 37 | 4 | 5f–6f | Class 3 |
| Ohailbhic (IRE) | 20 | 3 | 6f–1m | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 2 | 50% | +34.00 |
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.50 |
| Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.53 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 5 | 3 | 60% | +11.03 |
| Class 2 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +22.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.50 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ripon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +25.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +11.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bath | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.53 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 8 | 2 | 25% | +30.00 |
| Under 6f | 3 | 2 | 67% | +1.03 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Leavy | 3 | 2 | 67% | +1.03 |
| Sean D Bowen | 3 | 1 | 33% | +23.00 |
| Pat Dobbs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Alec Voikhansky | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Levey | 1 | 1 | 100% | +11.00 |
| Clifford Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane Foley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 3 | 38% | +32.50 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.47 |
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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Jul 26+21d | Doncaster | Free Bets On attheraces.com Fillies' Handicap Set the pace early - lost front spot at halfway then driven inside final furlong - dropped away close home to finish fifth | 5/8 | 1 | 9-8 | 79 | 95A | 74A | Pat Dobbs | 11/2 |
| 12 Jun 26+13d | Goodwood | Casamigos Handicap Set the pace from the start - pressed for effort inside the final furlong - stayed on to score | 1/4 | 9-4 | 78 | 113C | 80B | Joe Leavy | 6/4F | |
| 30 May 26+13d | Chester | John Smith's Fillies' Handicap Tracked the pace-setter early - pushed along with 2f left - unable to find more inside the closing furlong and held to the line | 6/11 | nk | 9-4 | 80 | 90A | 80A | Alec Voikhansky | 18/1 |
| 17 May 26+44d | Ripon | British EBF Premier Fillies' Handicap Settled mid-pack - pressed for effort with 2f left - unable to land a blow - beaten well into 8th | 8/9 | nk | 9-2 | 81 | 99A | 66A | Sean D Bowen | 11/2 |
| 03 Apr 26+21d | Newcastle (AW) | BetMGM All-Weather 3 Year Old Championships Handicap Held up in the pack - pushed along and made a brief advance approaching the final furlong - lost ground near the line to finish sixth | 6/14 | hd | 8-8 | 82 | 93B | 85A | Sean D Bowen | 28/1 |
| 13 Mar 26+14d | Southwell (AW) | Win 250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Held up at the back - shifted across approaching final 2f and pressed for effort with 1f left - lost ground close home to finish sixth | 6/8 | 2 | 8-13 | 82 | 66A | 68A | Joe Leavy | 16/1 |
| 27 Feb 26+52d | Lingfield (AW) | BetMGM AWC 3 Year Old Trial Handicap Handy up early - pressed for effort with 2f left - hit the top spot inside the final furlong - stayed on strongly to win | 1/12 | 8-5 | 78 | 97A | 87A | Sean D Bowen | 25/1 | |
| 06 Jan 26+138d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Bet 10 Get 40 With BetMGM Handicap Went straight to the front - lost that spot after 2f and settled third - drifted wide on the turn 2f out - regained command inside the final furlong - kept finding under pressure late - held on by a nose | 1/5 | 8-13 | 75 | 107C | 82B | Sean Levey | 11/1 | |
| 21 Aug 25+95d | York | Harry's Half Million By Goffs (GBB Race) Raced handy on the far flank - lost momentum inside final furlong - finished 13th | 13/21 | 1½ | 8-11 | 76 | 59C | 69A | Clifford Lee | 50/1 |
| 18 May 25+13d | Naas | Coolmore Stud Irish EBF Blackbeard Fillies Sprint Stakes (Fillies' Group 3) Settled in third early - nudged for effort and dropped back over 2f out - held no more from over 1f out - eventually finished sixth | 6/6 | 2 | 9-2 | — | 71A | 61B | Shane Foley | 33/1 |
| 05 May 25 | Bath | Monarch Classic Car Show August 23rd EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Handy early - shown the whip to hit front a furlong out then opened daylight - stayed on strongly to win | 1/4 | 8-13 | — | 80C | 70B | Joe Leavy | 8/15F |
Quick answers
- How many races has Saffron Dandy (IRE) won?
- Saffron Dandy (IRE) won 4 of 11 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 36.4%. Placed 4 times in total (36.4% of starts).
- Who trains Saffron Dandy (IRE)?
- Saffron Dandy (IRE) is trained by Richard Hannon, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 3 July 2026.
- Who is Saffron Dandy (IRE)'s sire?
- Saffron Dandy (IRE) is by Dandy Man (IRE) out of Saffian (GB), whose sire is Dubawi.
- What going does Saffron Dandy (IRE) prefer?
- Saffron Dandy (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Saffron Dandy (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 79, from the run on 3 July 2026. The highest on record is 82.
- What is Saffron Dandy (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Dandy Man (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 14,910 runs since Jan 2008 (930 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.3% from 170.
- Who are Saffron Dandy (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Saffian (GB), Saffron Dandy (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: The Bell Conductor (IRE) (8). Highest grade won: Class 2 (The Bell Conductor (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m. As at Oct 2026.