Saffron Sun (GB)
Saffron Sun (GB) is 3 from 8. Hasn't won since Apr 2006. Last raced off a career-high mark of 116.
- 3–8Wins / Runs
- 37.5%Strike rate
- 3 (37.5%)Placed
- +37.50£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 3.37Fair A/E n=8 · 3.00 incl. margin
- 116Highest OR
- 66dAvg 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
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 0% of 1 run since Jan 2008 (1 horse). A small sample.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 1 from 4 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +5.50 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +33.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +36.50 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter | 3 | 2 | 67% | +8.50 |
| Stratford | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wincanton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ludlow | 1 | 1 | 100% | +33.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 1 | 25% | +4.50 |
| Over 3m | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 1 | 100% | +33.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Williams | 4 | 2 | 50% | +38.50 |
| Richard Johnson | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| Robert Thornton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jimmy McCarthy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +32.00 |
| 2005 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +5.50 |
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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 27 May 06+44d | Stratford | George Jones Memorial Handicap Chase (for The Gambling Prince Trophy) | F/8 | — | 10-4 | 116 | — | Robert Thornton | 5/1 |
| 13 Apr 06+119d | Ludlow | Bromfield Sand & Gravel Handicap Chase | 1/10 | 11-1 | 111 | 101C | Christian Williams | 33/1 | |
| 2005 · 6 runs | |||||||||
| 15 Dec 05+28d | Exeter | South-West Racing Club Handicap Chase | 7/10 | 19 | 10-13 | 113 | 76C | Richard Johnson | 9/1 |
| 17 Nov 05+16d | Wincanton | Hamilton Litestat Handicap Chase | 5/8 | 22 | 10-5 | 114 | 94C | Christian Williams | 10/1 |
| 01 Nov 05+27d | Exeter | William Hill Edredon Bleu Handicap Chase | 1/11 | 10-9 | 106 | 114C | Christian Williams | 15/2 | |
| 05 Oct 05+122d | Exeter | Dean & Dyball Handicap Chase | 1/6 | 11-5 | 99 | 113C | Richard Johnson | 2/1F | |
| 05 Jun 05+106d | Stratford | Allens Caravans Handicap Chase | 8/9 | 1¼ | 10-10 | 104 | 60C | Jimmy McCarthy | 13/2 |
| 19 Feb 05 | Wincanton | totescoop6 Handicap Chase | PU/10 | — | 11-1 | 109 | — | Christian Williams | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Saffron Sun won?
- Saffron Sun (GB) won 3 of 8 archived starts between 2005 and 2006, a strike rate of 37.5%. Placed 3 times in total (37.5% of starts).
- Who trained Saffron Sun?
- Saffron Sun (GB) was trained by Jimmy Frost on the most recent run on record, at Stratford on 27 May 2006.
- Who is Saffron Sun's sire?
- Saffron Sun (GB) is by Landyap (USA) out of Saffron Bun (GB), whose sire is Sit In The Corner.
- What going does Saffron Sun prefer?
- Saffron Sun (GB) 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 Saffron Sun's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 116, from the run on 27 May 2006. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Saffron Sun's sire's record?
- Landyap (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 0% of 1 run since Jan 2008 (1 horse), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.