How many races has Saffron's Son won?

Saffron's Son (IRE) won 1 of 16 archived starts between 2008 and 2009, a strike rate of 6.3%. Placed 5 times in total (31.3% of starts).

Who trained Saffron's Son?

Saffron's Son (IRE) was trained by R Ducasteele on the most recent run on record, at Le Croise-Laroche (FR) on 7 November 2009.

Who is Saffron's Son's sire?

Saffron's Son (IRE) is by Saffron Walden (FR) out of Try My Rosie (GB), whose sire is Try My Best.

What going does Saffron's Son prefer?

Saffron's Son (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 9 starts (11.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.

What is Saffron's Son's official rating?

Saffron's Son (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 60.

What is Saffron's Son's sire's record?

Saffron Walden (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 719 runs since Jan 2008 (59 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 12.7% from 252.

Who are Saffron's Son's siblings?

Out of Try My Rosie (GB), Saffron's Son (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Horse profile

Saffron's Son (IRE)

3yo colt (at last run, Nov 2009) · Last trainer R Ducasteele · Last owner Randy Ducasteele

by Saffron Walden (FR) out of Try My Rosie (GB) (Try My Best)

16 runs · 10 courses · from Sep 2008

As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

No run recorded since 7 Nov 2009 — 6,199 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.

Last run Nov 2009 · 11th of 11 Won at Catterick New yard

KTB Profile

Saffron's Son (IRE) is 1 from 16, the win coming at Class 6 level. Hasn't won since Sep 2009. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 3 on softer).

Based on 16 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 6

1–16Wins / Runs
6.3%Strike rate
5 (31.3%)Placed
−7.00£1 level staken=15 at SP
1.38Fair A/E n=15 · 1.19 incl. margin
60Highest OR
28dAvg between runs

Official rating55↓ 5lb off peak

55 50–60

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 (flat) 69^A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Catterick, 19 Sep 2009 Official rating 55 at the last flat run, 19 Sep 2009

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 81^C the best of the last 1 rated run · Market Rasen, 26 Jun 2009

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 14 figures · best 69^A · median 51

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 28 Oct 2025
Good to Firm	8	69^A	52.5	—
Good	3	56^A	55	—
Good to Soft	1	—	—	—
Standard (AW)	1	—	—	—
Soft	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 28 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f	8	63^A	51	—
1m5f – 2m	4	69^A	53.5	—
1m – 1m1f	2	54^A	48	—

Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 15 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

Saffron Walden (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 719 runs since Jan 2008 (59 horses).

Strongest on good going: 12.7% from 252.

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Firm	5	0	0%	−9.7	—
Good to Firm	78	8	10.3%	+0.6	1 from 9
Good	252	32	12.7%	+3	0 from 3
Good to Soft	88	6	6.8%	−2.9	0 from 1
Soft	179	14	7.8%	−1.9	0 from 1
Heavy	91	9	9.9%	+0.2	0 from 1
Standard (AW)	26	1	3.8%	−5.9	0 from 1

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Under 6f	3	1	33.3%	+23.6	—
6f – 7f	15	0	0%	−9.7	—
1m – 1m1f	28	0	0%	−9.7	0 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f	64	1	1.6%	−8.1	0 from 9
1m5f – 2m	295	35	11.9%	+2.2	1 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f	231	23	10%	+0.3	0 from 1
2m5f – 3m	77	10	13%	+3.3	—
Over 3m	6	0	0%	−9.7	—

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

Dam

Try My Rosie (GB) (Try My Best)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

Produce	Runs	Win trips	Best grade
Amberlina (IRE)	11	—	—
Kim Cat (IRE)	3	—	—
Mighty Mull (IRE)	2	—	—

Record by conditions

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Good to Firm	9	1	11%	−1.00
Good	3	0	0%	−3.00
Heavy	1	0	0%	—
Good to Soft	1	0	0%	−1.00
Standard (AW)	1	0	0%	−1.00
Soft	1	0	0%	−1.00

Class	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Class 6	8	1	13%	+0.00
Class 4	4	0	0%	−4.00
Class 5	3	0	0%	−3.00

Course	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Beverley	5	0	0%	−5.00
Catterick	2	1	50%	+6.00
Pontefract	2	0	0%	−2.00
Le Croise-Laroche (FR)	1	0	0%	—
Market Rasen	1	0	0%	−1.00
Nottingham	1	0	0%	−1.00
Redcar	1	0	0%	−1.00
Newcastle	1	0	0%	−1.00
Wolverhampton (AW)	1	0	0%	−1.00
Thirsk	1	0	0%	−1.00

Distance	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
1m2f – 1m4f	9	0	0%	−8.00
1m5f – 2m	4	1	25%	+4.00
1m – 1m1f	2	0	0%	−2.00
2m1f – 2m4f	1	0	0%	−1.00

Jockey	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Micky Fenton	4	0	0%	−4.00
Lee Enstone	3	0	0%	−3.00
P J McDonald	2	1	50%	+6.00
Jamie Moriarty	2	0	0%	−2.00
Vivien Amiot	1	0	0%	—
Paul Mulrennan	1	0	0%	−1.00
Dougie Costello	1	0	0%	−1.00
Frankie McDonald	1	0	0%	−1.00
Paul Pickard	1	0	0%	−1.00

Headgear	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
None	8	0	0%	−8.00
Blinkers	5	1	20%	+4.00
Visor	3	0	0%	−3.00

Season	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
2009	13	1	8%	−4.00
2008	3	0	0%	−3.00

Type	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Flat	15	1	7%	−6.00
Hurdle	1	0	0%	−1.00

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

Date	Course	Race	Pos	Btn	Wgt	OR	KTB	Jockey	SP
2009 · 13 runs
07 Nov 09+49d	Le Croise-Laroche (FR)	Grand Prix du Nord () 10.5f · Heavy · 11 ran	11/11	dht	9-2	—	—	Vivien Amiot	—
19 Sep 09+24d	Catterick	Blue Square Games Selling Stakes Class 6 · 14f · Good To Firm · 11 ran	1/11		8-10	55	69^A	P J McDonald	7/1
26 Aug 09+13d	Catterick	Go Racing At Redcar On Saturday Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Good To Soft · 9 ran	4/9	9	8-12	52	51^A	Lee Enstone	10/1
13 Aug 09+16d	Beverley	Hold Your Christmas Party Here Selling Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Good · 11 ran	4/11	nk	8-8	52	56^A	Paul Mulrennan	7/1
28 Jul 09+8d	Beverley	National Festival Circus Selling Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Good To Firm · 9 ran	3/9	1	9-6	50	63^A	Lee Enstone	8/1
20 Jul 09+24d	Beverley	Sps Group Maiden Handicap Class 6 · 16f · Good · 12 ran	4/12	2¾	8-12	50	49^A	Lee Enstone	16/1
26 Jun 09+23d	Market Rasen	Ukhygiene.com Juvenile Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 17.5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran	5/10	10	10-12	—	81^C	Dougie Costello	33/1
03 Jun 09+9d	Nottingham	Racing Uk Live In Your Home Handicap Class 5 · 14f · Good To Firm · 9 ran	3/9	18	8-2	50	44^C	Frankie McDonald	12/1
25 May 09+13d	Redcar	Market Cross Jewellers Maiden Handicap Class 6 · 14f · Good To Firm · 14 ran	3/14	½	8-7	50	58^A	P J McDonald	50/1
12 May 09+15d	Beverley	Richard Horne Testimonial Day Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Good To Firm · 12 ran	11/12	1¼	8-13	55	35^C	Jamie Moriarty	25/1
27 Apr 09+12d	Newcastle	Parklands Golf Club Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 12.5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran	6/9	1	8-9	55	51^A	Micky Fenton	66/1
15 Apr 09+49d	Beverley	Racing Here Again Next Thursday Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Good To Firm · 9 ran	8/9	3¼	7-13	56	38^A	Paul Pickard	16/1
25 Feb 09+142d	Wolverhampton (AW)	Betdaq.co.uk Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Standard To Fast · 12 ran	9/12	1	9-3	60	49^A	Micky Fenton	33/1
2008 · 3 runs
06 Oct 08+11d	Pontefract	E.b.f. Saturday Racing At Santa Rosa Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 10f · Good · 14 ran	9/14	1¼	9-3	56	55^C	Jamie Moriarty	100/1
25 Sep 08+18d	Pontefract	E.B.F. Frier Wood Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 8f · Good To Firm · 8 ran	3/8	9	9-3	56	54^A	Micky Fenton	50/1
07 Sep 08	Thirsk	E.B.F. Dr Susan Harris's Retirement Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 8f · Soft · 11 ran	8/11	2½	9-3	56	42^C	Micky Fenton	33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Saffron's Son won?: Saffron's Son (IRE) won 1 of 16 archived starts between 2008 and 2009, a strike rate of 6.3%. Placed 5 times in total (31.3% of starts).
Who trained Saffron's Son?: Saffron's Son (IRE) was trained by R Ducasteele on the most recent run on record, at Le Croise-Laroche (FR) on 7 November 2009.
Who is Saffron's Son's sire?: Saffron's Son (IRE) is by Saffron Walden (FR) out of Try My Rosie (GB), whose sire is Try My Best.
What going does Saffron's Son prefer?: Saffron's Son (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 9 starts (11.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Saffron's Son's official rating?: Saffron's Son (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 60.
What is Saffron's Son's sire's record?: Saffron Walden (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 719 runs since Jan 2008 (59 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 12.7% from 252.
Who are Saffron's Son's siblings?: Out of Try My Rosie (GB), Saffron's Son (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

KTB Speed and Rating

Pedigree intelligence

Record by conditions

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▾Class 15 of 16 runs

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