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Horse profile

Saga Bolton (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2020) · Last trainer Brian M McMahon · Last owner Mrs Anne Mcmahon
by Intense Focus (USA) out of Emlach Star (IRE) (Cape Cross)
14 runs · 5 courses · from Aug 2015
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 14 Feb 2020 — 2,456 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2020 · 14th of 14 4 wins · Dundalk (AW) & Fairyhouse New yard Last raced off OR 68
KTB Profile

Saga Bolton (IRE) is 4 from 14. Hasn't won since Jan 2020. Last raced off 68, 9lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 14 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 9lb off peak
Official rating68↓ 9lb off peak
68 67–77

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 100 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Dundalk (AW), 18 Dec 2019

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 →

Flat 6 figures · best 114B · median 100
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)6114B100—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f5114B100—
1m5f – 2m1———
Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 78A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Dundalk (AW), 31 Jan 2020 Official rating 68 at the last flat run, 14 Feb 2020

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 105C the best of the last 1 rated run · Fairyhouse, 25 Jan 2020

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 13 figures · best 88A · median 78
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)988A78—
Good281A75—
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f988A78—
1m5f – 2m278A75—
1m – 1m1f281A75—
Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 14 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
Intense Focus (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 3,630 runs since Mar 2013 (218 horses).

Strongest on good to soft going: 11.5% from 349. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 11.5% from 384.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1218.3%0—
Good to Firm514397.6%−0.7—
Good811658%−0.30 from 2
Good to Soft3494011.5%+3.21 from 1
Soft686395.7%−2.60 from 2
Heavy240218.8%+0.5—
Standard (AW)1,017979.5%+1.23 from 9
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3844411.5%+3.2—
6f – 7f1,3881228.8%+0.5—
1m – 1m1f780617.8%−0.50 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f621487.7%−0.63 from 9
1m5f – 2m328216.4%−1.91 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f9344.3%−4—
2m5f – 3m3000%−8.3—
Over 3m6233.3%+25—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2013 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Emlach Star (IRE) (Cape Cross)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
R U Sirius (IRE)70——
Santa Vittoria (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 9 3 33% +20.75
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 1 100% +3.50

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 9 3 33% +20.75
Fairyhouse 2 1 50% +2.50
Gowran Park (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 9 3 33% +19.75
1m5f – 2m 3 1 33% +2.50
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Rory Cleary 4 2 50% +4.75
Danny Mullins 2 0 0% −2.00
Luke McAteer 2 0 0% −2.00
Kevin Manning 2 1 50% +2.50
Ronan Whelan 2 1 50% +19.00
Robbie Colgan 1 0 0% −1.00
Danny Redmond 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Blinkers 12 4 33% +22.25
None 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2020 3 1 33% +0.25
2019 2 0 0% −2.00
2017 2 0 0% −2.00
2016 2 1 50% +3.50
2015 5 2 40% +20.50

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 13 4 31% +21.25
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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2020 · 3 runs
14 Feb 20+14d Dundalk (AW) View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap 1m2½f · Standard · 14 ran 14/14 16 9-12 6857C48C Robbie Colgan 7/1
31 Jan 20+6d Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Claiming Race 1m2½f · Standard · 14 ran 1/14 8-9 6897B78A Rory Cleary 9/4F
25 Jan 20+38d Fairyhouse Free Racecourse WiFi At Fairyhouse Maiden Hurdle 2m · Yielding · 25 ran 15/25 1 11-12 —47C105C Danny Mullins 66/1
2019 · 2 runs
18 Dec 19+12d Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap (45-75) 2m · Standard · 14 ran 4/14 3½ 9-4 70100B72A Luke McAteer 9/2
06 Dec 19+763d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Jockey & Trainer Awards Handicap 1m2½f · Standard · 14 ran 9/14 shd 8-13 71100B63A Luke McAteer 12/1
2017 · 2 runs
03 Nov 17+21d Dundalk (AW) Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap 1m4f · Standard · 14 ran 2/14 hd 8-11 77102B86A Rory Cleary 7/4F
13 Oct 17+637d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Stadium On Facebook Handicap 1m4f · Standard · 14 ran 4/14 1¾ 9-11 77114B88A Kevin Manning 11/1
2016 · 2 runs
15 Jan 16+7d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Stadium On Facebook Handicap 2m · Standard · 12 ran 1/12 8-9 75—78A Rory Cleary 9/2
08 Jan 16+28d Dundalk (AW) Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Handicap 1m4f · Standard · 12 ran 2/12 nk 8-4 72—83A Rory Cleary 9/2
2015 · 5 runs
11 Dec 15+73d Dundalk (AW) Fund Raising Made Easy At Dundalk Handicap (47-75) 1m4f · Standard · 14 ran 1/14 9-1 67—86A Ronan Whelan 20/1
29 Sep 15+9d Fairyhouse Book Your Winter Festival Tickets Online At fairyhouse.ie Claiming Race 1m4f · Good To Yielding · 8 ran 1/8 9-5 68—76A Kevin Manning 7/2
20 Sep 15+18d Gowran Park (IRE) Powerstown Stud Maiden 1m1½f · Good · 17 ran 6/17 shd 8-12 ——69A Danny Redmond 20/1
02 Sep 15+10d Gowran Park Gowran Park Claiming Race 1m1½f · Good · 10 ran 3/10 2¼ 9-10 ——81A Danny Mullins 50/1
23 Aug 15 Curragh (IRE) Mongey Communications Maiden 1m2f · Soft · 10 ran 7/10 7½ 9-5 ——63A Ronan Whelan 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Saga Bolton won?
Saga Bolton (IRE) won 4 of 14 archived starts between 2015 and 2020, a strike rate of 28.6%. Placed 7 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Saga Bolton?
Saga Bolton (IRE) was trained by Brian M McMahon on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 14 February 2020.
Who is Saga Bolton's sire?
Saga Bolton (IRE) is by Intense Focus (USA) out of Emlach Star (IRE), whose sire is Cape Cross.
What going does Saga Bolton prefer?
Saga Bolton (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 3 wins from 9 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 Saga Bolton's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 68, from the run on 14 February 2020. The highest on record is 77.
What is Saga Bolton's sire's record?
Intense Focus (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 3,630 runs since Mar 2013 (218 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 11.5% from 349. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 11.5% from 384.
Who are Saga Bolton's siblings?
Out of Emlach Star (IRE), Saga Bolton (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from August 2015. 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.