Saint Baco (FR)
Saint Baco won the Mervyn Gray Construction Maiden Hurdle at Navan in Dec 2025 on heavy ground over 1m5f – 2m. The gelding is 1 from 6 on turf with two places and has raced at six different courses. He last ran when fourth of eight in the Alanna Homes Champion Novice Hurdle at Punchestown in May 2026, having been held up off an official rating of 135. By Cokoriko out of a Saint Des Saints mare, he has reached a highest ever mark of 140.
- 1–6Wins / Runs
- 16.7%Strike rate
- 2 (33.3%)Placed
- −4.17£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 1.12Fair A/E n=6 · 0.87 incl. margin
- 140Highest OR
- 119dAvg 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 115
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 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 2 | 115A | 111 | 2 runs · 115 / 111 |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 115A | 111 | 2 runs · 115 / 111 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
Of 5 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 5 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 5 analysed runs since Dec 2025
- Prominent 4 (80%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 1 (20%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13.2% of 2,289 runs since Jan 2008 (379 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 6 | 0 | 0% | −13.2 | — |
| Good | 317 | 49 | 15.5% | +2.3 | — |
| Good to Soft | 327 | 44 | 13.5% | +0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 963 | 117 | 12.1% | −1.1 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 669 | 90 | 13.5% | +0.3 | 1 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −13.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −13.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 33 | 3 | 9.1% | −4.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 510 | 82 | 16.1% | +2.9 | 1 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,224 | 149 | 12.2% | −1 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 417 | 56 | 13.4% | +0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 103 | 12 | 11.7% | −1.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Saint Roi (FR) (5 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m2f; the highest grade won is Grade 1 (Saint Roi (FR)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Roi (FR) | 28 | 5 | 2m–2m2f | Grade 1 |
| Saint Ivanhowe (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.83 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.83 |
| Auteuil (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.83 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Mullins | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.17 |
| Sean O'Keeffe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul Townend | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clement Lefebvre | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.83 |
| 2024 | 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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 01 May 26+26d | Punchestown | Alanna Homes Champion Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) Sat behind pace early - third at halfway - urged into fourth after two out - driven up to challenge for third near the last - faltered when awkward there and edged back in the closing stages to finish fourth | 4/8 | 5 | 11-12 | 135 | 115A | 138A | Danny Mullins | 12/1 |
| 05 Apr 26+25d | Fairyhouse | Paddy Kehoe Suspended Ceilings Novice Hurdle (Grade 2) Settled midpack early - still 5th at halfway - slipped back after 4 out - urged into 7th before 2 out then found a level effort to finish 5th | 5/11 | 4¼ | 11-3 | 137 | 107A | 135A | Danny Mullins | 7/1 |
| 11 Mar 26+61d | Cheltenham | Turners Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (Registered As The Baring Bingham Novices' Hurdle) (GBB Race) Pulling hard early - sitting close to the pace - moved through 3 out - clipped the second-last - pushed along and unable to close - down at the final fence | F/21 | — | 11-7 | 140 | — | — | Sean O'Keeffe | 33/1 |
| 09 Jan 26+34d | Naas | Ballymore Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) Sat close to the pace early - 4th at halfway - into 2nd turning for home - held there in 3rd under a drive over 2f out but unable to close - dropped to 4th over 1f out and lost touch late | 6/10 | 2½ | 11-10 | — | — | 129A | Paul Townend | 9/2 |
| 2025 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 06 Dec 25+448d | Navan | Mervyn Gray Construction Maiden Hurdle Sat behind pace early - up to 2nd by halfway - closed on front-runners 4 out - fought for command before 2 out with a small stumble - went ahead after that flight - driven clear before the last then held on strongly to the line | 1/25 | 11-7 | — | 93B | 148A | Danny Mullins | 5/6F | |
| 2024 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 14 Sep 24 | Auteuil (FR) | Prix Finot (Poulains) (Hurdle) (Conditions) (3yo Colts & Geldings Unraced Over Obstacles) (Turf)(II) | 3/12 | ½ | 10-8 | — | — | — | Clement Lefebvre | 42/10 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Saint Baco won?
- Saint Baco (FR) won 1 of 6 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 2 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trains Saint Baco?
- Saint Baco (FR) is trained by W P Mullins, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 1 May 2026.
- Who is Saint Baco's sire?
- Saint Baco (FR) is by Cokoriko (FR) out of Sainte Vigne (FR), whose sire is Saint Des Saints.
- What is Saint Baco's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 135, from the run on 1 May 2026. The highest on record is 140.
- What is Saint Baco's sire's record?
- Cokoriko (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.2% of 2,289 runs since Jan 2008 (379 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Saint Baco's siblings?
- Out of Sainte Vigne (FR), Saint Baco (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Saint Roi (FR) (5). Highest grade won: Grade 1 (Saint Roi (FR)). The wins came over 2m–2m2f. As at Oct 2026.