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Horse profile

Saltburn Lad (IRE)

3yo colt (at last run, Aug 2005) · Last trainer J W Hills · Last owner Ray Empson Partners
by Sadler's Wells (USA) out of Highest Accolade (GB) (Shirley Heights)
7 runs · 6 courses · from Apr 2005
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 6 Aug 2005 — 7,761 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2005 · 5th of 10 Last raced off OR 66
KTB Profile

Saltburn Lad (IRE) is yet to win from 7 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 13 at Chepstow (May 2005).

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
Official rating66↓ 7lb off peak
66 66–73

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 83C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newmarket, 6 Aug 2005 Official rating 66 at the last run, 6 Aug 2005

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 7 figures · best 83C · median 65
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good383C65—
Good to Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
Soft1———
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f383C68—
1m5f – 2m365C46—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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
Sadler's Wells (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 4,636 runs since Jan 2008 (370 horses).

Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.7% from 107.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm46715.2%+3.9—
Good to Firm6449014%+2.70 from 1
Good1,24815212.2%+0.90 from 3
Good to Soft716709.8%−1.50 from 1
Soft1,08511710.8%−0.50 from 1
Heavy5135210.1%−1.2—
Standard (AW)384369.4%−1.90 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−11.3—
6f – 7f1072018.7%+7.4—
1m – 1m1f286279.4%−1.90 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f1,18813411.3%00 from 3
1m5f – 2m1,39417612.6%+1.30 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f9619610%−1.3—
2m5f – 3m556539.5%−1.8—
Over 3m1431812.6%+1.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Highest Accolade (GB) (Shirley Heights)

3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Urowells (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 7f–2m2½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Atlantic Waves (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Urowells (IRE)1722m2f–2m2½fClass 4
Atlantic Waves (IRE)427f–1m1fListed
Perfectus (IRE)1112mClass 5

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Haydock 2 0 0% −2.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Michael Hills 2 0 0% −2.00
Jamie Spencer 2 0 0% −2.00
Steve Drowne 1 0 0% −1.00
Alan Munro 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Queally 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 0 0% −6.00
Cheekpieces 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2005 · 7 runs
06 Aug 05+10d Newmarket Long Melford Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m4f · Good · 10 ran 5/10 5 8-10 6683C Michael Hills 25/1
27 Jul 05+26d Sandown Bank Of Ireland Business Online Stayers Handicap Class 5 · 1m6f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 13/15 3 8-10 6840C Jamie Spencer 16/1
01 Jul 05+21d Haydock Houghton Green Handicap Class 5 · 1m6f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 6/12 ½ 9-5 7065C Steve Drowne 11/1
10 Jun 05+11d Goodwood Taurus Waste Recycling Maiden Handicap Class 5 · 1m6f · Good · 16 ran 11/16 1¼ 9-9 7346C Michael Hills 9/2
30 May 05+23d Chepstow Rotary Club Of Chepstow Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m4f · Good · 13 ran 2/13 6 9-0 7365C Alan Munro 14/1
07 May 05+14d Haydock Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m2½f · Soft · 7 ran 4/7 2 9-0 —68C Tom Queally 25/1
23 Apr 05 Wolverhampton (AW) Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m1½f · Standard · 12 ran 8/12 ¾ 8-9 —32C Jamie Spencer 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Saltburn Lad won?
Saltburn Lad (IRE) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts in 2005. Placed 1 time in total (14.3% of starts).
Who trained Saltburn Lad?
Saltburn Lad (IRE) was trained by J W Hills on the most recent run on record, at Newmarket on 6 August 2005.
Who is Saltburn Lad's sire?
Saltburn Lad (IRE) is by Sadler's Wells (USA) out of Highest Accolade (GB), whose sire is Shirley Heights.
What is Saltburn Lad's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 66, from the run on 6 August 2005. The highest on record is 73.
What is Saltburn Lad's sire's record?
Sadler's Wells (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 4,636 runs since Jan 2008 (370 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.7% from 107.
Who are Saltburn Lad's siblings?
Out of Highest Accolade (GB), Saltburn Lad (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Urowells (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Listed (Atlantic Waves (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–2m2½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2005. 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.