Saracen (FR)
Saracen won the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden at Curragh over 6f-7f on soft ground in Oct 2024. The gelding has one win and two places from five turf starts, all at 6f-7f, and has raced at four different courses. He last ran at Gowran Park in Apr 2026, finishing fifth of five after racing prominently off an official rating of 103.
- 1–5Wins / Runs
- 20%Strike rate
- 2 (40%)Placed
- −1.00£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 2.16Fair A/E n=5 · 1.80 incl. margin
- 104Highest OR
- 137dAvg 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 101
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 | 78A | 67 | 1 run · — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 101A | 56 | 2 runs · 56 / 44 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 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 Oct 2024
- Prominent 2 (40%) · 1 win
- Held up 2 (40%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (20%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13% of 8,328 runs since Jan 2008 (976 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 9.2% from 455.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 14 | 3 | 21.4% | +8.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 664 | 79 | 11.9% | −1.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 1,662 | 236 | 14.2% | +1.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 1,206 | 139 | 11.5% | −1.5 | — |
| Soft | 1,343 | 156 | 11.6% | −1.4 | 1 from 2 |
| Heavy | 455 | 42 | 9.2% | −3.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 2,982 | 429 | 14.4% | +1.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 413 | 53 | 12.8% | −0.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3,216 | 421 | 13.1% | +0.1 | 1 from 5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,878 | 375 | 13% | 0 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,474 | 196 | 13.3% | +0.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 283 | 32 | 11.3% | −1.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 55 | 7 | 12.7% | −0.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | −1.9 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Imperial Yellow (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 6f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Imperial Yellow (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial Yellow (IRE) | 6 | 3 | 6f | Class 2 |
| Accredited (FR) | 3 | 1 | 7f | — |
| Safety First (GB) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J M Sheridan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Dylan Browne McMonagle | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Christophe Soumillon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.00 |
| Tongue tie | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
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 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Apr 26+25d | Gowran Park | Racing Again May 5th Race Slow to break and drifted right and clipped another runner exiting the gate - settled handy early - up in third 3f out - slipped back to fourth and pushed along 2f out - faded into fifth late | 5/5 | 8 | 9-7 | 103 | 56C | 61B | J M Sheridan | 25/1 |
| 28 Mar 26+280d | Curragh | 1xBet.ie Supports Irish Racing Gladness Stakes (Listed) Held up towards the back - pushed along with 2f left - dropped away late - finished 10th | 10/10 | 5½ | 9-9 | 104 | 32C | 67C | J M Sheridan | 22/1 |
| 2025 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 21 Jun 25+70d | Ascot | Jersey Stakes (Group 3) Tardy start - settled in the back half of the pack towards the grandstand flank - short of room and unable to make inroads 2f out - dropped out over 1f out - finished 13th | 13/15 | 2½ | 9-3 | 104 | 53C | 76C | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 10/1 |
| 12 Apr 25+172d | Newbury | Watership Down Stud Too Darn Hot Greenham Stakes (Group 3) Settled in the middle of the field - roused left-handed approaching 2f out and moved into 3rd inside the final furlong - held by the front two and finished 3rd | 3/10 | 2 | 9-2 | — | 101A | 96A | Christophe Soumillon | 13/2 |
| 2024 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 22 Oct 24 | Curragh | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Sat handy behind pace - moved into second by halfway - asked for effort 2f out - hit front approaching final 1.5f - powered clear to the line in comfortable style | 1/11 | 9-7 | — | 78A | 94A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 3/1 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Saracen won?
- Saracen (FR) won 1 of 5 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 2 times in total (40% of starts).
- Who trains Saracen?
- Saracen (FR) is trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 22 April 2026.
- Who is Saracen's sire?
- Saracen (FR) is by Siyouni (FR) out of Soteria (IRE), whose sire is Acclamation.
- What is Saracen's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 103, from the run on 22 April 2026. The highest on record is 104.
- What is Saracen's sire's record?
- Siyouni (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 13% of 8,328 runs since Jan 2008 (976 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 9.2% from 455.
- Who are Saracen's siblings?
- Out of Soteria (IRE), Saracen (FR) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Imperial Yellow (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Imperial Yellow (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–7f. As at Oct 2026.