Saratoga (IRE)
Saratoga is 3 from 11 with all wins at 1m5f – 2m, including a Grade 1 success in the Ballymore Champion Four Year Old Hurdle at Punchestown in May 2026. He also won the McCoy Contractors Juvenile Handicap Hurdle at Cheltenham in Mar 2026 and a handicap at Listowel in Sep 2025. Ridden prominently when winning last time out off a mark of 140 on soft ground, he has recorded one win from three starts on soft, one from one on good to soft and one from three on heavy. He has never won on good.
- 3–11Wins / Runs
- 27.3%Strike rate
- 9 (81.8%)Placed
- +8.00£1 level staken=11 at SP
- 1.39Fair A/E n=11 · 1.12 incl. margin
- 140Highest OR
- 66dAvg 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 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 2 | 97B | 95.5 | 2 runs · 97 / 95.5 |
| Heavy | 2 | 116C | 86.5 | 2 runs · 116 / 86.5 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 116C | 97 | 5 runs · 116 / 97 |
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 120C | 69.5 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 142C | 83 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 120C | 88 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 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 10 analysed runs since Aug 2025
- Prominent 8 (80%) · 3 wins
- Mid-division 1 (10%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (10%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 7,709 runs since May 2017 (756 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 15 | 2 | 13.3% | +1.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 817 | 91 | 11.1% | −0.6 | — |
| Good | 1,992 | 237 | 11.9% | +0.2 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 1,098 | 131 | 11.9% | +0.2 | 1 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,495 | 199 | 13.3% | +1.6 | 1 from 3 |
| Heavy | 558 | 58 | 10.4% | −1.3 | 1 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,734 | 183 | 10.6% | −1.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 26 | 1 | 3.8% | −7.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 714 | 66 | 9.2% | −2.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,614 | 180 | 11.2% | −0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,881 | 349 | 12.1% | +0.4 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,678 | 218 | 13% | +1.3 | 3 from 8 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 596 | 63 | 10.6% | −1.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 171 | 20 | 11.7% | 0 | — |
| Over 3m | 29 | 4 | 13.8% | +2.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2017 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
9 siblings in the archive, 7 winners — best of them Capri (IRE) (6 wins).
The wins came over 7f–2m½f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Capri (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capri (IRE) | 22 | 6 | 7½f–1m6½f | Group 1 |
| Brazil (IRE) | 38 | 5 | 1m–2m½f | Grade 3 |
| Tower Of London (IRE) | 11 | 4 | 1m–1m6f | Group 2 |
| Passion (IRE) | 15 | 2 | 1m–1m6f | Group 3 |
| Cypress Creek (IRE) | 18 | 2 | 1m5f–2m | Group 3 |
| Jamaica (IRE) | 4 | 1 | 7f | — |
| Sovereign Parade (IRE) | 2 | 1 | 1m2f | Class 5 |
| Engagement Ring (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Enticed (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
| Heavy | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.50 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +10.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +9.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naas | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Punchestown | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 1 | 100% | +10.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.50 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 3 | 38% | +11.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Walsh | 5 | 2 | 40% | +11.50 |
| Wayne Lordan | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.50 |
| Jack Cleary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Declan McDonogh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +12.50 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.50 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.50 |
| Hurdle | 5 | 2 | 40% | +11.50 |
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 | ||||||||||
| 02 May 26+53d | Punchestown | Ballymore Champion Four Year Old Hurdle (Grade 1) Sat close up early and a shade fresh - just behind the front group after the first - untidy at the second - third at halfway - clumsy again at the sixth - made progress to join the front on entering the straight - went in front and driven forward - pressed on and edged clear before the last - finished full of running to score | 1/12 | 11-0 | 140 | 94B | 153A | Mark Walsh | 9/2 | |
| 10 Mar 26+31d | Cheltenham | McCoy Contractors Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (Fred Winter Juvenile Hurdle) (GBB Race) Handy up with pace - moving strongly close up 2 out - roused to hit front before last - edged right on run-in but stayed on to score | 1/22 | 11-6 | 130 | 101B | 154A | Mark Walsh | 10/1 | |
| 07 Feb 26+13d | Naas | SR Ventilation Supporting Kill GAA Rated Hurdle Sat just behind front group in third - moved into second and driven out approaching final flight - challenged winner hard from the turn but held to finish second by three quarters of a length | 2/5 | ¾ | 11-0 | — | 116C | 140B | Mark Walsh | 7/1 |
| 25 Jan 26+25d | Naas | Nursery Of Champions Maiden Hurdle Sat close behind front group early - small stumble 3rd - up to 5th by halfway - made headway 2 out - squeezed for space on inner then 3rd nearing last - pushed along but couldn't quicken and held on same effort to finish third | 3/12 | ¾ | 11-7 | — | 57A | 133A | Mark Walsh | 4/1 |
| 2025 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 31 Dec 25+74d | Punchestown | Celebrate The New Year With Tote 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle Settled midpack early - clumsy over first fence - up to 6th before dropping to 5th - awkward again 5th - found extra late in 5th after second last - kept on into 3rd but never a threat to those in front | 3/13 | 3¼ | 11-0 | — | 97B | 126A | Mark Walsh | 7/2 |
| 18 Oct 25+6d | Ascot | Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup (Group 1) Pushed forward from the off and up with the pace early - lost ground 4f out and the effort ebbed from 2f out - faded into fifth | 5/5 | 4 | 9-2 | 92 | 83C | 77C | Wayne Lordan | 66/1 |
| 12 Oct 25+19d | Naas | Colm White Bookmaker Beggar's End Handicap Went straight to front - pushed along with 2f remaining - overtaken inside final furlong - held on for same effort to finish fifth beaten 3.5 lengths | 5/20 | shd | 8-2 | 88 | 142C | 81A | Jack Cleary | 2/1F |
| 23 Sep 25+17d | Listowel | Jet, Peggy & Eamonn O'Carroll Memorial Handicap Straight into a forward spot early - hit the front approaching 2f gone - pushed along inside final 2f - challenged momentarily before pulling clear over a furlong out - stayed on strongly to the line | 1/6 | 9-4 | 80 | 28A | 90B | Wayne Lordan | 6/4F | |
| 06 Sep 25+14d | Navan | Lynn Lodge Stud Maiden Handy early - hit front after 1f - asked for effort over 2f out - lost lead close home 1f out - stayed on same gait - held no more in 3rd inside final 150 yards | 3/18 | 1½ | 9-8 | — | 120C | 85A | Wayne Lordan | EvensF |
| 23 Aug 25+404d | Curragh | Donohue Marquees Maiden Handy early - 3rd at halfway - moved into 2nd inside final 2f - unable to close on the front-running rival - stayed on well up the straight but always held for a runner-up finish | 2/10 | 4½ | 9-8 | — | 56A | 81A | Wayne Lordan | 5/2 |
| 2024 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 15 Jul 24 | Killarney | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden | 3/9 | 2 | 9-7 | — | 49A | 83A | Declan McDonogh | 2/1F |
Quick answers
- How many races has Saratoga won?
- Saratoga (IRE) won 3 of 11 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 27.3%. Placed 9 times in total (81.8% of starts).
- Who trains Saratoga?
- Saratoga (IRE) is trained by Padraig Roche, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 2 May 2026.
- Who is Saratoga's sire?
- Saratoga (IRE) is by Camelot (GB) out of Dialafara (FR), whose sire is Anabaa.
- What going does Saratoga prefer?
- Saratoga (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 3 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 Saratoga's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 140, from the run on 2 May 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Saratoga's sire's record?
- Camelot (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 7,709 runs since May 2017 (756 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Saratoga's siblings?
- Out of Dialafara (FR), Saratoga (IRE) has 9 other produce in our archive, 7 of them winners. Most wins: Capri (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Capri (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–2m½f. As at Nov 2026.