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Horse profile

Saunton Surf (IRE)

7yo mare · Trainer Gary McGill · Owner Gee Gees Syndicate
by Sea Moon (GB) out of Carrigmoorna Fame (IRE) (Fame And Glory)
17 runs · 13 courses · from May 2023
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Downpatrick & Aintree Headgear returns LTO Last run 2 Aug 2026 Last raced off OR 100
KTB Profile

Saunton Surf is 2 from 17 on turf, with both wins on good ground. She won a Class 3 bumper at Aintree in May 2023 and the C. Russell Auto Sales Beginners Chase over 2m5f – 3m at Downpatrick in Jun 2026. Typically held up, she last ran at Galway in Aug 2026, where headgear returned as she raced off an official rating of 100, 8lb below her highest ever mark of 108. All wins at Class 3.

Based on 17 archived runs · run-style from 12 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster OR ↓ 8lb off peak
Official rating100↓ 8lb off peak
100 99–108

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 103 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Downpatrick, 29 Mar 2026

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 →

Jumps 13 figures · best 136B · median 102
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Soft6129A98.51 run · —
Good4136B103.51 run · —
Soft3108B1033 runs · 108 / 103
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m9129A1022 runs · 103 / 98
2m1f – 2m4f3136B1082 runs · 108 / 94
1m5f – 2m1——1 run · —

Of 17 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 17 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 119B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Downpatrick, 13 Jun 2026 Official rating 100 at the last run, 2 Aug 2026

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 →

Jumps 14 figures · best 125A · median 112
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Soft6115A109.51 run · —
Good4125A1171 run · —
Soft4117A110.53 runs · 117 / 116
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m9125A1122 runs · 119 / 118
2m1f – 2m4f4116A1112 runs · 116 / 111.5
1m5f – 2m1——1 run · —

Of 17 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 17 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 from 12 analysed runs since Nov 2024

  • Mid-division 5 (42%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 3 (25%) · 0 wins
  • Led 2 (17%) · 1 win
  • Prominent 2 (17%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Sea Moon (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 600 runs since Jun 2020 (66 horses).

Strongest on good going: 16% from 237. Weakest on soft going: 7.1% from 170. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 8.6% from 163.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm6116.7%+5—
Good2373816%+4.32 from 5
Good to Soft1351410.4%−1.30 from 6
Soft170127.1%−4.60 from 6
Heavy3339.1%−2.6—
Standard (AW)19210.5%−1.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f21419%+7.3—
1m – 1m1f1400%−11.7—
1m2f – 1m4f600%−11.7—
1m5f – 2m163148.6%−3.10 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f1832212%+0.31 from 6
2m5f – 3m1802413.3%+1.61 from 10
Over 3m33618.2%+6.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jun 2020 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Carrigmoorna Fame (IRE) (Fame And Glory)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Carrigmoorna Rowan (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m4½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Carrigmoorna Rowan (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Carrigmoorna Rowan (IRE)2112m4½fClass 4

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Good 5 2 40% +1.38

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 7 0 0% −7.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 1 1 100% +3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Downpatrick 3 1 33% −0.62
Wincanton 2 0 0% −2.00
Ludlow 2 0 0% −2.00
Galway (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 1 100% +3.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 10 1 10% −7.62
2m1f – 2m4f 6 1 17% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
James Bowen 5 0 0% −5.00
Mr O McGill 3 0 0% −3.00
Philip Donovan 2 1 50% +0.38
Daire Davis 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr D McGill 1 0 0% −1.00
Eoin Staples 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul O'Brien 1 0 0% −1.00
Jonjo O'Neill Jr 1 0 0% −1.00
Freddie Mitchell 1 1 100% +3.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 15 2 13% −8.62
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 6 1 17% −3.62
2025 4 0 0% −4.00
2024 4 0 0% −4.00
2023 3 1 33% +1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 13 0 0% −13.00
Chase 3 1 33% −0.62
NH Flat 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 6 runs
02 Aug 26+50d Galway (IRE) Kinlay Hostel Handicap Steeplechase 2m6½f · Good · 18 ran Held up in the pack - errors at the 2nd and lost rhythm at the 3rd and 4th - fell back towards the tail - well adrift after the 7th - pulled up before the 8th PU/18 — 10-9 100—— Mr D McGill 5/1
13 Jun 26+22d Downpatrick C. Russell Auto Sales Beginners Chase 2m7½f · Good · 6 ran Shared the front early - settled just behind pace then moved up into third - edged into contention approaching 3 out - hit the front after 3 out - challenged again and driven out 2 out - went clear before the last - stayed on well to the finish 1/6 11-2 9993A119B Philip Donovan 11/8F
22 May 26+54d Downpatrick Down Royal Corporation Of Horsebreeders Beginners Chase 2m3½f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran Settled midfield early - up into 2nd with three to go and shared front spot briefly - shaken up to hit the front approaching the last - challenged hard inside the closing furlong - kept battling to the line - denied right at the finish 2/14 ½ 11-0 9980B107A Mr O McGill 7/2F
29 Mar 26+12d Downpatrick Hood McGowan Kirk Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 2m6f · Yielding To Soft · 14 ran settled in the pack early - 7th at the halfway stage - pushed along into 6th approaching two out - stayed on steadily for fifth without threatening the front 5/14 ½ 11-9 99103B117A Mr O McGill 10/1
17 Mar 26+67d Down Royal Bluegrass Respire Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) 2m4½f · Yielding · 14 ran Settled in the pack early - moved into third then slipped back to sixth - pressed leaders before three out - urged along in third after that - held on for fifth without finding more 5/14 2¾ 11-9 100108B116A Mr O McGill 14/1
09 Jan 26+27d Naas Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle 2m3f · Yielding · 11 ran Held up towards the back - under pressure with no headway by halfway - dropped away before being pulled up before the 5th PU/11 — 11-6 102—— Philip Donovan 18/1
2025 · 4 runs
13 Dec 25+282d Fairyhouse Easter Festival Tickets On Sale Now Novice Handicap Hurdle 2m · Soft · 18 ran Held up towards the back of the pack - urged forward but made no dent on the leaders after 3 out - stayed on at one speed without ever threatening 9/18 5½ 10-12 10385C95C Eoin Staples 33/1
06 Mar 25+15d Wincanton Wiltshire & Bath Air Ambulance Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m½f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Sat handy behind the front group early - moved up to second then dropped to eighth before hitting the front 4 out - driven approaching the turn - overtaken before 2 out and slipped back - dropped away to finish fourth 4/10 4¾ 11-4 107129A112B Daire Davis 12/1
19 Feb 25+39d Ludlow Behind The Scenes Raceday Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Sat close to pace early - dropped away and driven on 4 out - beaten a long way home finishing fifth 5/8 11 10-9 108101A104A Daire Davis 11/2
11 Jan 25+29d Ffos Las DragonBet Still Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 2m4f · Soft · 9 ran Broke on top before losing the advantage 4th - travelled well in the pack - pushed along around the home turn - hit the front again after 3 out - lost that lead 2 out - down by 2 lengths when fell at the last F/9 — 12-0 105—— James Bowen 11/2
2024 · 4 runs
13 Dec 24+31d Doncaster Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m½f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Settled midpack early - driven to keep tempo before 3 out and met that fence awkwardly - drifted left and lost touch before 2 out to finish well beaten 5/10 7 11-10 10696A112A Paul O'Brien 7/2F
12 Nov 24+200d Lingfield Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m7f · Good · 8 ran Settled at the rear - angled right to find a passage approaching 2 out - moved through strongly to reach second before the last - stayed on but the winner had the measure of this one 2/8 3¾ 11-13 104105B125A James Bowen 11/4
26 Apr 24+85d Chepstow Braceys Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m7½f · Good · 14 ran 8/14 15 11-0 106102B104A James Bowen 15/2
01 Feb 24+70d Wincanton EBF Mares' 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m5½f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 5/14 nk 11-2 —90B102A Jonjo O'Neill Jr 25/1
2023 · 3 runs
23 Nov 23+28d Newcastle Sportvision Stadia & Event Branding Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m4½f · Soft · 12 ran 5/12 hd 11-1 ——105A James Bowen 5/2
26 Oct 23+160d Ludlow Vera Davies Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m5f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 2/16 4 10-12 —109B115A James Bowen 5/1
19 May 23 Aintree 'Point-To-Point' Bumper Standard NH Flat Race (Amateurs) (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m1f · Good · 13 ran 1/13 10-13 —136B115A Freddie Mitchell 3/1F

Quick answers

How many races has Saunton Surf won?
Saunton Surf (IRE) won 2 of 17 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 11.8%. Placed 5 times in total (29.4% of starts).
Who trains Saunton Surf?
Saunton Surf (IRE) is trained by Gary McGill, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 2 August 2026.
Who is Saunton Surf's sire?
Saunton Surf (IRE) is by Sea Moon (GB) out of Carrigmoorna Fame (IRE), whose sire is Fame And Glory.
What going does Saunton Surf prefer?
Saunton Surf (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Saunton Surf's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 100, from the run on 2 August 2026. The highest on record is 108.
What is Saunton Surf's sire's record?
Sea Moon (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 600 runs since Jun 2020 (66 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 16% from 237. Weakest on soft going: 7.1% from 170. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 8.6% from 163.
Who are Saunton Surf's siblings?
Out of Carrigmoorna Fame (IRE), Saunton Surf (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Carrigmoorna Rowan (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Carrigmoorna Rowan (IRE)). The wins came over 2m4½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2023. 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.