Saxon Raider (GB)
Saxon Raider won a Class 5 nursery at Wolverhampton over 6f-7f on standard AW in Nov 2024 off an official rating of 67. The colt has one win and two places from six runs, all over 6f-7f, with the success coming on his only attempt at that track. He last ran at Newcastle in Dec 2024, finishing seventh of seven when prominent and carrying his career-high mark of 75. By Saxon Warrior out of a Verglas mare, he raced twice on soft turf without placing.
- 1–6Wins / Runs
- 16.7%Strike rate
- 2 (33.3%)Placed
- +2.50£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 1.23Fair A/E n=6 · 1.06 incl. margin
- 75Highest OR
- 15dBetween runs (median)longest 110 d
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 90
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 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 90A | 80 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 80A | 70 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 90A | 79.5 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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 3 (60%) · 1 win
- Led 2 (40%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 2,935 runs since Apr 2022 (367 horses).
Strongest on standard (aw) going: 14.9% from 954. Weakest on heavy going: 5.6% from 142.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 5 | 2 | 40% | +28.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 373 | 47 | 12.6% | +1.1 | — |
| Good | 693 | 65 | 9.4% | −2.1 | — |
| Good to Soft | 339 | 35 | 10.3% | −1.2 | — |
| Soft | 429 | 39 | 9.1% | −2.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 142 | 8 | 5.6% | −5.9 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 954 | 142 | 14.9% | +3.4 | 1 from 4 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 70 | 3 | 4.3% | −7.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 900 | 97 | 10.8% | −0.7 | 1 from 6 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 899 | 106 | 11.8% | +0.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 804 | 104 | 12.9% | +1.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 195 | 23 | 11.8% | +0.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 66 | 5 | 7.6% | −3.9 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −11.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2022 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Afton Down (GB) (1 win).
The wins came over 6f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Afton Down (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afton Down (GB) | 5 | 1 | 6f | Class 5 |
| Saccharose (GB) | 4 | 1 | 1m | — |
| Black Treasure (FR) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Spin On Top (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Krunch (GB) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 1 | 25% | +4.50 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.50 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archie Young | 3 | 1 | 33% | +5.50 |
| Joe Fanning | 3 | 0 | 0% | −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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 03 Dec 24+15d | Newcastle (AW) | Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Nursery Prominent early - urged into effort with 2f left - lost touch inside final furlong - eventually finished seventh | 7/7 | nk | 9-4 | 75 | 72A | 54A | Archie Young | 6/1 |
| 18 Nov 24+14d | Southwell (AW) | Stay Safe Players With BetMGM Nursery Set the pace early before being chased down past halfway - regained front inside final 2f - driven along a furlong out - lost that advantage soon after - dropped away in the closing stages to finish 4th | 4/8 | 4½ | 9-4 | 75 | 79A | 66A | Archie Young | 11/4F |
| 04 Nov 24+16d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Nursery Sat close to pace early - hit front approaching final bend and edged well ahead inside final furlong - powered on to the line | 1/9 | 9-2 | 67 | 90A | 82A | Archie Young | 15/2 | |
| 19 Oct 24+14d | Catterick | John Sharp Memorial EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Close up early - hit front 4f out - lost advantage into the straight - pushed along and faded inside the final furlong | 7/11 | 3 | 9-5 | — | 60A | 53A | Joe Fanning | 14/1 |
| 05 Oct 24+110d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Each Way Extra At bet365 'Confined' Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) Took up the running - driven and challenged inside the final furlong before losing the advantage - stayed on at the one speed to finish second | 2/10 | 1¾ | 9-7 | — | 81A | 79A | Joe Fanning | 9/2 |
| 17 Jun 24 | Carlisle | Download The Rhino Bet App Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 5/9 | 1 | 9-7 | — | 80A | 60A | Joe Fanning | 5/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Saxon Raider won?
- Saxon Raider (GB) won 1 of 6 archived starts in 2024, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 2 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trained Saxon Raider?
- Saxon Raider (GB) was trained by Charlie Johnston on the most recent run on record, at Newcastle (AW) on 3 December 2024.
- Who is Saxon Raider's sire?
- Saxon Raider (GB) is by Saxon Warrior (JPN) out of Spinacre (IRE), whose sire is Verglas.
- What going does Saxon Raider prefer?
- Saxon Raider (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Saxon Raider's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 75, from the run on 3 December 2024. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Saxon Raider's sire's record?
- Saxon Warrior (JPN)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 2,935 runs since Apr 2022 (367 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 14.9% from 954. Weakest on heavy going: 5.6% from 142.
- Who are Saxon Raider's siblings?
- Out of Spinacre (IRE), Saxon Raider (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Afton Down (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Afton Down (GB)). The wins came over 6f–1m. As at Nov 2026.