Horse profile
Sergeant Mayer (IRE)
by Soldier's Call (GB) out of Suedehead (GB) (Cape Cross)
42 runs · 15 courses · from May 2023
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out
7 wins · 4 courses
Ran 4 days ago · 1st of 10
Last raced off OR 68
KTB Profile
Sergeant Mayer is a 7 from 42 gelding who has won all seven of his races on turf. Six of those wins came at under 6f and the other at 6f to 7f, with three wins from four starts at Redcar and two from three at Nottingham. He won last time out in the Class 5 Sam Hall Memorial Handicap Stakes at Redcar in Oct 2026 off a mark of 68. Typically held up, he was ridden with patience in 10 of 16 analysed runs.
Based on 42 archived runs · run-style from 29 commented runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins on turf
- 7–42Wins / Runs
- 16.7%Strike rate
- 21 (50%)Placed
- +4.21£1 level staken=42 at SP
- 1.29Fair A/E n=42 · 1.10 incl. margin
- 70Highest OR
- 30dAvg 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.
Official rating68↓ 2lb off peak
68
56–70
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 104
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 15 | 114A | 89 | 5 · 104 / 92 |
| Good to Firm | 13 | 114B | 87 | 1 · — |
| Standard (AW) | 6 | 101A | 92.5 | 2 · 101 / 93.5 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 99A | 86.5 | 2 · 79 / 73 |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 31 | 114A | 87 | 8 · 111 / 89 |
| 6f – 7f | 11 | 114B | 90 | 2 · 92 / 90.5 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 42 figures from 42 runs · as at 21 Oct 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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 29 analysed runs
- Prominent 11 (38%) · 5 wins
- Midfield 9 (31%) · 2 wins
- Held up 8 (28%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (3%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 2,099 runs since Jan 2008 (215 horses).
Strongest on good to soft going: 13.1% from 198. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 4.1% from 243.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 12 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 335 | 32 | 9.6% | +0.5 | 3 from 13 |
| Good | 581 | 49 | 8.4% | −0.7 | 3 from 15 |
| Good to Soft | 198 | 26 | 13.1% | +4 | 1 from 6 |
| Soft | 263 | 22 | 8.4% | −0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 79 | 7 | 8.9% | −0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 631 | 55 | 8.7% | −0.4 | 0 from 6 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 704 | 80 | 11.4% | +2.3 | 6 from 31 |
| 6f – 7f | 1,015 | 90 | 8.9% | −0.2 | 1 from 11 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 243 | 10 | 4.1% | −5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 75 | 7 | 9.3% | +0.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 41 | 4 | 9.8% | +0.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 19 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Suedehead (GB) (Cape Cross)
5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Lorna Cole (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 5f–6f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Lorna Cole (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorna Cole (IRE) | 40 | 5 | 5f–6f | Class 5 |
| Redshore City (IRE) | 39 | 1 | 6f | — |
| God Of Titans (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Tenor's Inn (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Allergictologic (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 15 | 3 | 20% | +2.83 |
| Good to Firm | 13 | 3 | 23% | −1.62 |
| Standard (AW) | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 1 | 17% | +11.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 26 | 5 | 19% | +10.38 |
| Class 5 | 15 | 2 | 13% | −5.17 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle (AW) | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Beverley | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Redcar | 4 | 3 | 75% | +10.33 |
| Ripon | 4 | 1 | 25% | +4.00 |
| Pontefract | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Nottingham | 3 | 2 | 67% | +3.88 |
| Musselburgh | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Leicester | 2 | 1 | 50% | +15.00 |
| Doncaster | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Carlisle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Thirsk | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 31 | 6 | 19% | +11.21 |
| 6f – 7f | 11 | 1 | 9% | −7.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faye McManoman | 20 | 4 | 20% | −3.12 |
| Alex Jary | 15 | 3 | 20% | +14.33 |
| Rowan Scott | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Saffie Osborne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 23 | 5 | 22% | +10.71 |
| Cheekpieces | 18 | 2 | 11% | −5.50 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 4 | 44% | +20.71 |
| 2025 | 13 | 2 | 15% | −0.50 |
| 2024 | 13 | 1 | 8% | −9.00 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 26+15d | Redcar | Sam Hall Memorial Handicap Stakes mid-pack early - pushed along 2f out then stayed on to hit front inside final furlong - pulled clear for victory | 1/10 | 9-7 | 68 | 92A | 95A | Faye McManoman | 9/2 | |
| 01 Oct 26+8d | Newcastle (AW) | Free Digital Racecard At Raceday-ready.com Handicap Stakes Raced in the pack's midst - shaken up over 2f out - picked up and kept finding late from over 1f out to finish 3rd | 3/9 | nk | 9-9 | 63 | 101A | 79A | Alex Jary | 9/2 |
| 23 Sep 26+15d | Redcar | Racingtv/freetrial Handicap Stakes Handy up with the front group early - stepped up the pace approaching final furlong then pushed to the front inside it - kept finding more to the line - won going away | 1/6 | 9-1 | 63 | 104A | 82B | Alex Jary | 100/30 | |
| 08 Sep 26+36d | Leicester | Dale Hall And Hickman Associates Handicap Stakes Held up mid-pack early - driven to chase the front group two out - close enough entering the last furlong - stayed on strongly to hit the front inside 110 yards and score comfortably | 1/11 | 9-3 | 59 | 79A | 88A | Alex Jary | 16/1 | |
| 03 Aug 26+16d | Nottingham | Weatherbysshop.co.uk Handicap Stakes Settled close to the front group early - moved through around 2f out - into second inside the final furlong - kept battling and got up close home | 1/5 | 9-5 | 56 | 111C | 77B | Faye McManoman | 15/8F | |
| 18 Jul 26+61d | Ripon | Aldwark Manor Estate Luxury Yorkshire Hotel "confined" Handicap Stakes (For Horses Which Have Not Won A Race In 2026) Held up at the rear early - driven approaching 2f out - denied a straightforward run and eased right over 1f out before running on in the final furlong | 6/11 | nk | 9-9 | 58 | 92A | 78A | Alex Jary | 11/1 |
| 18 May 26+27d | Redcar | Watch Racing TV In Stunning HD Handicap Settled around mid-pack - pushed along inside final 2f - failed to land a serious blow - finished 9th | 9/11 | nk | 9-1 | 60 | 89A | 65A | Alex Jary | 18/1 |
| 21 Apr 26+14d | Pontefract | Constant Security Serving Yorkshire Racecourses Handicap Held up towards the back under strong hold - pushed along and dropped away inside final furlong - finished well held in sixth | 6/6 | 2½ | 8-13 | 63 | 80A | 42B | Alex Jary | 11/2 |
| 07 Apr 26+168d | Pontefract | Sue Sheppard Memorial Handicap Held up at the back throughout - never troubled the leaders - finished well held in 11th | 11/13 | 1¾ | 9-5 | 64 | 67C | 55A | Alex Jary | 14/1 |
| 21 Oct 25+8d | Newcastle (AW) | Midnite Ain't Your Grandad's Bookie Handicap Held up in rear - unable to make ground into contention throughout - finished well held in 8th | 8/14 | 1¾ | 9-6 | 66 | 86B | 74A | Faye McManoman | 17/2 |
| 13 Oct 25+44d | Yarmouth | bettingsites.co.uk New Betting Sites Handicap Tracked pace-setter towards the rail - pressed for effort and lost touch inside final 2f - finished strongly in closing stages - beaten 3.5 lengths in 4th | 4/8 | 1½ | 9-5 | 66 | 94A | 84A | Faye McManoman | 10/1 |
| 30 Aug 25+16d | Beverley | Constant Security Handicap Held up towards the back - improving over 1f out when squeezed for room on the inner and checked in stride - finished well in the last furlong to finish 4th | 4/11 | shd | 9-6 | 67 | 87A | 89A | Alex Jary | 10/1 |
| 14 Aug 25+8d | Beverley | Racing TV Club Day Handicap Sat close to the front group - pushed along wide with a furlong left then drifted right - faded near the line to finish fourth | 4/10 | nk | 9-6 | 69 | 87B | 85A | Faye McManoman | 11/1 |
| 06 Aug 25+27d | Pontefract | FBS Chartered Accountants Chaplins Club Handicap Tracked the pace from wide - moved into second and drifted left approaching the furlong pole - edged out inside the final furlong to finish third | 3/9 | 3¼ | 9-8 | 69 | 109B | 86A | Alex Jary | 9/1 |
| 10 Jul 25+10d | Doncaster | attheraces.com/marketmovers Handicap Settled towards back of field early - urged into effort at halfway - stayed on inside final furlong but lacked the speed to get on terms with front-runners | 5/9 | ½ | 9-11 | 70 | 98A | 82A | Alex Jary | 7/1 |
| 30 Jun 25+21d | Pontefract | Pontefract Ladies Day Wednesday 6th August Handicap Settled midfield on the rail - shifted ground abruptly left with a furlong to go after finding no gap - stayed on to grab third close home | 3/8 | 1½ | 9-11 | 70 | 110A | 85A | Alex Jary | 11/4 |
| 09 Jun 25+10d | Windsor | Fitzdares Telephone Betting Apprentice Handicap Set the pace early - pushed along and under strong pressure 2f out - lost the advantage inside the final furlong but stayed on gamely for second | 2/7 | nk | 9-12 | 67 | 114A | 86A | Alex Jary | 4/1 |
| 30 May 25+12d | Carlisle | Andersons - Quality For The Home Handicap Settled in the pack early - given a shove for effort and lost ground a furlong out - responded and stayed on inside the final furlong to finish second | 2/10 | 6 | 9-7 | 63 | 97A | 99A | Faye McManoman | 7/2F |
| 18 May 25+17d | Ripon | Sterne Properties Supporting Yorkshire Wooden Spoon Apprentice Handicap Settled just behind the front group - pushed along and closing near the rail from over a furlong out - finished strongly to hit the front inside the final 110 yards | 1/7 | 9-9 | 63 | 81A | 97A | Alex Jary | 7/1 | |
| 01 May 25+19d | Redcar | Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Handicap (Div 2) Tracked the front group early - moved into second inside the last two furlongs and pressed on under pressure - hit the front close home to score | 1/9 | 9-9 | 60 | 81A | 84A | Faye McManoman | 7/2 | |
| 12 Apr 25+10d | Nottingham | Alex Ashton Stag Party Apprentice Handicap Sat close to the pace - pushed along a furlong out - moved into second inside the last but edged out by a short head margin | 2/7 | nk | 9-6 | 59 | 89A | 76A | Alex Jary | 4/1 |
| 02 Apr 25+166d | Musselburgh | Virgin Bet Every Saturday Money Back Handicap Sat behind the front group early - pushed along and moved right approaching the final furlong - stayed on to claim third close home | 3/10 | ¾ | 9-8 | 59 | 105A | 85A | Rowan Scott | 7/1 |
| 18 Oct 24+17d | Newcastle (AW) | Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com Handicap Settled off midfield early - urged forward approaching 2f out - closing on the front group inside the final furlong - improved into second close home - no match for the winner but kept on | 2/10 | 1¾ | 9-7 | 59 | 94A | 82A | Rowan Scott | 11/2 |
| 01 Oct 24+7d | Newcastle (AW) | Tips For Every Race At Raceday-Ready.Com Handicap Fought for control early - tracking pace close up - hit front with 4f remaining - lost advantage 3f out - regained command inside final furlong - quickly overtaken again - unable to threaten winner and narrowly kept second | 2/7 | 3¾ | 9-1 | 57 | 101A | 71A | Rowan Scott | 11/2 |
| 24 Sep 24+12d | Beverley | Biffa Area 1 Handicap Took a strong hold early - settled towards back of field - made progress into contention by halfway - moved up to second - pushed along and kept responding inside final furlong - closed strongly but narrowly denied | 2/12 | hd | 9-6 | 57 | 72A | 90A | Saffie Osborne | 6/1 |
| 12 Sep 24+9d | Newcastle (AW) | Free Digital Racecard At raceday-ready.com Handicap Held up towards the back of the pack - pushed along over 2f out but unable to threaten the front group over 1f out - kept going in the closing stages to finish 5th | 5/11 | 1¼ | 9-3 | 59 | 91A | 67A | Faye McManoman | 11/1 |
| 03 Sep 24+20d | Newcastle (AW) | Get The Inside Track With Raceday-Ready.Com Handicap Settled off the pace early - held a similar position throughout - unable to make ground - finished ninth beaten 7.75 lengths | 9/12 | 1¼ | 9-6 | 59 | 90A | 65A | Rowan Scott | 4/1J |
| 14 Aug 24+13d | Beverley | Hits Radio Handicap Settled midfield early - squeezed for space near the rail approaching the furlong marker then knocked sideways inside it - unable to progress from there finishing seventh | 7/9 | nk | 8-12 | 59 | 72A | 56A | Faye McManoman | 9/4F |
| 01 Aug 24+8d | Nottingham | Follow Us On X At BetRhino Handicap Settled just behind the pace - made progress into contention over 2f out - pushed along with a furlong left - powered home to get up in the closing strides | 1/9 | 9-5 | 56 | 114B | 90A | Faye McManoman | 3/1J | |
| 24 Jul 24+26d | Leicester | Kube - Leicester's Premier Exhibition Venue Handicap | 4/9 | 1 | 9-1 | 56 | 101B | 78A | Faye McManoman | 10/3F |
| 28 Jun 24+12d | Doncaster | Marie Mills Takepayments Handicap | 3/11 | ½ | 9-0 | 56 | 85A | 80A | Faye McManoman | 10/1 |
| 16 Jun 24+13d | Thirsk | Sky Bet Acca Freeze Handicap | 10/19 | 1 | 8-11 | 56 | 74C | 64A | Faye McManoman | 14/1 |
| 03 Jun 24+15d | Wetherby | wetherbyracing.co.uk Handicap | 5/10 | nk | 9-7 | 58 | 86B | 68A | Faye McManoman | 11/2 |
| 19 May 24+46d | Ripon | Racing Welfare Mental Health Awareness Week Handicap | 5/14 | 1¾ | 9-10 | 59 | 71C | 71A | Faye McManoman | 13/2 |
| 03 Apr 24+200d | Catterick | Raceday Ready Handicap | 6/8 | 5 | 9-3 | 59 | 52C | 35C | Faye McManoman | 7/1 |
| 16 Sep 23+9d | Musselburgh | Scots Association Nursery | 2/9 | 1½ | 8-10 | 59 | 99A | 77A | Alex Jary | 3/1J |
| 07 Sep 23+8d | Carlisle | trustatrader.com Nursery | 2/10 | 2¼ | 9-8 | 59 | 90A | 66A | Rowan Scott | 11/4 |
| 30 Aug 23+13d | Musselburgh | Witherbys Nursery | 2/9 | ¾ | 9-8 | 59 | 73B | 79A | Rowan Scott | 7/2 |
| 17 Aug 23+20d | Beverley | Beverley Racecourse Sculpture Trail Nursery | 8/13 | 1½ | 9-11 | 62 | 60C | 57A | Faye McManoman | 5/1 |
| 28 Jul 23+20d | Thirsk | JW 4x4 Northallerton British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 6/12 | 1¼ | 9-4 | — | 79B | 69A | Faye McManoman | 200/1 |
| 08 Jul 23+48d | Beverley | weatherbysshop.co.uk EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 5/12 | 4 | 9-7 | — | 64B | 70A | Faye McManoman | 80/1 |
| 21 May 23 | Ripon | Hammond Associates Celebrates Yorkshire Wooden Spoon Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 5/6 | 3½ | 9-7 | — | 71C | 63C | Faye McManoman | 40/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Sergeant Mayer (IRE) won?
- Sergeant Mayer (IRE) won 7 of 42 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 21 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trains Sergeant Mayer (IRE)?
- Sergeant Mayer (IRE) is trained by Nigel Tinkler, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 16 October 2026.
- Who is Sergeant Mayer (IRE)'s sire?
- Sergeant Mayer (IRE) is by Soldier's Call (GB) out of Suedehead (GB), whose sire is Cape Cross.
- What going does Sergeant Mayer (IRE) prefer?
- Sergeant Mayer (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 3 wins from 13 starts (23.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Sergeant Mayer (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 68, from the run on 16 October 2026. The highest on record is 70.
- What is Sergeant Mayer (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Soldier's Call (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 2,099 runs since Jan 2008 (215 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 13.1% from 198. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 4.1% from 243.
- Who are Sergeant Mayer (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Suedehead (GB), Sergeant Mayer (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Lorna Cole (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Lorna Cole (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–6f. As at Oct 2026.