Setting Sail (GB)
Setting Sail (GB) is 4 from 9. Won last time out at Epsom Downs (Class 3). All 4 wins have come over 1m2f – 1m4f. Last raced off a career-high mark of 106.
- 4–9Wins / Runs
- 44.4%Strike rate
- 7 (77.8%)Placed
- +0.91£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 1.57Fair A/E n=9 · 1.34 incl. margin
- 106Highest OR
- 89dAvg 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.
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 101A | 91 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 93A | 69.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 8 | 113A | 92 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13.7% of 11,841 runs since Jan 2008 (983 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 16.8% from 101. Weakest on heavy going: 7.9% from 428. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.1% from 209.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 101 | 17 | 16.8% | +3.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2,107 | 286 | 13.6% | −0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 2,966 | 424 | 14.3% | +0.6 | 2 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 1,324 | 165 | 12.5% | −1.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 1,413 | 160 | 11.3% | −2.4 | 1 from 1 |
| Heavy | 428 | 34 | 7.9% | −5.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3,500 | 538 | 15.4% | +1.7 | 1 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 253 | 32 | 12.6% | −1.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2,308 | 291 | 12.6% | −1.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,882 | 427 | 14.8% | +1.1 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3,796 | 558 | 14.7% | +1 | 4 from 8 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,682 | 218 | 13% | −0.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 683 | 76 | 11.1% | −2.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 209 | 19 | 9.1% | −4.6 | — |
| Over 3m | 28 | 3 | 10.7% | −3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
9 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them West Wind Blows (IRE) (6 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m6f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (West Wind Blows (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Wind Blows (IRE) | 17 | 6 | 1m2f–1m4½f | Group 3 |
| New Winds (GB) | 5 | 2 | 6f | Class 4 |
| Zephuros (IRE) | 4 | 1 | 7f | Class 4 |
| Aajej (GB) | 10 | 1 | 1m6f | Class 4 |
| Basic Beauty (GB) | 7 | 1 | 1m4f | Class 5 |
| Open Road (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| True Match (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| West Riding (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Parasail (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 2 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.91 |
| Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.33 |
| Class 3 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +0.67 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.91 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epsom Downs | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.33 |
| Goodwood | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.33 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.91 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 8 | 4 | 50% | +1.91 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Doyle | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.00 |
| William Buick | 3 | 2 | 67% | +0.58 |
| Jamie Spencer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kerrin McEvoy | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.33 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7 | 3 | 43% | +0.91 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Aug 19+27d | Epsom Downs | Walter Nightingall Conditions Stakes | 1/3 | 9-7 | 106 | 80C | 110C | William Buick | 4/6F | |
| 30 Jul 19+17d | Goodwood | Unibet Handicap | 3/16 | nk | 9-7 | 104 | 85C | 105A | James Doyle | 5/1J |
| 13 Jul 19+15d | York | John Smith's Diamond Jubilee Cup Handicap | 2/21 | 1 | 9-4 | 95 | 91C | 104A | Jamie Spencer | 9/2F |
| 28 Jun 19+28d | Newmarket | York Thoroughbred Racing Handicap | 1/9 | 9-9 | 95 | 101A | 103A | Kerrin McEvoy | 10/3 | |
| 31 May 19+20d | Epsom Downs | Investec Wealth & Investment Handicap | 4/11 | ½ | 8-12 | 95 | 97A | 90A | James Doyle | 4/1 |
| 11 May 19+19d | Ascot | Les Ambassadeurs Casino Handicap | 4/7 | 1¼ | 9-11 | 96 | 93A | 93A | William Buick | 6/4F |
| 22 Apr 19+572d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Fruit Shoot Novice Stakes | 1/10 | 9-9 | — | 113A | 103A | William Buick | 10/11F | |
| 27 Sep 17+15d | Goodwood | 'Get 1/4 Odds At 188Bet' Future Stayers' Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) | 1/11 | 9-5 | — | 62A | 86A | James Doyle | EvensF | |
| 12 Sep 17 | Leicester | British Stallion Studs EBF Filbert Novice Stakes (Plus 10) | 2/9 | ¾ | 9-2 | — | 46A | 87A | James Doyle | 9/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Setting Sail (GB) won?
- Setting Sail (GB) won 4 of 9 archived starts between 2017 and 2019, a strike rate of 44.4%. Placed 7 times in total (77.8% of starts).
- Who trained Setting Sail (GB)?
- Setting Sail (GB) was trained by Charlie Appleby on the most recent run on record, at Epsom Downs on 26 August 2019.
- Who is Setting Sail (GB)'s sire?
- Setting Sail (GB) is by Dansili (GB) out of West Wind (GB), whose sire is Machiavellian.
- What going does Setting Sail (GB) prefer?
- Setting Sail (GB) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Setting Sail (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 106, from the run on 26 August 2019. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Setting Sail (GB)'s sire's record?
- Dansili (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.7% of 11,841 runs since Jan 2008 (983 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 16.8% from 101. Weakest on heavy going: 7.9% from 428. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.1% from 209.
- Who are Setting Sail (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of West Wind (GB), Setting Sail (GB) has 9 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: West Wind Blows (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Group 3 (West Wind Blows (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m6f. As at Oct 2026.