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Horse profile

Sharp Sword (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2016) · Last trainer Neil Mulholland · Last owner Mrs Hannah Dale Staples
by King's Best (USA) out of Pictavia (IRE) (Sinndar)
13 runs · 8 courses · from Feb 2015
As at 14 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 11 Jun 2016 — 3,777 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2016 · 8th of 8 Won at Wolverhampton (AW) Last raced off OR 64
KTB Profile

Sharp Sword (IRE) is 1 from 13, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Feb 2015. The win came on the all-weather — 0 from 7 on turf. Last raced off 64, 14lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 13 archived runs · updated 14 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Won on AW, 0 on turf Win at Class 5 OR ↓ 14lb off peak
Official rating64↓ 14lb off peak
64 64–78

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Sep 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 61A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Chelmsford City (AW), 11 Mar 2016 Official rating 64 at the last flat run, 11 Jun 2016

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 92C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Stratford, 19 Jul 2015

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race.

Flat 10 figures · best 81A · median 60.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)681A68—
Firm253A53—
Good1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f781A66—
1m – 1m1f253A53—
1m5f – 2m1———
Jumps 3 figures · best 92C · median 90
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Good to Soft290C86—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f290C86—
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
King's Best (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 7,763 runs since Jan 2008 (574 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.8% from 249.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm701420%+10.10 from 2
Good to Firm1,1541018.8%−1.10 from 2
Good1,8891678.8%−1.10 from 1
Good to Soft95211612.2%+2.30 from 2
Soft1,21612810.5%+0.6—
Heavy427399.1%−0.8—
Standard (AW)2,0532019.8%−0.11 from 6
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f156149%−0.9—
6f – 7f1,6051489.2%−0.7—
1m – 1m1f1,70217910.5%+0.60 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f1,90119610.3%+0.41 from 7
1m5f – 2m1,3781299.4%−0.50 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f7187810.9%+10 from 2
2m5f – 3m249176.8%−3.1—
Over 3m54611.1%+1.2—

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

Dam
Pictavia (IRE) (Sinndar)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Never Miss (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 6 1 17% +1.50
Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 8 0 0% −8.00
Class 5 5 1 20% +2.50

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Bath 3 0 0% −3.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 3 1 33% +4.50
Kempton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 7 1 14% +0.50
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Liam Keniry 7 0 0% −7.00
Tom Marquand 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam Hitchcott 1 0 0% −1.00
Noel Fehily 1 0 0% −1.00
Mark Quinlan 1 0 0% −1.00
Gavin Sheehan 1 0 0% −1.00
Adam Kirby 1 1 100% +6.50

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Hood 10 0 0% −10.00
None 3 1 33% +4.50

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 5 0 0% −5.00
2015 8 1 13% −0.50

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 10 1 10% −2.50
Hurdle 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
11 Jun 16+24d Bath Totepoolliveinfo.com Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Firm · 8 ran 8/8 ½ 8-12 6453A Tom Marquand 14/1
18 May 16+68d Bath Crimson 'Confined' Handicap Class 5 · 11.5f · Good · 7 ran 7/7 12 9-5 6846C Sam Hitchcott 12/1
11 Mar 16+16d Chelmsford City (AW) Toteexacta Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Standard · 7 ran 6/7 5 9-5 7361A Liam Keniry 16/1
24 Feb 16+30d Kempton (AW) 10 Free Bet At 32redsport.com Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Standard · 9 ran 8/9 1¼ 9-7 7570A Liam Keniry 25/1
25 Jan 16+165d Wolverhampton (AW) 32Red.com Handicap Class 4 · 12f · Standard · 7 ran 6/7 nk 9-3 7666A Liam Keniry 9/1
13 Aug 15+17d Fontwell George Digweed Sporting Agency Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 17.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 8/9 ¾ 10-11 —82C Noel Fehily 50/1
27 Jul 15+8d Newton Abbot At The Races Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 13/16 40 11-0 —90C Mark Quinlan 40/1
19 Jul 15+41d Stratford Amber Security Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 6/9 19 10-10 —92C Gavin Sheehan 16/1
08 Jun 15+35d Windsor Sis Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 10/10 12 8-12 7649C Liam Keniry 33/1
04 May 15+40d Bath New World Business Centre Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Firm · 7 ran 7/7 2¼ 9-7 7753A Liam Keniry 11/2
25 Mar 15+18d Kempton (AW) 32RedSport.com Handicap (London Middle Distance Series Qualifier) Class 4 · 11f · Standard · 7 ran 4/7 ¾ 8-13 7875A Liam Keniry 20/1
07 Mar 15+26d Wolverhampton (AW) 32Red Handicap Class 4 · 14f · Standard · 7 ran 6/7 10 9-1 7860C Liam Keniry 11/1
09 Feb 15 Wolverhampton (AW) coral.co.uk Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 12f · Standard · 7 ran 1/7 9-5 —81A Adam Kirby 13/2

Quick answers

How many races has Sharp Sword (IRE) won?
Sharp Sword (IRE) won 1 of 13 archived starts between 2015 and 2016, a strike rate of 7.7%. Placed 1 time in total (7.7% of starts).
Who trained Sharp Sword (IRE)?
Sharp Sword (IRE) was trained by Neil Mulholland on the most recent run on record, at Bath on 11 June 2016.
Who is Sharp Sword (IRE)'s sire?
Sharp Sword (IRE) is by King's Best (USA) out of Pictavia (IRE), whose sire is Sinndar.
What going does Sharp Sword (IRE) prefer?
Sharp Sword (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Sharp Sword (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 64, from the run on 11 June 2016. The highest on record is 78.
What is Sharp Sword (IRE)'s sire's record?
King's Best (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 7,763 runs since Jan 2008 (574 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.8% from 249.
Who are Sharp Sword (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Pictavia (IRE), Sharp Sword (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from February 2015. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.