Horse profile
Silent Guardian (GB)
by Lightning Spear (GB) out of Prewar (GB) (Dubai Destination)
15 runs · 10 courses · from Sep 2024
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Clonmel
Last run 30 May 2026
Last raced off OR 108
KTB Profile
Silent Guardian won the Glenary Handicap Hurdle at Clonmel in Mar 2026 on soft ground off an official rating of 99. The gelding is one from 15 overall with all his wins at 2m1f – 2m4f on soft. He last ran at Listowel in May 2026 in the In Memory Of Josephine Lyons 110 Series Final Handicap Hurdle where he led off an official rating of 108. He is usually held up.
Based on 15 archived runs · run-style from 14 commented runs since Sep 2024 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
OR at career high
- 1–15Wins / Runs
- 6.7%Strike rate
- 2 (13.3%)Placed
- +4.00£1 level staken=15 at SP
- 0.87Fair A/E n=15 · 0.71 incl. margin
- 108Highest OR
- 45dAvg 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 rating108At career-high mark
108
73–108
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 93
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 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 90A | 85 | 1 run · — |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 86A | 77 | 1 run · — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 7 | 103C | 70 | 2 runs · 85 / 76.5 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 2 | 93B | 87 | 2 runs · 93 / 87 |
| Heavy | 2 | 62C | 61.5 | 2 runs · 62 / 61.5 |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 93B | 87 | 2 runs · 93 / 87 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 62C | 61.5 | 2 runs · 62 / 61.5 |
Of 15 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 15 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 14 analysed runs since Sep 2024
- Prominent 7 (50%) · 1 win
- Held up 4 (29%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 3 (21%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 611 runs since Apr 2022 (53 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 92 | 11 | 12% | +0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 112 | 11 | 9.8% | −1.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 54 | 4 | 7.4% | −4.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 61 | 5 | 8.2% | −3.3 | 1 from 5 |
| Heavy | 29 | 6 | 20.7% | +9.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 263 | 33 | 12.5% | +1 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 33 | 6 | 18.2% | +6.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 242 | 27 | 11.2% | −0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 155 | 15 | 9.7% | −1.8 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 145 | 17 | 11.7% | +0.2 | 0 from 7 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 27 | 4 | 14.8% | +3.3 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 8 | 1 | 12.5% | +1 | 1 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −11.5 | 0 from 1 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2022 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Prewar (GB) (Dubai Destination)
4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Joe Cool (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m–2m; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Hadley Park (GB)).
Family form: Joe Cool (IRE) finished 2nd of 7 at Killarney (IRE), 5 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Cool (IRE) | 9 | 1 | 2m | — |
| Hadley Park (GB) | 17 | 1 | 1m | Class 6 |
| Man To Man (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Hopeful Melody (GB) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 5 | 1 | 20% | +14.00 |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Roscommon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cork | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 1 | 100% | +18.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 1 | 33% | +16.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conor Brassil | 5 | 1 | 20% | +14.00 |
| Colin Keane | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Luke McAteer | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ronan Whelan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Donagh Meyler | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Hood | 5 | 1 | 20% | +14.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +14.00 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Hurdle | 6 | 1 | 17% | +13.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 May 26+12d | Listowel | In Memory Of Josephine Lyons 110 Series Final Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back - still 8th at halfway - improved into contention approaching the closing stages - shared the front then edged in front nearing 2 out before coming down | F/10 | — | 11-9 | 108 | — | — | Conor Brassil | 18/1 |
| 18 May 26+53d | Roscommon | Racing Again Here On June 8th Handicap Settled in the pack - pushed along in 7th two furlongs out - unable to close the gap - finished sixth well held | 6/11 | 2¼ | 9-7 | 73 | 85A | 76A | Luke McAteer | 25/1 |
| 26 Mar 26+51d | Clonmel | Glenary Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) Settled just behind the pace - up to third by halfway - second before three out - involved among the front group entering the straight - hit the front approaching two out - stayed on strongly to score comfortably | 1/16 | 11-10 | 99 | 93B | 128A | Conor Brassil | 18/1 | |
| 03 Feb 26+31d | Fairyhouse | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back early - crept into contention entering the straight and into 6th under pressure 2 out - unable to threaten leaders and well held at the finish | 7/12 | 1 | 11-4 | 102 | 61C | 92C | Conor Brassil | 50/1 |
| 03 Jan 26+28d | Cork | Happy New Year From All At Cork Maiden Hurdle Held up towards the back - unable to make headway from 4 out - well held at the finish | 9/17 | nk | 11-7 | — | 81B | 92A | Conor Brassil | 25/1 |
| 2025 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 06 Dec 25+10d | Navan | Mervyn Gray Construction Maiden Hurdle Settled midpack early - moved up quickly by halfway to share the front - hit the front 4 out - lost the advantage before 2 out - pressed on but faded late | 6/25 | 4 | 11-2 | — | 62C | 98C | Conor Brassil | 100/1 |
| 26 Nov 25+26d | Dundalk (AW) | Now Racing Every Wednesday At Dundalk Maiden Held up handy early - third at halfway - pushed along to lead briefly around 1 1/2f out - dropped back to finish fourth without more to give | 4/14 | ½ | 9-13 | 74 | 68B | 80A | Luke McAteer | 11/4 |
| 31 Oct 25+12d | Dundalk (AW) | Story Of Dundalk Stadium Book Buy Online Handicap Settled in the pack - pulled hard in the early stages - 5th at halfway - roused into contention below 2f out - 4th 1f out with no ground being made on the principals - one-paced to finish 4th | 4/11 | nk | 8-11 | 73 | 86A | 76A | Luke McAteer | 20/1 |
| 19 Oct 25+50d | Leopardstown | Christmas Festival Tickets On Sale Now Handicap Sat behind front group early - up to 3rd and driven approaching straight - unable to get closer in 6th inside final furlong - held on for little more thereafter | 12/18 | 2¼ | 9-11 | 74 | 60C | 72C | Ronan Whelan | 18/1 |
| 30 Aug 25+141d | Curragh | Pat Smullen Cancer Trials Ireland Charity Race Supported By Ballylinch Stud | 17/21 | ½ | 12-0 | 74 | 40C | 62C | David Ryan | 18/1 |
| 11 Apr 25+159d | Ballinrobe | Tim Kelly (C & G) Maiden Hurdle Sat behind front group early - blundered 4th as jockey slipped a stirrup for a moment then moved into a share of the front - overtaken after 5th - up to 2nd 3 out - shared front spot 2 out then quickly passed - 3rd approaching last - dropped away to finish 8th | 8/15 | nk | 10-10 | — | 87B | 97A | Donagh Meyler | 14/1 |
| 2024 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 03 Nov 24+20d | Curragh | Rockshore Maiden Held up towards the back - driven approaching the straight with nothing to show for it - lost touch in the closing stages to finish 14th | 14/19 | 9½ | 9-8 | 75 | 70C | 65C | Colin Keane | 16/1 |
| 14 Oct 24+15d | Roscommon | Roscommon Racecourse (C & G) Maiden Sent forward early to lay up in front - lost the advantage before the 1f mark and settled 3rd by halfway - improved into 2nd early in the straight - eased back to 3rd a furlong out under pressure - held no more in reserve late and finished third one-paced | 3/6 | 2¾ | 9-8 | — | 90A | 78B | Colin Keane | 9/4 |
| 29 Sep 24+18d | Curragh | SBK Maiden Settled just behind the front group on the inner and 5th 3f from home - urged forward approaching the last two furlongs and driven with a furlong left - stayed on without finding more finishing fourth | 4/18 | 1½ | 9-8 | — | 103C | 74A | Colin Keane | 11/1 |
| 11 Sep 24 | Cork | Follow Us On Social Media Maiden Sat handy behind front group - third at halfway - pushed into second with 2f left - unable to close on the front-runner - held on well but edged out of second right at the line | 3/13 | hd | 9-8 | — | 90C | 79A | Colin Keane | 11/4 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Silent Guardian won?
- Silent Guardian (GB) won 1 of 15 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 6.7%. Placed 2 times in total (13.3% of starts).
- Who trains Silent Guardian?
- Silent Guardian (GB) is trained by Anthony McCann, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 30 May 2026.
- Who is Silent Guardian's sire?
- Silent Guardian (GB) is by Lightning Spear (GB) out of Prewar (GB), whose sire is Dubai Destination.
- What going does Silent Guardian prefer?
- Silent Guardian (GB) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Silent Guardian's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 108, from the run on 30 May 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Silent Guardian's sire's record?
- Lightning Spear (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 611 runs since Apr 2022 (53 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Silent Guardian's siblings?
- Out of Prewar (GB), Silent Guardian (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Joe Cool (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Hadley Park (GB)). The wins came over 1m–2m. As at Nov 2026.