Horse profile
Sky Advocate (IRE)
12 runs · 10 courses · from Aug 2024
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 10 Oct 2025 — 379 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2025 · 1st of 21
Won last time out
Won at York
First-time headgear LTO
Last raced off OR 79
KTB Profile
Sky Advocate is 1 from 12 with the win at Class 4 level. The gelding won the PJ Staffing Group Apprentice Handicap at York in Oct 2025 on good ground over 6f to 7f, having worn headgear for the first time that day. All six placings came from 12 starts on turf or all-weather. He was held up in half his analysed races.
Based on 12 archived runs · run-style from 12 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically prominent
Won on turf, 0 on AW
Win at Class 4
OR ↓ 9lb off peak
- 1–12Wins / Runs
- 8.3%Strike rate
- 6 (50%)Placed
- −3.50£1 level staken=12 at SP
- 0.49Fair A/E n=12 · 0.41 incl. margin
- 88Highest OR
- 37dAvg 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 rating79↓ 9lb off peak
79
79–88
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 96
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 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 105A | 96 | — |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 114A | 83.5 | — |
| Good | 3 | 93C | 92 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 96C | 90.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 114A | 93 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 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 12 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Prominent 7 (58%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 5 (42%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 2,228 runs since Jan 2008 (231 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −9.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 243 | 16 | 6.6% | −2.6 | 0 from 4 |
| Good | 549 | 47 | 8.6% | −0.6 | 1 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 218 | 26 | 11.9% | +2.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 372 | 35 | 9.4% | +0.2 | — |
| Heavy | 107 | 8 | 7.5% | −1.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 735 | 74 | 10.1% | +0.9 | 0 from 4 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 295 | 33 | 11.2% | +2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,196 | 108 | 9% | −0.2 | 1 from 5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 519 | 41 | 7.9% | −1.3 | 0 from 6 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 149 | 18 | 12.1% | +2.9 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 41 | 4 | 9.8% | +0.6 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 25 | 1 | 4% | −5.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | +24.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
6 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Ice Pyramid (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m4½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Ice Pyramid (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice Pyramid (IRE) | 8 | 2 | 1m4½f | Class 4 |
| Income (IRE) | 14 | 2 | 5f–6f | Class 5 |
| Mother Mary (IRE) | 9 | 1 | 7f | Class 5 |
| Arcabulle (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Cool Esprit (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Sarrdar (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good | 3 | 1 | 33% | +5.50 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +2.50 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| York | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.50 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 1 | 20% | +3.50 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Kingscote | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Saffie Osborne | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jack Callan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.50 |
| Daniel Tudhope | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Nicholls | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Probert | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kieran Shoemark | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rossa Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| John Fahy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Visor | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.50 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +0.50 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 10 Oct 25+20d | York | PJ Staffing Group Apprentice Handicap Settled among the pack early - moved right and made ground into contention with over 2f left - hit the front a furlong out and stayed on strongly to score | 1/21 | 9-5 | 79 | 93C | 100A | Jack Callan | 15/2 | |
| 20 Sep 25+14d | Newbury | Dubai Duty Free Finest Surprise Handicap (Str) Held up in midfield - shifted left seeking room over a furlong out and stayed on - finished fourth without gaining further ground | 4/15 | 5 | 9-4 | 80 | 65C | 95A | Daniel Tudhope | 9/1 |
| 06 Sep 25+9d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Celebrating Carl & Sophie's Wedding Day Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Settled in 4th early - urged into contention after halfway - moved up to 3rd on the inner with 2f left - closed on the leaders through the last furlong - edged into 2nd close home - denied by a short margin at the line | 2/4 | hd | 9-2 | 80 | 96C | 83B | Jack Nicholls | 4/1 |
| 28 Aug 25+14d | Southwell (AW) | Racing League Race 40 Handicap Handy in the pack early - pushed along with 2f left - hit the front approaching final furlong - overtaken and edged out of second near the line | 3/13 | nk | 8-11 | 79 | 96B | 83A | Saffie Osborne | 10/1 |
| 14 Aug 25+28d | Windsor | Racing League Race 24 Handicap Settled in the pack early - shifted wide and made progress into contention with 3f left - pushed along but lost momentum in the final two furlongs to finish eighth | 8/11 | 1¼ | 10-0 | 82 | 78A | 82A | Saffie Osborne | 11/2 |
| 17 Jul 25+33d | Leicester | British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Handy early - tracked pace within range - moved into second place over 2f out - unable to close on leader from the furlong marker and stayed on to finish second | 2/6 | 4½ | 9-4 | 85 | 43A | 78B | David Probert | 7/2 |
| 14 Jun 25+22d | Sandown | Download The BetMGM App Handicap Held up in the pack - urged forward with two furlongs left - faded through the closing stages to finish sixth | 6/7 | 1 | 9-9 | 87 | 89A | 77A | Kieran Shoemark | 28/1 |
| 23 May 25+202d | Goodwood | Goodwood Horseracing Club Membership Handicap Drifted left at the off - settled in the pack - pushed along with 2f left and stayed on at one speed to the line | 4/8 | 1¼ | 9-11 | 87 | 92A | 87A | Rossa Ryan | 8/1 |
| 2024 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 02 Nov 24+26d | Southwell (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Sat up with the pace - moved into second approaching 2f out - hit the front inside the final furlong - kept on but caught right at the line | 2/11 | nse | 9-7 | 88 | 85A | 87A | John Fahy | 8/15F |
| 07 Oct 24+22d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Get Raceday Ready App EBF 'Confined' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Settled just off the front pack - moved up on the winner two out - asked for effort soon after - stayed on through the last furlong to challenge but not quite get there - narrowly denied in second | 2/12 | nk | 9-7 | — | 105A | 92A | Richard Kingscote | 4/7F |
| 15 Sep 24+16d | Curragh | Tattersalls Ireland Super Auction Sales Stakes Settled handy with the wider bunch - moved into contention inside the last two furlongs - stayed on but couldn't reach the front runners late - finished fourth | 4/22 | ½ | 9-5 | — | 72C | 96A | Richard Kingscote | 9/1 |
| 30 Aug 24 | Salisbury | Cara Glass Irish EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Threw rider before start - settled just behind pace on rail - lost footing crossing over three out - driven to keep momentum - kept responding through closing stages to finish third | 3/11 | 1½ | 9-4 | — | 114A | 96A | Richard Kingscote | 22/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Sky Advocate won?
- Sky Advocate (IRE) won 1 of 12 archived starts between 2024 and 2025, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 6 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trained Sky Advocate?
- Sky Advocate (IRE) was trained by Clive Cox on the most recent run on record, at York on 10 October 2025.
- Who is Sky Advocate's sire?
- Sky Advocate (IRE) is by Inns Of Court (IRE) out of Coolnagree (IRE), whose sire is Dark Angel.
- What going does Sky Advocate prefer?
- Sky Advocate (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Sky Advocate's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 79, from the run on 10 October 2025. The highest on record is 88.
- What is Sky Advocate's sire's record?
- Inns Of Court (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 2,228 runs since Jan 2008 (231 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Sky Advocate's siblings?
- Out of Coolnagree (IRE), Sky Advocate (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Ice Pyramid (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Ice Pyramid (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m4½f. As at Oct 2026.