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Horse profile

Sky Hunter (GB)

6yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2016) · Last trainer Saeed bin Suroor · Last owner Godolphin
by Motivator (GB) out of Pearl Kite (USA) (Silver Hawk)
13 runs · 10 courses · from Nov 2012
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 23 Oct 2016 — 3,650 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2016 · 5th of 15 7 wins · 6 courses
KTB Profile

Sky Hunter (GB) is 7 from 13, including a Group 3 win. The biggest win we hold: the Worthington's Burlison Inns Stakes at Newbury (Oct 2014). Hasn't won since Sep 2016. All 7 wins have come over 1m2f – 1m4f.

Based on 13 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
Official rating112↓ 3lb off peak
112 109–115

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 105B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Goodwood, 21 Sep 2016 Official rating 112 at the last run, 21 Sep 2016

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. What this means →

Flat 7 figures · best 114A · median 98
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good to Soft2105B105—
Soft2114A101.5—
Good to Firm298A92.5—
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f6114A101.5—
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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

Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 5,578 runs since Jan 2008 (511 horses).

Strongest on soft going: 15.9% from 1,080. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 7.8% from 1,280. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 15.1% from 589. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 8.7% from 574.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm21523.8%+11.7—
Good to Firm5717112.4%+0.31 from 2
Good1,31714511%−1.12 from 2
Good to Soft85911213%+0.92 from 5
Soft1,08017215.9%+3.81 from 2
Heavy4496714.9%+2.81 from 1
Standard (AW)1,2801007.8%−4.30 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4137.3%−4.8—
6f – 7f574508.7%−3.4—
1m – 1m1f1,1091089.7%−2.4—
1m2f – 1m4f1,85124313.1%+17 from 11
1m5f – 2m1,21316013.2%+1.10 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f5898915.1%+3—
2m5f – 3m182179.3%−2.8—
Over 3m19315.8%+3.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Pearl Kite (USA) (Silver Hawk)

5 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Nayyir (GB) (3 wins).

The wins came over 1m½f–3m; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Nayyir (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Nayyir (GB)1631m½f–1m2fGroup 3
Genuine Pearl (IRE)832m–3mClass 4
Beautiful Ending (GB)511m½fClass 5
Penelopiad (IRE)511m4f—
Sospira (GB)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 5 2 40% −0.30
Soft 2 1 50% +2.50
Good to Firm 2 1 50% +1.25
Good 2 2 100% +0.70
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 1 100% +1.10

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 7 3 43% +4.25

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newbury 3 1 33% +1.50
Maisons-Laffitte (FR) 2 2 100% +1.30
Saint-Cloud (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 1 100% +2.50
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 1 100% +2.25
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Vichy (FR) 1 1 100% +0.20
Chantilly (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Longchamp (FR) 1 1 100% +0.50

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 11 7 64% +6.25
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Maxime Guyon 5 4 80% +1.00
James Doyle 3 1 33% +1.50
Olivier Peslier 1 0 0% −1.00
William Buick 1 1 100% +2.50
Graham Lee 1 1 100% +2.25
Kieren Fallon 1 0 0% −1.00
Silvestre De Sousa 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 10 5 50% −0.50
Hood 3 2 67% +4.75

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 3 1 33% +0.50
2015 1 0 0% −1.00
2014 4 2 50% +3.75
2013 4 3 75% −0.10
2012 1 1 100% +1.10

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
23 Oct 16+32d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Royal-Oak (3yo+) (Turf) 15.5f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 5/15 ½ 9-4 ——— Olivier Peslier 13/2
21 Sep 16+18d Goodwood Crimbourne Stud Foundation Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 10f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 1/5 9-2 112102C105B William Buick 5/2
03 Sep 16+350d Kempton (AW) totescoop6 September Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 12f · Standard To Slow · 6 ran 3/6 hd 9-5 115—97B James Doyle 5/2
19 Sep 15+329d Newbury Dubai Duty Free Legacy Cup (Registered As The Arc Trial) (Group 3) Class 1 · 11f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 2/5 1½ 9-8 115—105B James Doyle 11/2
25 Oct 14+35d Newbury Worthington's Burlison Inns Stakes (Registered As The St Simon Stakes) (Group 3) Class 1 · 12f · Soft · 8 ran 1/8 9-4 109—114A James Doyle 7/2F
20 Sep 14+126d Ayr William Hill 80th Anniversary Book Launch Doonside Cup (Listed) Class 1 · 10f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 1/7 9-0 109—98A Graham Lee 9/4F
17 May 14+22d Newbury JLT Aston Park Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 13.5f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 6/7 hd 9-0 114—87A Kieren Fallon 13/2
25 Apr 14+284d Sandown Bet365 Gordon Richards Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 10f · Soft · 5 ran 4/5 nk 9-0 115—89C Silvestre De Sousa 6/5F
15 Jul 13+43d Vichy (FR) Prix Frederic De Lagrange () (3yo) (Turf) 12f · Good To Soft · 3 ran 1/3 9-2 ——— Maxime Guyon 1/5F
02 Jun 13+20d Chantilly (FR) Prix du Jockey Club (3yo Colts & Fillies) (Turf) 10.5f · Good To Soft · 19 ran 3/19 hd 9-2 ——— Maxime Guyon 7/1
13 May 13+18d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix Comrade (Conditions) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 10.5f · Good · 4 ran 1/4 9-0 ——— Maxime Guyon 1/5F
25 Apr 13+170d Longchamp (FR) Prix De Nanterre (Conditions) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 10f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 8-13 ——— Maxime Guyon 1/2F
06 Nov 12 Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix Finasseur (Maiden) (2yo) (Turf) 10f · Heavy · 6 ran 1/6 9-2 ——— Maxime Guyon 11/10F

Quick answers

How many races has Sky Hunter (GB) won?
Sky Hunter (GB) won 7 of 13 archived starts between 2012 and 2016, a strike rate of 53.8%. Placed 9 times in total (69.2% of starts).
Who trained Sky Hunter (GB)?
Sky Hunter (GB) was trained by Saeed bin Suroor on the most recent run on record, at Saint-Cloud (FR) on 23 October 2016.
Who is Sky Hunter (GB)'s sire?
Sky Hunter (GB) is by Motivator (GB) out of Pearl Kite (USA), whose sire is Silver Hawk.
What going does Sky Hunter (GB) prefer?
Sky Hunter (GB) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Sky Hunter (GB)'s official rating?
Sky Hunter (GB)'s highest official rating on record is 115.
What is Sky Hunter (GB)'s sire's record?
Motivator (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 5,578 runs since Jan 2008 (511 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on soft going: 15.9% from 1,080. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 7.8% from 1,280. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 15.1% from 589. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 8.7% from 574.
Who are Sky Hunter (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Pearl Kite (USA), Sky Hunter (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Nayyir (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Nayyir (GB)). The wins came over 1m½f–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2012. 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.