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Horse profile

Smarden Flyer (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2023) · Last trainer John Best & Karen Jewell · Last owner Keith De La Plain
by Markaz (IRE) out of Seminole Sun (IRE) (Invincible Spirit)
13 runs · 5 courses · from Aug 2021
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 18 Feb 2023 — 1,348 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2023 · 4th of 10 First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 46
KTB Profile

Smarden Flyer (IRE) is a maiden who ran 13 times between Aug 2021 and Feb 2023 without winning but placed twice. His best effort came when second of 12 at Kempton (AW) in May 2022. The gelding, by Markaz out of a daughter of Invincible Spirit, raced mainly on the all-weather at trips from 6f to 1m4f and last ran when fourth of 10 in a Class 6 at Lingfield (AW) in Feb 2023, wearing first-time headgear and off an official rating of 46, which was 11lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 13 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 11lb off peak
Official rating46↓ 11lb off peak
46 46–57

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 101 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Lingfield (AW), 18 Feb 2023

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 13 figures · best 101A · median 72
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)12101A72.5—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
6f – 7f7101A72—
1m – 1m1f4101A84—
1m2f – 1m4f263B58.5—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 66A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Lingfield (AW), 18 Feb 2023 Official rating 46 at the last run, 18 Feb 2023

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 13 figures · best 66A · median 56
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)1266A57.5—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
6f – 7f766A59—
1m – 1m1f463A58.5—
1m2f – 1m4f246A44.5—

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
Markaz (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 999 runs since Jan 2008 (66 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−9.6—
Good to Firm105109.5%−0.10 from 1
Good2292711.8%+2.2—
Good to Soft8278.5%−1.1—
Soft157127.6%−2—
Heavy3900%−9.6—
Standard (AW)3854010.4%+0.80 from 12
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f8078.8%−0.8—
6f – 7f453378.2%−1.40 from 7
1m – 1m1f220209.1%−0.50 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f1231512.2%+2.60 from 2
1m5f – 2m70811.4%+1.8—
2m1f – 2m4f39512.8%+3.2—
2m5f – 3m13323.1%+13.5—
Over 3m11100%+90.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Seminole Sun (IRE) (Invincible Spirit)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Another Jack (IRE)140——
Good Bond (GB)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 12 0 0% −12.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 10 0 0% −10.00
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Lingfield (AW) 6 0 0% −6.00
Kempton (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Epsom Downs 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 7 0 0% −7.00
1m – 1m1f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Cieren Fallon 4 0 0% −4.00
Robert Havlin 2 0 0% −2.00
Luke Morris 1 0 0% −1.00
Jim Crowley 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Kingscote 1 0 0% −1.00
Hollie Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00
Joey Haynes 1 0 0% −1.00
Tyler Heard 1 0 0% −1.00
Callum Hutchinson 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 12 0 0% −12.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 2 0 0% −2.00
2022 7 0 0% −7.00
2021 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2023 · 2 runs
18 Feb 23+45d Lingfield (AW) Spreadex Sports Get 40 In Bonuses Classified Stakes Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 10 ran 4/10 2¾ 9-2 46101A66A Robert Havlin 25/1
04 Jan 23+28d Kempton (AW) Racing TV Classified Stakes Class 6 · 11f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran 9/12 ½ 9-2 4654A46A Luke Morris 11/2
2022 · 7 runs
07 Dec 22+8d Lingfield (AW) Spreadex Sports Live UK Racing Streaming Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 11 ran 4/11 1¼ 8-13 49101A63A Robert Havlin 28/1
29 Nov 22+75d Lingfield (AW) BetUK's Acca Club 5 Free Bet Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 10f · Standard · 13 ran 13/13 2½ 9-3 4963B43A Jim Crowley 9/1
15 Sep 22+22d Chelmsford City (AW) Essex & Herts Air Ambulance Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 15 ran 4/15 dht 9-5 5195B61A Richard Kingscote 25/1
24 Aug 22+27d Lingfield (AW) Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 11 ran 11/11 5 9-3 5457C30C Hollie Doyle 5/1
28 Jul 22+65d Epsom Downs Vulcan Building Services Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 6/9 1 9-0 5660B49A Joey Haynes 11/1
24 May 22+20d Lingfield (AW) Cazoo Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 13 ran 4/13 1¾ 9-11 5785B63A Cieren Fallon 5/2F
04 May 22+177d Kempton (AW) Racingtv.com Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran 2/12 ½ 9-3 5487A63A Cieren Fallon 12/1
2021 · 4 runs
08 Nov 21+10d Wolverhampton (AW) Watch Racing Free Online At Coral Nursery Class 6 · 8.5f · Standard · 12 ran 3/12 3¼ 9-2 5573A56A Cieren Fallon 6/1
29 Oct 21+37d Kempton (AW) Unibet/British Stallion Studs EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (Div 2) (GBB Race) Class 5 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 13 ran 8/13 nse 9-0 —72B59A Cieren Fallon 125/1
22 Sep 21+32d Kempton (AW) MansionBet's Beaten By A Head Restricted Novice Stakes (Div 1) Class 5 · 6f · Standard To Slow · 10 ran 10/10 1½ 8-7 —66A43A Tyler Heard 300/1
21 Aug 21 Lingfield (AW) Follow AtTheRaces On Twitter Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran 8/11 3½ 8-12 —70B45A Callum Hutchinson 125/1

Quick answers

How many races has Smarden Flyer won?
Smarden Flyer (IRE) has yet to win, from 13 archived starts between 2021 and 2023. Placed 2 times in total (15.4% of starts).
Who trained Smarden Flyer?
Smarden Flyer (IRE) was trained by John Best & Karen Jewell on the most recent run on record, at Lingfield (AW) on 18 February 2023.
Who is Smarden Flyer's sire?
Smarden Flyer (IRE) is by Markaz (IRE) out of Seminole Sun (IRE), whose sire is Invincible Spirit.
What is Smarden Flyer's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 46, from the run on 18 February 2023. The highest on record is 57.
What is Smarden Flyer's sire's record?
Markaz (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 999 runs since Jan 2008 (66 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Smarden Flyer's siblings?
Out of Seminole Sun (IRE), Smarden Flyer (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2021. 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.