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Horse profile

Sniper's Eye (FR)

4yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2024) · Last trainer David Simcock · Last owner Never Say Die Partnership
by Expert Eye (GB) out of Popular (GB) (Oasis Dream)
10 runs · 7 courses · from Jan 2023
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 4 Oct 2024 — 747 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2024 · 5th of 12 2 wins · Yarmouth & Southwell (AW) Last raced off OR 80
KTB Profile

Sniper's Eye won two of ten starts. Both wins came on a first visit to the course, at Yarmouth over 1m2f-1m4f on good ground in a Class 4 handicap in Sep 2024 off 78 and at Southwell over 1m-1m1f on standard going in a Class 5 novice in Sep 2023 off 82. The gelding, aged 4 at his last run in Oct 2024, finished fifth of 12 in a Class 4 handicap at Newcastle off 80.

Based on 10 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs since Sep 2024 · updated 22 Oct 2026
Official rating80↓ 2lb off peak
80 78–82

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 118 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newcastle (AW), 4 Oct 2024

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 10 figures · best 118A · median 85.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good599B72—
Standard (AW)4118A103.5—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f5118A99—
1m2f – 1m4f598A72—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 93A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newcastle (AW), 4 Oct 2024 Official rating 80 at the last run, 4 Oct 2024

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 10 figures · best 93A · median 87
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good592B87—
Standard (AW)493A87.5—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f593A87—
1m2f – 1m4f592B79—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 2,190 runs since Jan 2008 (196 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm300%−10.1—
Good to Firm380348.9%−1.20 from 1
Good4965010.1%01 from 5
Good to Soft223198.5%−1.6—
Soft2362410.2%+0.1—
Heavy771316.9%+6.8—
Standard (AW)7758110.5%+0.41 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1331410.5%+0.4—
6f – 7f908768.4%−1.7—
1m – 1m1f5375610.4%+0.31 from 5
1m2f – 1m4f4025212.9%+2.81 from 5
1m5f – 2m1581811.4%+1.3—
2m1f – 2m4f4736.4%−3.7—
2m5f – 3m5240%+29.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Popular (GB) (Oasis Dream)

5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them In Favour (GB) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m1½f–1m4f.

Family form: Los Marinos (IRE) finished 3rd of 10 at Saint-Cloud (FR), 8 Oct 2026.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
In Favour (GB)1811m4f—
Marinaleda (FR)811m3f—
Los Marinos (IRE)411m1½f—
Involve (GB)70——
Popular Verdict (GB)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 1 20% −2.00
Standard (AW) 4 1 25% −2.27
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 1 25% −1.00
Class 3 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 5 2 1 50% −0.27

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newmarket 4 0 0% −4.00
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Yarmouth 1 1 100% +2.00
Chester 1 0 0% −1.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 1 100% +0.73
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 5 1 20% −3.27
1m2f – 1m4f 5 1 20% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jamie Spencer 3 1 33% −1.27
Callum Shepherd 2 0 0% −2.00
Silvestre De Sousa 1 1 100% +2.00
Alistair Rawlinson 1 0 0% −1.00
Hayley Turner 1 0 0% −1.00
Joey Haynes 1 0 0% −1.00
Neil Callan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 1 17% −4.27
Hood 4 1 25% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 5 1 20% −2.00
2023 5 1 20% −3.27

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
04 Oct 24+17d Newcastle (AW) Meetings & Events Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Standard · 12 ran Settled just off the pace - pushed along and made progress two furlongs out - stayed on but never a threat to the leaders - finished fifth beaten 3¼ lengths 5/12 hd 9-6 80118A93A Callum Shepherd 4/1
17 Sep 24+52d Yarmouth SPP - That Get You Noticed Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Good · 9 ran Removed from stalls and loaded again - travelled with eagerness just behind the front group - moved into second with 2f remaining - pushed to the front inside the final furlong - battled on to the line under full pressure 1/9 10-0 7859A88A Silvestre De Sousa 2/1F
27 Jul 24+28d Chester Servus Handicap Class 3 · 10.5f · Good · 6 ran 3/6 ½ 9-7 7998A92B Alistair Rawlinson 17/2
29 Jun 24+9d Newmarket Mutasaabeq At The National Stud Handicap Class 3 · 10f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 6/7 ¾ 9-4 8171A78A Hayley Turner 10/1
20 Jun 24+266d Chelmsford City (AW) biologybyclare.com Handicap Class 3 · 10f · Standard · 8 ran 6/8 ½ 8-11 8274B78A Joey Haynes 10/1
28 Sep 23+47d Southwell (AW) At The Races App Market Movers Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 10 ran 1/10 9-4 82110A88A Jamie Spencer 8/11F
12 Aug 23+49d Newmarket Molson Coors Handicap Class 3 · 8f · Good · 8 ran 5/8 nk 9-1 8299B85A Neil Callan 10/3C
24 Jun 23+36d Newmarket Winners Wear House Of Cavani British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 8f · Good · 6 ran 2/6 2¾ 9-4 —62A87B Callum Shepherd 8/1
19 May 23+136d Newmarket British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 10f · Good · 13 ran 4/13 ½ 9-7 —72C79A Jamie Spencer 14/1
03 Jan 23 Wolverhampton (AW) talkSPORT Powered By Fans Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 9.5f · Standard · 12 ran 4/12 shd 9-7 —97A87A Jamie Spencer 5/2J

Quick answers

How many races has Sniper's Eye (FR) won?
Sniper's Eye (FR) won 2 of 10 archived starts between 2023 and 2024, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 3 times in total (30% of starts).
Who trained Sniper's Eye (FR)?
Sniper's Eye (FR) was trained by David Simcock on the most recent run on record, at Newcastle (AW) on 4 October 2024.
Who is Sniper's Eye (FR)'s sire?
Sniper's Eye (FR) is by Expert Eye (GB) out of Popular (GB), whose sire is Oasis Dream.
What going does Sniper's Eye (FR) prefer?
Sniper's Eye (FR) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Sniper's Eye (FR)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 80, from the run on 4 October 2024. The highest on record is 82.
What is Sniper's Eye (FR)'s sire's record?
Expert Eye (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 2,190 runs since Jan 2008 (196 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Sniper's Eye (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Popular (GB), Sniper's Eye (FR) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: In Favour (GB) (1). The wins came over 1m1½f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2023. 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.