Sockdolager (IRE)
Sockdolager is a lightly raced colt by Ghaiyyath out of a New Approach mare whose two previous foals to race include Qitaal with four wins. The yard has had a 15.5% strike rate with 1,009 runners by the sire since Jan 2008. He made his debut in Aug 2026 when he finished 5 of 7 at Newbury over 1m – 1m1f on good to firm ground, racing prominently in a Class 3 maiden.
- 0–1Wins / Runs
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- 0 (0%)Placed
- −1.00£1 level staken=1 at SP
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 72
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 →
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 15.6% of 1,090 runs since Jan 2008 (180 horses).
Strongest on good going: 19.1% from 304. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 12% from 284.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −15.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 215 | 40 | 18.6% | +3 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 304 | 58 | 19.1% | +3.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 119 | 16 | 13.4% | −2.2 | — |
| Soft | 135 | 17 | 12.6% | −3 | — |
| Heavy | 31 | 5 | 16.1% | +0.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 284 | 34 | 12% | −3.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 16 | 0 | 0% | −15.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 289 | 39 | 13.5% | −2.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 374 | 65 | 17.4% | +1.8 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 365 | 57 | 15.6% | 0 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 43 | 8 | 18.6% | +3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | +17.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Qitaal (GB) (4 wins).
The wins came over 1m½f–1m2½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Qitaal (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qitaal (GB) | 45 | 4 | 1m½f–1m2½f | Class 3 |
| Princess Mila (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Aug 26 | Newbury | TPT Fire Supports St Michaels Hospice EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) Handy early behind the front pack - lost ground under 2f out and unable to close - rallied in the closing stages to finish 5th | 5/7 | 3¼ | 9-7 | 72A | 69A | Robbie Downey | 6/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Sockdolager (IRE) won?
- Sockdolager (IRE) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2026.
- Who trains Sockdolager (IRE)?
- Sockdolager (IRE) is trained by Roger Varian, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 14 August 2026.
- Who is Sockdolager (IRE)'s sire?
- Sockdolager (IRE) is by Ghaiyyath (IRE) out of Qaafeya (IRE), whose sire is New Approach.
- What is Sockdolager (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Ghaiyyath (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.6% of 1,090 runs since Jan 2008 (180 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 19.1% from 304. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 12% from 284.
- Who are Sockdolager (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Qaafeya (IRE), Sockdolager (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Qitaal (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Qitaal (GB)). The wins came over 1m½f–1m2½f. As at Oct 2026.