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Horse profile

Soft Falling Rain (SAF)

4yo colt (at last run, Jun 2014) · Last trainer M F De Kock · Last owner Hamdan Al Maktoum
by National Assembly (CAN) out of Gardener's Delight (USA) (Giant's Causeway)
4 runs · 3 courses · from Aug 2013
As at 14 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 Jun 2014 — 4,502 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2014 · 6th of 10 Won at Newmarket Last raced off OR 120
KTB Profile

Soft Falling Rain (SAF) is 1 from 4, including a Group 2 win. The biggest win we hold: the Nayef Joel Stakes at Newmarket (Sep 2013). Hasn't won since Sep 2013.

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 14 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 1

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Sep 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 117A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newmarket, 27 Sep 2013 Official rating 120 at the last run, 17 Jun 2014

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.

Flat 4 figures · best 117A · median 99.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Good2105B99.5—
Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f3117A94—
6f – 7f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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
National Assembly (CAN)

Progeny in our archive have won 10% of 10 runs since Jan 2008 (3 horses). A small sample.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm3133.3%+23.31 from 1
Good400%−100 from 2
Good to Soft100%−10—
Soft100%−100 from 1
Standard (AW)100%−10—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f400%−10—
6f – 7f300%−100 from 1
1m – 1m1f3133.3%+23.31 from 3

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Gardener's Delight (USA) (Giant's Causeway)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 1 100% +1.62

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ascot 2 0 0% −2.00
Newmarket 1 1 100% +1.62
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 3 1 33% −0.38
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2014 1 0 0% −1.00
2013 3 1 33% −0.38

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
17 Jun 14+241d Ascot Queen Anne Stakes (British Champions Series) (Group 1) (Str) Class 1 · 8f · Good · 10 ran 6/10 ¾ 9-0 12094A Paul Hanagan 8/1
19 Oct 13+22d Ascot Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Sponsored By Qipco) (British Champions Mile) (Group 1) (Str) Class 1 · 8f · Soft · 12 ran 11/12 4½ 9-3 12281C Paul Hanagan 7/1
27 Sep 13+41d Newmarket Nayef Joel Stakes (British Champions Series) (Group 2) Class 1 · 8f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 1/7 9-3 115117A Paul Hanagan 13/8F
17 Aug 13 Newbury Betfred Hungerford Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 · 7f · Good · 5 ran 2/5 1½ 9-5 115105B Paul Hanagan 9/4F

Quick answers

How many races has Soft Falling Rain (SAF) won?
Soft Falling Rain (SAF) won 1 of 4 archived starts between 2013 and 2014, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 2 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Soft Falling Rain (SAF)?
Soft Falling Rain (SAF) was trained by M F De Kock on the most recent run on record, at Ascot on 17 June 2014.
Who is Soft Falling Rain (SAF)'s sire?
Soft Falling Rain (SAF) is by National Assembly (CAN) out of Gardener's Delight (USA), whose sire is Giant's Causeway.
What is Soft Falling Rain (SAF)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 120, from the run on 17 June 2014. The highest on record is 122.
What is Soft Falling Rain (SAF)'s sire's record?
National Assembly (CAN)'s progeny in our archive have won 10% of 10 runs since Jan 2008 (3 horses), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.

Record shown from August 2013. 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.