Songcraft (IRE)
Songcraft (IRE) is 4 from 17, including a Listed win. The biggest win we hold: the Stowe Family Law LLP Grand Cup at York (May 2013). Hasn't won since May 2013.
- 4–17Wins / Runs
- 23.5%Strike rate
- 7 (41.2%)Placed
- −3.20£1 level staken=17 at SP
- 1.33Fair A/E n=17 · 1.18 incl. margin
- 115Highest OR
- 70dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 12% of 4,376 runs since Jan 2008 (378 horses).
Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 8.5% from 118.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 45 | 9 | 20% | +8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 868 | 119 | 13.7% | +1.7 | 0 from 3 |
| Good | 1,054 | 108 | 10.2% | −1.8 | 2 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 442 | 51 | 11.5% | −0.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 524 | 51 | 9.7% | −2.3 | 2 from 4 |
| Heavy | 172 | 23 | 13.4% | +1.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,269 | 165 | 13% | +1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 79 | 17 | 21.5% | +9.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 461 | 60 | 13% | +1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 973 | 116 | 11.9% | −0.1 | 1 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,613 | 202 | 12.5% | +0.5 | 1 from 10 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 788 | 91 | 11.5% | −0.5 | 2 from 6 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 318 | 30 | 9.4% | −2.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 118 | 10 | 8.5% | −3.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 26 | 1 | 3.8% | −8.2 | — |
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
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Shihab (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Shihab (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shihab (IRE) | 1 | 1 | 1m½f | Class 5 |
| Beautiful Forest (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Beaujeu (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 7 | 2 | 29% | −1.90 |
| Soft | 4 | 2 | 50% | +4.70 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 12 | 1 | 8% | −9.90 |
| Class 2 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodwood | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Doncaster | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| York | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.10 |
| Ascot | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.50 |
| Clairefontaine (FR) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.20 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 10 | 1 | 10% | −7.80 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 2 | 33% | −0.90 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silvestre De Sousa | 7 | 1 | 14% | −4.90 |
| Frankie Dettori | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.00 |
| Ted Durcan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Maxime Guyon | 2 | 2 | 100% | +6.70 |
| Richard Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul Hanagan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Mullen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 11 | 4 | 36% | +2.80 |
| Cheekpieces | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2013 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.90 |
| 2012 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −5.00 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | 100% | +6.70 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 23 Aug 14+22d | Goodwood | Absolute Aesthetics March Stakes (Listed) | 4/8 | 1¾ | 9-7 | 109 | 92A | Richard Hughes | 10/1 |
| 01 Aug 14+322d | Goodwood | Coutts Glorious Stakes (Group 3) | 6/7 | 6 | 9-1 | 112 | 78A | Silvestre De Sousa | 11/2 |
| 2013 · 5 runs | |||||||||
| 13 Sep 13+20d | Doncaster | Ladbrokes Mallard Stakes (Handicap) | 5/6 | 2 | 9-13 | 107 | 93B | Silvestre De Sousa | 10/1 |
| 24 Aug 13+42d | Goodwood | March Stakes (Listed) | 7/7 | 4 | 9-10 | 107 | 81C | Paul Hanagan | 15/2 |
| 13 Jul 13+21d | York | John Smith's Silver Cup (Listed Handicap) | 2/8 | 3¼ | 9-11 | 106 | 93A | Silvestre De Sousa | 7/2 |
| 22 Jun 13+28d | Ascot | Hardwicke Stakes (Group 2) | 6/8 | 1¾ | 9-0 | 106 | 90A | Silvestre De Sousa | 20/1 |
| 25 May 13+196d | York | Stowe Family Law LLP Grand Cup (Listed) | 1/5 | 9-0 | 105 | 90B | Silvestre De Sousa | 11/10F | |
| 2012 · 8 runs | |||||||||
| 10 Nov 12+14d | Doncaster | Betfred November Handicap | 20/23 | 2 | 9-6 | 106 | 84C | Ted Durcan | 28/1 |
| 27 Oct 12+21d | Newbury | Worthington's Champion Shield Navigation Brewery Stakes (Registered As The St Simon Stakes) (Group 3) | 3/10 | 2½ | 9-3 | 106 | 103A | Ted Durcan | 28/1 |
| 06 Oct 12+8d | Ascot | Grosvenor Casinos Cumberland Lodge Stakes (Group 3) | 4/6 | nse | 9-0 | 108 | 89B | Richard Mullen | 7/1 |
| 28 Sep 12+22d | Newmarket | Aqlaam Godolphin Stakes (Listed) | 3/7 | nk | 9-4 | 109 | 96A | Silvestre De Sousa | 11/2 |
| 06 Sep 12+12d | Salisbury | CGA 'Persian Punch' Conditions Stakes | 1/3 | 9-5 | 108 | 86C | Frankie Dettori | 2/1 | |
| 25 Aug 12+22d | Windsor | totepool August Stakes (Listed) | 3/5 | 3 | 9-2 | 110 | 92B | Silvestre De Sousa | 7/4F |
| 03 Aug 12+28d | Goodwood | Coutts Glorious Stakes (Group 3) | 4/7 | hd | 9-0 | 112 | 92A | Frankie Dettori | 11/4 |
| 06 Jul 12+297d | Sandown | Ambant Gala Stakes (Listed) | 2/6 | 2¼ | 9-5 | 115 | 98B | Frankie Dettori | 11/4 |
| 2011 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 13 Sep 11+47d | Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | Prix Sourbier (Conditons) (3yo) (Turf) | 1/11 | — | — | — | Maxime Guyon | 11/2 | |
| 28 Jul 11 | Clairefontaine (FR) | Prix Misti | 1/11 | 9-2 | — | — | Maxime Guyon | 6/5F | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Songcraft won?
- Songcraft (IRE) won 4 of 17 archived starts between 2011 and 2014, a strike rate of 23.5%. Placed 7 times in total (41.2% of starts).
- Who trained Songcraft?
- Songcraft (IRE) was trained by Saeed bin Suroor on the most recent run on record, at Goodwood on 23 August 2014.
- Who is Songcraft's sire?
- Songcraft (IRE) is by Singspiel (IRE) out of Baya (USA), whose sire is Nureyev.
- What going does Songcraft prefer?
- Songcraft (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Songcraft's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 109, from the run on 23 August 2014. The highest on record is 115.
- What is Songcraft's sire's record?
- Singspiel (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12% of 4,376 runs since Jan 2008 (378 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 8.5% from 118.
- Who are Songcraft's siblings?
- Out of Baya (USA), Songcraft (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Shihab (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Shihab (IRE)). The wins came over 1m½f. As at Oct 2026.