Songsmith (GB)
Songsmith (GB) is 5 from 37. Hasn't won since Jun 2015. Last raced off a career-high mark of 125.
- 5–37Wins / Runs
- 13.5%Strike rate
- 16 (43.2%)Placed
- +6.50£1 level staken=37 at SP
- 1.08Fair A/E n=37 · 0.93 incl. margin
- 125Highest OR
- 53dAvg 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 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
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 9.5% of 1,644 runs since Jan 2008 (169 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 14.6% from 219.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | +1.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 219 | 32 | 14.6% | +5.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 374 | 44 | 11.8% | +2.3 | 3 from 14 |
| Good to Soft | 201 | 19 | 9.5% | 0 | 1 from 7 |
| Soft | 270 | 20 | 7.4% | −2.1 | 0 from 8 |
| Heavy | 94 | 6 | 6.4% | −3.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 477 | 34 | 7.1% | −2.4 | 1 from 6 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 78 | 9 | 11.5% | +2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 484 | 46 | 9.5% | 0 | 1 from 7 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 358 | 26 | 7.3% | −2.2 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 350 | 34 | 9.7% | +0.2 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 235 | 27 | 11.5% | +2 | 3 from 15 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 126 | 12 | 9.5% | 0 | 1 from 8 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 12 | 2 | 16.7% | +7.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.5 | — |
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
8 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Guiding Light (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 6f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Businessman (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guiding Light (IRE) | 17 | 3 | 6f–7f | Class 5 |
| Businessman (GB) | 2 | 1 | 6f | Class 2 |
| Moon Man (GB) | 6 | 1 | 7f | Class 5 |
| Fiddler Onthe Hoof (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Not Another Word (GB) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Bambino (GB) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Hall Or Nothing (GB) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Frost In May (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 14 | 3 | 21% | +14.50 |
| Soft | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 1 | 14% | +0.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 6 | 1 | 17% | +2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 12 | 1 | 8% | −5.00 |
| Class 4 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −4.50 |
| Class 3 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +13.00 |
| Class 6 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +7.00 |
| Class 2 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kempton (AW) | 4 | 1 | 25% | +4.00 |
| Plumpton | 3 | 1 | 33% | +4.00 |
| Huntingdon | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Sandown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Goodwood | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kempton | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Haydock | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leicester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newmarket | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Southwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 1 | 100% | +20.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Folkestone | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brighton | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 15 | 3 | 20% | +4.50 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 8 | 1 | 13% | +13.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 7 | 1 | 14% | −4.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leighton Aspell | 12 | 2 | 17% | +16.00 |
| Jim Crowley | 4 | 1 | 25% | +4.00 |
| Micheal Nolan | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.50 |
| Ian Mongan | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| Harry Bentley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Luke Ingram | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Marquand | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sam Twiston-Davies | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aidan Coleman | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wayne Hutchinson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dougie Costello | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dominic Elsworth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Louis-Philippe Beuzelin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Neil Callan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stevie Donohoe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hayley Turner | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Carson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chris Catlin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Greg Fairley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 32 | 4 | 13% | +8.50 |
| Cheekpieces | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 11 | 2 | 18% | +1.50 |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2012 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +23.00 |
| 2011 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −8.00 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 20 | 3 | 15% | +12.50 |
| Flat | 17 | 2 | 12% | −6.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Songsmith (GB) won?
- Songsmith (GB) won 5 of 37 archived starts between 2010 and 2015, a strike rate of 13.5%. Placed 16 times in total (43.2% of starts).
- Who trained Songsmith (GB)?
- Songsmith (GB) was trained by Lucy Wadham on the most recent run on record, at Sandown on 8 November 2015.
- Who is Songsmith (GB)'s sire?
- Songsmith (GB) is by Librettist (USA) out of Venus Rising (GB), whose sire is Observatory.
- What going does Songsmith (GB) prefer?
- Songsmith (GB) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 14 starts (21.4%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Songsmith (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 125, from the run on 8 November 2015. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Songsmith (GB)'s sire's record?
- Librettist (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 1,644 runs since Jan 2008 (169 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 14.6% from 219.
- Who are Songsmith (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Venus Rising (GB), Songsmith (GB) has 8 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Guiding Light (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Businessman (GB)). The wins came over 6f–7f. As at Oct 2026.