South Dakota (IRE)
South Dakota is a colt by St Mark's Basilica out of a Fastnet Rock mare who has won one of six starts. He took an Irish EBF Median Sires Series Race at Roscommon in Aug 2026 over 6f-7f on soft ground off an official rating of 95. All five subsequent runs have come without success, including his last run at Dundalk in Oct 2026 when he finished seventh of 10 in a Class 1 race off a career-high mark of 98. He has raced on five different courses.
- 1–6Wins / Runs
- 16.7%Strike rate
- 2 (33.3%)Placed
- −2.00£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 0.87Fair A/E n=5 · 0.62 incl. margin
- 98Highest OR
- 27dBetween runs (median)
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
Best recent Speed 104
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 88A | 73 | 3 runs · 88 / 73 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 104A | 88 | 5 runs · 104 / 88 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 10 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 from 5 analysed runs since May 2026
- Mid-division 2 (40%) · 0 wins
- Held up 2 (40%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (20%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 14.4% of 659 runs since Apr 2025 (147 horses).
Weakest on good going: 9.2% from 152. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 18% from 228.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −14.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 102 | 17 | 16.7% | +2.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 152 | 14 | 9.2% | −5.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 75 | 19 | 25.3% | +10.9 | — |
| Soft | 110 | 17 | 15.5% | +1.1 | 1 from 1 |
| Heavy | 20 | 3 | 15% | +0.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 198 | 25 | 12.6% | −1.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 32 | 3 | 9.4% | −5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 281 | 35 | 12.5% | −1.9 | 1 from 5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 228 | 41 | 18% | +3.6 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 107 | 14 | 13.1% | −1.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 2 | 25% | +10.6 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −14.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2025 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Royal Aide (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 7f–3m1f; the highest grade won is Group 2 (High Definition (IRE)).
Family form: House Of Tudor (IRE) won at Saint-Cloud (FR), 14 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Aide (IRE) | 21 | 4 | 1m3f–3m1f | — |
| High Definition (IRE) | 18 | 3 | 1m–2m | Group 2 |
| Innisfree (IRE) | 6 | 2 | 7f–1m | Group 2 |
| House Of Tudor (IRE) | 3 | 2 | 1m2f–1m4f | — |
| Hypnosis (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon (IRE) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Naas (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Lordan | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.00 |
| W. M. Lordan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Cleary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 02 Oct 26+32d | Dundalk (AW) (IRE) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Star Appeal Stakes (Listed) | 7/10 | nk | 9-5 | 98 | 104A | 87A | W. M. Lordan | 7/2 |
| 31 Aug 26+28d | Roscommon (IRE) | Irish EBF Median Sires Series Race Handy in behind early - third at halfway - driven into second spot with two furlongs left - hit front a furlong out under urging - challenged hard in closing yards to hold on | 1/9 | 9-8 | 95 | 101A | 102A | Wayne Lordan | 3/1 | |
| 03 Aug 26+19d | Naas (IRE) | Irish EBF Ballyhane Stakes (Median Sires Series) Held a midfield position early - urged on with 2f left but made little headway inside the final stages - stayed on steadily to snatch 3rd near the line | 3/11 | 1¾ | 9-8 | 96 | 88A | 91A | Wayne Lordan | 7/2 |
| 15 Jul 26+27d | Killarney (IRE) | Irish EBF Median Sires Series Race sluggish leaving the stalls - settled towards the back - 4th at halfway - shaken up with 3f to run - driven and improved into 3rd inside the final 2f - found nothing more in the final furlong and stuck on without a change of gear | 3/5 | 2 | 9-8 | — | 73C | 80B | Wayne Lordan | 8/11F |
| 18 Jun 26+26d | Ascot | Chesham Stakes (Listed) Settled in the pack early - made progress over 2f out and pressed on under the whip - stayed on same gear to finish 4th beaten a length and a half | 4/14 | ¾ | 9-5 | — | 73C | 99A | Wayne Lordan | 10/3F |
| 23 May 26 | Curragh | Tally Ho Stud Irish European Breeders Fund (C & G) Maiden Held up towards the back - urged forward with over two furlongs left - responded to reach 4th near the line | 4/8 | 3¼ | 9-0 | — | 40A | 69A | Jack Cleary | 8/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has South Dakota won?
- South Dakota (IRE) won 1 of 6 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 2 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trains South Dakota?
- South Dakota (IRE) is trained by Aidan O'Brien, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 2 October 2026.
- Who is South Dakota's sire?
- South Dakota (IRE) is by St Mark's Basilica (FR) out of Palace (IRE), whose sire is Fastnet Rock.
- What is South Dakota's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 98, from the run on 2 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is South Dakota's sire's record?
- St Mark's Basilica (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.4% of 659 runs since Apr 2025 (147 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good going: 9.2% from 152. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 18% from 228.
- Who are South Dakota's siblings?
- Out of Palace (IRE), South Dakota (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Royal Aide (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Group 2 (High Definition (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–3m1f. As at Nov 2026.