Special Forces (GB)
Special Forces won one of two starts between Aug 2022 and Jan 2023, landing a Class 5 novice at Wolverhampton (AW) over 1m – 1m1f on standard going. The colt by Holy Roman Emperor out of an unraced Galileo mare finished 7 of 7 as beaten favourite at Chelmsford City (AW) in Jan 2023. His dam has produced one winner from three runners to date.
- 1–2Wins / Runs
- 50%Strike rate
- 1 (50%)Placed
- +0.25£1 level staken=2 at SP
- 151dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 82
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 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 82A | 79.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 runs · 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.
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 10.3% of 11,875 runs since Jan 2008 (949 horses).
Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.9% from 305.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 57 | 11 | 19.3% | +9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,621 | 179 | 11% | +0.7 | — |
| Good | 2,605 | 267 | 10.2% | −0.1 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1,172 | 108 | 9.2% | −1.1 | — |
| Soft | 1,723 | 183 | 10.6% | +0.3 | — |
| Heavy | 608 | 51 | 8.4% | −1.9 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 4,088 | 424 | 10.4% | +0.1 | 1 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 879 | 104 | 11.8% | +1.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 4,777 | 499 | 10.4% | +0.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,048 | 338 | 11.1% | +0.8 | 1 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,090 | 195 | 9.3% | −1 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 697 | 59 | 8.5% | −1.8 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 305 | 18 | 5.9% | −4.4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 76 | 11 | 14.5% | +4.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −10.3 | — |
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 Asaas (USA) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Asaas (USA)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asaas (USA) | 7 | 1 | 1m | Class 5 |
| Rival Queen (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Alpine Peak (USA) | 14 | 0 | — | — |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 14 Jan 23+151d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Full On Fullworks Novice Stakes | 7/7 | ¾ | 9-9 | 82A | 69A | P J McDonald | 15/8F |
| 2022 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 16 Aug 22 | Wolverhampton (AW) | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/10 | 9-4 | 77A | 83A | P J McDonald | 5/4F | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Special Forces won?
- Special Forces (GB) won 1 of 2 archived starts between 2022 and 2023, a strike rate of 50%. Placed 1 time in total (50% of starts).
- Who trained Special Forces?
- Special Forces (GB) was trained by James Tate on the most recent run on record, at Chelmsford City (AW) on 14 January 2023.
- Who is Special Forces's sire?
- Special Forces (GB) is by Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) out of Affectionately (GB), whose sire is Galileo.
- What is Special Forces's sire's record?
- Holy Roman Emperor (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 11,875 runs since Jan 2008 (949 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.9% from 305.
- Who are Special Forces's siblings?
- Out of Affectionately (GB), Special Forces (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Asaas (USA) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Asaas (USA)). The wins came over 1m. As at Oct 2026.