Spitzbergen (FR)
Spitzbergen won one of six starts, the success coming at Class 5 level over 6f – 7f on Standard AW. All six runs have been on the all-weather and all wins at Class 5. He led when winning the Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Novice Stakes at Lingfield in Oct 2025 off an official rating of 78, his last run and first win. The gelding usually races prominently.
- 1–6Wins / Runs
- 16.7%Strike rate
- 5 (83.3%)Placed
- −4.33£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 0.54Fair A/E n=6 · 0.47 incl. margin
- 79Highest OR
- 68dAvg 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
Best recent Speed 105
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 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 6 | 105A | 88.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 105A | 88.5 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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 from 5 analysed runs
- Prominent 2 (40%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (20%) · 1 win
- Held up 1 (20%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 1 (20%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 2,042 runs since Jan 2008 (244 horses).
Strongest on good going: 12.7% from 244. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 15.2% from 198.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 55 | 9 | 16.4% | +6.9 | — |
| Good | 244 | 31 | 12.7% | +3.2 | — |
| Good to Soft | 406 | 33 | 8.1% | −1.4 | — |
| Soft | 482 | 46 | 9.5% | 0 | — |
| Heavy | 159 | 15 | 9.4% | −0.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 696 | 60 | 8.6% | −0.9 | 1 from 6 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 198 | 30 | 15.2% | +5.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,138 | 106 | 9.3% | −0.2 | 1 from 6 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 446 | 35 | 7.8% | −1.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 183 | 14 | 7.7% | −1.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 24 | 3 | 12.5% | +3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 49 | 6 | 12.2% | +2.7 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −9.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Kenlova (FR) (1 win).
The wins came over 5f–5½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Lova (FR)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenlova (FR) | 5 | 1 | 5f | — |
| Lovamour (FR) | 8 | 1 | 5½f | — |
| Lova (FR) | 8 | 1 | 5½f | Listed |
| Kiss Love (FR) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.33 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kempton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.67 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.33 |
| HT | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| None | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.33 |
| 2024 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 25+15d | Lingfield (AW) | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Set the pace from the start - kicked away 2f out and opened a big gap inside the final furlong - strolled home unchallenged | 1/5 | 9-7 | 78 | 87C | 103B | Jack Mitchell | 4/6F | |
| 29 Sep 25+18d | Southwell (AW) | Sky Sports Racing Virgin 519 Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Settled behind leader early - moved to inside rail on the turn - asked for effort and drifted left approaching final furlong without threatening the winner - stayed on for a comfortable second | 2/8 | 2½ | 9-5 | 78 | 90A | 92A | Jack Mitchell | 11/4 |
| 11 Sep 25+15d | Newcastle (AW) | Arc 1MILLION Bonus Bigger Than Ever Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Moved right to run near the inner rail - shared the front spot before being overtaken with 2f left - driven and drifted left approaching the final furlong - dropped from second place inside the last - faded to finish fourth | 4/6 | 1 | 9-4 | 79 | 48A | 70B | Jack Mitchell | 8/11F |
| 27 Aug 25+114d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Supporting Safer Gambling Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Handy in the pack early - pressed for effort 2f out - outpaced by winner late but battled on to finish second | 2/11 | 1½ | 9-4 | — | 105A | 95A | Jack Mitchell | 16/5 |
| 05 May 25+177d | Kempton (AW) | Thorley Taverns Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Handy in the pack early - moved into second at halfway before being asked for effort and giving up the spot inside final two furlongs - kept going to hold third | 3/12 | 2¾ | 9-6 | — | 91A | 90A | Jack Mitchell | 5/2 |
| 09 Nov 24 | Chelmsford City (AW) | Betfair Plays Different EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Sluggish start - settled off the pace in midfield - moved through on the outside approaching the final two furlongs - hit the front inside the last but caught close home | 2/10 | shd | 9-4 | — | 82A | 78A | Jack Mitchell | 9/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Spitzbergen (FR) won?
- Spitzbergen (FR) won 1 of 6 archived starts between 2024 and 2025, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 5 times in total (83.3% of starts).
- Who trained Spitzbergen (FR)?
- Spitzbergen (FR) was trained by Simon & Ed Crisford on the most recent run on record, at Lingfield (AW) on 14 October 2025.
- Who is Spitzbergen (FR)'s sire?
- Spitzbergen (FR) is by Goken (FR) out of Ice Love (FR), whose sire is Three Valleys.
- What is Spitzbergen (FR)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 78, from the run on 14 October 2025. The highest on record is 79.
- What is Spitzbergen (FR)'s sire's record?
- Goken (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 2,042 runs since Jan 2008 (244 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 12.7% from 244. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 15.2% from 198.
- Who are Spitzbergen (FR)'s siblings?
- Out of Ice Love (FR), Spitzbergen (FR) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Kenlova (FR) (1). Highest grade won: Listed (Lova (FR)). The wins came over 5f–5½f. As at Oct 2026.