Horse profile
Spycatcher (IRE)
44 runs · 16 courses · from Jul 2020
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
9 wins · 7 courses
Ran 28 days ago · 13th of 24
Last raced off OR 111
KTB Profile
Spycatcher is 9 from 44 with three Group 3 wins and three Listed wins in the archive. His biggest success came in the Prix de Ris-Orangis at Deauville in Jul 2023. All wins have come at 6f – 7f, with four on soft, one on heavy and one on good to soft. He finished 13 of 24 at Ayr in Sep 2026 when last raced off a career-high mark of 111.
Based on 44 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
OR at career high
- 9–44Wins / Runs
- 20.5%Strike rate
- 24 (54.5%)Placed
- −5.76£1 level staken=44 at SP
- 1.36Fair A/E n=44 · 1.15 incl. margin
- 111Highest OR
- 52dAvg 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.
Official rating111At career-high mark
111
99–111
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 123
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 12 | 117A | 89 | 1 · — |
| Soft | 8 | 123A | 92.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 127A | 98.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 105A | 102 | 2 · 103 / 102 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 97A | 84 | — |
| Heavy | 2 | 105C | 95 | 2 · 105 / 95 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 38 | 127A | 95 | 5 · 105 / 101 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 38 figures from 38 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 6 analysed runs
- Held up 4 (67%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 2 (33%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 2,081 runs since Jan 2008 (217 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 5.2% from 155.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 135 | 15 | 11.1% | +1.5 | 1 from 4 |
| Good | 555 | 53 | 9.5% | −0.1 | 1 from 12 |
| Good to Soft | 339 | 38 | 11.2% | +1.6 | 1 from 5 |
| Soft | 471 | 44 | 9.3% | −0.3 | 4 from 13 |
| Heavy | 155 | 8 | 5.2% | −4.4 | 1 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 425 | 42 | 9.9% | +0.3 | 1 from 8 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 67 | 8 | 11.9% | +2.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 330 | 32 | 9.7% | +0.1 | 9 from 44 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 385 | 34 | 8.8% | −0.8 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 273 | 22 | 8.1% | −1.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 619 | 60 | 9.7% | +0.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 353 | 35 | 9.9% | +0.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 51 | 9 | 17.6% | +8 | — |
| Over 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −9.6 | — |
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
Dam
6 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Gorokai (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 5f–6f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Gorokai (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gorokai (IRE) | 14 | 2 | 5f | Class 4 |
| Laydee Victoria (IRE) | 13 | 1 | 6f | Class 5 |
| King Victorious (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Majil (IRE) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| Myredbush (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Furrst Lady (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 13 | 4 | 31% | +5.80 |
| Good | 12 | 1 | 8% | −8.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 1 | 13% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.00 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.56 |
| Heavy | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 23 | 3 | 13% | −9.00 |
| Class 2 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 3 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +5.50 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.56 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doncaster | 5 | 2 | 40% | +5.00 |
| Deauville (FR) | 5 | 2 | 40% | +4.20 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Ascot | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| York | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Curragh | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Haydock | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Newmarket | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Redcar | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chantilly (FR) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.10 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.44 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifford Lee | 24 | 5 | 21% | −5.36 |
| Sam James | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Pierre-Louis Jamin | 5 | 3 | 60% | +9.60 |
| Ryan Moore | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ben Curtis | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| P J McDonald | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| James Doyle | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Maxime Guyon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Daniel Tudhope | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 42 | 9 | 21% | −3.76 |
| Cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2025 | 8 | 3 | 38% | +7.10 |
| 2024 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −2.30 |
| 2023 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +1.00 |
| 2022 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.00 |
| 2021 | 8 | 2 | 25% | −2.56 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Sep 26+13d | Ayr | Ladbrokes Ayr Gold Cup (Class 2 Heritage Handicap) Settled towards the far group in midfield early - lost touch with the pace 3f out - beaten from there to finish 13th | 13/24 | 1¼ | 9-13 | 111 | 85C | 100A | Clifford Lee | 25/1 |
| 06 Sep 26+106d | York | Starman At Tally Ho Stud Garrowby Stakes (Listed Race) Sat close to front - hit the front two out under driving before giving way inside final furlong - faded quickly to finish seventh | 7/9 | 1¼ | 9-4 | 111 | 103A | 83A | Clifford Lee | 18/1 |
| 23 May 26+56d | Curragh | Weatherbys Ireland Greenlands Stakes (Group 2) Slow to break - held up at the back throughout - beaten off before the finish | 10/10 | 34 | 9-5 | 111 | 10C | 60C | Sam James | 9/1 |
| 28 Mar 26+140d | Doncaster | William Hill Price Boosts Every Day Cammidge Trophy Stakes (Listed) Held up towards the back - urged into effort with 2f left - unable to close late | 10/12 | nk | 10-1 | 111 | 101A | 92A | Pierre-Louis Jamin | 10/3 |
| 08 Nov 25+12d | Doncaster | Virgin Bet Supports Safe Gambling Wentworth Stakes (Listed) Slow into stride and bumped early - settled around midfield - urged forward to 6th two out - up to 3rd approaching final furlong - hit the front early in the last then went away in the closing stages - stayed on strongly to win | 1/13 | 9-10 | 110 | 105C | 128A | Pierre-Louis Jamin | 4/1 | |
| 27 Oct 25+29d | Chantilly (FR) | Prix de Seine-et-Oise (3yo+) (Turf) | 1/12 | 9-0 | — | — | — | Pierre-Louis Jamin | 41/10 | |
| 28 Sep 25+50d | Curragh | Tote Guarantee, Never Beaten By SP Renaissance Stakes (Group 3) Held up early - into 6th by halfway - urged forward inside final 2f and up to 2nd a furlong out - then unable to find more and eased back to 3rd close home | 3/11 | ½ | 9-7 | 108 | 123A | 120A | Sam James | 9/1 |
| 09 Aug 25+34d | Curragh | FBD Hotels And Resorts Phoenix Sprint Stakes (Group 3) Settled in the pack early - pushed along with two furlongs left - dropped away - finished ninth | 9/12 | shd | 9-7 | 109 | 91A | 92A | Clifford Lee | 18/1 |
| 06 Jul 25+8d | Deauville (FR) | Singapore Pools Prix de Ris-Orangis (3yo+) (Straight Course) (Turf) | 2/8 | 1¾ | 9-2 | — | — | — | Sam James | 53/10 |
| 28 Jun 25+28d | Newcastle (AW) | JenningsBet Chipchase Stakes (Group 3) Settled towards the back - pushed along inside the final furlong - made no impression on the front group - finished seventh | 7/9 | 1¾ | 9-5 | 111 | 84A | 87A | Sam James | 9/1 |
| 31 May 25+63d | Haydock | Betfred John Of Gaunt Stakes (Group 3) Sluggish start - held up towards the back - made progress under a furlong and a half from home - pressed for effort but faded approaching the finish | 5/12 | ¾ | 9-2 | 111 | 80A | 103A | Clifford Lee | 20/1 |
| 29 Mar 25+161d | Doncaster | William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Cammidge Trophy Stakes (Listed) Settled at the back early - urged forward to make ground with 2f left - driven up to challenge the front pair approaching the last furlong - knocked but went ahead 110 yards out and stayed on strongly to win | 1/9 | 9-10 | 111 | 105A | 110A | James Doyle | 4/1 | |
| 19 Oct 24+20d | Ascot | Qipco British Champions Sprint Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series) Up with the front group - ridden to maintain momentum 2f out - kept on without the speed to threaten sixth | 6/20 | hd | 9-4 | 111 | 57C | 118A | Sam James | 20/1 |
| 29 Sep 24+22d | Curragh | SBK Renaissance Stakes (Group 3) Drifted right at the break - took a firm hold and settled in 2nd - challenged for the win from 1f out - dropped away in the closing stages | 5/11 | nk | 9-10 | 111 | 78A | 98A | Clifford Lee | 10/3 |
| 07 Sep 24+13d | Haydock | Betfair Sprint Cup Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series) Settled towards the back on the far side - made no headway from over 1f out - well beaten in 11th | 11/16 | 1 | 9-5 | 111 | 108C | 92A | Ryan Moore | 25/1 |
| 25 Aug 24+49d | Deauville (FR) | Barriere Prix de Meautry (3yo+) (Straight Course) (Turf) | 1/9 | 9-2 | — | — | — | Clifford Lee | 47/10 | |
| 07 Jul 24+8d | Deauville (FR) | Prix de Ris-Orangis (3yo+) (Straight Course) (Turf) | 6/11 | hd | 9-2 | — | — | — | Clifford Lee | 18/5 |
| 29 Jun 24+45d | Newcastle (AW) | JenningsBet Nun Street Newcastle Open Now Chipchase Stakes (Group 3) | 5/11 | ½ | 9-5 | 111 | 94A | 99A | Clifford Lee | 5/1 |
| 15 May 24+27d | York | 1895 Duke Of York Clipper Stakes (Group 2) | 11/14 | shd | 9-10 | 111 | 97C | 87A | Ryan Moore | 4/1J |
| 18 Apr 24+180d | Newmarket | Connaught Access Flooring Abernant Stakes (Group 3) | 3/14 | shd | 9-9 | 111 | 108C | 110A | Clifford Lee | 15/2 |
| 21 Oct 23+35d | Ascot | Qipco British Champions Sprint Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series) | 3/15 | 2 | 9-4 | 110 | 61C | 120A | Clifford Lee | 11/1 |
| 16 Sep 23+41d | Doncaster | Betfred Park Stakes (Group 2) | 3/5 | 2¼ | 9-6 | 110 | 101C | 101B | Clifford Lee | 5/4F |
| 06 Aug 23+28d | Deauville (FR) | Arc Prix Maurice de Gheest (3yo+) (Straight Course) (Turf) | 2/10 | shd | 9-4 | — | — | — | Maxime Guyon | 8/5F |
| 09 Jul 23+8d | Deauville (FR) | Prix de Ris-Orangis (3yo+) (Straight Course) (Turf) | 1/8 | 9-2 | — | — | — | Clifford Lee | 5/2J | |
| 01 Jul 23+49d | Newcastle (AW) | JenningsBet Chipchase Stakes (Group 3) | 2/8 | nk | 9-5 | 106 | 97A | 115A | Clifford Lee | 9/2 |
| 13 May 23+21d | Ascot | Peroni Nastro Azzurro Victoria Cup (Heritage Handicap) | 4/22 | nse | 9-9 | 106 | 110C | 112A | Pierre-Louis Jamin | 11/1 |
| 22 Apr 23+301d | Thirsk | Vickers.Bet EBF Michael Foster Conditions Stakes | 1/7 | 9-1 | 106 | 96A | 109B | Pierre-Louis Jamin | 7/2 | |
| 25 Jun 22+28d | Newcastle (AW) | Pertemps Network Chipchase Stakes (Group 3) | 10/11 | 1 | 9-5 | 109 | 77A | 81A | Clifford Lee | 7/2 |
| 28 May 22+17d | Haydock | Betfred John Of Gaunt Stakes (Group 3) | 7/8 | nk | 9-2 | 110 | 84A | 86A | Clifford Lee | 7/1 |
| 11 May 22+26d | York | 1895 Duke Of York Clipper Logistics Stakes (Group 2) | 2/9 | 2¾ | 9-10 | 107 | 113A | 118A | Clifford Lee | 9/1 |
| 15 Apr 22+69d | Newcastle (AW) | Betway All-weather Sprint Championships Conditions Stakes | 3/14 | shd | 9-5 | 109 | 100B | 105A | Clifford Lee | 7/2 |
| 05 Feb 22+41d | Lingfield (AW) | Betway Kachy Stakes (Listed) (All-Weather Championships Fast-Track Qualifier) | 1/9 | 9-0 | 103 | 127A | 99A | Clifford Lee | 3/1 | |
| 26 Dec 21+36d | Wolverhampton (AW) | MansionBet Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap | 3/9 | shd | 9-5 | 101 | 122A | 102A | Daniel Tudhope | 2/1F |
| 20 Nov 21+22d | Lingfield (AW) | MansionBet Beaten By A Head Conditions Stakes | 2/6 | nk | 9-4 | 101 | 113A | 97B | Clifford Lee | 10/3 |
| 29 Oct 21+113d | Newmarket | 888sport British EBF Conditions Stakes | 1/6 | 9-10 | 99 | 117A | 107B | Clifford Lee | 3/1 | |
| 08 Jul 21+19d | Newmarket | Each Way Extra At bet365 Handicap (Heritage Handicap) | 14/17 | hd | 9-4 | 101 | 89C | 90A | Clifford Lee | 16/1 |
| 19 Jun 21+35d | Ascot | Jersey Stakes (Group 3) | 8/18 | 2 | 9-1 | 101 | 76C | 98A | Clifford Lee | 66/1 |
| 15 May 21+17d | Newbury | BetVictor Carnarvon Stakes (Listed) | 2/7 | 3 | 9-0 | 100 | 82A | 100B | Ryan Moore | 9/1 |
| 28 Apr 21+22d | Ascot | QIPCO British Champions Series horseracinghof.com Pavilion Stakes (Group 3) (Commonwealth Cup Trial) | 3/8 | 1¼ | 9-1 | 99 | 97A | 91A | Clifford Lee | 12/1 |
| 06 Apr 21+172d | Pontefract | racingtv.com Novice Stakes (Div 1) | 1/10 | 9-2 | 99 | 70A | 91A | Clifford Lee | 4/9F | |
| 16 Oct 20+35d | Redcar | Yorkshire Jump Racing Is Back EBF Novice Stakes | 2/14 | 4¼ | 9-2 | 104 | 89C | 94A | Ben Curtis | 11/8F |
| 11 Sep 20+23d | Doncaster | bet365 Flying Scotsman Stakes (Listed) | 8/11 | 1¼ | 9-0 | 105 | 85A | 76A | P J McDonald | 11/2 |
| 19 Aug 20+23d | York | Tattersalls Acomb Stakes (Group 3) | 2/8 | ½ | 9-1 | — | 87A | 101A | P J McDonald | 20/1 |
| 27 Jul 20 | Redcar | British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10) | 4/17 | nk | 9-5 | — | 79C | 85A | Ben Curtis | 11/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Spycatcher (IRE) won?
- Spycatcher (IRE) won 9 of 44 archived starts between 2020 and 2026, a strike rate of 20.5%. Placed 24 times in total (54.5% of starts).
- Who trains Spycatcher (IRE)?
- Spycatcher (IRE) is trained by K. R. Burke, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 19 September 2026.
- Who is Spycatcher (IRE)'s sire?
- Spycatcher (IRE) is by Vadamos (FR) out of Damask (IRE), whose sire is Red Clubs.
- What going does Spycatcher (IRE) prefer?
- Spycatcher (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 4 wins from 13 starts (30.8%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Spycatcher (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 111, from the run on 19 September 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Spycatcher (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Vadamos (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 2,081 runs since Jan 2008 (217 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 5.2% from 155.
- Who are Spycatcher (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Damask (IRE), Spycatcher (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Gorokai (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Gorokai (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–6f. As at Oct 2026.