Square Necker (FR)
Square Necker is 3 from 6 with five places. Each of his wins came on a first visit to the course, two of them in handicaps over 1m5f – 2m on good and soft ground. He also won a Dundalk maiden over 1m2f – 1m4f on standard going in Dec 2025. The gelding last ran at York in Aug 2026, finishing 13 of 22 in the Sky Bet Ebor Handicap Stakes off his career-high mark of 97.
- 3–6Wins / Runs
- 50%Strike rate
- 5 (83.3%)Placed
- +2.53£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 1.71Fair A/E n=6 · 1.43 incl. margin
- 97Highest OR
- 102dAvg 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 108
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 2 | 87C | 82.5 | 1 · — |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 108B | 95 | 2 · 108 / 95 |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 101C | 89 | 3 · 101 / 89 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 108B | 82 | 2 · 108 / 95 |
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 4 analysed runs
- Led 2 (50%) · 2 wins
- Held up 2 (50%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 15.5% of 1,958 runs since Jan 2008 (324 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 11% from 363. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 21.3% from 239. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7% from 200.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −15.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 81 | 13 | 16% | +0.5 | — |
| Good | 297 | 49 | 16.5% | +1 | 1 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 399 | 61 | 15.3% | −0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 546 | 91 | 16.7% | +1.2 | 1 from 1 |
| Heavy | 265 | 48 | 18.1% | +2.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 363 | 40 | 11% | −4.5 | 1 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −15.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 200 | 14 | 7% | −8.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 575 | 96 | 16.7% | +1.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 740 | 111 | 15% | −0.5 | 1 from 3 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 239 | 51 | 21.3% | +5.8 | 2 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 173 | 26 | 15% | −0.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 29 | 5 | 17.2% | +1.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −15.5 | — |
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
5 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Titanium (FR) (6 wins).
The wins came over 7f–2m1f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Presage Nocturne (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Titanium (FR) | 39 | 6 | 1m–1m1f | — |
| Presage Nocturne (IRE) | 17 | 5 | 1m4f–1m7f | Group 3 |
| Skade (FR) | 10 | 2 | 7f–1m | — |
| Cite Florale (FR) | 4 | 1 | 2m1f | — |
| King William (FR) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.38 |
| Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Good | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.91 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.91 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.91 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.62 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 2 | 67% | +3.91 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.38 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Egan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Sam James | 2 | 2 | 100% | +4.91 |
| Wayne Lordan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.62 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +2.91 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.38 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Aug 26+63d | York | Sky Bet Ebor Handicap Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (GBBplus Race) Settled towards the back - nudged for effort 3f out - always well held in 13th | 13/22 | 1 | 8-13 | 97 | 87C | 81A | David Egan | 18/1 |
| 20 Jun 26+48d | Ayr | Unite Natalie Egan Celebration Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Set the pace early - lost front spot after a furlong - travelling well and chased the front-runner 2f out - driven back in front inside the final furlong - eased clear - won comfortably | 1/12 | 9-7 | 91 | 89A | 93A | Sam James | 4/1 | |
| 03 May 26+72d | Hamilton | Heineken Buttonhook Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Settled behind the front-runner early - moved up to challenge 4f out - pushed along with 3f left - hit the front 2f out - stayed on inside the final furlong - held on for the win | 1/5 | 9-2 | 85 | 101C | 88B | Sam James | 10/11F | |
| 20 Feb 26+65d | Southwell (AW) | SBK Road To Cheltenham Novice Stakes (GBBPlus Race) Shared front-running spot early - pressed for effort 2f out - overtaken soon after - lost placing as winner pulled clear approaching final furlong - continued at a steady gait to finish second | 2/13 | 9½ | 9-11 | — | 108B | 86A | David Egan | 9/4 |
| 17 Dec 25+263d | Dundalk (AW) | Floodlit Fridays At Dundalk Stadium Maiden Went straight to front - challenger arrived 5f out then edged in front briefly 4f out - back in command 2f out - pushed along inside final two furlongs and eased right approaching the last furlong - held on well to the line | 1/10 | 9-8 | — | 82A | 88A | Wayne Lordan | 8/13F | |
| 29 Mar 25 | Doncaster | William Hill More Top Prices Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Held up towards back of pack - urged forward and improved position 3f out - shared 2nd 2f out - unable to find more in final stretch | 3/10 | ½ | 9-7 | — | 78A | 86A | David Egan | 6/4F |
Quick answers
- How many races has Square Necker (FR) won?
- Square Necker (FR) won 3 of 6 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 50%. Placed 5 times in total (83.3% of starts).
- Who trains Square Necker (FR)?
- Square Necker (FR) is trained by Kevin Philippart de Foy, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 22 August 2026.
- Who is Square Necker (FR)'s sire?
- Square Necker (FR) is by Zarak (FR) out of Kyurem (IRE), whose sire is Verglas.
- What is Square Necker (FR)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 97, from the run on 22 August 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Square Necker (FR)'s sire's record?
- Zarak (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.5% of 1,958 runs since Jan 2008 (324 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 11% from 363. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 21.3% from 239. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7% from 200.
- Who are Square Necker (FR)'s siblings?
- Out of Kyurem (IRE), Square Necker (FR) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Titanium (FR) (6). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Presage Nocturne (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–2m1f. As at Oct 2026.