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Horse profile

State Of War (GB)

2yo colt · Trainer Andrew Balding · Owner Michael Blencowe
by Too Darn Hot (GB) out of Echo's Love (IRE) (Invincible Spirit)
1 run · 1 course · from May 2026
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 15 May 2026 · 10th of 10
KTB Profile

State Of War is a lightly raced colt by Too Darn Hot out of an Invincible Spirit mare. His sire's progeny in the archive have recorded 319 wins from 2,238 runs since Jan 2008. He finished 10 of 10 in the ARC Proud To Support Starlight Maiden Stakes at Newbury in May 2026 on good ground over 6f-7f. That was his only start to date.

Based on 1 archived run · run-style from 1 commented run since May 2026 · updated 8 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 54 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Newbury, 15 May 2026

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 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 63A the best of the last 1 rated run · Newbury, 15 May 2026

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · as at 4 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 13.9% of 2,369 runs since Apr 2023 (326 horses).

Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 9.4% from 117.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm9333.3%+19.4—
Good to Firm4697115.1%+1.2—
Good6248313.3%−0.60 from 1
Good to Soft2683713.8%−0.1—
Soft2452911.8%−2.1—
Heavy631117.5%+3.6—
Standard (AW)6919613.9%0—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f117119.4%−4.5—
6f – 7f92913414.4%+0.50 from 1
1m – 1m1f72210514.5%+0.6—
1m2f – 1m4f4846713.8%−0.1—
1m5f – 2m941313.8%−0.1—
2m1f – 2m4f2300%−13.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2023 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Echo's Love (IRE) (Invincible Spirit)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt SpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 1 run
15 May 26 Newbury ARC Proud To Support Starlight Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 6f · Good · 10 ran Took a strong hold early - settled mid-pack - pushed along with 2f left - looked unfurnished late on and finished well held 10/10 1 9-7 54A63A Jason Watson 22/1

Quick answers

How many races has State Of War won?
State Of War (GB) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2026.
Who trains State Of War?
State Of War (GB) is trained by Andrew Balding, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 15 May 2026.
Who is State Of War's sire?
State Of War (GB) is by Too Darn Hot (GB) out of Echo's Love (IRE), whose sire is Invincible Spirit.
What is State Of War's sire's record?
Too Darn Hot (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.9% of 2,369 runs since Apr 2023 (326 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 9.4% from 117.

Record shown from May 2026. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.