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Storm Blade (GB)

2yo colt · Trainer Andrew Balding · Owner J C Smith
4 runs · 4 courses · from Jun 2026
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Beaten favourite LTO Ran 37 days ago · 4th of 8 Last raced off OR 81
KTB Profile

Storm Blade (GB) is yet to win from 4 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 6 at Chester (Jul 2026).

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 18 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 77 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Chester, 25 Jul 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 3 figures · best 77A · median 73
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good277A682 · 77 / 68
Good to Soft1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
6f – 7f377A733 · 77 / 73

Of 4 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 4 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 84A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Doncaster, 10 Sep 2026 Official rating 81 at the last run, 10 Sep 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 4 figures · best 84A · median 81.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good383B803 · 83 / 80
Good to Soft1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
6f – 7f484A81.54 · 84 / 81.5

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · 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 16.3% of 5,056 runs since Jan 2008 (559 horses).

Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7% from 157.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm4250%+33.7—
Good to Firm83115418.5%+2.2—
Good1,21719916.4%+0.10 from 3
Good to Soft5799215.9%−0.40 from 1
Soft69811816.9%+0.6—
Heavy2133616.9%+0.6—
Standard (AW)1,51422414.8%−1.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3826015.7%−0.6—
6f – 7f2,11137217.6%+1.30 from 4
1m – 1m1f1,35120515.2%−1.1—
1m2f – 1m4f99717117.2%+0.9—
1m5f – 2m157117%−9.3—
2m1f – 2m4f47510.6%−5.7—
2m5f – 3m9111.1%−5.2—
Over 3m200%−16.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Storm Star (GB) (4 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Storm Star (GB)).

Family form: Storm Star (GB) finished 2nd of 7 at Goodwood, 23 Sep 2026.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Storm Star (GB)1946f–1mClass 2
Planet Seeker (GB)626f–7fClass 2
Volcanic Dancer (GB)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Chester 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Oisin Murphy 1 0 0% −1.00
Jason Watson 1 0 0% −1.00
James Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00
Callum Hutchinson 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
10 Sep 26+47d Doncaster East Midlands Airport And JET2 Nursery Handicap Stakes Class 3 · 7f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Sat close to pace - pressed for effort inside final two furlongs - stayed on for fourth 4/8 nk 8-10 8173A84A Oisin Murphy 9/4F
25 Jul 26+22d Chester IRE Incentive, It Pays To Buy Irish Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 3 · 7f · Good · 6 ran Settled towards the back early - made consistent progress from 2f out - travelled wide to close on the winner inside final 110yds but stayed second best towards finish 2/6 1 9-7 —77A83B Jason Watson 13/8
03 Jul 26+32d Sandown Tattersalls 40,000 Pound EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 2 · 7f · Good · 10 ran Travelled strongly early - settled mid-pack - moved left and pushed along 2f out - edged right approaching final furlong then continued at an even effort to finish fifth 5/10 2 9-4 —59A80A James Doyle 6/1
01 Jun 26 Lingfield British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 2 · 6f · Good · 7 ran Drifted left and inexperienced early - close to the pace - lost position before halfway - urged forward with 2f left - drifted left again inside the last then found little in the closing stages 4/7 2 9-7 ——79B Callum Hutchinson 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Storm Blade (GB) won?
Storm Blade (GB) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts in 2026. Placed 1 time in total (25% of starts).
Who trains Storm Blade (GB)?
Storm Blade (GB) is trained by Andrew Balding, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 10 September 2026.
Who is Storm Blade (GB)'s sire?
Storm Blade (GB) is by Night Of Thunder (IRE) out of Dancing Star (GB), whose sire is Aqlaam.
What is Storm Blade (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 81, from the run on 10 September 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Storm Blade (GB)'s sire's record?
Night Of Thunder (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 16.3% of 5,056 runs since Jan 2008 (559 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7% from 157.
Who are Storm Blade (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Dancing Star (GB), Storm Blade (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Storm Star (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Storm Star (GB)). The wins came over 6f–1m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2026. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.