Horse profile
Stratagem (FR)
by Sunday Break (JPN) out of Our Ziga (FR) (Linamix)
29 runs · 18 courses · from Oct 2019
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
8 wins · 7 courses
Ran 47 days ago · 3rd of 5
Last raced off OR 124
KTB Profile
Stratagem won eight of 29 starts on turf. Three of his wins came over 3m on good ground, including a Class 4 handicap at Cartmel in Jul 2026 and another at the same course and trip in May 2026. He also landed a Class 4 handicap at Sedgefield over 3m on good in Apr 2026. The gelding finished 3 of 5 at Cartmel in Aug 2026.
Based on 29 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 21lb off peak
- 8–29Wins / Runs
- 27.6%Strike rate
- 11 (37.9%)Placed
- +12.92£1 level staken=29 at SP
- 1.18Fair A/E n=29 · 1.06 incl. margin
- 145Highest OR
- 90dAvg 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 rating124↓ 21lb off peak
124
107–145
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 97
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 →
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 11 | 97A | 89 | 6 · 97 / 88 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 110C | 91 | 3 · 110 / 89 |
| Soft | 3 | 141A | 71 | 1 · — |
| Heavy | 2 | 79C | 30.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over 3m | 7 | 110C | 89 | 7 · 110 / 89 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 6 | 97B | 72.5 | 3 · 89 / 74 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 96C | 91 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 141A | 85.5 | — |
Of 28 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (4) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 22 figures from 28 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
- Prominent 2 (50%) · 1 win
- Held up 1 (25%) · 1 win
- Led 1 (25%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Sunday Break (JPN)
Progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 1,123 runs since Jan 2008 (155 horses).
Strongest on good going: 12.7% from 220. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.6% from 231.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 25 | 1 | 4% | −5.6 | — |
| Good | 220 | 28 | 12.7% | +3.1 | 5 from 13 |
| Good to Soft | 143 | 15 | 10.5% | +0.9 | 1 from 8 |
| Soft | 352 | 33 | 9.4% | −0.2 | 1 from 6 |
| Heavy | 151 | 18 | 11.9% | +2.3 | 1 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 231 | 13 | 5.6% | −4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 21 | 1 | 4.8% | −4.8 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 124 | 11 | 8.9% | −0.7 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 184 | 14 | 7.6% | −2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 196 | 22 | 11.2% | +1.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 197 | 23 | 11.7% | +2.1 | 1 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 328 | 31 | 9.5% | −0.1 | 3 from 8 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 59 | 2 | 3.4% | −6.2 | 1 from 10 |
| Over 3m | 14 | 4 | 28.6% | +19 | 3 from 7 |
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
Our Ziga (FR) (Linamix)
6 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Ziga Boy (FR) (5 wins).
The wins came over 2m½f–3m1f; the highest grade won is Listed (Ziga Boy (FR)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ziga Boy (FR) | 26 | 5 | 2m2f–3m1f | Listed |
| Our Prince (FR) | 19 | 2 | 2m½f | — |
| Gold Ziga (FR) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| La Sorelle (FR) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Edjira (FR) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Strategic (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 13 | 5 | 38% | +5.03 |
| Good to Soft | 8 | 1 | 13% | −5.75 |
| Soft | 6 | 1 | 17% | +14.20 |
| Heavy | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.56 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 11 | 5 | 45% | +5.74 |
| Class 3 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −4.75 |
| Class 5 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 6 | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.27 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartmel | 5 | 2 | 40% | +0.05 |
| Doncaster | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.75 |
| Market Rasen | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Stratford | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Southwell | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.27 |
| Cheltenham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Warwick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Perth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sedgefield | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.50 |
| Hexham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ludlow | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.75 |
| Hereford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Plumpton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kelso | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.44 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Auteuil (FR) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +19.20 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 10 | 1 | 10% | −8.27 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 8 | 3 | 38% | +17.20 |
| Over 3m | 7 | 3 | 43% | +6.55 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.56 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr David Maxwell | 11 | 3 | 27% | −5.08 |
| Shane Fenelon | 6 | 1 | 17% | +2.50 |
| Harry Cobden | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.75 |
| Mr James Murray | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.25 |
| Mr J P Murray | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.80 |
| James Bowen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Geoffrey Re | 1 | 1 | 100% | +19.20 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 15 | 4 | 27% | −6.83 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 11 | 3 | 27% | +2.55 |
| None | 2 | 1 | 50% | +18.20 |
| Tongue tie + visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 3 | 30% | +3.55 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2022 | 5 | 2 | 40% | −0.52 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.75 |
| 2020 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.56 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +19.20 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 25 | 6 | 24% | −4.72 |
| Hurdle | 4 | 2 | 50% | +17.64 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 26+42d | Cartmel | Wicks Group Cavendish Cup Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race) Settled at the back early - mistake 5th - pressed for effort 2f out - stayed on into third approaching the last furlong - unable to get to the front two | 3/5 | 1¾ | 10-13 | 124 | 110C | 119B | Mr James Murray | 11/1 |
| 20 Jul 26+24d | Cartmel | RF Miller & Co Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race) settled in third early - made ground on the pace approaching 2 out - three lengths off the front turning into the straight - quickened smartly on the inner from 1f out - hit the front inside the final 110yds and pulled clear to score | 1/3 | 11-7 | 120 | 25C | 129C | Mr J P Murray | 4/5F | |
| 26 Jun 26+32d | Cartmel | Lakes Luxury Loo's Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled just off the pace early - moved into fourth approaching four out - up to third with three left - pushed along to chase the leaders after the last - hit the front for a moment on the run-in before fading back to finish third | 3/6 | 4¼ | 11-7 | 120 | 83B | 116B | Mr James Murray | 5/1 |
| 25 May 26+2d | Cartmel | Hugh Cavendish Veterans' Handicap Chase Settled at the back early - still handy 4 out - up into third before the last but briefly boxed in - pushed along to hit the front around the home bend - stayed on strongly to prevail | 1/5 | 10-6 | 112 | 87C | 122B | Mr James Murray | 9/4 | |
| 23 May 26+29d | Cartmel | RF Miller & Co Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled at the back early - made progress into contention two out - closed on the front group after the last - moved into third with two furlongs left - stayed on to finish third | 3/8 | ¾ | 10-10 | 112 | 89A | 116A | Shane Fenelon | 9/2 |
| 24 Apr 26+23d | Perth | QuinnBet Highland National Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled towards the back early - pushed along four from home - made progress to fifth two out - moved up into fourth on the run-in but no real impression made late | 4/11 | 2¼ | 10-11 | 113 | 97A | 116A | Shane Fenelon | 15/2 |
| 01 Apr 26+33d | Sedgefield | Sign Lead Your Horse To Water Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Held up towards rear early - improved into second four out - reeled in the front-runner approaching three out - urged forward before two out - sent to the front before the last and quickly asserted - stayed on strongly to the finish | 1/5 | 10-13 | 107 | 94C | 125C | Shane Fenelon | 15/2 | |
| 27 Feb 26+26d | Doncaster | Virgin Bet A Good Bet Veterans' Handicap Chase Settled off the pace in the pack - still there 4 out - asked for effort but lost ground 3 out - improved into fourth approaching the last - stayed on to take third close home | 3/9 | ½ | 10-5 | 107 | 74A | 112A | Shane Fenelon | 17/2 |
| 01 Feb 26+16d | Market Rasen | Weatherbys Bloodstock Sales Review Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Set the pace early - lost front spot 13th and faded quietly soon after - eased out of contention before 3 out | PU/7 | — | 11-4 | 112 | — | — | Shane Fenelon | 18/1 |
| 16 Jan 26+35d | Market Rasen | Unibet Middle Distance Chase Series Veterans' Handicap Chase Handy in the early stages - faded to the back around the 8th finding little - error at the 10th - well behind and beaten from 4 out to the finish - well held in 6th | 6/8 | nk | 9-11 | 116 | 55C | 96C | Shane Fenelon | 28/1 |
| 12 Dec 25+277d | Doncaster | Magnavale Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled midpack early - slipped towards the rear - nudged into contention 4 out - asked for effort 3 out but slipped back once more - unable to quicken and faded from the last | 4/6 | 2¼ | 11-6 | 119 | 89A | 116B | James Bowen | 40/1 |
| 10 Mar 25+283d | Stratford | DragonBet Backing Our Opinion At Cheltenham Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Up with the front group - serious blunder 3 out and pulled up | PU/6 | — | 11-13 | 119 | — | — | Mr David Maxwell | 28/1 |
| 31 May 24+39d | Stratford | Peter Wright Over And Out Handicap Hunters' Chase | 4/8 | 2 | 12-9 | 125 | 97B | 129A | Mr David Maxwell | 9/1 |
| 22 Apr 24+49d | Hexham | Jumping For Fun Open Hunters' Chase | 4/6 | 92 | 11-12 | 130 | -18C | 100C | Mr David Maxwell | 11/4 |
| 04 Mar 24+650d | Southwell | Jumping For Fun Open Hunters' Chase | 4/7 | 11 | 12-6 | 133 | 71B | 106B | Mr David Maxwell | 5/2F |
| 24 May 22+25d | Southwell | Follow Vickers.Bet On Facebook Open Hunters' Chase | 1/4 | 12-8 | 133 | — | 138C | Mr David Maxwell | 8/11F | |
| 29 Apr 22+29d | Cheltenham | Gloucestershire Royal Hussars Open Hunters' Chase | 4/11 | 1¼ | 12-2 | 137 | 91A | 129A | Mr David Maxwell | 9/4F |
| 31 Mar 22+8d | Warwick | Air Wedding Open Hunters' Chase | 2/4 | ¾ | 12-6 | 137 | 46C | 131C | Mr David Maxwell | 10/11F |
| 23 Mar 22+51d | Ludlow | Lloyds Animal Feeds Open Hunters' Chase | 1/5 | 12-2 | 137 | 76C | 135C | Mr David Maxwell | 7/4 | |
| 31 Jan 22+316d | Hereford | Eileen Bennett Memorial Open Hunters' Chase | PU/8 | — | 11-6 | 143 | — | — | Mr David Maxwell | 2/1 |
| 21 Mar 21+8d | Chepstow | Biowave Pain Management Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 3/6 | 9½ | 11-8 | 145 | 93A | 132B | Harry Cobden | 4/1 |
| 13 Mar 21+61d | Sandown | Paddy's Rewards Club Novices' Handicap Chase (Listed) (GBB) | PU/9 | — | 11-10 | 145 | — | — | Harry Cobden | 18/1 |
| 11 Jan 21+35d | Doncaster | Sky Bet Beginners' Chase (GBB Race) | 1/3 | 10-9 | 140 | 96C | 136C | Harry Cobden | 5/4F | |
| 07 Dec 20+19d | Plumpton | Betting.bet Novices' Chase | F/2 | — | 10-8 | 140 | — | — | Harry Cobden | 1/2F |
| 18 Nov 20+25d | Warwick | Highflyer Bloodstock Novices' Chase (GBB Race) | 2/3 | nk | 10-9 | 140 | 75C | 130C | Harry Cobden | 9/4 |
| 24 Oct 20+238d | Cheltenham | Masterson Holdings Hurdle | 6/6 | 2¾ | 11-6 | 141 | 92C | 107C | Harry Cobden | 10/1 |
| 29 Feb 20+22d | Kelso | Terry Frame Joiners Juvenile Hurdle | 1/4 | 11-1 | — | 79C | 138C | Mr David Maxwell | 4/9F | |
| 07 Feb 20+111d | Bangor-on-Dee | New tote British Stallion Studs EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle | 3/11 | 8 | 10-13 | — | 141A | 122A | Mr David Maxwell | 11/10F |
| 19 Oct 19 | Auteuil (FR) | Prix Emilius (Hurdle) (Conditions) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) | 1/17 | 10-6 | — | — | — | Geoffrey Re | 192/10 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Stratagem (FR) won?
- Stratagem (FR) won 8 of 29 archived starts between 2019 and 2026, a strike rate of 27.6%. Placed 11 times in total (37.9% of starts).
- Who trains Stratagem (FR)?
- Stratagem (FR) is trained by Mickey Bowen, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 31 August 2026.
- Who is Stratagem (FR)'s sire?
- Stratagem (FR) is by Sunday Break (JPN) out of Our Ziga (FR), whose sire is Linamix.
- What going does Stratagem (FR) prefer?
- Stratagem (FR) has the best record on good going: 5 wins from 13 starts (38.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Stratagem (FR)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 124, from the run on 31 August 2026. The highest on record is 145.
- What is Stratagem (FR)'s sire's record?
- Sunday Break (JPN)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 1,123 runs since Jan 2008 (155 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 12.7% from 220. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.6% from 231.
- Who are Stratagem (FR)'s siblings?
- Out of Our Ziga (FR), Stratagem (FR) has 6 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Ziga Boy (FR) (5). Highest grade won: Listed (Ziga Boy (FR)). The wins came over 2m½f–3m1f. As at Oct 2026.