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Horse profile

Strategic Knight (USA)

4yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2009) · Last trainer Richard Guest · Last owner Shaun Taylor
by Johannesburg (USA) out of Western Friend (USA) (Gone West)
14 runs · 8 courses · from Dec 2007
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Jul 2009 — 6,322 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2009 · 10th of 11 Last raced off OR 47
KTB Profile

Strategic Knight (USA) is yet to win from 14 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 3rd of 8 at Southwell (AW) (Dec 2007). Last raced off 47, 19lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 14 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 19lb off peak
Official rating47↓ 19lb off peak
47 47–66

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 58C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 7 Jul 2009 Official rating 47 at the last run, 7 Jul 2009

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 14 figures · best 71A · median 55.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)771A64—
Good458A42.5—
Good to Firm236C34—
Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f971A64—
1m2f – 1m4f346C36—
6f – 7f258A55.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 14 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.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Johannesburg (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 2,562 runs since Jan 2008 (191 horses).

Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16% from 244. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 3.8% from 104.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm4124.9%−4.90 from 1
Good to Firm557529.3%−0.50 from 2
Good5607012.5%+2.70 from 4
Good to Soft248187.3%−2.5—
Soft295268.8%−1—
Heavy8889.1%−0.7—
Standard (AW)773769.8%00 from 7
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2443916%+6.2—
6f – 7f8269511.5%+1.70 from 2
1m – 1m1f604416.8%−30 from 9
1m2f – 1m4f452429.3%−0.50 from 3
1m5f – 2m320319.7%−0.1—
2m1f – 2m4f10443.8%−6—
2m5f – 3m1100%−9.8—
Over 3m100%−9.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Western Friend (USA) (Gone West)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Jordan's Light (USA) (7 wins).

The wins came over 6f–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Jordan's Light (USA)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Jordan's Light (USA)5571m–2m4fClass 4
Rezzago (USA)1836fClass 4
So So Far (USA)20——
Western Command (GER)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 7 0 0% −7.00
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 8 0 0% −8.00
Class 5 6 0 0% −6.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wolverhampton (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Yarmouth 2 0 0% −2.00
Leicester 2 0 0% −2.00
Southwell (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Lingfield (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Thirsk 1 0 0% −1.00
Brighton 1 0 0% −1.00
Pontefract 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 9 0 0% −9.00
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
James O'Reilly 2 0 0% −2.00
Chris Catlin 2 0 0% −2.00
Seb Sanders 1 0 0% −1.00
Graham Gibbons 1 0 0% −1.00
Gihan Arnolda 1 0 0% −1.00
J Roberts 1 0 0% −1.00
Mark Coumbe 1 0 0% −1.00
Kevin Ghunowa 1 0 0% −1.00
Franny Norton 1 0 0% −1.00
Kirsty Milczarek 1 0 0% −1.00
Micky Fenton 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Eddery 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 0 0% −7.00
Tongue tie 7 0 0% −7.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 12 0 0% −12.00
2007 2 0 0% −2.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2009 · 12 runs
07 Jul 09+7d Wolverhampton (AW) Cleandomain Selling Stakes Class 6 · 8.5f · Standard · 11 ran 10/11 7 9-8 4758C Seb Sanders 40/1
30 Jun 09+33d Thirsk Turftv Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Good · 16 ran 13/16 1½ 9-1 5039C Graham Gibbons 25/1
28 May 09+3d Yarmouth Avenue Public House Handicap Class 6 · 10f · Good · 16 ran 13/16 ¾ 8-7 5546C Gihan Arnolda 50/1
25 May 09+6d Leicester Forest Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 10/10 hd 7-12 5532C J Roberts 50/1
19 May 09+23d Leicester James Ward Selling Stakes Class 6 · 8f · Good · 12 ran 11/12 2 9-2 5536C Mark Coumbe 16/1
26 Apr 09+6d Brighton Hit, Stand, Spin Or Roll At Littlewoodscasino.com Handicap Class 6 · 10f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 11/11 9 8-4 5436C Kevin Ghunowa 10/1
20 Apr 09+7d Pontefract Frank Shaw 80th Birthday Celebration Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Firm · 8 ran 4/8 1½ 8-4 5766A Franny Norton 14/1
13 Apr 09+45d Yarmouth Totesuper7 Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Good · 16 ran 12/16 shd 8-10 5758A Kirsty Milczarek 25/1
27 Feb 09+18d Wolverhampton (AW) Try Betdaq For An Exchange Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 10 ran 7/10 4 9-4 6053A Micky Fenton 15/2
09 Feb 09+8d Wolverhampton (AW) Enjoy The Lucky 7 Group Offer Handicap Class 6 · 9.5f · Standard · 13 ran 7/13 2 8-13 6571A James O'Reilly 66/1
01 Feb 09+8d Southwell (AW) Come Jump Racing Tomorrow Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 11 ran 8/11 13 8-8 6540C James O'Reilly 33/1
24 Jan 09+406d Lingfield (AW) Play Roulette At Williamhill.com Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 11 ran 10/11 ¾ 9-13 6664A Paul Eddery 33/1
2007 · 2 runs
15 Dec 07+8d Southwell (AW) E.B.F. Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 8 ran 3/8 1¼ 9-3 —71C Chris Catlin 2/1
07 Dec 07 Lingfield (AW) Ladbrokes 24/7 Free Phone Betting 0800 777 888 Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 12 ran 3/12 1 9-3 —67C Chris Catlin 5/1

Quick answers

How many races has Strategic Knight won?
Strategic Knight (USA) has yet to win, from 14 archived starts between 2007 and 2009. Placed 2 times in total (14.3% of starts).
Who trained Strategic Knight?
Strategic Knight (USA) was trained by Richard Guest on the most recent run on record, at Wolverhampton (AW) on 7 July 2009.
Who is Strategic Knight's sire?
Strategic Knight (USA) is by Johannesburg (USA) out of Western Friend (USA), whose sire is Gone West.
What is Strategic Knight's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 47, from the run on 7 July 2009. The highest on record is 66.
What is Strategic Knight's sire's record?
Johannesburg (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 2,562 runs since Jan 2008 (191 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16% from 244. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 3.8% from 104.
Who are Strategic Knight's siblings?
Out of Western Friend (USA), Strategic Knight (USA) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Jordan's Light (USA) (7). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Jordan's Light (USA)). The wins came over 6f–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2007. 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.