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Horse profile

Strong Knight (GB)

5yo gelding (at last run, May 2012) · Last trainer Tim Walford · Last owner A Quirke C Backhouse
by Observatory (USA) out of Erudite (GB) (Generous)
19 runs · 14 courses · from Mar 2010
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 May 2012 — 5,286 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2012 · 10th of 12 Last raced off OR 54
KTB Profile

Strong Knight (GB) is yet to win from 19 starts, though has placed 5 times. Best effort: 2nd of 13 at Catterick (Oct 2011). Last raced off 54, 58lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 19 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 58lb off peak
Official rating54↓ 58lb off peak
54 47–112

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 (flat) 68A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Catterick, 25 Apr 2012 Official rating 54 at the last flat run, 8 May 2012

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 118A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Sedgefield, 27 Sep 2011 Official rating 112 at the last jumps run, 4 Dec 2011

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 12 figures · best 76A · median 58
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Soft356A54—
Good to Firm358C53—
Soft276A72—
Good271A64.5—
Standard (AW)1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f776A58—
1m – 1m1f371A60—
1m5f – 2m1———
6f – 7f1———
Jumps 3 figures · best 118A · median 117
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m2117A104.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 15 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
Observatory (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.4% of 2,276 runs since Jan 2008 (162 horses).

Strongest on soft going: 11.5% from 330.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2600%−8.4—
Good to Firm417327.7%−0.70 from 3
Good5625810.3%+1.90 from 5
Good to Soft281207.1%−1.30 from 4
Soft3303811.5%+3.10 from 4
Heavy11697.8%−0.60 from 1
Standard (AW)544356.4%−20 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f5423.7%−4.7—
6f – 7f464408.6%+0.20 from 2
1m – 1m1f421419.7%+1.30 from 5
1m2f – 1m4f530489.1%+0.70 from 8
1m5f – 2m418317.4%−10 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f273248.8%+0.40 from 1
2m5f – 3m10665.7%−2.7—
Over 3m1000%−8.4—

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
Erudite (GB) (Generous)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Screenplay (GB) (5 wins).

The wins came over 1m4f–2m4½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Screenplay (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Screenplay (GB)2751m4f–2m4½fClass 3
Gone Forever (GB)1121m7½f–2m2½fClass 4
Shades Of Kerry (GB)10——
Lore (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 6 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Catterick 3 0 0% −3.00
Carlisle 2 0 0% −2.00
Thirsk 2 0 0% −2.00
Haydock 2 0 0% −2.00
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00
Pontefract 1 0 0% −1.00
Beverley 1 0 0% −1.00
Deauville (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Chantilly (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Saint-Cloud (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontainebleau (FR) 1 0 0% —

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 8 0 0% −8.00
1m – 1m1f 5 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Duran Fentiman 6 0 0% −6.00
Robert Walford 3 0 0% −3.00
Graham Gibbons 3 0 0% −3.00
Stephane Pasquier 3 0 0% −2.00
Daniel Tudhope 2 0 0% −2.00
Kelly Harrison 1 0 0% −1.00
Christophe-Patrice Lemaire 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 13 0 0% −12.00
Cheekpieces 5 0 0% −5.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 2 0 0% −2.00
2011 13 0 0% −13.00
2010 4 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 16 0 0% −15.00
Hurdle 3 0 0% −3.00

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
2012 · 2 runs
08 May 12+13d Catterick Go Racing In Yorkshire Handicap Class 6 · 16f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 10/12 ½ 8-13 5454C Duran Fentiman 12/1
25 Apr 12+143d Catterick Go Racing In Yorkshire Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Soft · 11 ran 3/11 1 8-7 5068A Duran Fentiman 10/1
2011 · 13 runs
04 Dec 11+24d Kelso Kevin Oliver Christmas Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 10 ran 6/10 17 11-5 11292A Robert Walford 8/1
10 Nov 11+16d Southwell (AW) 32redbingo.com Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 11 ran 4/11 ½ 9-0 5067A Graham Gibbons 9/2
25 Oct 11+13d Catterick Racing UK On Sky 432 Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 12f · Soft · 13 ran 2/13 1¼ 8-13 4776A Duran Fentiman 9/2
12 Oct 11+15d Wetherby Happy Retirement Iris Chapman Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 3/13 1¼ 11-0 —117A Robert Walford 11/4
27 Sep 11+20d Sedgefield Sergeant JP Amer Memorial Novices' Hurdle (John Wade Hurdle Series Qualifier) Class 4 · 17f · Good · 12 ran 2/12 3 10-12 —118A Robert Walford 25/1
07 Sep 11+13d Carlisle Watch Racing UK On Sky432 Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 9f · Heavy · 14 ran 5/14 nk 8-13 4860A Duran Fentiman 6/1
25 Aug 11+10d Carlisle Christmas Party Nights At Carlisle Racecourse Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 8f · Good · 13 ran 4/13 shd 8-12 4971A Graham Gibbons 4/1J
15 Aug 11+11d Thirsk Buck Inn, Thornton Watlass Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Good To Soft · 17 ran 16/17 5 8-9 4938C Kelly Harrison 40/1
04 Aug 11+20d Haydock Blue Prism Operational Agility Handicap Class 5 · 10.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 6/9 hd 8-12 5456A Graham Gibbons 50/1
15 Jul 11+31d Pontefract George V WMC Glasshoughton Maiden Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 6/9 5 9-4 6050A Duran Fentiman 25/1
14 Jun 11+43d Thirsk Fairfax Arms, Gilling Handicap (Div 1) Class 5 · 7f · Good · 12 ran 8/12 2¾ 9-9 6558A Duran Fentiman 18/1
02 May 11+16d Beverley Beverley Rotary Club Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 8/9 12 9-0 7153C Daniel Tudhope 40/1
16 Apr 11+280d Haydock Tom Jones Live On 18th June Handicap Class 4 · 10.5f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 11/14 8 9-2 7558C Daniel Tudhope 66/1
2010 · 4 runs
10 Jul 10+50d Deauville (FR) Prix Du Cochet (Maiden) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Fibresand) 7.5f · Standard · 9 ran 8/9 hd 9-2 —— Stephane Pasquier 33/10
21 May 10+42d Chantilly (FR) Prix De L'Hermitage (Maiden) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 10.5f · Good · 13 ran 8/13 hd 9-2 —— Christophe-Patrice Lemaire 58/10
09 Apr 10+17d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Vamos (Maiden) (3yo) (Turf) 8f · Very Soft · 10 ran 4/10 1½ 9-2 —— Stephane Pasquier 23/10F
23 Mar 10 Fontainebleau (FR) Prix Du Bois De Valence 8f · Good · 10 ran 3/10 ¾ 9-2 —— Stephane Pasquier —

Quick answers

How many races has Strong Knight won?
Strong Knight (GB) has yet to win, from 19 archived starts between 2010 and 2012. Placed 5 times in total (26.3% of starts).
Who trained Strong Knight?
Strong Knight (GB) was trained by Tim Walford on the most recent run on record, at Catterick on 8 May 2012.
Who is Strong Knight's sire?
Strong Knight (GB) is by Observatory (USA) out of Erudite (GB), whose sire is Generous.
What is Strong Knight's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 54, from the run on 8 May 2012. The highest on record is 112.
What is Strong Knight's sire's record?
Observatory (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.4% of 2,276 runs since Jan 2008 (162 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on soft going: 11.5% from 330.
Who are Strong Knight's siblings?
Out of Erudite (GB), Strong Knight (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Screenplay (GB) (5). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Screenplay (GB)). The wins came over 1m4f–2m4½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2010. 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.