Subtle Knife (GB)
Subtle Knife (GB) is 8 from 57. Hasn't won since Jul 2016. Last raced off a career-high mark of 86.
- 8–57Wins / Runs
- 14%Strike rate
- 19 (33.3%)Placed
- +3.50£1 level staken=57 at SP
- 1.54Fair A/E n=57 · 1.34 incl. margin
- 86Highest OR
- 32dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 7.9% of 2,746 runs since Jan 2008 (187 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 38 | 2 | 5.3% | −2.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 498 | 35 | 7% | −0.9 | 0 from 7 |
| Good | 572 | 41 | 7.2% | −0.7 | 2 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 275 | 20 | 7.3% | −0.6 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 197 | 16 | 8.1% | +0.2 | 1 from 5 |
| Heavy | 66 | 5 | 7.6% | −0.3 | 1 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,100 | 99 | 9% | +1.1 | 4 from 33 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 444 | 40 | 9% | +1.1 | 0 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 928 | 68 | 7.3% | −0.6 | 7 from 29 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 444 | 34 | 7.7% | −0.2 | 1 from 25 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 386 | 32 | 8.3% | +0.4 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 347 | 24 | 6.9% | −1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 163 | 17 | 10.4% | +2.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 32 | 3 | 9.4% | +1.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −7.9 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Golden Compass (GB) (3 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m5½f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Golden Compass (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Compass (GB) | 16 | 3 | 6f | Class 6 |
| Amber Spyglass (GB) | 9 | 1 | 1m5½f | Class 6 |
| Book Of Dust (GB) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Sea Monkey (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 33 | 4 | 12% | −8.50 |
| Good to Firm | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Good | 7 | 2 | 29% | +11.00 |
| Soft | 5 | 1 | 20% | +4.00 |
| Heavy | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 21 | 4 | 19% | +6.50 |
| Class 3 | 14 | 2 | 14% | +1.00 |
| Class 5 | 10 | 2 | 20% | +8.00 |
| Class 2 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Class 6 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 10 | 1 | 10% | −4.50 |
| Kempton (AW) | 9 | 1 | 11% | −5.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 7 | 2 | 29% | +8.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Newmarket | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Lingfield | 3 | 2 | 67% | +12.00 |
| Brighton | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| York | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Leicester | 2 | 1 | 50% | +10.00 |
| Ascot | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chantilly (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Folkestone | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 29 | 7 | 24% | +26.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 25 | 1 | 4% | −19.50 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Carson | 30 | 4 | 13% | −2.00 |
| Paddy Pilley | 12 | 3 | 25% | +8.50 |
| Patrick Donaghy | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Josephine Gordon | 3 | 1 | 33% | +9.00 |
| Vincent Cheminaud | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Martin Harley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Michael Kenneally | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adam Kirby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Liam Jones | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thomas Brown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Powell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 13 | 2 | 15% | +5.00 |
| 2015 | 17 | 3 | 18% | +3.50 |
| 2014 | 14 | 0 | 0% | −14.00 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2012 | 10 | 3 | 30% | +12.00 |
| 2011 | 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
Quick answers
- How many races has Subtle Knife (GB) won?
- Subtle Knife (GB) won 8 of 57 archived starts between 2011 and 2016, a strike rate of 14%. Placed 19 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trained Subtle Knife (GB)?
- Subtle Knife (GB) was trained by Giles Bravery on the most recent run on record, at Lingfield on 13 August 2016.
- Who is Subtle Knife (GB)'s sire?
- Subtle Knife (GB) is by Needwood Blade (GB) out of Northern Bows (GB), whose sire is Bertolini.
- What going does Subtle Knife (GB) prefer?
- Subtle Knife (GB) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Subtle Knife (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 86, from the run on 13 August 2016. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Subtle Knife (GB)'s sire's record?
- Needwood Blade (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.9% of 2,746 runs since Jan 2008 (187 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Subtle Knife (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Northern Bows (GB), Subtle Knife (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Golden Compass (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Golden Compass (GB)). The wins came over 6f–1m5½f. As at Oct 2026.