Horse profile
Surgeon Commander (IRE)
by Cotai Glory (GB) out of Very Good (IRE) (Kodiac)
15 runs · 9 courses · from May 2025
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Newcastle (AW)
Last run 7 Oct 2026 · 13th of 14
Last raced off OR 59
KTB Profile
Surgeon Commander is 3 from 15 with all wins at Class 6 level. All three wins came over 6f – 7f on Standard going at Newcastle in Dec 2025, Jan 2026 and Jun 2026. The gelding, by Cotai Glory out of a Kodiac mare, has been held up in 5 of 9 analysed runs. He finished 13 of 14 at Kempton in Oct 2026 when last raced off an official rating of 59.
Based on 15 archived runs · run-style from 14 commented runs since May 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins on AW
All wins at Class 6
- 3–15Wins / Runs
- 20%Strike rate
- 4 (26.7%)Placed
- +3.75£1 level staken=15 at SP
- 1.75Fair A/E n=15 · 1.48 incl. margin
- 60Highest OR
- 35dAvg 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 rating59↓ 1lb off peak
59
55–60
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 87
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 10 | 105B | 78 | 10 runs · 105 / 78 |
| Good | 2 | 97C | 97 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 83A | 80.5 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 14 | 105B | 80.5 | 11 runs · 105 / 80 |
| Under 6f | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 15 runs · as at 15 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 14 analysed runs since May 2025
- Led 5 (36%) · 2 wins
- Prominent 4 (29%) · 1 win
- Held up 3 (21%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 2 (14%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 3,932 runs since Jan 2008 (389 horses).
Strongest on standard (aw) going: 14.7% from 1,405. Weakest on soft going: 7.1% from 421.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 13 | 5 | 38.5% | +27 | — |
| Good to Firm | 620 | 78 | 12.6% | +1.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 1,050 | 92 | 8.8% | −2.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 318 | 29 | 9.1% | −2.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 421 | 30 | 7.1% | −4.4 | — |
| Heavy | 104 | 11 | 10.6% | −0.9 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,405 | 206 | 14.7% | +3.2 | 3 from 10 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 810 | 111 | 13.7% | +2.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 2,025 | 225 | 11.1% | −0.4 | 3 from 14 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 722 | 76 | 10.5% | −1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 303 | 35 | 11.6% | +0.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 48 | 1 | 2.1% | −9.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 24 | 3 | 12.5% | +1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Very Good (IRE) (Kodiac)
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petit Fusee (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 10 | 3 | 30% | +8.75 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 12 | 3 | 25% | +6.75 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle (AW) | 7 | 3 | 43% | +11.75 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 14 | 3 | 21% | +4.75 |
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Loughnane | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Sam James | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.25 |
| Jason Hart | 2 | 1 | 50% | +8.00 |
| Billy Garritty | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Allan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Shane Gray | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Kirrane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Eaves | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Pyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cam Hardie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blinkers | 11 | 3 | 27% | +7.75 |
| None | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 2 | 22% | +6.50 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.75 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 07 Oct 26+18d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Handicap Stakes Positioned very wide early - moved in to sit just behind the front runner after 2f - pushed along 2f out then faded over 1f out to finish 13th | 13/14 | 2 | 9-3 | 59 | 76B | 42A | Billy Loughnane | 28/1 |
| 19 Sep 26+19d | Newcastle (AW) | Happy Birthday Dave Miller From Probio energy.com Handicap Stakes (Div II) Set the tempo in front - pressed for effort with 2f to run and lost the advantage inside the final furlong - kept going at an unchanged gait to finish sixth beaten 4.5 lengths | 6/9 | ¾ | 9-7 | 60 | 87A | 70A | Billy Garritty | 5/1 |
| 31 Aug 26+67d | Southwell (AW) | Celebrate With Sponsorship At Southwell Racecourse Handicap Stakes Urged from the off - up with the pace before finding little over 2f out - dropped away in the final furlong to finish sixth | 6/12 | 1 | 9-9 | 60 | 51A | 57A | Billy Loughnane | 4/1 |
| 25 Jun 26+11d | Newcastle (AW) | JenningsBet In North Shields Handicap Tracked the pace - pushed along with 2f left - edged ahead in the closing strides to prevail narrowly | 1/13 | 9-1 | 57 | 105B | 79A | David Allan | 9/2 | |
| 14 Jun 26+10d | Doncaster | Summer Saturday Series At Doncaster Racecourse Handicap Set the pace under pressure - pushed along 2f out and drifted left - jostled and overtaken approaching last furlong - dropped away close home | 4/15 | ½ | 9-1 | 57 | 97C | 68A | Sam James | 28/1 |
| 04 Jun 26+124d | Wetherby | Book Tickets Online At wetherbyracing.co.uk Handicap Held up at the back - never able to land a blow - well held in 6th | 6/8 | ¾ | 9-7 | 59 | 83A | 53A | Jason Hart | 12/1 |
| 31 Jan 26+9d | Newcastle (AW) | Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap Sent to the front early - overtaken after a furlong - regained command past the furlong marker - pressed for effort then overhauled again and edged out of the frame in the final 110 yards | 3/8 | ¾ | 9-2 | 58 | 85A | 70A | Shane Gray | 6/1 |
| 22 Jan 26+10d | Newcastle (AW) | Win 250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Set the pace from the off - pushed along approaching 2f out and drifted left inside the final furlong - had company as a rival came at close quarters near the finish - hung on by a whisker | 1/7 | 9-5 | 56 | 96A | 74A | Jason Hart | 9/1 | |
| 12 Jan 26+23d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap Driven on early - travelled keenly in the pack - lost ground from 2f out - dropped away inside final furlong - well held at the finish | 7/8 | 6½ | 9-1 | 56 | 80A | 38A | Billy Loughnane | 5/1 |
| 2025 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Dec 25+1d | Newcastle (AW) | Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Nursery Went straight into command - lost front spot after the first furlong - sat close up - pressed for effort with 2f left - fought back hard from a furlong out to hit the front again - matched stride for stride at the line to prevail | 1/8 | 9-9 | 55 | 74A | 65A | Sam James | 9/4F | |
| 19 Dec 25+14d | Newcastle (AW) | Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Nursery Sat close to the pace early - urged forward at halfway - lost momentum under pressure with 2f left - eventually finished sixth | 6/7 | nk | 9-4 | 55 | 70A | 45A | Sean Kirrane | 3/1 |
| 05 Dec 25+156d | Newcastle (AW) | Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Nursery Settled towards the back - pushed along with 2f left - couldn't quicken - finished 5th | 5/9 | nk | 9-1 | 57 | 73A | 58A | Tom Eaves | 4/1 |
| 02 Jul 25+11d | Thirsk | British EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Held up towards back of field - lost touch from 2f out - finished well held in 8th | 8/9 | 4½ | 9-1 | — | 97A | 45A | William Pyle | 33/1 |
| 21 Jun 25+23d | Redcar | Barry O'Neill Memorial EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Held up behind pace along far side - pressed for effort with 2f left - lost ground inside final furlongs to finish 7th | 7/10 | 1 | 9-5 | — | 78A | 63A | Cam Hardie | 16/1 |
| 29 May 25 | Carlisle | Pricedup.Bet EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Held up midfield off the rail - urged forward with two furlongs left - lost momentum under pressure through the closing stages - finished sixth | 6/13 | 2¾ | 9-7 | — | 81C | 59A | Sam James | 12/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Surgeon Commander won?
- Surgeon Commander (IRE) won 3 of 15 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 4 times in total (26.7% of starts).
- Who trains Surgeon Commander?
- Surgeon Commander (IRE) is trained by Craig Lidster, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 7 October 2026.
- Who is Surgeon Commander's sire?
- Surgeon Commander (IRE) is by Cotai Glory (GB) out of Very Good (IRE), whose sire is Kodiac.
- What going does Surgeon Commander prefer?
- Surgeon Commander (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 3 wins from 10 starts (30%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Surgeon Commander's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 59, from the run on 7 October 2026. The highest on record is 60.
- What is Surgeon Commander's sire's record?
- Cotai Glory (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 3,932 runs since Jan 2008 (389 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 14.7% from 1,405. Weakest on soft going: 7.1% from 421.
- Who are Surgeon Commander's siblings?
- Out of Very Good (IRE), Surgeon Commander (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.