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Horse profile

Surprise Attack (IRE)

9yo gelding · Trainer Mrs John Dawson · Owner Mrs C H Covell
by Sageburg (IRE) out of Seventh Surprise (IRE) (Yeats)
4 runs · 4 courses · from May 2021
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 19 May 2026 · 3rd of 7
KTB Profile

Surprise Attack is a gelding by Sageburg out of a Yeats mare who is yet to win from four starts on turf though he has placed once. His best effort came when second of eight at Worcester in Jun 2021. He finished third of seven when held in a Class 5 novices' hunters' chase at Huntingdon in May 2026. He has raced twice over 2m5f to 3m and twice over 1m5f to 2m, all on good or good to soft going.

Based on 4 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs since May 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 37 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Worcester, 23 Jun 2021

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 3 figures · best 63C · median 37
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good to Soft263C34.5—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m263C50—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 4 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 4 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 115A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Huntingdon, 19 May 2026

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 →

Jumps 4 figures · best 115A · median 97
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good2115A1081 run · —
Good to Soft293C89—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m2115A1041 run · —
1m5f – 2m2101A93—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Sageburg (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10% of 3,475 runs since Jan 2008 (414 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 13.4% from 389. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 2.4% from 293. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 13.2% from 355.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−10—
Good to Firm45715.6%+5.6—
Good1,06710810.1%+0.10 from 2
Good to Soft6477111%+10 from 2
Soft1,0311009.7%−0.3—
Heavy3895213.4%+3.4—
Standard (AW)29372.4%−7.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f44613.6%+3.6—
6f – 7f292227.5%−2.5—
1m – 1m1f320299.1%−0.9—
1m2f – 1m4f215167.4%−2.6—
1m5f – 2m9659710.1%+0.10 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1,22812310%0—
2m5f – 3m3554713.2%+3.20 from 2
Over 3m56610.7%+0.7—

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
Seventh Surprise (IRE) (Yeats)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Final Surprise (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Final Surprise (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Final Surprise (IRE)512mClass 4
No Post On Sundays (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Cartmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr John Dawson 2 0 0% −2.00
Kevin Brogan 1 0 0% −1.00
Ben Poste 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00
None 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 1 0 0% −1.00
2025 1 0 0% −1.00
2021 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 2 0 0% −2.00
NH Flat 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 SpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 1 run
19 May 26+358d Huntingdon Tattersalls Online Novices' Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 23.5f · Good · 7 ran Held up at the back - progress from 4 out sees third taken after 3 out - pushed along but unable to close before the last 3/7 8 11-12 —115A Mr John Dawson 12/1
2025 · 1 run
26 May 25+1433d Cartmel Fraser Cup Maiden Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 21f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Held up towards the back - improved into contention after the 8th - moved up into 3rd four out - lost touch with the leading two approaching the last and weakened away the finish 4/9 17 12-0 6C93C Mr John Dawson 9/4
2021 · 2 runs
23 Jun 21+44d Worcester Support Transalp4Treadwell For Headway Charity NH Flat Race Class 5 · 16f · Good · 8 ran 2/8 2¾ 10-4 37A101A Kevin Brogan 200/1
10 May 21 Ffos Las Turf Services Ltd Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 12/14 8 10-10 63C85C Ben Poste 28/1

Quick answers

How many races has Surprise Attack won?
Surprise Attack (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts between 2021 and 2026. Placed 1 time in total (25% of starts).
Who trains Surprise Attack?
Surprise Attack (IRE) is trained by Mrs John Dawson, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 19 May 2026.
Who is Surprise Attack's sire?
Surprise Attack (IRE) is by Sageburg (IRE) out of Seventh Surprise (IRE), whose sire is Yeats.
What is Surprise Attack's sire's record?
Sageburg (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10% of 3,475 runs since Jan 2008 (414 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 13.4% from 389. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 2.4% from 293. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 13.2% from 355.
Who are Surprise Attack's siblings?
Out of Seventh Surprise (IRE), Surprise Attack (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Final Surprise (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Final Surprise (IRE)). The wins came over 2m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2021. 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.