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Swashbuckle (GB)

5yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2018) · Last trainer Donald McCain · Last owner Matthew Taylor
by Dashing Blade (GB) out of Inhibition (GB) (Nayef)
22 runs · 16 courses · from May 2016
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 1 Jul 2018 — 3,034 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2018 · 4th of 9 4 wins · Southwell (AW), Salisbury & Ffos Las Last raced off OR 112
KTB Profile

Swashbuckle (GB) is 4 from 22, all wins coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Mar 2018.

Based on 22 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 4
Official rating112↓ 3lb off peak
112 73–115

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 104 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Kelso, 14 Jan 2018

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 4 figures · best 104B · median 98.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good2103B98.5—
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m3104B94—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
Flat 10 figures · best 127A · median 84.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)3127A82—
Good to Soft3123A101—
Good to Firm2103A95—
Good1———
Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m8127A84.5—
2m1f – 2m4f2103A92.5—

Of 16 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · no standard for this course, surface and code on the window (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 16 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 115A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Hexham, 5 May 2018 Official rating 112 at the last jumps run, 1 Jul 2018

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 77C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newmarket, 14 Oct 2017 Official rating 86 at the last flat run, 20 Mar 2018

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 6 figures · best 122A · median 114
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good3115A113—
Standard (AW)1———
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m5122A115—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
Flat 16 figures · best 91A · median 75.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good to Soft591A79—
Standard (AW)477A69—
Good477C73—
Good to Firm279A77—
Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m991A77—
1m2f – 1m4f579B72—
2m1f – 2m4f277C76—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 22 figures from 22 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
Dashing Blade (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 635 runs since Jan 2008 (94 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3133.3%+23.10 from 1
Good to Firm65812.3%+2.10 from 2
Good141149.9%−0.31 from 7
Good to Soft9499.6%−0.62 from 6
Soft1391611.5%+1.30 from 1
Heavy4249.5%−0.7—
Standard (AW)151138.6%−1.61 from 5
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f11218.2%+8—
6f – 7f6457.8%−2.4—
1m – 1m1f1321712.9%+2.7—
1m2f – 1m4f1451812.4%+2.22 from 5
1m5f – 2m186179.1%−1.12 from 14
2m1f – 2m4f8256.1%−4.10 from 3
2m5f – 3m1516.7%−3.5—

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

Dam
Inhibition (GB) (Nayef)

6 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Bashful (GB) (11 wins).

The wins came over 1m–2m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Bashful (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Bashful (GB)59111m–2mClass 3
Reticent (GB)511m2fClass 6
Restraint (GB)40——
Risky Spin (GB)50——
Constraint (GB)100——
Essendon (FR)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 7 1 14% −4.25
Good to Soft 6 2 33% +3.50
Standard (AW) 5 1 20% −1.50
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 9 4 44% +6.75
Class 2 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newcastle (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Southwell (AW) 2 1 50% +1.50
Catterick 2 0 0% −2.00
Newmarket 2 0 0% −2.00
Ascot 2 0 0% −2.00
Ffos Las 2 2 100% +4.25
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00
Salisbury 1 1 100% +5.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 14 2 14% −4.50
1m2f – 1m4f 5 2 40% +1.25
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Oisin Murphy 5 0 0% −5.00
Brian Hughes 4 1 25% −0.50
Joshua Bryan 3 1 33% +3.00
William Kennedy 2 0 0% −2.00
David Probert 2 2 100% +4.25
Andrew Mullen 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Hanagan 1 0 0% −1.00
Neil Callan 1 0 0% −1.00
William Buick 1 0 0% −1.00
Phillip Makin 1 0 0% −1.00
Liam Keniry 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 17 4 24% −1.25
Cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00
Blinkers 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 7 1 14% −3.50
2017 9 1 11% −3.00
2016 6 2 33% +0.25

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 16 3 19% −3.75
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00
NH Flat 1 1 100% +2.50

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
01 Jul 18+43d Uttoxeter bet365 Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good · 9 ran 4/9 2 11-0 112103B99B William Kennedy 9/2
19 May 18+14d Bangor-on-Dee Wrexham Lager Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 16.5f · Good · 14 ran 4/14 4½ 11-2 11494B113A Brian Hughes 5/2J
05 May 18+46d Hexham Bobby Roberts Memorial Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 14 ran 4/14 1½ 11-0 115—115A Brian Hughes 5/6F
20 Mar 18+18d Newcastle (AW) Betway Stayers' Handicap Class 2 · 16.5f · Standard · 6 ran 6/6 20 9-2 8669C61C Andrew Mullen 25/1
02 Mar 18+17d Southwell (AW) Back Or Lay On Betdaq 'Jumpers' Bumper' NH Flat Race Class 4 · 16f · Standard To Slow · 4 ran 1/4 11-4 ——113C Brian Hughes 5/2
13 Feb 18+30d Southwell (AW) Betway Handicap Class 3 · 16.5f · Standard · 7 ran 5/7 1¼ 9-12 8882C74C Paul Hanagan 20/1
14 Jan 18+17d Kelso D.G. Pryde Developments Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 14 ran 4/14 6 10-12 —104B119A Brian Hughes 9/2
28 Dec 17+75d Catterick Go Racing In Yorkshire Winter Festival Maiden Hurdle (Qualifier) Class 4 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 3/12 nk 11-6 —84B122A William Kennedy 5/2
14 Oct 17+16d Newmarket Betfred Cesarewitch Handicap Class 2 · 18f · Good · 34 ran 25/34 9 8-11 9082C77C Oisin Murphy 40/1
28 Sep 17+47d Newmarket Jockey Club Rose Bowl Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 16f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 6/10 5 9-3 90101C77C Oisin Murphy 40/1
12 Aug 17+45d Ascot Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Stayers (Handicap) Class 2 · 16f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 9/10 ½ 9-8 9273B76A Neil Callan 4/1F
28 Jun 17+32d Salisbury H S Lester Memorial Handicap Class 4 · 14f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 1/11 9-0 85123A91A Joshua Bryan 5/1
27 May 17+15d Haydock Amix Ready Mixed Concrete Handicap Class 2 · 16f · Firm · 8 ran 7/8 nk 8-9 8767A72A Oisin Murphy 9/2
12 May 17+21d Ascot Wood & Wood Signs Apprentice Handicap Class 3 · 16f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 3/10 3¾ 9-5 8787B79A Joshua Bryan 9/4F
21 Apr 17+30d Newbury Compton Beauchamp Estates Ltd Silver Bar Handicap Class 2 · 18f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 3/8 nk 8-9 82103A75A Oisin Murphy 11/4J
22 Mar 17+199d Newcastle (AW) Betway Stayers' Handicap Class 2 · 16.5f · Standard · 8 ran 3/8 4½ 8-8 85127A77A Oisin Murphy 4/1
04 Sep 16+27d York Fred Nowell Memorial Stakes (Handicap) Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 3/13 hd 9-0 83—79A William Buick 9/4F
08 Aug 16+11d Ffos Las 3A's Leisure Handicap Class 4 · 12f · Good · 6 ran 1/6 9-2 78—74B David Probert 7/4F
28 Jul 16+22d Ffos Las Gews Ltd Handicap Class 4 · 12f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 1/5 8-5 73—79B David Probert 5/2
06 Jul 16+9d Catterick Euro 2016 Betting At 188Bet Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 12f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 hd 9-1 ——72A Phillip Makin 5/1
27 Jun 16+33d Wolverhampton (AW) Processing Centre Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 5 ran 3/5 7 8-7 ——64B Joshua Bryan 12/1
25 May 16 Lingfield Roger Holmden Memorial Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 6 · 11.5f · Good · 7 ran 2/7 5 8-11 ——64A Liam Keniry 7/4F

Quick answers

How many races has Swashbuckle (GB) won?
Swashbuckle (GB) won 4 of 22 archived starts between 2016 and 2018, a strike rate of 18.2%. Placed 11 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Swashbuckle (GB)?
Swashbuckle (GB) was trained by Donald McCain on the most recent run on record, at Uttoxeter on 1 July 2018.
Who is Swashbuckle (GB)'s sire?
Swashbuckle (GB) is by Dashing Blade (GB) out of Inhibition (GB), whose sire is Nayef.
What going does Swashbuckle (GB) prefer?
Swashbuckle (GB) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 6 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 Swashbuckle (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 112, from the run on 1 July 2018. The highest on record is 115.
What is Swashbuckle (GB)'s sire's record?
Dashing Blade (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 635 runs since Jan 2008 (94 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Swashbuckle (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Inhibition (GB), Swashbuckle (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Bashful (GB) (11). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Bashful (GB)). The wins came over 1m–2m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2016. 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.