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Swingin Safari (IRE)

6yo gelding · Trainer Paul Nicholls · Owner Bell Lyons James
by Walk In The Park (IRE) out of Sara's Smile (GB) (Presenting)
9 runs · 7 courses · from Apr 2024
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Wincanton First-time headgear LTO Last run 23 Mar 2026 · 6th of 8 Last raced off OR 120
KTB Profile

Swingin Safari is a gelding by Walk In The Park out of a Presenting mare who has won two of nine starts on turf, both at Wincanton over 1m5f – 2m. He won a Class 2 NH Flat race on good ground in Nov 2024 and a Class 4 maiden hurdle on soft ground in Dec 2025. His last run, at Wincanton in Mar 2026, was his first in first-time headgear when he finished 6 of 8 in a Class 3 handicap off an official rating of 120. He usually races held up.

Based on 9 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 5 Nov 2026
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KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 122 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Fakenham, 13 Feb 2026

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 8 figures · best 132B · median 112.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good4132B1062 runs · 118 / 106
Soft3122A1202 runs · 122 / 121
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m5120B942 runs · 120 / 107
2m1f – 2m4f3132B1222 runs · 122 / 120

Of 9 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 127A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kempton, 10 Jan 2026 Official rating 120 at the last run, 23 Mar 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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 8 figures · best 140A · median 129.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good4140A127.52 runs · 127 / 122
Soft3140A1332 runs · 140 / 130
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m5140A1312 runs · 140 / 133.5
2m1f – 2m4f3140A1202 runs · 120 / 118.5

Of 9 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 9 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 from 8 analysed runs since Nov 2024

  • Prominent 6 (75%) · 2 wins
  • Held up 1 (13%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (13%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Walk In The Park (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.4% of 7,030 runs since May 2011 (704 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm501122%+8.6—
Good1,89225813.6%+0.21 from 4
Good to Soft1,59021813.7%+0.30 from 2
Soft2,46332113%−0.41 from 3
Heavy99813113.1%−0.3—
Standard (AW)3712.7%−10.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−13.4—
6f – 7f1815.6%−7.8—
1m – 1m1f2600%−13.4—
1m2f – 1m4f75912%−1.4—
1m5f – 2m2,24131213.9%+0.52 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f2,82540714.4%+10 from 3
2m5f – 3m1,55217411.2%−2.2—
Over 3m2923712.7%−0.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2011 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Sara's Smile (GB) (Presenting)

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

The wins came over 2m6f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Tiny Tantrum (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Tiny Tantrum (IRE)2512m6fClass 5
Music Maker (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 1 25% −1.62
Soft 3 1 33% −1.27
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 1 33% −1.27
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 1 1 100% +1.38

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wincanton 3 2 67% +1.11
Fakenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 6 2 33% −1.89
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Harry Cobden 7 2 29% −2.89
Freddie Gingell 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr H C Swan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 2 25% −3.89
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 0 0% −3.00
2025 3 1 33% −1.27
2024 3 1 33% −0.62

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 1 20% −3.27
NH Flat 4 1 25% −1.62

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
2026 · 3 runs
23 Mar 26+38d Wincanton Jim Morgan And Ronnie Stevens Memorial Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m4f · Good · 8 ran Held up towards the back - lost touch approaching 2 out - dropped away after the last 6/8 1½ 11-4 120118A117A Freddie Gingell 10/3
13 Feb 26+34d Fakenham British EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m4f · Soft · 6 ran Sat close behind pace - urged on after 3 out - briefly moved into second before 2 out - dropped back before last and finished without more to give 3/6 1¼ 11-8 122122A120B Harry Cobden 11/4
10 Jan 26+25d Kempton Join Coral Bet 10 Get 50 Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m · Good · 7 ran Tracked the front bunch - moved into second after 3 out - pushed along approaching 2 out - dropped away and stayed held to finish third 3/7 15 11-6 —94B127A Harry Cobden 10/3
2025 · 3 runs
16 Dec 25+41d Wincanton Racing Blogger Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 1m7f · Soft · 18 ran Settled in third early - urged into second before two out and closed on the front-runner approaching the last - took over on the run-in to score 1/18 11-4 —120B140A Harry Cobden 8/11F
05 Nov 25+214d Chepstow Angela Nettlefold Memorial 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 14 ran Tracked front pack early - pressed forward three out then pushed along approaching final furlong - close up when brought down at the last F/14 — 11-4 ——— Harry Cobden 6/4F
05 Apr 25+106d Aintree Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Standard Open NH Flat Race (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 2m1f · Good · 15 ran Settled midfield early - pushed along with 2f left then rallied to move into 4th inside the closing furlong - couldn't close right up on the leaders 4/15 ½ 11-4 114132B140A Harry Cobden 33/1
2024 · 3 runs
20 Dec 24+41d Ascot King Edward VII Ascot Membership Open NH Flat Race (Listed) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 1m7½f · Good To Soft · 14 ran Handy in the pack early - driven approaching final 2f to move into 4th - kept on same speed to the line 4/14 1 11-2 —107B131A Harry Cobden 20/1
09 Nov 24+204d Wincanton BetMGM Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 2 · 1m7f · Good · 4 ran Settled in fourth early on - made ground wide on the home turn - moved into second inside the final two furlongs - kept up the pressure to prevail at the line 1/4 11-2 —81C128B Harry Cobden 11/8F
19 Apr 24 Ballinrobe John Madden & Sons Flat Race 1m7½f · Soft · 10 ran 2/10 ½ 11-5 —82A133A Mr H C Swan 4/1

Quick answers

How many races has Swingin Safari won?
Swingin Safari (IRE) won 2 of 9 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 22.2%. Placed 3 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trains Swingin Safari?
Swingin Safari (IRE) is trained by Paul Nicholls, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 23 March 2026.
Who is Swingin Safari's sire?
Swingin Safari (IRE) is by Walk In The Park (IRE) out of Sara's Smile (GB), whose sire is Presenting.
What going does Swingin Safari prefer?
Swingin Safari (IRE) has the best record on soft 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 Swingin Safari's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 120, from the run on 23 March 2026. The highest on record is 122.
What is Swingin Safari's sire's record?
Walk In The Park (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.4% of 7,030 runs since May 2011 (704 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Swingin Safari's siblings?
Out of Sara's Smile (GB), Swingin Safari (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Tiny Tantrum (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Tiny Tantrum (IRE)). The wins came over 2m6f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2024. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.