Sword Fighter (IRE)
Sword Fighter (IRE) is 3 from 13, including a Group 2 win. The biggest win we hold: the Coral.ie Curragh Cup at Curragh (IRE) (Jun 2016). Hasn't won since Jun 2016. 3 of 8 starts with soft in the ground have ended in wins — 0 from 5 on quicker. Each win came on a first visit to the course. Last raced off a career-high mark of 113.
- 3–13Wins / Runs
- 23.1%Strike rate
- 6 (46.2%)Placed
- +26.55£1 level staken=13 at SP
- 1.24Fair A/E n=13 · 1.07 incl. margin
- 113Highest OR
- 48dAvg 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
Best recent Speed 111
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 113C | 112 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 74B | 66 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 108C | 74 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 113C | 112 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 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
Progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,191 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses).
Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 889.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 72 | 14 | 19.4% | +4.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2,765 | 442 | 16% | +1.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 5,307 | 790 | 14.9% | +0.4 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 2,342 | 328 | 14% | −0.5 | 1 from 1 |
| Soft | 3,844 | 575 | 15% | +0.5 | 1 from 4 |
| Heavy | 1,378 | 190 | 13.8% | −0.7 | 1 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 2,482 | 304 | 12.2% | −2.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 14 | 1 | 7.1% | −7.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,383 | 252 | 18.2% | +3.7 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,021 | 517 | 17.1% | +2.6 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6,848 | 1,051 | 15.3% | +0.8 | 1 from 3 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4,237 | 554 | 13.1% | −1.4 | 2 from 7 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,649 | 170 | 10.3% | −4.2 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 889 | 83 | 9.3% | −5.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 150 | 16 | 10.7% | −3.8 | — |
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
7 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Big Audio (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m; the highest grade won is Listed (Big Audio (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Audio (IRE) | 9 | 2 | 7f–1m | Listed |
| Precious Moments (IRE) | 17 | 1 | 6f | — |
| Spiritual Healing (IRE) | 2 | 1 | 6f | Class 5 |
| North Carolina (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Whatyoucallit (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Indus River (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Belatorio (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.25 |
| Heavy | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.20 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +33.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +31.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh (IRE) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| Ascot | 1 | 1 | 100% | +33.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo (IRE) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.80 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 2 | 29% | +30.75 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.20 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donnacha O'Brien | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.20 |
| Mark Walsh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jody McGarvey | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Colm O'Donoghue | 2 | 1 | 50% | +32.00 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.75 |
| Paul Townend | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 7 | 3 | 43% | +32.55 |
| Tongue tie | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2016 | 8 | 3 | 38% | +31.55 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 8 | 3 | 38% | +31.55 |
| Hurdle | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
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 Sword Fighter (IRE) won?
- Sword Fighter (IRE) won 3 of 13 archived starts between 2015 and 2017, a strike rate of 23.1%. Placed 6 times in total (46.2% of starts).
- Who trained Sword Fighter (IRE)?
- Sword Fighter (IRE) was trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Punchestown on 22 May 2017.
- Who is Sword Fighter (IRE)'s sire?
- Sword Fighter (IRE) is by Galileo (IRE) out of Tarbela (IRE), whose sire is Grand Lodge.
- What going does Sword Fighter (IRE) prefer?
- Sword Fighter (IRE) 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 Sword Fighter (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 113, from the run on 22 May 2017. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Sword Fighter (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Galileo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,191 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 889.
- Who are Sword Fighter (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Tarbela (IRE), Sword Fighter (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Big Audio (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Listed (Big Audio (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m. As at Oct 2026.