Sword Fish (IRE)
Sword Fish (IRE) is 5 from 43. Hasn't won since Jan 2015. Last raced off 113, 11lb below the career-high mark.
- 5–43Wins / Runs
- 11.6%Strike rate
- 11 (25.6%)Placed
- −3.50£1 level staken=43 at SP
- 1.32Fair A/E n=43 · 1.00 incl. margin
- 124Highest OR
- 53dAvg 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
No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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 11.3% of 4,636 runs since Jan 2008 (370 horses).
Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.7% from 107.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 46 | 7 | 15.2% | +3.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 644 | 90 | 14% | +2.7 | — |
| Good | 1,248 | 152 | 12.2% | +0.9 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 716 | 70 | 9.8% | −1.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 1,085 | 117 | 10.8% | −0.5 | 4 from 20 |
| Heavy | 513 | 52 | 10.1% | −1.2 | 1 from 18 |
| Standard (AW) | 384 | 36 | 9.4% | −1.9 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −11.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 107 | 20 | 18.7% | +7.4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 286 | 27 | 9.4% | −1.9 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,188 | 134 | 11.3% | 0 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,394 | 176 | 12.6% | +1.3 | 2 from 10 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 961 | 96 | 10% | −1.3 | 0 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 556 | 53 | 9.5% | −1.8 | 0 from 10 |
| Over 3m | 143 | 18 | 12.6% | +1.3 | 3 from 17 |
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
3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Shelford (IRE) (8 wins).
The wins came over 1m3f–3m½f; the highest grade won is Grade 3 (Shelford (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelford (IRE) | 40 | 8 | 1m4f–3m½f | Grade 3 |
| Wells Lyrical (IRE) | 28 | 4 | 1m3f–2m1f | Class 4 |
| Make My Heart Sing (IRE) | 10 | 1 | 1m4f | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 20 | 4 | 20% | +14.00 |
| Heavy | 18 | 1 | 6% | −12.50 |
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse | 8 | 2 | 25% | +3.50 |
| Punchestown | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Naas | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Cork | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.00 |
| Navan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Thurles | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Killarney | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gowran Park | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Limerick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Listowel | 2 | 1 | 50% | +13.00 |
| Leopardstown | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over 3m | 17 | 3 | 18% | +3.50 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 10 | 2 | 20% | +9.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Crowe | 29 | 2 | 7% | −8.00 |
| Mark Walsh | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
| Jody McGarvey | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Niall P Madden | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| A P McCoy | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Ben Dalton | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.00 |
| Nick Scholfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kevin Sexton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrias Guerin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 16 | 4 | 25% | +19.50 |
| None | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Tongue tie | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Blinkers | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.00 |
| Hood | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −2.50 |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2013 | 10 | 2 | 20% | +5.00 |
| 2012 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2010 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +11.00 |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 29 | 3 | 10% | −8.50 |
| Hurdle | 13 | 2 | 15% | +6.00 |
| Flat | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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 Fish (IRE) won?
- Sword Fish (IRE) won 5 of 43 archived starts between 2009 and 2015, a strike rate of 11.6%. Placed 11 times in total (25.6% of starts).
- Who trained Sword Fish (IRE)?
- Sword Fish (IRE) was trained by C Roche on the most recent run on record, at Fairyhouse on 29 November 2015.
- Who is Sword Fish (IRE)'s sire?
- Sword Fish (IRE) is by Sadler's Wells (USA) out of Lyrical (GB), whose sire is Shirley Heights.
- What going does Sword Fish (IRE) prefer?
- Sword Fish (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 4 wins from 20 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Sword Fish (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 113, from the run on 29 November 2015. The highest on record is 124.
- What is Sword Fish (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Sadler's Wells (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 4,636 runs since Jan 2008 (370 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.7% from 107.
- Who are Sword Fish (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Lyrical (GB), Sword Fish (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Shelford (IRE) (8). Highest grade won: Grade 3 (Shelford (IRE)). The wins came over 1m3f–3m½f. As at Oct 2026.