Sword In Hand (GB)
Sword In Hand (GB) is 1 from 10, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Sep 2012. The win came on the all-weather — 0 from 8 on turf.
- 1–10Wins / Runs
- 10%Strike rate
- 4 (40%)Placed
- −3.50£1 level staken=10 at SP
- 1.00Fair A/E n=10 · 0.85 incl. margin
- 76Highest OR
- 57dAvg 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 11.9% of 16,030 runs since Jan 2008 (1,161 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 20.7% from 198. Weakest on soft going: 7.9% from 1,194.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 198 | 41 | 20.7% | +8.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3,251 | 399 | 12.3% | +0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 3,146 | 328 | 10.4% | −1.5 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 1,310 | 130 | 9.9% | −2 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,194 | 94 | 7.9% | −4 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 273 | 25 | 9.2% | −2.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 6,658 | 883 | 13.3% | +1.4 | 1 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3,860 | 521 | 13.5% | +1.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 8,006 | 951 | 11.9% | 0 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,755 | 289 | 10.5% | −1.4 | 1 from 7 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,025 | 102 | 10% | −1.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 273 | 26 | 9.5% | −2.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 102 | 10 | 9.8% | −2.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | −0.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Fiumicino (GB) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Fiumicino (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiumicino (GB) | 10 | 1 | 1m | Class 4 |
| Bagutta Sun (GB) | 16 | 0 | — | — |
| Brandy Alexander (GB) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Travel Bug (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Catalunga (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.50 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +0.50 |
| Class 4 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newbury | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.50 |
| Brighton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 7 | 1 | 14% | −0.50 |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael J M Murphy | 5 | 1 | 20% | +1.50 |
| Luke Morris | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dale Gibson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Neil Callan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robert Winston | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 8 | 1 | 13% | −1.50 |
| Tongue tie | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2012 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +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
Quick answers
- How many races has Sword In Hand won?
- Sword In Hand (GB) won 1 of 10 archived starts between 2012 and 2013, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 4 times in total (40% of starts).
- Who trained Sword In Hand?
- Sword In Hand (GB) was trained by Alan Jarvis on the most recent run on record, at Brighton on 17 October 2013.
- Who is Sword In Hand's sire?
- Sword In Hand (GB) is by Exceed and Excel (AUS) out of Valhalla Moon (USA), whose sire is Sadler's Wells.
- What is Sword In Hand's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 70, from the run on 17 October 2013. The highest on record is 76.
- What is Sword In Hand's sire's record?
- Exceed and Excel (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 16,030 runs since Jan 2008 (1,161 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 20.7% from 198. Weakest on soft going: 7.9% from 1,194.
- Who are Sword In Hand's siblings?
- Out of Valhalla Moon (USA), Sword In Hand (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Fiumicino (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Fiumicino (GB)). The wins came over 1m. As at Oct 2026.