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Horse profile

Sword Of Light (IRE)

3yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2013) · Last trainer David Marnane · Last owner Charles Lynch
by Kodiac (GB) out of Bird In Blue (IRE) (Bluebird)
17 runs · 10 courses · from Jul 2012
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 23 Sep 2013 — 4,791 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2013 · 1st of 6 Won last time out 2 wins · Tipperary & Dundalk (AW) Last raced off OR 69
KTB Profile

Sword Of Light (IRE) is 2 from 17. Won last time out at Tipperary.

Based on 17 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
Official rating69↓ 6lb off peak
69 65–75

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 96B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Tipperary, 23 Sep 2013 Official rating 69 at the last run, 23 Sep 2013

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 →

Flat 17 figures · best 97A · median 72
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good696B70—
Standard (AW)697A74—
Good to Firm386A74—
Soft275A61.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
6f – 7f1597A72—
Under 6f296B83.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 17 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

Progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 23,595 runs since Mar 2010 (1,666 horses).

Strongest on firm going: 14.3% from 147. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7.1% from 254.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1472114.3%+3.9—
Good to Firm4,20849611.8%+1.40 from 3
Good5,16154810.6%+0.21 from 6
Good to Soft2,3712189.2%−1.2—
Soft2,4692188.8%−1.60 from 2
Heavy684689.9%−0.5—
Standard (AW)8,55587610.2%−0.21 from 6
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f5,12959211.5%+1.11 from 2
6f – 7f11,6171,19010.2%−0.21 from 15
1m – 1m1f3,89139310.1%−0.3—
1m2f – 1m4f1,9361829.4%−1—
1m5f – 2m697669.5%−0.9—
2m1f – 2m4f254187.1%−3.3—
2m5f – 3m6046.7%−3.7—
Over 3m1100%−10.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2010 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Bird In Blue (IRE) (Bluebird)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Luck Pennie (IRE)180——
Ndege Tamu (IRE)130——
Alcharinga (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 6 1 17% −1.50
Standard (AW) 6 1 17% −2.50
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 6 1 17% −2.50
Galway 2 0 0% −2.00
Curragh 2 0 0% −2.00
Tipperary 1 1 100% +3.50
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 15 1 7% −11.50
Under 6f 2 1 50% +2.50

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Fergal Lynch 13 1 8% −9.50
Ben Curtis 2 0 0% −2.00
Colin Keane 1 1 100% +3.50
Connor King 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Blinkers 10 2 20% −2.00
None 6 0 0% −6.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2013 12 2 17% −4.00
2012 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2013 · 12 runs
23 Sep 13+7d Tipperary Tipperaryraces.ie Apprentice Handicap 5f · Good · 6 ran 1/6 9-8 6996B Colin Keane 7/2
16 Sep 13+7d Listowel Feale Handicap 6½f · Yielding To Soft · 14 ran 4/14 3½ 9-13 6975A Fergal Lynch 7/1
09 Sep 13+25d Galway James P. Cunningham Electrical Handicap 7f · Good · 8 ran 3/8 nse 9-3 6972A Fergal Lynch 14/1
15 Aug 13+9d Leopardstown Bulmers Original Music Night Handicap 6f · Good · 13 ran 7/13 1¾ 9-6 7166A Fergal Lynch 14/1
06 Aug 13+37d Cork I.T.B.A. Working For Southern Regional Breeders Handicap 6f · Good · 9 ran 6/9 2½ 9-6 7268A Fergal Lynch 8/1
30 Jun 13+8d Curragh O'briens Wines Handicap (50-85) 7f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 11/16 nk 8-9 7360A Ben Curtis 14/1
22 Jun 13+13d Down Royal Value Cabs Rated Race 7f · Good · 11 ran 6/11 1¼ 9-0 7359A Ben Curtis 6/1
09 Jun 13+10d Curragh Trm Excellence In Equine Nutrition Handicap (50-80) 6f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 3/16 ¾ 8-11 7086A Fergal Lynch 16/1
30 May 13+15d Gowran Park Ladies Day 23rd June At Gowran Park Handicap (47-75) 7f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 10/16 2¼ 9-12 7474A Fergal Lynch 10/1
15 May 13+96d Naas Woodlands 100 Club Handicap 6f · Yielding To Soft · 18 ran 12/18 2¾ 7-11 7548A Connor King 14/1
08 Feb 13+14d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Stadium - Light Up Your Night Handicap 7f · Standard · 9 ran 3/9 1 9-5 7577A Fergal Lynch 7/2
25 Jan 13+49d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Stadium - Light Up Your Night Maiden 6f · Standard · 12 ran 1/12 9-5 6597A Fergal Lynch 5/2
2012 · 5 runs
07 Dec 12+14d Dundalk (AW) Christmas Party Packages At Dundalk Stadium Nursery Handicap 7f · Standard · 11 ran 7/11 nk 9-3 7171A Fergal Lynch 10/1
23 Nov 12+88d Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Maiden 5f · Standard · 14 ran 5/14 3¼ 9-5 7571A Fergal Lynch 14/1
27 Aug 12+8d Dundalk (AW) Bookings At dundalkstadium.com Maiden 7f · Standard · 14 ran 7/14 2 9-5 —65A Fergal Lynch 16/1
19 Aug 12+20d Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Maiden 6f · Standard · 12 ran 6/12 nse 9-5 —79A Fergal Lynch 20/1
30 Jul 12 Galway Claregalwayhotel.ie (c & G) E.B.F. Maiden 7f · Good · 8 ran 4/8 3½ 9-5 —72A Fergal Lynch 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Sword Of Light won?
Sword Of Light (IRE) won 2 of 17 archived starts between 2012 and 2013, a strike rate of 11.8%. Placed 5 times in total (29.4% of starts).
Who trained Sword Of Light?
Sword Of Light (IRE) was trained by David Marnane on the most recent run on record, at Tipperary on 23 September 2013.
Who is Sword Of Light's sire?
Sword Of Light (IRE) is by Kodiac (GB) out of Bird In Blue (IRE), whose sire is Bluebird.
What going does Sword Of Light prefer?
Sword Of Light (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Sword Of Light's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 69, from the run on 23 September 2013. The highest on record is 75.
What is Sword Of Light's sire's record?
Kodiac (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 23,595 runs since Mar 2010 (1,666 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 14.3% from 147. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7.1% from 254.
Who are Sword Of Light's siblings?
Out of Bird In Blue (IRE), Sword Of Light (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from July 2012. 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.