Sword Of State (IRE)
Sword Of State is a filly by State Of Rest out of an Alchemilla mare who has one win from four starts on turf. She won an Irish EBF Auction Series Fillies Maiden over 6f-7f on good ground at Gowran Park in Jul 2026 and has since finished ninth of 10 in a Class 1 race at the Curragh in Aug 2026. She raced off an official rating of 78 at the Curragh, which equalled her highest mark. All three of her runs over 6f-7f have come on good or good to firm ground.
- 1–4Wins / Runs
- 25%Strike rate
- 1 (25%)Placed
- +15.00£1 level staken=4 at SP
- 78Highest OR
- 11dBetween runs (median)
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 83
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 15 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 83A | 79 | 3 runs · 83 / 79 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 15 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 83A | 74 | 3 runs · 83 / 74 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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 from 4 analysed runs since Jul 2026
- Led 2 (50%) · 1 win
- Prominent 1 (25%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (25%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 96 runs since Apr 2026 (27 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 17 | 2 | 11.8% | +3.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 36 | 3 | 8.3% | 0 | 1 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 10 | 0 | 0% | −8.3 | — |
| Soft | 19 | 2 | 10.5% | +2.2 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −8.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 13 | 1 | 7.7% | −0.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −8.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 69 | 6 | 8.7% | +0.4 | 1 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 21 | 2 | 9.5% | +1.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −8.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2026 · as at 15 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
7 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Stardrifter (GB) (4 wins).
The wins came over 7f–2m; the highest grade won is Listed (Gold Land (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stardrifter (GB) | 56 | 4 | 7f–1m1f | Class 4 |
| Road To Paris (IRE) | 14 | 3 | 1m6f–2m | Class 5 |
| Gold Land (GB) | 3 | 2 | 7f | Listed |
| Norflondonforever (IRE) | 13 | 2 | 1m–1m3f | Class 5 |
| Jebel Dukhan (IRE) | 9 | 1 | 1m2f | Class 4 |
| Sovrano (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Samha (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 1 | 33% | +16.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh (IRE) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Roscommon (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park (IRE) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +18.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 1 | 33% | +16.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Aug 26+11d | Curragh (IRE) | Newtownanner Stud Irish EBF Stakes (Group 3) Went straight to front - driven up and lost advantage inside final 3f - urged over 2f out but had nothing more to offer - well held at finish | 9/10 | 3¼ | 9-2 | 78 | 79C | 54C | Rory Cleary | 200/1 |
| 18 Aug 26+24d | Roscommon (IRE) | Irish EBF Auction Series Race Sat behind pace early - still second at halfway - into the drive turning in and third under pressure over 2f out - held no more in reserve and dropped away over 1f out | 8/8 | 4¾ | 9-1 | — | 83A | 47A | Rory Cleary | 3/1 |
| 25 Jul 26+6d | Gowran Park (IRE) | Irish EBF Auction Series Fillies Maiden In front from the start - given a squeeze 2f out - soon asked for effort and drew away to find more in the final furlong | 1/10 | 8-10 | — | 74A | 87A | Rory Cleary | 18/1 | |
| 19 Jul 26 | Curragh (IRE) | 1xBet.ie Supporting Irish Sport Irish EBF Fillies Maiden soon settled in the pack - 5th at halfway - driven along in 6th over 1f out - held a steady gear through the final furlong then found little more near the line in 7th | 7/9 | ½ | 9-2 | — | 61A | 66A | Rory Cleary | 200/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Sword Of State won?
- Sword Of State (IRE) won 1 of 4 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 1 time in total (25% of starts).
- Who trains Sword Of State?
- Sword Of State (IRE) is trained by Brendan W Duke, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 29 August 2026.
- Who is Sword Of State's sire?
- Sword Of State (IRE) is by State Of Rest (IRE) out of Alchemilla (GB), whose sire is Dubai Destination (USA).
- What going does Sword Of State prefer?
- Sword Of State (IRE) has the best record on good 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 Of State's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 78, from the run on 29 August 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Sword Of State's sire's record?
- State Of Rest (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 96 runs since Apr 2026 (27 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Sword Of State's siblings?
- Out of Alchemilla (GB), Sword Of State (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Stardrifter (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Listed (Gold Land (GB)). The wins came over 7f–2m. As at Nov 2026.