Swordplay (FR)
Swordplay (FR) is a gelding who won one of 15 starts, the success coming at Hamilton in Jun 2023 in a Class 5 novice over 6f – 7f on good to firm. All his wins were at Class 5 and he has never scored on all-weather. He raced off an official rating of 71 at his last run, when he finished 9 of 9 at Newcastle (AW) in Oct 2024. He has not won since Jun 2023.
- 1–15Wins / Runs
- 6.7%Strike rate
- 5 (33.3%)Placed
- −13.56£1 level staken=15 at SP
- 0.41Fair A/E n=15 · 0.37 incl. margin
- 78Highest OR
- 36dAvg 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 122
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 to Firm | 6 | 122A | 92.5 | — |
| Good | 5 | 114B | 83 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 94A | 67.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 50C | 26 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 12 | 122A | 88 | — |
| Under 6f | 2 | 91A | 87 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 15 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 23,541 runs since Jan 2008 (1,665 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 14.3% from 147. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7.1% from 252.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 147 | 21 | 14.3% | +3.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 4,208 | 496 | 11.8% | +1.4 | 1 from 6 |
| Good | 5,159 | 548 | 10.6% | +0.2 | 0 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 2,367 | 218 | 9.2% | −1.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 2,462 | 218 | 8.9% | −1.5 | — |
| Heavy | 679 | 68 | 10% | −0.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 8,519 | 871 | 10.2% | −0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 5,120 | 591 | 11.5% | +1.1 | 0 from 2 |
| 6f – 7f | 11,591 | 1,187 | 10.2% | −0.2 | 1 from 12 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,884 | 392 | 10.1% | −0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,927 | 182 | 9.4% | −1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 696 | 66 | 9.5% | −0.9 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 252 | 18 | 7.1% | −3.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 60 | 4 | 6.7% | −3.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 11 | 0 | 0% | −10.4 | — |
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, 2 winners — best of them Robin Of Navan (FR) (4 wins).
The wins came over 1m–1m2f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Robin Of Navan (FR)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Of Navan (FR) | 30 | 4 | 1m–1m2f | Group 1 |
| My Pleasure (IRE) | 7 | 1 | 1m1½f | — |
| Tilett (GB) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 6 | 1 | 17% | −4.56 |
| Good | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −6.56 |
| Class 4 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.56 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Beverley | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leicester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 12 | 1 | 8% | −10.56 |
| Under 6f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Fanning | 9 | 1 | 11% | −7.56 |
| Billy Loughnane | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Franny Norton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Rob Hornby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Curtis | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2023 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −5.56 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 24+31d | Newcastle (AW) | Download The Racecourse App Raceday Ready Handicap (Div 2) Sat close to the front pack early - pressed for effort with 3f left - dropped away inside final 2f - eventually well beaten in 9th | 9/9 | 5½ | 9-5 | 71 | 41C | 59C | Billy Loughnane | 16/1 |
| 14 Sep 24+46d | Musselburgh | Final Gallop To Dunlops Freedom Handicap Settled at the back of the field - a long way adrift from 4f out and never competitive | 7/8 | 57 | 9-8 | 72 | -36C | 51C | Joe Fanning | 12/1 |
| 30 Jul 24+6d | Beverley | Connexin Safe And Speedy Handicap | 6/8 | ½ | 9-10 | 71 | 94B | 66A | Joe Fanning | 7/4F |
| 24 Jul 24+18d | Lingfield | Download The Racecourse App Raceday Ready Handicap | 2/8 | nk | 9-10 | 71 | 105C | 84A | Billy Loughnane | 5/1 |
| 06 Jul 24+9d | Leicester | Spreadex Racing In-Running Spread Betting Handicap | 10/11 | 1¾ | 9-5 | 72 | 114B | 59A | Franny Norton | 15/2 |
| 27 Jun 24+13d | Leicester | Every Race Live On Racing Tv Handicap | 2/6 | nk | 9-9 | 71 | 122A | 81B | Rob Hornby | 12/1 |
| 14 Jun 24+33d | Chester | London Essence Handicap | 10/11 | nk | 9-3 | 74 | 82A | 61A | Franny Norton | 14/1 |
| 12 May 24+227d | Newcastle (AW) | Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Handicap | 5/9 | nse | 9-5 | 76 | 94A | 77A | Joe Fanning | 18/1 |
| 28 Sep 23+23d | Pontefract | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Nursery | 7/8 | 5 | 9-9 | 77 | 50C | 46C | Joe Fanning | 8/1 |
| 05 Sep 23+9d | Hamilton | Gartcraig Inn Always A Warm Welcome 2-Y-O Series Final Nursery | 2/6 | 2¼ | 9-9 | 77 | 100A | 86B | Ben Curtis | 17/2 |
| 27 Aug 23+23d | Beverley | Willerby Holiday Homes And Lodges Nursery | 5/6 | 1½ | 9-2 | 77 | 83A | 70B | Joe Fanning | 9/1 |
| 04 Aug 23+35d | Goodwood | Ire-Incentive It Pays To Buy Irish Nursery | 12/12 | 12 | 8-12 | 78 | 2C | 58C | Joe Fanning | 28/1 |
| 30 Jun 23+22d | Yarmouth | British Stallion Studs EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 3/6 | ¾ | 9-9 | — | 68A | 75B | Joe Fanning | 5/6F |
| 08 Jun 23+8d | Hamilton | Sodexo Live 2YO Series EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/5 | 9-5 | — | 82C | 82B | Joe Fanning | 4/9F | |
| 31 May 23 | Hamilton | EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 2/8 | ½ | 9-5 | — | 91A | 85A | Joe Fanning | 11/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Swordplay (FR) won?
- Swordplay (FR) won 1 of 15 archived starts between 2023 and 2024, a strike rate of 6.7%. Placed 5 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trained Swordplay (FR)?
- Swordplay (FR) was trained by Charlie Johnston on the most recent run on record, at Newcastle (AW) on 15 October 2024.
- Who is Swordplay (FR)'s sire?
- Swordplay (FR) is by Kodiac (GB) out of Cloghran (FR), whose sire is Muhtathir.
- What going does Swordplay (FR) prefer?
- Swordplay (FR) has the best record on good to firm 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 Swordplay (FR)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 71, from the run on 15 October 2024. The highest on record is 78.
- What is Swordplay (FR)'s sire's record?
- Kodiac (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 23,541 runs since Jan 2008 (1,665 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 14.3% from 147. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7.1% from 252.
- Who are Swordplay (FR)'s siblings?
- Out of Cloghran (FR), Swordplay (FR) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Robin Of Navan (FR) (4). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Robin Of Navan (FR)). The wins came over 1m–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.