Swordsman (GER)
Swordsman (GER) is 5 from 49. Hasn't won since May 2011. Every win has come on good or faster ground (0 from 12 on softer). Last raced off 108, 23lb below the career-high mark.
- 5–49Wins / Runs
- 10.2%Strike rate
- 17 (34.7%)Placed
- −22.75£1 level staken=48 at SP
- 0.96Fair A/E n=47 · 0.83 incl. margin
- 131Highest OR
- 45dAvg 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 9.4% of 637 runs since Jan 2008 (50 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 4.8% from 126.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | +23.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 69 | 9 | 13% | +3.6 | 3 from 12 |
| Good | 157 | 13 | 8.3% | −1.1 | 2 from 23 |
| Good to Soft | 90 | 10 | 11.1% | +1.7 | 0 from 8 |
| Soft | 126 | 6 | 4.8% | −4.6 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 79 | 10 | 12.7% | +3.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 112 | 11 | 9.8% | +0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +4.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 52 | 5 | 9.6% | +0.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 95 | 8 | 8.4% | −1 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 205 | 23 | 11.2% | +1.8 | 2 from 19 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 146 | 12 | 8.2% | −1.2 | 1 from 7 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 99 | 10 | 10.1% | +0.7 | 1 from 14 |
| Over 3m | 33 | 1 | 3% | −6.4 | 1 from 6 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 23 | 2 | 9% | −8.00 |
| Good to Firm | 12 | 3 | 25% | −0.75 |
| Good to Soft | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 13 | 1 | 8% | −8.00 |
| Class 3 | 12 | 1 | 8% | −3.00 |
| Class 5 | 11 | 2 | 18% | −3.00 |
| Class 2 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Class 1 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 6 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.25 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Folkestone | 10 | 2 | 20% | −3.25 |
| Fontwell | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Newbury | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Stratford | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.00 |
| Goodwood | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Ascot | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Lingfield | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Worcester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cheltenham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Huntingdon | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.00 |
| Kempton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Exeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Plumpton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Deauville (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Longchamp (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 19 | 2 | 11% | −11.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 14 | 1 | 7% | −9.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 1 | 14% | +2.00 |
| Over 3m | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.75 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin Bolger | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Tom Cannon | 6 | 2 | 33% | +2.25 |
| Jamie Moore | 6 | 1 | 17% | +3.00 |
| Chris Catlin | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.50 |
| Dane O'Neill | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.50 |
| Liam Keniry | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr Phillip York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sam Hitchcott | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hayley Turner | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Frankie Dettori | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ed Cookson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ian Mongan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cathy Gannon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oliver Dayman | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| A P McCoy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Joe Tizzard | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thierry Thulliez | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrew Elliott | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sam Jones | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Glen Boss | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Micky Fenton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thierry Jarnet | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 16 | 2 | 13% | −1.50 |
| Tongue tie | 14 | 1 | 7% | −10.50 |
| Tongue tie + visor | 9 | 2 | 22% | −0.75 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Blinkers | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2011 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.75 |
| 2010 | 13 | 2 | 15% | −4.50 |
| 2009 | 13 | 1 | 8% | −8.50 |
| 2008 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2007 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +5.00 |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 22 | 2 | 9% | −13.00 |
| Hurdle | 16 | 1 | 6% | −7.00 |
| Chase | 11 | 2 | 18% | −2.75 |
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 Swordsman (GER) won?
- Swordsman (GER) won 5 of 49 archived starts between 2006 and 2012, a strike rate of 10.2%. Placed 17 times in total (34.7% of starts).
- Who trained Swordsman (GER)?
- Swordsman (GER) was trained by Chris Gordon on the most recent run on record, at Folkestone on 17 May 2012.
- Who is Swordsman (GER)'s sire?
- Swordsman (GER) is by Acatenango (GER) out of Saiga (GB), whose sire is Windwurf.
- What going does Swordsman (GER) prefer?
- Swordsman (GER) has the best record on good to firm going: 3 wins from 12 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Swordsman (GER)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 108, from the run on 17 May 2012. The highest on record is 131.
- What is Swordsman (GER)'s sire's record?
- Acatenango (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 637 runs since Jan 2008 (50 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 4.8% from 126.