Swordsman (IRE)
Swordsman won three of 16 starts on turf between Mar 2018 and May 2024. His wins came at Fairyhouse in the Happy New Year From All At Fairyhouse Maiden Hurdle over 2m1f – 2m4f on good in Jan 2019, at Roscommon in the Castlerea Beginners Chase over 2m5f – 3m on heavy in Sep 2019 and at Killarney in the Download The BoyleSports App Handicap Hurdle over 2m1f – 2m4f on good in Jul 2021 off an official rating of 116. The gelding, who reached a highest ever mark of 131, last ran at Warwick in the Valley Shoppers Dash Handicap Hurdle in May 2024 off 120, his first start for Jonjo & A J O'Neill.
- 3–16Wins / Runs
- 18.8%Strike rate
- 4 (25%)Placed
- +5.00£1 level staken=16 at SP
- 1.87Fair A/E n=16 · 1.57 incl. margin
- 131Highest OR
- 150dAvg 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 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 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 6 | 107A | 77 | — |
| Good | 2 | 126B | 124 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 126B | 102 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 100C | 71 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 122A | 114.5 | — |
Of 16 runs looked at, 7 have no figure: did not complete (5) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 16 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 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 11.5% of 7,349 runs since Jan 2008 (605 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 22 | 2 | 9.1% | −2.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 350 | 42 | 12% | +0.5 | — |
| Good | 2,234 | 273 | 12.2% | +0.7 | 2 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 1,431 | 193 | 13.5% | +2 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 2,005 | 215 | 10.7% | −0.8 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 761 | 66 | 8.7% | −2.8 | 1 from 6 |
| Standard (AW) | 546 | 57 | 10.4% | −1.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 76 | 6 | 7.9% | −3.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 360 | 36 | 10% | −1.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 411 | 45 | 10.9% | −0.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 584 | 60 | 10.3% | −1.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,178 | 251 | 11.5% | 0 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,195 | 264 | 12% | +0.5 | 2 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,282 | 158 | 12.3% | +0.8 | 1 from 8 |
| Over 3m | 263 | 28 | 10.6% | −0.9 | — |
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
6 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Battleoverdoyen (IRE) (9 wins).
The wins came over 2m–3m1½f; the highest grade won is Grade 1 (Battleoverdoyen (IRE)).
Family form: Aurea Fortuna (IRE) finished 3rd of 8 at Punchestown (IRE), 14 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battleoverdoyen (IRE) | 38 | 9 | 2m–3m | Grade 1 |
| Treackle Tart (IRE) | 24 | 5 | 2m4f–3m1½f | Class 3 |
| Aurea Fortuna (IRE) | 21 | 2 | 2m½f–2m7f | — |
| Tigger (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Power Steering (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Take It Over (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 6 | 1 | 17% | +1.00 |
| Good | 4 | 2 | 50% | +10.00 |
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.00 |
| Punchestown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 1 | 100% | +9.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 8 | 1 | 13% | −1.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 2 | 33% | +8.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Kennedy | 6 | 2 | 33% | +5.00 |
| Jordan Gainford | 4 | 1 | 25% | +6.00 |
| Richie McLernon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean O'Keeffe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mark Enright | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robbie Power | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Davy Russell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ms N Carberry | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 10 | 2 | 20% | +1.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 1 | 100% | +9.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2021 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +5.00 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2019 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +5.00 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 12 | 2 | 17% | +2.00 |
| Chase | 3 | 1 | 33% | +4.00 |
| NH Flat | 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
Quick answers
- How many races has Swordsman (IRE) won?
- Swordsman (IRE) won 3 of 16 archived starts between 2018 and 2024, a strike rate of 18.8%. Placed 4 times in total (25% of starts).
- Who trained Swordsman (IRE)?
- Swordsman (IRE) was trained by Jonjo & A J O'Neill on the most recent run on record, at Warwick on 11 May 2024.
- Who is Swordsman (IRE)'s sire?
- Swordsman (IRE) is by Doyen (IRE) out of Battle Over (FR), whose sire is Sillery.
- What going does Swordsman (IRE) prefer?
- Swordsman (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Swordsman (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 120, from the run on 11 May 2024. The highest on record is 131.
- What is Swordsman (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Doyen (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 7,349 runs since Jan 2008 (605 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Swordsman (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Battle Over (FR), Swordsman (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Battleoverdoyen (IRE) (9). Highest grade won: Grade 1 (Battleoverdoyen (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m1½f. As at Oct 2026.