Tactician (GB)
Tactician is a gelding with two wins from nine starts on turf. Both wins came over 1m5f – 2m on good ground, the first in a Class 4 maiden at Goodwood in Jun 2024 and the second in the Class 3 John Guest Racing Brown Jack Handicap at Ascot the following month off a mark of 86. He has not won since Jul 2024 and last ran off a career-high mark of 102 when finishing 24 of 29 in the Class 2 Club Godolphin Cesarewitch Handicap Stakes at Newmarket in Oct 2026.
- 2–9Wins / Runs
- 22.2%Strike rate
- 4 (44.4%)Placed
- −4.34£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 1.15Fair A/E n=9 · 0.97 incl. margin
- 102Highest OR
- 110dAvg 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 114
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 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 104A | 101 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 101A | 100.5 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 114A | 105.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 103B | 100 | 1 run · — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 114A | 99.5 | 1 run · — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 104A | 102.5 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 runs · as at 18 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 Aug 2024
- Held up 3 (75%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (25%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 12,170 runs since Jan 2008 (1,102 horses).
Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 956.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 18 | 4 | 22.2% | +8.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,559 | 238 | 15.3% | +1.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 2,753 | 383 | 13.9% | +0.1 | 2 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 1,556 | 183 | 11.8% | −2 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 1,871 | 252 | 13.5% | −0.3 | — |
| Heavy | 715 | 84 | 11.7% | −2.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3,696 | 532 | 14.4% | +0.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 476 | 71 | 14.9% | +1.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3,596 | 511 | 14.2% | +0.4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,589 | 515 | 14.3% | +0.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3,275 | 466 | 14.2% | +0.4 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 956 | 89 | 9.3% | −4.5 | 2 from 5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 245 | 24 | 9.8% | −4 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 32 | 1 | 3.1% | −10.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −13.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Desert Spring (GB) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Desert Spring (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desert Spring (GB) | 9 | 1 | 1m4f | Class 5 |
| Political Resident (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 2 | 40% | −0.34 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 4 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.25 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.09 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newmarket | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ascot | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.09 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.75 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 2 | 40% | −0.34 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oisin Murphy | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.09 |
| Charlie Tucker | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jason Watson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hayley Turner | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| P J McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Carver | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.75 |
| David Probert | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 8 | 2 | 25% | −3.34 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2024 | 7 | 2 | 29% | −2.34 |
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 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 10 Oct 26+49d | Newmarket | Club Godolphin Cesarewitch Handicap Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race) Towards the back of the pack early - pushed along over 3f out but failed to pick up - always out of the contest - finished 24th | 24/29 | hd | 9-5 | 102 | 85C | 86C | Charlie Tucker | 33/1 |
| 22 Aug 26+700d | Chester | Virgin Bet Chester Stakes (Listed Race) Held up towards the back - made progress from 3f out - pushed along and stayed on inside the final 2f - unable to bridge the gap late finishing third | 3/8 | 2 | 9-8 | 88 | 100A | 94A | Jason Watson | 18/1 |
| 2024 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 21 Sep 24+28d | Newmarket | Turners Cesarewitch Trial Handicap Settled midfield towards the wide side - improved into contention 6f out - pushed along 3f out - faded from 2f out to finish sixth | 6/11 | 1 | 8-6 | 91 | 114A | 74A | Hayley Turner | 15/8F |
| 24 Aug 24+29d | York | Sky Bet Melrose Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Settled at the back early - pressed for effort 4f out and edged into contention 3f out - stayed on gradually inside the final furlong - never a threat to the leaders at the finish | 6/16 | ½ | 8-13 | 91 | 97C | 86A | P J McDonald | 10/1 |
| 26 Jul 24+13d | Ascot | John Guest Racing Brown Jack Handicap | 1/9 | 8-11 | 86 | 88B | 78A | Oisin Murphy | 10/11F | |
| 13 Jul 24+22d | Ascot | Ascot Racecourse Supports Sport In Mind Handicap | 2/11 | hd | 8-9 | 83 | 101A | 77A | Oisin Murphy | 11/8F |
| 21 Jun 24+25d | Goodwood | William Hill Epic Boost Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/9 | 8-11 | — | 103B | 73A | William Carver | 7/4 | |
| 27 May 24+10d | Yarmouth | Join Moulton Racing Syndicate Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 5/9 | 2¼ | 9-4 | — | 101A | 76A | Oisin Murphy | 5/1 |
| 17 May 24 | Newbury | Coolmore Stud St Mark's Basilica EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) | 5/11 | 2 | 9-7 | — | 104A | 75A | David Probert | 14/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Tactician won?
- Tactician (GB) won 2 of 9 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 22.2%. Placed 4 times in total (44.4% of starts).
- Who trains Tactician?
- Tactician (GB) is trained by Andrew Balding, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 10 October 2026.
- Who is Tactician's sire?
- Tactician (GB) is by Lope De Vega (IRE) out of Fly The Flag (GB), whose sire is Australia.
- What going does Tactician prefer?
- Tactician (GB) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Tactician's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 102, from the run on 10 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Tactician's sire's record?
- Lope De Vega (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 12,170 runs since Jan 2008 (1,102 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 956.
- Who are Tactician's siblings?
- Out of Fly The Flag (GB), Tactician (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Desert Spring (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Desert Spring (GB)). The wins came over 1m4f. As at Oct 2026.