Tawakal (FR)
Tawakal won the EBF Maiden Stakes at Nottingham in Jul 2026 on good to firm going. The colt has one win and two places from three runs all at 6f – 7f and carries an official rating of 93. He finished fifth of eight in the William Hill Sirenia Stakes at Kempton (AW) in Sep 2026 when beaten favourite. By Starspangledbanner out of a Shamardal mare he is trained by Simon & Ed Crisford.
- 1–3Wins / Runs
- 33.3%Strike rate
- 2 (66.7%)Placed
- −1.56£1 level staken=3 at SP
- 93Highest OR
- 25dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 77
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 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 2 | 109C | 105 | 2 runs · 109 / 105 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 109C | 101 | 3 runs · 109 / 101 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 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 3 analysed runs since Jul 2026
- Prominent 2 (67%) · 1 win
- Led 1 (33%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 7,196 runs since May 2014 (663 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.6% from 1,195.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 25 | 3 | 12% | +0.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,034 | 125 | 12.1% | +1 | 1 from 2 |
| Good | 1,737 | 183 | 10.5% | −0.6 | — |
| Good to Soft | 777 | 90 | 11.6% | +0.5 | — |
| Soft | 1,079 | 123 | 11.4% | +0.3 | — |
| Heavy | 294 | 33 | 11.2% | +0.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,250 | 243 | 10.8% | −0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,195 | 174 | 14.6% | +3.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3,582 | 397 | 11.1% | 0 | 1 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,401 | 139 | 9.9% | −1.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 651 | 60 | 9.2% | −1.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 270 | 26 | 9.6% | −1.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 84 | 4 | 4.8% | −6.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 13 | 0 | 0% | −11.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2014 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Baladiya (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 6f–7f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baladiya (IRE) | 8 | 2 | 6f–7f | — |
| Baraniya (IRE) | 7 | 1 | 7f | — |
| Balibel (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Balanda (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.56 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.56 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket (July) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.44 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Doyle | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.56 |
| Jack Mitchell | 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 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 05 Sep 26+29d | Kempton (AW) | William Hill Sirenia Stakes (Group 3) Fought for control early - up with leading group - pressed for effort 2f out - went in pursuit of winner with a furlong left - lost momentum close home to finish 5th | 5/8 | shd | 9-3 | 93 | 77A | 105A | Jack Mitchell | 9/4F |
| 07 Aug 26+21d | Newmarket (July) | Carling Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Went straight to front - clear by a length with 2f remaining - asked for effort soon after - held on well into the final furlong - caught close to the line | 2/5 | hd | 9-11 | — | 109C | 101B | James Doyle | 9/4 |
| 17 Jul 26 | Nottingham | EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) settled in second - went to the front over 1f out - showed signs of inexperience but drew clear inside the final furlong - drifted left towards the finish but firmly in command | 1/5 | 9-7 | — | 101C | 97B | James Doyle | 4/9F | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Tawakal won?
- Tawakal (FR) won 1 of 3 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 2 times in total (66.7% of starts).
- Who trains Tawakal?
- Tawakal (FR) is trained by Simon & Ed Crisford, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 5 September 2026.
- Who is Tawakal's sire?
- Tawakal (FR) is by Starspangledbanner (AUS) out of Balansiya (IRE), whose sire is Shamardal.
- What is Tawakal's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 93, from the run on 5 September 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Tawakal's sire's record?
- Starspangledbanner (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 7,196 runs since May 2014 (663 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.6% from 1,195.
- Who are Tawakal's siblings?
- Out of Balansiya (IRE), Tawakal (FR) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Baladiya (IRE) (2). The wins came over 6f–7f. As at Nov 2026.