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Horse profile

The Saltire Tiger (GB)

8yo gelding (at last run, May 2009) · Last trainer Lucy Normile · Last owner Saltire Racing Club
by Busy Flight (GB) out of Candlebright (GB) (Lighter)
27 runs · 9 courses · from Jan 2006
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 14 May 2009 — 6,384 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2009 Won at Hexham Last raced off OR 95
KTB Profile

The Saltire Tiger (GB) is 1 from 27, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since May 2007.

Based on 27 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 4
Official rating95↓ 5lb off peak
95 76–100

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 91C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Perth, 2 Jul 2008 Official rating 95 at the last run, 14 May 2009

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 24 figures · best 114C · median 88.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good13114C87—
Good to Firm8106C94—
Good to Soft289C85.5—
Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f16106C87.5—
2m5f – 3m5114C91—
1m5f – 2m399C89—

Of 27 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 24 figures from 27 runs · as at 4 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

Sire
Busy Flight (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 337 runs since Jan 2008 (40 horses).

Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 14.8% from 115.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3133.3%+220 from 1
Good to Firm42614.3%+30 from 10
Good1331511.3%01 from 14
Good to Soft4436.8%−4.50 from 2
Soft63812.7%+1.4—
Heavy35514.3%+3—
Standard (AW)1700%−11.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f900%−11.3—
1m5f – 2m6446.3%−50 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f1151714.8%+3.51 from 19
2m5f – 3m1191411.8%+0.50 from 5
Over 3m30310%−1.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Candlebright (GB) (Lighter)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Toad Hall (GB) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Toad Hall (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Toad Hall (GB)612m4fClass 4
Bobbing Cove (GB)220——
Alfie Bright (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 14 1 7% −10.75
Good to Firm 10 0 0% −10.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 21 1 5% −17.75
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Perth 7 0 0% −7.00
Musselburgh 4 0 0% −4.00
Uttoxeter 3 0 0% −3.00
Wetherby 3 0 0% −3.00
Kelso 3 0 0% −3.00
Sedgefield 3 0 0% −3.00
Hexham 2 1 50% +1.25
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 19 1 5% −15.75
2m5f – 3m 5 0 0% −5.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
T J Dreaper 12 1 8% −8.75
Des Flavin 6 0 0% −6.00
Jimmy McCarthy 5 0 0% −5.00
Dougie Costello 2 0 0% −2.00
Tony Dobbin 1 0 0% −1.00
Neil Mulholland 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 1 0 0% −1.00
2008 6 0 0% −6.00
2007 14 1 7% −10.75
2006 6 0 0% −6.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 19 1 5% −15.75
Chase 6 0 0% −6.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2009 · 1 run
14 May 09+294d Perth Mcewens Of Perth Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good To Firm · 12 ran PU/12 — 10-11 95— Jimmy McCarthy 14/1
2008 · 6 runs
24 Jul 08+11d Uttoxeter Award Winning Jenkinsons Caterers Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 2m6½f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 3/10 25 11-0 9487A Jimmy McCarthy 8/1
13 Jul 08+11d Perth toteswinger Novices' Chase Class 3 · 2m4f · Good · 8 ran 3/8 30 10-12 9487C Jimmy McCarthy 12/1
02 Jul 08+18d Perth Horserace Betting Levy Board Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m · Good · 15 ran 5/15 18 11-2 9591C Jimmy McCarthy 14/1
14 Jun 08+16d Hexham J.L.H. Developments Ltd Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m4f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 4/8 1¾ 11-10 95104B Jimmy McCarthy 22/1
29 May 08+14d Wetherby 'Summer Nights' Meeting - Thursday 5th June Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good · 6 ran 5/6 30 11-2 9879C Dougie Costello 15/2
15 May 08+167d Perth Planet Womenswear Fashion Leaders Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good To Firm · 10 ran F/10 — 11-4 100— Dougie Costello 10/1
2007 · 14 runs
30 Nov 07+13d Musselburgh Balfour Kilpatrick Supply Chain Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 13 ran F/13 — 11-8 97— T J Dreaper 18/1
17 Nov 07+16d Wetherby New Bramham Hall For Conferences & Banqueting Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m4f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 5/10 37 11-9 10087C T J Dreaper 8/1
01 Nov 07+12d Newcastle Brewin Dolphin Investment Banking Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 4/12 10 11-5 100100C T J Dreaper 7/1
20 Oct 07+27d Kelso Edinburgh City F.C. Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m6½f · Good · 16 ran 3/16 3 11-2 97114C T J Dreaper 25/1
23 Sep 07+11d Uttoxeter Loach Construction Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 17 ran 7/17 ¾ 10-7 9986C T J Dreaper 20/1
12 Sep 07+33d Uttoxeter Begbies Traynor Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 7/15 6 11-2 9893C T J Dreaper 25/1
10 Aug 07+26d Sedgefield BP Cats Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5f · Firm · 12 ran 6/12 2½ 11-12 100101C T J Dreaper 16/1
15 Jul 07+47d Perth George Allan Birthday Celebration Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 11 ran 6/11 19 10-13 10084C T J Dreaper 12/1
29 May 07+12d Hexham John Smith's No Nonsense Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 10-13 9890C T J Dreaper 9/4
17 May 07+16d Perth Genesis Oil And Gas Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 15 ran 13/15 5 11-3 9885C T J Dreaper 9/1
01 May 07+22d Sedgefield Benfield Renault Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 2/14 1¾ 10-13 86106C T J Dreaper 14/1
09 Apr 07+54d Sedgefield toteplacepot Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m1f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 5/14 4 11-6 8395C T J Dreaper 10/1
14 Feb 07+10d Musselburgh Anderson Strathern Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 1m7½f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 6/11 7 11-3 8389C Tony Dobbin 125/1
04 Feb 07+72d Musselburgh Bulmers Original Over Ice Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good · 8 ran 5/8 9 11-4 7688C Neil Mulholland 200/1
2006 · 6 runs
24 Nov 06+54d Musselburgh Racing UK For 15 Pounds Call 08700 50 69 49 Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 2m3½f · Good · 11 ran 6/11 3 10-9 7686C Des Flavin 200/1
01 Oct 06+143d Kelso UBS Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m6½f · Good · 10 ran 8/10 46 10-7 —71C Des Flavin 150/1
11 May 06+15d Wetherby Jewson Novices' Hurdle (Series Qualifier) Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 8/12 10 10-9 —75C Des Flavin 100/1
26 Apr 06+38d Perth Meikleour Hotel Party Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 15 ran 10/15 30 10-12 —93C Des Flavin 16/1
19 Mar 06+53d Kelso totecourse to course Maiden Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m · Good To Soft · 15 ran 11/15 2½ 10-13 —82C Des Flavin 20/1
25 Jan 06 Catterick Leyburn Maiden NH Flat Race (Cond/Amats) Class 6 · 1m7½f · Good · 14 ran 4/14 3½ 11-0 —99C Des Flavin 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Saltire Tiger won?
The Saltire Tiger (GB) won 1 of 27 archived starts between 2006 and 2009, a strike rate of 3.7%. Placed 5 times in total (18.5% of starts).
Who trained The Saltire Tiger?
The Saltire Tiger (GB) was trained by Lucy Normile on the most recent run on record, at Perth on 14 May 2009.
Who is The Saltire Tiger's sire?
The Saltire Tiger (GB) is by Busy Flight (GB) out of Candlebright (GB), whose sire is Lighter.
What going does The Saltire Tiger prefer?
The Saltire Tiger (GB) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 14 starts (7.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is The Saltire Tiger's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 95, from the run on 14 May 2009. The highest on record is 100.
What is The Saltire Tiger's sire's record?
Busy Flight (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 337 runs since Jan 2008 (40 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 14.8% from 115.
Who are The Saltire Tiger's siblings?
Out of Candlebright (GB), The Saltire Tiger (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Toad Hall (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Toad Hall (GB)). The wins came over 2m4f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from January 2006. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.