War Banner (IRE)
War Banner won one of two starts on turf over 6f to 7f on good to firm, with her success coming at Newmarket in the ZYN In The Moment British EBF Fillies Novice Stakes Class 4 in Jun 2026. The Dark Angel filly out of Dickiedooda then finished 5 of 8 in the European Bloodstock News EBF Star Stakes Class 1 at Sandown in Jul 2026. Her sire’s progeny in the archive have won 2451 of 21744 runs since Jan 2008 with a 15% strike rate on firm.
- 1–2Wins / Runs
- 50%Strike rate
- 1 (50%)Placed
- +1.00£1 level staken=2 at SP
- 27dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 93
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 to Firm | 2 | 93A | 83 | 2 runs · 93 / 83 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 93A | 83 | 2 runs · 93 / 83 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 21,890 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 15% from 107.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 107 | 16 | 15% | +3.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3,694 | 452 | 12.2% | +0.9 | 1 from 2 |
| Good | 4,842 | 510 | 10.5% | −0.8 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2,409 | 251 | 10.4% | −0.9 | — |
| Soft | 2,728 | 254 | 9.3% | −2 | — |
| Heavy | 826 | 70 | 8.5% | −2.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 7,283 | 917 | 12.6% | +1.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2,064 | 278 | 13.5% | +2.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 10,705 | 1,253 | 11.7% | +0.4 | 1 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4,997 | 546 | 10.9% | −0.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,470 | 236 | 9.6% | −1.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,090 | 109 | 10% | −1.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 474 | 42 | 8.9% | −2.4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 86 | 7 | 8.1% | −3.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −11.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 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.
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 23 Jul 26+27d | Sandown | European Bloodstock News EBF Star Stakes (Listed Race) raced in pursuit of the winner - asked for effort with 2f to run - lost ground inside the final furlong | 5/8 | 1 | 9-2 | 93A | 83A | Rossa Ryan | 14/1 |
| 26 Jun 26 | Newmarket | ZYN In The Moment British EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Sent clear from the off - pushed along and lost the advantage 2f out - kept battling through the last furlong then found more close home - regained the front on the line to score | 1/3 | 9-2 | 73C | 82C | Hector Crouch | 2/1 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has War Banner won?
- War Banner (IRE) won 1 of 2 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 50%. Placed 1 time in total (50% of starts).
- Who trains War Banner?
- War Banner (IRE) is trained by Ralph Beckett, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 23 July 2026.
- Who is War Banner's sire?
- War Banner (IRE) is by Dark Angel (IRE) out of Dickiedooda (IRE), whose sire is Starspangledbanner.
- What is War Banner's sire's record?
- Dark Angel (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 21,890 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 15% from 107.