War Saint (IRE)
War Saint is a maiden who has yet to win from six starts on turf, with one placing. She showed her best effort when third of 16 at Naas in Sep 2025. Typically held up, she finished eighth of 11 in the KC Shipping Nursery Handicap at Bellewstown in Oct 2025 on her first run in headgear, last raced off an official rating of 62. By St Mark's Basilica out of a War Front mare, she was trained by J P Murtagh.
- 0–6Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (16.7%)Placed
- −6.00£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=6 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 62Highest OR
- 22dAvg 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 66
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 | 4 | 87C | 57 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 111C | 84 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 87C | 66 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 111C | 84 | — |
| Under 6f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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 6 analysed runs since Jun 2025
- Held up 5 (83%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (17%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 631 runs since Jan 2008 (143 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 16.7% from 102. Weakest on good going: 9.2% from 152. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 17.4% from 218.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −13.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 102 | 17 | 16.7% | +3.1 | — |
| Good | 152 | 14 | 9.2% | −4.4 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 72 | 17 | 23.6% | +10 | — |
| Soft | 108 | 16 | 14.8% | +1.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 18 | 3 | 16.7% | +3.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 177 | 19 | 10.7% | −2.9 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 32 | 3 | 9.4% | −4.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 266 | 31 | 11.7% | −1.9 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 218 | 38 | 17.4% | +3.8 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 105 | 13 | 12.4% | −1.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +0.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −13.6 | — |
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
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ventress (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naas | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Coen | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Patrick McGettigan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| N G McCullagh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 02 Oct 25+14d | Bellewstown | KC Shipping Nursery Handicap Sat just behind the front group early - up to 4th at halfway - into 3rd with 3f left - shaken up to share the lead 2f out - overtaken and slipped back to 6th inside the final furlong - faded late to finish eighth | 8/11 | 5½ | 9-4 | 62 | 57C | 44C | Ben Coen | 2/1J |
| 18 Sep 25+13d | Naas | GAIN The Advantage Series Nursery Handicap Held up towards the back - moved forward before a minor knock 2f out then edged right and brushed past a challenger - into third with a sustained run a furlong out - held that effort to the line for third | 3/16 | hd | 8-13 | 57 | 111C | 84A | Ben Coen | 11/4F |
| 05 Sep 25+27d | Down Royal | Grant Thornton Nursery Handicap Slow into stride - settled at back of field - urged forward approaching final 2f - still 11th with a furlong left - finished strongly to take 5th at the line | 5/14 | ½ | 8-3 | 54 | 87C | 56A | Patrick McGettigan | 11/1 |
| 09 Aug 25+35d | Curragh | Audi Naas Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden Held up towards the back - urged forward with two furlongs left - unable to close the gap and well held throughout | 19/28 | shd | 9-2 | — | 48C | 56C | N G McCullagh | 80/1 |
| 05 Jul 25+22d | Naas | EMS Copiers Irish EBF Fillies Maiden Held up at the back of the far-rail bunch - pushed along and making no headway inside the final 2f - well held in 14th | 14/15 | hd | 9-2 | — | 30C | 26C | Ben Coen | 28/1 |
| 13 Jun 25 | Cork | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden Slow to break - held up at the back throughout - no impression made - finished ninth | 9/10 | 3¼ | 8-9 | — | 66A | 49A | Patrick McGettigan | 66/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has War Saint won?
- War Saint (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts in 2025. Placed 1 time in total (16.7% of starts).
- Who trained War Saint?
- War Saint (IRE) was trained by J P Murtagh on the most recent run on record, at Bellewstown on 2 October 2025.
- Who is War Saint's sire?
- War Saint (IRE) is by St Mark's Basilica (FR) out of Born Of War (USA), whose sire is War Front.
- What is War Saint's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 62, from the run on 2 October 2025. That is also the highest on record.
- What is War Saint's sire's record?
- St Mark's Basilica (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 631 runs since Jan 2008 (143 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 16.7% from 102. Weakest on good going: 9.2% from 152. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 17.4% from 218.
- Who are War Saint's siblings?
- Out of Born Of War (USA), War Saint (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.