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British Stallion Studs Ebf Silver Tankard Stakes (Listed Race)

Pontefract · 19 October 2026
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 1
  • PatternListed
  • Distance1m
  • GoingHeavy
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners8

King High (GB) (5/1) won the British Stallion Studs Ebf Silver Tankard Stakes (Listed Race) at Pontefract on 19 October 2026, beating Tyrrhenian Thunder (GB) by 2 lengths under Cieren Fallon for trainer Owen Burrows. 8 ran on Heavy going over 1m; the winning time was 1m 49.70s.

Winner King High (GB)
SP: 5/1 J: Cieren Fallon T: Owen Burrows O: Valmont
Won by 2 lengthsFav: Game Character (GB) 9/4 · 3rd
Pos No Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTBSpd Time Prize SP
1st 2(6) King High (GB) 2c Kingman (GB) – Bella Nouf (GB) (Dansili) Valmont Cieren Fallon Owen Burrows 9-5 97117B97A 1:49.70 31,190 5/1
2nd 5(1) Tyrrhenian Thunder (GB) h 2c Night Of Thunder (IRE) – Birdie Num Num (GB) (Siyouni) Keatley And Owners 2 M. P. Sheehy Adrian Keatley 9-5 —111A93A 1:50.10 11,825 11/2
3rd 1(3) Game Character (GB) 2c New Bay (GB) – Thread Of Silver (GB) (Shamardal) Characters United Syndicate 3¾ David Probert Hugo Palmer 9-5 8999B86A 1:50.85 5,918 9/4 fav
4th 3(4) Kodiac City (IRE) 2g Kodiac (GB) – Bint Iffraaj (GB) (Iffraaj) Mr A Smith & Mr D Thorpe 6½ Paul Mulrennan Richard Hughes 9-5 9080B73A 1:52.15 2,948 100/1
5th 8(7) Silverella (GB) 2f Frontiersman (GB) – Miss Minuty (GB) (Verglas) Miss Jennifer Dorey 5 Jason Watson Marcus Tregoning 9-0 8567C64C 1:53.15 1,479 3/1
6th 7(5) Mary Doll (IRE) 2f Waldgeist (GB) – More Lies Ahead (IRE) (Intense Focus) Paul Hyland ¾ David Egan John S O'Donoghue 9-0 —67C62C 1:53.30 742 22/1
7th 6(2) Undiscovered (IRE) 2g New Bay (GB) – Casimia (IRE) (Siyouni) Raceshare Ballylinch Stud ½ Rossa Ryan Ralph Beckett 9-5 9672C61C 1:53.40 — 7/2
8th 4(8) Palace Legacy (GB) p 2c Palace Pier (GB) – Prussian (GB) (Dubai Destination) Yerbol Zhaxylykov 7 David Allan James Tate 9-5 7772C48C 1:54.80 — 100/1

Winning time 1m 49.70s

In-running commentary is not available from our data provider for this period.

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (8 of 8 runners have a figure). KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 — how fast each horse ran against the course standard; 100 = the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on this code (8 of 8 runners have a figure). GB & Irish racing only · figures as at 19 Oct 2026 · 16 figures provisional (may move for 7 days while the card settles) · a record of the race, not a forecast.

Returns

Tote Win £6
Tote Place £1.60 £1.70 £1.70
Exacta £32.90
CSF £32.60
Trifecta £127
KTB Intelligence AI race report

King High won the British Stallion Studs Ebf Silver Tankard Stakes at Pontefract. The 5/1 shot beat Tyrrhenian Thunder by two lengths on heavy going, with Game Character finishing third. The Listed race over a mile was run in testing conditions.

The pre-race read Pontefract 2:53 Race Preview — 19 October 2026 The 2:53 at Pontefract is the British Stallion Studs Ebf Silver Tankard Stakes, a Listed race for two-year-olds over 1m and 6 yards on good to soft ground. How we read it before the off →
How we called it Won
KTB Selection King High 61/100 top-rated of 8
Advised 11/4 SP 5/1 Finished 1st

Scored before the off and published unchanged. Every call is shown, won or lost.

Before the offThis was the day’s Open Race — every runner’s KTB figures shown free

Top on KTB Speed before the off: King High (GB) (95) — finished 1st.

Top on KTB Rating before the off: Game Character (GB) (92) — finished 3rd.

HorseKTB RatingKTB SpeedFinished
King High (GB)88B95A1st
Tyrrhenian Thunder (GB)88C—2nd
Game Character (GB)92B87A3rd
Kodiac City (IRE)86B87A4th
Silverella (GB)86B81A5th
Mary Doll (IRE)77C77A6th
Undiscovered (IRE)88B90A7th
Palace Legacy (GB)77B85A8th

The figures the racecard showed before the race, saved at 14:51 UK time, 19 Oct 2026 (the last check before the off) — KTB Rating for 8 of 8 runners; KTB Speed for 7 of 8. KTB Rating here is each horse’s pre-race figure. KTB Speed here is each horse’s best recent figure. The table above shows what each ran to in this race. Chosen by a fixed rule before racing, never by our own figures. A record, not a forecast.

Quick answers

Who won the British Stallion Studs Ebf Silver Tankard Stakes (Listed Race) at Pontefract in 2026?
King High (GB) won the British Stallion Studs Ebf Silver Tankard Stakes (Listed Race) at Pontefract on 19 October 2026, ridden by Cieren Fallon and trained by Owen Burrows.
What was the finishing order of the 2026 British Stallion Studs Ebf Silver Tankard Stakes at Pontefract?
1st King High (GB) (5/1), 2nd Tyrrhenian Thunder (GB) (11/2), 3rd Game Character (GB) (9/4F).
What price was the winner of the 2026 British Stallion Studs Ebf Silver Tankard Stakes at Pontefract?
King High (GB) returned a starting price of 5/1.
How many horses ran in the 2026 British Stallion Studs Ebf Silver Tankard Stakes at Pontefract?
8 horses ran in the 2026 British Stallion Studs Ebf Silver Tankard Stakes at Pontefract.
What was the winning time of the 2026 British Stallion Studs Ebf Silver Tankard Stakes at Pontefract?
The winning time was 1m 49.70s.

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