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Prodigal Son: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Prodigal Son is a 4-year-old gelding by Saxon Warrior, trained by Heather Main. He has won 1 of 13 starts and placed in 2 more, for £8,653 in prize money. His best trip is 1m, where 1 win from 3 is a 33% strike rate against 0% at every other distance. He runs next in the 4:25 at Goodwood on 8 September. His best performance rating is 69, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 13
  • Wins 1
  • Placed 3
  • Strike rate 8%
  • Prize money £8,653
  • Best rating 69
  • Official rating 65

Where Prodigal Son runs next

Time Course Race Best price
4:25 Goodwood Virgin Bet Supports Safe Gambling Handicap Stakes —

Prodigal Son form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
21 Aug 26 Salisbury Taste The World Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Stakes Class 5 1m Good 2 12 7/1 Mr Henry Main 65
23 Jul 26 Sandown Billy Ocean Live At Sandown Park 29 July Handicap Stakes Class 5 1m Good To Firm 9 9.5 13/2 Ray Dawson 67
9 Jul 26 Epsom Downs Betfred 'Nifty 50' Handicap Class 5 1m 0.5f Good To Firm 4 4.75 12/1 Daniel Muscutt 68
31 May 26 Nottingham 9 Racedays At Nottingham Racecourse Handicap Class 5 1m 0.5f Good 7 9.25 8/1 Mason Paetel 68
12 May 26 Bath Clyde And Co Handicap Class 5 1m 2f Firm 3 1.25 5/2 Rossa Ryan 68
29 Apr 26 Bath fairplaybet.co.uk Bet 20 Get 20 Free Bets Handicap Class 5 1m Firm 1 — 22/1 Luke Morris 63
10 Dec 25 Kempton (AW) Heros, A New Life After Racing Handicap Class 5 6f Standard To Slow 8 14 12/1 Jack Mitchell 65
29 Nov 25 Wolverhampton (AW) Safer Gambling Week 2024 At Betmgm Handicap Class 5 7f Standard 5 1.5 12/1 Jason Watson 66
4 Nov 25 Wolverhampton (AW) Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap Class 5 1m 0.5f Standard 9 19.5 5/1 Kevin Stott 69
1 Aug 25 Newmarket Hallgarten Novum Wines Handicap Class 5 6f Good To Soft 10 9.75 13/2 Mason Paetel 71
10 Jun 25 Salisbury Danny McNab Bookmakers Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 7f Good To Firm 4 4 16/1 Jack Mitchell –
16 May 25 Newbury Trade Nation Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 7f Good 5 7.75 66/1 Jack Mitchell –
27 Dec 24 Wolverhampton (AW) Gamble Responsibly With BetMGM EBF 'Confined' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 5 7f Standard 7 8 80/1 Trevor Whelan –

Last time out

Finished 2 in the Taste The World Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Stakes at Salisbury on 21 August 2026. Settled in the middle of the field wide of rivals - pressed for effort with 2f left - stayed on steadily to grab second close home.

Prodigal Son by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
7f 4 0 0%
8f 3 1 33%
8.5f 3 0 0%
6f 2 0 0%
10f 1 0 0%

Prodigal Son by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Good 3 0 0%
Good To Firm 3 0 0%
Standard 3 0 0%
Firm 2 1 50%
Standard To Slow 1 0 0%
Good To Soft 1 0 0%

Prodigal Son by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Wolverhampton (AW) 3 0 0%
Salisbury 2 0 0%
Bath 2 1 50%
Sandown 1 0 0%
Epsom Downs 1 0 0%
Nottingham 1 0 0%
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0%
Newmarket 1 0 0%
Newbury 1 0 0%

Prodigal Son breeding

  • Sire Saxon Warrior (JPN)
  • Dam Cloud Illusions (USA)
  • Damsire Smarty Jones (USA)
  • Breeder Mr & Mrs James Main
  • Foaled 15 May 2022

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