A Soldier's Life (IRE)
A Soldier's Life (IRE) is 2 from 11, including a Listed win. The biggest win we hold: the Prix Vulcain at Deauville (FR) (Oct 2014). Hasn't won since Oct 2014.
- 2–11Wins / Runs
- 18.2%Strike rate
- 4 (36.4%)Placed
- −4.50£1 level staken=11 at SP
- 0.90Fair A/E n=11 · 0.75 incl. margin
- 99Highest OR
- 39dBetween runs (median)longest 278 d
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 79
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 →
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13.5% of 7,032 runs since Jul 2011 (543 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 9.3% from 1,044. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 19.8% from 126. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6.4% from 267.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 24 | 0 | 0% | −13.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 598 | 76 | 12.7% | −0.8 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 1,790 | 256 | 14.3% | +0.8 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 1,110 | 156 | 14.1% | +0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,700 | 246 | 14.5% | +1 | 2 from 4 |
| Heavy | 765 | 119 | 15.6% | +2.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,044 | 97 | 9.3% | −4.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 8 | 0 | 0% | −13.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 267 | 17 | 6.4% | −7.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 682 | 62 | 9.1% | −4.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,701 | 219 | 12.9% | −0.6 | 2 from 6 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,166 | 350 | 16.2% | +2.7 | 0 from 5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,474 | 205 | 13.9% | +0.4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 608 | 73 | 12% | −1.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 126 | 25 | 19.8% | +6.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jul 2011 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Copperbeech (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 1m.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copperbeech (IRE) | 12 | 2 | 1m | — |
| Arkansas (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 2 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Cloud (FR) | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.60 |
| Longchamp (FR) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Toulouse (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Deauville (FR) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.10 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6 | 2 | 33% | +0.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxime Guyon | 5 | 2 | 40% | +1.50 |
| Mickael Barzalona | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| William Buick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 10 | 2 | 20% | −3.50 |
| Hood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2014 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +0.50 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 15 Sep 16+51d | Yarmouth | Dan Hague Rails Bookmaker Handicap | 2/6 | 3¾ | 9-11 | 97 | 79A | 90B | William Buick | 11/2 |
| 26 Jul 16+39d | Goodwood | Better Odds With Matchbook Summer Stakes (Handicap) | 11/14 | 3½ | 9-4 | 99 | — | 72A | James Doyle | 13/2F |
| 17 Jun 16+278d | Ascot | Duke Of Edinburgh Stakes (Handicap) | 6/19 | nk | 9-4 | 99 | — | 95A | James McDonald | 25/1 |
| 2015 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 13 Sep 15+49d | Longchamp (FR) | Qatar Prix Gladiateur (4yo+) (Turf) | 6/11 | 1½ | 8-11 | — | — | — | Mickael Barzalona | 9/1 |
| 26 Jul 15+231d | Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | Prix du Carrousel () (4yo+) (Turf) | 6/9 | 3 | 9-1 | — | — | — | Mickael Barzalona | 41/5 |
| 2014 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 07 Dec 14+24d | Toulouse (FR) | Prix Max Sicard () (3yo+) (Turf) | 9/13 | 1¾ | 9-0 | — | — | — | Mickael Barzalona | 13/5F |
| 13 Nov 14+22d | Saint-Cloud (FR) | Prix Denisy () (3yo+) (Turf) | 6/12 | nk | 8-10 | — | — | — | Maxime Guyon | 13/10F |
| 22 Oct 14+184d | Deauville (FR) | Prix Vulcain () (3yo) (Turf) | 1/8 | 8-13 | — | — | — | Maxime Guyon | 31/10 | |
| 21 Apr 14+19d | Longchamp (FR) | Prix Noailles (3yo) (Turf) | 4/5 | 1 | 9-2 | — | — | — | Maxime Guyon | 27/10 |
| 02 Apr 14+22d | Saint-Cloud (FR) | Prix Tourbillon (Conditions) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) | 2/7 | 2½ | 9-0 | — | — | — | Maxime Guyon | EvensF |
| 11 Mar 14 | Saint-Cloud (FR) | Prix De Frauenfeld (Maiden) (Unraced 3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) | 1/11 | 9-2 | — | — | — | Maxime Guyon | 7/5F | |
Quick answers
- How many races has A Soldier's Life won?
- A Soldier's Life (IRE) won 2 of 11 archived starts between 2014 and 2016, a strike rate of 18.2%. Placed 4 times in total (36.4% of starts).
- Who trained A Soldier's Life?
- A Soldier's Life (IRE) was trained by Charlie Appleby on the most recent run on record, at Yarmouth on 15 September 2016.
- Who is A Soldier's Life's sire?
- A Soldier's Life (IRE) is by Authorized (IRE) out of Aynthia (USA), whose sire is Zafonic.
- What going does A Soldier's Life prefer?
- A Soldier's Life (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is A Soldier's Life's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 97, from the run on 15 September 2016. The highest on record is 99.
- What is A Soldier's Life's sire's record?
- Authorized (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.5% of 7,032 runs since Jul 2011 (543 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 9.3% from 1,044. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 19.8% from 126. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6.4% from 267.
- Who are A Soldier's Life's siblings?
- Out of Aynthia (USA), A Soldier's Life (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Copperbeech (IRE) (2). The wins came over 1m. As at Nov 2026.