Always Lion (IRE)
Always Lion (IRE) is 4 from 9. Won last time out at Musselburgh (Class 3). 3 of 5 starts on good or faster ground have ended in wins — 1 from 4 on softer.
- 4–9Wins / Runs
- 44.4%Strike rate
- 7 (77.8%)Placed
- +38.25£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 2.36Fair A/E n=9 · 2.08 incl. margin
- 122Highest OR
- 202dAvg 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 —
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 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 140C | 120 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 140C | 120 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 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 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 9.7% of 371 runs since Jan 2008 (35 horses).
Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 13.1% from 130.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | +1.4 | — |
| Good | 118 | 14 | 11.9% | +2.2 | 3 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 79 | 7 | 8.9% | −0.8 | 1 from 2 |
| Soft | 114 | 8 | 7% | −2.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 44 | 5 | 11.4% | +1.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +4.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −9.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 92 | 5 | 5.4% | −4.3 | 1 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 119 | 10 | 8.4% | −1.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 130 | 17 | 13.1% | +3.4 | 3 from 4 |
| Over 3m | 24 | 4 | 16.7% | +7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Skradin (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m4½f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skradin (IRE) | 9 | 1 | 2m4½f | — |
| Lion's Choice (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Savanna Roar (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Inspired Choice (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 3 | 60% | +37.75 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.25 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 2 | 100% | +8.50 |
| Class 1 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +33.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musselburgh | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.00 |
| Worcester | 2 | 1 | 50% | +32.00 |
| Cheltenham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.75 |
| Ludlow | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 3 | 75% | +9.25 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 1 | 25% | +30.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nico de Boinville | 2 | 2 | 100% | +5.25 |
| David Bass | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jason Maguire | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Brian Hughes | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| Ross Chapman | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brendan Powell | 1 | 1 | 100% | +33.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 8 | 3 | 38% | +33.25 |
| Visor | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.00 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.75 |
| 2015 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.50 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +32.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NH Flat | 4 | 1 | 25% | +30.00 |
| Hurdle | 3 | 2 | 67% | +7.50 |
| Chase | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.75 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Always Lion (IRE) won?
- Always Lion (IRE) won 4 of 9 archived starts between 2014 and 2019, a strike rate of 44.4%. Placed 7 times in total (77.8% of starts).
- Who trained Always Lion (IRE)?
- Always Lion (IRE) was trained by Iain Jardine on the most recent run on record, at Musselburgh on 28 February 2019.
- Who is Always Lion (IRE)'s sire?
- Always Lion (IRE) is by Let The Lion Roar (GB) out of Addie's Choice (IRE), whose sire is Norwich.
- What going does Always Lion (IRE) prefer?
- Always Lion (IRE) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 5 starts (60%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Always Lion (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 120, from the run on 28 February 2019. The highest on record is 122.
- What is Always Lion (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Let The Lion Roar (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 371 runs since Jan 2008 (35 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 13.1% from 130.
- Who are Always Lion (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Addie's Choice (IRE), Always Lion (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Skradin (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m4½f. As at Oct 2026.