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Horse profile

Arion Soldier (IRE)

8yo gelding · Trainer Eamon Courtney · Owner Mrs Valerie Courtney
by Soldier Of Fortune (IRE) out of Champagne Pop (IRE) (Scorpion)
8 runs · 7 courses · from Oct 2023
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Cork Last run 1 Nov 2026 · 7th of 14 Last raced off OR 115
KTB Profile

Arion Soldier (IRE) is 1 from 8. Hasn't won since Apr 2024. Last raced off 115, 8lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 4 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 114 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Cork, 1 Apr 2024

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 →

Jumps 7 figures · best 114B · median 59
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Heavy396C72—
Soft3114B59—
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m3114B96—
1m5f – 2m372B59—
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —

Of 8 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 8 runs · as at 4 Nov 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 113C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fairyhouse, 21 Apr 2025 Official rating 115 at the last run, 1 Nov 2026

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 7 figures · best 130A · median 111
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Heavy3116A113—
Soft3130A111—
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m3130A113—
1m5f – 2m3116A101—
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —

Of 8 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 8 runs · as at 4 Nov 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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 4 analysed runs since Oct 2024

  • Mid-division 2 (50%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (25%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 1 (25%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Soldier Of Fortune (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 5,873 runs since May 2013 (684 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.5% from 336. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.2% from 249.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11100%+88.7—
Good to Firm801620%+8.7—
Good1,54218912.3%+1—
Good to Soft1,23713611%−0.30 from 1
Soft1,89721411.3%01 from 4
Heavy7808611%−0.30 from 3
Standard (AW)336226.5%−4.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f300%−11.3—
6f – 7f71811.3%0—
1m – 1m1f24983.2%−8.1—
1m2f – 1m4f4936413%+1.7—
1m5f – 2m1,58119312.2%+0.90 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f1,99220310.2%−1.10 from 1
2m5f – 3m1,24215512.5%+1.21 from 4
Over 3m2423313.6%+2.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2013 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Champagne Pop (IRE) (Scorpion)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Is Charlie Around (IRE)110——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 1 25% +11.00
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Thurles 2 0 0% −2.00
Cork (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 1 100% +14.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 4 1 25% +11.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ricky Doyle 5 1 20% +10.00
P J O'Hanlon 3 0 0% −3.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 1 14% +8.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 1 0 0% −1.00
2025 2 0 0% −2.00
2024 3 1 33% +12.00
2023 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 1 14% +8.00
Chase 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 1 run
01 Nov 26+360d Cork (IRE) Paddy Power 'I Still Call It Twitter' Handicap Hurdle 2m4f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran Prominent early - small error at the 3rd - 5th at halfway - pushed along without response turning in - soon floundering and well adrift at the finish 7/14 23 11-7 11549C106C Ricky Doyle 66/1
2025 · 2 runs
06 Nov 25+199d Clonmel Clonmel Oil Service Station Handicap Hurdle 3m · Soft · 9 ran Held up at the back early - untidy over 8th - lacked response from 3 out - dropped away and pulled up before the last PU/9 — 11-0 121—— Ricky Doyle 40/1
21 Apr 25+176d Fairyhouse Fairyhouse Steel Handicap Hurdle (0-140) 2m6f · Soft To Heavy · 14 ran Settled in the pack early - up to 3rd approaching the straight - urged in effort but slipped back to 5th before 2 out - unable to find more late and well held in 7th 7/14 1¾ 11-0 12396C113C Ricky Doyle 40/1
2024 · 3 runs
27 Oct 24+209d Galway Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase 2m6½f · Yielding To Soft · 12 ran Settled in the pack early - lacked change of gear approaching 5 out - dropped away and finished a long way behind in 12th 12/12 30 11-12 —43C111C Ricky Doyle 28/1
01 Apr 24+16d Cork Hibernian Hotel Mallow Maiden Hurdle 3m½f · Soft · 10 ran 1/10 11-12 —114B130A Ricky Doyle 14/1
16 Mar 24+107d Thurles Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle 2m · Heavy · 18 ran 3/18 10 11-12 —72B116A P J O'Hanlon 125/1
2023 · 2 runs
30 Nov 23+39d Thurles Killinan Maiden Hurdle 2m½f · Yielding · 15 ran 8/15 1 11-9 —59C101C P J O'Hanlon 200/1
22 Oct 23 Limerick PWC (C & G) Maiden Hurdle 2m · Soft To Heavy · 18 ran 10/18 10 11-9 —59C101C P J O'Hanlon 200/1

Quick answers

How many races has Arion Soldier won?
Arion Soldier (IRE) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 2 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trains Arion Soldier?
Arion Soldier (IRE) is trained by Eamon Courtney, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 1 November 2026.
Who is Arion Soldier's sire?
Arion Soldier (IRE) is by Soldier Of Fortune (IRE) out of Champagne Pop (IRE), whose sire is Scorpion.
What going does Arion Soldier prefer?
Arion Soldier (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Arion Soldier's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 115, from the run on 1 November 2026. The highest on record is 123.
What is Arion Soldier's sire's record?
Soldier Of Fortune (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 5,873 runs since May 2013 (684 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.5% from 336. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.2% from 249.
Who are Arion Soldier's siblings?
Out of Champagne Pop (IRE), Arion Soldier (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2023. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.