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Horse profile

Battalion (IRE)

3yo colt (at last run, Sep 2006) · Last trainer Sir Michael Stoute · Last owner Derrick Smith Mrs John Magnier Michael Tabor
by Grand Lodge (USA) out of The Faraway Tree (GB) (Suave Dancer)
3 runs · 3 courses · from Nov 2005
As at 13 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 18 Sep 2006 — 7,330 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2006 · 6th of 13 Last raced off OR 70
KTB Profile

Battalion (IRE) is yet to win from 3 starts. Best effort: 4th of 13 at Nottingham (Nov 2005).

Based on 3 archived runs · updated 13 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Sep 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 41C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Kempton (AW), 18 Sep 2006 Official rating 70 at the last run, 18 Sep 2006

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race.

Flat 2 figures · best 41C · median 37
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f241C37—

Of 3 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: no runner of known ability in the race — the level cannot be solved (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 3 runs · as at 4 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

Sire
Grand Lodge (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 1,359 runs since Jan 2008 (104 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 11.6% from 250. Weakest on soft going: 4.4% from 182.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1317.7%−0.6—
Good to Firm2502911.6%+3.30 from 1
Good377297.7%−0.6—
Good to Soft16995.3%−3—
Soft18284.4%−3.9—
Heavy6223.2%−5.10 from 1
Standard (AW)3063511.4%+3.10 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1815.6%−2.7—
6f – 7f9866.1%−2.2—
1m – 1m1f2062110.2%+1.90 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f326288.6%+0.30 from 2
1m5f – 2m378318.2%−0.1—
2m1f – 2m4f212219.9%+1.6—
2m5f – 3m9955.1%−3.2—
Over 3m2200%−8.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 13 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
The Faraway Tree (GB) (Suave Dancer)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Barbican (GB) (6 wins).

The wins came over 1m½f–1m6f; the highest grade won is Listed (Barbican (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Barbican (GB)1861m½f–1m6fListed
Starry Messenger (GB)611m4fClass 5
Tuscan Evening (IRE)110——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ryan Moore 2 0 0% −2.00
Jimmy Fortune 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2006 2 0 0% −2.00
2005 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
18 Sep 06+68d Kempton (AW) Norman Hill Memorial Maiden Stakes (Div 2) Class 4 · 12f · Standard · 13 ran 6/13 1 9-3 7041C Jimmy Fortune 14/1
12 Jul 06+252d Newmarket Kleinwort Benson Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 10f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 9/10 1¾ 9-3 —33C Ryan Moore 11/2
02 Nov 05 Nottingham Barbara Wilkinson's Retirement Maiden Stakes (Div 1) Class 5 · 8f · Heavy · 13 ran 4/13 5 9-0 —— Ryan Moore 11/2

Quick answers

How many races has Battalion (IRE) won?
Battalion (IRE) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts between 2005 and 2006.
Who trained Battalion (IRE)?
Battalion (IRE) was trained by Sir Michael Stoute on the most recent run on record, at Kempton (AW) on 18 September 2006.
Who is Battalion (IRE)'s sire?
Battalion (IRE) is by Grand Lodge (USA) out of The Faraway Tree (GB), whose sire is Suave Dancer.
What is Battalion (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 70, from the run on 18 September 2006. That is also the highest on record.
What is Battalion (IRE)'s sire's record?
Grand Lodge (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 1,359 runs since Jan 2008 (104 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 11.6% from 250. Weakest on soft going: 4.4% from 182.
Who are Battalion (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of The Faraway Tree (GB), Battalion (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Barbican (GB) (6). Highest grade won: Listed (Barbican (GB)). The wins came over 1m½f–1m6f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2005. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.