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Horse profile

Be Like A Lion (GB)

3yo filly (at last run, Jun 2006) · Last trainer Bryn Palling · Last owner Bryn Palling
by Hunting Lion (IRE) out of Princess Kelly (GB) (Prince Daniel)
6 runs · 6 courses · from Aug 2005
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 5 Jun 2006 — 7,456 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2006 · 17th of 17 Last raced off OR 45
KTB Profile

Be Like A Lion (GB) is yet to win from 6 starts. Best effort: 2nd of 4 at Chepstow (Aug 2005). Last raced off 45, 16lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 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 57C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Lingfield, 30 Sep 2005 Official rating 45 at the last run, 5 Jun 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 — 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 →

Flat 4 figures · best 57C · median 31
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Firm1———
Firm1———
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
6f – 7f348C14—
Under 6f1———

Of 6 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: no runner of known ability in the race — the level cannot be solved (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 6 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
Hunting Lion (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 484 runs since Jan 2008 (31 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm10110%+1.30 from 1
Good to Firm1111210.8%+2.10 from 2
Good8167.4%−1.30 from 1
Good to Soft4748.5%−0.20 from 1
Soft2300%−8.7—
Heavy300%−8.7—
Standard (AW)209199.1%+0.40 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f119119.2%+0.50 from 2
6f – 7f2392410%+1.30 from 4
1m – 1m1f4824.2%−4.5—
1m2f – 1m4f3825.3%−3.4—
1m5f – 2m2926.9%−1.8—
2m1f – 2m4f1119.1%+0.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Princess Kelly (GB) (Prince Daniel)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Flying Lion (GB) (1 win).

The wins came over 7f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Flying Lion (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Flying Lion (GB)517fClass 6

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 4 0 0% −4.00
Under 6f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Francis Ferris 5 0 0% −5.00
Nicky Mackay 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2006 2 0 0% −2.00
2005 4 0 0% −4.00

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
2006 · 2 runs
05 Jun 06+40d Leicester Hickling Selling Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 17 ran 17/17 4 7-13 45-16C Francis Ferris 33/1
26 Apr 06+190d Catterick 9th May Is Ladies Night Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Firm · 14 ran 13/14 30 8-13 5514C Francis Ferris 20/1
2005 · 4 runs
18 Oct 05+18d Southwell (AW) E.B.F. Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran 8/11 ½ 8-9 61— Francis Ferris 33/1
30 Sep 05+14d Lingfield E.B.F. Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 8/15 1½ 8-9 —57C Nicky Mackay 25/1
16 Sep 05+36d Nottingham Sarrego Memorial E.B.F. Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good · 15 ran 14/15 hd 8-9 —48C Francis Ferris 16/1
11 Aug 05 Chepstow Cantorspreadfair.com Median Auction Maiden Fillies' Stakes Class 6 · 5f · Good To Firm · 4 ran 2/4 1¼ 8-11 —— Francis Ferris 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has Be Like A Lion won?
Be Like A Lion (GB) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2005 and 2006.
Who trained Be Like A Lion?
Be Like A Lion (GB) was trained by Bryn Palling on the most recent run on record, at Leicester on 5 June 2006.
Who is Be Like A Lion's sire?
Be Like A Lion (GB) is by Hunting Lion (IRE) out of Princess Kelly (GB), whose sire is Prince Daniel.
What is Be Like A Lion's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 45, from the run on 5 June 2006. The highest on record is 61.
What is Be Like A Lion's sire's record?
Hunting Lion (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 484 runs since Jan 2008 (31 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Be Like A Lion's siblings?
Out of Princess Kelly (GB), Be Like A Lion (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Flying Lion (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Flying Lion (GB)). The wins came over 7f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from August 2005. 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.