Horse profile
Colonel Lesley (IRE)
by Lilbourne Lad (IRE) out of Tagula Mon (IRE) (Tagula)
41 runs · 21 courses · from Oct 2018
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 Aug 2025 — 425 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2025 · 5th of 13
3 wins · Newton Abbot, Stratford & Tramore
Last raced off OR 82
KTB Profile
Colonel Lesley won three of 41 starts on turf, all in handicaps. He gained two of those wins in Class 5 company at Newton Abbot and Stratford in Aug 2022 over 1m5f – 2m and 2m1f – 2m4f on good ground, having earlier scored at Tramore over 1m5f – 2m on soft in Oct 2020 off a mark of 92. The gelding, who reached a highest ever mark of 98, last ran at Newton Abbot in Aug 2025 when fifth of 13 off 82.
Based on 41 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 16lb off peak
- 3–41Wins / Runs
- 7.3%Strike rate
- 9 (22%)Placed
- −21.00£1 level staken=41 at SP
- 0.91Fair A/E n=40 · 0.74 incl. margin
- 98Highest OR
- 62dAvg 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.
Official rating82↓ 16lb off peak
82
60–98
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 95
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 19 | 122A | 95 | — |
| Heavy | 5 | 102B | 66 | — |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 102B | 80.5 | — |
| Soft | 4 | 119B | 85 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 18 | 122A | 85.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 14 | 122A | 92 | — |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 2 | 70C | 69 | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 68C | 55.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 41 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (3) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 36 figures from 41 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 from 6 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Held up 2 (33%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 2 (33%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 2 (33%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 8.1% of 2,553 runs since Jan 2008 (174 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 18 | 1 | 5.6% | −2.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 406 | 30 | 7.4% | −0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 520 | 44 | 8.5% | +0.4 | 2 from 20 |
| Good to Soft | 277 | 19 | 6.9% | −1.2 | 0 from 6 |
| Soft | 280 | 23 | 8.2% | +0.1 | 1 from 7 |
| Heavy | 78 | 0 | 0% | −8.1 | 0 from 7 |
| Standard (AW) | 974 | 89 | 9.1% | +1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 229 | 20 | 8.7% | +0.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,101 | 85 | 7.7% | −0.4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 571 | 51 | 8.9% | +0.8 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 383 | 32 | 8.4% | +0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 176 | 12 | 6.8% | −1.3 | 2 from 22 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 73 | 3 | 4.1% | −4 | 1 from 16 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 14 | 0 | 0% | −8.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 6 | 3 | 50% | +41.9 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Tagula Mon (IRE) (Tagula)
2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Racing Venture (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Hallowed Castle (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 20 | 2 | 10% | −5.50 |
| Soft | 7 | 1 | 14% | −1.50 |
| Heavy | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 18 | 2 | 11% | −3.50 |
| Class 4 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Abbot | 9 | 1 | 11% | −6.50 |
| Tramore | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
| Clonmel | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Plumpton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Taunton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Limerick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gowran Park | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Thurles | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Killarney | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hereford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 1 | 100% | +11.00 |
| Southwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Worcester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hexham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 22 | 2 | 9% | −4.50 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 16 | 1 | 6% | −13.50 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conor Orr | 6 | 1 | 17% | −0.50 |
| James Turner | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Miss M O'Sullivan | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Paul O'Brien | 4 | 2 | 50% | +10.50 |
| Brian Hughes | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Miss Heidi Palin | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Beau Morgan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chris Ward | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Phillip Enright | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Conor McNamara | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bradley Harris | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Micheal Nolan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Peter Kavanagh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Davies | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Alan O'Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Michael O'Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| J M Sheridan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killian Leonard | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 25 | 3 | 12% | −5.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 14 | 0 | 0% | −14.00 |
| Blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2022 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +9.50 |
| 2021 | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| 2020 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −2.50 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 33 | 3 | 9% | −13.00 |
| Chase | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Flat | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug 25+32d | Newton Abbot | South West Rail Solutions Ltd. Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back - made ground into contention approaching 3 out - pushed along and found nothing after 2 out - finished 5th | 5/13 | 3½ | 10-10 | 82 | 95B | 94A | Brian Hughes | 22/1 |
| 20 Jul 25+26d | Newton Abbot | Jack Challis Turns 12 Handicap Hurdle Raced with early enthusiasm - settled off the pace in the pack - pushed along but unable to close before 2 out - well beaten in 6th | 6/9 | 6½ | 10-7 | 82 | 72B | 84A | Miss Heidi Palin | 6/1 |
| 24 Jun 25+20d | Newton Abbot | Proper Job Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Settled just off the pace - pushed along approaching last - powered clear on the run-in - caught in the final strides | 2/7 | hd | 10-4 | 82 | 89A | 92B | Miss Heidi Palin | 13/2 |
| 04 Jun 25+257d | Newton Abbot | Book Our Winning Post Restaurant Handicap Hurdle Tracked the pace early - stumbled three out - dropped away two out - finished sixth well beaten | 6/10 | 4 | 10-11 | 84 | 100A | 90A | James Turner | 8/1 |
| 20 Sep 24+29d | Newton Abbot | Devondale Electrical Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Settled in the pack - driven up approaching 2 out where bumped - stayed on at one speed nearing the final flight - finished fifth beaten 5 1/4 lengths | 5/10 | 1¾ | 10-2 | 84 | 122A | 95A | James Turner | 9/4F |
| 22 Aug 24+32d | Newton Abbot | Keely Hodgkinson For Sports Personality Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back of the field early - made ground into contention from four out - well placed as the field swung into the straight - shifted into third after a brief bump with another runner two out - fighting it out with the leader approaching the final strides - kept responding but narrowly missed out in second | 2/15 | nk | 10-4 | 82 | 105B | 99A | James Turner | 13/2 |
| 21 Jul 24+46d | Newton Abbot | Racing Partnership TRP Handicap Hurdle | UR/12 | — | 10-5 | 82 | — | — | James Turner | 7/2 |
| 05 Jun 24+12d | Newton Abbot | Book Our Winning Post Restaurant Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) | 2/11 | 4 | 10-3 | 82 | 84A | 88A | James Turner | 11/4 |
| 24 May 24+12d | Hereford | Boost Your Football Acca At Planetsportbet Handicap Hurdle | 3/10 | 3½ | 10-5 | 80 | 101B | 103A | Bradley Harris | 11/4J |
| 12 May 24+289d | Plumpton | Harry & Betty Savill Memorial Handicap Hurdle | 2/12 | 3¼ | 10-8 | 80 | 122A | 110A | Beau Morgan | 11/1 |
| 28 Jul 23+332d | Uttoxeter | Brit Direct Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) | 4/9 | shd | 10-5 | 81 | 102B | 94A | Beau Morgan | 11/2 |
| 30 Aug 22+12d | Newton Abbot | Visit attheraces.com Handicap Hurdle | 1/8 | 10-6 | 78 | 111B | 101A | Paul O'Brien | 6/4F | |
| 18 Aug 22+73d | Stratford | Walls & Ceilings International Ltd Handicap Hurdle | 1/11 | 10-2 | 73 | 106A | 109A | Paul O'Brien | 11/1 | |
| 06 Jun 22+60d | Southwell | At The Races App Form Study Handicap Hurdle | PU/12 | — | 10-11 | 77 | — | — | Paul O'Brien | 10/1 |
| 07 Apr 22+78d | Taunton | Rusty's Thank You Family And Friends Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) | 8/12 | 1 | 10-8 | 81 | 78A | 89A | Paul O'Brien | 28/1 |
| 19 Jan 22+41d | Plumpton | Visit attheraces.com Handicap Hurdle | 11/11 | 19 | 10-9 | 83 | 35C | 72C | Micheal Nolan | 22/1 |
| 09 Dec 21+11d | Taunton | Kings College Taunton Selling Hurdle | 4/5 | 1¾ | 10-13 | 83 | 84C | 90B | Chris Ward | 15/2 |
| 28 Nov 21+30d | Leicester | Visit leicester-racecourse.co.uk For Tickets Selling Hurdle | 2/4 | 1 | 10-7 | 83 | 87C | 91B | Peter Kavanagh | 13/2 |
| 29 Oct 21+35d | Uttoxeter | Geoff Goodwin 70th Birthday Handicap Hurdle | 10/13 | hd | 11-2 | 88 | 74B | 80A | Brian Hughes | 25/1 |
| 24 Sep 21+24d | Worcester | Cazoo Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 7/12 | 2¼ | 10-11 | 93 | 107B | 86A | Chris Ward | 100/1 |
| 31 Aug 21+105d | Hexham | Free Tips Available On attheraces.com Handicap Hurdle | 5/8 | 25 | 10-11 | 98 | 84C | 75C | James Davies | 28/1 |
| 18 May 21+11d | Limerick | Athlacca Handicap Chase (0-95) (Div 1) | 5/8 | 1 | 11-5 | 89 | 65A | 88A | Conor Orr | 7/1 |
| 07 May 21+18d | Downpatrick | Cosy Roof Handicap Chase (0-95) | 7/12 | ¾ | 11-6 | 90 | 60C | 88C | Conor Orr | 11/1 |
| 19 Apr 21+11d | Tramore | Anne Valley Walk Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | PU/12 | — | 11-11 | 95 | — | — | Conor Orr | 22/1 |
| 08 Apr 21+25d | Gowran Park | GowranPark1 Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) | 11/16 | 3¾ | 9-11 | 60 | 68C | 64C | Seamie Heffernan | 50/1 |
| 14 Mar 21+10d | Naas | Bar One Racing 'Price Boost All Favourites At Cheltenham' Beginners Chase | 8/9 | 28 | 11-10 | — | -48C | 89C | Phillip Enright | 200/1 |
| 04 Mar 21+62d | Clonmel | Clonmel Beginners Chase | 8/13 | 42 | 11-9 | — | 16C | 88C | Phillip Enright | 66/1 |
| 01 Jan 21+29d | Tramore | Core Bullion Traders Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 7/11 | 3¼ | 11-3 | 96 | 100A | 85A | Conor Orr | 7/1 |
| 03 Dec 20+42d | Clonmel | Powerstown Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 7/13 | nk | 11-3 | 97 | 66B | 84A | Conor Orr | 14/1 |
| 22 Oct 20+7d | Thurles | Leugh Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 10/13 | 5 | 11-9 | 92 | 61B | 80A | Conor McNamara | 4/1 |
| 15 Oct 20+54d | Tramore | Ardmore Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 1/12 | 11-3 | 92 | 51A | 101A | Conor Orr | 9/2 | |
| 22 Aug 20+31d | Killarney | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 9/15 | shd | 11-3 | 92 | 119B | 82A | Conor McNamara | 11/2 |
| 22 Jul 20+7d | Ballinrobe | Supermac's Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) | 3/12 | 1¼ | 10-11 | 91 | 109A | 104A | Miss M O'Sullivan | 16/1 |
| 15 Jul 20+120d | Killarney | Carrauntoohil (Q.R.) Maiden (Div 2) | 6/9 | 10 | 11-5 | — | 43C | 55C | Mr Alan O'Sullivan | 100/1 |
| 17 Mar 20+19d | Wexford | Eoin O'Gorman Solicitors Maiden Hurdle | 6/14 | 1½ | 10-7 | 92 | 102B | 72A | Miss M O'Sullivan | 40/1 |
| 27 Feb 20+107d | Clonmel | Rosegreen Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | PU/16 | — | 10-3 | 95 | — | — | Miss M O'Sullivan | 33/1 |
| 12 Nov 19+38d | Fairyhouse | Winter Festival November 30th & December 1st 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle | 11/14 | 21 | 10-5 | — | — | 89C | Miss M O'Sullivan | 66/1 |
| 05 Oct 19+15d | Gowran Park | Jack Duggan Memorial 3-Y-O Hurdle | 4/16 | 1¼ | 10-1 | — | 106C | 86C | Michael O'Sullivan | 66/1 |
| 20 Sep 19+97d | Ballinrobe | Portwest 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle | 8/12 | 21 | 10-5 | — | 72C | 84C | Miss M O'Sullivan | 66/1 |
| 15 Jun 19+233d | Limerick | limerickraces.ie Maiden | 13/15 | 1¾ | 8-12 | — | 70C | 45C | J M Sheridan | 100/1 |
| 25 Oct 18 | Thurles | Horse & Jockey (C & G) Maiden | 7/10 | 12 | 9-2 | — | 35C | 48C | Killian Leonard | 100/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Colonel Lesley (IRE) won?
- Colonel Lesley (IRE) won 3 of 41 archived starts between 2018 and 2025, a strike rate of 7.3%. Placed 9 times in total (22% of starts).
- Who trained Colonel Lesley (IRE)?
- Colonel Lesley (IRE) was trained by Richard Hawker on the most recent run on record, at Newton Abbot on 21 August 2025.
- Who is Colonel Lesley (IRE)'s sire?
- Colonel Lesley (IRE) is by Lilbourne Lad (IRE) out of Tagula Mon (IRE), whose sire is Tagula.
- What going does Colonel Lesley (IRE) prefer?
- Colonel Lesley (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Colonel Lesley (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 82, from the run on 21 August 2025. The highest on record is 98.
- What is Colonel Lesley (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Lilbourne Lad (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.1% of 2,553 runs since Jan 2008 (174 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Colonel Lesley (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Tagula Mon (IRE), Colonel Lesley (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.