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Horse profile

Dark Soldier (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2025) · Trainer Sheila Lewis · Owner Oaktree Racing Club
by Soldier of Fortune (IRE) out of Lady Pippa (IRE) (Presenting)
6 runs · 3 courses · from Jun 2024
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
First-time headgear LTO Last run 10 Dec 2025 Last raced off OR 77
KTB Profile

Dark Soldier is a gelding by Soldier of Fortune out of a Presenting mare who has yet to win from six starts on turf. He has raced three times at Hereford, twice at Worcester and once at Uttoxeter, with four runs over 1m5f to 2m and two over 2m5f to 3m, all on good or good to soft going. His highest official rating was 85 and he last ran off 77 at Hereford in Dec 2025 in the Green Dragon Hotel Handicap Chase, a Class 5 event, when he wore first-time headgear.

Based on 6 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs since Nov 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 80 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Uttoxeter, 26 Jul 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 4 figures · best 80B · median 60
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good480B601 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m480B601 run · —

Of 6 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 100A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Uttoxeter, 26 Jul 2024 Official rating 77 at the last run, 10 Dec 2025

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. What this means →

Jumps 4 figures · best 100A · median 88.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good4100A88.51 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m4100A88.51 run · —

Of 6 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (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 from 3 analysed runs since Nov 2025

  • Held up 2 (67%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (33%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Soldier of Fortune (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 5,824 runs since Jan 2008 (679 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—
Good1,52618812.3%+10 from 5
Good to Soft1,21613411%−0.30 from 1
Soft1,88921411.3%0—
Heavy7768611.1%−0.2—
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 – 2m1,57219312.3%+10 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f1,96920210.3%−1—
2m5f – 3m1,22915312.4%+1.10 from 2
Over 3m2383313.9%+2.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Lady Pippa (IRE) (Presenting)

2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Hidden Fortune (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m½f–3m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Outer Banks (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Hidden Fortune (IRE)522m½f–2m1½fClass 4
Outer Banks (IRE)613mClass 3

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

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

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Hereford 3 0 0% −3.00
Worcester 2 0 0% −2.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sean Houlihan 5 0 0% −5.00
Finn Lambert 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 3 0 0% −3.00
2024 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 3 0 0% −3.00
Hurdle 3 0 0% −3.00

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
2025 · 3 runs
10 Dec 25+15d Hereford Green Dragon Hotel Handicap Chase Class 5 · 21f · Good To Soft · 13 ran Held towards the rear of the pack - stopped before 3 out PU/13 — 10-2 77—— Finn Lambert 66/1
25 Nov 25+14d Hereford Lady Rebecca Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 16f · Good · 8 ran Settled close to the front - knocked sideways at the 5th - shared command for a moment at the 6th - blundered at the 7th - pushed along and slipped back before 3 out then well beaten at the finish 6/8 21 10-11 823C65C Sean Houlihan 40/1
11 Nov 25+473d Hereford Paul Ferguson's Jumpers To Follow Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 21f · Good · 8 ran Held up at back - eased and pulled up before the 10th PU/8 — 10-3 85—— Sean Houlihan 40/1
2024 · 3 runs
26 Jul 24+37d Uttoxeter Brit Direct Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 13 ran 6/13 2¾ 11-2 —80B100A Sean Houlihan 150/1
19 Jun 24+6d Worcester FBC Manby Bowdler Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 11 ran 8/11 5½ 11-2 —71C88C Sean Houlihan 150/1
13 Jun 24 Worcester JenningsBet In Wednesbury Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 10 ran 8/10 19 11-4 —49C89C Sean Houlihan 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Dark Soldier won?
Dark Soldier (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2024 and 2025.
Who trains Dark Soldier?
Dark Soldier (IRE) is trained by Sheila Lewis, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 10 December 2025.
Who is Dark Soldier's sire?
Dark Soldier (IRE) is by Soldier of Fortune (IRE) out of Lady Pippa (IRE), whose sire is Presenting.
What is Dark Soldier's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 77, from the run on 10 December 2025. The highest on record is 85.
What is Dark Soldier's sire's record?
Soldier of Fortune (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 5,824 runs since Jan 2008 (679 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 Dark Soldier's siblings?
Out of Lady Pippa (IRE), Dark Soldier (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Hidden Fortune (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Outer Banks (IRE)). The wins came over 2m½f–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2024. 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.