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Horse profile

Express Leader (GB)

9yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2012) · Last trainer Paul Nicholls · Last owner R Metherell J George Mrs L Squire
by Supreme Leader (GB) out of Karawa (GB) (Karinga Bay)
10 runs · 6 courses · from Nov 2008
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 19 Jan 2012 — 5,388 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2012 · 6th of 8 2 wins · Newton Abbot & Wincanton Last raced off OR 117
KTB Profile

Express Leader (GB) is 2 from 10. Hasn't won since May 2010. Each win came on a first visit to the course.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
Official rating117↓ 5lb off peak
117 114–122

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 134A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Chepstow, 25 Oct 2011 Official rating 117 at the last run, 19 Jan 2012

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 10 figures · best 138A · median 122.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good3129A124—
Soft3138A132—
Good to Soft2134A124—
Heavy2121A115—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6134A122.5—
2m5f – 3m2121A117.5—
1m5f – 2m2138A135—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 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
Supreme Leader (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 2,984 runs since Jan 2008 (349 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2627.7%−1.5—
Good to Firm184189.8%+0.6—
Good665578.6%−0.61 from 3
Good to Soft470449.4%+0.20 from 2
Soft885859.6%+0.41 from 3
Heavy744668.9%−0.30 from 2
Standard (AW)10220%+10.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f900%−9.2—
1m5f – 2m575559.6%+0.41 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1,0661059.8%+0.61 from 6
2m5f – 3m1,019918.9%−0.30 from 2
Over 3m315237.3%−1.9—

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
Karawa (GB) (Karinga Bay)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Dare To Doubt (GB) (7 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m4f; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (Dare To Doubt (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Dare To Doubt (GB)2272m–2m4fGrade 2

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 1 33% −0.90
Soft 3 1 33% +0.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 5 1 20% −2.90
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 5 1 1 100% +2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Exeter 3 0 0% −3.00
Taunton 2 0 0% −2.00
Chepstow 2 0 0% −2.00
Newton Abbot 1 1 100% +1.10
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 1 100% +2.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 6 1 17% −3.90
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 2 1 50% +1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Daryl Jacob 3 0 0% −3.00
Nick Scholfield 2 1 50% +0.10
Christian Williams 2 0 0% −2.00
Sam Thomas 2 0 0% −2.00
R Walsh 1 1 100% +2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 1 0 0% −1.00
2011 2 0 0% −2.00
2010 3 1 33% −0.90
2009 2 0 0% −2.00
2008 2 1 50% +1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 1 13% −5.90
NH Flat 2 1 50% +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
19 Jan 12+35d Taunton Better Prices On Betfair Mobile Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 24f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 6/8 ¾ 10-13 117114B Daryl Jacob 3/1J
15 Dec 11+51d Exeter South-West Racing Club Handicap Hurdle (Betfair Hurdle Series Qualifier) Class 3 · 17f · Heavy · 7 ran 5/7 1 10-13 117109A Daryl Jacob 9/4F
25 Oct 11+537d Chepstow oddschecker.mobi Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 2/13 3¾ 11-11 114134A Daryl Jacob 9/4F
06 May 10+23d Newton Abbot Winning Post Restaurant 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 18.5f · Good · 12 ran 1/12 11-0 119129A Nick Scholfield 11/10F
13 Apr 10+82d Exeter Wood Farm Stud Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 23f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 6 11-1 119121A Nick Scholfield 6/4F
21 Jan 10+24d Taunton E.B.F 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) Class 3 · 19f · Soft · 13 ran 4/13 4½ 11-5 119107C Christian Williams 5/2
28 Dec 09+361d Chepstow Coral.co.uk Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Heavy · 13 ran 3/13 6 11-0 —121A Christian Williams 5/1
01 Jan 09+46d Exeter Thurlestone Hotel 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 18.5f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 shd 10-12 —124A Sam Thomas 2/7F
16 Nov 08+8d Cheltenham Cheltenham Business Club Standard Open NH Flat Race (Listed) Class 1 · 16.5f · Soft · 12 ran 2/12 8 11-4 122132A Sam Thomas 5/2F
08 Nov 08 Wincanton Attwoolls Marquees Intermediate Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 15.5f · Soft · 12 ran 1/12 11-4 —138A R Walsh 2/1

Quick answers

How many races has Express Leader (GB) won?
Express Leader (GB) won 2 of 10 archived starts between 2008 and 2012, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 7 times in total (70% of starts).
Who trained Express Leader (GB)?
Express Leader (GB) was trained by Paul Nicholls on the most recent run on record, at Taunton on 19 January 2012.
Who is Express Leader (GB)'s sire?
Express Leader (GB) is by Supreme Leader (GB) out of Karawa (GB), whose sire is Karinga Bay.
What going does Express Leader (GB) prefer?
Express Leader (GB) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Express Leader (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 117, from the run on 19 January 2012. The highest on record is 122.
What is Express Leader (GB)'s sire's record?
Supreme Leader (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 2,984 runs since Jan 2008 (349 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Express Leader (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Karawa (GB), Express Leader (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Dare To Doubt (GB) (7). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (Dare To Doubt (GB)). The wins came over 2m–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2008. 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.