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Horse profile

Follow The Leader (IRE)

7yo gelding · Trainer John Wainwright · Owner Anthony Ross
by Sholokhov (IRE) out of Vinorine (FR) (Majorien)
4 runs · 3 courses · from Dec 2024
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out Won at Hexham Off 133 days · 1st of 10 Last raced off OR 83
KTB Profile

Follow The Leader is 1 from 4, the win coming at Class 5 level in a handicap hurdle. He won last time out at Hexham in June 2026 in the Marjorie Thompsett Auntie Marj Memorial Amateur Jockeys Handicap Hurdle over 2m1f to 2m4f on good ground off a mark of 83. All four starts have come over 2m1f to 2m4f on turf. The gelding is by Sholokhov out of a Majorien mare.

Based on 4 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 5

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 145 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Hexham, 6 Jun 2026

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 145B · median 70.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good to Soft277C70.5—
Good1——1 · —
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4145B70.51 · —

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 115A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Hexham, 6 Jun 2026 Official rating 83 at the last run, 6 Jun 2026

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 115A · median 102.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good to Soft299C96.5—
Good1——1 · —
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4115A102.51 · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Sholokhov (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 4,256 runs since Jan 2008 (419 horses).

Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.9% from 157.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm991414.1%+1.6—
Good1,26714511.4%−1.11 from 1
Good to Soft81411013.5%+10 from 2
Soft1,30416913%+0.50 from 1
Heavy5496912.6%+0.1—
Standard (AW)2222310.4%−2.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f39615.4%+2.9—
1m – 1m1f157148.9%−3.6—
1m2f – 1m4f326329.8%−2.7—
1m5f – 2m1,05112612%−0.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1,45419213.2%+0.71 from 4
2m5f – 3m99112512.6%+0.1—
Over 3m2383514.7%+2.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Vinorine (FR) (Majorien)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Stranger Danger (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m3f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Stranger Danger (IRE)812m3f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 1 100% +20.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 1 1 100% +20.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Sedgefield 2 0 0% −2.00
Hexham 1 1 100% +20.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sam Coltherd 3 0 0% −3.00
Mr James Murray 1 1 100% +20.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Hood 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie 1 1 100% +20.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 1 1 100% +20.00
2025 2 0 0% −2.00
2024 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
06 Jun 26+496d Hexham Marjorie Thompsett Auntie Marj Memorial Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20f · Good · 10 ran Settled towards the back early - made progress from the 6th - moved into third and closed on the front pair with two furlongs left - cruised into command before the last - drew away up the run-in comfortably 1/10 10-6 83145B115A Mr James Murray 20/1
26 Jan 25+10d Sedgefield Vickers.Bet Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 17f · Soft · 9 ran Struggled from the start - never in touch - finished well adrift 6/9 32 11-6 —57C106C Sam Coltherd 250/1
16 Jan 25+21d Newcastle Watch Unbridled On attheraces.com Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 17f · Good To Soft · 11 ran Held up at the back throughout - never a factor - finished well beaten in 9th 9/11 nk 11-8 —77C94C Sam Coltherd 400/1
26 Dec 24 Sedgefield Castle Construction North East Ltd EBF 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (Qualifier) (GBB Race) Class 4 · 17f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Settled at rear early - hit the 4th and dropped back - trailed from the turn and faded steadily late 8/8 1¾ 11-4 —64C99C Sam Coltherd 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Follow The Leader (IRE) won?
Follow The Leader (IRE) won 1 of 4 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 1 time in total (25% of starts).
Who trains Follow The Leader (IRE)?
Follow The Leader (IRE) is trained by John Wainwright, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 6 June 2026.
Who is Follow The Leader (IRE)'s sire?
Follow The Leader (IRE) is by Sholokhov (IRE) out of Vinorine (FR), whose sire is Majorien.
What is Follow The Leader (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 83, from the run on 6 June 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Follow The Leader (IRE)'s sire's record?
Sholokhov (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 4,256 runs since Jan 2008 (419 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.9% from 157.
Who are Follow The Leader (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Vinorine (FR), Follow The Leader (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Stranger Danger (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m3f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 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.