Free The Lion (IRE)
Free The Lion is a lightly raced gelding with two starts both in Jan 2024 and no wins or places. By Let The Lion Roar whose progeny have won 36 of 371 runs since Jan 2008 with a strongest record over 2m5f – 3m. His dam has produced one runner Bavington Bob who won seven times. He finished 7 of 12 in a Class 4 novices hurdle at Leicester in Jan 2024 on soft ground wearing first-time headgear.
- 0–2Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −2.00£1 level staken=2 at SP
- 18dBetween runs (median)
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed —
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 →
Of 2 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 2 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 372 runs since Jul 2012 (35 horses).
Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 13% from 131.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | +1.4 | — |
| Good | 118 | 14 | 11.9% | +2.2 | — |
| Good to Soft | 79 | 7 | 8.9% | −0.8 | — |
| Soft | 115 | 8 | 7% | −2.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 44 | 5 | 11.4% | +1.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +4.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −9.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 92 | 5 | 5.4% | −4.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 119 | 10 | 8.4% | −1.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 131 | 17 | 13% | +3.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 24 | 4 | 16.7% | +7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jul 2012 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Bavington Bob (IRE) (7 wins).
The wins came over 2m3½f–3m½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Bavington Bob (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bavington Bob (IRE) | 23 | 7 | 2m3½f–3m½f | Class 3 |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 23 Jan 24+18d | Leicester | Next Meeting At leicesterraces Wednesday 31st January Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 7/12 | ¾ | 11-5 | 88C | 96C | Jack Quinlan | 200/1 |
| 05 Jan 24 | Ludlow | Luke Watson Memorial 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | PU/16 | — | 11-8 | — | — | Jack Quinlan | 100/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Free The Lion won?
- Free The Lion (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2024.
- Who trained Free The Lion?
- Free The Lion (IRE) was trained by John Butler on the most recent run on record, at Leicester on 23 January 2024.
- Who is Free The Lion's sire?
- Free The Lion (IRE) is by Let The Lion Roar (GB) out of Chocolate Silk (IRE), whose sire is Sayarshan.
- What is Free The Lion's sire's record?
- Let The Lion Roar (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 372 runs since Jul 2012 (35 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 13% from 131.
- Who are Free The Lion's siblings?
- Out of Chocolate Silk (IRE), Free The Lion (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Bavington Bob (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Bavington Bob (IRE)). The wins came over 2m3½f–3m½f. As at Nov 2026.