Horse profile
Gallant Lion (GB)
by Roaring Lion (USA) out of Lysanda (GER) (Lando)
39 runs · 22 courses · from Aug 2022
As at 20 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
6 wins · 5 courses
Ran 10 days ago · 6th of 7
Last raced off OR 68
KTB Profile
Gallant Lion is a gelding who has won six of 39 starts, all on turf over 1m2f – 1m4f. He has scored twice at Brighton, once at Chepstow, once at Newbury and once at Sandown, with his most recent success in a Class 5 handicap at Brighton in May 2026 off a mark of 66. The horse finished sixth of seven in a Class 5 handicap at Kempton in Oct 2026, last raced off an official rating of 68 which is 15lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 39 archived runs · run-style from 15 commented runs · updated 20 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins on turf
OR ↓ 15lb off peak
- 6–39Wins / Runs
- 15.4%Strike rate
- 11 (28.2%)Placed
- −7.50£1 level staken=39 at SP
- 1.37Fair A/E n=39 · 1.15 incl. margin
- 83Highest OR
- 40dAvg 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 rating68↓ 15lb off peak
68
63–83
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 108
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 13 | 108A | 94 | 3 · 108 / 81 |
| Good to Firm | 9 | 108A | 95 | 2 · 76 / 66 |
| Good | 8 | 126B | 75 | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 103B | 92 | — |
| Heavy | 2 | 74A | 19.5 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 24 | 126B | 88.5 | 5 · 108 / 69 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 118A | 96 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 107B | 78.5 | 1 · — |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | — |
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 2 | 100B | 86.5 | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 100B | 86 | 1 · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 39 figures from 39 runs · as at 17 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 15 analysed runs
- Held up 7 (47%) · 1 win
- Midfield 4 (27%) · 1 win
- Prominent 3 (20%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (7%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 1,026 runs since Jan 2008 (83 horses).
Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 8.5% from 117.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −12.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 134 | 19 | 14.2% | +1.7 | 3 from 9 |
| Good | 258 | 33 | 12.8% | +0.3 | 2 from 9 |
| Good to Soft | 108 | 14 | 13% | +0.5 | 1 from 3 |
| Soft | 130 | 15 | 11.5% | −1 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 45 | 4 | 8.9% | −3.6 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 350 | 43 | 12.3% | −0.2 | 0 from 13 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 117 | 10 | 8.5% | −4 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 234 | 29 | 12.4% | −0.1 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 426 | 58 | 13.6% | +1.1 | 6 from 24 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 199 | 26 | 13.1% | +0.6 | 0 from 10 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 42 | 5 | 11.9% | −0.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 8 | 0 | 0% | −12.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 19 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Lysanda (GER) (Lando)
5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Lord Vader (GB) (1 win).
The wins came over 7½f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Mostly Martha (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lord Vader (GB) | 15 | 1 | 1m | — |
| Mostly Martha (GB) | 1 | 1 | 7½f | Class 5 |
| Luna Grace (GB) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Squeaker (GB) | 14 | 0 | — | — |
| Lady Allegro (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| Good to Firm | 9 | 3 | 33% | +5.50 |
| Good | 9 | 2 | 22% | +4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 19 | 1 | 5% | −15.00 |
| Class 5 | 9 | 3 | 33% | +7.75 |
| Class 3 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −4.75 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.50 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newbury | 5 | 1 | 20% | +4.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Brighton | 3 | 2 | 67% | +8.25 |
| Chester | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sandown | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hereford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Ludlow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Plumpton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.25 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 24 | 6 | 25% | +7.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Kavanagh | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.00 |
| Jason Watson | 3 | 2 | 67% | +8.25 |
| Rossa Ryan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| William Buick | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.00 |
| Edward Greatrex | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tom Queally | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cieren Fallon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Charlie Todd | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Richard Kingscote | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Saffie Osborne | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.25 |
| Daniel Muscutt | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Liam Harrison | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jason Hart | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clifford Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oisin Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jim Crowley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Eaves | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Luke Morris | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brandon Wilkie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adam Farragher | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kieran Shoemark | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hector Crouch | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.00 |
| George Downing | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Egan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 31 | 5 | 16% | −3.50 |
| Cheekpieces | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Blinkers | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.25 |
| 2025 | 14 | 1 | 7% | −10.00 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2023 | 7 | 4 | 57% | +16.75 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 36 | 6 | 17% | −4.50 |
| 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Oct 26+11d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Improved Acca Boosts Handicap Stakes Missed the break - settled in midfield - urged over 2f out - no response and beaten 7 lengths into 6th | 6/7 | ¾ | 9-11 | 68 | 68A | 70A | Ryan Kavanagh | 11/1 |
| 28 Sep 26+43d | Brighton | Matchbook Monthly Bet-Builder Rebate Handicap Stakes Keen through early stages up with the pace - pressed for effort and left behind 3f out - kept battling inside the final furlong to finish fourth | 4/7 | nk | 10-1 | 68 | 56A | 74A | Jason Watson | 7/2 |
| 16 Aug 26+58d | Southwell (AW) | Newark Advertiser Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race) Held up in the pack early - driven approaching 3f out - faded inside final furlong - eventually finished eighth | 8/12 | 2¼ | 9-5 | 69 | 108A | 60A | Daniel Muscutt | 33/1 |
| 19 Jun 26+21d | Goodwood | Goodwood Horseracing Club Young Persons Membership Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Settled off the front group early - pushed along with 2f left - stayed on at one speed inside final furlong - finished fourth | 4/7 | ¾ | 8-7 | 69 | 69B | 70A | Ryan Kavanagh | 4/1 |
| 29 May 26+22d | Brighton | Download The Fairplay App Now 'Confined' Handicap Settled in the pack early - held up for space approaching final 2f - eased left and gained ground inside the last furlong and a half - found a gap between horses to hit the front inside the final furlong - stayed on strongly to win | 1/7 | 9-0 | 66 | 76A | 77A | Jason Watson | 11/4 | |
| 07 May 26+21d | Southwell (AW) | Free Bets On attheraces.com Handicap Held mid-pack early - pressed for effort over 2f out - lost touch soon after - well held at the finish | 11/11 | 2¼ | 9-7 | 68 | 81A | 57A | Edward Greatrex | 40/1 |
| 16 Apr 26+196d | Hereford | Richard Layton Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled into a strong grip early - travelled close to the pace - went in front 5th - edged in front by a whisker 2 out - pushed along and lost that advantage before the last then dropped away on the run-in | 5/13 | ½ | 11-4 | — | 86B | 113A | Liam Harrison | 17/2 |
| 02 Oct 25+12d | Salisbury | Madar Corporation 'Season Finale' Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Sat close to the front pack early - urged forward with 3f left - lost ground inside final furlong to finish eighth | 8/11 | nk | 9-6 | 70 | 118A | 70A | Rossa Ryan | 8/1 |
| 20 Sep 25+21d | Chester | Tribal Society Handicap Settled towards the back of the pack - crept into contention 4f out but effort soon flattened out - dropped away 2f out and beaten a long way at the line | 9/13 | 23 | 10-0 | 72 | -35C | 71C | Tom Queally | 12/1 |
| 30 Aug 25+20d | Chester | Powells Jewellery Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Took up the running - pressed and displaced before the final furlong - faded sharply to finish 5th | 5/8 | 6 | 9-4 | 73 | 78A | 68A | Jason Hart | 10/3 |
| 10 Aug 25+10d | Haydock | Sky Bet Club Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Handy early - driven approaching 2f out and lost touch - fought back inside final furlong - stayed on but unable to reel in winner | 2/5 | 3 | 9-7 | 72 | 96C | 78B | Clifford Lee | 12/1 |
| 31 Jul 25+22d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Racing League Race 10 Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Sat close to the front group early - urged forward with 3f remaining - kept going at one gait to finish 5th | 5/12 | ½ | 8-9 | 73 | 85A | 72A | Edward Greatrex | 14/1 |
| 09 Jul 25+24d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet More Extra Place Races Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Settled with strong grip early - travelling well on the outside - close up behind the pacesetter with a lap left - went in front three out - driven along and challenged approaching final furlong - overtaken inside the last and couldn't respond late | 3/8 | ¾ | 9-4 | 73 | 100A | 77A | Oisin Murphy | 7/1 |
| 15 Jun 25+16d | Hamilton | Sky Bet Price Boosts Apprentice Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Sat handy on the rail behind the front group - pressed for effort with 2f left - lost ground in the closing stages to finish 7th | 7/14 | 1¼ | 9-3 | 73 | 77C | 77A | Ryan Kavanagh | 4/1F |
| 30 May 25+14d | Chepstow | DragonBet Proud Sponsors Of Chepstow Racecourse Apprentice Handicap Sat close to front early - third in touch through the middle stages - moved up into second inside final two furlongs - pushed to the front a furlong out and kept going strongly - allowed to coast home in front | 1/11 | 9-8 | 67 | 72A | 86A | Ryan Kavanagh | 3/1 | |
| 16 May 25+28d | Newbury | Coolmore Auguste Rodin Handicap Held up at back - improved into contention wide 4f out - lost ground 2f out and dropped away late | 12/13 | 6½ | 9-6 | 69 | 74C | 53C | Jim Crowley | 10/3F |
| 18 Apr 25+50d | Lingfield (AW) | BetUK All-Weather Vase Marathon Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Held up in mid-pack - eased right at the home turn then angled right again inside the final furlong - stayed on without threatening the front and finished 8th | 8/14 | ½ | 9-1 | 71 | 108B | 71A | Cieren Fallon | 9/1 |
| 27 Feb 25+17d | Ludlow | Good Life Plus Free Prize Draws Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Held a mid-pack position early - moved into contention approaching three out - urged forward and stayed at a steady effort - finished with a solid late run but never able to land a real challenge | 5/12 | 7 | 11-0 | — | 100B | 116A | Charlie Todd | 14/1 |
| 10 Feb 25+24d | Plumpton | BetGoodwin And Realistic Games Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Raced with plenty of enthusiasm early - drifted left over the 1st and right at the 3rd - awkward again three out - asked for effort shortly after - moved into 4th near the finish - never a threat to the frame | 4/7 | 2¼ | 11-7 | — | 73B | 107A | Charlie Todd | 12/1 |
| 17 Jan 25+14d | Southwell (AW) | 30 In Free Bets With BetUK Handicap Settled just behind the front group on the rail - roused with over 2f left - dropped away under pressure inside the last two furlongs - finished 8th | 8/10 | 2 | 9-2 | 73 | 95A | 58A | Tom Eaves | 16/1 |
| 03 Jan 25+20d | Lingfield (AW) | Free Bets With BetUK Bet Club Handicap Settled in the pack - asked for effort out wide with two furlongs left - improved into contention a furlong out - edged out for second beaten 2.5 lengths into third | 3/9 | nse | 9-7 | 73 | 108A | 86A | Luke Morris | 7/1 |
| 14 Dec 24+21d | Southwell (AW) | Free Bets With BetUK Bet Club Handicap Settled midfield early - urged forward 3f out - unable to quicken and lost touch inside final furlong | 8/9 | ¾ | 8-13 | 75 | 94A | 69A | Richard Kingscote | 9/2 |
| 23 Nov 24+55d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Safer Gambling Tools At BetUK Handicap Held up at the rear from the off - made no impact through the contest - finished well held in 11th | 11/13 | shd | 9-3 | 77 | 107B | 66A | Richard Kingscote | 14/1 |
| 29 Sep 24+15d | Epsom Downs | Betfred Apprentices' Derby Handicap Settled midfield early - moved into third by halfway - driven out over 2f from home and kept going at one gear to finish 3rd | 3/8 | 2¼ | 9-9 | 79 | 74A | 79A | Brandon Wilkie | 4/1 |
| 14 Sep 24+80d | Chester | Virgin Bet Handicap Checked and moved left at the outset - settled in 6th just off the rail - denied room to press on entering the last two furlongs then dropped away quickly | 8/9 | 1 | 9-1 | 82 | 84A | 75A | Adam Farragher | 16/1 |
| 26 Jun 24+12d | Carlisle | Stablemate By Agma Cumberland Plate Handicap | 7/12 | shd | 10-1 | 83 | 99A | 83A | William Buick | 9/2 |
| 14 Jun 24+28d | Sandown | Book Your Coral-Eclipse Tickets Now Handicap | 4/10 | nse | 9-2 | 83 | 108A | 86A | William Buick | 10/3F |
| 17 May 24+27d | Newbury | Unibet Handicap | 6/14 | ½ | 9-4 | 83 | 80C | 79A | Rossa Ryan | 7/2F |
| 20 Apr 24+206d | Newbury | Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire Handicap | 3/18 | 1¼ | 9-6 | 82 | 92C | 93A | Rossa Ryan | 9/2J |
| 27 Sep 23+18d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet More Extra Place Races Handicap | 10/13 | 1¼ | 9-5 | 83 | 87C | 65C | Kieran Shoemark | 10/1 |
| 09 Sep 23+23d | Ascot | Lavazza Stakes (Heritage Handicap) | 5/9 | shd | 8-4 | 83 | 90A | 73A | Saffie Osborne | 5/1 |
| 17 Aug 23+22d | Windsor | William Hill Enhanced Odds Every Day Racing League Race 20 Handicap | 1/11 | 8-5 | 80 | 105A | 74A | Saffie Osborne | 9/4F | |
| 26 Jul 23+13d | Sandown | Racing TV Handicap | 1/7 | 9-2 | 73 | 103B | 83A | William Buick | 3/1F | |
| 13 Jul 23+16d | Newbury | Pump Technology Handicap | 1/12 | 8-11 | 66 | 126B | 86A | Hector Crouch | 8/1 | |
| 27 Jun 23+39d | Brighton | Download Fitzdares For Free Race Streaming Handicap | 1/6 | 9-2 | 63 | 95A | 69B | Jason Watson | 13/2 | |
| 19 May 23+184d | Newbury | Bernard Sunley Handicap | 13/17 | 3¼ | 9-5 | 66 | 45C | 57C | Tom Queally | 80/1 |
| 16 Nov 22+28d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet/ British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) | 9/14 | shd | 9-7 | — | 66C | 61C | George Downing | 200/1 |
| 19 Oct 22+61d | Newmarket | British Stallion Studs EBF Future Stayers Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 7/11 | 1¼ | 9-7 | — | 76A | 73A | David Egan | 100/1 |
| 19 Aug 22 | Newcastle (AW) | British EBF Future Stayers Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 8/13 | 1½ | 9-7 | — | 53B | 59A | Cieren Fallon | 14/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Gallant Lion (GB) won?
- Gallant Lion (GB) won 6 of 39 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 15.4%. Placed 11 times in total (28.2% of starts).
- Who trains Gallant Lion (GB)?
- Gallant Lion (GB) is trained by Ian Williams, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 9 October 2026.
- Who is Gallant Lion (GB)'s sire?
- Gallant Lion (GB) is by Roaring Lion (USA) out of Lysanda (GER), whose sire is Lando.
- What going does Gallant Lion (GB) prefer?
- Gallant Lion (GB) has the best record on good to firm going: 3 wins from 9 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 Gallant Lion (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 68, from the run on 9 October 2026. The highest on record is 83.
- What is Gallant Lion (GB)'s sire's record?
- Roaring Lion (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 1,026 runs since Jan 2008 (83 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 8.5% from 117.
- Who are Gallant Lion (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Lysanda (GER), Gallant Lion (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Lord Vader (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Mostly Martha (GB)). The wins came over 7½f–1m. As at Oct 2026.