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Horse profile

Irish Lion (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2021) · Last trainer Warren Greatrex · Last owner Warren Greatrex
by Leading Light (IRE) out of Ask Sally (IRE) (Definite Article)
3 runs · 3 courses · from Nov 2020
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 27 Mar 2021 — 2,040 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2021 · 7th of 9
KTB Profile

Irish Lion (IRE) is yet to win from 3 starts.

Based on 3 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 3 figures · best 79C · median 46
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m279C62.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 92C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newbury, 27 Mar 2021

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 3 figures · best 92C · median 80
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m292C82.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 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
Leading Light (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.2% of 2,203 runs since Jan 2008 (225 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 4.6% from 241.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm23834.8%+26.6—
Good7677910.3%+2.1—
Good to Soft523387.3%−0.90 from 1
Soft636446.9%−1.30 from 1
Heavy241114.6%−3.60 from 1
Standard (AW)1300%−8.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f600%−8.2—
1m – 1m1f400%−8.2—
1m2f – 1m4f1700%−8.2—
1m5f – 2m613376%−2.20 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f840748.8%+0.60 from 1
2m5f – 3m585569.6%+1.4—
Over 3m138139.4%+1.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Ask Sally (IRE) (Definite Article)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Joondalup (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Harry Bannister 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Daniel Kyne 1 0 0% −1.00
James Best 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 2 0 0% −2.00
2020 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 SpdKTB Jockey SP
2021 · 2 runs
27 Mar 21+72d Newbury BetVictor Standard Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 3 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 7/9 21 11-0 79C92C Harry Bannister 250/1
14 Jan 21+47d Fontwell Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 535 Maiden NH Flat Race (Conditionals And Amateurs) Class 5 · 17.5f · Heavy · 10 ran 8/10 87 10-12 -88C80C Mr Daniel Kyne 50/1
2020 · 1 run
28 Nov 20 Bangor-on-Dee Knolton Standard Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16.5f · Soft · 7 ran 7/7 1¾ 11-0 46C73C James Best 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Irish Lion won?
Irish Lion (IRE) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts between 2020 and 2021.
Who trained Irish Lion?
Irish Lion (IRE) was trained by Warren Greatrex on the most recent run on record, at Newbury on 27 March 2021.
Who is Irish Lion's sire?
Irish Lion (IRE) is by Leading Light (IRE) out of Ask Sally (IRE), whose sire is Definite Article.
What is Irish Lion's sire's record?
Leading Light (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.2% of 2,203 runs since Jan 2008 (225 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 4.6% from 241.
Who are Irish Lion's siblings?
Out of Ask Sally (IRE), Irish Lion (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2020. 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.