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Iron D'ex (FR)

7yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2025) · Trainer Sheila Lewis · Owner Graham Wilson
by Jeu St Eloi (FR) out of Soiree d'Ex (FR) (Fragrant Mix)
20 runs · 5 courses · from Sep 2022
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Ludlow Headgear returns LTO Last run 4 Nov 2025 · 2nd of 7 Last raced off OR 86
KTB Profile

Iron D'ex won the Class 4 Butcher Woods Ltd Novices' Handicap Chase at Ludlow over 2m1f – 2m4f on good ground in Oct 2024 off an official rating of 95. The gelding is one from 20 overall with seven places and has raced exclusively on turf. He finished second of seven in the Class 5 PricedUp The Jumps Handicap Chase at Warwick in Nov 2025 off 86, 22lb below his highest ever mark of 108. Headgear returned at that last run.

Based on 20 archived runs · run-style from 9 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 4 OR ↓ 22lb off peak
Official rating86↓ 22lb off peak
86 86–108

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 75 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ludlow, 5 Feb 2025

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 16 figures · best 98B · median 69.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good798B651 run · —
Good to Soft591C75—
Soft494B80.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m594B67—
1m5f – 2m591C82—
2m1f – 2m4f498B76.5—
Over 3m265A58.51 run · —

Of 20 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 20 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 115B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Warwick, 4 Nov 2025 Official rating 86 at the last run, 4 Nov 2025

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 17 figures · best 127A · median 109
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good7115B1061 run · —
Good to Soft6127A112.5—
Soft4123A113—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m5120A111—
1m5f – 2m5127A107—
2m1f – 2m4f5115A109—
Over 3m2115B110.51 run · —

Of 20 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 20 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 from 9 analysed runs since Oct 2024

  • Mid-division 4 (44%) · 1 win
  • Prominent 3 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (11%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 1 (11%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 13.9% of 792 runs since Jan 2008 (152 horses).

Strongest on good to soft going: 19.8% from 121.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm3133.3%+19.4—
Good971717.5%+3.61 from 7
Good to Soft1212419.8%+5.90 from 6
Soft3203711.6%−2.30 from 7
Heavy2473012.1%−1.8—
Standard (AW)200%−13.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f100%−13.9—
1m2f – 1m4f1516.7%−7.2—
1m5f – 2m2043014.7%+0.80 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f4255713.4%−0.51 from 5
2m5f – 3m1332015%+1.10 from 7
Over 3m14214.3%+0.40 from 3

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Soiree d'Ex (FR) (Fragrant Mix)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Happy D'ex (FR) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Happy D'ex (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Happy D'ex (FR)1932m–2m4fClass 4
My Lady D'ex (FR)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 7 1 14% +5.00
Soft 7 0 0% −7.00
Good to Soft 6 0 0% −6.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 11 0 0% −11.00
Class 4 7 1 14% +5.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Hereford 9 0 0% −9.00
Bangor-on-Dee 7 0 0% −7.00
Ludlow 2 1 50% +10.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 7 0 0% −7.00
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m1f – 2m4f 5 1 20% +7.00
Over 3m 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sean Houlihan 16 1 6% −4.00
Callum Pritchard 2 0 0% −2.00
Tabitha Worsley 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam Twiston-Davies 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 11 0 0% −11.00
None 9 1 11% +3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 6 0 0% −6.00
2024 8 1 13% +4.00
2023 3 0 0% −3.00
2022 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 10 1 10% +2.00
Hurdle 10 0 0% −10.00

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
2025 · 6 runs
04 Nov 25+22d Warwick PricedUp The Jumps Handicap Chase Class 5 · 25.5f · Good · 7 ran Pulling hard early - settled with the front group and stayed in contention past the 9th - pushed into second 2 out - stayed on well from the last for the runner-up spot 2/7 4¼ 11-0 8652A115B Sean Houlihan 11/2
13 Oct 25+184d Hereford Spa Motors Hereford Handicap Chase Class 5 · 25f · Good · 9 ran Travelled strongly early - settled mid-pack - made progress 16th - close up 3 out then squeezed for effort - stayed on at one level to finish 4th 4/9 7½ 11-2 8865A106A Sean Houlihan 13/2
12 Apr 25+21d Bangor-on-Dee Stamford Agricultural Services Limited Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Good · 10 ran Set the pace early - overtaken at the 7th and stayed within range - dropped away 4 out - beaten a long way by the finish 6/10 3 11-7 9367C100C Sean Houlihan 16/1
22 Mar 25+27d Bangor-on-Dee Broxton Gates Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Good · 8 ran Sat close to the front group early - lost touch approaching 4 out - finished well held in 7th 7/8 1¾ 10-13 9557C96C Callum Pritchard 5/1
23 Feb 25+18d Hereford Call Star Sports On 08000 521 321 Handicap Chase Class 5 · 25f · Soft · 6 ran Race in fits and starts early - settled at back of field - pressed for effort with nothing to give before 13th and eased out of contention PU/6 — 11-5 95—— Sean Houlihan 3/1
05 Feb 25+56d Ludlow Join RacingTV Now Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Good To Soft · 11 ran Up with the front group early - driven before 4 out and outpaced after 3 out - kept on for 3rd without more to offer 3/11 9 11-10 9675A120A Sean Houlihan 10/1
2024 · 8 runs
11 Dec 24+14d Hereford Join The Hereford Racing Club Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 21f · Good To Soft · 13 ran Settled in the pack - improved into contention approaching 2 out and drifted left - pushed along and stayed on at one effort before the last - finished 4th 4/13 1 11-11 9760B118A Tabitha Worsley 9/1
27 Nov 24+29d Hereford Wye Valley Metals Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Sat close to the front group - driven approaching 3 out then dropped back 2 out - stayed on same gear to finish fourth 4/8 5½ 11-7 9861B107B Callum Pritchard 9/2
29 Oct 24+20d Bangor-on-Dee Weatherbys Stallion Book Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20.5f · Soft · 10 ran Settled midway - briefly closed on the pace before the 12th then dropped away - urged along and faded before 2 out - well beaten by the last 7/10 13 10-11 9857C98C Sean Houlihan 8/1
09 Oct 24+183d Ludlow Butcher Woods Ltd Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Good · 6 ran Held up in the pack - made progress after the 13th to share 2nd place 4 out - challenged at the front 2 out and asked for effort - battled for top spot approaching the last - went ahead on the run-in and stayed on to win 1/6 10-4 9564A109B Sean Houlihan 11/1
09 Apr 24+17d Hereford Hereford Motor Group Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 21.5f · Soft · 5 ran PU/5 — 10-11 97—— Sean Houlihan 13/2
23 Mar 24+27d Bangor-on-Dee Broxton Gates Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 23f · Soft · 8 ran PU/8 — 12-0 97—— Sean Houlihan 9/4F
25 Feb 24+11d Hereford Watch & Bet At PlanetSportBet Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 21.5f · Soft · 11 ran 5/11 3¾ 11-8 9994B111A Sean Houlihan 9/1
14 Feb 24+77d Hereford Vickers.Bet Proudly Supporting British Racing Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 7 ran 2/7 3¾ 11-4 9989C115A Sean Houlihan 12/1
2023 · 3 runs
29 Nov 23+31d Hereford Racing Specials Every Day At PlanetSportBet Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19.5f · Good · 13 ran 6/13 1¾ 11-12 10298B111A Sean Houlihan 18/1
29 Oct 23+25d Aintree Jewson Birkenhead, Price Street Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 20f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 11/11 15 11-4 102—105C Sam Twiston-Davies 10/1
04 Oct 23+323d Bangor-on-Dee Nightingale House Hospice Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 16.5f · Soft · 8 ran 2/8 14 11-4 10172A123A Sean Houlihan 15/2
2022 · 3 runs
15 Nov 22+21d Hereford Cazoo Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 7/14 2¾ 11-4 10891C104C Sean Houlihan 11/2
25 Oct 22+27d Bangor-on-Dee Nightingale House Hospice Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 2/13 7½ 10-13 —91B127A Sean Houlihan 40/1
28 Sep 22 Bangor-on-Dee Demon Tweeks Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 10 ran 3/10 6½ 11-2 —82A106A Sean Houlihan 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Iron D'ex won?
Iron D'ex (FR) won 1 of 20 archived starts between 2022 and 2025, a strike rate of 5%. Placed 7 times in total (35% of starts).
Who trains Iron D'ex?
Iron D'ex (FR) is trained by Sheila Lewis, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 4 November 2025.
Who is Iron D'ex's sire?
Iron D'ex (FR) is by Jeu St Eloi (FR) out of Soiree d'Ex (FR), whose sire is Fragrant Mix.
What going does Iron D'ex prefer?
Iron D'ex (FR) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Iron D'ex's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 86, from the run on 4 November 2025. The highest on record is 108.
What is Iron D'ex's sire's record?
Jeu St Eloi (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.9% of 792 runs since Jan 2008 (152 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 19.8% from 121.
Who are Iron D'ex's siblings?
Out of Soiree d'Ex (FR), Iron D'ex (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Happy D'ex (FR) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Happy D'ex (FR)). The wins came over 2m–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2022. 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.