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Horse profile

Iron Lion (GB)

4yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2024) · Last trainer David O'Meara · Last owner Elwick Stud
16 runs · 11 courses · from May 2023
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Oct 2024 — 739 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2024 · 2nd of 17 4 wins · Ripon, Haydock & Doncaster Last raced off OR 95
KTB Profile

Iron Lion won four of 16 starts between May 2023 and Oct 2024. All four wins came over 1m2f – 1m4f on turf, two of them at Doncaster, with the latest success in a Class 2 handicap at Ripon in Jul 2024 off a mark of 91. The gelding, aged 4 at his last run in Oct 2024, finished second of 17 in a Class 2 handicap at Doncaster off his career-high mark of 95.

Based on 16 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating95At career-high mark
95 78–95

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 104 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ayr, 22 Jun 2024

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 16 figures · best 104A · median 88
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good792B84—
Soft592A88—
Good to Firm2104A69.5—
Good to Soft1———
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f11104C88—
1m5f – 2m3104A88—
1m – 1m1f292A82—

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 98A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Doncaster, 26 Oct 2024 Official rating 95 at the last run, 26 Oct 2024

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 16 figures · best 98A · median 84
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good796A82—
Soft598A75—
Good to Firm290A80—
Good to Soft1———
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f1198A86—
1m5f – 2m390A72—
1m – 1m1f287A84.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 16 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 3 analysed runs since Aug 2024

  • Held up 2 (67%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (33%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 1,031 runs since May 2022 (83 horses).

Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 8.5% from 118.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−12.5—
Good to Firm1341914.2%+1.70 from 2
Good2613413%+0.52 from 7
Good to Soft1081413%+0.51 from 1
Soft1301511.5%−11 from 5
Heavy4548.9%−3.6—
Standard (AW)3524312.2%−0.30 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f118108.5%−4—
1m – 1m1f2342912.4%−0.10 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f4265813.6%+1.14 from 11
1m5f – 2m2012612.9%+0.40 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f44613.6%+1.1—
2m5f – 3m800%−12.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2022 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Lava Stream (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 1m–1m6f; the highest grade won is Listed (Lava Stream (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Lava Stream (IRE)1231m–1m2fListed
Treble Bass (GB)411m6fClass 4

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 7 2 29% +6.50
Soft 5 1 20% +1.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 1 100% +0.62
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 7 2 29% +6.50
Class 5 5 1 20% +1.00
Class 4 2 1 50% −0.38
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Doncaster 4 2 50% +3.62
York 2 0 0% −2.00
Ayr 2 0 0% −2.00
Chester 1 0 0% −1.00
Ripon 1 1 100% +6.00
Haydock 1 1 100% +5.50
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Pontefract 1 0 0% −1.00
Redcar 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 11 4 36% +10.12
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
David Nolan 7 3 43% +7.62
Daniel Tudhope 3 0 0% −3.00
Ben Robinson 1 0 0% −1.00
Rossa Ryan 1 0 0% −1.00
Jamie Spencer 1 1 100% +5.50
Kevin Stott 1 0 0% −1.00
Jason Watson 1 0 0% −1.00
Joe Fanning 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 9 3 33% +6.12
2023 7 1 14% −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
2024 · 9 runs
26 Oct 24+42d Doncaster William Hill Proper Betting Handicap Class 2 · 1m2f · Soft · 17 ran Settled towards back early - improved position approaching final furlong - kept on well inside final furlong to take second close home - unable to trouble winner 2/17 1¾ 9-13 9591C98A David Nolan 66/1
14 Sep 24+21d Chester Virgin Bet Stand Cup Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 1m4½f · Soft · 6 ran Held up at the back early - lost more ground 5f out - unable to challenge from there - eventually finished sixth 6/6 3½ 9-5 9592A75B Ben Robinson 16/1
24 Aug 24+35d York Sky Bet Ebor Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 1m6f · Good To Firm · 20 ran Settled in the pack early - pushed along 3f out then dropped away rapidly - allowed to drop right out and finished last 19/20 43 8-13 9535C70C Rossa Ryan 22/1
20 Jul 24+28d Ripon Ripon Bell-Ringer Handicap Class 2 · 1m4f · Good · 9 ran 1/9 9-7 9192B96A David Nolan 6/1
22 Jun 24+14d Ayr Join Unite Online At unitetheunion.org Handicap Class 2 · 1m5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 5/9 1 9-9 93104A90A David Nolan 11/4J
08 Jun 24+22d Haydock Betfred 'Play Fred's 5 Million' Handicap Class 2 · 1m4f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 8-9 8888A86A Jamie Spencer 11/2
17 May 24+15d Newmarket TrustATrader Approved And Reviewed Trades People Handicap Class 3 · 1m4f · Good · 8 ran 6/8 7½ 9-6 8868C77C Kevin Stott 7/4F
02 May 24+23d Doncaster Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Class 4 · 1m4f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 1/5 9-9 80104C98B David Nolan 8/13F
09 Apr 24+179d Southwell (AW) Liz And Izzy's HOAP Podcast Handicap Class 4 · 1m3f · Standard · 8 ran 3/8 1¾ 9-11 8048A89A David Nolan 13/2
2023 · 7 runs
13 Oct 23+29d York William Hill Finale Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 1m6f · Soft · 11 ran 7/11 ½ 8-8 8288A72A Jason Watson 12/1
14 Sep 23+40d Doncaster Hippo Bamboo Wipes Handicap Class 2 · 1m2f · Soft · 8 ran 4/8 1½ 8-5 8488A71A Joe Fanning 4/1
05 Aug 23+25d Doncaster UNISON Supporting Your NHS Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 1m2f · Soft · 9 ran 1/9 9-4 7871B88A David Nolan 5/1
11 Jul 23+18d Pontefract Music Night & Beer Festival 21st July Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 1m2f · Good · 11 ran 3/11 hd 9-6 7884B77A Daniel Tudhope 3/1
23 Jun 23+22d Redcar racingtv.com/freetrial Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 1m2f · Good · 6 ran 3/6 ½ 9-4 —83A73B David Nolan 2/1
01 Jun 23+24d Carlisle Bow Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 1m1f · Good · 11 ran 2/11 2 9-4 —92A87A Daniel Tudhope 4/1
08 May 23 Ayr Retraining Of Racehorses (ROR) Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 1m · Good · 7 ran 3/7 ½ 9-3 —72A82A Daniel Tudhope 15/2

Quick answers

How many races has Iron Lion won?
Iron Lion (GB) won 4 of 16 archived starts between 2023 and 2024, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 8 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Iron Lion?
Iron Lion (GB) was trained by David O'Meara on the most recent run on record, at Doncaster on 26 October 2024.
Who is Iron Lion's sire?
Iron Lion (GB) is by Roaring Lion (USA) out of Stream Song (GB), whose sire is Mastercraftsman.
What going does Iron Lion prefer?
Iron Lion (GB) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 7 starts (28.6%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Iron Lion's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 95, from the run on 26 October 2024. That is also the highest on record.
What is Iron Lion's sire's record?
Roaring Lion (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 1,031 runs since May 2022 (83 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 8.5% from 118.
Who are Iron Lion's siblings?
Out of Stream Song (GB), Iron Lion (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Lava Stream (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Listed (Lava Stream (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–1m6f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2023. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.