King Lear (IRE)
King Lear won a Class 5 maiden at Nottingham over 1m to 1m1f on good ground in Aug 2023 and has one win from nine runs overall. The gelding finished third of nine in a Class 2 handicap at Newcastle on the AW in Oct 2024 when prominent and racing off an official rating of 92. He has never won beyond 1m1f and is 0 from seven starts at 1m2f to 1m4f.
- 1–9Wins / Runs
- 11.1%Strike rate
- 4 (44.4%)Placed
- −6.90£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 0.50Fair A/E n=9 · 0.42 incl. margin
- 93Highest OR
- 57dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 99
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 105B | 83.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 99A | 94.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 93A | 75 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 7 | 103A | 90 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 105B | 92.5 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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 from 4 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Prominent 3 (75%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (25%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,195 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses).
Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 889.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 72 | 14 | 19.4% | +4.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2,765 | 442 | 16% | +1.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 5,308 | 790 | 14.9% | +0.4 | 1 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 2,343 | 328 | 14% | −0.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 3,845 | 576 | 15% | +0.5 | — |
| Heavy | 1,378 | 190 | 13.8% | −0.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,483 | 304 | 12.2% | −2.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 14 | 1 | 7.1% | −7.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,383 | 252 | 18.2% | +3.7 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,021 | 517 | 17.1% | +2.6 | 1 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6,848 | 1,051 | 15.3% | +0.8 | 0 from 7 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4,240 | 555 | 13.1% | −1.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,650 | 170 | 10.3% | −4.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 889 | 83 | 9.3% | −5.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 150 | 16 | 10.7% | −3.8 | — |
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
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Port Ferdinand (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 7f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Ferdinand (IRE) | 3 | 1 | 7f | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.90 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 3 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.10 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.10 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.10 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Loughnane | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| William Buick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Pat Cosgrave | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Curtis | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Doyle | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.10 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.90 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.90 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Oct 24+38d | Newcastle (AW) | Free Bets With BetUK Bet Club Handicap Settled handy early holding an eager attitude - pushed along with 2f remaining - hit the front approaching the final furlong - overtaken close home - kept responding to finish third by three quarters of a length | 3/9 | nk | 9-7 | 92 | 99A | 96A | Billy Loughnane | 3/1 |
| 14 Sep 24+16d | Doncaster | Pj Towey Construction Handicap Held a forward spot early - pressed for effort with 2f left then dropped away approaching the furlong pole - faded in the closing stages to finish seventh | 7/10 | nk | 8-11 | 93 | 87A | 84A | Pat Cosgrave | 12/1 |
| 29 Aug 24+21d | Southwell (AW) | tote.co.uk Who'll Take The Crown Racing League Race 41 Handicap (Trainers Registered To Racing League) Slow to break - travelled wide behind the pace and briefly disputed second before dropping back around 7f out - stayed handy into the straight - drifted wide again approaching final 2f - finished with a real surge out wide inside the last - nabbed second right on the line | 2/12 | ¾ | 9-12 | 90 | 90A | 96A | Billy Loughnane | 8/1 |
| 08 Aug 24+14d | Chepstow | tote Guarantee Available At tote.co.uk Racing League 20 Handicap (Trainers Registered To Racing League) Handy early - dropped away 5f out - pushed along 2f out but couldn't find the pace to close | 6/7 | 1¼ | 10-0 | 92 | 57A | 87A | Billy Loughnane | 4/1 |
| 25 Jul 24+301d | Yarmouth | Weekly Rewards With Tote Stayers Club Racing League Race 7 Handicap (Trainers Registered To Racing League) | 6/12 | nk | 9-7 | 93 | 103A | 91A | Billy Loughnane | 7/2F |
| 2023 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Sep 23+23d | Pontefract | Simon Scrope Dalby Screw-Driver Handicap | 6/7 | 4 | 9-8 | 93 | 93A | 74A | Ben Curtis | 13/8F |
| 05 Sep 23+21d | Goodwood | Ambrose Harcourt Memorial Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 2/8 | hd | 9-11 | — | 50A | 95A | William Buick | 4/6F |
| 15 Aug 23+25d | Nottingham | Weatherbys Bloodstock Pro Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/9 | 9-7 | — | 105B | 103A | James Doyle | 11/10F | |
| 21 Jul 23 | Newmarket | Pertemps Medical General Nursing Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 4/11 | 1½ | 9-4 | — | 80B | 90A | William Buick | 22/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has King Lear won?
- King Lear (IRE) won 1 of 9 archived starts between 2023 and 2024, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 4 times in total (44.4% of starts).
- Who trained King Lear?
- King Lear (IRE) was trained by George Boughey on the most recent run on record, at Newcastle (AW) on 22 October 2024.
- Who is King Lear's sire?
- King Lear (IRE) is by Galileo (IRE) out of Amazing Maria (IRE), whose sire is Mastercraftsman.
- What going does King Lear prefer?
- King Lear (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is King Lear's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 92, from the run on 22 October 2024. The highest on record is 93.
- What is King Lear's sire's record?
- Galileo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,195 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 889.
- Who are King Lear's siblings?
- Out of Amazing Maria (IRE), King Lear (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Port Ferdinand (IRE) (1). The wins came over 7f. As at Oct 2026.