Lars Soldier (IRE)
Lars Soldier is a gelding by Soldier's Call out of Amber Dawn who has two wins from 11 starts on turf. He won a maiden at Curragh in Apr 2026 over under 6f on heavy ground and an Irish Stallion Farms EBF Nursery Handicap at Navan in Sep 2026 over 6f – 7f on good ground off an official rating of 83. Typically held up he finished fifth of seven at Naas in Oct 2026 in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Birdcatcher Premier Nursery Handicap off an official rating of 87 which was his career-high mark. He has raced at eight different courses.
- 2–11Wins / Runs
- 18.2%Strike rate
- 4 (36.4%)Placed
- +14.50£1 level staken=11 at SP
- 1.73Fair A/E n=11 · 1.46 incl. margin
- 87Highest OR
- 21dAvg 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 82
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 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 96A | 78 | 5 · 96 / 78 |
| Soft | 2 | 83A | 82.5 | 2 · 83 / 82.5 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 69A | 66 | 2 · 69 / 66 |
| Heavy | 2 | 101A | 82 | 2 · 101 / 82 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 8 | 96A | 79 | 8 · 96 / 79 |
| Under 6f | 3 | 101A | 69 | 3 · 101 / 69 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 runs · as at 18 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 8 analysed runs
- Held up 6 (75%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 2 (25%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 2,098 runs since Jan 2008 (215 horses).
Strongest on good to soft going: 13.1% from 198. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 4.1% from 243.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 12 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 335 | 32 | 9.6% | +0.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 581 | 49 | 8.4% | −0.7 | 1 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 198 | 26 | 13.1% | +4 | — |
| Soft | 262 | 22 | 8.4% | −0.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 79 | 7 | 8.9% | −0.2 | 1 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 631 | 55 | 8.7% | −0.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 704 | 80 | 11.4% | +2.3 | 1 from 3 |
| 6f – 7f | 1,014 | 90 | 8.9% | −0.2 | 1 from 8 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 243 | 10 | 4.1% | −5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 75 | 7 | 9.3% | +0.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 41 | 4 | 9.8% | +0.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 19 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
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
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 1 | 20% | +1.50 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 1 | 50% | +17.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh | 3 | 1 | 33% | +16.00 |
| Roscommon (IRE) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Naas (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan (IRE) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.50 |
| Cork (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 8 | 1 | 13% | −1.50 |
| Under 6f | 3 | 1 | 33% | +16.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Joyce | 10 | 2 | 20% | +15.50 |
| Donagh O'Connor | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 26+19d | Naas (IRE) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Birdcatcher Premier Nursery Handicap Raced just behind the front pair - 4th halfway then urged on soon after - 5th over 1f out and made no further progress late on | 5/7 | 1¼ | 9-11 | 87 | 82A | 77A | Wesley Joyce | 7/2 |
| 21 Sep 26+16d | Fairyhouse (IRE) | Castlebridge Consignment Blenheim Stakes (Listed) Sat behind the front group - 4th at halfway - driven early in the straight with no response over 2f out - dropped away inside the final furlong to finish 10th | 10/10 | nk | 9-5 | 87 | 80A | 80A | Donagh O'Connor | 50/1 |
| 05 Sep 26+5d | Navan (IRE) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Nursery Handicap (Birdcatcher Series) Settled off the pace on the near flank - pushed along with 2f left and up to 4th entering final furlong - rallied strongly late to get up right on the line | 1/10 | 9-2 | 83 | 78A | 88A | Wesley Joyce | 11/2 | |
| 31 Aug 26+13d | Roscommon (IRE) | Irish EBF Median Sires Series Race Prominent early and shared the front - driven and slipped back to 3rd approaching 2f out then unable to find more in 5th with a furlong left - stayed on same gait to finish 5th | 5/9 | 3¾ | 9-1 | 84 | 83A | 70A | Wesley Joyce | 14/1 |
| 18 Aug 26+25d | Roscommon (IRE) | Irish EBF Auction Series Race Sat behind the front group early - urged forward into the straight and asked to press on over 2f out - had nothing more to give and dropped away inside the final furlong to finish 5th | 5/8 | nk | 9-1 | 84 | 96A | 70A | Wesley Joyce | 7/1 |
| 24 Jul 26+5d | Cork (IRE) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Rated Race Sat behind the front-runner early - asked for more in 3rd 1f out - battled on late into 2nd but never got near the winner | 2/8 | 1¼ | 9-2 | 86 | 69A | 87A | Wesley Joyce | 11/1 |
| 19 Jul 26+52d | Curragh (IRE) | James Nolan Bar Kildare Nursery Handicap soon sat behind the front-runner - a shade free early - 2nd at halfway - slipped back 2f out - made no dent in 5th inside the final furlong and held a single gear to take 4th near the finish | 4/8 | 3½ | 9-9 | 86 | 63A | 72A | Wesley Joyce | 7/2 |
| 28 May 26+4d | Fairyhouse | Irish EBF Median Sires Series Race Set the early gallop - drifted a touch left entering the straight - lost the advantage when driven along around 2½f out - unable to find more inside the final furlong and a half but held the effort to the line | 3/8 | 1½ | 9-1 | — | 76A | 82A | Wesley Joyce | 2/1 |
| 24 May 26+51d | Curragh | Kilkea Castle Marble Hill Stakes (Group 3) Prominent from the off - stumbled soon after the start - up with the front runner and 2nd at halfway - struggling in 3rd at 2f out - faded into 5th and found no more late on | 5/7 | 3 | 9-5 | — | 73A | 85A | Wesley Joyce | 33/1 |
| 03 Apr 26+19d | Curragh | Curragh On Course Bookmakers Supporting Free Admission Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden Up with the front group - 3rd at halfway - driven over 2f out - moved into 2nd over 1f out - hit the front inside the final 100 yards - hard fought to the line and got up | 1/8 | 9-4 | — | 101A | 109A | Wesley Joyce | 18/1 | |
| 15 Mar 26 | Curragh | Topgear At Capital Stud Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden Held up early - slipped back around 2f out - rallied into 4th with a furlong left - unable to threaten leading pair and stayed on same gear late | 4/7 | 4½ | 9-4 | — | 63A | 63A | Wesley Joyce | 16/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Lars Soldier (IRE) won?
- Lars Soldier (IRE) won 2 of 11 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 18.2%. Placed 4 times in total (36.4% of starts).
- Who trains Lars Soldier (IRE)?
- Lars Soldier (IRE) is trained by Michael Mulvany, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 10 October 2026.
- Who is Lars Soldier (IRE)'s sire?
- Lars Soldier (IRE) is by Soldier's Call (GB) out of Amber Dawn (IRE), whose sire is Buratino.
- What going does Lars Soldier (IRE) prefer?
- Lars Soldier (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Lars Soldier (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 87, from the run on 10 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Lars Soldier (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Soldier's Call (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 2,098 runs since Jan 2008 (215 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 13.1% from 198. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 4.1% from 243.