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Leading Contender (IRE)

11yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2012) · Last trainer Philip Hobbs · Last owner Mrs Joanna Peppiatt
by Supreme Leader (GB) out of Flair Dante (IRE) (Phardante)
25 runs · 12 courses · from Oct 2005
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 Feb 2012 — 5,359 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2012 · 7th of 11 5 wins · Taunton, Cheltenham & Chepstow Last raced off OR 122
KTB Profile

Leading Contender (IRE) is 5 from 25, including a Listed win. The biggest win we hold: the Festival Of Food Bumper Standard Open NH Flat Race at Cheltenham (Nov 2005). Hasn't won since Mar 2009. Last raced off 122, 10lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 25 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 10lb off peak
Official rating122↓ 10lb off peak
122 114–132

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 118B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newbury, 31 Dec 2011 Official rating 122 at the last run, 24 Feb 2012

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 22 figures · best 136C · median 122.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Soft9136C125—
Good7125C111—
Soft5135C126—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m9135C124—
Over 3m5128B106—
2m1f – 2m4f5131C125—
1m5f – 2m3136C131—

Of 25 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 · 22 figures from 25 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
Supreme Leader (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 2,984 runs since Jan 2008 (349 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2627.7%−1.5—
Good to Firm184189.8%+0.6—
Good665578.6%−0.61 from 10
Good to Soft470449.4%+0.23 from 9
Soft885859.6%+0.41 from 5
Heavy744668.9%−0.30 from 1
Standard (AW)10220%+10.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f900%−9.2—
1m5f – 2m575559.6%+0.42 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f1,0661059.8%+0.61 from 5
2m5f – 3m1,019918.9%−0.32 from 11
Over 3m315237.3%−1.90 from 6

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
Flair Dante (IRE) (Phardante)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Fairoak Lad (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 2m4f–3m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Fairoak Lad (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Fairoak Lad (IRE)2162m4f–3m1½fClass 2

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 10 1 10% −6.25
Good to Soft 9 3 33% +0.63
Soft 5 1 20% −3.47
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 8 0 0% −8.00
Class 2 8 1 13% −4.25
Class 4 5 2 40% −2.22
Class 1 2 1 50% +0.88
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 6 1 1 100% +4.50

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cheltenham 6 2 33% +0.63
Newbury 3 0 0% −3.00
Chepstow 3 2 67% +4.03
Warwick 2 0 0% −2.00
Wincanton 2 0 0% −2.00
Sandown 2 0 0% −2.00
Taunton 2 1 50% −0.75
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 11 2 18% −6.00
Over 3m 6 0 0% −6.00
2m1f – 2m4f 5 1 20% −3.47
1m5f – 2m 3 2 67% +5.38

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tom O'Brien 12 2 17% −6.72
Richard Johnson 7 2 29% +1.38
James Best 4 0 0% −4.00
Rhys Flint 2 1 50% −0.75

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 22 5 23% −7.09
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 2 0 0% −2.00
2011 4 0 0% −4.00
2010 1 0 0% −1.00
2009 4 1 25% −2.75
2007 7 1 14% −3.25
2006 5 1 20% −3.47
2005 2 2 100% +6.38

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 11 1 9% −9.75
Hurdle 11 2 18% −5.72
NH Flat 3 2 67% +5.38

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2012 · 2 runs
24 Feb 12+34d Warwick Ken Muir Memorial Handicap Chase Class 3 · 29f · Good · 11 ran 7/11 11 10-10 122106A James Best 10/1
21 Jan 12+21d Wincanton Bathwick Tyres Salisbury Handicap Chase Class 3 · 25f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 7/12 7 10-7 122104C James Best 13/2
2011 · 4 runs
31 Dec 11+37d Newbury Betfred Mandarin Handicap Chase Class 3 · 26f · Soft · 8 ran 3/8 nse 10-11 122118B James Best 6/1
24 Nov 11+292d Newbury Sportingbet Handicap Chase Class 3 · 22.5f · Good · 13 ran 5/13 12 10-12 128103C James Best 10/1
05 Feb 11+28d Sandown Totesport Masters Handicap Chase Class 2 · 24f · Good · 11 ran UR/11 — 10-3 128— Richard Johnson 9/2
08 Jan 11+24d Sandown 32red.com Handicap Chase Class 2 · 24f · Soft · 13 ran 3/13 9 10-12 130116A Richard Johnson 8/1
2010 · 1 run
15 Dec 10+620d Newbury Coolmation Handicap Chase Class 3 · 26f · Good · 13 ran UR/13 — 11-12 130— Rhys Flint 8/1
2009 · 4 runs
04 Apr 09+19d Aintree John Smith's Handicap Chase Class 2 · 25f · Good To Soft · 17 ran 2/17 3½ 10-0 132128B Tom O'Brien 20/1
16 Mar 09+14d Taunton Orchard Restaurant Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 23f · Good To Soft · 4 ran 1/4 10-9 132121B Rhys Flint 1/4F
02 Mar 09+23d Stratford Shottery Novices' Chase Class 3 · 19.5f · Good · 4 ran 3/4 10 10-12 132111B Tom O'Brien 8/11F
07 Feb 09+421d Kempton Rasher Frith Memorial Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 4 ran 2/4 3¼ 11-0 132125B Tom O'Brien 9/4F
2007 · 7 runs
14 Dec 07+26d Cheltenham Pertemps Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier) Class 2 · 24f · Good · 12 ran 1/12 10-0 130125C Tom O'Brien 11/4F
18 Nov 07+29d Cheltenham Browne's Gazette Intermediate Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 21f · Soft · 19 ran 4/19 1¼ 11-9 127135C Tom O'Brien 8/1
20 Oct 07+184d Cheltenham Severn Trent Water/Wateraid Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 21f · Good · 12 ran 2/12 2½ 10-13 122124C Tom O'Brien 9/1
19 Apr 07+33d Cheltenham Renault Masters Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 24f · Good · 10 ran F/10 — 10-13 114— Tom O'Brien 6/1
17 Mar 07+22d Uttoxeter John Smith's McManus Pub Co. Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 21.5f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 7/15 12 10-9 123102C Tom O'Brien 15/2
23 Feb 07+24d Warwick Shepherd Developments Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 25f · Heavy · 6 ran 4/6 15 11-9 123101C Tom O'Brien EvensF
30 Jan 07+35d Taunton Staple Fitzpaine Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Soft · 14 ran 2/14 1½ 11-4 123126C Tom O'Brien 4/9F
2006 · 5 runs
26 Dec 06+34d Wincanton Pertemps Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier) Class 2 · 21.5f · Good · 9 ran 3/9 4 10-3 122124C Tom O'Brien 5/2
22 Nov 06+21d Chepstow Weatherbys Bank 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 11 ran 1/11 10-12 122131C Tom O'Brien 8/15F
01 Nov 06+14d Chepstow wbx.com Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 2/16 hd 11-0 —126C Richard Johnson 4/9F
18 Oct 06+217d Worcester wbx.com World Bet Exchange Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 2/16 1¼ 10-12 —117C Richard Johnson 4/11F
15 Mar 06+122d Cheltenham Weatherbys Champion Bumper (Grade 1) Class 1 · 16.5f · Good · 23 ran 18/23 1½ 11-5 —103C Richard Johnson 12/1
2005 · 2 runs
13 Nov 05+36d Cheltenham Festival Of Food Bumper Standard Open NH Flat Race (Listed) Class 1 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 19 ran 1/19 11-4 —136C Richard Johnson 15/8F
08 Oct 05 Chepstow Betfairpoker.com Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 1/15 11-4 —131C Richard Johnson 9/2

Quick answers

How many races has Leading Contender won?
Leading Contender (IRE) won 5 of 25 archived starts between 2005 and 2012, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 14 times in total (56% of starts).
Who trained Leading Contender?
Leading Contender (IRE) was trained by Philip Hobbs on the most recent run on record, at Warwick on 24 February 2012.
Who is Leading Contender's sire?
Leading Contender (IRE) is by Supreme Leader (GB) out of Flair Dante (IRE), whose sire is Phardante.
What going does Leading Contender prefer?
Leading Contender (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 3 wins from 9 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Leading Contender's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 122, from the run on 24 February 2012. The highest on record is 132.
What is Leading Contender's sire's record?
Supreme Leader (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 2,984 runs since Jan 2008 (349 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Leading Contender's siblings?
Out of Flair Dante (IRE), Leading Contender (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Fairoak Lad (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Fairoak Lad (IRE)). The wins came over 2m4f–3m1½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2005. 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.