Leading Spirit (IRE)
Leading Spirit (IRE) is 1 from 5, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Jul 2018.
- 1–5Wins / Runs
- 20%Strike rate
- 1 (20%)Placed
- −3.33£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 0.71Fair A/E n=5 · 0.60 incl. margin
- 76Highest OR
- 8dBetween runs (median)
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 104
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 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 4 | 104A | 76 | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 104A | 76 | — |
| Under 6f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 16,036 runs since Apr 2008 (1,161 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 20.7% from 198. Weakest on soft going: 7.9% from 1,194.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 198 | 41 | 20.7% | +8.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3,251 | 399 | 12.3% | +0.4 | 1 from 4 |
| Good | 3,146 | 328 | 10.4% | −1.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 1,310 | 130 | 9.9% | −2 | — |
| Soft | 1,194 | 94 | 7.9% | −4 | — |
| Heavy | 273 | 25 | 9.2% | −2.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 6,664 | 884 | 13.3% | +1.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3,861 | 521 | 13.5% | +1.6 | 0 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 8,010 | 952 | 11.9% | 0 | 1 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,756 | 289 | 10.5% | −1.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,025 | 102 | 10% | −1.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 273 | 26 | 9.5% | −2.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 102 | 10 | 9.8% | −2.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | −0.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Book Of Life (GB) (2 wins).
The wins came over 7½f–1m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Book Of Life (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book Of Life (GB) | 45 | 2 | 7½f–1m1½f | Class 6 |
| Street Dancer (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 1m½f | Class 6 |
| Spirit Of Light (IRE) | 13 | 0 | — | — |
| Next Victory (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Salama Blue Point (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.33 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.67 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windsor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.67 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.33 |
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Buick | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| James Doyle | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.67 |
| Brett Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheekpieces | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.33 |
| None | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 03 Aug 18+8d | Goodwood | Unibet Nursery | 6/14 | nk | 8-9 | 76 | 74C | 76A | William Buick | 11/8F |
| 26 Jul 18+45d | Newbury | Alexander Advertising Nursery | 1/6 | 9-5 | 76 | 104A | 99B | James Doyle | 4/6F | |
| 11 Jun 18+7d | Windsor | EBF Stallions Bet Online Now! starsports.bet Novice Stakes (Plus 10) | 4/16 | nse | 9-2 | — | 78C | 88A | Brett Doyle | 11/4C |
| 04 Jun 18+12d | Windsor | Thorn Plant Hire EBF Stallions Novice Stakes (Plus 10) | 4/11 | ½ | 9-2 | — | 78A | 78A | William Buick | 7/2 |
| 23 May 18 | Yarmouth | British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10) | 3/7 | 3¾ | 9-2 | — | 69A | 76A | William Buick | 5/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Leading Spirit won?
- Leading Spirit (IRE) won 1 of 5 archived starts in 2018, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 1 time in total (20% of starts).
- Who trained Leading Spirit?
- Leading Spirit (IRE) was trained by Charlie Appleby on the most recent run on record, at Goodwood on 3 August 2018.
- Who is Leading Spirit's sire?
- Leading Spirit (IRE) is by Exceed and Excel (AUS) out of Inspiriter (GB), whose sire is Invincible Spirit.
- What going does Leading Spirit prefer?
- Leading Spirit (IRE) has the best record on good to firm 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 Leading Spirit's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 76, from the run on 3 August 2018. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Leading Spirit's sire's record?
- Exceed and Excel (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 16,036 runs since Apr 2008 (1,161 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 20.7% from 198. Weakest on soft going: 7.9% from 1,194.
- Who are Leading Spirit's siblings?
- Out of Inspiriter (GB), Leading Spirit (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Book Of Life (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Book Of Life (GB)). The wins came over 7½f–1m1½f. As at Nov 2026.