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Horse profile

Leading Swoop (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2025) · Last trainer Robert Walford · Last owner Gale Force One
by Leading Light (IRE) out of One Swoop (IRE) (Be My Native)
18 runs · 6 courses · from Nov 2021
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 23 Oct 2025 — 366 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2025 Won at Fontwell Last raced off OR 95
KTB Profile

Leading Swoop won one of 18 starts, the success coming in a Class 5 handicap chase at Fontwell over 3m on good ground in Mar 2025. The gelding has nine placed efforts from those runs. All his turf starts have been on turf. He last ran at Fontwell in Oct 2025 off an official rating of 95.

Based on 18 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically prominent Wins on good or faster Win at Class 5
Official rating95↓ 4lb off peak
95 88–99

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 107 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Fontwell, 17 Mar 2025

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 →

Jumps 13 figures · best 107B · median 71
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good4107B70.5—
Soft4107B59—
Heavy3100C58—
Good to Soft289C87—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m6107B64.5—
Over 3m3107B75—
2m1f – 2m4f2100C83—
1m5f – 2m285B48—

Of 18 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3) · did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 18 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 120B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fontwell, 17 Mar 2025 Official rating 95 at the last run, 23 Oct 2025

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 15 figures · best 121A · median 106
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Soft5114B102—
Good4120B106.5—
Heavy3118A100—
Good to Soft3121A109—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m7121A109—
Over 3m3120B107—
2m1f – 2m4f3106B102—
1m5f – 2m299A96.5—

Of 18 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 · 15 figures from 18 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 7 analysed runs since Nov 2024

  • Prominent 5 (71%) · 1 win
  • Mid-division 1 (14%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (14%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Leading Light (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.2% of 2,201 runs since Jan 2008 (225 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 4.6% from 241.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm23834.8%+26.6—
Good7657910.3%+2.11 from 4
Good to Soft523387.3%−0.90 from 4
Soft636446.9%−1.30 from 5
Heavy241114.6%−3.60 from 5
Standard (AW)1300%−8.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f600%−8.2—
1m – 1m1f400%−8.2—
1m2f – 1m4f1700%−8.2—
1m5f – 2m613376%−2.20 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f839748.8%+0.60 from 4
2m5f – 3m584569.6%+1.40 from 7
Over 3m138139.4%+1.21 from 5

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
One Swoop (IRE) (Be My Native)

11 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Youghal (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m3f–3m.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Youghal (IRE)812m3f—
Ballyquin Queen (IRE)1212m5f—
Ifeoinly (IRE)413m—
One Back For Luck (IRE)1213m—
Swoop To Conquer (IRE)60——
Harvey (IRE)80——
Oscars Little Rose (IRE)40——
Waterford (IRE)90——
Waterford I (IRE)10——
Golden King (IRE)40——
Kinley (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 5 0 0% −5.00
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 4 1 25% −0.25

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 14 1 7% −10.25
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fontwell 9 1 11% −5.25
Chepstow 3 0 0% −3.00
Lingfield 3 0 0% −3.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 7 0 0% −7.00
Over 3m 5 1 20% −1.25
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Harry Kimber 12 1 8% −8.25
Freddie Gingell 3 0 0% −3.00
Brendan Powell 1 0 0% −1.00
Bryan Carver 1 0 0% −1.00
Ben Godfrey 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 9 0 0% −9.00
Cheekpieces 6 0 0% −6.00
Blinkers 3 1 33% +0.75

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 5 1 20% −1.25
2024 6 0 0% −6.00
2023 4 0 0% −4.00
2022 2 0 0% −2.00
2021 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 11 1 9% −7.25
Hurdle 7 0 0% −7.00

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
2025 · 5 runs
23 Oct 25+203d Fontwell BetGoodwin Steamer Of The Day Handicap Chase Class 5 · 26f · Good To Soft · 7 ran Settled in the pack early - pushed along entering the 14th and dropping away by the 4th last - retired from the contest ahead of the 3rd last PU/7 — 11-10 95—— Harry Kimber 11/1
03 Apr 25+17d Plumpton BetGoodwin Supports Jamie's Farm Handicap Chase Class 5 · 25.5f · Good · 5 ran Settled in second early - blundered 4 out then eased back to third after 3 out under pressure - stayed on to finish third 3/5 3 12-0 9575C107B Harry Kimber 5/4F
17 Mar 25+22d Fontwell NJS Group Handicap Chase Class 5 · 26f · Good · 7 ran Handy early - moved to front after the 4th - slightly untidy at the 15th - opened up daylight three out and kept going to win 1/7 11-8 89107B120B Harry Kimber 11/4J
23 Feb 25+28d Fontwell Download The Star Sports App Handicap Chase Class 5 · 21.5f · Heavy · 10 ran Settled behind front two - moved into second by 5th before drifting left 9th - eased back to third before 4 out under pressure - regained second between last two - kept on at the finish - held no threat to winner and came home 2nd 2/10 4 11-3 8958B118A Harry Kimber 4/1F
26 Jan 25+47d Fontwell BetGoodwin Download The App Handicap Chase Class 5 · 21.5f · Heavy · 8 ran Well placed on the outside early - driven and dropped away before 4 out - kept battling to snatch third close home 3/8 5 11-7 9036B100B Harry Kimber 85/40F
2024 · 6 runs
10 Dec 24+32d Fontwell BetGoodwin Online Betting Site Handicap Chase Class 5 · 21.5f · Soft · 9 ran Handy early and tucked in behind the pace - settled third soon after - jumped awkwardly 13th - pressing front group from 3 out - moved into second before the last - kept responding but never able to reel in the winner 2/9 1¾ 11-2 88107B114B Harry Kimber 5/2J
08 Nov 24+196d Fontwell Nationwide Concreting Supporting The Rockbourne Partnership Handicap Chase Class 5 · 19.5f · Good · 8 ran Shared the front spot early before yielding it 3rd - jumped awkwardly 8th and dropped away with plenty of ground left to cover - weakened before 3 out - moved back into 3rd near the last - stayed on to the line without threatening the front two 3/8 1¼ 10-13 9066B106B Harry Kimber 14/1
26 Apr 24+29d Chepstow Sun Trade Windows Handicap Chase Class 4 · 26f · Good · 12 ran 8/12 8 10-8 9565C81C Harry Kimber 10/1
28 Mar 24+7d Fontwell Download The Yeeehaaa.Bet App Handicap Chase Class 5 · 26f · Heavy · 4 ran PU/4 — 11-8 97—— Harry Kimber 4/1
21 Mar 24+53d Chepstow Fixing Point Roofing And Cladding Supplies Handicap Chase Class 5 · 23.5f · Soft · 8 ran 5/8 21 11-11 9771B93A Harry Kimber 11/5F
28 Jan 24+59d Fontwell Dr. Mark Signy 70th Birthday Handicap Chase Class 5 · 21.5f · Soft · 9 ran 2/9 1¾ 11-8 9747A109B Harry Kimber 9/2
2023 · 4 runs
30 Nov 23+22d Lingfield Google The Racing App Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 23f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 3/8 2½ 11-8 9789C109B Harry Kimber 9/1
08 Nov 23+283d Chepstow Comtech Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19.5f · Heavy · 17 ran PU/17 — 11-5 98—— Freddie Gingell 4/1F
29 Jan 23+25d Fontwell Cazoo Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 21.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 2/13 shd 10-12 95—121A Freddie Gingell 9/1
04 Jan 23+14d Hereford Cazoo Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19.5f · Soft · 16 ran 4/16 6½ 11-9 99—102A Freddie Gingell 16/1
2022 · 2 runs
21 Dec 22+36d Lingfield At The Races App Expert Tips Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 19.5f · Heavy · 14 ran 5/14 27 11-4 —100C93C Brendan Powell 28/1
15 Nov 22+378d Lingfield At The Races App Form Study Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 12 ran 7/12 6 11-0 —11C94C Bryan Carver 25/1
2021 · 1 run
02 Nov 21 Exeter Betway Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 6/15 2¾ 10-7 —85B99A Ben Godfrey 150/1

Quick answers

How many races has Leading Swoop won?
Leading Swoop (IRE) won 1 of 18 archived starts between 2021 and 2025, a strike rate of 5.6%. Placed 9 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Leading Swoop?
Leading Swoop (IRE) was trained by Robert Walford on the most recent run on record, at Fontwell on 23 October 2025.
Who is Leading Swoop's sire?
Leading Swoop (IRE) is by Leading Light (IRE) out of One Swoop (IRE), whose sire is Be My Native.
What going does Leading Swoop prefer?
Leading Swoop (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 Leading Swoop's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 95, from the run on 23 October 2025. The highest on record is 99.
What is Leading Swoop's sire's record?
Leading Light (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.2% of 2,201 runs since Jan 2008 (225 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 4.6% from 241.
Who are Leading Swoop's siblings?
Out of One Swoop (IRE), Leading Swoop (IRE) has 11 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Youghal (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m3f–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2021. 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.