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Horse profile

Leeward (IRE)

3yo colt · Trainer J P Murtagh · Owner Mrs Sonia Rogers
by Frankel (GB) out of Shielding (GB) (Kingman)
5 runs · 5 courses · from Mar 2026
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
First-time headgear LTO Off 92 days · 6th of 7 Last raced off OR 66
KTB Profile

Leeward is a Frankel colt out of a Kingman mare who has yet to win from five starts on turf. He ran over 1m2f – 1m4f on good to soft and heavy ground as well as over 1m5f – 2m on good. His last run, at Down Royal (IRE) in Jul 2026, was his first in headgear when he finished 6 of 7 off an official rating of 66. He has reached a highest ever mark of 68.

Based on 5 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 →

Flat 5 figures · best 124C · median 90
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good to Soft3124C983 · 124 / 98
Good1——1 · —
Heavy1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f3124C983 · 124 / 98
1m5f – 2m1——1 · —
1m – 1m1f1——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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 59A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Limerick, 10 Jun 2026 Official rating 66 at the last run, 17 Jul 2026

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 →

Flat 5 figures · best 62C · median 59
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good to Soft361A593 · 61 / 59
Good1——1 · —
Heavy1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f362C613 · 62 / 61
1m5f – 2m1——1 · —
1m – 1m1f1——1 · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 18% of 7,489 runs since Jan 2008 (872 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 12.4% from 323. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.4% from 267.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm15426.7%+8.7—
Good to Firm1,28025920.2%+2.2—
Good1,91436218.9%+0.90 from 1
Good to Soft1,01917517.2%−0.80 from 3
Soft1,10216114.6%−3.4—
Heavy3234012.4%−5.60 from 1
Standard (AW)1,83634718.9%+0.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f641117.2%−0.8—
6f – 7f1,25523618.8%+0.8—
1m – 1m1f1,96436818.7%+0.70 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f2,87654318.9%+0.90 from 3
1m5f – 2m96815115.6%−2.40 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f2673312.4%−5.6—
2m5f – 3m8467.1%−10.9—
Over 3m1100%−18—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Shielding (GB) (Kingman)

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

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Down Royal (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Seamie Heffernan 3 0 0% −3.00
Ben Coen 1 0 0% −1.00
N G McCullagh 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Blinkers 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
17 Jul 26+37d Down Royal (IRE) Ampion Electrical Testing And Solar Experts Handicap 13f · Good · 7 ran up with the front pair - third at halfway - asked for effort 3f out and faded over 2f out 6/7 15 10-0 6690C58C Ben Coen 100/30
10 Jun 26+36d Limerick Conference & Banqueting Facilities At Limerick Handicap 12f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran Held up at the back - no real impression made - well held in 11th 11/16 1¼ 9-12 68124C59A Seamie Heffernan 15/2
05 May 26+11d Gowran Park Thomastown Maiden 8f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran Settled around midfield - urged forward in 9th with 2f left - unable to close the gap - finished well held in 8th 8/16 3 9-8 —79C58A N G McCullagh 50/1
24 Apr 26+27d Cork Social Packs From Just 30 Euros Maiden 10.5f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran Sat close to the front group - third at halfway - driven approaching final 2f - fifth soon after and unable to find more before finishing seventh 7/16 hd 9-5 —98C61A Seamie Heffernan 66/1
28 Mar 26 Curragh Final Furlong Podcast At 1xBet.ie Maiden 10f · Soft To Heavy · 10 ran Slow to break - held towards the back - urged into 8th but unable to close 2f out - well held in 9th 9/10 7 9-8 —5C62C Seamie Heffernan 18/1

Quick answers

How many races has Leeward (IRE) won?
Leeward (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts in 2026.
Who trains Leeward (IRE)?
Leeward (IRE) is trained by J P Murtagh, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 17 July 2026.
Who is Leeward (IRE)'s sire?
Leeward (IRE) is by Frankel (GB) out of Shielding (GB), whose sire is Kingman.
What is Leeward (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 66, from the run on 17 July 2026. The highest on record is 68.
What is Leeward (IRE)'s sire's record?
Frankel (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 18% of 7,489 runs since Jan 2008 (872 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 12.4% from 323. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.4% from 267.

Record shown from March 2026. 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.