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Horse profile

Leitrim Chief (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, May 2025) · Last trainer Ruth Jefferson · Last owner Mrs J M Dodd
by Leading Light (IRE) out of Leitrim Bridge (IRE) (Earl Of Barking)
12 runs · 8 courses · from Apr 2021
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 15 May 2025 — 530 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2025 · 5th of 8 New yard Last raced off OR 90
KTB Profile

Leitrim Chief won none of 12 starts on turf between Apr 2021 and May 2025. He placed twice and showed his best effort when third of 12 at Hexham in Apr 2024. His last run, at Perth in May 2025, was his first for the yard and came in the Edinburgh Cannonball Handicap Chase where he finished fifth of eight off an official rating of 90, 30lb below his highest ever mark. All runs came over 1m5f to 3m on soft or quicker ground.

Based on 12 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs since Dec 2024 · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 30lb off peak
Official rating90↓ 30lb off peak
90 90–120

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 78 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Perth, 15 May 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 10 figures · best 114B · median 83.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft5114B88—
Good to Soft272A69.5—
Heavy299C90.5—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6114B83—
1m5f – 2m499C83.5—

Of 12 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 104A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Perth, 15 May 2025 Official rating 90 at the last run, 15 May 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 11 figures · best 128A · median 111
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft6124A114.5—
Good to Soft297A95.5—
Heavy2128A113—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6124A107.5—
1m5f – 2m5128A112—

Of 12 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 12 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 5 analysed runs since Dec 2024

  • Prominent 2 (40%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 2 (40%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (20%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Leading Light (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.2% of 2,203 runs since Jan 2008 (225 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 4.6% from 241.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm23834.8%+26.6—
Good7677910.3%+2.10 from 1
Good to Soft523387.3%−0.90 from 2
Soft636446.9%−1.30 from 7
Heavy241114.6%−3.60 from 2
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 5
2m1f – 2m4f840748.8%+0.60 from 6
2m5f – 3m585569.6%+1.40 from 1
Over 3m138139.4%+1.2—

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
Leitrim Bridge (IRE) (Earl Of Barking)

6 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Now This Is It (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 2m½f–3m; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Masters Hill (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Now This Is It (IRE)3662m½f–2m6½fClass 3
Masters Hill (IRE)2932m7f–3mClass 2
Lady Markby (IRE)1822m1f–2m2½fClass 4
Drumviredy (IRE)1722m2½f–3mClass 4
Roztoc (IRE)10——
Largy Beach (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 7 0 0% −7.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 7 0 0% −7.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ayr 4 0 0% −4.00
Carlisle 2 0 0% −2.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Brian Hughes 8 0 0% −8.00
Jamie Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00
Danny McMenamin 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam Ewing 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr B G Crawford 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 10 0 0% −10.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 4 0 0% −4.00
2024 4 0 0% −4.00
2023 1 0 0% −1.00
2022 2 0 0% −2.00
2021 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 7 0 0% −7.00
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
NH Flat 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
2025 · 4 runs
15 May 25+69d Perth Edinburgh Cannonball Handicap Chase Class 5 · 20f · Good · 8 ran Tracked front pack early - lost touch after 4 out and beaten by 3 out - stayed on steadily from before the last to finish 5th 5/8 ½ 11-1 9078B104A Jamie Hamilton 6/1
07 Mar 25+18d Ayr Book The Coral Scottish Grand National Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Soft · 8 ran Sat close to the pace on the outer - dropped away before the 10th - toiling badly and eased out of contention before 3 out PU/8 — 11-9 95—— Brian Hughes 17/2
17 Feb 25+32d Carlisle Watch Racing TV Now Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 11 ran Untidy early towards the back - blundered at the 11th - trailed distant last home 7/11 2½ 11-2 9867C94C Brian Hughes 14/1
16 Jan 25+32d Newcastle Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Settled among the pack early - hampered at the 8th and dropped back before rallying by the 10th - under pressure four out and well held late 7/8 4¾ 10-9 10172A97A Brian Hughes 7/1
2024 · 4 runs
15 Dec 24+237d Carlisle racingtv.com Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 7 ran Towards the back - serious blunder at the opening fence - dropped away and out of contention 3 out 4/7 17 10-12 10459A91B Brian Hughes 5/1
22 Apr 24+56d Hexham Jim Scallan Retirement Handicap Chase Class 4 · 15.5f · Heavy · 12 ran 3/12 1¾ 11-9 10582C128A Brian Hughes 5/1
26 Feb 24+44d Ayr Coral Best Odds Guaranteed Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 16.5f · Heavy · 5 ran 4/5 1 10-6 11099C98B Brian Hughes 12/1
13 Jan 24+24d Wetherby Wetherbyracing.Co.Uk Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 14 ran 5/14 4¾ 11-8 115—118A Brian Hughes 6/1
2023 · 1 run
20 Dec 23+648d Ayr Ayrshire Cancer Support Boxing Day Dip Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 12 ran 4/12 1¼ 11-2 12085A112A Danny McMenamin 3/1F
2022 · 2 runs
12 Mar 22+49d Ayr Virgin Bet Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20.5f · Soft · 7 ran 3/7 nse 11-0 —103A117B Brian Hughes 2/1F
22 Jan 22+267d Navan Graigs Lane Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) 20f · Yielding · 19 ran 3/19 2¾ 12-0 —114B124A Sam Ewing 50/1
2021 · 1 run
30 Apr 21 Punchestown Avison Young Flat Race 18f · Yielding · 25 ran 7/25 1¾ 11-9 —88B111A Mr B G Crawford 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Leitrim Chief won?
Leitrim Chief (IRE) has yet to win, from 12 archived starts between 2021 and 2025. Placed 2 times in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trained Leitrim Chief?
Leitrim Chief (IRE) was trained by Ruth Jefferson on the most recent run on record, at Perth on 15 May 2025.
Who is Leitrim Chief's sire?
Leitrim Chief (IRE) is by Leading Light (IRE) out of Leitrim Bridge (IRE), whose sire is Earl Of Barking.
What is Leitrim Chief's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 90, from the run on 15 May 2025. The highest on record is 120.
What is Leitrim Chief's sire's record?
Leading Light (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.2% of 2,203 runs since Jan 2008 (225 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 4.6% from 241.
Who are Leitrim Chief's siblings?
Out of Leitrim Bridge (IRE), Leitrim Chief (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Now This Is It (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Masters Hill (IRE)). The wins came over 2m½f–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 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.