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Horse profile

Lenko (IRE)

4yo gelding · Trainer Gordon Elliott · Owner Tom Lenka Meagher Sheila Oryan
by Sumbal (IRE) out of Ballinderry Beauty (IRE) (Doyen)
4 runs · 3 courses · from Feb 2026
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
First-time headgear LTO Last run 2 Jul 2026 Last raced off OR 89
KTB Profile

Lenko is a gelding by Sumbal out of a Doyen mare who has yet to win from four starts on turf. He has raced over 1m5f to 2m on three occasions and tried 2m1f to 2m4f once, recording his highest official rating of 89 at his last run, at Perth in Jul 2026. That was his first time in headgear in a Class 5 handicap hurdle. He has contested two races at Kilbeggan, one at Navan and one at Perth.

Based on 4 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs since Feb 2026 · updated 5 Nov 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 →

Jumps 3 figures · best 123C · median 83
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Soft2123C892 runs · 123 / 89
Heavy1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m3123C833 runs · 123 / 83

Of 4 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 4 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 83C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Navan, 8 Feb 2026 Official rating 89 at the last run, 2 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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 3 figures · best 83C · median 77
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Soft277C73.52 runs · 77 / 73.5
Heavy1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m383C773 runs · 83 / 77

Of 4 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 · 3 figures from 4 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 4 analysed runs since Feb 2026

  • Held up 2 (50%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (25%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (25%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 4.1% of 98 runs since May 2022 (21 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm100%−4.1—
Good3026.7%+2.60 from 1
Good to Soft1815.6%+1.50 from 2
Soft2000%−4.1—
Heavy1700%−4.10 from 1
Standard (AW)1218.3%+4.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−4.1—
6f – 7f500%−4.1—
1m – 1m1f400%−4.1—
1m2f – 1m4f1516.7%+2.6—
1m5f – 2m4536.7%+2.60 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f2800%−4.10 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2022 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Ballinderry Beauty (IRE) (Doyen)

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 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kilbeggan 2 0 0% −2.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00

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

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Paddy Cleary 2 0 0% −2.00
Danny McMenamin 1 0 0% −1.00
Carl Millar 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 3 0 0% −3.00
Cheekpieces 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
2026 · 4 runs
02 Jul 26+48d Perth PWA Architecture Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4f · Good · 10 ran Travelled erratically in the pack early - slipped towards the back after 3 out - eased and pulled up before 2 out PU/10 — 10-13 89—— Danny McMenamin 12/1
15 May 26+21d Kilbeggan SIS Supporting Irish Racing Maiden Hurdle 1m7½f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran Held up towards the back - struggling by halfway - unable to make an impression - well beaten in 13th 13/14 1½ 10-13 —55C70C Paddy Cleary 28/1
24 Apr 26+75d Kilbeggan Aguiar Racing Maiden Hurdle 2m½f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran Sat close to the front pack early - 8th at halfway - driven after 3 out then had nothing left and dropped away 10/14 3¼ 10-11 —123C77C Paddy Cleary 40/1
08 Feb 26 Navan Navan Ford & Opel Maiden Hurdle 2m · Heavy · 11 ran Held up towards the back - hit a hurdle and pushed along in 5th - stayed on same speed up the straight - eventually finished 6th 6/11 6 10-9 —83C83C Carl Millar 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Lenko won?
Lenko (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts in 2026.
Who trains Lenko?
Lenko (IRE) is trained by Gordon Elliott, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 2 July 2026.
Who is Lenko's sire?
Lenko (IRE) is by Sumbal (IRE) out of Ballinderry Beauty (IRE), whose sire is Doyen.
What is Lenko's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 89, from the run on 2 July 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Lenko's sire's record?
Sumbal (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 4.1% of 98 runs since May 2022 (21 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from February 2026. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.