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Horse profile

Life And Soul (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2015) · Last trainer Donald McCain · Last owner Matthew Taylor
by Azamour (IRE) out of Way For Life (GER) (Platini)
45 runs · 23 courses · from Sep 2009
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 6 Jul 2015 — 4,139 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2015 7 wins · 7 courses Last raced off OR 120
KTB Profile

Life And Soul (IRE) is 7 from 45. Hasn't won since Jul 2013. Last raced off 120, 15lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 45 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 15lb off peak
Official rating120↓ 15lb off peak
120 75–135

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 110C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cartmel, 19 Jul 2014 Official rating 120 at the last jumps run, 6 Jul 2015

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 78A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ascot, 11 Aug 2012 Official rating 91 at the last flat run, 30 Mar 2013

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 16 figures · best 150B · median 118.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good8140B116.5—
Good to Firm4150B134—
Soft3127A107—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m8143A122.5—
2m1f – 2m4f8150B117.5—
Flat 26 figures · best 98A · median 81.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good995A86—
Good to Firm798A87—
Good to Soft486A81.5—
Standard (AW)381B80—
Soft373C72—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f2198A83—
1m5f – 2m295A87—
1m – 1m1f281A80.5—
6f – 7f1———

Of 45 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 · 42 figures from 45 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 13.1% of 4,328 runs since May 2009 (351 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 8.8% from 215.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm20525%+11.9—
Good to Firm6268814.1%+13 from 12
Good1,17116213.8%+0.72 from 18
Good to Soft5646812.1%−11 from 5
Soft7679212%−1.10 from 7
Heavy2512811.2%−1.9—
Standard (AW)92812213.1%01 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2528%−5.1—
6f – 7f5747112.4%−0.70 from 1
1m – 1m1f7979511.9%−1.20 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f1,28817413.5%+0.43 from 21
1m5f – 2m92413314.4%+1.32 from 12
2m1f – 2m4f4466314.1%+12 from 9
2m5f – 3m215198.8%−4.3—
Over 3m59915.3%+2.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2009 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Way For Life (GER) (Platini)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Mr Medici (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Mr Medici (IRE)1527f–1m—
Winning Time (IRE)10——
Viapervita (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 18 2 11% −11.62
Good to Firm 12 3 25% +0.50
Soft 7 0 0% −7.00
Good to Soft 5 1 20% +0.00
Standard (AW) 3 1 33% +1.33

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 18 2 11% −5.00
Class 3 12 2 17% −6.24
Class 4 8 2 25% −2.88
Class 5 4 1 25% +0.33
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ascot 6 1 17% −1.00
Goodwood 5 1 20% +3.00
Doncaster 3 0 0% −3.00
Epsom Downs 3 0 0% −3.00
Newmarket 3 0 0% −3.00
Worcester 2 0 0% −2.00
Catterick 2 0 0% −2.00
Cartmel 2 1 50% +0.88
Aintree 2 1 50% +0.88
Newton Abbot 2 0 0% −2.00
York 2 0 0% −2.00
Lingfield (AW) 2 1 50% +2.33
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Kelso 1 1 100% +0.62
Wetherby 1 1 100% +2.50
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 21 3 14% −3.67
1m5f – 2m 12 2 17% −6.88
2m1f – 2m4f 9 2 22% −3.24
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jason Maguire 10 3 30% −2.00
Neil Callan 5 1 20% +0.00
Philip Robinson 4 1 25% +0.33
Wilson Renwick 3 0 0% −3.00
Hayley Turner 3 1 33% +5.00
Jim Crowley 3 0 0% −3.00
Lucy Alexander 2 1 50% +0.88
Henry Brooke 2 0 0% −2.00
Darryll Holland 2 0 0% −2.00
James Cowley 1 0 0% −1.00
Wayne Hutchinson 1 0 0% −1.00
Martin Dwyer 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Mulrennan 1 0 0% −1.00
Yutaka Take 1 0 0% −1.00
William Buick 1 0 0% −1.00
Johnny Murtagh 1 0 0% −1.00
Yasunari Iwata 1 0 0% −1.00
Luke Morris 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Hanagan 1 0 0% −1.00
Eddie Ahern 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 33 5 15% −9.29
Cheekpieces 10 2 20% −5.50
Blinkers 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2015 4 0 0% −4.00
2014 5 0 0% −5.00
2013 11 4 36% −0.12
2012 6 1 17% +2.00
2011 6 0 0% −6.00
2010 10 2 20% −0.67
2009 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 26 3 12% −8.67
Hurdle 15 4 27% −4.12
Chase 4 0 0% −4.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2015 · 4 runs
06 Jul 15+30d Worcester Latimer Court Care Home Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-5 120— James Cowley 33/1
06 Jun 15+102d Worcester John Burke Memorial Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m½f · Good To Firm · 7 ran PU/7 — 11-12 120— Wayne Hutchinson 8/1
24 Feb 15+48d Catterick catterickbridge.co.uk Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m3f · Soft · 6 ran PU/6 — 11-12 120— Wilson Renwick 18/1
07 Jan 15+94d Ludlow Ludlow Club Novices' Limited Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m · Soft · 5 ran 5/5 8 11-3 125100C Jason Maguire 7/1
2014 · 5 runs
05 Oct 14+78d Uttoxeter Kalahari King Beginners' Chase Class 3 · 2m4f · Good · 5 ran 4/5 21 11-4 12599B Jason Maguire 7/2
19 Jul 14+36d Cartmel McGuinness Feeds Lady Riders' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m1f · Good · 7 ran 5/7 6 11-5 128110C Lucy Alexander 11/4F
13 Jun 14+13d Aintree Download New Racinguk Ipad App Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m1f · Good · 9 ran 8/9 2½ 11-8 130116A Wilson Renwick 10/1
31 May 14+21d Stratford Llewellyn Humphreys Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 2m½f · Good · 9 ran 5/9 12 11-10 132118A Wilson Renwick 16/1
10 May 14+202d Haydock Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (Registered As The Swinton Hurdle) (Grade 3) Class 1 · 1m7½f · Soft · 13 ran 13/13 30 10-13 134107C Henry Brooke 18/1
2013 · 11 runs
20 Oct 13+59d Kempton William Hill - On Your Mobile Novices' Hurdle (Listed) Class 1 · 2m · Good To Soft · 5 ran 2/5 9 11-8 134136B Jason Maguire 7/1
22 Aug 13+33d Newton Abbot Newtonabbotracing.com Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 2m2½f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 3/5 16 11-7 135119B Jason Maguire 7/2
20 Jul 13+40d Cartmel Mcguinness Feeds Lady Riders Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m1f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 1/6 11-12 130150B Lucy Alexander 15/8F
10 Jun 13+15d Newton Abbot At The Races Sky 415 Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 2m2½f · Good To Firm · 4 ran 2/4 5 11-8 130125C Jason Maguire 11/4
26 May 13+9d Kelso Jack Clark Swan Song Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good To Firm · 8 ran 1/8 11-12 127143A Jason Maguire 8/13F
17 May 13+19d Aintree No Premium Charge At Betdaq Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 2m1f · Good · 5 ran 1/5 11-4 120140B Jason Maguire 15/8
28 Apr 13+29d Wetherby National Festival Circus Is Here Today Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good · 13 ran 1/13 10-12 115138A Jason Maguire 5/2
30 Mar 13+29d Kempton (AW) BetVictor.com Rosebery Handicap (London Middle Distance Qualifier) Class 2 · 1m3f · Standard · 14 ran 12/14 2¾ 9-4 9167A Martin Dwyer 25/1
01 Mar 13+25d Doncaster 32red Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m½f · Good · 11 ran 3/11 7 10-12 —117A Henry Brooke 3/1
04 Feb 13+25d Doncaster 32 Bonus At 32red.com Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 2m3½f · Good · 21 ran 5/21 1 11-4 —107A Jason Maguire 5/1
10 Jan 13+75d Catterick Catterickbridge.co.uk Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 1m7½f · Soft · 16 ran 2/16 8 11-5 —127A Jason Maguire 13/8F
2012 · 6 runs
27 Oct 12+77d Doncaster Racing Post iPad App Handicap Class 2 · 1m4f · Soft · 21 ran 10/21 10 9-6 9273C Paul Mulrennan 50/1
11 Aug 12+7d Ascot Michael Page International Shergar Cup Challenge Handicap Class 3 · 1m4f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 7/10 2¾ 9-12 9378A Yutaka Take 17/2
04 Aug 12+43d Goodwood Toyo Tires Performance Handicap Class 2 · 1m6f · Good · 14 ran 5/14 3¾ 9-2 9379A William Buick 8/1
22 Jun 12+27d Goodwood Capital FM Handicap Class 3 · 1m6f · Good · 9 ran 2/9 1½ 9-5 9195A Hayley Turner 6/1
26 May 12+31d Goodwood 32red.com Handicap Class 2 · 1m4f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 1/9 8-8 8689A Hayley Turner 7/1
25 Apr 12+250d Epsom Downs Investec Great Metropolitan Handicap Class 3 · 1m4f · Soft · 10 ran 8/10 nk 9-2 8972C Neil Callan 9/1
2011 · 6 runs
19 Aug 11+13d York Racing UK On Sky Bet Mobile Handicap Class 2 · 1m4f · Good To Soft · 20 ran 11/20 1½ 9-7 9073A Darryll Holland 16/1
06 Aug 11+42d Ascot Michael Page International Shergar Cup Challenge Handicap Class 3 · 1m4f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 3/10 1¼ 9-1 9186A Hayley Turner 6/1
25 Jun 11+7d Windsor Bet On Wimbledon At Totesport.com Handicap Class 2 · 1m3½f · Good · 11 ran 3/11 ½ 9-10 9293A Darryll Holland 6/1
18 Jun 11+14d Ascot Duke Of Edinburgh Handicap Class 2 · 1m4f · Soft · 16 ran 15/16 25 9-2 9368C Johnny Murtagh 11/1
04 Jun 11+34d Epsom Downs Investec Surefooted Handicap Class 2 · 1m4f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 4/15 hd 9-2 9298A Neil Callan 6/1
01 May 11+198d Newmarket Qipco Sponsors British Champions Series Handicap Class 2 · 1m4f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 3/12 2¼ 9-0 9296A Neil Callan 11/2
2010 · 10 runs
15 Oct 10+19d Newmarket Blue Square Bet Handicap Class 2 · 1m4f · Good · 11 ran 5/11 1 8-9 9386A Neil Callan 6/1
26 Sep 10+8d Ascot Pwc Handicap Class 2 · 1m4f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 1/9 8-11 9082A Neil Callan 4/1
18 Sep 10+31d Newmarket Phumelela Gold Enterprises Handicap Class 2 · 1m2f · Good · 14 ran 6/14 ½ 8-13 9089A Philip Robinson 7/2F
18 Aug 10+11d York totesport.com Handicap Class 2 · 1m4f · Good · 16 ran 3/16 ¾ 8-10 8885A Philip Robinson 5/1F
07 Aug 10+10d Ascot Titanic Quarter Shergar Cup Classic Handicap Class 3 · 1m4f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 shd 9-3 8290A Yasunari Iwata 11/2
28 Jul 10+41d Goodwood Racing Uk Handicap Class 2 · 1m4f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 4/16 hd 8-5 8287A Luke Morris 20/1
17 Jun 10+12d Ascot King George V Stakes (Handicap) Class 2 · 1m4f · Good To Firm · 18 ran 14/18 1¼ 8-4 8267A Paul Hanagan 20/1
05 Jun 10+16d Epsom Downs Investec Vincent O'Brien Handicap Class 2 · 1m2f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 2/12 2 8-7 7981A Eddie Ahern 16/1
20 May 10+13d Sandown Harry Panmure Gordon Memorial Handicap Class 4 · 1m2f · Good · 13 ran 3/13 2 9-1 7983A Philip Robinson 12/1
07 May 10+193d Lingfield (AW) Lingfieldpark.co.uk Classified Stakes Class 5 · 1m2f · Standard · 5 ran 1/5 9-0 7581B Philip Robinson 10/3
2009 · 3 runs
26 Oct 09+19d Lingfield (AW) Dormans Park Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 6 · 1m · Standard · 11 ran 2/11 3 9-3 —80A Jim Crowley 9/2
07 Oct 09+14d Nottingham Buy A Racing Post Yearling Bonus Candidate Maiden Stakes (Div 2) Class 5 · 1m½f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 2/11 4 9-3 —81A Jim Crowley 6/1
23 Sep 09 Goodwood Electrolux Professional E.B.F. Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Good · 12 ran 9/12 ¾ 9-3 —58A Jim Crowley 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has Life And Soul won?
Life And Soul (IRE) won 7 of 45 archived starts between 2009 and 2015, a strike rate of 15.6%. Placed 21 times in total (46.7% of starts).
Who trained Life And Soul?
Life And Soul (IRE) was trained by Donald McCain on the most recent run on record, at Worcester on 6 July 2015.
Who is Life And Soul's sire?
Life And Soul (IRE) is by Azamour (IRE) out of Way For Life (GER), whose sire is Platini.
What going does Life And Soul prefer?
Life And Soul (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Life And Soul's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 120, from the run on 6 July 2015. The highest on record is 135.
What is Life And Soul's sire's record?
Azamour (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.1% of 4,328 runs since May 2009 (351 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 8.8% from 215.
Who are Life And Soul's siblings?
Out of Way For Life (GER), Life And Soul (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Mr Medici (IRE) (2). The wins came over 7f–1m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from September 2009. 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.