Light Crusader (FR)
Light Crusader is a lightly raced maiden with no wins from two starts between Aug 2024 and Mar 2025. By City Light whose progeny have won 13% of 914 runs since Jan 2008 the gelding showed his best effort when second of nine at Wolverhampton in a Class 5 novice in Mar 2025 having been held up. His dam has produced two winners from six runners that have run including Homeryan with two wins. He raced once on turf at Newmarket over 6f-7f on good ground and once on all-weather over 1m-1m1f on standard.
- 0–2Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (50%)Placed
- −2.00£1 level staken=2 at SP
- 218dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 56
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 runs · as at 3 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
Progeny in our archive have won 12.9% of 941 runs since Jan 2008 (155 horses).
Strongest on standard (aw) going: 16.1% from 305. Weakest on soft going: 9.9% from 212. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 7.3% from 177.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −12.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 27 | 3 | 11.1% | −1.8 | — |
| Good | 97 | 11 | 11.3% | −1.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 199 | 26 | 13.1% | +0.2 | — |
| Soft | 212 | 21 | 9.9% | −3 | — |
| Heavy | 100 | 11 | 11% | −1.9 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 305 | 49 | 16.1% | +3.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 32 | 3 | 9.4% | −3.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 282 | 35 | 12.4% | −0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 411 | 65 | 15.8% | +2.9 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 177 | 13 | 7.3% | −5.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 27 | 1 | 3.7% | −9.2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 11 | 4 | 36.4% | +23.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −12.9 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
6 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Homeryan (FR) (2 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m4f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homeryan (FR) | 4 | 2 | 7f–1m | — |
| Alromy (FR) | 7 | 2 | 1m3f–1m4f | — |
| Been Bobbied (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| On The Rox (FR) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Sacred Peace (FR) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Cosmic Goddess (FR) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Mar 25+218d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Sat just behind pace-setter - still holding claims into the final furlong - rival found another gear on the inner and stumbled a touch - unable to find more - held for second | 2/9 | 1¼ | 9-2 | 56A | 83A | Hollie Doyle | 4/1 |
| 16 Aug 24 | Newmarket | JenningsBet EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Settled just off the pace early - nudged for effort with three furlongs left - dropped away soon after - finished eighth well behind | 8/8 | 13 | 9-7 | 46C | 48C | Joshua Bryan | 16/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Light Crusader (FR) won?
- Light Crusader (FR) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts between 2024 and 2025. Placed 1 time in total (50% of starts).
- Who trained Light Crusader (FR)?
- Light Crusader (FR) was trained by Archie Watson on the most recent run on record, at Wolverhampton (AW) on 22 March 2025.
- Who is Light Crusader (FR)'s sire?
- Light Crusader (FR) is by City Light (FR) out of Roxelana (FR), whose sire is Red Ransom.
- What is Light Crusader (FR)'s sire's record?
- City Light (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.9% of 941 runs since Jan 2008 (155 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 16.1% from 305. Weakest on soft going: 9.9% from 212. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 7.3% from 177.
- Who are Light Crusader (FR)'s siblings?
- Out of Roxelana (FR), Light Crusader (FR) has 6 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Homeryan (FR) (2). The wins came over 7f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.