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Lion City (IRE)

6yo gelding · Trainer Clare Ellam · Owner Robert Clarke And Clare Ellam
by Dubawi (IRE) out of Marigold Hotel (IRE) (Galileo)
10 runs · 7 courses · from Feb 2024
As at 7 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Sedgefield Headgear returns LTO Last run 27 Oct 2026 · 5th of 12 Last raced off OR 42
KTB Profile

Lion City won a Class 5 NH Flat race at Sedgefield in Sep 2024 on good ground. The gelding has one win and one place from ten starts overall, with the success coming over 2m1f – 2m4f. He is 0 from 5 on the all-weather. His last run, at Catterick in Oct 2026, was a 5 of 12 finish off an official rating of 42 when prominent and with headgear returning.

Based on 10 archived runs · run-style from 9 commented runs since Sep 2024 · updated 7 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Won on turf, 0 on AW Wins on good or faster Win at Class 5

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 91 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 17 Feb 2026

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 6 figures · best 91A · median 60
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 7 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)591A545 runs · 91 / 54
Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 7 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m391A723 runs · 91 / 72
1m2f – 1m4f254C492 runs · 54 / 49
1m – 1m1f1——1 run · —
Jumps 3 figures · best 96C · median 73
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 7 Nov 2025
Good296C84.5—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 7 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m296C76.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 10 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 10 runs · as at 4 Nov 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 56A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 17 Feb 2026 Official rating 42 at the last flat run, 27 Oct 2026

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 103B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Sedgefield, 23 Sep 2024

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 →

Flat 6 figures · best 65C · median 53.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 7 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)565C565 runs · 65 / 56
Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 7 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m356A473 runs · 56 / 47
1m2f – 1m4f265C582 runs · 65 / 58
1m – 1m1f1——1 run · —
Jumps 4 figures · best 103B · median 96.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 7 Nov 2025
Good2103B100.5—
Soft1——1 run · —
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 7 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m398B951 run · —
2m1f – 2m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 runs · as at 4 Nov 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 9 analysed runs since Sep 2024

  • Prominent 4 (44%) · 0 wins
  • Led 2 (22%) · 1 win
  • Held up 2 (22%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (11%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Dubawi (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 18.4% of 12,985 runs since Apr 2009 (1,530 horses).

Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 9.8% from 429.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm481122.9%+4.5—
Good to Firm2,32347720.5%+2.1—
Good3,16856417.8%−0.61 from 2
Good to Soft1,75031117.8%−0.6—
Soft1,91632917.2%−1.20 from 2
Heavy59810317.2%−1.20 from 1
Standard (AW)3,18058618.4%00 from 5
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f429429.8%−8.6—
6f – 7f3,12858118.6%+0.2—
1m – 1m1f3,87372718.8%+0.40 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f3,83977120.1%+1.70 from 2
1m5f – 2m1,21018915.6%−2.80 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f3364814.3%−4.11 from 1
2m5f – 3m1381913.8%−4.6—
Over 3m32618.8%+0.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2009 · as at 7 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Marigold Hotel (IRE) (Galileo)

5 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them King Chaos (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 1m3f–1m4½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (King Chaos (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
King Chaos (IRE)2521m3f–1m4½fClass 5
Royal Free Hotel (IRE)711m4f—
Anner Castle (IRE)711m4f—
Fumata (IRE)311m4f—
The Grand (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 5 0 0% −5.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 2 1 50% +5.50
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 2 1 50% +5.50
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Sedgefield 1 1 100% +6.50
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 6 0 0% −6.00
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 1 100% +6.50

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ben Ffrench Davis 4 0 0% −4.00
Paddy Hanlon 3 1 33% +4.50
Clifford Lee 1 0 0% −1.00
Alfie Redman 1 0 0% −1.00
Gina Mangan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Cheekpieces 3 1 33% +4.50
Blinkers 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 5 0 0% −5.00
2025 2 0 0% −2.00
2024 3 1 33% +4.50

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 6 0 0% −6.00
NH Flat 4 1 25% +3.50

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 · 5 runs
27 Oct 26+239d Catterick Bet At racingtv.com Handicap Stakes Class 6 · 2m · Soft · 12 ran Handy early - pushed along 4f out - swung wide on the turn and hit second for a moment over 2f out - left behind over 1f out and dropped away inside the final furlong 5/12 5 9-1 4266C47C Clifford Lee 40/1
02 Mar 26+13d Wolverhampton (AW) Create Your Bet Builders At Midnite Apprentice Handicap Class 6 · 2m½f · Standard · 7 ran Went straight to front after 1f - shared command until 9f out - lost pole position over 3f out - pushed along under pressure before fading over 1f out to finish 7th 7/7 12 8-7 4572C37C Alfie Redman 33/1
17 Feb 26+20d Wolverhampton (AW) Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap (Rider Restricted Race) (Div 2) Class 6 · 1m6f · Standard · 8 ran Urged forward early and up with the pace - moved right after 2f - shared front spot after 3f then edged in front approaching 9f out - given a squeeze over 2f out - overtaken with a furlong left - faded late to finish sixth 6/8 ½ 9-0 4591A56A Gina Mangan 40/1
28 Jan 26+9d Kempton (AW) Unibet Supports Safer Gambling Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 1m · Standard To Slow · 12 ran Settled in the pack wide of rivals - pushed along with over 2f left - dropped away soon after - well held in 12th 12/12 1¾ 9-11 —37C63C Ben Ffrench Davis 300/1
19 Jan 26+33d Kempton (AW) Unibet 40,000+ Live Streamed Events Novice Stakes (GBBPlus Race) Class 3 · 1m3f · Standard To Slow · 10 ran Settled at the back of the field - lost touch with the pack before 2f out - trailed in a distant last 10/10 30 9-1 —44C51C Ben Ffrench Davis 125/1
2025 · 2 runs
17 Dec 25+31d Kempton (AW) Unibet Wild Flower Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 1m4f · Standard To Slow · 5 ran Sluggish start - stayed at the back throughout - well held in 5th 5/5 30 9-8 —54C65C Ben Ffrench Davis 250/1
16 Nov 25+419d Cheltenham Three Counties Christmas Open NH Flat Race (Listed) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 2m½f · Soft · 13 ran Sat close to the pace under pressure early - pushed along with over 3f left - dropped away steadily to finish well beaten in 10th 10/13 17 11-2 ——95C Ben Ffrench Davis 200/1
2024 · 3 runs
23 Sep 24+22d Sedgefield Hardwick Grange Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m1f · Good · 7 ran Set the pace from the off - asked for effort with 2f left - challenged inside final furlong - battled on well under pressure - held on to score 1/7 10-7 —73B103B Paddy Hanlon 13/2
01 Sep 24+204d Worcester Neu-Servo Sprint NH Flat Race (Conditionals & Amateurs) (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m · Good · 5 ran Settled close up early - shared front spot after 4f - went clear to the front 5f out - asked for effort 3f out - driven inside final furlong - stayed on - overtaken in the closing stages and unable to respond 3/5 1¾ 10-7 —96C98B Paddy Hanlon 11/4
10 Feb 24 Naas Christopher Dunne Memorial (Pro/Am) Flat Race 2m · Heavy · 5 ran 4/5 3¾ 11-3 —57C89B Paddy Hanlon 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Lion City won?
Lion City (IRE) won 1 of 10 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 1 time in total (10% of starts).
Who trains Lion City?
Lion City (IRE) is trained by Clare Ellam, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 27 October 2026.
Who is Lion City's sire?
Lion City (IRE) is by Dubawi (IRE) out of Marigold Hotel (IRE), whose sire is Galileo.
What is Lion City's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 42, from the run on 27 October 2026. The highest on record is 45.
What is Lion City's sire's record?
Dubawi (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 18.4% of 12,985 runs since Apr 2009 (1,530 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 9.8% from 429.
Who are Lion City's siblings?
Out of Marigold Hotel (IRE), Lion City (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: King Chaos (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 5 (King Chaos (IRE)). The wins came over 1m3f–1m4½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from February 2024. 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.