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Horse profile

Lion Face (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2022) · Last trainer John Quinn · Last owner Newark Castle Partnership
by Animal Kingdom (USA) out of Blue Enzian (USA) (Street Cry)
14 runs · 11 courses · from Apr 2021
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 23 Jul 2022 — 1,551 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2022 · 10th of 13 2 wins · Kempton (AW) & Leicester Last raced off OR 64
KTB Profile

Lion Face (IRE) is 2 from 14. Hasn't won since Oct 2021. Last raced off 64, 10lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 14 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 10lb off peak
Official rating64↓ 10lb off peak
64 64–74

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 88 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Kempton (AW), 22 Jun 2022

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 12 figures · best 107A · median 89
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)8107A91—
Good2100A84.5—
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m6107A88.5—
1m2f – 1m4f5100A99—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 14 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 14 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 68A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kempton (AW), 22 Jun 2022 Official rating 64 at the last flat run, 23 Jul 2022

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 71C the best of the last 1 rated run · Hereford, 25 Mar 2022

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 →

Flat 12 figures · best 77A · median 65.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)877A65.5—
Good274B68—
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m677A60.5—
1m2f – 1m4f574A69—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 14 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 · 13 figures from 14 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 11.8% of 347 runs since Jan 2008 (27 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm4375%+63.2—
Good to Firm45613.3%+1.5—
Good55610.9%−0.91 from 3
Good to Soft33412.1%+0.30 from 1
Soft3239.4%−2.40 from 2
Heavy9111.1%−0.7—
Standard (AW)1691810.7%−1.11 from 8
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f700%−11.8—
6f – 7f4548.9%−2.9—
1m – 1m1f111109%−2.8—
1m2f – 1m4f811214.8%+31 from 5
1m5f – 2m771316.9%+5.11 from 8
2m1f – 2m4f16212.5%+0.70 from 1
2m5f – 3m900%−11.8—
Over 3m100%−11.8—

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

Dam
Blue Enzian (USA) (Street Cry)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Daloolah (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 8 1 13% +4.00
Good 3 1 33% +3.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 7 1 14% +5.00
Class 4 5 1 20% +1.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton (AW) 4 1 25% +8.00
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Pontefract 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 1 100% +5.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 8 1 13% +4.00
1m2f – 1m4f 5 1 20% +1.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Kieran Shoemark 5 1 20% +1.00
Trevor Whelan 4 1 25% +8.00
Harrison Shaw 1 0 0% −1.00
James Sullivan 1 0 0% −1.00
Adam Wedge 1 0 0% −1.00
Harry Reed 1 0 0% −1.00
Jason Watson 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Blinkers 5 1 20% +7.00
Cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00
None 3 1 33% +3.00
Visor 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie + visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2022 7 0 0% −7.00
2021 7 2 29% +11.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 12 2 17% +6.00
Hurdle 2 0 0% −2.00

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
23 Jul 22+31d Newcastle (AW) Vermont Hotel Handicap Class 6 · 16.5f · Standard To Slow · 13 ran 10/13 2¼ 9-9 6493C59C Harrison Shaw 10/1
22 Jun 22+18d Kempton (AW) Bet At racingtv.com Handicap Class 6 · 16f · Standard To Slow · 7 ran 5/7 1 9-10 6688A68A Kieran Shoemark 6/1
04 Jun 22+40d Doncaster Cazoo Handicap Class 5 · 14.5f · Good · 6 ran 5/6 1½ 9-9 6869A62B James Sullivan 13/2
25 Apr 22+20d Southwell (AW) Dapper Spaniel Gastro Pub Rolleston Handicap Class 4 · 16.5f · Standard To Slow · 5 ran 5/5 4 9-1 7072C58B Trevor Whelan 12/1
05 Apr 22+11d Pontefract Jamaican Flight Handicap Class 4 · 18f · Soft · 7 ran 4/7 3¼ 9-2 7457A69A Trevor Whelan 28/1
25 Mar 22+31d Hereford Boo La Croux Miss Drag UK Juvenile Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 9 ran 8/9 4½ 10-12 ——71C Adam Wedge 11/2
22 Feb 22+134d Market Rasen starsports.bet Juvenile Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16.5f · Soft · 7 ran F/7 — 10-12 ——— Harry Reed 11/1
11 Oct 21+28d Kempton (AW) Unibet Extra Place Offers Every Day Handicap Class 5 · 16f · Standard To Slow · 9 ran 1/9 8-13 67107A77A Trevor Whelan 11/1
13 Sep 21+24d Kempton (AW) Try Our New Super Boosts At Unibet Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Standard To Slow · 13 ran 4/13 ¾ 8-12 6799B69A Kieran Shoemark 11/2
20 Aug 21+43d Kempton (AW) racingtv.com Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Standard To Slow · 8 ran 3/8 ½ 9-4 6889A74A Trevor Whelan 5/1
08 Jul 21+38d Newbury Energy Check Handicap Class 5 · 13.5f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 9/16 1½ 9-0 6989C59C Kieran Shoemark 9/2
31 May 21+25d Leicester British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Median Auction Stakes (Plus 10) Class 4 · 12f · Good · 6 ran 1/6 9-5 —100A74B Kieran Shoemark 5/1
06 May 21+15d Chelmsford City (AW) EBF Novice Median Auction Stakes Class 5 · 10f · Standard · 5 ran 3/5 3½ 8-13 —58C54B Kieran Shoemark 3/1
21 Apr 21 Lingfield (AW) Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 535 Novice Stakes (Plus 10) Class 5 · 12f · Standard · 7 ran 6/7 4 9-2 —100A63A Jason Watson 28/1

Quick answers

How many races has Lion Face (IRE) won?
Lion Face (IRE) won 2 of 14 archived starts between 2021 and 2022, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 3 times in total (21.4% of starts).
Who trained Lion Face (IRE)?
Lion Face (IRE) was trained by John Quinn on the most recent run on record, at Newcastle (AW) on 23 July 2022.
Who is Lion Face (IRE)'s sire?
Lion Face (IRE) is by Animal Kingdom (USA) out of Blue Enzian (USA), whose sire is Street Cry.
What going does Lion Face (IRE) prefer?
Lion Face (IRE) has the best record on good 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 Lion Face (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 64, from the run on 23 July 2022. The highest on record is 74.
What is Lion Face (IRE)'s sire's record?
Animal Kingdom (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 347 runs since Jan 2008 (27 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Lion Face (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Blue Enzian (USA), Lion Face (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. 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.