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Horse profile

Lion In His Heart (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2018) · Last trainer Henry De Bromhead · Last owner Gigginstown House Stud
by Westerner (GB) out of Coolnasneachta (IRE) (Old Vic)
20 runs · 12 courses · from Mar 2016
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 30 Aug 2018 — 2,988 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2018 · 10th of 13 Won at Tipperary Last raced off OR 126
KTB Profile

Lion In His Heart (IRE) is 1 from 20. Hasn't won since Oct 2016.

Based on 20 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
Official rating126↓ 3lb off peak
126 126–129

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 108 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Tipperary, 4 Oct 2016

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 6 figures · best 108B · median 75.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good398C77—
Soft3108B74—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m4108B55—
2m1f – 2m4f298C87.5—

Of 18 runs looked at, 12 have no figure: did not complete (10) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 18 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 131A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Leopardstown, 27 Dec 2017 Official rating 126 at the last run, 30 Aug 2018

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 9 figures · best 142A · median 117
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good5120B117—
Soft4142A121—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m6142A115.5—
2m1f – 2m4f3120B117—

Of 20 runs looked at, 11 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (11).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 20 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 12.2% of 11,857 runs since Jul 2009 (945 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 188.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm7114.3%+2.1—
Good to Firm2342711.5%−0.7—
Good3,41543112.6%+0.40 from 10
Good to Soft2,12125412%−0.20 from 1
Soft3,78345312%−0.21 from 7
Heavy2,10925912.3%+0.10 from 2
Standard (AW)188168.5%−3.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f4948.2%−4—
1m – 1m1f1241310.5%−1.7—
1m2f – 1m4f267259.4%−2.8—
1m5f – 2m3,37239611.7%−0.51 from 9
2m1f – 2m4f4,29653912.5%+0.30 from 9
2m5f – 3m2,98237612.6%+0.40 from 2
Over 3m7678811.5%−0.7—

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

Dam
Coolnasneachta (IRE) (Old Vic)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Ain't My Fault (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 1m7½f–2m½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Ain't My Fault (IRE)).

Family form: Frost Moon (IRE) finished 3rd of 9 at Worcester, 21 Oct 2026.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Ain't My Fault (IRE)2221m7½f–2m½fClass 4
Cool Native (IRE)40——
Frost Moon (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 10 0 0% −10.00
Soft 7 1 14% −3.50
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Killarney 4 0 0% −4.00
Bellewstown 2 0 0% −2.00
Wexford 2 0 0% −2.00
Navan 2 0 0% −2.00
Leopardstown 2 0 0% −2.00
Tipperary 2 1 50% +1.50
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 9 0 0% −9.00
1m5f – 2m 9 1 11% −5.50
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
B J Cooper 3 1 33% +0.50
Rachael Blackmore 2 0 0% −2.00
Robbie Power 2 0 0% −2.00
Jonathan Moore 2 0 0% −2.00
A E Lynch 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr D Roche 2 0 0% −2.00
Hugh Morgan 1 0 0% −1.00
Denis O'Regan 1 0 0% −1.00
J J Slevin 1 0 0% −1.00
Barry Browne 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Kennedy 1 0 0% −1.00
Davy Russell 1 0 0% −1.00
David Mullins 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 18 1 6% −14.50
Blinkers 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 6 0 0% −6.00
2017 8 0 0% −8.00
2016 6 1 17% −2.50

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 14 1 7% −10.50
Chase 4 0 0% −4.00
NH Flat 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
2018 · 6 runs
30 Aug 18+7d Bellewstown Bar One Racing Mullacurry Cup Handicap Hurdle 2m4f · Good · 13 ran 10/13 33 11-1 12677C99C Hugh Morgan 33/1
23 Aug 18+35d Killarney Killarney Oaks Hotel Beginners Chase 2m6½f · Good · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-12 ——— Denis O'Regan 16/1
19 Jul 18+43d Killarney Dawn Hi + Lo Milk Beginners Chase 2m1f · Good · 7 ran BD/7 — 11-12 ——— J J Slevin 13/2
06 Jun 18+2d Wexford World Cup Betting On The Brand New, Faster Than Ever BoyleSports App Hurdle 3m · Good · 8 ran UR/8 — 11-5 126—— Rachael Blackmore 7/2
04 Jun 18+135d Listowel Harvest Festival 9th-15th September Handicap Hurdle 2m · Good · 15 ran UR/15 — 11-4 126—— Rachael Blackmore 12/1
20 Jan 18+24d Navan Navan Handicap Hurdle (grade B) 2m4f · Heavy · 10 ran PU/10 — 10-12 127—— Robbie Power 14/1
2017 · 8 runs
27 Dec 17+59d Leopardstown Paddy Power 'You Beauty' Handicap Hurdle 2m · Soft · 13 ran 3/13 6 10-7 12774B131A Robbie Power 25/1
29 Oct 17+2d Aintree Free Spins At 188bet Casino Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 15 ran PU/15 — 10-13 129—— Jonathan Moore 33/1
27 Oct 17+26d Cheltenham Experience The Theatre At The Festival Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m½f · Good · 14 ran 11/14 59 11-12 12932C102C Jonathan Moore 10/1
01 Oct 17+37d Tipperary Woodlands Hotel Adare Handicap Hurdle 2m · Soft To Heavy · 9 ran RO/9 — 11-0 127—— Barry Browne 9/2
25 Aug 17+48d Killarney At The Races Handicap Hurdle (grade B) 2m1f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 4½ 10-10 127—117A Jack Kennedy 8/1
08 Jul 17+31d Bellewstown Bellewstown Golf Course Hurdle 2m4f · Good · 5 ran 3/5 13 11-6 12798C120B A E Lynch 10/1
07 Jun 17+24d Wexford Carrickbyrne Novice Chase 2m4f · Soft · 5 ran UR/5 — 11-4 ——— A E Lynch 6/1
14 May 17+138d Killarney Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Beginners Chase 2m1f · Good · 13 ran RO/13 — 11-12 ——— B J Cooper 12/1
2016 · 6 runs
27 Dec 16+16d Leopardstown Paddy Power Future Champions Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m · Yielding · 7 ran 7/7 58 11-10 12736C101C Davy Russell 25/1
11 Dec 16+14d Punchestown Ladies Free Admission On New Years Eve Rated Novice Hurdle 2m · Yielding To Soft · 8 ran RO/8 — 11-7 ——— B J Cooper 4/1
27 Nov 16+54d Navan 'monksfield' Novice Hurdle (grade 3) 2m4f · Yielding To Soft · 6 ran F/6 — 11-2 ——— David Mullins 20/1
04 Oct 16+144d Tipperary Join The Tipperary Supporter's Club 2017 (c & G) Maiden Hurdle 2m · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran 1/16 11-4 —108B142A B J Cooper 5/2
13 May 16+50d Kilbeggan www.kilbegganraces.com (pro/am) Flat Race 2m · Good · 7 ran 2/7 3 11-9 ——120A Mr D Roche 9/2
24 Mar 16 Thurles Littleton Flat Race 2m · Yielding · 13 ran 6/13 6½ 11-9 ——111A Mr D Roche 11/1

Quick answers

How many races has Lion In His Heart won?
Lion In His Heart (IRE) won 1 of 20 archived starts between 2016 and 2018, a strike rate of 5%. Placed 3 times in total (15% of starts).
Who trained Lion In His Heart?
Lion In His Heart (IRE) was trained by Henry De Bromhead on the most recent run on record, at Bellewstown on 30 August 2018.
Who is Lion In His Heart's sire?
Lion In His Heart (IRE) is by Westerner (GB) out of Coolnasneachta (IRE), whose sire is Old Vic.
What going does Lion In His Heart prefer?
Lion In His Heart (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Lion In His Heart's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 126, from the run on 30 August 2018. The highest on record is 129.
What is Lion In His Heart's sire's record?
Westerner (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.2% of 11,857 runs since Jul 2009 (945 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 188.
Who are Lion In His Heart's siblings?
Out of Coolnasneachta (IRE), Lion In His Heart (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Ain't My Fault (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Ain't My Fault (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7½f–2m½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from March 2016. 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.