Horse profile
Lone Soldier (GB)
by Soldier of Fortune (IRE) out of Alegralil (GB) (King's Theatre)
21 runs · 10 courses · from Jan 2023
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out
Won at Market Rasen
Last run 8 May 2026 · 1st of 7
Last raced off OR 74
KTB Profile
Lone Soldier is 1 from 21 with the win coming at Class 5 level in a handicap chase. The gelding gained that success at Market Rasen in May 2026 over 2m5f – 3m on good ground off an official rating of 74. He is held up in his races and has raced seven times at Market Rasen. Aged 8 at his last run in May 2026, that win was his first for Charles & Adam Pogson.
Based on 21 archived runs · run-style from 11 commented runs since Nov 2025 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
Wins on good or faster
Win at Class 5
OR ↓ 14lb off peak
- 1–21Wins / Runs
- 4.8%Strike rate
- 5 (23.8%)Placed
- −17.25£1 level staken=21 at SP
- 0.39Fair A/E n=21 · 0.33 incl. margin
- 88Highest OR
- 61dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating74↓ 14lb off peak
74
74–88
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 96
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 6 | 123A | 77 | 3 runs · 81 / 79 |
| Soft | 5 | 80C | 47 | 3 runs · 80 / 37 |
| Good | 4 | 96B | 64.5 | 3 runs · 96 / 50 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 81B | 71 | 3 runs · 81 / 80 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 123A | 43 | 4 runs · 49 / 32 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 96B | 87.5 | 2 runs · 96 / 87.5 |
Of 21 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (5) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 21 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.
Run style from 11 analysed runs since Nov 2025
- Held up 9 (82%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 2 (18%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 5,859 runs since May 2013 (682 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.5% from 336. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.2% from 249.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +88.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 80 | 16 | 20% | +8.7 | — |
| Good | 1,538 | 189 | 12.3% | +1 | 1 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 1,227 | 136 | 11.1% | −0.2 | 0 from 9 |
| Soft | 1,897 | 214 | 11.3% | 0 | 0 from 7 |
| Heavy | 780 | 86 | 11% | −0.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 336 | 22 | 6.5% | −4.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −11.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 71 | 8 | 11.3% | 0 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 249 | 8 | 3.2% | −8.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 493 | 64 | 13% | +1.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,579 | 193 | 12.2% | +0.9 | 0 from 7 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,986 | 203 | 10.2% | −1.1 | 0 from 11 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,239 | 155 | 12.5% | +1.2 | 1 from 3 |
| Over 3m | 239 | 33 | 13.8% | +2.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2013 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Alegralil (GB) (King's Theatre)
6 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Lily Glitters (GB) (4 wins).
The wins came over 2m3½f–3m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Tedham (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lily Glitters (GB) | 29 | 4 | 3m–3m1½f | Class 4 |
| Tedham (GB) | 18 | 2 | 2m5½f–3m | Class 3 |
| Lily Of Leysbourne (GB) | 10 | 1 | 2m3½f | Class 4 |
| Lil Fortune (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Cammy Bear (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Yesanna (GB) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Soft | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Good | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.25 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 18 | 1 | 6% | −14.25 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Rasen | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.25 |
| Southwell | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Stratford | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.75 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Skelton | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Lee Edwards | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Charlie Todd | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Robert Dunne | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Toby Wynne | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tristan Durrell | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sean Bowen | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| Charlie Deutsch | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Philip Armson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fergus Gillard | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 16 | 1 | 6% | −12.25 |
| Hood + tongue tie | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.25 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 11 | 1 | 9% | −7.25 |
| Hurdle | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| NH Flat | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 08 May 26+15d | Market Rasen | Tiff And Ang Go West Stakes Handicap Chase Settled midway through the pack - still travelling comfortably 3 out - asked for effort soon after - closed on the front group 2 out - moved through to hit the front last and stayed on strongly | 1/7 | 10-2 | 74 | 96B | 97B | Sean Bowen | 11/4 | |
| 23 Apr 26+18d | Warwick | Vanessa Littler's 60th Birthday Handicap Chase Held up at the back holding an eager pace early - improved into fourth after 3 out - driven approaching 2 out - stayed on late to secure second without threatening the winner | 2/7 | 5½ | 10-2 | 74 | 50A | 96B | Lee Edwards | 14/1 |
| 05 Apr 26+21d | Market Rasen | First Past The Post At CopyBet Handicap Chase Held up towards the back - improved into contention after 4 out but stumbled when bumped 3 out - lost touch before the last and finished well beaten in 4th | 4/8 | 13 | 10-4 | 76 | 49B | 85A | Lee Edwards | 5/1 |
| 15 Mar 26+13d | Market Rasen | Safer Gambling At CopyBet Handicap Chase Held up towards the back - fighting for head early on - remained within range before parting company with rider 3 out | UR/7 | — | 10-9 | 76 | — | — | Lee Edwards | 9/2 |
| 02 Mar 26+29d | Southwell | Sky Sports Racing Virgin 512 Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Settled towards back early - made progress three out - pushed along before two out - stayed on for third but no match for the front two | 3/7 | 12 | 10-9 | 77 | 80C | 93B | Charlie Todd | 3/1 |
| 01 Feb 26+16d | Market Rasen | Market Rasen Racecourse Racing All Year Handicap Chase Held up towards the back - clumsy three out and driven to chase on - stayed on without threatening before fading close home | 5/7 | 3¼ | 10-8 | 78 | 23A | 91A | Robert Dunne | 9/4J |
| 16 Jan 26+16d | Market Rasen | Family Sportsday Raceday On Sale Now Novices' Handicap Chase Settled towards back early - made progress after 4 out - closed on front group 3 out - moved into second 2 out - hit the front last - driven out on run-in but caught close home | 2/9 | 1 | 10-3 | 75 | 37A | 102B | Robert Dunne | 5/1 |
| 2025 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 31 Dec 25+17d | Uttoxeter | General Sports Worldwide Handicap Chase Held up in the pack - lost touch approaching 6th - well adrift and pulled up before 3 out | PU/13 | — | 10-2 | 75 | — | — | Toby Wynne | 22/1 |
| 14 Dec 25+10d | Southwell | BetWright Bet The Wright Way Handicap Chase Settled at the back early - improved into contention from 3 out - eager while sharing second spot 2 out - unable to match front two after the last and stayed on same pace to finish third | 3/8 | 1¼ | 10-4 | 75 | 79B | 98B | Robert Dunne | 3/1C |
| 04 Dec 25+9d | Market Rasen | Play On PricedUp Handicap Chase Held up early - made ground into contention before four out to reach fourth by three out - pressed for effort but unable to gain further ground after two out - clipped final fence and finished fourth | 4/7 | 1¾ | 10-7 | 78 | 27A | 96A | Toby Wynne | 16/1 |
| 25 Nov 25+11d | Southwell | Sky Sports Racing Virgin 519 Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Fought bridle early towards back of field - failed to threaten leaders throughout - finished well beaten in 5th | 5/8 | 7½ | 10-11 | 78 | 81B | 85A | Charlie Todd | 33/1 |
| 14 Nov 25+495d | Southwell | Golf And Gallop Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Took a strong hold early - hit the front after the opening fence then quickly overtaken - sat prominent through the middle stages - dropped away following the 5th and slipped towards the back - began to struggle soon after - pulled up three out | PU/8 | — | 10-11 | 80 | — | — | Charlie Deutsch | 20/1 |
| 2024 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 07 Jul 24+19d | Market Rasen | Lives Saving Lives In Lincolnshire Novices' Handicap Chase | 5/10 | 1¾ | 11-4 | 83 | 79A | 99A | Charlie Todd | 40/1 |
| 18 Jun 24+31d | Stratford | Racing To School Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | PU/8 | — | 10-8 | 85 | — | — | Philip Armson | 12/1 |
| 18 May 24+60d | Bangor-on-Dee | Bangor-On-Dee Handicap Chase | PU/8 | — | 10-6 | 86 | — | — | Tristan Durrell | 13/2 |
| 19 Mar 24+62d | Wetherby | Bosch Home Appliances At Maxwell's Northallerton Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 3/7 | 4½ | 11-1 | 87 | 71B | 106A | Tristan Durrell | 11/4 |
| 17 Jan 24+57d | Southwell | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) | 3/8 | 11 | 11-6 | 88 | 123A | 99B | Harry Skelton | 10/3 |
| 2023 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 21 Nov 23+19d | Lingfield | Favourite From The Sun Now Daily Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 6/8 | 7 | 11-0 | — | 64C | 89C | Harry Skelton | 22/1 |
| 02 Nov 23+31d | Stratford | EBF And Traffic Lights Jamie 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) | 6/9 | 1¾ | 10-11 | — | 47C | 96C | Fergus Gillard | 66/1 |
| 02 Oct 23+262d | Newton Abbot | Paul Ferguson's Jumpers To Follow Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 8/11 | nk | 11-0 | — | — | 96A | Harry Skelton | 6/1 |
| 13 Jan 23 | Huntingdon | Weatherbys Cheltenham Festival Betting Guide 'Newcomers' NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 6/10 | 1 | 11-8 | — | 75A | 113A | Harry Skelton | 7/2F |
Quick answers
- How many races has Lone Soldier won?
- Lone Soldier (GB) won 1 of 21 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 4.8%. Placed 5 times in total (23.8% of starts).
- Who trains Lone Soldier?
- Lone Soldier (GB) is trained by Charles & Adam Pogson, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 8 May 2026.
- Who is Lone Soldier's sire?
- Lone Soldier (GB) is by Soldier of Fortune (IRE) out of Alegralil (GB), whose sire is King's Theatre.
- What going does Lone Soldier prefer?
- Lone Soldier (GB) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Lone Soldier's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 74, from the run on 8 May 2026. The highest on record is 88.
- What is Lone Soldier's sire's record?
- Soldier of Fortune (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 5,859 runs since May 2013 (682 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.5% from 336. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.2% from 249.
- Who are Lone Soldier's siblings?
- Out of Alegralil (GB), Lone Soldier (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Lily Glitters (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Tedham (GB)). The wins came over 2m3½f–3m1½f. As at Nov 2026.