Horse profile
Lusaka (IRE)
by The Last Lion (IRE) out of Jumeirah Palm Star (GB) (Invincible Spirit)
43 runs · 27 courses · from Oct 2020
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
6 wins · 5 courses
Ran 34 days ago · 12th of 12
Last raced off OR 65
KTB Profile
Lusaka (IRE) is 6 from 43. Hasn't won since Jul 2025. All 6 wins have come on turf — 0 from 6 on the all-weather. Last raced off 65, 40lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 43 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins on turf
OR ↓ 40lb off peak
- 6–43Wins / Runs
- 14%Strike rate
- 13 (30.2%)Placed
- −3.90£1 level staken=43 at SP
- 1.12Fair A/E n=43 · 0.98 incl. margin
- 105Highest OR
- 52dAvg 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 rating65↓ 40lb off peak
65
62–105
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 103
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 14 | 130C | 85.5 | 3 · 103 / 91 |
| Standard (AW) | 6 | 111A | 96 | 3 · 111 / 99 |
| Soft | 5 | 102A | 70 | — |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 115C | 80 | 1 · — |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 109C | 92 | 2 · 109 / 107.5 |
| Heavy | 3 | 96C | 87 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 20 | 130C | 89.5 | 8 · 111 / 95 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 10 | 102A | 75 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 96C | 85.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | — |
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 107B | 84 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 75A | 72 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 108C | 84 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 107B | 72 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 43 figures from 43 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 8 analysed runs
- Led 4 (50%) · 1 win
- Prominent 2 (25%) · 1 win
- Held up 2 (25%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 7.5% of 911 runs since Jan 2008 (63 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 4% from 100.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −7.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 107 | 11 | 10.3% | +2.8 | 2 from 5 |
| Good | 182 | 12 | 6.6% | −0.9 | 3 from 18 |
| Good to Soft | 81 | 4 | 4.9% | −2.6 | 1 from 6 |
| Soft | 100 | 4 | 4% | −3.5 | 0 from 5 |
| Heavy | 39 | 0 | 0% | −7.5 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 401 | 37 | 9.2% | +1.7 | 0 from 6 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 113 | 9 | 8% | +0.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 513 | 37 | 7.2% | −0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 173 | 14 | 8.1% | +0.6 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 58 | 2 | 3.4% | −4.1 | 1 from 10 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 42 | 6 | 14.3% | +6.8 | 5 from 24 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 12 | 0 | 0% | −7.5 | 0 from 4 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Jumeirah Palm Star (GB) (Invincible Spirit)
7 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Under The Stars (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m1f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Under The Stars (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under The Stars (IRE) | 10 | 4 | 6f–7f | Group 3 |
| Miss Stormy Night (GB) | 10 | 3 | 6f | Class 5 |
| Creek Island (IRE) | 13 | 1 | 1m1f | Class 6 |
| Penywern Taverner (GB) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Oudwood (GB) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Perfect Panda (GB) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Dubai Eye (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 18 | 3 | 17% | +1.57 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.67 |
| Standard (AW) | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Good to Firm | 5 | 2 | 40% | +10.20 |
| Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 16 | 0 | 0% | −16.00 |
| Class 5 | 14 | 3 | 21% | +7.57 |
| Class 6 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +10.20 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.33 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bath | 5 | 2 | 40% | +6.33 |
| Ffos Las | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.43 |
| Newbury | 4 | 1 | 25% | +9.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Windsor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sandown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gowran Park | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Exeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 1 | 100% | +10.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.20 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ludlow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Plumpton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fontwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Perth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tramore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 24 | 5 | 21% | +12.90 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 10 | 1 | 10% | −7.80 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Fisher | 8 | 4 | 50% | +11.10 |
| Robbie Colgan | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Millie Wonnacott | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Connor Brace | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| William Cox | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Sean Bowen | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| William Carson | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Elizabeth Gale | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fergus Gregory | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mason Paetel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rose Dawes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adam Wedge | 1 | 1 | 100% | +12.00 |
| Rob Hornby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Edward Vaughan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Billy Loughnane | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.00 |
| Christian Howarth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| George Bass | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| A P Heskin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheekpieces | 18 | 5 | 28% | +8.10 |
| None | 15 | 0 | 0% | −15.00 |
| Blinkers | 9 | 1 | 11% | +4.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +7.00 |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | 14% | +4.00 |
| 2023 | 8 | 4 | 50% | +7.10 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 36 | 6 | 17% | +3.10 |
| Hurdle | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Sep 26+17d | Bath | Loud Hire Staging Hire Bath Summer Stayers' Series Final Handicap Stakes (Series Final - Qualified Horses Only) (GBBPlus Race) Poor sight in murky conditions early - settled towards back - made progress into contention after 6 furlongs - dropped away 3f out and faded before the finish | 12/12 | hd | 8-13 | 65 | 77A | 62A | Mason Paetel | 12/1 |
| 27 Aug 26+49d | Ffos Las | Roly Poly Events Race Of Hope Handicap Stakes Set the pace - pressed for effort 2f out - overtaken inside final furlong and unable to reclaim spot at the line | 2/7 | 1½ | 10-2 | 65 | 83B | 75A | Taylor Fisher | 15/8F |
| 09 Jul 26+34d | Newbury | BetVictor Still 100/1 On England Handicap Made the running - came under pressure and drifted right before being overtaken 1f out - faded in the final 110 yards | 3/5 | 3½ | 10-2 | 66 | 109C | 72B | Taylor Fisher | 9/2 |
| 05 Jun 26+28d | Bath | Larkhall Construction Handicap Handy early - hit front after 3f and opened a big advantage - given a squeeze 2f out - overtaken inside final furlong - briefly disputed second - faded close home to finish fourth | 4/8 | nk | 8-12 | 67 | 103A | 69A | Rose Dawes | 5/2F |
| 08 May 26+21d | Ascot | Peroni Nastro Azzurro 0.0% Apprentice Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Settled in the pack early - driven into contention 3f out to close on the front three inside the final furlong - couldn't quicken again and held for fourth | 4/12 | 2¼ | 8-13 | 68 | 91A | 72A | Millie Wonnacott | 18/1 |
| 17 Apr 26+55d | Bath | Blackmore Build And Design Handicap Set the pace early - driven on and stretched clear approaching 2f out - under pressure with a furlong left - lost front spot inside final 110yds and could not respond | 2/7 | 3½ | 8-11 | 68 | 106A | 75A | Millie Wonnacott | 7/1 |
| 21 Feb 26+31d | Lingfield (AW) | Make The Move To Midnite Handicap Settled just off the pace in the pack early - moved up into third by the 3f marker - dropped back and pushed along approaching the final furlong before fading to finish eighth | 8/12 | 1 | 9-2 | 70 | 39A | 67A | Millie Wonnacott | 50/1 |
| 21 Jan 26+42d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Handicap Held a spot in the pack - pushed along with 2f left - boxed in nearing the final furlong then stayed on at one level to finish 5th | 5/8 | 1¼ | 9-6 | 71 | 111A | 74A | William Carson | 28/1 |
| 10 Dec 25+92d | Kempton (AW) | Highclere Castle Horse Feeds (London Stayers Series Qualifier) Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Settled at the back of the field early - slipped to the tail by three furlongs out then improved a touch on the inside approaching two out - stayed on without threatening the principals to finish sixth | 6/8 | 3¼ | 9-2 | 72 | 99A | 66A | William Carson | 125/1 |
| 09 Sep 25+61d | Ffos Las | Happy Retirement Ricky Leeson Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Held up towards the back - lost more ground before halfway - well beaten from there - eventually came home last of the group in 5th | 5/6 | 3 | 8-13 | 73 | 96C | 61C | Elizabeth Gale | 80/1 |
| 10 Jul 25+31d | Newbury | Pegasus Pumps Handicap Set off in front from the off - advantage stretched by halfway - margin narrowed approaching 2f out - driven and edged back ahead inside the closing stages - kept up the fight to the line untroubled | 1/7 | 10-2 | 67 | 78A | 82A | Adam Wedge | 12/1 | |
| 09 Jun 25+12d | Windsor | Network Aviation Group's 40th Anniversary Handicap Settled at the back of the field - failed to improve position - finished well beaten in 6th | 6/8 | 1¾ | 9-8 | 69 | 96A | 66A | Rob Hornby | 50/1 |
| 28 May 25+19d | Kempton (AW) | Racing TV Handicap Moved across right after the break - settled at the tail with one behind - failed to threaten the front end throughout - trailed home well beaten | 9/11 | 4¼ | 9-9 | 71 | 84C | 61C | Connor Brace | 66/1 |
| 09 May 25+172d | Chester | Xenon Workplace Apprentice Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Settled off the pace on the outer - dropped away with 5f left - trailed home in the closing stages | 12/12 | nk | 9-0 | 73 | 46C | 56C | Elizabeth Gale | 40/1 |
| 18 Nov 24+27d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Take Time To Think With BetUK Handicap Sat close to the pace early - squeezed for space and dropped back with 4f left - couldn't quicken and made no dent in the closing stages - finished fifth beaten well over 15 lengths | 5/8 | 1½ | 9-6 | 75 | 108C | 62C | Taylor Fisher | 25/1 |
| 22 Oct 24+63d | Exeter | Explore Shared Ownership At inthepaddock.co.uk Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Drifted left at the off - held a forward spot early despite a blunder at the 2nd - scratchy again at the 5th - dropped away before 3 out and beaten a long way | 13/15 | 10 | 11-5 | 98 | 69C | 98C | Mr Edward Vaughan | 14/1 |
| 20 Aug 24+34d | Nottingham | My Pension Expert: Advisers Of Champions Handicap Wide and handy early - hit the front after a furlong and held sway throughout - asked for effort and pulled away 2f out - untroubled thereafter - kept finding more to the line | 1/7 | 10-1 | 67 | 109B | 86A | Taylor Fisher | 10/1 | |
| 17 Jul 24+12d | Ffos Las | DragonBet - Born From The Betting Ring Handicap | 6/6 | 10 | 10-4 | 70 | 73C | 56C | Connor Brace | 22/1 |
| 05 Jul 24+20d | Sandown | Book Music Nights At Sandown Park Handicap | 8/9 | 11 | 9-10 | 74 | 51C | 63C | Connor Brace | 40/1 |
| 15 Jun 24+54d | Chester | Precision Facades Handicap | 8/10 | 3 | 9-2 | 76 | 33C | 62C | Taylor Fisher | 20/1 |
| 22 Apr 24+219d | Windsor | Free Digital Racecard At raceday-ready.com Handicap | 10/11 | 6 | 9-1 | 77 | 81C | 55C | William Cox | 28/1 |
| 16 Sep 23+24d | Bath | Thorn Baker Allianz Xenia Bath Summer Stayers' Series Final Handicap | 1/14 | 9-9 | 72 | 115C | 93A | Taylor Fisher | 10/3F | |
| 23 Aug 23+28d | Bath | Big Stage Hire Handicap | 1/14 | 9-12 | 69 | 88C | 81A | Billy Loughnane | 6/1 | |
| 26 Jul 23+31d | Sandown | HWFA Williams Handicap | 5/10 | 1¼ | 8-7 | 69 | 83B | 61A | Christian Howarth | 4/1 |
| 25 Jun 23+15d | Ffos Las | Poundffald Inn Apprentice Handicap | 1/5 | 9-8 | 65 | 130C | 79B | Taylor Fisher | 4/7F | |
| 10 Jun 23+22d | Chepstow | Lydney Containers Handicap | 1/5 | 9-6 | 62 | 77C | 86B | Taylor Fisher | 6/5F | |
| 19 May 23+13d | Newbury | BetVictor Handicap | 5/18 | 5 | 9-1 | 64 | 67C | 71A | William Cox | 25/1 |
| 06 May 23+14d | Goodwood | Dementia Support Charity Handicap | 9/11 | 1¼ | 9-6 | 69 | 87C | 63C | William Cox | 80/1 |
| 22 Apr 23+143d | Newbury | Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire Handicap | 11/15 | nk | 8-7 | 72 | 43C | 53C | George Bass | 100/1 |
| 30 Nov 22+16d | Ludlow | Ludlow Brewery John Walters Novices' Claiming Hurdle | 6/10 | 5½ | 11-12 | 102 | 75A | 105A | Sean Bowen | 11/5F |
| 14 Nov 22+57d | Leicester | Racing TV Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 3/4 | hd | 11-4 | 105 | 108C | 102B | Fergus Gregory | 6/4 |
| 18 Sep 22+31d | Plumpton | Sash Window Experts Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 2/3 | 5 | 11-2 | 105 | 72C | 108C | Sean Bowen | 4/6F |
| 18 Aug 22+37d | Fontwell | V2 Radio Sussex Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 2/8 | shd | 11-1 | 105 | 107B | 109A | Fergus Gregory | 15/8 |
| 12 Jul 22+24d | Southwell | In Loving Memory Of James Storey Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 2/5 | 3 | 10-12 | — | 86C | 112C | Sean Bowen | 10/3 |
| 18 Jun 22+247d | Perth | Perth Supports Racing With Pride Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 4/10 | ¾ | 10-13 | — | 82A | 109A | A P Heskin | 7/2 |
| 14 Oct 21+61d | Curragh | Hollywoodbets Now Streaming All Irish Racing Maiden | 11/18 | shd | 9-7 | 78 | 70C | 54C | Robbie Colgan | 33/1 |
| 14 Aug 21+32d | Tramore | Dan Cowman Memorial Maiden | 2/9 | 3½ | 9-7 | 82 | 102A | 72A | Robbie Colgan | 3/1F |
| 13 Jul 21+22d | Killarney | Muckross Maiden | 2/13 | nse | 9-7 | 76 | 89C | 81A | Robbie Colgan | 14/1 |
| 21 Jun 21+14d | Ballinrobe | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden | 3/10 | 1¼ | 9-7 | 72 | 76A | 81A | Robbie Colgan | 5/1 |
| 07 Jun 21+33d | Gowran Park | Racing TV (C & G) Maiden | 5/13 | ½ | 9-7 | 72 | 78C | 66A | Robbie Colgan | 12/1 |
| 05 May 21+166d | Gowran Park | Paulstown Maiden (Plus 10) | 4/14 | 2¾ | 9-7 | — | 96C | 69A | Robbie Colgan | 66/1 |
| 20 Nov 20+41d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden (Plus 10) | 4/14 | 1½ | 9-7 | — | 93B | 76A | Robbie Colgan | 40/1 |
| 10 Oct 20 | Limerick | Follow Limerick Racecourse On Twitter Maiden (Plus 10) | 7/16 | 6½ | 9-7 | — | 57C | 56A | Robbie Colgan | 20/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Lusaka (IRE) won?
- Lusaka (IRE) won 6 of 43 archived starts between 2020 and 2026, a strike rate of 14%. Placed 13 times in total (30.2% of starts).
- Who trains Lusaka (IRE)?
- Lusaka (IRE) is trained by John & Rhys Flint, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 13 September 2026.
- Who is Lusaka (IRE)'s sire?
- Lusaka (IRE) is by The Last Lion (IRE) out of Jumeirah Palm Star (GB), whose sire is Invincible Spirit.
- What going does Lusaka (IRE) prefer?
- Lusaka (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Lusaka (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 65, from the run on 13 September 2026. The highest on record is 105.
- What is Lusaka (IRE)'s sire's record?
- The Last Lion (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.5% of 911 runs since Jan 2008 (63 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 4% from 100.
- Who are Lusaka (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Jumeirah Palm Star (GB), Lusaka (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Under The Stars (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Under The Stars (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m1f. As at Oct 2026.