Mighty Soldier (IRE)
Mighty Soldier is a maiden who has yet to win from nine starts on turf, with one placing. He showed his best effort when third of 17 at Punchestown in Jan 2025. The gelding, by Soldier of Fortune out of a High Chaparral mare, was held up in five of six analysed runs. He last ran off an official rating of 85 at Ballinrobe in Jul 2025.
- 0–9Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (11.1%)Placed
- −9.00£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=9 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 89Highest OR
- 51dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 84
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.
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 62C | 45 | — |
| Good | 2 | 84B | 78.5 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 83B | 73 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 84B | 73 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 9 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 9 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 6 analysed runs
- Held up 5 (83%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 1 (17%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.4% of 5,796 runs since Jan 2008 (678 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% | +88.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 80 | 16 | 20% | +8.6 | — |
| Good | 1,517 | 186 | 12.3% | +0.9 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 1,205 | 133 | 11% | −0.4 | — |
| Soft | 1,881 | 214 | 11.4% | 0 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 776 | 86 | 11.1% | −0.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 336 | 22 | 6.5% | −4.9 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −11.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 71 | 8 | 11.3% | −0.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 249 | 8 | 3.2% | −8.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 493 | 64 | 13% | +1.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,569 | 192 | 12.2% | +0.8 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,954 | 200 | 10.2% | −1.2 | 0 from 5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,221 | 153 | 12.5% | +1.1 | 0 from 3 |
| Over 3m | 236 | 33 | 14% | +2.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilmacurkin (IRE) | 11 | 0 | — | — |
| Getaway To Spain (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punchestown | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Sligo | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Sexton | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Thomas O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Danny Mullins | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Alan O'Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| None | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jul 25+70d | Ballinrobe | Sweeney Oil Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) Settled in the pack early - dropped away approaching 2 out and pushed along in 9th - faded and pulled up before the last | PU/15 | — | 11-3 | 85 | — | — | Kevin Sexton | 10/1 |
| 13 May 25+59d | Sligo | Johnston Farm Equipment Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Held up towards the back - still 11th at halfway - unable to threaten leaders from 2 out - well held at the finish | 10/15 | nk | 11-2 | 87 | — | 87A | Kevin Sexton | 11/1 |
| 15 Mar 25+19d | Thurles | Leugh Handicap Hurdle Went to front early - settled just behind pacesetter until the 1st - asked for effort straightening up with no gain made - struggling in 6th two out and faded to finish eighth | 8/15 | 2 | 10-5 | 89 | 84B | 90A | Kevin Sexton | 10/1 |
| 24 Feb 25+28d | Punchestown | Festival 2025 Group Tickets From 27 Euros Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) Held up towards the back - improved into 4th two out - pushed along soon after - dropped to 7th before the last with no threat late | 8/14 | ¾ | 11-3 | 89 | — | 90C | Kevin Sexton | 2/1F |
| 27 Jan 25+27d | Punchestown | Festival Hospitality Selling Fast Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Held up early - improved into 7th approaching the straight then 6th under a drive before the last - stayed on same gait to take 3rd late | 3/17 | 4½ | 11-2 | 88 | 83B | 109A | Kevin Sexton | 12/1 |
| 31 Dec 24+37d | Punchestown | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) Settled around midfield early - dropped to 13th after fifth - found some improvement approaching last two - hit sixth-last untidily - stayed on at same gear up the run-in without finding more late on | 7/18 | 2¾ | 11-9 | 88 | 45B | 99A | Thomas O'Connor | 22/1 |
| 24 Nov 24+30d | Punchestown | I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle Held up at the back - still 9th at halfway - unable to make headway from 3 out - well held at the finish | 9/12 | 1½ | 11-12 | — | 62C | 107C | Danny Mullins | 250/1 |
| 25 Oct 24+139d | Sligo | John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Maiden Hurdle Settled in the pack early - urged forward approaching 3 out - dropped right out soon after - well beaten at the finish | 7/12 | hd | 11-4 | — | 22C | 95C | Mr Alan O'Sullivan | 66/1 |
| 08 Jun 24 | Punchestown | Ladbrokes Daily Odds Boost Maiden Hurdle | 11/22 | 11 | 11-12 | — | 73C | 98C | Kevin Sexton | 80/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Mighty Soldier (IRE) won?
- Mighty Soldier (IRE) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2024 and 2025. Placed 1 time in total (11.1% of starts).
- Who trained Mighty Soldier (IRE)?
- Mighty Soldier (IRE) was trained by James Andrew Fahey on the most recent run on record, at Ballinrobe on 22 July 2025.
- Who is Mighty Soldier (IRE)'s sire?
- Mighty Soldier (IRE) is by Soldier of Fortune (IRE) out of Watercolours (IRE), whose sire is High Chaparral.
- What is Mighty Soldier (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 85, from the run on 22 July 2025. The highest on record is 89.
- What is Mighty Soldier (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Soldier of Fortune (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.4% of 5,796 runs since Jan 2008 (678 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 Mighty Soldier (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Watercolours (IRE), Mighty Soldier (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.