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Horse profile

Pretty Soldier (GER)

8yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2025) · Trainer Wayne Swindle · Owner Francis Daly
by Soldier hollow (GB) out of Pretty Smart (GER) (Law Society)
11 runs · 5 courses · from Jun 2023
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 27 Oct 2025 · 14th of 18 Last raced off OR 49
KTB Profile

Pretty Soldier is a maiden who has failed to win in 11 starts on turf, with one placing. His best effort came when third of 10 at Down Royal in Jul 2023. He has raced five times over 1m2f – 1m4f and five times over 1m5f – 2m, all without success. He finished 14 of 18 at Galway in Oct 2025 when last raced off OR 49, 20lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 11 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs since Sep 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 20lb off peak
Official rating49↓ 20lb off peak
49 49–69

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 96 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Navan, 21 Sep 2024

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 9 figures · best 121C · median 78
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good5121C93—
Heavy264C581 run · —
Soft281C79.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f596A711 run · —
1m5f – 2m393A81—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 11 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 11 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 55A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Navan, 22 Oct 2025 Official rating 49 at the last flat run, 27 Oct 2025

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 108A the best of the last 2 rated runs · Roscommon, 10 Jul 2023

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 9 figures · best 77A · median 59
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good577A61—
Heavy259C54.51 run · —
Soft255A52—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f577A581 run · —
1m5f – 2m374A59—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
Jumps 2 figures · best 108A · median 105.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Heavy1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m2108A105.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 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 from 6 analysed runs since Sep 2024

  • Prominent 3 (50%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 3 (50%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Soldier hollow (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.4% of 1,912 runs since Jan 2008 (268 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8% from 488. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 14.9% from 383.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−11.4—
Good to Firm6169.8%−1.6—
Good4335412.5%+1.10 from 5
Good to Soft3344312.9%+1.50 from 1
Soft4124911.9%+0.50 from 2
Heavy1822614.3%+2.90 from 3
Standard (AW)488398%−3.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f700%−11.4—
6f – 7f213198.9%−2.5—
1m – 1m1f5185911.4%0—
1m2f – 1m4f572518.9%−2.50 from 5
1m5f – 2m3835714.9%+3.50 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f1652313.9%+2.50 from 1
2m5f – 3m45715.6%+4.2—
Over 3m9222.2%+10.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Pretty Smart (GER) (Law Society)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Paper Moon (GER)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Down Royal 4 0 0% −4.00
Navan 3 0 0% −3.00
Galway 2 0 0% −2.00
Bellewstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Patrick McGettigan 2 0 0% −2.00
Simon Torrens 2 0 0% −2.00
Chris Hayes 1 0 0% −1.00
James Ryan 1 0 0% −1.00
Conor Maxwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Adam Caffrey 1 0 0% −1.00
Dylan Browne McMonagle 1 0 0% −1.00
Cian Horgan 1 0 0% −1.00
Daniel King 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 0 0% −8.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 3 0 0% −3.00
2024 3 0 0% −3.00
2023 5 0 0% −5.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 9 0 0% −9.00
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
2025 · 3 runs
27 Oct 25+5d Galway Galway Races Handicap (0-60) 12f · Heavy · 18 ran Held up behind front group - 6th at halfway - pushed along and unable to quicken 3f out - well held at the finish 14/18 hd 8-12 4952C50C Patrick McGettigan 20/1
22 Oct 25+20d Navan Sign Up To GavinLynchRacing.com Handicap (0-60) 14f · Soft · 23 ran Held up towards the back - pushed along and making no headway when bumped 2f out - stayed on at one speed late but always behind - finished 11th 11/23 hd 8-12 4981C55A Patrick McGettigan 50/1
02 Oct 25+339d Bellewstown SIS Supporting Irish Racing Handicap (0-60) (Div 2) 12.5f · Soft · 10 ran Sat close to pace early - into 3rd by 2f - up to 2nd with 4f left - pushed along in 3rd but not gaining 2f out - down to 4th inside final furlong - lost touch late finishing 8th 8/10 5½ 9-7 5078C49C Chris Hayes 33/1
2024 · 3 runs
28 Oct 24+37d Galway Benetti Menswear Handicap (47-65) 12f · Heavy · 18 ran Sat close to front pack early - 4th at halfway - asked for effort 2f out but faded with over 1f left 10/18 nk 9-4 5664C59C James Ryan 40/1
21 Sep 24+15d Navan Navan Handicap (47-65) 10f · Good · 11 ran Held up towards the back - made no headway from 3f out - well held at the finish 9/11 ½ 9-11 6096A58A Conor Maxwell 80/1
06 Sep 24+272d Down Royal Grant Thornton Handicap (47-65) 13f · Good · 12 ran Held up at the back throughout - driven with no response over 2f out - held on for twelfth without threatening late 12/12 2½ 9-10 6146A59A Adam Caffrey 10/1
2023 · 5 runs
09 Dec 23+92d Navan Headfort Arms Hotel Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 25 ran 20/25 1½ 11-12 ——103C Simon Torrens 150/1
08 Sep 23+42d Down Royal Grant Thornton Ulster Cesarewitch Handicap (50-80) 18f · Good · 14 ran 11/14 8 9-2 65121C61C Dylan Browne McMonagle 12/1
28 Jul 23+18d Down Royal Tote Apprentice Handicap 13f · Good · 10 ran 3/10 6 9-9 6993A74A Cian Horgan 14/1
10 Jul 23+16d Roscommon Frenchpark Maiden Hurdle 15.5f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 8/14 2¼ 11-12 —76B108A Simon Torrens 10/1
24 Jun 23 Down Royal New Pravha Suite Handicap (47-70) 10.5f · Good · 14 ran 7/14 nk 9-11 6971C77A Daniel King 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Pretty Soldier won?
Pretty Soldier (GER) has yet to win, from 11 archived starts between 2023 and 2025. Placed 1 time in total (9.1% of starts).
Who trains Pretty Soldier?
Pretty Soldier (GER) is trained by Wayne Swindle, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 27 October 2025.
Who is Pretty Soldier's sire?
Pretty Soldier (GER) is by Soldier hollow (GB) out of Pretty Smart (GER), whose sire is Law Society.
What is Pretty Soldier's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 49, from the run on 27 October 2025. The highest on record is 69.
What is Pretty Soldier's sire's record?
Soldier hollow (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.4% of 1,912 runs since Jan 2008 (268 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8% from 488. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 14.9% from 383.
Who are Pretty Soldier's siblings?
Out of Pretty Smart (GER), Pretty Soldier (GER) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2023. 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.