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Horse profile

Sam Lion (FR)

3yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2025) · Last trainer L Gadbin · Last owner Le Thenney Pearl Champs Elysees
1 run · 1 course · from Mar 2025
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 Mar 2025 — 587 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2025 · 11th of 12
KTB Profile

Sam Lion is a lightly raced gelding who made his only start in the Prix Suave Dancer at Saint-Cloud in Mar 2025, finishing 11 of 12 on good to soft going over 1m2f-1m4f. He is by Saxon Warrior, whose progeny have won 330 of 2,831 runs since Jan 2008 at an 11.7% strike rate, with their strongest record on standard AW. His dam has produced three runners to date, none of whom have won.

Based on 1 archived run · updated 28 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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 11.5% of 2,901 runs since Jan 2008 (361 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 14.9% from 940. Weakest on heavy going: 5.8% from 138.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5240%+28.5—
Good to Firm3734712.6%+1.1—
Good692659.4%−2.1—
Good to Soft3333410.2%−1.30 from 1
Soft420389%−2.5—
Heavy13885.8%−5.7—
Standard (AW)94014014.9%+3.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f6934.3%−7.2—
6f – 7f8879610.8%−0.7—
1m – 1m1f88910511.8%+0.3—
1m2f – 1m4f79910413%+1.50 from 1
1m5f – 2m1912211.5%0—
2m1f – 2m4f6546.2%−5.3—
2m5f – 3m100%−11.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Aghadowey (FR)20——
Prairie Fire (IRE)20——
Chili Chili (FR)20——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
2025 · 1 run
20 Mar 25 Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Suave Dancer (Maiden) (Unraced 3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 10f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 11/12 nk 9-2 Clement Lecoeuvre 60/1

Quick answers

How many races has Sam Lion won?
Sam Lion (FR) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2025.
Who trained Sam Lion?
Sam Lion (FR) was trained by L Gadbin on the most recent run on record, at Saint-Cloud (FR) on 20 March 2025.
Who is Sam Lion's sire?
Sam Lion (FR) is by Saxon Warrior (JPN) out of Chilli Spice (IRE), whose sire is Manduro.
What is Sam Lion's sire's record?
Saxon Warrior (JPN)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 2,901 runs since Jan 2008 (361 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 14.9% from 940. Weakest on heavy going: 5.8% from 138.
Who are Sam Lion's siblings?
Out of Chilli Spice (IRE), Sam Lion (FR) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2025. 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.