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Soldier Poet (IRE)

5yo gelding · Trainer Nick Gifford · Owner Michael Oshea
by Soldier Of Fortune (IRE) out of Symbolist (IRE) (Yeats)
4 runs · 3 courses · from Dec 2025
As at 10 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 3 Nov 2026 · 10th of 11
KTB Profile

Soldier Poet is a gelding by Soldier Of Fortune out of a Yeats mare who has shown one placed effort from four starts on turf. He finished second of seven at Plumpton in Dec 2025 and that remains his best effort. He has raced twice over 1m5f to 2m and twice over 2m1f to 2m4f, with his last run at Lingfield in Nov 2026 when he finished 10th of 11 in a Class 4 novices hurdle.

Based on 4 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs since Dec 2025 · updated 10 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 129 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Warwick, 31 Dec 2025

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 4 figures · best 129A · median 99.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 10 Nov 2025
Good to Soft2129A114.52 runs · 129 / 114.5
Good1——1 run · —
Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 10 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m2129A932 runs · 129 / 93
2m1f – 2m4f2100C99.52 runs · 100 / 99.5

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 10 Nov 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 103B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Plumpton, 16 Mar 2026

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 4 figures · best 114B · median 102.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 10 Nov 2025
Good to Soft2103B102.52 runs · 103 / 102.5
Good1——1 run · —
Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 10 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m2102A90.52 runs · 102 / 90.5
2m1f – 2m4f2114B108.52 runs · 114 / 108.5

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 10 Nov 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.

The forward record. KTB’s figures on this horse since 3 Nov 2026: fastest on KTB Speed in 1 run (won 0) · to 3 Nov 2026. Each pick was the figure’s choice before the off, settled against the result the next morning; “did not run” is counted apart. GB and Irish races since 5 Oct 2026.

Run style from 4 analysed runs since Dec 2025

  • Mid-division 2 (50%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 2 (50%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Soldier Of Fortune (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 5,895 runs since May 2013 (687 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.5% from 336. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.2% from 249.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11100%+88.7—
Good to Firm801620%+8.7—
Good1,54919012.3%+10 from 1
Good to Soft1,24813711%−0.30 from 2
Soft1,90121411.3%00 from 1
Heavy7808611%−0.3—
Standard (AW)336226.5%−4.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f300%−11.3—
6f – 7f71811.3%0—
1m – 1m1f24983.2%−8.1—
1m2f – 1m4f4936413%+1.7—
1m5f – 2m1,58719312.2%+0.90 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f2,00320310.1%−1.20 from 2
2m5f – 3m1,24515612.5%+1.2—
Over 3m2443413.9%+2.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2013 · as at 10 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Symbolist (IRE) (Yeats)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Plumpton 2 0 0% −2.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
James Davies 3 0 0% −3.00
Tom Cannon 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 0 0% −2.00
2025 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
NH Flat 3 0 0% −3.00
Hurdle 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt SpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 2 runs
03 Nov 26+232d Lingfield John Marshall 80th Birthday Celebration Novices' Hurdle Race (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Good · 11 ran Racing in the pack - veered left at the 3rd - dropped away before 2 out and trailed home 10th 10/11 39 11-0 57C79C Tom Cannon 12/1
16 Mar 26+75d Plumpton Hop On Down To The Easter Festival Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m2f · Good To Soft · 5 ran Settled fourth early - nudged into third with 3f left before slipping back 2f out - faded from there to finish fourth 4/5 11 11-5 100C103B James Davies 12/1
2025 · 2 runs
31 Dec 25+30d Warwick PricedUp Supports British Racing Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m · Good To Soft · 9 ran Settled around midfield - given encouragement from halfway and driven approaching final 3f - lost ground under pressure 2f out to finish well held 5/9 5 11-2 129A102A James Davies 10/1
01 Dec 25 Plumpton Tommy, Sweaty, Creaky, Sleepy, Grumpy, Waffly Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m2f · Soft · 7 ran Settled just behind the pace - nudged along and knocked sideways by an opponent with 2f left - moved into second inside the final furlong but unable to reel in the leader 2/7 1 11-2 99A114B James Davies 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Soldier Poet won?
Soldier Poet (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts between 2025 and 2026. Placed 1 time in total (25% of starts).
Who trains Soldier Poet?
Soldier Poet (IRE) is trained by Nick Gifford, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 3 November 2026.
Who is Soldier Poet's sire?
Soldier Poet (IRE) is by Soldier Of Fortune (IRE) out of Symbolist (IRE), whose sire is Yeats.
What is Soldier Poet's sire's record?
Soldier Of Fortune (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 5,895 runs since May 2013 (687 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.5% from 336. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.2% from 249.

Record shown from December 2025. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.