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Soldier Reeves (IRE)

5yo gelding · Trainer Dan Skelton · Owner Des Grech
by Soldier of Fortune (IRE) out of Benny's Fagartha (IRE) (Beneficial)
6 runs · 5 courses · from Oct 2025
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Cheltenham Off 189 days · 2nd of 12 Last raced off OR 146
KTB Profile

Soldier Reeves won the Class 2 mallardjewellers.com Maiden Hurdle at Cheltenham in Nov 2025 on soft ground over 1m5f to 2m. The gelding has one win and four places from six starts on turf, all at Class 2 or higher. He finished second of 12 in the Class 1 Turners Mersey Novices Hurdle at Aintree in Apr 2026 when last raced off his career-high mark of 146. By Soldier of Fortune out of a Beneficial mare, he has shown placed form at up to 2m5f to 3m on good to soft.

Based on 6 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 2

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 136 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Cheltenham, 11 Mar 2026

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 5 figures · best 136B · median 109
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good to Soft4136B105.54 · 136 / 105.5
Soft1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f2109A1042 · 109 / 104
1m5f – 2m2119C110.52 · 119 / 110.5
2m5f – 3m1——1 · —

Of 6 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 149A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cheltenham, 11 Mar 2026 Official rating 146 at the last run, 11 Apr 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 6 figures · best 150B · median 146
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good to Soft4149A1404 · 149 / 140
Soft2150B1482 · 150 / 148
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m3150B1463 · 150 / 146
2m1f – 2m4f2146A1372 · 146 / 137
2m5f – 3m1——1 · —

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

  • Held up 3 (100%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Soldier of Fortune (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 5,807 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.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11100%+88.7—
Good to Firm801620%+8.7—
Good1,51918612.2%+0.9—
Good to Soft1,21013311%−0.30 from 4
Soft1,88521411.4%+0.11 from 2
Heavy7768611.1%−0.2—
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 – 2m1,57019212.2%+0.91 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f1,96120010.2%−1.10 from 2
2m5f – 3m1,22415312.5%+1.20 from 1
Over 3m2363314%+2.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Benny's Fagartha (IRE) (Beneficial)

3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Ms Agartha Yeats (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m5f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Ms Agartha Yeats (IRE)1222m4f–2m4½f—
Doyen Magic (IRE)2122m–2m4f—
Bennystiara (IRE)812m5f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 2 1 50% +13.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 2 1 1 100% +14.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cheltenham 2 1 50% +13.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 3 1 33% +12.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tristan Durrell 3 0 0% −3.00
Harry Skelton 3 1 33% +12.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 5 1 20% +10.00
None 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 0 0% −3.00
2025 3 1 33% +12.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 1 20% +10.00
NH Flat 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
11 Apr 26+31d Aintree Turners Mersey Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 20f · Good To Soft · 12 ran Settled off the pace early - made progress before 3 out - pushed along to close in before the following fence - shared second spot from the last - kept on to take second at the line 2/12 5½ 11-7 146109A146A Tristan Durrell 15/2
11 Mar 26+53d Cheltenham Turners Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (Registered As The Baring Bingham Novices' Hurdle) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 21f · Good To Soft · 21 ran Settled towards the back early - much left to accomplish approaching two out - unbalanced at the last under pressure - finished well along the run-in - snatched fourth on the line 4/21 shd 11-7 131136B149A Tristan Durrell 150/1
17 Jan 26+42d Haydock Sky Bet Supreme Trial Rossington Main Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran Held up at the rear - improved into fourth after the 6th - pushed along approaching 3 out - kept on to finish third close behind the runner-up 3/6 shd 11-7 130102A134B Tristan Durrell 12/1
06 Dec 25+20d Sandown Betfair Exchange Claremont Novices' Hurdle (Listed) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 16f · Soft · 5 ran Held up towards the back - made progress from 2 out - pushed into second before the last - stayed on but no answer to winner 2/5 5½ 11-3 —119C150B Harry Skelton 10/1
16 Nov 25+18d Cheltenham mallardjewellers.com Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 16.5f · Soft · 14 ran Settled at back early - closed to be in contention 5th and slightly awkward 3 out - lost placing 2 out - driven along and improved before the last where again clumsy - edged ahead on the run-in - stayed on strongly to score 1/14 11-4 ——146A Harry Skelton 14/1
29 Oct 25 Newton Abbot Celebrating Tony Collier's 63yrs Dedicated Service Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 17f · Good To Soft · 11 ran Held up towards back - improving into contention 2f out but boxed in and squeezed for space then asked for effort and lost ground - finished strongly inside the final furlong to take third 3/11 nk 11-3 —99B128A Harry Skelton 9/4J

Quick answers

How many races has Soldier Reeves (IRE) won?
Soldier Reeves (IRE) won 1 of 6 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 4 times in total (66.7% of starts).
Who trains Soldier Reeves (IRE)?
Soldier Reeves (IRE) is trained by Dan Skelton, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 11 April 2026.
Who is Soldier Reeves (IRE)'s sire?
Soldier Reeves (IRE) is by Soldier of Fortune (IRE) out of Benny's Fagartha (IRE), whose sire is Beneficial.
What is Soldier Reeves (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 146, from the run on 11 April 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Soldier Reeves (IRE)'s sire's record?
Soldier of Fortune (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 5,807 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 Soldier Reeves (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Benny's Fagartha (IRE), Soldier Reeves (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Ms Agartha Yeats (IRE) (2). The wins came over 2m–2m5f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 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.