Spartan Soldier (IRE)
Spartan Soldier is a lightly raced colt by No Nay Never out of a dam who has already produced a winner in Pursuit Of Truth. He ran twice between Apr 2024 and Sep 2024, both starts over 6f to 7f on turf, and finished fourth of nine in a maiden at Listowel on heavy ground in Sep 2024. His sire’s progeny have recorded a 12.1% strike rate from 6,282 runs since Jan 2008.
- 0–2Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −2.00£1 level staken=2 at SP
- 156dBetween runs (median)
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 76
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 76A | 56.5 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 6,364 runs since Apr 2018 (708 horses).
Weakest on good to soft going: 9.1% from 618. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.5% from 186.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 16 | 5 | 31.3% | +19.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 927 | 122 | 13.2% | +1.1 | — |
| Good | 1,490 | 181 | 12.1% | 0 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 618 | 56 | 9.1% | −3 | — |
| Soft | 851 | 110 | 12.9% | +0.8 | — |
| Heavy | 285 | 37 | 13% | +0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 2,177 | 259 | 11.9% | −0.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 915 | 123 | 13.4% | +1.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3,408 | 443 | 13% | +0.9 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,190 | 131 | 11% | −1.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 583 | 54 | 9.3% | −2.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 186 | 14 | 7.5% | −4.6 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 77 | 5 | 6.5% | −5.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −12.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2018 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Pursuit Of Truth (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Pursuit Of Truth (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pursuit Of Truth (IRE) | 14 | 1 | 1m1½f | Class 5 |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 24 Sep 24+156d | Listowel | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Sat close to the front early - hampered for room after 1f and slipped back through the pack - back in touch in 4th at halfway - asked for effort 2f out but found nothing from 1 1/2f out to finish 4th | 4/9 | 2½ | 9-7 | 76A | 54A | Gavin Ryan | 33/1 |
| 21 Apr 24 | Curragh | Keadeen Hotel Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden | 8/11 | 4¼ | 9-7 | 37C | 56C | Gavin Ryan | 8/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Spartan Soldier won?
- Spartan Soldier (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2024.
- Who trained Spartan Soldier?
- Spartan Soldier (IRE) was trained by Donnacha Aidan O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Listowel on 24 September 2024.
- Who is Spartan Soldier's sire?
- Spartan Soldier (IRE) is by No Nay Never (USA) out of Spirit Bear (IRE), whose sire is Smart Strike.
- What is Spartan Soldier's sire's record?
- No Nay Never (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 6,364 runs since Apr 2018 (708 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 9.1% from 618. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.5% from 186.
- Who are Spartan Soldier's siblings?
- Out of Spirit Bear (IRE), Spartan Soldier (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Pursuit Of Truth (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Pursuit Of Truth (IRE)). The wins came over 1m1½f. As at Nov 2026.