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Squadron Leader (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2009) · Last trainer Emma-Jane Bishop · Last owner Mrs M J Arnold
by Imperial Ballet (IRE) out of Tancholo (GB) (So Factual)
16 runs · 11 courses · from Aug 2005
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 Oct 2009 — 6,229 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2009
KTB Profile

Squadron Leader (IRE) is yet to win from 16 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 2nd of 12 at Ayr (Sep 2005).

Based on 16 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 25lb off peak
Official rating54↓ 25lb off peak
54 54–79

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

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 89C the best of the last 1 rated run · Stratford, 30 Jul 2009

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 41C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Lingfield, 6 Jun 2006 Official rating 54 at the last flat run, 18 Jul 2006

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 1 figure · too few for a breakdown
Flat 13 figures · best 97C · median 55
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good397C63—
Standard (AW)362C60—
Firm255C39.5—
Soft282C80.5—
Good to Soft251C49—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
6f – 7f1097C61—
1m – 1m1f224C23.5—
Under 6f1———

Of 16 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 16 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Imperial Ballet (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.2% of 1,342 runs since Jan 2008 (99 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 10.2% from 245. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12% from 150.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1616.3%−0.90 from 2
Good to Firm20094.5%−2.70 from 2
Good300186%−1.20 from 4
Good to Soft14175%−2.20 from 3
Soft261249.2%+20 from 2
Heavy179137.3%+0.1—
Standard (AW)2452510.2%+30 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1501812%+4.80 from 1
6f – 7f210146.7%−0.50 from 10
1m – 1m1f188158%+0.80 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f13186.1%−1.1—
1m5f – 2m321175.3%−1.9—
2m1f – 2m4f251166.4%−0.80 from 1
2m5f – 3m75912%+4.80 from 2
Over 3m1600%−7.2—

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
Tancholo (GB) (So Factual)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Soul Singer (GB) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m3f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Soul Singer (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Soul Singer (GB)1111m3fClass 6
Chinese Profit (GB)120——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Standard (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 10 0 0% −10.00
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Worcester 2 0 0% −2.00
Brighton 2 0 0% −2.00
Salisbury 2 0 0% −2.00
Windsor 2 0 0% −2.00
Lingfield (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 10 0 0% −10.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ryan Moore 6 0 0% −6.00
Sean Quinlan 3 0 0% −3.00
Dane O'Neill 2 0 0% −2.00
Pat Dobbs 2 0 0% −2.00
Richard Hughes 2 0 0% −2.00
Shane Kelly 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 13 0 0% −13.00
Tongue tie 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 3 0 0% −3.00
2006 7 0 0% −7.00
2005 6 0 0% −6.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 13 0 0% −13.00
Hurdle 3 0 0% −3.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2009 · 3 runs
08 Oct 09+70d Worcester Ladbrokes At Worcester Racecourse Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Good To Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 10-9 —— Sean Quinlan 200/1
30 Jul 09+71d Stratford Ian And June Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 18.5f · Good · 13 ran 10/13 13 10-11 —89C Sean Quinlan 150/1
20 May 09+1037d Worcester Ladbrokes Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Good To Firm · 13 ran PU/13 — 10-10 —— Sean Quinlan 100/1
2006 · 7 runs
18 Jul 06+35d Brighton Piper Heidsieck Champagne Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Firm · 15 ran 15/15 6 9-7 5424C Dane O'Neill 16/1
13 Jun 06+7d Salisbury Ken Cox "Lifetime In Racing" Claiming Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Good · 16 ran 10/16 2½ 8-11 5435C Ryan Moore 4/1
06 Jun 06+18d Lingfield Haywards Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 13/15 2½ 8-9 6341C Ryan Moore 8/1
19 May 06+3d Nottingham Racing UK On Channel 432 Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Soft · 13 ran 4/13 ½ 9-0 6579C Shane Kelly 10/1
16 May 06+15d Brighton Weatherbys Insurance Handicap Class 5 · 5.5f · Firm · 10 ran 9/10 ¾ 8-13 6555C Ryan Moore 14/1
01 May 06+24d Windsor attheraces.com Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 11/16 1 9-0 6547C Pat Dobbs 14/1
07 Apr 06+133d Lingfield (AW) Lingfield Park Golf Club Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 10 ran 9/10 2½ 8-9 6823C Ryan Moore 6/1
2005 · 6 runs
25 Nov 05+24d Wolverhampton (AW) Nursery Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Standard To Fast · 10 ran 6/10 1 9-4 7260C Dane O'Neill 9/2
01 Nov 05+22d Catterick Buy Your 2006 Annual Membership Today Nursery Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Soft · 10 ran 3/10 3½ 8-12 7482C Ryan Moore 11/1
10 Oct 05+17d Windsor E.B.F. Maiden Stakes Div 1 Class 5 · 6f · Good · 15 ran 7/15 1½ 9-0 7963C Richard Hughes 5/4F
23 Sep 05+8d Lingfield (AW) Gigabyte Technology Maiden Stakes (AW) Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 13 ran 4/13 1 9-0 —62C Richard Hughes 2/1F
15 Sep 05+20d Ayr toteplacepot Maiden Auction Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good · 12 ran 2/12 1¼ 8-9 —97C Ryan Moore 10/1
26 Aug 05 Salisbury Wadworth 6x Maiden Auction Stakes (Div 2) Class 5 · 6f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 10/12 ½ 8-9 —51C Pat Dobbs 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has Squadron Leader won?
Squadron Leader (IRE) has yet to win, from 16 archived starts between 2005 and 2009. Placed 2 times in total (12.5% of starts).
Who trained Squadron Leader?
Squadron Leader (IRE) was trained by Emma-Jane Bishop on the most recent run on record, at Worcester on 8 October 2009.
Who is Squadron Leader's sire?
Squadron Leader (IRE) is by Imperial Ballet (IRE) out of Tancholo (GB), whose sire is So Factual.
What is Squadron Leader's official rating?
Squadron Leader (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 79.
What is Squadron Leader's sire's record?
Imperial Ballet (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.2% of 1,342 runs since Jan 2008 (99 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 10.2% from 245. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12% from 150.
Who are Squadron Leader's siblings?
Out of Tancholo (GB), Squadron Leader (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Soul Singer (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Soul Singer (GB)). The wins came over 1m3f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2005. 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.