Horse profile
Sunday Soldier (IRE)
by Shantou (USA) out of Fortunes Harvest (FR) (Soldier Of Fortune)
28 runs · 19 courses · from Aug 2022
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
5 wins · Musselburgh, Doncaster & Sedgefield
Last run 23 Apr 2026 · 4th of 6
Last raced off OR 113
KTB Profile
Sunday Soldier is a mare who has won five of 28 starts on turf all in mares handicap hurdles between Dec 2023 and Apr 2024. Three of those wins came at Musselburgh, with the others at Doncaster and Sedgefield, all on soft or heavy ground over trips between 1m5f and 2m4f. She has not won since Apr 2024 and finished 4 of 6 at Warwick in Apr 2026 when last raced off 113, 8 lb below her highest ever mark of 121.
Based on 28 archived runs · run-style from 15 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 8lb off peak
- 5–28Wins / Runs
- 17.9%Strike rate
- 10 (35.7%)Placed
- −10.82£1 level staken=28 at SP
- 1.25Fair A/E n=28 · 1.07 incl. margin
- 121Highest OR
- 50dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating113↓ 8lb off peak
113
78–121
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 103
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 9 | 126B | 103 | 2 runs · 103 / 99 |
| Good | 8 | 141A | 87.5 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 8 | 136A | 101.5 | 1 run · — |
| Heavy | 2 | 81C | 63.5 | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 16 | 136A | 98.5 | 3 runs · 103 / 95 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 141A | 85 | 1 run · — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 121A | 92 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
Of 28 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 27 figures from 28 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.
Run style from 15 analysed runs since Oct 2024
- Mid-division 6 (40%) · 0 wins
- Held up 5 (33%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 3 (20%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (7%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Shantou (USA)
Progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,827 runs since Feb 2008 (539 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 1 | 50% | +36.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 158 | 32 | 20.3% | +6.7 | — |
| Good | 2,291 | 311 | 13.6% | 0 | 0 from 8 |
| Good to Soft | 1,431 | 176 | 12.3% | −1.3 | 1 from 9 |
| Soft | 2,611 | 363 | 13.9% | +0.3 | 3 from 9 |
| Heavy | 1,283 | 178 | 13.9% | +0.3 | 1 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 51 | 5 | 9.8% | −3.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −13.6 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −13.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 62 | 6 | 9.7% | −3.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,030 | 276 | 13.6% | 0 | 3 from 7 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,711 | 378 | 13.9% | +0.3 | 2 from 17 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,341 | 334 | 14.3% | +0.7 | 0 from 3 |
| Over 3m | 669 | 72 | 10.8% | −2.8 | 0 from 1 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Feb 2008 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Fortunes Harvest (FR) (Soldier Of Fortune)
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Hey Sunshine (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m4½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Hey Sunshine (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hey Sunshine (IRE) | 7 | 4 | 2m–2m4½f | Listed |
| Scotcantou (IRE) | 7 | 1 | 2m½f | — |
| He's Something (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 9 | 3 | 33% | +1.18 |
| Good to Soft | 9 | 1 | 11% | −5.00 |
| Good | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 13 | 1 | 8% | −10.00 |
| Class 5 | 5 | 3 | 60% | +3.18 |
| Class 3 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.00 |
| Class 1 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musselburgh | 4 | 3 | 75% | +8.38 |
| Warwick | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Perth | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Southwell | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wincanton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fakenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Exeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ludlow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Sedgefield | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.80 |
| Worcester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 17 | 2 | 12% | −9.20 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 3 | 43% | +2.38 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richie McLernon | 10 | 4 | 40% | +5.38 |
| Nick Slatter | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.20 |
| Kielan Woods | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Bryony Frost | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Oscar Palmer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Best | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paddy Brennan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Liam Harrison | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr J J Codd | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr L E Galligan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 20 | 5 | 25% | −2.82 |
| Cheekpieces | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2024 | 8 | 4 | 50% | +5.18 |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.00 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 18 | 5 | 28% | −0.82 |
| Chase | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| NH Flat | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 23 Apr 26+39d | Warwick | Sporting Agenda Challenger Series Mares' Chase Final Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Towards the back early - made ground approaching the 14th and received a bump 4 out - driven from that point - kept on at one pace to finish 4th | 4/6 | 6½ | 10-13 | 113 | 59A | 106B | Nick Slatter | 8/1 |
| 15 Mar 26+29d | Chepstow | georgebakerracing.com - Have Horse Will Travel Mares' Handicap Hurdle Held up at the back - nudged into contention 3 out - lost touch from 2 out and dropped away after the last | 8/9 | ½ | 11-2 | 113 | 95C | 101C | Kielan Woods | 14/1 |
| 14 Feb 26+26d | Wincanton | BetMGM Agatha Christie Mares' Novices' Chase (Listed) (GBB Race) Held up early - improved into third by the 9th - driven up before 3 out - kept on same gait to finish third | 3/5 | 2¼ | 11-2 | 109 | 81C | 127B | Nick Slatter | 22/1 |
| 19 Jan 26+37d | Lingfield | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Hurdle Held a spot in the pack early - pushed along after 4 out then lost touch before 2 out - found renewed energy before the last - finished with a willing effort to take 5th | 5/13 | ¾ | 11-6 | 114 | 103B | 118A | Oscar Palmer | 9/1 |
| 2025 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 13 Dec 25+23d | Cheltenham | Quintessentially Mares' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled at back of field - drifted further off the pace after 3rd - down and out when fell 3 out | F/15 | — | 11-1 | 112 | — | — | James Best | 28/1 |
| 20 Nov 25+24d | Warwick | PricedUp Mares' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Up with the early pace - clumsy at the 1st and hampered at the 2nd - lost ground at the 3rd and dropped to the back - niggled at the 13th - well held in 4th | 4/8 | 20 | 11-8 | 114 | 59B | 116A | Kielan Woods | 9/2 |
| 27 Oct 25+164d | Bangor-on-Dee | Paul Ferguson Jumpers To Follow Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled midfield early - moved into contention by the 10th - up to third spot 4 out and pressed the front pair before 2 out - weakened out of contention after that to finish 4th | 4/11 | 2¼ | 11-9 | 115 | 89B | 124A | Kielan Woods | 12/1 |
| 16 May 25+23d | Aintree | HA Civils Franny Blennerhassett Memorial Mares' Handicap Hurdle Held a midfield berth early - made ground into 8th before improving into 3rd by the last - stayed on without matching the leading two - finished third | 3/9 | 6 | 11-9 | 117 | 102B | 128A | Nick Slatter | 8/1 |
| 23 Apr 25+46d | Perth | Big Boppers 50th Bash Mares' Handicap Hurdle Settled with the pack - lost ground from two out then bumped approaching the final obstacle - stayed on same pace to the line | 5/12 | ½ | 11-13 | 119 | 90A | 129A | Richie McLernon | 17/2 |
| 08 Mar 25+28d | Ayr | LiveScore Bet Mares' Handicap Hurdle Held a forward spot early - closed to challenge the front-runner around 3 out and travelling comfortably then asked for effort and stayed on at one gear - unable to find more after the final fence and finished sixth | 6/11 | 23 | 11-12 | 121 | 75C | 105C | Nick Slatter | 8/1 |
| 08 Feb 25+20d | Warwick | Read Nicky Henderson's Weekly Unibet Blog Mares' Hurdle (Listed) (GBB Race) Held up towards back - mistake 7th - urged into effort after 4 out - asked for more before 2 out with little headway - rallied late to grab second but never a threat to the winner | 2/6 | 4 | 11-2 | 120 | 121A | 121B | Richie McLernon | 50/1 |
| 19 Jan 25+31d | Fakenham | Sky Bet Cheltenham Non-Runner No Bet Mares' Handicap Hurdle Sent clear in front early - blundered severely at the 7th and lost the advantage 3 out - faded quickly - dropped right out of contention - errored again at the final fence | 9/10 | 18 | 12-0 | 121 | 86C | 110C | Richie McLernon | 11/1 |
| 2024 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Dec 24+20d | Exeter | Southwest Rail Solutions Mares' Novices' Chase (GBB Race) Settled off the pace early - moved through smoothly to be nearly level 4 out - pushed along to close 3 out - edged in front but scratchy at the last - overtaken close home and stayed on for second | 2/4 | 1 | 11-2 | 121 | 107C | 127C | Richie McLernon | 10/3 |
| 29 Nov 24+51d | Musselburgh | Musselburgh Racecourse Premium Annual Membership Mares' Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack early - moved through to close on the front-runner before three out then went on terms with it - hit the front and driven along but hit the last awkwardly - unable to hold off the winner's late thrust and beaten into second | 2/10 | 2¼ | 12-0 | 119 | 136A | 139A | Richie McLernon | 4/1 |
| 09 Oct 24+168d | Ludlow | Every Race Live On RacingTV Mares' Handicap Hurdle Sat close to front pack early - driven out after 2 out - unable to close the gap - finished 5th | 5/7 | nk | 12-0 | 120 | 92A | 125A | Kielan Woods | 9/1 |
| 24 Apr 24+19d | Perth | AK Bets Home Of Free Bets Mares' Handicap Hurdle | 4/6 | 9 | 12-0 | 120 | 109A | 127B | Richie McLernon | 3/1 |
| 05 Apr 24+34d | Musselburgh | Go North Lady Buttons Mares' Hurdle Series Final (Handicap Hurdle) (GBB Race) | 1/12 | 11-7 | 114 | 109A | 130A | Richie McLernon | 5/1 | |
| 02 Mar 24+50d | Doncaster | Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com Mares' Handicap Hurdle | 1/4 | 11-4 | 106 | 46C | 132B | Richie McLernon | 2/1 | |
| 12 Jan 24+7d | Sedgefield | Paxtons No1 CaseIH Dealer In UK&Ireland Mares' Handicap Hurdle | 1/7 | 11-8 | 92 | 126B | 128A | Nick Slatter | 4/5F | |
| 05 Jan 24+18d | Musselburgh | Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle | 1/13 | 11-9 | 92 | 85C | 130A | Richie McLernon | 11/8F | |
| 2023 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 18 Dec 23+111d | Musselburgh | tote.co.uk Five Gold Rings Mares' Handicap Hurdle | 1/11 | 10-6 | 78 | 96B | 118A | Richie McLernon | 3/1F | |
| 29 Aug 23+25d | Worcester | Hanley Swan Equestrian Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 3/6 | 3¼ | 11-2 | — | 83A | 97B | Bryony Frost | 11/2 |
| 04 Aug 23+10d | Bangor-on-Dee | Charlotte's Special Birthday Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 6/9 | 1¼ | 11-2 | — | 78A | 93A | Bryony Frost | 15/2 |
| 25 Jul 23+66d | Southwell | signsolutions.org Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 4/8 | 23 | 11-0 | — | 86B | 85B | Bryony Frost | 9/2 |
| 20 May 23+22d | Bangor-on-Dee | Bangor-on-Dee Mares' Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 3/9 | 1½ | 11-2 | — | 141A | 108A | Paddy Brennan | 6/4F |
| 28 Apr 23+235d | Southwell | Join Southwell Golf Club Mares' Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 2/14 | 3 | 11-1 | — | 128B | 116A | Liam Harrison | 13/2 |
| 2022 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 05 Sep 22+17d | Galway | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Flat Race | 5/13 | nk | 11-9 | — | 84B | 109A | Mr J J Codd | 14/1 |
| 19 Aug 22 | Killarney | KWD Recycling Flat Race | 7/14 | 3½ | 10-11 | — | 125B | 87A | Mr L E Galligan | 14/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Sunday Soldier won?
- Sunday Soldier (IRE) won 5 of 28 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 17.9%. Placed 10 times in total (35.7% of starts).
- Who trains Sunday Soldier?
- Sunday Soldier (IRE) is trained by David Killahena & Graeme McPherson, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 23 April 2026.
- Who is Sunday Soldier's sire?
- Sunday Soldier (IRE) is by Shantou (USA) out of Fortunes Harvest (FR), whose sire is Soldier Of Fortune.
- What going does Sunday Soldier prefer?
- Sunday Soldier (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 3 wins from 9 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Sunday Soldier's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 113, from the run on 23 April 2026. The highest on record is 121.
- What is Sunday Soldier's sire's record?
- Shantou (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,827 runs since Feb 2008 (539 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.
- Who are Sunday Soldier's siblings?
- Out of Fortunes Harvest (FR), Sunday Soldier (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Hey Sunshine (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Listed (Hey Sunshine (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m4½f. As at Nov 2026.