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The Lion Man (IRE)

10yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2020) · Last trainer Robin Dickin · Last owner Mrs M A Cooper J R Cooper
by Let The Lion Roar (GB) out of Just Smart (IRE) (Anshan)
33 runs · 13 courses · from Feb 2015
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 23 Jul 2020 — 2,296 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2020 · 10th of 12 Won at Southwell Last raced off OR 70
KTB Profile

The Lion Man (IRE) is 1 from 33, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since May 2018. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 9 on softer). Last raced off 70, 35lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 33 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 5 OR ↓ 35lb off peak
Official rating70↓ 35lb off peak
70 66–105

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 105 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Southwell, 13 May 2018

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 11 figures · best 122B · median 99
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good9122B99—
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m8122B99—
2m1f – 2m4f3104B81—

Of 22 runs looked at, 11 have no figure: did not complete (7) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3) · no standard for this course, surface and code on the window (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 22 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 79C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 23 Feb 2020 Official rating 70 at the last run, 23 Jul 2020

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 22 figures · best 111A · median 80.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good15111A75—
Soft3110A98—
Good to Soft391C86—
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m1196A75—
2m1f – 2m4f6111A86.5—
1m5f – 2m5110A91—

Of 33 runs looked at, 11 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (11).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 22 figures from 33 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
Let The Lion Roar (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 372 runs since Jul 2012 (35 horses).

Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 13% from 131.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm9111.1%+1.40 from 2
Good1181411.9%+2.21 from 21
Good to Soft7978.9%−0.80 from 5
Soft11587%−2.70 from 4
Heavy44511.4%+1.7—
Standard (AW)7114.3%+4.60 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f100%−9.7—
1m2f – 1m4f500%−9.7—
1m5f – 2m9255.4%−4.30 from 7
2m1f – 2m4f119108.4%−1.30 from 6
2m5f – 3m1311713%+3.31 from 19
Over 3m24416.7%+70 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jul 2012 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Laurie Blue (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m7½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Laurie Blue (IRE)1511m7½f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 21 1 5% −14.00
Good to Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 21 1 5% −14.00
Class 4 12 0 0% −12.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Uttoxeter 6 0 0% −6.00
Towcester 6 0 0% −6.00
Southwell 5 1 20% +2.00
Ludlow 3 0 0% −3.00
Warwick 3 0 0% −3.00
Taunton 2 0 0% −2.00
Worcester 2 0 0% −2.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 19 1 5% −12.00
1m5f – 2m 7 0 0% −7.00
2m1f – 2m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Charlie Poste 12 0 0% −12.00
Lorcan Murtagh 6 1 17% +1.00
Tabitha Worsley 4 0 0% −4.00
Jack Quinlan 4 0 0% −4.00
Miss Ceris Biddle 2 0 0% −2.00
Conor Shoemark 2 0 0% −2.00
William Kennedy 1 0 0% −1.00
Chris Ward 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Conor Smith 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 19 1 5% −12.00
None 11 0 0% −11.00
Blinkers 2 0 0% −2.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2020 2 0 0% −2.00
2019 3 0 0% −3.00
2018 6 1 17% +1.00
2017 8 0 0% −8.00
2016 8 0 0% −8.00
2015 6 0 0% −6.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 28 1 4% −21.00
Chase 3 0 0% −3.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

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
2020 · 2 runs
23 Jul 20+151d Uttoxeter Inside Track Racing Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 2m7½f · Good · 12 ran 10/12 3½ 9-13 70—62C Lorcan Murtagh 100/1
23 Feb 20+90d Wolverhampton (AW) Novibet Super Enhancements 'Jumpers' Bumper' NH Flat Race Class 4 · 2m½f · Standard To Slow · 8 ran 7/8 52 10-6 ——79C Miss Ceris Biddle 250/1
2019 · 3 runs
25 Nov 19+26d Ludlow Jennifer Beaumont Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m · Soft · 8 ran 7/8 11 10-0 7260C70C Tabitha Worsley 33/1
30 Oct 19+37d Taunton Join The Taunton Racecourse Owners Club Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 3m · Good · 11 ran 8/11 nse 10-1 7499B74A Lorcan Murtagh 33/1
23 Sep 19+328d Warwick Free Entry With Racing TV Club Days Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 3m2f · Good To Firm · 11 ran PU/11 — 9-6 76—— Miss Ceris Biddle 33/1
2018 · 6 runs
30 Oct 18+20d Bangor-on-Dee starsports.bet Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m7f · Good · 12 ran PU/12 — 9-11 76—— Lorcan Murtagh 33/1
10 Oct 18+87d Southwell Mintbet Freebet 2nd To Sp Fav Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m · Good · 11 ran F/11 — 10-6 77—— William Kennedy 14/1
15 Jul 18+25d Southwell Mintbet.com Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 3m · Good · 10 ran PU/10 — 10-4 78—— Jack Quinlan 9/2
20 Jun 18+28d Uttoxeter Betfred 'watch Sky Sports In Our Shops' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m7½f · Good · 15 ran 7/15 12 10-0 7885C62C Lorcan Murtagh 14/1
23 May 18+10d Southwell Betting Offers At bettingodds.com Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 3m · Good · 11 ran 1/11 9-9 66—87A Lorcan Murtagh 6/1
13 May 18+143d Southwell mintbet.com Follow Us On Twitter Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 3m · Good · 14 ran 2/14 4 9-9 66105B89A Lorcan Murtagh 10/1
2017 · 8 runs
21 Dec 17+35d Towcester totepool Caroline Beesley Memorial Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 3m · Good To Soft · 16 ran 8/16 1½ 10-0 6699B75A Jack Quinlan 20/1
16 Nov 17+65d Ludlow Amateur Jockeys' Association Amateur Riders' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m5f · Good · 12 ran F/12 — 9-9 66—— Tabitha Worsley 33/1
12 Sep 17+19d Worcester 7bets4free.com 'Hands And Heels' Handicap Hurdle (Conditionals And Amateurs) Class 5 · 2m4f · Good · 9 ran 4/9 12 10-0 66104B82A Tabitha Worsley 14/1
24 Aug 17+110d Stratford Marion Ward 65th Birthday Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m2½f · Good · 7 ran 5/7 3¼ 9-7 7173B65B Tabitha Worsley 9/2
06 May 17+15d Uttoxeter Sentinel May Un Mar Lady Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 2m7½f · Good · 13 ran 8/13 13 10-0 7276B70A Jack Quinlan 14/1
21 Apr 17+31d Southwell Jigsaw Sports Branding Handicap Chase Class 4 · 1m7½f · Good · 6 ran F/6 — 10-0 72—— Jack Quinlan 7/2
21 Mar 17+53d Wetherby Racing UK Day Pass Just 10.00 Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 2m3½f · Good · 10 ran 7/10 1¾ 10-1 7581B71A Conor Shoemark 9/2
27 Jan 17+43d Taunton Bathwick Tyres Bath Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 3m · Good · 9 ran 6/9 1 10-1 80107A75A Chris Ward 7/1
2016 · 8 runs
15 Dec 16+35d Towcester totepool Caroline Beesley Memorial Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 3m · Good To Soft · 11 ran PU/11 — 10-8 82—— Charlie Poste 15/2
10 Nov 16+36d Towcester Call Star Sports On 08000 521 321 Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 3m · Good · 10 ran 4/10 1¼ 10-13 83122B96A Charlie Poste 16/1
05 Oct 16+75d Towcester Agetur Uk 'national Hunt' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5f · Good To Firm · 11 ran PU/11 — 10-9 88—— Charlie Poste 9/1
22 Jul 16+23d Uttoxeter Derby Telegraph Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m · Good · 13 ran 12/13 45 11-4 90—70C Charlie Poste 9/1
29 Jun 16+20d Worcester Smithfield Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m7f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 9/10 2¼ 11-2 90—86C Charlie Poste 8/1
09 Jun 16+33d Uttoxeter Tutbury Windows And Doors Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 2m4f · Good · 13 ran 4/13 ½ 11-2 90—111A Charlie Poste 25/1
07 May 16+99d Warwick Haydn Gott 70th Birthday Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran PU/10 — 9-12 95—— Conor Shoemark 50/1
29 Jan 16+58d Huntingdon RacingUK HD Coming Soon 'National Hunt' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 7/8 3 11-7 100—91C Charlie Poste 20/1
2015 · 6 runs
02 Dec 15+27d Ludlow Geoff Dutton Celebratory Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5f · Soft · 7 ran PU/7 — 11-7 105—— Mr Conor Smith 16/1
05 Nov 15+21d Towcester Weatherbys Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m½f · Good · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-12 105—— Charlie Poste 25/1
15 Oct 15+159d Uttoxeter EBF Stallions 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) Class 4 · 2m · Good · 5 ran 3/5 4½ 10-12 105—100B Charlie Poste 16/1
09 May 15+47d Warwick Luke Purvis 21st Birthday Celebration Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3f · Soft · 8 ran 4/8 6 10-12 ——98A Charlie Poste 16/1
23 Mar 15+45d Towcester 'Walking The Courses' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good · 8 ran 4/8 12 11-0 ——91A Charlie Poste 40/1
06 Feb 15 Kempton racinguk.com Maiden Open NH Flat Race (Div 2) Class 5 · 2m · Soft · 14 ran 9/14 ¾ 11-4 ——110A Charlie Poste 100/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Lion Man won?
The Lion Man (IRE) won 1 of 33 archived starts between 2015 and 2020, a strike rate of 3%. Placed 2 times in total (6.1% of starts).
Who trained The Lion Man?
The Lion Man (IRE) was trained by Robin Dickin on the most recent run on record, at Uttoxeter on 23 July 2020.
Who is The Lion Man's sire?
The Lion Man (IRE) is by Let The Lion Roar (GB) out of Just Smart (IRE), whose sire is Anshan.
What going does The Lion Man prefer?
The Lion Man (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 21 starts (4.8%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is The Lion Man's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 70, from the run on 23 July 2020. The highest on record is 105.
What is The Lion Man's sire's record?
Let The Lion Roar (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 372 runs since Jul 2012 (35 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 13% from 131.
Who are The Lion Man's siblings?
Out of Just Smart (IRE), The Lion Man (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Laurie Blue (IRE) (1). The wins came over 1m7½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from February 2015. 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.