The Lost King (GB)
The Lost King is a gelding with five wins from 16 starts including two at York. He won the Class 2 Sir Kevin Sinfield 7 In 7 Grand Finale Handicap Stakes at York in Aug 2026 over 1m – 1m1f on good to soft off a mark of 102 and has also scored over 6f – 7f on standard going. All five wins came in handicaps except for his debut success in a Class 4 novice at Newmarket in Aug 2024. Aged 4 at his last run in Oct 2026 he finished second of five as beaten favourite in the Modern Games Darley Stakes at Newmarket.
- 5–16Wins / Runs
- 31.3%Strike rate
- 11 (68.8%)Placed
- +19.50£1 level staken=16 at SP
- 2.18Fair A/E n=16 · 1.84 incl. margin
- 110Highest OR
- 53dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 107
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 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 5 | 116A | 90 | 4 runs · 116 / 101.5 |
| Good | 4 | 108B | 91.5 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 88A | 77 | 3 runs · 88 / 86 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 95C | 90.5 | 2 runs · 95 / 90.5 |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 12 | 116A | 87 | 9 runs · 116 / 90 |
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 113A | 87.5 | 2 runs · 113 / 90 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 16 runs · as at 18 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 Aug 2024
- Prominent 10 (67%) · 3 wins
- Held up 2 (13%) · 1 win
- Led 2 (13%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 1 (7%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 14.6% of 7,481 runs since Jan 2008 (775 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 11% from 960. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 9.1% from 121.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 13 | 1 | 7.7% | −6.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,201 | 201 | 16.7% | +2.1 | 1 from 4 |
| Good | 1,684 | 240 | 14.3% | −0.3 | 1 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 911 | 123 | 13.5% | −1.1 | 1 from 2 |
| Soft | 960 | 106 | 11% | −3.6 | — |
| Heavy | 292 | 36 | 12.3% | −2.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 2,420 | 382 | 15.8% | +1.2 | 2 from 5 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 274 | 39 | 14.2% | −0.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2,625 | 386 | 14.7% | +0.1 | 2 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,574 | 397 | 15.4% | +0.8 | 3 from 12 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,490 | 218 | 14.6% | 0 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 362 | 36 | 9.9% | −4.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 121 | 11 | 9.1% | −5.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 33 | 2 | 6.1% | −8.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −14.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 5 | 2 | 40% | +12.00 |
| Good | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.50 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 9 | 4 | 44% | +20.00 |
| Class 1 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.50 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newmarket | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.50 |
| Kempton (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33% | +10.00 |
| Haydock | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| York | 2 | 2 | 100% | +10.00 |
| Ascot | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 12 | 3 | 25% | +4.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 2 | 50% | +15.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oisin Murphy | 7 | 2 | 29% | +5.00 |
| P J McDonald | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.00 |
| William Buick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nicola Currie | 1 | 1 | 100% | +12.00 |
| Daniel Tudhope | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Probert | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.50 |
| Rob Hornby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 4 | 36% | +18.00 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.50 |
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 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 10 Oct 26+15d | Newmarket | Modern Games Darley Stakes (Group 3) Raced freely early - last of the field - nudged into progress 3f out - ran on strongly inside final furlong - went after the winner final 110yds - no way past in the end - second | 2/5 | 1½ | 9-5 | 110 | 95C | 103B | William Buick | 7/4F |
| 25 Sep 26+20d | Newmarket | Betway Joel Stakes (Group 2) Settled handy near the fence early - close to the front through the race - pressed for effort with 3f left - improved into contention entering the last furlong - grabbed second close home but no threat to winner - finished second | 2/7 | 4¾ | 9-6 | 110 | 107A | 103A | Oisin Murphy | 11/2 |
| 05 Sep 26+16d | Haydock | Betfair Backs Opinions Superior Mile Stakes (Group 3) Settled mid-pack early - shifted across and began to close from 2f out - pushed along inside final furlong - powered home in the closing 110yds - grabbed second close to the line - edged out by a whisker at the finish | 2/9 | nse | 9-5 | 109 | 101A | 105A | P J McDonald | 6/1 |
| 20 Aug 26+40d | York | Sir Kevin Sinfield 7 In 7 Grand Finale Handicap Stakes (Heritage Handicap) Settled into second early - made smooth progress on the pace-setter from halfway - hit the front 2f out - quickly opened a advantage - kept finding more to the line | 1/14 | 9-6 | 102 | 86C | 117A | Oisin Murphy | 7/1 | |
| 11 Jul 26+23d | York | John Smith's Racing Handicap Sat behind the pace - moving comfortably - was roused to go on 2f out and pulled clear - driven 1f out and continued firmly to the line - had matters in hand throughout | 1/13 | 9-7 | 96 | 86C | 113A | P J McDonald | 3/1J | |
| 18 Jun 26+47d | Ascot | Buckingham Palace Stakes (Handicap) Settled towards the far rail early - tracked the front group - pushed along with two out - dropped away over a furlong out and finished well held | 27/28 | ½ | 9-4 | 97 | 67C | 75A | P J McDonald | 33/1 |
| 02 May 26+29d | Newmarket | Betfred Suffolk Stakes (Heritage Handicap) Settled with plenty of enthusiasm early - tracked the pack through the middle stages - pushed along approaching 2f out - improved position turning into the straight - couldn't find more inside the final 110yds - finished fourth beaten 2½ lengths | 4/12 | 1¾ | 9-4 | 97 | 88A | 105A | P J McDonald | 17/2 |
| 03 Apr 26+27d | Newcastle (AW) | BetMGM All-Weather Championships Mile Handicap Handy early with the pace - shaken up to hit the front a furlong out - quickly matched - overtaken close to home - unable to find more and eased back to third | 3/14 | nse | 9-0 | 97 | 90B | 101A | Oisin Murphy | 7/2 |
| 07 Mar 26+31d | Wolverhampton (AW) | BetMGM Lincoln Trial Handicap Sat behind pace-setter - pressed for effort with 2f left - moved through on inner to hit front inside final furlong - asserted with ease to score | 1/12 | 9-0 | 92 | 116A | 104A | Oisin Murphy | 3/1F | |
| 04 Feb 26+28d | Kempton (AW) | Bet 20 Get 20 With Unibet Handicap Prominent throughout - roused 2f out and pushed to press the leader approaching the final furlong - drifted right soon after - stayed on inside the last but runner-up | 2/10 | ¾ | 9-5 | 91 | 85A | 96A | Oisin Murphy | 6/5F |
| 07 Jan 26+202d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Handicap Settled towards the back - travelled wide the whole way - lost placing for a spell over 2f out - pushed along entering the final furlong - powered home in the closing stages - hit the front right at the line | 1/7 | 8-8 | 90 | 113A | 89A | Nicola Currie | 12/1 | |
| 2025 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Jun 25+55d | Ascot | Britannia Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (Str) Held a spot near the far rail early - up with the pace - went in front approaching 3f out - overtaken inside the final furlong and dropped away | 12/30 | hd | 8-13 | 90 | 68C | 91A | Daniel Tudhope | 16/1 |
| 25 Apr 25+230d | Sandown | bet365 Esher Cup Handicap Prominent early - urged for effort with a furlong left - stayed on same stride to the line - finished third | 3/8 | 1¾ | 9-4 | 90 | 73A | 93A | Oisin Murphy | 11/2 |
| 2024 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 07 Sep 24+15d | Haydock | Betfair Daily Tips On Betting.Betfair Ascendant Stakes (Listed) Went straight to front early - pushed along with 2f left then lost command inside final furlong - dropped away late to finish sixth | 6/8 | 1½ | 9-4 | — | 76A | 87A | Oisin Murphy | 6/1 |
| 23 Aug 24+16d | Newmarket | Jenningsbet British Ebf Novice Stakes Set the pace throughout - drifted left approaching the final furlong - kept finding under pressure to win | 1/7 | 9-2 | — | 108B | 93A | David Probert | 11/2 | |
| 07 Aug 24 | Kempton (AW) | Unibet/British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Held up at the back showing signs of inexperience - moved across to the outside two furlongs out - squeezed for space several times inside the final furlong - stayed on to finish ninth | 9/13 | 1¼ | 9-4 | — | 54B | 76A | Rob Hornby | 25/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has The Lost King won?
- The Lost King (GB) won 5 of 16 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 31.3%. Placed 11 times in total (68.8% of starts).
- Who trains The Lost King?
- The Lost King (GB) is trained by Andrew Balding, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 10 October 2026.
- Who is The Lost King's sire?
- The Lost King (GB) is by Kingman (GB) out of King Power (GB), whose sire is Frankel.
- What going does The Lost King prefer?
- The Lost King (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is The Lost King's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 110, from the run on 10 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is The Lost King's sire's record?
- Kingman (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.6% of 7,481 runs since Jan 2008 (775 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 11% from 960. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 9.1% from 121.