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Horse profile

The Pouncing Lion (IRE)

3yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2025) · Last trainer Michael Bell · Last owner Valmont
by Ghaiyyath (IRE) out of Northeast Moon (IRE) (Sea The Moon)
4 runs · 4 courses · from Oct 2024
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 13 Jul 2025 — 472 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2025 · 1st of 5 Won last time out 2 wins · Southwell (AW) & Chelmsford City (AW) Last raced off OR 90
KTB Profile

The Pouncing Lion is a gelding who won two of four starts between Oct 2024 and Jul 2025. Both wins came on the all-weather over 1m2f – 1m4f on Standard going, the first in a Class 4 maiden at Chelmsford City and the second in a Class 3 handicap at Southwell. He won last time out at Southwell in Jul 2025 off an official rating of 90, his career-high mark. The son of Ghaiyyath showed no success from two turf starts on good and heavy ground.

Based on 4 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 28 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 116 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Chelmsford City (AW), 12 Jun 2025

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 →

Flat 4 figures · best 116A · median 76.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)2116A98.5—
Good1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f3116A81—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 94B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell (AW), 13 Jul 2025 Official rating 90 at the last run, 13 Jul 2025

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 →

Flat 4 figures · best 94B · median 84.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)294B93.5—
Good1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f394B93—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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 from 4 analysed runs since Oct 2024

  • Prominent 3 (75%) · 1 win
  • Held up 1 (25%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Ghaiyyath (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 15.4% of 1,126 runs since Jan 2008 (186 horses).

Strongest on good going: 19% from 306. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 11.8% from 297.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−15.4—
Good to Firm2184018.3%+2.9—
Good3065819%+3.60 from 1
Good to Soft1241612.9%−2.5—
Soft1441913.2%−2.2—
Heavy35514.3%−1.10 from 1
Standard (AW)2973511.8%−3.62 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1700%−15.4—
6f – 7f2973913.1%−2.3—
1m – 1m1f3906616.9%+1.50 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f3735815.5%+0.12 from 3
1m5f – 2m45920%+4.6—
2m1f – 2m4f4125%+9.6—

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
Northeast Moon (IRE) (Sea The Moon)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Circe (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m; the highest grade won is Listed (Circe (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Circe (IRE)2366f–1mListed
North East Star (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 2 2 100% +3.83
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 2 1 50% +2.00
Class 3 1 1 100% +0.83
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell (AW) 1 1 100% +0.83
Chelmsford City (AW) 1 1 100% +3.00
Chester 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 3 2 67% +2.83
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Hector Crouch 2 1 50% −0.17
Richard Kingscote 1 1 100% +3.00
Ryan Moore 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 3 2 67% +2.83
2024 1 0 0% −1.00

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
2025 · 3 runs
13 Jul 25+31d Southwell (AW) Golf And Gallop Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 3 · 12f · Standard To Slow · 5 ran Settled at the back early - asked for effort past 2f out - made rapid progress inside final furlong and a half - hit front just over a furlong out - edged left approaching the last furlong - stayed on strongly to score 1/5 9-9 9081C94B Hector Crouch 5/6F
12 Jun 25+34d Chelmsford City (AW) bet365 'Confined' Maiden Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) Class 4 · 10f · Standard · 12 ran Sat handy in the pace - shifted right and moved into second a furlong out - hit the front inside the final furlong and drew away easily 1/12 9-3 —116A93A Richard Kingscote 3/1
09 May 25+208d Chester Boodles Darley EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) Class 2 · 12.5f · Good · 6 ran Settled with a strong grip early - sat near the front - dropped from second spot 9f out - found some purpose 3f out - pushed along under 2f out and drifted left inside the final furlong - unable to quicken again and finished sixth 6/6 1 9-7 —72A76B Ryan Moore 11/10F
2024 · 1 run
13 Oct 24 Goodwood Goodwood Racehorse Owners Group EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 9f · Heavy · 7 ran Sat handy out wide early - moved into second a furlong out but held no hope of catching winner - edged back into third close home 3/7 ¾ 9-7 —53A73A Hector Crouch 15/2

Quick answers

How many races has The Pouncing Lion won?
The Pouncing Lion (IRE) won 2 of 4 archived starts between 2024 and 2025, a strike rate of 50%. Placed 2 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained The Pouncing Lion?
The Pouncing Lion (IRE) was trained by Michael Bell on the most recent run on record, at Southwell (AW) on 13 July 2025.
Who is The Pouncing Lion's sire?
The Pouncing Lion (IRE) is by Ghaiyyath (IRE) out of Northeast Moon (IRE), whose sire is Sea The Moon.
What is The Pouncing Lion's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 90, from the run on 13 July 2025. That is also the highest on record.
What is The Pouncing Lion's sire's record?
Ghaiyyath (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.4% of 1,126 runs since Jan 2008 (186 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 19% from 306. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 11.8% from 297.
Who are The Pouncing Lion's siblings?
Out of Northeast Moon (IRE), The Pouncing Lion (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Circe (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Listed (Circe (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2024. 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.