Horse profile
Urban War (IRE)
by Mehmas (IRE) out of Urban Beauty (IRE) (Sea The Stars)
29 runs · 22 courses · from Aug 2020
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Beverley & Ripon
Last run 19 Aug 2026 · 11th of 13
Last raced off OR 88
KTB Profile
Urban War is 2 from 29, both wins at Class 5. He won at Beverley over 6f-7f on good in Sep 2020 and at Ripon over 1m-1m1f on good in Aug 2020. Both wins came on turf, with 0 from 4 on all-weather, and all wins on good. Typically held up, he finished 11 of 13 when prominent at Sligo in Aug 2026 off an official rating of 88.
Based on 29 archived runs · run-style from 10 commented runs since Oct 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically prominent
All wins on turf
Wins on good or faster
All wins at Class 5
- 2–29Wins / Runs
- 6.9%Strike rate
- 9 (31%)Placed
- −23.74£1 level staken=29 at SP
- 0.66Fair A/E n=29 · 0.58 incl. margin
- 93Highest OR
- 79dAvg 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 rating88↓ 5lb off peak
88
56–93
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 105
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 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 105B | 103 | 3 runs · 105 / 103 |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 103C | 50.5 | 3 runs · 103 / 39 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 105B | 97.5 | 2 runs · 105 / 97.5 |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 9 | 104A | 95 | — |
| Good to Firm | 6 | 116A | 99 | 1 run · — |
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 104A | 89 | 2 runs · 88 / 78 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 87A | 86.5 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 14 | 116A | 87 | 3 runs · 88 / 68 |
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 114A | 97 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 101C | 91 | 1 run · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 29 figures from 29 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 10 analysed runs since Oct 2025
- Prominent 6 (60%) · 0 wins
- Held up 3 (30%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (10%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 8,139 runs since Jan 2008 (747 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 19 | 2 | 10.5% | −1.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,457 | 179 | 12.3% | +0.7 | 0 from 6 |
| Good | 1,957 | 221 | 11.3% | −0.3 | 2 from 12 |
| Good to Soft | 754 | 84 | 11.1% | −0.5 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 922 | 96 | 10.4% | −1.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 214 | 22 | 10.3% | −1.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 2,816 | 339 | 12% | +0.4 | 0 from 4 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2,093 | 267 | 12.8% | +1.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 4,282 | 476 | 11.1% | −0.5 | 1 from 5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,363 | 156 | 11.4% | −0.2 | 1 from 14 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 364 | 43 | 11.8% | +0.2 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 30 | 1 | 3.3% | −8.3 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −11.6 | 0 from 2 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −11.6 | — |
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
Dam
Urban Beauty (IRE) (Sea The Stars)
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Salamanca Lad (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 6f–2m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Hello Garda (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salamanca Lad (IRE) | 16 | 4 | 6f–1m | Class 5 |
| Hello Garda (IRE) | 12 | 1 | 2m | Class 4 |
| Postponing Reality (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 12 | 2 | 17% | −6.74 |
| Good to Firm | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| Class 3 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +2.26 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beverley | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.12 |
| Leopardstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ripon | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.38 |
| Leicester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sligo (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bath | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brighton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 14 | 1 | 7% | −11.62 |
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.12 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Stott | 4 | 2 | 50% | +1.26 |
| Hollie Doyle | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Paddy Hanlon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gavin Brouder | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Stefano Cherchi | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| George Wood | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Harry Sexton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gavin Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ms E J Kavanagh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ronan Whelan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paddy Harnett | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Flanagan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| P J McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jason Hart | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kieran Shoemark | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pat Cosgrave | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Connor Beasley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Levey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 8 | 2 | 25% | −2.74 |
| Tongue tie | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Visor | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Hood + tongue tie | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2021 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2020 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +0.26 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 23 | 2 | 9% | −17.74 |
| Hurdle | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
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 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Aug 26+7d | Sligo (IRE) | Aidan Moffitt Memorial Handicap Hurdle Handy early in the pack - pushed along three out then blundered severely two out slipping to sixth - lost touch after finishing 11th | 11/13 | 9 | 10-10 | 88 | 90C | 83C | Harry Sexton | 28/1 |
| 12 Aug 26+33d | Gowran Park (IRE) | 1XBET IRISH SPIRIT Handicap (Div II) Held up at the back - never a threat - well held in 13th | 13/15 | nk | 9-12 | 56 | 68C | 53C | Gavin Ryan | 100/1 |
| 10 Jul 26+35d | Cork | Kelkab Ltd. Handicap Hurdle (0-100) soon handy - third at the 5th - up to second 4f out - dropped away before 3 out and faded | 11/23 | 1½ | 10-13 | 90 | 105B | 95A | Paddy Hanlon | 66/1 |
| 05 Jun 26+51d | Clonmel | Bulmers Berries Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) Held up towards the back - still buried in the pack before the 2nd - dropped away and faded before 2 out - well beaten in 12th | 12/16 | 7½ | 11-7 | 93 | 103C | 86C | Gavin Brouder | 50/1 |
| 15 Apr 26+68d | Leopardstown | Horseware Ireland Student Derby Handicap Handy early - settled midfield - 4th at halfway - dropped back into the pack over a furlong and a half out - couldn't quicken and faded to finish 5th | 5/8 | 4¼ | 10-9 | 60 | 67A | 62A | Ms E J Kavanagh | 40/1 |
| 06 Feb 26+24d | Dundalk (AW) | Find Us On Facebook At dundalkstadium Handicap Settled midpack early - still 6th at halfway - pushed along approaching final 2f but couldn't find more before fading late | 6/10 | ¾ | 9-9 | 65 | 68C | 65C | Ronan Whelan | 66/1 |
| 13 Jan 26+18d | Dundalk (AW) | Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Apprentice Handicap Held a forward spot early - dropped through the field by halfway - pushed along but unable to close from 3f out | 11/14 | 4¼ | 10-0 | 70 | 88B | 65A | Paddy Harnett | 125/1 |
| 2025 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Dec 25+52d | Leopardstown | Thorntons Recycling Maiden Hurdle Sat close to the pace early - disputed second at halfway - dropped away after 3 out with nothing left to give - finished well behind in last | 20/22 | 22 | 11-12 | — | -19C | 100C | Gavin Brouder | 125/1 |
| 04 Nov 25+20d | Fairyhouse | Sign Up To GavinLynchRacing.com Maiden Hurdle Settled towards the back early - still down in 12th after the 4th - improved position before 4 out and pushed into 6th by 3 out - dropped away turning into the straight and finished well held in 10th | 10/16 | 6 | 11-5 | — | 39B | 87A | Paddy Hanlon | 125/1 |
| 15 Oct 25+1194d | Punchestown | BetVictor Maiden Hurdle Sat behind pace early - 6th at halfway - blundered 3 out - urged into 5th after landing then found nothing and dropped away from the last | 7/13 | 2¾ | 11-12 | — | 62B | 105A | Sean Flanagan | 80/1 |
| 2022 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 09 Jul 22+23d | Chester | Corbett Sports Handicap | 2/8 | 1 | 9-9 | 78 | 95A | 87A | P J McDonald | 6/1 |
| 16 Jun 22+13d | Ripon | Betting.bet Betting Handicap | 3/4 | 3¾ | 8-13 | 80 | 101C | 74B | Kevin Stott | 10/3 |
| 03 Jun 22+43d | Bath | Royal Ascot On Sky Sports Racing Handicap | 2/7 | 1¼ | 9-5 | 78 | 115A | 94A | Stefano Cherchi | 5/1 |
| 21 Apr 22+5d | Beverley | Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap | 8/10 | 5 | 9-7 | 80 | 83A | 65A | Kevin Stott | 7/2 |
| 16 Apr 22+142d | Nottingham | Ronaldinho's 70th Birthday Handicap | 8/10 | 1¼ | 9-7 | 80 | 94B | 70A | Jason Hart | 9/2 |
| 2021 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 25 Nov 21+65d | Wolverhampton (AW) | MansionBet Beaten By A Head Handicap | 6/8 | nse | 9-3 | 83 | 104A | 76A | Kieran Shoemark | 16/1 |
| 21 Sep 21+35d | Beverley | Joe McLoughlin 70th Birthday Handicap | 5/11 | ½ | 9-5 | 84 | 104A | 79A | Stefano Cherchi | 9/2 |
| 17 Aug 21+13d | Leicester | Leicester Racecourse Ideal Conference Venue Handicap | 2/9 | ¾ | 9-8 | 82 | 83B | 94A | Hollie Doyle | 3/1 |
| 04 Aug 21+16d | Brighton | Wainwright Brighton Mile Challenge Handicap | 2/11 | 1¼ | 9-7 | 80 | 116A | 85A | Pat Cosgrave | 9/2 |
| 19 Jul 21+16d | Beverley | Richard And Carol Hudson Handicap | 2/10 | nk | 9-7 | 79 | 114A | 91A | Connor Beasley | 10/3 |
| 03 Jul 21+21d | Sandown | Coral Backing Prostate Cancer UK Handicap | 9/12 | 2½ | 9-7 | 80 | 87A | 70A | George Wood | 33/1 |
| 12 Jun 21+30d | Leicester | Patricia Underwood Memorial Handicap | 2/5 | 2¾ | 9-3 | 80 | 84C | 73B | George Wood | 9/1 |
| 13 May 21+31d | Newmarket | Better Odds On The Betfair Exchange Handicap | 10/10 | ½ | 9-8 | 81 | 95A | 62A | Sean Levey | 12/1 |
| 12 Apr 21+171d | Redcar | Racing TV Straight Mile Handicap | 4/8 | nk | 9-4 | 81 | 102A | 85A | Hollie Doyle | 6/1 |
| 2020 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 23 Oct 20+12d | Doncaster | Vertem Leading The Field Nursery (Str) | 5/8 | 2¼ | 9-6 | 84 | 86A | 76A | Hollie Doyle | 18/1 |
| 11 Oct 20+25d | Goodwood | Download The tote Placepot App Irish EBF Nursery | 6/7 | ½ | 9-7 | 84 | 60A | 73A | Silvestre De Sousa | 5/1 |
| 16 Sep 20+31d | Beverley | Churchill Tyres EBF Novice Auction Stakes | 1/6 | 9-9 | 77 | 97A | 84B | Kevin Stott | 15/8F | |
| 16 Aug 20+12d | Ripon | Follow WillHillRacing On Twitter Novice Auction Stakes (Plus 10) | 1/7 | 9-4 | — | 70A | 80A | Kevin Stott | 11/8F | |
| 04 Aug 20 | Lingfield (AW) | Betway British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Auction Stakes | 3/12 | 2 | 9-0 | — | 90A | 83A | Silvestre De Sousa | 9/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Urban War won?
- Urban War (IRE) won 2 of 29 archived starts between 2020 and 2026, a strike rate of 6.9%. Placed 9 times in total (31% of starts).
- Who trains Urban War?
- Urban War (IRE) is trained by John Joseph Hanlon, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 19 August 2026.
- Who is Urban War's sire?
- Urban War (IRE) is by Mehmas (IRE) out of Urban Beauty (IRE), whose sire is Sea The Stars.
- What going does Urban War prefer?
- Urban War (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 12 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Urban War's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 88, from the run on 19 August 2026. The highest on record is 93.
- What is Urban War's sire's record?
- Mehmas (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 8,139 runs since Jan 2008 (747 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Urban War's siblings?
- Out of Urban Beauty (IRE), Urban War (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Salamanca Lad (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Hello Garda (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–2m. As at Oct 2026.