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Horse profile

War Director (IRE)

3yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2024) · Last trainer David Menuisier · Last owner Tars Farm Equestrian Stud
by Churchill (IRE) out of Creative Director (USA) (War Front)
8 runs · 7 courses · from Sep 2023
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 Sep 2024 — 770 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2024 · 7th of 7 Last raced off OR 61
KTB Profile

War Director was a maiden who ran eight times between Sep 2023 and Sep 2024 without winning or placing. His best effort came when third of seven at Nottingham in Oct 2023. The gelding, by Churchill out of a War Front mare, raced over 1m – 1m1f and 1m2f – 1m4f on turf and all-weather surfaces. He finished 7 of 7 at Epsom Downs in Sep 2024 in a Class 6 handicap, last raced off OR 61 which was 10lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 10lb off peak
Official rating61↓ 10lb off peak
61 61–71

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 70 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Salisbury, 7 Sep 2023

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 8 figures · best 97C · median 64.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good to Firm397C70—
Soft267C41—
Good to Soft1———
Standard (AW)1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f597C62—
1m – 1m1f370C70—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 61A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newbury, 25 Jul 2024 Official rating 61 at the last run, 12 Sep 2024

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 8 figures · best 73A · median 55.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good to Firm365A61—
Soft257B53.5—
Good to Soft1———
Standard (AW)1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f561A54—
1m – 1m1f373A65—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Churchill (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 4,793 runs since Jan 2008 (459 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm9111.1%+0.1—
Good to Firm6447912.3%+1.30 from 3
Good1,37616512%+1—
Good to Soft533519.6%−1.40 from 1
Soft710628.7%−2.30 from 2
Heavy224198.5%−2.50 from 1
Standard (AW)1,29715011.6%+0.60 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1461711.6%+0.6—
6f – 7f1,29814511.2%+0.2—
1m – 1m1f1,11711810.6%−0.40 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f1,30013810.6%−0.40 from 5
1m5f – 2m6448012.4%+1.4—
2m1f – 2m4f2442811.5%+0.5—
2m5f – 3m4412.3%−8.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Creative Director (USA) (War Front)

2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Spent All Me Money (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m4f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Spent All Me Money (IRE)1227f–7½f—
Toute Chic (IRE)1021m2f–1m4f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Salisbury 2 0 0% −2.00
Epsom Downs 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Billy Loughnane 2 0 0% −2.00
Harry Davies 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Levey 1 0 0% −1.00
Hollie Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00
Kyle Strydom 1 0 0% −1.00
Benoit De La Sayette 1 0 0% −1.00
Kevin Stott 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 5 0 0% −5.00
2023 3 0 0% −3.00

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
12 Sep 24+32d Epsom Downs Q19 Gold Cup Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Soft · 7 ran Settled midpack early - moved up outside to challenge front-runner after three furlongs - urged forward before halfway then faded fast to finish well beaten 7/7 5½ 9-5 6115C50C Harry Davies 10/1
11 Aug 24+17d Leicester Kube - Leicester's Premier Events Venue Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Good To Firm · 12 ran Held up close to the pace early - lost touch with rivals 3f out - dropped away steadily inside final 2f - finished well held in 7th 7/12 2½ 9-5 6497C54C Sean Levey 16/1
25 Jul 24+41d Newbury Gardner Leader Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 5/8 ½ 9-7 6562B61A Hollie Doyle 12/1
14 Jun 24+29d Goodwood William Hill Extra Place Races Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 11/13 3 9-7 6857C50A Kyle Strydom 14/1
16 May 24+183d Salisbury Myddelton & Major Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Soft · 5 ran 5/5 3¾ 9-10 7167C57B Billy Loughnane 10/1
15 Nov 23+42d Kempton (AW) Unibet Zero% Mission/British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 13 ran 13/13 2 9-4 —70C49C Benoit De La Sayette 80/1
04 Oct 23+27d Nottingham Bet With The World On Saturday EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 8.5f · Heavy · 7 ran 3/7 1½ 9-7 —42A73A Billy Loughnane 8/1
07 Sep 23 Salisbury Byerley Stud Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 8f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 8/12 2¾ 9-7 —70A65A Kevin Stott 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has War Director (IRE) won?
War Director (IRE) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2023 and 2024.
Who trained War Director (IRE)?
War Director (IRE) was trained by David Menuisier on the most recent run on record, at Epsom Downs on 12 September 2024.
Who is War Director (IRE)'s sire?
War Director (IRE) is by Churchill (IRE) out of Creative Director (USA), whose sire is War Front.
What is War Director (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 61, from the run on 12 September 2024. The highest on record is 71.
What is War Director (IRE)'s sire's record?
Churchill (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 4,793 runs since Jan 2008 (459 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are War Director (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Creative Director (USA), War Director (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Spent All Me Money (IRE) (2). The wins came over 7f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2023. 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.