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Horse profile

Warrior King (IRE)

4yo gelding · Trainer Donald McCain · Owner N Hartley
by Saxon Warrior (JPN) out of Saadatt (GB) (New Approach)
8 runs · 6 courses · from Apr 2025
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Kempton (AW) Off 235 days · 5th of 9
KTB Profile

Warrior King is 1 from 8, the win coming at Class 5 level in a handicap at Kempton (AW) in Oct 2025 off a mark of 61. All four runs over 1m5f – 2m have come on that surface or longer, with the success on Standard (AW). He is 0 from 5 on turf. His last run, at Catterick in Feb 2026, was in a Class 4 maiden hurdle where he finished 5 of 9.

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Won on AW, 0 on turf Win at Class 5

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 93 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Catterick, 24 Feb 2026

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 2 figures · best 93B · median 87
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good to Soft1——1 · —
Soft1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m293B872 · 93 / 87
Flat 6 figures · best 95B · median 81
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)388A74—
Good295B94.5—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f495B81.5—
1m5f – 2m288A81—

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 (jumps) 88A the best of the last 2 rated runs · Catterick, 24 Feb 2026

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 66B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kempton (AW), 15 Oct 2025 Official rating 61 at the last flat run, 15 Oct 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 →

Jumps 2 figures · best 88A · median 82.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good to Soft1——1 · —
Soft1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m288A82.52 · 88 / 82.5
Flat 6 figures · best 66B · median 59
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)366B66—
Good255A54.5—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f463A54.5—
1m5f – 2m266B66—

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
Saxon Warrior (JPN)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 2,871 runs since Jan 2008 (357 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 14.9% from 928. Weakest on heavy going: 5.9% from 135.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5240%+28.5—
Good to Firm3734712.6%+1.10 from 1
Good688659.4%−2.10 from 2
Good to Soft3323410.2%−1.30 from 1
Soft410379%−2.50 from 1
Heavy13585.9%−5.6—
Standard (AW)92813814.9%+3.41 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f6934.3%−7.2—
6f – 7f8809610.9%−0.6—
1m – 1m1f87810311.7%+0.2—
1m2f – 1m4f79210313%+1.50 from 4
1m5f – 2m1872211.8%+0.31 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f6446.3%−5.2—
2m5f – 3m100%−11.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Saadatt (GB) (New Approach)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them El C Wells (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 1m4f–1m5f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Wohileh (GB)).

Family form: Floral Maid (IRE) finished 3rd of 9 at Pontefract, 5 Oct 2026.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
El C Wells (IRE)2331m4f–1m5f—
Wohileh (GB)511m4fClass 5
The Goose (IRE)20——
Floral Maid (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 3 1 33% −1.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 4 1 25% −2.00
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton (AW) 3 1 33% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 4 1 25% −2.00
1m2f – 1m4f 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Theo Gillard 2 0 0% −2.00
Trevor Whelan 2 0 0% −2.00
Lewis Edmunds 1 1 100% +1.00
Sean Levey 1 0 0% −1.00
David Probert 1 0 0% −1.00
Millie Wonnacott 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 1 14% −5.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 1 0 0% −1.00
2025 7 1 14% −5.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 6 1 17% −4.00
Hurdle 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
24 Feb 26+59d Catterick Racing TV Club Day Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Settled in the pack - pushed along approaching 2 out - unable to quicken and beaten into 5th 5/9 13 10-9 —93B88A Theo Gillard 66/1
27 Dec 25+73d Wetherby William Hill Each Way Extra Daily Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 8 ran Settled midpack early holding an eager rein - urged into fourth approaching 3 out - lost momentum after 2 out and beaten late into 6th 6/8 8½ 11-0 —81B77A Theo Gillard 40/1
15 Oct 25+27d Kempton (AW) Set Your Limits With Unibet Handicap Class 5 · 16f · Standard To Slow · 5 ran Tracked in third for much of the way - moved left and made headway before the 2f marker - hit the front with a furlong left - held on gamely to the line under pressure 1/5 9-0 6174C66B Lewis Edmunds EvensF
18 Sep 25+36d Kempton (AW) Unibet 40,000+ Live Streamed Events Handicap Class 5 · 16f · Standard To Slow · 9 ran Settled at rear of small group early - made ground wide with a furlong left and closed inside final furlong - nabbed second close to line beaten three quarters of a length 2/9 ¾ 8-12 6088A66A Sean Levey 11/4F
13 Aug 25+27d Ffos Las Amroth Bay Caravan Park Static Sales Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Good · 7 ran Sat behind front group early - eased back with rear runners 10f out - shaken up wide 3f out and improved position 2f out - drifted left under pressure then lost ground late to finish 7th 7/7 1½ 9-7 6594B55A David Probert 5/1
17 Jul 25+48d Leicester British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 10f · Good To Firm · 6 ran Fighting the bridle early - dropped towards the back and settled - asked for effort with 3f left but failed to make ground 5/6 4¾ 9-4 —26C54C Trevor Whelan 14/1
30 May 25+39d Haydock Betfred Supports Jack Berry House Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) Class 4 · 12f · Good · 10 ran Took a strong hold early wide of rivals then eased back into 4th - slipped to 5th with 5f left - asked for effort wide out but made no headway and drifted left inside final furlong 6/10 nk 8-8 —95B54A Millie Wonnacott 18/1
21 Apr 25 Kempton (AW) Virgin Bet/EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 10f · Standard To Slow · 14 ran Sluggish start - settled midfield and unfussed early - shaped up when nudged along 2f out but couldn't threaten leaders inside final furlong 7/14 5½ 8-13 —69B63A Trevor Whelan 28/1

Quick answers

How many races has Warrior King (IRE) won?
Warrior King (IRE) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 2 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trains Warrior King (IRE)?
Warrior King (IRE) is trained by Donald McCain, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 24 February 2026.
Who is Warrior King (IRE)'s sire?
Warrior King (IRE) is by Saxon Warrior (JPN) out of Saadatt (GB), whose sire is New Approach.
What going does Warrior King (IRE) prefer?
Warrior King (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Warrior King (IRE)'s official rating?
Warrior King (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 65.
What is Warrior King (IRE)'s sire's record?
Saxon Warrior (JPN)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 2,871 runs since Jan 2008 (357 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 14.9% from 928. Weakest on heavy going: 5.9% from 135.
Who are Warrior King (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Saadatt (GB), Warrior King (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: El C Wells (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Wohileh (GB)). The wins came over 1m4f–1m5f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2025. 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.