Horse profile
Warrior Lion (GB)
30 runs · 16 courses · from Aug 2022
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 25 Mar 2026 · 9th of 12
Last raced off OR 49
KTB Profile
Warrior Lion is a maiden who has failed to win in 30 starts and has placed four times. He showed his best effort when second of eight at Wolverhampton in Jan 2026. Typically held up, he was held in his last run at Lingfield in Mar 2026 when ninth of 12 in a Class 6 race off an official rating of 49, which was 40lb below his highest ever mark of 89. By Roaring Lion out of a Mount Nelson mare, he has raced on both turf and all-weather without success.
Based on 30 archived runs · run-style from 20 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
OR ↓ 40lb off peak
- 0–30Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 4 (13.3%)Placed
- −30.00£1 level staken=30 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=30 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 89Highest OR
- 46dAvg 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 rating49↓ 40lb off peak
49
49–89
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 86
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 13 | 109A | 82 | 2 runs · 86 / 81 |
| Good | 2 | 70A | 68.5 | — |
| Heavy | 2 | 99C | 67.5 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 104A | 85.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 13 | 103B | 82 | 2 runs · 86 / 81 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 109A | 72.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 67C | 51.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 104A | 85.5 | — |
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 93C | 87 | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 2 | 71B | 43.5 | — |
| Heavy | 2 | 93C | 71 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 93C | 87 | 1 run · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 49C | 32.5 | — |
Of 30 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 28 figures from 30 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 20 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Held up 11 (55%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 4 (20%) · 0 wins
- Led 3 (15%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 2 (10%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 1,027 runs since Jan 2008 (83 horses).
Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 8.5% from 117.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −12.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 134 | 19 | 14.2% | +1.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 258 | 33 | 12.8% | +0.3 | 0 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 108 | 14 | 13% | +0.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 130 | 15 | 11.5% | −1 | 0 from 5 |
| Heavy | 45 | 4 | 8.9% | −3.6 | 0 from 4 |
| Standard (AW) | 351 | 43 | 12.3% | −0.2 | 0 from 13 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 117 | 10 | 8.5% | −4 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 234 | 29 | 12.4% | −0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 426 | 58 | 13.6% | +1.1 | 0 from 13 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 200 | 26 | 13% | +0.5 | 0 from 7 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 42 | 5 | 11.9% | −0.6 | 0 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 8 | 0 | 0% | −12.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
4 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Kokanee (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Kokanee (IRE)).
Family form: Kokanee (IRE) finished 4th of 18 at Doncaster, 23 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kokanee (IRE) | 18 | 2 | 1m2f | Class 4 |
| Hot Touch (GB) | 6 | 1 | 6f | Class 4 |
| Mused (GB) | 3 | 1 | 7f | Class 5 |
| Cuban Beat (GB) | 5 | 1 | 7f | Class 5 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| Good | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Heavy | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 6 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Punchestown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Sedgefield | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Naas | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ripon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Wood | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Gavin Ryan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Luke Morris | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| William Shanahan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Luke McAteer | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| James O'Sullivan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sean O'Keeffe | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Shane Crosse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Darragh Keenan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cam Hardie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oakley Brown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss A B O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Donagh O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Callum Shepherd | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rory Mulligan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Conor Stone-Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Flanagan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dylan Browne McMonagle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Tongue tie | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2024 | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 21 | 0 | 0% | −21.00 |
| Hurdle | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
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 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 25 Mar 26+15d | Lingfield (AW) | Midnite, Building The Future Of Betting Classified Stakes (Div 2) Settled at the back early - unable to challenge the pace-setters throughout - finished ninth well behind | 9/12 | 1¾ | 9-9 | 49 | 76A | 52A | Luke Morris | 8/1 |
| 10 Mar 26+34d | Sedgefield | Fairlight Studios Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Held up at the back from the start - untidy over the 2nd - never a factor - well held in 8th | 8/9 | 6 | 10-8 | 82 | 93C | 85C | William Shanahan | 40/1 |
| 04 Feb 26+19d | Sedgefield | Paxtons No1 CaseIH Dealer Handicap Hurdle Held up at rear early - lost touch approaching 3 out - eased and pulled up before the last | PU/8 | — | 10-9 | 86 | — | — | William Shanahan | 16/1 |
| 16 Jan 26+104d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Midnite: Built For 2026 Not 2006 Classified Stakes (Div 2) Held up towards the back - driven approaching final 2f - improved into contention inside final furlong - finished strongly to snatch second right at the line - never able to trouble the winner | 2/8 | 6 | 9-9 | 50 | 86A | 70A | Luke Morris | 5/2 |
| 2025 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 04 Oct 25+18d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Franklin Hodge Handicap Took strong hold early - hit front and set pace for 3f - eased back to third around halfway - driven inside over 2f out then dropped away final furlong to finish sixth | 6/9 | 1¼ | 9-8 | 52 | 73A | 69A | Darragh Keenan | 11/4J |
| 16 Sep 25+52d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Arc 1 MILLION Bonus Has 150K Increase! Handicap Held up in the pack - lost ground for room approaching final furlong - dropped away late to finish 12th | 12/12 | 1½ | 9-9 | 55 | 47A | 58A | George Wood | 10/3 |
| 26 Jul 25+29d | Chester | Pure Homes Handicap Held up at the back - pushed along over 2f out - found some late finishing speed inside final furlong but always held | 5/10 | dht | 9-6 | 57 | 70A | 71A | George Wood | 9/2 |
| 27 Jun 25+29d | Doncaster | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Settled at the back early - made progress out wide approaching the final furlong - could only find third late | 3/9 | 4¼ | 9-1 | 58 | 83A | 71A | George Wood | 12/1 |
| 29 May 25+73d | Ripon | Ripon Races Ladies Day 19th June Handicap Held up towards the back - driven on with over 3f to run - kept plugging away without gaining much ground | 7/10 | ½ | 8-9 | 61 | 78A | 62A | Cam Hardie | 16/1 |
| 17 Mar 25+10d | Down Royal | Powered By Bluegrass Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Held up towards the back - pushed along and lost touch turning into the straight - beaten a long way home | 16/19 | 27 | 10-10 | 86 | 56C | 78C | Oakley Brown | 12/1 |
| 07 Mar 25+23d | Dundalk (AW) | Every Cheltenham Festival Race Live Only On Racing TV (Q.R.) Handicap Held up towards the back - pushed along with 3f left but unable to find headway - stayed on same gear late to finish 8th beaten 9¼ lengths | 8/13 | 2 | 10-11 | 63 | 85B | 69A | Miss A B O'Connor | 16/1 |
| 12 Feb 25+26d | Dundalk (AW) | Floodlit Fridays At Dundalk Handicap (47-65) Sat second and quickly opened daylight from the rest - asked for effort to go in front early in the straight while drifting left - overtaken a furlong and a half out under pressure - had nothing left in the closing stages and finished seventh | 7/14 | 4½ | 10-1 | 63 | 103B | 68A | Gavin Ryan | 12/1 |
| 17 Jan 25+13d | Dundalk (AW) | William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap (47-65) Went straight to front - holding a length advantage 4f out then began working hard turning for home - lost the advantage inside the final furlong and could not find more late | 5/13 | ½ | 10-2 | 63 | 60B | 77A | Donagh O'Connor | 12/1 |
| 04 Jan 25+22d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Weekly 5 Free Bet With BetUK Handicap Slow to get going - settled towards back of field - pushed along inside final furlong to take 5th without threatening | 5/7 | 3½ | 8-12 | 66 | 109A | 62A | Callum Shepherd | 16/1 |
| 2024 · 12 runs | ||||||||||
| 13 Dec 24+16d | Dundalk (AW) | Happy Christmas From All At Dundalk Stadium Handicap Settled around midfield - 6th at the turn - pushed along with two furlongs left but couldn't quicken and stayed on steadily to finish 7th | 7/12 | nk | 9-6 | 67 | 65A | 67A | Luke McAteer | 20/1 |
| 27 Nov 24+19d | Dundalk (AW) | Floodlit Fridays At Dundalk Handicap (47-70) Went straight to front - pressed for effort and lost command early in the straight - had nothing left in reserve and allowed to drop away final furlong - finished well beaten in 9th | 9/11 | 11 | 10-0 | 68 | 82C | 57C | Luke McAteer | 14/1 |
| 08 Nov 24+21d | Dundalk (AW) | William Hill More Top Prices Apprentice Handicap (47-75) Sat close to the front pack early - 4th at halfway - pushed along with two out and unable to find more approaching the final furlong - stayed on at one speed to finish 7th | 7/10 | ½ | 9-6 | 69 | 82A | 73A | Rory Mulligan | 9/2 |
| 18 Oct 24+7d | Dundalk (AW) | View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-70) Sat close to front pack early - pushed along to share advantage 2f out while drifting left - lost front spot 1 1/2f out - unable to fight back in closing stages finishing 7th | 7/14 | 4¼ | 10-2 | 69 | 92B | 76A | Seamie Heffernan | 8/1 |
| 11 Oct 24+52d | Dundalk (AW) | Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Book Now Handicap Up near the front and took over after 2f - niggled at entering the straight - collar lost over 1f out and shortly bumped - plugged on at the one tempo but unable to peg back the winner | 2/14 | 1¾ | 9-2 | 68 | 92B | 77A | Gavin Ryan | 80/1 |
| 20 Aug 24+21d | Roscommon | Conor Cassidy Car Sales Handicap Slow to break - settled towards the back of the field - still 14th turning for home - made no headway approaching the furlong marker - dropped away late to finish well beaten | 13/14 | 5 | 9-7 | 73 | 36C | 65C | Gavin Ryan | 80/1 |
| 30 Jul 24+52d | Galway | caulfieldindustrial.com Handicap (50-80) | 13/16 | shd | 10-2 | 80 | 67C | 73A | Seamie Heffernan | 40/1 |
| 08 Jun 24+10d | Punchestown | Ladbrokes Play '1-2-Free' On Football Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) | 12/17 | hd | 10-11 | 88 | 87B | 87A | Conor Stone-Walsh | 28/1 |
| 29 May 24+40d | Wexford | Fleadh Cheoil Wexford August 4th - 11th Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) | 7/14 | 4½ | 11-2 | 89 | 71B | 87A | James O'Sullivan | 28/1 |
| 19 Apr 24+15d | Limerick | OCS Recruitment Maiden Hurdle | 11/16 | 6 | 11-7 | — | 93C | 99C | Sean O'Keeffe | 150/1 |
| 04 Apr 24+80d | Naas | Book Your Summer Season BBQ Packages At Naas Racecourse Maiden Hurdle | 12/19 | 1½ | 11-4 | — | 49C | 97C | Sean O'Keeffe | 300/1 |
| 15 Jan 24+60d | Punchestown | Bet Victor Proud To Support Irish Racing Maiden Hurdle | 17/18 | 38 | 11-4 | — | — | 92C | James O'Sullivan | 125/1 |
| 2023 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Nov 23+195d | Punchestown | Ladbrokes Daily Odds Boost 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle | 12/13 | 35 | 11-0 | — | 16C | 84C | Sean Flanagan | 28/1 |
| 05 May 23+251d | Cork | Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden | 7/14 | 1 | 9-6 | — | 99C | 58A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 7/1 |
| 2022 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Aug 22+26d | Curragh | Manguard Plus Irish EBF (C & G) Maiden | 5/9 | 3½ | 9-5 | — | 67A | 69A | Shane Crosse | 10/3 |
| 01 Aug 22 | Naas | Weatherbys GSB Irish EBF (C & G) Maiden | 2/6 | 3¼ | 9-5 | — | 104A | 83B | Shane Crosse | 15/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Warrior Lion won?
- Warrior Lion (GB) has yet to win, from 30 archived starts between 2022 and 2026. Placed 4 times in total (13.3% of starts).
- Who trains Warrior Lion?
- Warrior Lion (GB) is trained by Jennie Candlish, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 25 March 2026.
- Who is Warrior Lion's sire?
- Warrior Lion (GB) is by Roaring Lion (USA) out of Stroll Patrol (GB), whose sire is Mount Nelson.
- What is Warrior Lion's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 49, from the run on 25 March 2026. The highest on record is 89.
- What is Warrior Lion's sire's record?
- Roaring Lion (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 1,027 runs since Jan 2008 (83 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 8.5% from 117.
- Who are Warrior Lion's siblings?
- Out of Stroll Patrol (GB), Warrior Lion (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Kokanee (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Kokanee (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.