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Winds Of War (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2012) · Last trainer Tim Vaughan · Last owner Amos Devonald Johns Ragan
by Presenting (GB) out of Shining Willow (GB) (Strong Gale)
17 runs · 14 courses · from Mar 2009
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 27 Oct 2012 — 5,122 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2012 · 8th of 12 Last raced off OR 110
KTB Profile

Winds Of War (IRE) is yet to win from 17 starts, though has placed 4 times. Best effort: 2nd of 9 at Fontwell (Oct 2012). Last raced off a career-high mark of 110.

Based on 17 archived runs · updated 6 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating110At career-high mark
110 98–110

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 130A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Hereford, 8 Jan 2012 Official rating 110 at the last run, 27 Oct 2012

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 17 figures · best 130A · median 109
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
Good6121A109—
Soft6130A109.5—
Good to Firm2117A111.5—
Heavy2109A106—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f8113A104—
2m5f – 3m7119A110—
Over 3m1———
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 17 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Presenting (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 20,052 runs since Jan 2008 (1,686 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 24.3% from 136.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm621321%+10—
Good to Firm1,24017113.8%+2.80 from 2
Good7,02484012%+10 from 6
Good to Soft3,5033219.2%−1.80 from 1
Soft5,32754510.2%−0.80 from 6
Heavy2,7602749.9%−1.10 from 2
Standard (AW)1363324.3%+13.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f500%−11—
1m – 1m1f400%−11—
1m2f – 1m4f6269.7%−1.3—
1m5f – 2m4,72751710.9%−0.10 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f6,69772210.8%−0.20 from 8
2m5f – 3m6,53974211.3%+0.30 from 7
Over 3m2,01821010.4%−0.60 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Shining Willow (GB) (Strong Gale)

6 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Shiminnie (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m2f–2m5f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Say Grace (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Shiminnie (IRE)812m2f—
Say Grace (IRE)612m5fClass 5
The Grocers Curate (IRE)40——
Oneforthenure (IRE)90——
Say GraceI (IRE)10—Class 5
Morewins Thansins (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 6 0 0% −6.00
Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

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

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cork 3 0 0% −3.00
Punchestown 2 0 0% −2.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 8 0 0% −8.00
2m5f – 3m 7 0 0% −7.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Davy Russell 5 0 0% −5.00
Niall P Madden 3 0 0% −3.00
Richard Johnson 2 0 0% −2.00
Robert Kirk 2 0 0% −2.00
A P Heskin 2 0 0% −2.00
Aidan Coleman 1 0 0% −1.00
A E Lynch 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr K E Power 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 0 0% −8.00
Tongue tie 4 0 0% −4.00
Tongue tie + visor 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 3 0 0% −3.00
2011 2 0 0% −2.00
2010 4 0 0% −4.00
2009 8 0 0% −8.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 15 0 0% −15.00
Chase 1 0 0% −1.00
NH Flat 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2012 · 3 runs
27 Oct 12+22d Aintree Betfred Mobile Lotto Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m½f · Good · 12 ran 8/12 58 11-2 11098C Richard Johnson 20/1
05 Oct 12+271d Fontwell Southern Water Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5½f · Soft · 9 ran 2/9 24 10-13 110110A Aidan Coleman 6/1
08 Jan 12+13d Hereford Play Casino At victorchandler.com Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 3m1½f · Soft · 10 ran 2/10 nk 11-12 98130A Richard Johnson 13/2
2011 · 2 runs
26 Dec 11+35d Market Rasen Thomas Pepper 80th Birthday Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4½f · Soft · 9 ran 5/9 2½ 11-7 100109A Robert Kirk 5/2F
21 Nov 11+487d Ffos Las Digibet.com Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4f · Soft · 12 ran 7/12 ½ 10-9 10597C Robert Kirk 50/1
2010 · 4 runs
22 Jul 10+45d Limerick Crecora Beginners Chase Div 2 2m3½f · Good · 16 ran 6/16 2 11-7 —99A A P Heskin 13/2
07 Jun 10+12d Listowel John J. Galvin Handicap Hurdle (81-123) 3m · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 14/18 22 10-3 10589C A P Heskin 14/1
26 May 10+12d Punchestown Visit Punchestown.com Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Good · 25 ran 6/25 ½ 11-12 105100A Davy Russell 4/1
14 May 10+159d Cork Cork Racecourse Mallow Handicap Hurdle 3m · Good To Firm · 14 ran 4/14 ¾ 9-11 103117A A E Lynch 14/1
2009 · 8 runs
06 Dec 09+22d Punchestown Events At Punchestown Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Heavy · 20 ran 14/20 1¾ 11-12 103103C Niall P Madden 12/1
14 Nov 09+9d Punchestown (IRE) I.N.H. Stallion Owners European Breeders Fund Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Heavy · 18 ran 7/18 shd 11-12 —109A Niall P Madden 20/1
05 Nov 09+95d Thurles Cashel Maiden Hurdle 2m2f · Soft · 18 ran 4/18 5½ 11-4 —113A Davy Russell 11/4F
02 Aug 09+23d Cork Mallow Hurdle 3m · Good · 21 ran 3/21 9 11-4 —118A Davy Russell 5/1
10 Jul 09+18d Cork Corkman Maiden Hurdle 3m · Good · 24 ran 3/24 ¾ 11-12 —119A Davy Russell 11/4F
22 Jun 09+69d Kilbeggan T & V Novice Hurdle 3m · Good To Firm · 14 ran 4/14 4 11-3 —106A Niall P Madden 5/1
14 Apr 09+24d Fairyhouse Irish Daily Mirror (pro/am) Flat Race 2m · Good · 24 ran 6/24 1¼ 12-0 —121A Mr K E Power 20/1
21 Mar 09 Gowran Park Spring Team Classic 2009 At Gowran Park Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Yielding · 20 ran 6/20 3½ 11-12 —105A Davy Russell 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has Winds Of War won?
Winds Of War (IRE) has yet to win, from 17 archived starts between 2009 and 2012. Placed 4 times in total (23.5% of starts).
Who trained Winds Of War?
Winds Of War (IRE) was trained by Tim Vaughan on the most recent run on record, at Aintree on 27 October 2012.
Who is Winds Of War's sire?
Winds Of War (IRE) is by Presenting (GB) out of Shining Willow (GB), whose sire is Strong Gale.
What is Winds Of War's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 110, from the run on 27 October 2012. That is also the highest on record.
What is Winds Of War's sire's record?
Presenting (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 20,052 runs since Jan 2008 (1,686 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 24.3% from 136.
Who are Winds Of War's siblings?
Out of Shining Willow (GB), Winds Of War (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Shiminnie (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Say Grace (IRE)). The wins came over 2m2f–2m5f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from March 2009. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.