How many races has Winter Lion (IRE) won?

Winter Lion (IRE) won 8 of 47 archived starts between 2013 and 2019, a strike rate of 17%. Placed 14 times in total (29.8% of starts).

Who trained Winter Lion (IRE)?

Winter Lion (IRE) was trained by John O'Shea on the most recent run on record, at Cartmel on 22 July 2019.

Who is Winter Lion (IRE)'s sire?

Winter Lion (IRE) is by Galileo (IRE) out of Hill Of Snow (GB), whose sire is Reference Point.

What going does Winter Lion (IRE) prefer?

Winter Lion (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 9 starts (22.2%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.

What is Winter Lion (IRE)'s official rating?

The most recent official rating on record is 129, from the run on 22 July 2019. The highest on record is 133.

What is Winter Lion (IRE)'s sire's record?

Galileo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,191 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 889.

Who are Winter Lion (IRE)'s siblings?

Out of Hill Of Snow (GB), Winter Lion (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Big Game Hunter (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Kong (IRE)). The wins came over 1m3½f–1m6f. As at Oct 2026.

Horse profile

Winter Lion (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2019) · Last trainer John O'Shea · Last owner Oscar Singh Miss Priya Purewal

by Galileo (IRE) out of Hill Of Snow (GB) (Reference Point)

47 runs · 27 courses · from Nov 2013

As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

No run recorded since 22 Jul 2019 — 2,649 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.

Last run Jul 2019 8 wins · 7 courses Last raced off OR 129

KTB Profile

Winter Lion (IRE) is 8 from 47. Hasn't won since Apr 2018.

Based on 47 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026

8–47Wins / Runs
17%Strike rate
14 (29.8%)Placed
+18.00£1 level staken=47 at SP
1.62Fair A/E n=47 · 1.35 incl. margin
133Highest OR
45dAvg between runs

Official rating129↓ 4lb off peak

129 59–133

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 89 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Aintree, 18 May 2018

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 10 figures · best 115^A · median 97.5

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 22 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)	6	115^A	102	—
Good	2	107^C	90.5	—
Good to Soft	1	—	—	—
Soft	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m	7	115^A	101	—
1m2f – 1m4f	2	108^A	91	—
2m1f – 2m4f	1	—	—	—

Jumps 10 figures · best 132^B · median 84.5

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 22 Oct 2025
Good	5	132^B	89	—
Soft	3	95^C	73	—
Heavy	1	—	—	—
Good to Firm	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 22 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f	4	97^B	94	—
Over 3m	3	89^A	80	—
2m5f – 3m	3	132^B	77	—

Of 23 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 20 figures from 23 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 132^A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Uttoxeter, 30 Jun 2019 Official rating 129 at the last jumps run, 22 Jul 2019

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 69^C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kempton (AW), 5 Jun 2019 Official rating 75 at the last flat run, 5 Jun 2019

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 18 figures · best 134^A · median 120.5

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 22 Oct 2025
Good	10	134^A	124	—
Soft	4	130^A	118	—
Heavy	3	119^B	97	—
Good to Firm	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 22 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f	7	130^A	107	—
Over 3m	5	132^A	124	—
2m5f – 3m	3	113^A	112	—
1m5f – 2m	3	134^A	131	—

Flat 28 figures · best 88^A · median 71.5

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 22 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)	9	88^A	69	—
Soft	9	83^A	70	—
Good	5	83^A	72	—
Good to Firm	4	83^A	78.5	—
Good to Soft	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m	16	88^A	73.5	—
1m2f – 1m4f	4	74^A	64	—
1m – 1m1f	4	58^C	55	—
2m1f – 2m4f	3	83^A	72	—
6f – 7f	1	—	—	—

Of 47 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 46 figures from 47 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

Galileo (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,191 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses).

Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 889.

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Firm	72	14	19.4%	+4.9	—
Good to Firm	2,765	442	16%	+1.5	1 from 5
Good	5,307	790	14.9%	+0.4	3 from 15
Good to Soft	2,342	328	14%	−0.5	0 from 1
Soft	3,844	575	15%	+0.5	2 from 14
Heavy	1,378	190	13.8%	−0.7	0 from 3
Standard (AW)	2,482	304	12.2%	−2.3	2 from 9

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Under 6f	14	1	7.1%	−7.4	—
6f – 7f	1,383	252	18.2%	+3.7	0 from 1
1m – 1m1f	3,021	517	17.1%	+2.6	0 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f	6,848	1,051	15.3%	+0.8	0 from 4
1m5f – 2m	4,237	554	13.1%	−1.4	5 from 19
2m1f – 2m4f	1,649	170	10.3%	−4.2	2 from 10
2m5f – 3m	889	83	9.3%	−5.2	0 from 3
Over 3m	150	16	10.7%	−3.8	1 from 6

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

Hill Of Snow (GB) (Reference Point)

3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Big Game Hunter (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 1m3½f–1m6f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Kong (IRE)).

Produce	Runs	Wins	Win trips	Best grade
Big Game Hunter (IRE)	39	2	1m4f–1m5f	—
Mount Kilimanjaro (IRE)	5	2	1m4f–1m6f	Listed
Kong (IRE)	17	1	1m3½f	Group 3

Record by conditions

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Good	15	3	20%	+5.50
Soft	14	2	14%	+8.00
Standard (AW)	9	2	22%	+7.00
Good to Firm	5	1	20%	+1.50
Heavy	3	0	0%	−3.00
Good to Soft	1	0	0%	−1.00

Class	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Class 3	5	1	20%	+4.00
Class 4	4	0	0%	−4.00
Class 1	2	0	0%	−2.00
Class 5	1	0	0%	−1.00
Class 2	1	0	0%	−1.00

Course	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Dundalk (AW)	7	2	29%	+9.00
Galway	4	1	25%	+5.00
Killarney	4	1	25%	+2.00
Leopardstown	4	0	0%	−4.00
Uttoxeter	2	0	0%	−2.00
Cheltenham	2	1	50%	+7.00
Punchestown	2	1	50%	+3.50
Limerick	2	1	50%	+4.50
Curragh	2	0	0%	−2.00
Cartmel	1	0	0%	−1.00
Kempton (AW)	1	0	0%	−1.00
Newbury	1	0	0%	−1.00
York	1	0	0%	−1.00
Aintree	1	0	0%	−1.00
Sandown	1	0	0%	−1.00
Southwell	1	0	0%	−1.00
Carlisle	1	0	0%	−1.00
Sligo	1	0	0%	−1.00
Navan	1	0	0%	−1.00
Down Royal	1	0	0%	−1.00
Killarney (IRE)	1	0	0%	−1.00
Bellewstown	1	1	100%	+12.00
Fairyhouse	1	0	0%	−1.00
Musselburgh	1	0	0%	−1.00
Wexford (RH) (IRE)	1	0	0%	−1.00
Gowran Park	1	0	0%	−1.00
Dundalk	1	0	0%	−1.00

Distance	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
1m5f – 2m	19	5	26%	+17.50
2m1f – 2m4f	10	2	20%	+9.50
Over 3m	6	1	17%	+3.00
1m2f – 1m4f	4	0	0%	−4.00
1m – 1m1f	4	0	0%	−4.00
2m5f – 3m	3	0	0%	−3.00
6f – 7f	1	0	0%	−1.00

Jockey	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Chris Hayes	7	2	29%	+8.00
Seamie Heffernan	7	0	0%	−7.00
Wayne Lordan	4	2	50%	+12.00
Paddy Brennan	3	1	33%	+6.00
A E Lynch	3	0	0%	−3.00
Bryony Frost	2	0	0%	−2.00
Liam Jones	2	0	0%	−2.00
B J Cooper	2	1	50%	+11.00
Mark Enright	2	0	0%	−2.00
Keith Donoghue	2	1	50%	+3.50
Jamie Spencer	1	0	0%	−1.00
Mr Max Chenery	1	0	0%	−1.00
Sam Twiston-Davies	1	0	0%	−1.00
Ben Coen	1	0	0%	−1.00
Adam Short	1	0	0%	−1.00
Mr R P Quinlan	1	0	0%	−1.00
Oisin Orr	1	0	0%	−1.00
J J Slevin	1	0	0%	−1.00
David Mullins	1	0	0%	−1.00
W J Lee	1	1	100%	+5.50
Leigh Roche	1	0	0%	−1.00
Rory Cleary	1	0	0%	−1.00
Ana O'Brien	1	0	0%	−1.00

Headgear	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
None	16	2	13%	−1.00
Tongue tie	12	4	33%	+22.00
Tongue tie + blinkers	8	2	25%	+8.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces	6	0	0%	−6.00
Cheekpieces	5	0	0%	−5.00

Season	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
2019	4	0	0%	−4.00
2018	6	1	17%	+3.00
2017	10	1	10%	−6.00
2016	7	3	43%	+24.50
2015	7	1	14%	−1.50
2014	11	2	18%	+4.00
2013	2	0	0%	−2.00

Type	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Flat	28	5	18%	+9.50
Chase	11	1	9%	−2.00
Hurdle	8	2	25%	+10.50

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
22 Jul 19+22d	Cartmel	Follow racingtv On Twitter Handicap Chase Class 3 · 25.5f · Soft · 4 ran	PU/4	—	11-6	129	—	—	Bryony Frost	6/4J
30 Jun 19+25d	Uttoxeter	bet365 Summer Cup (Listed Open Handicap Chase) Class 1 · 26f · Good · 15 ran	3/15	1¾	10-0	126	—	132^A	Bryony Frost	16/1
05 Jun 19+19d	Kempton (AW)	Bet At racingtv.com Handicap Class 4 · 16f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran	9/12	2	9-2	75	82^C	69^C	Liam Jones	100/1
17 May 19+250d	Newbury	Sipp Wine Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Good · 15 ran	12/15	4	9-7	74	74^C	57^C	Liam Jones	100/1
09 Sep 18+70d	York	Little Green Rascals Children's Nurseries Handicap Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran	13/13	37	9-10	76	49^C	63^C	Jamie Spencer	9/1
01 Jul 18+44d	Uttoxeter	Marston's Pedigree Summer Cup (Listed Open Handicap Chase) Class 1 · 26f · Good · 18 ran	4/18	3¼	10-5	128	—	124^A	Paddy Brennan	7/1
18 May 18+30d	Aintree	Smarkets Handicap Chase Class 2 · 25f · Good · 7 ran	2/7	1	10-7	126	89^A	124^B	Paddy Brennan	11/4
18 Apr 18+40d	Cheltenham	Nicholson Holman Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) Class 3 · 25.5f · Good · 11 ran	1/11		10-12	122	80^A	127^A	Paddy Brennan	8/1
09 Mar 18+32d	Sandown	Grand Military Gold Cup (Chase For Military Amateur Riders) Class 3 · 24f · Soft · 11 ran	4/11	8	11-7	129	48^B	113^A	Mr Max Chenery	9/1
05 Feb 18+36d	Southwell	Free Betting Offers At freebetting.co.uk Novices' Chase Class 4 · 20.5f · Soft · 5 ran	4/5	8	10-12	131	95^C	100^B	Sam Twiston-Davies	7/1
31 Dec 17+23d	Punchestown	Buy Your 2018 Annual Membership Beginners Chase 25.5f · Soft To Heavy · 5 ran	3/5	6	11-12	125	63^C	119^B	A E Lynch	25/1
08 Dec 17+25d	Dundalk (AW)	Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap 16f · Standard · 12 ran	10/12	¾	8-1	82	103^A	65^A	Ben Coen	16/1
13 Nov 17+95d	Carlisle	Compare Bookies At bookies.com Novices' Chase Class 3 · 20f · Soft · 5 ran	3/5	1¼	11-2	133	73^C	123^B	A E Lynch	40/1
10 Aug 17+10d	Sligo	Boylesports Handicap Hurdle 20.5f · Good · 10 ran	8/10	4	11-1	126	97^B	107^A	Adam Short	33/1
31 Jul 17+58d	Galway	Connacht Hotel (Q.R.) Handicap (70-100) 17f · Yielding · 20 ran	20/20	1¼	11-1	85	94^C	70^C	Mr R P Quinlan	50/1
03 Jun 17+20d	Navan	Navanracecourse.ie Handicap 13f · Good · 18 ran	17/18	1	9-3	87	107^C	72^C	Oisin Orr	25/1
14 May 17+13d	Killarney	Killarney Outlook Publications Novice Chase 22.5f · Good · 5 ran	4/5	41	11-4	—	77^C	96^C	A E Lynch	11/2
01 May 17+80d	Down Royal	Magners Irish Cider Beginners Chase 20f · Good To Firm · 11 ran	2/11	2	11-7	—	93^B	122^A	J J Slevin	5/1
10 Feb 17+28d	Dundalk (AW)	ASM Chartered Accountants Race 16f · Standard · 9 ran	5/9	10	9-4	88	91^A	69^A	Wayne Lordan	11/10F
13 Jan 17+42d	Dundalk (AW)	Vodatrade.ie - Digital Marketing And Website Design Services Handicap 16f · Standard · 7 ran	1/7		8-11	79	101^A	88^A	Wayne Lordan	3/1
02 Dec 16+21d	Dundalk (AW)	Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap 12f · Standard · 11 ran	6/11	½	8-7	80	108^A	74^A	Wayne Lordan	6/1
11 Nov 16+21d	Dundalk (AW)	Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap 16f · Standard · 8 ran	1/8		8-7	76	115^A	78^A	Wayne Lordan	11/1
21 Oct 16+87d	Cheltenham	Join The Jockey Club Ownership Syndicate Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 21f · Good · 16 ran	10/16	hd	11-2	130	132^B	112^A	David Mullins	20/1
26 Jul 16+12d	Galway	Caulfieldindustrial.com Handicap (55-80) 16.5f · Yielding To Soft · 17 ran	9/17	nk	9-13	75	—	73^C	Chris Hayes	10/1
14 Jul 16+12d	Killarney (IRE)	Killarney Grand Live Music Venue Handicap Hurdle 17f · Good · 10 ran	10/10	25	11-0	127	—	92^C	B J Cooper	11/4F
02 Jul 16+15d	Bellewstown	Fast Shipping Bellewstown Handicap Hurdle 17f · Yielding · 12 ran	1/12		10-3	114	—	130^A	B J Cooper	12/1
17 Jun 16+172d	Limerick	Limerick Racecourse Family Fun Day 3rd July Handicap (50-80) 17f · Good To Firm · 11 ran	1/11		9-7	72	—	83^A	W J Lee	11/2
28 Dec 15+30d	Leopardstown	Irish Daily Star Christmas Novice Handicap Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 13 ran	11/13	nk	11-2	115	—	95^A	Mark Enright	10/1
28 Nov 15+23d	Fairyhouse	Hire2k Rated Novice Hurdle 20f · Soft To Heavy · 8 ran	6/8	14	11-3	115	—	97^A	Keith Donoghue	5/1
05 Nov 15+21d	Musselburgh	Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 15.5f · Good · 7 ran	2/7	½	11-5	116	—	134^A	Mark Enright	11/8
15 Oct 15+79d	Punchestown	Buy Your 2016 Annual Badge Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 10 ran	1/10		11-12	—	—	131^A	Keith Donoghue	9/2
28 Jul 15+19d	Galway	Caulfieldindustrial.com Handicap (55-80) 16f · Yielding · 14 ran	9/14	3¼	9-13	79	—	72^C	Chris Hayes	8/1
09 Jul 15+12d	Leopardstown	'hermitage Green' Handicap (50-85) 13f · Good To Firm · 11 ran	4/11	1½	9-8	79	—	81^A	Chris Hayes	10/3F
27 Jun 15+258d	Curragh	Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship European Breeders Fund Handicap (60-100) 16f · Good To Firm · 9 ran	4/9	1½	8-9	79	—	75^A	Leigh Roche	16/1
12 Oct 14+29d	Curragh	Irish Cesarewitch (Premier Handicap) 16f · Yielding · 21 ran	11/21	1¼	8-5	81	—	74^A	Chris Hayes	14/1
13 Sep 14+22d	Leopardstown	Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. 'Petingo' Handicap (Premier Handicap) 14f · Good To Firm · 15 ran	5/15	nk	8-6	81	—	76^A	Chris Hayes	10/1
22 Aug 14+20d	Killarney	seamusweldon.com Handicap 14f · Good · 12 ran	1/12		9-5	71	—	83^A	Chris Hayes	5/1
02 Aug 14+7d	Galway	Ladbrokes 'summer Of Sports' Handicap (50-70) 14f · Soft · 16 ran	1/16		9-3	59	—	83^A	Chris Hayes	8/1
26 Jul 14+9d	Wexford (RH) (IRE)	Gorey Handicap 16f · Good · 10 ran	3/10	4¼	9-3	59	—	71^A	Seamie Heffernan	2/1F
17 Jul 14+7d	Killarney	Europe Hotel & Resort Handicap 17f · Good · 18 ran	6/18	¾	9-4	60	—	72^A	Rory Cleary	12/1
10 Jul 14+58d	Leopardstown	Follow Leopardstown On Facebook Apprentice Handicap 12f · Soft · 11 ran	5/11	2½	9-2	60	—	64^A	Ana O'Brien	11/2
13 May 14+9d	Killarney	Killarney Vintners Handicap (47-65) 8.5f · Soft · 14 ran	12/14	1	9-12	62	—	57^A	Seamie Heffernan	25/1
04 May 14+8d	Gowran Park	Like Us On Facebook Handicap (47-65) 9.5f · Yielding · 17 ran	11/17	½	9-13	64	—	58^C	Seamie Heffernan	12/1
26 Apr 14+113d	Limerick	Great Limerick Run Maiden 8f · Yielding To Soft · 11 ran	8/11	1	9-7	—	—	53^C	Seamie Heffernan	20/1
03 Jan 14+23d	Dundalk (AW)	Crowne Plaza Leading Jockey & Trainer Championship Maiden 10.5f · Standard · 8 ran	5/8	2¼	9-5	—	—	64^A	Seamie Heffernan	25/1
11 Dec 13+14d	Dundalk (AW)	Dundalk Stadium - Light Up Your Night Maiden 8f · Standard · 13 ran	10/13	½	9-5	—	—	49^C	Seamie Heffernan	33/1
27 Nov 13	Dundalk	Crowne Plaza Hotel Race & Stay Maiden 6f · Standard · 10 ran	8/10	2¾	9-5	—	—	43^A	Seamie Heffernan	33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Winter Lion (IRE) won?: Winter Lion (IRE) won 8 of 47 archived starts between 2013 and 2019, a strike rate of 17%. Placed 14 times in total (29.8% of starts).
Who trained Winter Lion (IRE)?: Winter Lion (IRE) was trained by John O'Shea on the most recent run on record, at Cartmel on 22 July 2019.
Who is Winter Lion (IRE)'s sire?: Winter Lion (IRE) is by Galileo (IRE) out of Hill Of Snow (GB), whose sire is Reference Point.
What going does Winter Lion (IRE) prefer?: Winter Lion (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 9 starts (22.2%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Winter Lion (IRE)'s official rating?: The most recent official rating on record is 129, from the run on 22 July 2019. The highest on record is 133.
What is Winter Lion (IRE)'s sire's record?: Galileo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,191 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 889.
Who are Winter Lion (IRE)'s siblings?: Out of Hill Of Snow (GB), Winter Lion (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Big Game Hunter (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Kong (IRE)). The wins came over 1m3½f–1m6f. As at Oct 2026.

KTB Speed and Rating

Pedigree intelligence

Record by conditions

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