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Horse profile

Wounded Warrior (IRE)

11yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2020) · Last trainer S Curling · Last owner Direct Bloodstock Limited
by Shantou (USA) out of Sparkling Sword (GB) (Broadsword)
38 runs · 16 courses · from Nov 2013
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Mar 2020 — 2,420 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2020 · 4th of 9 5 wins · Punchestown, Naas & Navan Last raced off OR 129
KTB Profile

Wounded Warrior (IRE) is 5 from 38, including a Grade 2 win. The biggest win we hold: the Woodlands Park 100 Club Novice Chase at Naas (Jan 2015). Hasn't won since Apr 2018. 3 of 4 starts at Navan have ended in wins. Last raced off 129, 26lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 38 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 26lb off peak
Official rating129↓ 26lb off peak
129 82–155

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 135 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Downpatrick, 25 Mar 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 →

Jumps 16 figures · best 176B · median 88
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft7135A103—
Heavy4176B71—
Good3105C87—
Good to Soft2101B87.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Over 3m9176B89—
2m5f – 3m6108B80.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 23 runs looked at, 7 have no figure: did not complete (4) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 23 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 119A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Thurles, 20 Feb 2020 Official rating 129 at the last run, 7 Mar 2020

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 33 figures · best 143A · median 123
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft13143A123—
Heavy10140A123.5—
Good6135A121—
Good to Soft4132B125.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Over 3m12143A119—
2m5f – 3m12138B120—
2m1f – 2m4f7142A130—
1m5f – 2m2135A129—

Of 38 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (5).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 33 figures from 38 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
Shantou (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,819 runs since Jan 2008 (539 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2150%+36.4—
Good to Firm1583220.3%+6.7—
Good2,28631013.6%00 from 6
Good to Soft1,43017612.3%−1.30 from 7
Soft2,61036313.9%+0.34 from 14
Heavy1,28217813.9%+0.31 from 11
Standard (AW)5159.8%−3.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f300%−13.6—
1m – 1m1f1100%−13.6—
1m2f – 1m4f6269.7%−3.9—
1m5f – 2m2,03027613.6%01 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f2,70737814%+0.41 from 8
2m5f – 3m2,33833314.2%+0.62 from 12
Over 3m6687210.8%−2.81 from 16

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
Sparkling Sword (GB) (Broadsword)

8 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Sword Of Destiny (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m; the highest grade won is Grade 3 (Sword Of Destiny (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Sword Of Destiny (IRE)642m–3mGrade 3
Chinx Of Light (IRE)1732m5½f–3m—
Sparkling Duke (IRE)1332m4f–3mClass 5
The Kings Sword (IRE)1022m–2m6f—
Warriors Destiny (IRE)512m4fClass 4
Brightest Flame (IRE)612m5f—
Connard (IRE)130——
Ballestra (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 14 4 29% +14.60
Heavy 11 1 9% −9.33
Good to Soft 7 0 0% −7.00
Good 6 0 0% −6.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Punchestown 6 1 17% +15.00
Gowran Park 5 0 0% −5.00
Fairyhouse 5 0 0% −5.00
Navan 4 3 75% +1.27
Thurles 3 0 0% −3.00
Leopardstown 3 0 0% −3.00
Cheltenham 2 0 0% −2.00
Naas 2 1 50% +2.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
Over 3m 16 1 6% +5.00
2m5f – 3m 12 2 17% −6.50
2m1f – 2m4f 8 1 13% −5.90
1m5f – 2m 2 1 50% −0.33

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sean Flanagan 9 1 11% +12.00
Adam Short 6 0 0% −6.00
B J Cooper 6 2 33% −2.40
Paul Carberry 5 1 20% −1.00
Mr P A King 2 0 0% −2.00
Jonathan Moore 2 0 0% −2.00
Ms N Carberry 2 1 50% −0.33
Phillip Enright 1 0 0% −1.00
Rachael Blackmore 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Derek O'Connor 1 0 0% −1.00
Ger Fox 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Townend 1 0 0% −1.00
Davy Condon 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 22 5 23% +8.27
Cheekpieces 10 0 0% −10.00
Blinkers 5 0 0% −5.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2020 2 0 0% −2.00
2019 4 0 0% −4.00
2018 8 1 13% +13.00
2017 7 0 0% −7.00
2016 4 0 0% −4.00
2015 3 1 33% +1.00
2014 8 2 25% −4.40
2013 2 1 50% −0.33

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 30 3 10% −2.90
Hurdle 6 1 17% −4.50
NH Flat 2 1 50% −0.33

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
07 Mar 20+16d Gowran Park BoyleSports Tetratema Cup Hunters Chase 25f · Soft To Heavy · 9 ran 4/9 16 11-7 12968C102C Mr P A King 13/2
20 Feb 20+292d Thurles Thurles Racecourse Hunters Chase 25f · Soft · 11 ran 3/11 3¾ 11-4 12989C119A Mr P A King 20/1
04 May 19+22d Punchestown Boylesports Handicap Chase (0-145) 31f · Good To Yielding · 17 ran 3/17 4½ 10-9 130101B119A Phillip Enright 25/1
12 Apr 19+58d Ballinrobe BetVictor Handicap Hurdle 22f · Good · 12 ran 5/12 4½ 11-10 12387A122A Rachael Blackmore 14/1
13 Feb 19+34d Fairyhouse Coral Bet 5 Get 20 In Free Bets Rated Chase 23.5f · Good To Yielding · 5 ran 4/5 22 10-11 13374C98B Sean Flanagan 11/1
10 Jan 19+27d Clonmel Munster Hurdle 19.5f · Yielding · 7 ran 3/7 23 11-12 130103C107C Sean Flanagan 25/1
14 Dec 18+131d Cheltenham Glenfarclas Cross Country Handicap Chase Class 2 · 30f · Good · 11 ran 8/11 ¾ 10-13 138—102C Mr Derek O'Connor 12/1
05 Aug 18+16d Galway SCL Sales Chase 22.5f · Good · 10 ran 6/10 13 11-3 137105C114C Sean Flanagan 25/1
20 Jul 18+83d Kilbeggan Midlands National Handicap Chase 25f · Good · 14 ran 11/14 1¾ 11-7 13884C120C Sean Flanagan 10/1
28 Apr 18+34d Punchestown BoyleSports Handicap Chase (0-145) 30f · Soft · 19 ran 1/19 10-12 131—143A Sean Flanagan 20/1
25 Mar 18+15d Downpatrick Toals Bookmakers Ulster National Irish Ebf Handicap Chase 28.5f · Soft · 10 ran 6/10 ½ 11-3 133135A119A Adam Short 10/1
10 Mar 18+27d Gowran Park Toals.com Bookmakers Leinster National Handicap Chase (Grade A) 23f · Heavy · 15 ran 7/15 9 10-11 135—104A Adam Short 20/1
11 Feb 18+17d Punchestown Boylesports Grand National Trial Handicap Chase (grade B) 28.5f · Heavy · 19 ran 10/19 89 10-9 13674C111C Adam Short 14/1
25 Jan 18+53d Gowran Park Goffs Thyestes Handicap Chase (grade A) 25f · Heavy · 15 ran 2/15 11 9-6 134176B124A Adam Short 25/1
03 Dec 17+7d Fairyhouse Bar One Racing Porterstown Handicap Chase (grade B) 29f · Soft · 14 ran 8/14 31 11-3 13862C116C Sean Flanagan 14/1
26 Nov 17+21d Navan Ladbrokes Troytown Handicap Chase (0-150) (grade B) 24f · Soft To Heavy · 21 ran 14/21 9½ 10-10 14268C113C Adam Short 25/1
05 Nov 17+202d Cork Paddy Power Cork Grand National Handicap Chase (0-150) (Grade B) 28f · Soft · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-2 144—— Adam Short 14/1
17 Apr 17+9d Fairyhouse Boylesports Irish Grand National Chase (Grade A) 29f · Good To Yielding · 28 ran PU/28 — 10-12 147—— Jonathan Moore 50/1
08 Apr 17+42d Aintree Randox Health Grand National (Grade 3 Handicap Chase) Class 1 · 34.5f · Good To Soft · 40 ran PU/40 — 11-2 153—— Sean Flanagan 33/1
25 Feb 17+30d Fairyhouse At The Races Bobbyjo Chase (Grade 3) 25f · Heavy · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-0 150—— B J Cooper 4/1
26 Jan 17+29d Gowran Park Goffs Thyestes Handicap Chase (grade A) 25f · Soft · 18 ran 6/18 1 11-5 152106B132A Ger Fox 25/1
28 Dec 16+34d Leopardstown Lexus Chase (Grade 1) 24f · Yielding · 13 ran 13/13 2¼ 11-10 15374C116C Jonathan Moore 66/1
24 Nov 16+292d Thurles Boomerang Animal Bedding And Boomerang Horse & Country Store Chase (listed) 22f · Yielding · 6 ran 4/6 13 11-0 153108B118B B J Cooper 5/4F
06 Feb 16+23d Leopardstown Irish Gold Cup (grade 1) 24.5f · Heavy · 10 ran 6/10 ½ 11-10 155—126A Sean Flanagan 12/1
14 Jan 16+261d Thurles Ladbrokes Ireland Kinloch Brae Chase (grade 2) 20f · Soft · 4 ran 2/4 9½ 11-8 153—133B Sean Flanagan 10/1
28 Apr 15+48d Punchestown Growise Champion Novice Chase (Grade 1) 25f · Good To Yielding · 5 ran 2/5 2¼ 11-10 153—132B Paul Townend 9/1
11 Mar 15+53d Cheltenham RSA Chase (Grade 1 Novices' Chase) Class 1 · 24.5f · Good · 8 ran 3/8 1½ 11-4 148—135A Paul Carberry 12/1
17 Jan 15+22d Naas Woodlands Park 100 Club Novice Chase (grade 2) 24f · Soft · 5 ran 1/5 11-5 138—138B Paul Carberry 3/1
26 Dec 14+20d Limerick Shannon Airport Novice Chase (Grade 2) 19.5f · Soft To Heavy · 7 ran 3/7 ½ 11-4 139—126B Davy Condon 9/2
06 Dec 14+14d Navan Drogheda Beginners Chase 20f · Yielding To Soft · 14 ran 1/14 11-12 ——142A B J Cooper 11/10F
22 Nov 14+24d Gowran Park Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Beginners Chase 20f · Heavy · 14 ran 2/14 2½ 11-11 ——140A Paul Carberry 15/8
29 Oct 14+182d Punchestown Ballymore Christmas Fair & Family Fun November Festival Beginners Chase 20f · Good · 5 ran 2/5 3¾ 11-10 82—130B B J Cooper 5/4
30 Apr 14+10d Punchestown Louis Fitzgerald Hotel Hurdle 20f · Good To Yielding · 10 ran F/10 — 11-12 130—— Paul Carberry 10/1
20 Apr 14+84d Fairyhouse I.n.h. Stallion Owners E.B.F. Novice Handicap Hurdle Series Final (grade B) 24f · Good To Yielding · 23 ran 4/23 3¾ 11-4 130—132A Paul Carberry 5/1
26 Jan 14+14d Leopardstown Synergy Security Solutions Novice Hurdle (Grade 2) 20f · Soft To Heavy · 6 ran 4/6 ½ 11-0 ——123B B J Cooper 9/2
12 Jan 14+22d Navan www.navanracecourse.ie Maiden Hurdle 23f · Soft · 10 ran 1/10 11-9 ——133A B J Cooper 1/2F
21 Dec 13+42d Navan Athlumney Flat Race 16f · Soft To Heavy · 10 ran 1/10 11-11 ——135A Ms N Carberry 4/6F
09 Nov 13 Naas Go Racing In Kildare Membership 2014 (pro/am) Flat Race 16f · Yielding To Soft · 12 ran 3/12 ½ 11-7 ——123A Ms N Carberry 5/2J

Quick answers

How many races has Wounded Warrior (IRE) won?
Wounded Warrior (IRE) won 5 of 38 archived starts between 2013 and 2020, a strike rate of 13.2%. Placed 14 times in total (36.8% of starts).
Who trained Wounded Warrior (IRE)?
Wounded Warrior (IRE) was trained by S Curling on the most recent run on record, at Gowran Park on 7 March 2020.
Who is Wounded Warrior (IRE)'s sire?
Wounded Warrior (IRE) is by Shantou (USA) out of Sparkling Sword (GB), whose sire is Broadsword.
What going does Wounded Warrior (IRE) prefer?
Wounded Warrior (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 4 wins from 14 starts (28.6%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Wounded Warrior (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 129, from the run on 7 March 2020. The highest on record is 155.
What is Wounded Warrior (IRE)'s sire's record?
Shantou (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,819 runs since Jan 2008 (539 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.
Who are Wounded Warrior (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Sparkling Sword (GB), Wounded Warrior (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Sword Of Destiny (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Grade 3 (Sword Of Destiny (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2013. 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.