Strong Leader (GB)
Owner: Welfordgolf Syndicate Trainer: O Murphy Sex: gelding Age: 8
Breeding: Passing Glance / Strong Westerner (Westerner)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft | 1 | |||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Apr 2025 | Aintree | Good | 3m 149y | 1 | Hiddenvalley Lake | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 11 | S Bowen | 5/1 |
| prominent, not fluent 6th or 4 out, mistake 2 out, switched right before last, stayed on into 2nd flat, not trouble winner | |||||||||
| 25 Jan 2025 | Cheltenham | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 7f 213y | 1 | Gowel Road | 11st 8lbs | 4 of 6 | S Bowen | 5/2 |
| raced out wide off the pace in 5th, pushed along and outpaced in 5th before 2 out, went modest 4th before 2 out, never involved | |||||||||
| 21 Dec 2024 | Ascot | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m 97y | 1 | Crambo | 11st 7lbs | 10 of 10 | S Bowen | 11/8 |
| held up rear of mid-division, pushed along after 4 out, well beaten before 2 out | |||||||||
| 29 Nov 2024 | Newbury | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 52y | 1 | Strong Leader | 11st 8lbs | 1 of 4 | S Bowen | 4/7 |
| chased leader, led but pressed when not fluent 2 out, stayed on flat, in command inside final 100 yards | |||||||||
| 13 Apr 2024 | Aintree | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m 149y | 1 | Strong Leader | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 10 | S Bowen | 8/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway after 4 out, went 2nd going well when not fluent 2 out, led and not fluent last, driven clear flat | |||||||||
| 27 Jan 2024 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft | 2m 7f 213y | 1 | Noble Yeats | 11st 2lbs | 3 of 7 | G Sheehan | 11/1 |
| in rear, in touch, mistake 2nd, jumped left 2 out and ridden, kept on, ran on from final flight, finished well, held towards finish | |||||||||
| 01 Jan 2024 | Cheltenham | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 4f 56y | 1 | Bob Olinger | 11st | 4 of 4 | G Sheehan | 3/1 |
| not fluent, led, ridden and headed before last, pecked last, weakened flat | |||||||||
| 25 Nov 2023 | Ascot | Good | 2m 3f 58y | 1 | Blueking D'oroux | 11st | 2 of 5 | S Bowen | 5/2 |
| led, edged left 6th, jumped left 2 out, ridden and headed flat | |||||||||
| 15 Oct 2023 | Ffos Las | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1m 7f 182y | 2 | Nemean Lion | 11st 12lbs | 10 of 10 | S Bowen | 3/1 |
| tracked leaders, not fluent 4th, ridden after 3 out and soon dropped away | |||||||||
| 14 Apr 2023 | Aintree | Good to Soft | 2m 103y | 1 | Inthepocket | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 14 | S Bowen | 14/1 |
| towards rear, pushed along after 4th, ridden and struggling in last after 6th, stayed on approaching last, finished strongly, went 2nd towards finish | |||||||||
| 14 Mar 2023 | Cheltenham | Soft | 2m 87y | 1 | Marine Nationale | 11st 7lbs | 9 of 14 | S Bowen | 25/1 |
| tracked leaders on inside, outpaced 3 out, well beaten from 2 out | |||||||||
| 29 Jan 2023 | Southwell | Good | 1m 7f 182y | 4 | Strong Leader | 12st | 1 of 10 | S Bowen | 2/7 |
| tracked leader, eased into lead home turn, drew clear after 2 out, coasted home, not extended | |||||||||
| 03 Dec 2022 | Aintree | Good to Soft | 2m 209y | 3 | Strong Leader | 11st 6lbs | 1 of 9 | S Bowen | 2/1 |
| always prominent, not fluent 5th, switched right and challenging when jumped left last, soon led, drew clear flat, stayed on strongly | |||||||||
| 12 Nov 2022 | Uttoxeter | Good | 1m 7f 168y | 4 | Strong Leader | 11st | 1 of 9 | S Bowen | 4/6 |
| held up, smooth headway home turn, ridden to challenge 2 out, every chance when upsides last, ran on well flat and went clear | |||||||||
| 22 Oct 2022 | Cheltenham | Good | 2m 87y | 2 | Encanto Bruno | 11st 4lbs | 2 of 15 | Adrian Heskin | 5/2 |
| held up in mid-division, switched outside and headway over 3f out, edged left over 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no impression on winner, stayed on | |||||||||
| 07 May 2022 | Warwick | Good | 2m | 5 | Strong Leader | 11st 2lbs | 1 of 9 | Adrian Heskin | 3/1 |
| held up in rear, headway on outside from 7f out, led over 1f out, soon clear, impressive | |||||||||