Horse Details

Soar Above (GB)

71 Runs 9 Wins (12.7%) 15 Places (21.1%)
Owner: J Butler Silks J Butler Trainer: John Butler
10 years old gr/ro GB
Sire: Lethal Force
Dam: Soar
Damsire: Danzero
Past Runs (71 Total)
Date/Time Course Draw Distance Jockey Trainer Position Time Beaten By OR Weight SP Comment
10/12/25
20:00 		Kempton (AW) 6 7f Rossa Ryan John Butler 10 1:29.15 1 54 9-7 7/2J
In rear(op 10/3)
16/10/25
18:45 		Chelmsford (AW) 10 7f David Egan John Butler 2nd 1:26.22 3.25 54 9-9 14/1
Led early - headed and prominent after 1f - bit short of room then pressed leader over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - no match for winner(op 10/1)
18/09/25
20:15 		Kempton (AW) 7 6f Sean Levey John Butler 9 1:14.21 1.75 57 9-6 100/30
Towards rear throughout(tchd 16/5 and tchd 4/1)
05/05/25
17:30 		Kempton (AW) 6 7f Grace McEntee John Butler 7 1:27.04 1.25 60 9-9 14/1
Towards rear - some headway inside final furlong(op 10/1 tchd 16/1)
07/04/25
19:00 		Kempton (AW) 11 7f Benoit De La Sayette John Butler 11 1:27.97 .5 62 8-10 80/1
Awkward start - always behind(op 66/1)
17/03/25
18:30 		Wolverhampton (AW) 8 7f Benoit De La Sayette John Butler 8 1:29.92 2 64 9-8 50/1
In rear - no extra from over 1f out(op 40/1)
05/03/25
18:30 		Kempton (AW) 2 7f David Egan John Butler 6 1:25.88 2 65 9-0 40/1
In rear - kept on final furlong - no telling impression(op 28/1)
11/02/25
18:00 		Wolverhampton (AW) 8 7f George Buckell John Butler 10 1:31.17 5.5 68 9-0 40/1
Towards rear throughout(op 25/1)
29/01/25
19:00 		Kempton (AW) 9 7f Lewis Edmunds John Butler 10 1:27.03 0.1 71 9-8 33/1
Towards rear - pushed along from over 3f out - no telling impression
20/01/25
18:15 		Kempton (AW) 4 7f Kaiya Fraser John Butler 9 1:28.02 10 71 9-1 18/1
Towards rear - outpaced over 3f out - eased from under 2f out - never dangerous(op 14/1)
16/09/24
18:00 		Kempton (AW) 3 7f Neil Callan John Butler 8 1:27.89 0.3 72 10-2 5/1
Midfield - cajoled along over 4f out - headway from 2f out - no impression inside final furlong(tchd 9/2)
06/09/24
21:00 		Kempton (AW) 4 6f Daniel Muscutt John Butler 3rd 1:13.69 0.3 72 9-9 3/1J
Led narrowly - raced in second after 1f - challenging from 1f out - kept on inside final furlong(Mkt1: op 8/1 tchd 7/1; Mkt2 op 11/2)
14/08/24
18:30 		Kempton (AW) 5 7f Morgan Cole John Butler 12 1:27.61 2 76 8-9 66/1
Midfield - hampered soon after start - towards rear after 2f - no impression(op 40/1)
14/06/24
13:40 		Chester 2 7f Miss Charlotte Butler John Butler 8 1:30.86 4.25 79 10-10 11/1
In touch with leaders - lost ground and dropped to last over 5f out - outpaced and no impression from 3f out(op 12/1)
22/05/24
20:00 		Kempton (AW) 9 7f Neil Callan John Butler 8 1:25.75 3 81 9-5 50/1
Towards rear throughout(tchd 40/1)
15/04/24
19:00 		Kempton (AW) 6 7f Neil Callan John Butler 4 1:27.49 .5 82 9-7 11/1
In touch with leaders - some headway over 1f out - no impression inside final furlong(op 9/1 tchd 12/1)
27/03/24
19:00 		Kempton (AW) 5 7f Luke Morris John Butler 6 1:27.99 5 86 8-4 40/1
Towards rear - pushed along over 4f out - raced wide but some headway from over 3f out - weakened over 2f out(op 50/1)
27/01/24
18:30 		Kempton (AW) 3 7f Jack Enright John Butler 2nd 1:25.06 1 82 8-13 9/1
Held up in rear - switched right over 1f out - pressed leaders inside final furlong - went second inside final 110yds - kept on (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(op 10/1)
26/12/23
16:05 		Wolverhampton (AW) 2 7f Cam Hardie John Butler 6 1:27.58 1 86 8-4 66/1
Slowly into stride - in rear throughout(op 50/1)
13/12/23
19:00 		Kempton (AW) 2 7f David Egan John Butler 2nd 1:25.98 0.3 79 9-9 7/2
Dwelt start - midfield - good headway from 2f out - led inside final furlong - kept on but headed towards finish
01/11/23
18:15 		Kempton (AW) 7 7f Morgan Cole John Butler 12 1:27.44 2.75 81 9-0 28/1
In touch with leaders on outer - outpaced over 2f out - soon weakened(op 20/1)
17/10/23
17:10 		Leicester 7 7f Dylan Hogan John Butler 7 1:31.04 3.75 83 9-2 28/1
In touch with leaders against near rail - weakened from 2f out(op 20/1 tchd 33/1)
06/09/23
20:30 		Kempton (AW) 3 7f James Doyle John Butler 4 1:26.74 .5 84 9-8 13/2
In touch with leaders - headway from over 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 11/2)
22/07/23
17:25 		Newmarket (July) 9 7f Dylan Hogan John Butler 2nd 1:27.76 2.5 84 9-5 25/1
Held up in rear - switched right over 2f out - ridden and headway over 1f out - went second final 110yds - no match for winner(op 20/1 tchd 28/1)
24/05/23
19:40 		Kempton (AW) 5 7f Luke Morris John Butler 3rd 1:25.65 .75 84 9-8 18/1
Raced in second - pushed along over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - weakened final 110yds(op 22/1 tchd 25/1)
10/05/23
20:00 		Kempton (AW) 3 7f Lewis Edmunds John Butler 3rd 1:25.40 .75 84 9-3 33/1
In rear - headway 2f out - soon ridden - went third inside final furlong - stayed on
14/04/23
15:10 		Leicester 5 7f Darragh Keenan John Butler 3rd 1:45.66 21 86 9-10 40/1
Held up in last - went third 3f out - weakened from 2f out - tailed off(op 16/1)
29/03/23
19:30 		Kempton (AW) 8 7f Levi Williams John Butler 8 1:27.56 1.25 88 8-1 100/1
Towards rear of midfield on outer - ridden and outpaced from 2f out(op 50/1)
02/11/22
18:30 		Kempton (AW) 4 7f Daniel Muscutt John Butler 4 1:28.27 .75 89 9-7 11/2
Midfield - ridden 2f out - well held but kept on and went fourth inside final 110yds(op 7/2)
15/09/22
17:05 		Yarmouth 7 6f Neil Callan John Butler 5 1:11.52 2 91 9-8 18/1
Held up in rear - pushed along halfway - ridden over 2f out - soon held - kept on but no impression inside final furlong(op 50/1)
26/08/22
15:30 		Thirsk 3 7f Joanna Mason John Butler 11 1:27.36 1.75 92 9-11 66/1
Midfield - pushed along 3f out - ridden and weakened over 1f out(op 80/1 tchd 50/1)
16/06/22
18:10 		Ascot 9 7f Daniel Muscutt John Butler 23 1:28.33 0.3 92 8-13 66/1
Towards rear on far side of group - pushed along 2f out - never dangerous(op 50/1)
04/05/22
20:00 		Kempton (AW) 4 7f Daniel Muscutt John Butler 2nd 1:24.47 3.25 92 9-7 3/1
In touch with leaders - went third 3f out - ridden over 1f out - went second inside final furlong - no match for winner(op 4/1)
18/04/22
17:15 		Kempton (AW) 1 6f Morgan Cole John Butler 1st 1:11.47 Won 89 7-12 9/2
Midfield - nudged along and good headway over 1f out - ridden to lead 1f out - faced challenge final 110yds - cosily(op 15/2 and tchd 8/1)
12/03/22
19:00 		Kempton (AW) 4 7f Daniel Muscutt John Butler 2nd 1:25.35 0.05 85 9-8 7/2
Held up in rear - switched right and headway over 1f out - ridden to lead final 110yds - headed post(op 11/2)
02/03/22
19:30 		Kempton (AW) 4 7f Laura Pearson John Butler 5 1:27.57 1.25 86 8-11 11/2
Midfield - ridden over 2f out - outpaced over 1f out - made no telling impression(tchd 6/1)
06/02/22
16:00 		Kempton (AW) 6 1m Laura Pearson John Butler 4 1:40.40 0.3 87 8-0 25/1
Tracked leaders - pushed along 2f out - ridden and steady headway over 1f out - outpaced inside final furlong - no extra and lost third towards finish(op 28/1)
09/01/22
15:10 		Southwell (AW) 2 6f Callum Shepherd John Butler 6 1:15.26 0.3 88 9-5 33/1
Towards rear - pushed along 3f out - ridden and chased leaders 2f out - no extra final furlong(op 28/1)
13/10/21
18:00 		Kempton (AW) 8 6f Richard Kingscote John Butler 10 1:14.42 0.05 89 9-9 15/2
Always towards rear(op 10/1 tchd 12/1)
01/10/21
16:50 		Ascot 6 7f David Egan John Butler 7 1:31.99 .75 89 9-6 80/1
Midfield - ridden over 2f out - no impression from over 1f out(op 50/1)
06/08/21
19:38 		Newmarket (July) 2 6f Tom Marquand John Butler 1st 1:11.38 Won 83 9-12 8/1
Midfield - pushed along halfway - headway over 1f out - soon ridden and led - ran on well final furlong - went clear towards finish(op 12/1)
08/07/21
16:45 		Newmarket (July) 6 1m Tom Marquand John Butler 5 1:37.56 1 84 9-3 100/1
Midfield - pushed along 3f out - bit short of room over 1f out - ridden and kept on inside final furlong(op 66/1)
14/05/21
15:40 		York 12 7f Sean Levey John Butler 11 1:27.25 3 85 10-0 50/1
In touch with leaders - ridden up the centre over 2f out - edged left and weakened over 1f out(op 33/1)
25/01/21
18:45 		Kempton (AW) 7 7f Laura Pearson John Butler 5 1:25.71 2.25 86 8-13 9/2
In rear - raced wide and ridden over 2f out - kept on inside final furlong - not pace to challenge(op 6/1 tchd 4/1)
06/01/21
19:15 		Kempton (AW) 9 6f Laura Pearson John Butler 3rd 1:14.06 1 86 9-1 5/1
Raced wide early - held up in rear - ridden and headway over 1f out - kept on and went third inside final 110yds - no match for first two(op 13/2)
16/12/20
18:35 		Kempton (AW) 1 7f Laura Pearson John Butler 1st 1:24.21 Won 80 9-0 15/2
Midfield and in touch with leaders - ridden 2f out - headway to lead over 1f out - ran on well(op 9/1)
23/10/20
16:00 		Newbury 9 7f Grace McEntee John Butler 5 1:35.49 5 81 8-12 50/1
Led - ridden over 2f out - headed over 1f out - weakened final furlong(op 28/1)
10/09/20
14:30 		Haydock 12 7f Grace McEntee John Butler 11 1:34.36 0.1 82 9-9 33/1
Raced wide - prominent - pushed along 3f out - ridden and weakened from over 2f out (vet said gelding had thumps)(op 20/1)
25/07/20
13:30 		York 16 7f Lewis Edmunds John Butler 2nd 1:23.69 2.25 80 9-7 40/1
Prominent - tracked leader after 2f - ridden 2f out - every chance 1f out - held final 110yds(op 33/1)
15/07/20
18:10 		Kempton (AW) 2 7f Darragh Keenan John Butler 3rd 1:26.73 0.05 80 9-4 12/1
Tracked leaders - pushed along and led over 1f out - soon ridden - headed inside final furlong - no extra and lost second post(op 18/1)
10/06/20
18:00 		Kempton (AW) 5 7f Tom Queally John Butler 5 1:25.67 .5 80 9-6 12/1
Tracked leader - ridden over 2f out - weakened 1f out(op 10/1 tchd 14/1)
09/03/20
16:15 		Kempton (AW) 1 6f Tom Queally John Butler 1st 1:12.15 Won 73 9-0 10/1
Tracked leader - ridden to lead over 1f out - ran on well final furlong - comfortably (regarding improved form - trainer said the gelding was better suited by being ridden more prominently and returning to Kempton - where it had won previously)(op 12/1)
08/02/20
18:00 		Wolverhampton (AW) 6 7f Charles Bishop John Butler 10 1:28.83 .5 74 9-6 7/1
Held up - ridden in rear over 2f out - never on terms(op 8/1)
11/01/20
16:45 		Chelmsford (AW) 2 7f Dylan Hogan John Butler 4 1:25.34 2.5 75 8-13 9/1
Held up on inner - ridden along and outpaced over 2f out - kept on one pace closing stages(tchd 8/1)
26/12/19
13:40 		Wolverhampton (AW) 7 7f Lewis Edmunds John Butler 2nd 1:28.07 5 75 9-7 8/1
Chased leaders - driven on outer 2f out - ridden over 1f out - kept on into 2nd final furlong - no chance with winner(op 17/2 tchd 10/1)
05/11/19
19:10 		Kempton (AW) 8 7f Darragh Keenan John Butler 8 1:26.45 0.2 76 9-3 17/2
Well in touch in midfield on outer - effort over 2f out - no impression and outpaced over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 10/1)
31/10/19
19:10 		Kempton (AW) 6 7f Poppy Bridgwater John Butler 10 1:26.68 0.3 76 9-4 8/1
In rear of midfield - wide off home bend - soon ridden and never competitive(op 9/1)
23/07/19
16:15 		Wolverhampton (AW) 5 7f Darragh Keenan John Butler 7 1:29.21 .5 76 9-5 8/1
Chased leader - led over 5f out - headed 2f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 6/1)
10/07/19
17:15 		Kempton (AW) 5 7f Morgan Cole John Butler 1st 1:26.53 Won 72 8-12 100/30
Tracked leader - challenged 2f out - pushed into the lead over 1f out - stayed on steadily - comfortably(op 11/4)
03/07/19
17:50 		Kempton (AW) 4 6f Darragh Keenan John Butler 1st 1:12.37 Won 67 9-9 5/2F
Tracked leading trio going well - closed to lead well over 1f out - soon clear - ridden out(op 3/1 tchd 10/3)
22/05/19
20:55 		Kempton (AW) 10 7f Tom Queally John Butler 7 1:26.94 .5 68 9-5 12/1
In rear-division on outer - niggled along 4f out - ridden on outer over 2f out - not quicken over 1f out - kept on being shuffled along final furlong(op 11/1 tchd 14/1)
28/02/19
19:00 		Kempton (AW) 4 7f Tim Clark Paul D'Arcy 2nd 1:27.42 0.3 67 9-1 5/2
Took keen hold - chased leader - effort over 1f out - every chance inside final furlong - ran on well but held towards finish(tchd 9/4)
16/01/19
18:00 		Kempton (AW) 9 6f Tim Clark Paul D'Arcy 4 1:12.54 0.2 67 8-10 100/30F
Bustled along leaving stalls - chased leaders - effort and ridden to lead but hard pressed over 1f out - held on under pressure until headed well inside final furlong - edged right and no extra last strides(op 4/1 tchd 3/1 and tchd 9/2)
14/12/18
17:15 		Kempton (AW) 8 6f Tim Clark Paul D'Arcy 1st 1:12.42 Won 62 8-13 4/1
With leader - led over 2f out going well - ridden and asserted over 1f out - kept on well(op 7/2 tchd 3/1)
02/11/18
21:15 		Kempton (AW) 7 6f Tim Clark John Butler 1st 1:12.64 Won 57 8-10 6/1
Tracked leader after 2f - challenged 2f out - ridden to lead 1f out - stayed on well - readily(op 11/2 tchd 13/2)
17/09/18
17:30 		Kempton (AW) 3 7f Tim Clark John Butler 1st 1:26.37 Won 53 8-13 14/1
Behind leader - shaken up to keep tabs on leader 2f out - soon ridden - led entering final furlong - kept on well (trainer said regarding apparent improvement in form that geldinghad been backward and was improving with racing and had benefited from application of first-time cheekpieces)(op 12/1)
13/08/18
17:40 		Wolverhampton (AW) 1 7f Tim Clark John Butler 7 1:29.97 2 58 9-0 28/1
Pushed along to lead - headed over 5f out - chased leader to halfway - ridden over 2f out - weakened final furlong(tchd 25/1 and tchd 33/1)
04/08/18
17:10 		Thirsk 9 1m Tim Clark John Butler 9 1:45.26 6 63 8-12 40/1
Held up - ridden over 3f out - soon weakened(tchd 33/1)
06/07/18
18:55 		Chelmsford (AW) 7 7f Darragh Keenan John Butler 8 1:30.95 1.25 – 8-9 14/1
Steadied start - held up in rear - outpaced over 2f out - no chance over 1f out(tchd 18/1)
06/06/18
19:00 		Kempton (AW) 1 7f Tim Clark John Butler 8 1:27.39 1 – 8-13 100/1
Behind leader on inner - ridden 2f out challenging for 2nd - no extra over 1f out and weakened final furlong
24/04/18
14:25 		Yarmouth 9 1m Tim Clark John Butler 11 1:39.73 2.75 – 8-13 100/1
Slowly into stride - held up - pulled hard - ridden over 2f out - soon weakened(op 80/1)