Horse Details

Strong Leader (GB)

18 Runs 7 Wins (38.9%) 6 Places (33.3%)
7 years old b GB
Sire: Passing Glance (GB)
Dam: Strong Westerner (IRE)
Damsire: Westerner
Past Runs (18 Total)
Date/Time Course Distance Jockey Trainer Position Time Beaten By OR Weight SP Comment
28/11/25
15:00
Newbury 3m½f Sean Bowen Olly Murphy 2nd 6:21.46 .5 156 11-8 5/2
In touch with leaders - not fluent 8th - headway to lead 3 out - faced challenge run-in - kept on but headed towards finish
01/11/25
14:22
Wetherby 3m Sean Bowen Olly Murphy 1st - Won 157 11-8 15/8
(op 7/4 tchd 2/1)
05/04/25
15:05
Aintree 3m½f Sean Bowen Olly Murphy 2nd 6:5.29 2.75 158 11-10 5/1
Pressed leader - hit 6th - not fluent 10th - challenging when awkward jump 2 out - stayed on final 110yds - went second again towards finish
25/01/25
15:35
Cheltenham 3m Sean Bowen Olly Murphy 4 6:12.97 3.25 158 11-8 5/2J
In touch with leaders - lost position 4th - not fluent 9th - struggling 3 out - went fourth 2 out - soon no impression(tchd 9/4)
21/12/24
14:25
Ascot 3m½f Sean Bowen Olly Murphy 10 6:23.51 39 158 11-7 11/8F
Held up in midfield - not fluent 8th - not fluent 4 out - soon outpaced and lost position - weakened before 2 out(op 6/4)
29/11/24
15:05
Newbury 3m Sean Bowen Olly Murphy 1st 6:10.60 Won 158 11-8 4/7F
Raced in second - led narrowly before 2 out - jumped left and not fluent 2 out - not fluent last - ridden run-in - stayed on(op 4/6)
13/04/24
15:05
Aintree 3m½f Sean Bowen Olly Murphy 1st 6:15.71 Won 150 11-10 8/1
Held up in rear - headway 9th - edged left but disputing second and going best 3 out - led narrowly when hit last - soon ridden - kept on well final 110yds(op 7/1)
27/01/24
15:35
Cheltenham 3m Gavin Sheehan Olly Murphy 3rd 6:6.78 1 147 11-2 11/1
Raced wide - in touch with leaders - bad mistake 2nd - outpaced after 3 out - jumped left 2 out - rallied approaching last - went third inside final 110yds - kept on(op 17/2)
01/01/24
15:15
Cheltenham 2m4½f Gavin Sheehan Olly Murphy 4 5:16.62 2.5 147 11-0 3/1
Led - not fluent 2 out - lost three places approaching last - mistake and pecked on landing last - soon weakened(op 4/1 tchd 11/4)
25/11/23
14:05
Ascot 2m3½f Sean Bowen Olly Murphy 2nd 4:38.67 1 143 11-0 5/2
Led - drifted left 6th - jumped left and mistake 2 out - headed after last - kept on
15/10/23
15:20
Ffos Las 2m Sean Bowen Olly Murphy 10 3:42.45 0.3 143 11-12 3/1J
Prominent - ridden 3 out - weakened 2 out (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 11/4)
14/04/23
14:55
Aintree 2m½f Sean Bowen Olly Murphy 2nd 4:7.29 1.75 140 11-7 14/1
In rear - pushed along 5th - ridden and some headway but still plenty to do 2 out - 8 lengths down last - ran on well and went second towards finish(op 16/1 tchd 18/1)
14/03/23
13:30
Cheltenham 2m½f Sean Bowen Olly Murphy 9 4:2.81 1 133 11-7 25/1
Prominent on inner - lost position and pushed along 3 out - beaten before last - ridden and struggling 2 out - soon beaten(op 33/1)
29/01/23
15:00
Southwell 2m Sean Bowen Olly Murphy 1st 3:55.31 Won 12-0 2/7F
Raced in second - led going easily before 2 out - niggled along briefly and went clear after 2 out - easily(op 1/3)
03/12/22
11:45
Aintree 2m1f Sean Bowen Olly Murphy 1st 4:13.00 Won 11-6 2/1
In touch with leaders - went second 4th - going easily 2 out - disputed lead when jumped left last - led run-in - soon ridden clear - comfortably(op 7/4)
12/11/22
13:02
Uttoxeter 2m Sean Bowen Olly Murphy 1st 3:55.37 Won 11-0 4/6F
Novicey jumping - took keen hold - towards rear - headway before 6th - jumped left when prominent 3 out - going okay and pressed leader when jumped left 2 out - shaken up and jumped left when led last - pushed out run-in - readily(tchd 8/11)
22/10/22
17:00
Cheltenham 2m½f A P Heskin Olly Murphy 2nd 4:12.64 4 11-4 5/2
Held up in rear - headway from 3f out - ridden over 1f out - went second inside final furlong - kept on well(op 11/4 tchd 9/4)
07/05/22
20:20
Warwick 2m A P Heskin Olly Murphy 1st 3:48.20 Won 11-2 3/1
Held up in behind leaders - headway over 4f out - shaken up to lead 2f out - soon went clear - easily(op 7/2)