Horse Details

Spirit Lead Me (IRE)

18 Runs 4 Wins (22.2%) 2 Places (11.1%)
Owner: Eamonn J Kelly Silks Eamonn J Kelly Trainer: Richard Hughes
3 years old b IRE
Sire: Calyx
Dam: Fern
Damsire: War Command
Past Runs (18 Total)
Date/Time Course Distance Jockey Trainer Position Time Beaten By OR Weight SP Comment
25/11/25
17:00 		Wolverhampton (AW) 1m½f Donagh Murphy Richard Hughes 4 1:48.81 .5 77 8-10 10/1
Pressed leader early - chased clear leader after 2f - led over 1f out - headed 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 9/1 tchd 8/1 and tchd 11/1)
27/09/25
18:00 		Southwell (AW) 1m Donagh Murphy Richard Hughes 1st 1:40.11 Won 70 9-8 5/2
Pressed leader - led narrowly over 1f out - led clearly final 110yds - ridden out(op 11/4 tchd 10/3)
24/09/25
19:40 		Kempton (AW) 7f Finley Marsh Richard Hughes 1st 1:24.76 Won 64 9-9 11/4F
Towards rear - headway up the centre from 2f out - soon ridden - led final 110yds - ran on - comfortably(op 10/3)
05/08/25
15:45 		Ffos Las 6f Finley Marsh Richard Hughes 8 1:11.60 2 67 9-7 40/1
In rear throughout(tchd 33/1 and tchd 50/1)
18/07/25
14:25 		Newbury 1m Finley Marsh Richard Hughes 10 1:42.94 14 70 9-9 20/1
Always behind - lost touch over 2f out (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was unsuited by the going - officially described as good to firm (good in places) on this occasion - and would prefer a slower surface)(op 10/1)
30/06/25
16:15 		Ffos Las 1m Finley Marsh Richard Hughes 8 1:44.54 1.25 72 9-3 40/1
Prominent - lost position over 2f out - badly hampered over 1f out - soon eased - not recover(op 28/1)
16/06/25
20:00 		Windsor 6f Finley Marsh Richard Hughes 11 1:13.89 1 75 8-13 100/1
Always behind(op 66/1)
07/06/25
18:30 		Chepstow 7f Ethan Jones Richard Hughes 6 1:27.83 5.5 77 9-3 50/1
Midfield - edged left under 6f out - weakened 2f out(op 40/1)
28/05/25
19:22 		Kempton (AW) 7f Pat Dobbs Richard Hughes 8 1:26.53 .75 79 9-3 22/1
Prominent - briefly led after 2f - soon prominent - weakened over 1f out(op 18/1)
26/03/25
19:30 		Kempton (AW) 1m Finley Marsh Richard Hughes 6 1:40.36 2.25 79 9-5 11/1
Slowly away - in rear - pushed along and outpaced over 3f out - no telling impression(op 12/1 tchd 9/1)
20/11/24
17:00 		Kempton (AW) 1m Oisin Murphy Richard Hughes 3rd 1:41.62 1 79 9-5 4/1
Prominent - pressed leader 2f out - prominent over 1f out - weakened towards finish(op 3/1)
06/11/24
16:30 		Kempton (AW) 7f Finley Marsh Richard Hughes 3rd 1:26.94 1.25 79 9-10 7/4F
Led narrowly - headed over 1f out - kept on but no impression inside final furlong(op 6/4)
25/10/24
16:30 		Wolverhampton (AW) 7f Finley Marsh Richard Hughes 1st 1:28.14 Won 65 9-9 5/6F
Pressed leader - disputed lead and going best 2f out - led over 1f out - pushed out inside final furlong - won going away(op 4/5 tchd 8/11 and tchd 10/11)
16/10/24
16:13 		Kempton (AW) 1m Finley Marsh Richard Hughes 1st 1:40.08 Won 59 9-8 11/10F
Slowly away - in rear - headway from over 2f out - led over 1f out - ran on well inside final furlong (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that colt had settled well on this occasion - on his first run at a trip of 1m and had appreciated the surface on his all-weather debut)(op 7/4 tchd Evens)
20/09/24
13:25 		Newbury 6f Finley Marsh Richard Hughes 12 1:17.91 0.1 – 9-7 80/1
Raced near side - midfield - lost position over 2f out - in rear when hampered over 1f out (trainer said colt was unsuited by the going - officially described as soft - and would prefer a faster surface)
24/08/24
17:45 		Windsor 6f Finley Marsh Richard Hughes 12 1:16.14 0.2 – 9-4 33/1
Always behind(op 25/1)
09/08/24
18:35 		Newmarket (July) 6f Finley Marsh Richard Hughes 8 1:15.06 5 – 9-7 14/1
In rear - some headway final 110yds - never on terms(op 25/1 tchd 28/1)
02/07/24
19:30 		Lingfield 7f George Rooke Richard Hughes 5 1:24.16 3 – 9-7 16/1
Slowly into stride - in rear - ran green and outpaced from 2f out(op 14/1 tchd 18/1)