Ireland 4yo

Spirit Lead Me (IRE)

T: Richard Hughes · J: Finley Marsh · O: Eamonn J Kelly

By Calyx (GB) out of Fern (IRE)

Form 14-96899986

7/2 Current odds

4/26 W/R

60 RPR

65 TS

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26 runs
4 wins
placed
15% strike
13 d off
70 best RPR

Recent form

Form figures 14-96899986 13 days off

6 8 9 9 9 8

At Kempton (AW) 2/7 2 wins · 4 placed

On Good to Soft 0/2 0 wins · 0 placed

Best RPR 70 Career peak

Best TS 65 Career peak

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 26 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 36
Win %: 15%
Placed %: 23%
Trend: Fading

Course Record

11 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at Kempton (AW) — well clear of the 23% career baseline.

Kempton (AW) SPEC 57% 2-2-7
Wolverhampton (AW) 25% 1-0-4
Lingfield (AW) 0% 0-0-3
Newbury 0% 0-0-3
Ffos Las 0% 0-0-2
Windsor 0% 0-0-2
Southwell (AW) 100% 1-0-1
Chepstow 0% 0-0-1
Lingfield 0% 0-0-1
Newmarket 0% 0-0-1
Salisbury 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

7 jockeys · 1 trainer

Jockeys

Finley Marsh NOW 24% 3-1-17
Donagh Murphy 25% 1-0-4
Oisin Murphy 100% 0-1-1
Ethan Jones 0% 0-0-1
George Rooke 0% 0-0-1
Pat Dobbs 0% 0-0-1
Tyler Heard 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

Richard Hughes NOW 23% 4-2-26

Going Record

25 classifiable runs

Allrounder Handles a range — peak 50% on Good to Soft, but no surface bias jumps out.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm 0% 0-0-3
Good 15% 2-0-13
Good to Soft 50% 2-2-8
Soft 0% 0-0-1
Heavy — 0 runs

Distance Record

26 classifiable runs

Mixed No standout trip — every bracket comes in around the same modest strike rate.

Sprint ≤ 6f 0% 0-0-5
Seven 6½ – 7f 30% 2-1-10
Mile 7f – 1m1f 27% 2-1-11
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f — 0 runs
Staying ≥ 1m4f — 0 runs

Race history

10 of 10 runs

Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds

9 Sep 2026 Unibet 40,000+ Live Streamed Events Handicap Stakes Kempton (AW) Class 5 P 6th/13 .5 Standard / Slow 1m Finley Marsh OR 65 8/1

14 Jun 2026 Shipseys Marquees Handicap Salisbury Class 5 P 8th/13 2.75 Good 1m Finley Marsh OR 65 66/1

15 May 2026 Starlight Friends: Don't Bet The Ranch Charity Apprentice Handicap (Str) Newbury Class 5 P 9th/13 .5 Good 1m Donagh Murphy OR 67 16/1

30 Apr 2026 Sky Sports Racing Virgin 512 Handicap Lingfield (AW) Class 5 P 9th/9 20 Standard 7f1y Finley Marsh OR 70 28/1

27 Mar 2026 Daily Profit Boosts At betmgm.co.uk Handicap Lingfield (AW) Class 4 H 9th/9 7 Standard 7f1y Tyler Heard OR 72 80/1

9 Mar 2026 Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap Wolverhampton (AW) Class 4 H 8th/8 3.25 Standard 7f36y Finley Marsh OR 74 28/1

3 Feb 2026 Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap Wolverhampton (AW) Class 4 H 6th/6 16 Standard 1m1f104y Finley Marsh OR 76 40/1

21 Jan 2026 Bet 10 Get 40 With BetMGM Handicap Lingfield (AW) Class 4 9th/9 5.5 Standard 7f1y Donagh Murphy OR 77 14/1

25 Nov 2025 Awc1 Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Wolverhampton (AW) Class 4 P 4th/10 .5 Standard 1m½f Donagh Murphy OR 77 10/1

27 Sep 2025 Golf And Gallop Handicap Southwell (AW) Class 6 P 1st/12 +0 Standard 1m13y Donagh Murphy OR 64 5/2

Connections

Trainer: Richard Hughes 15%
Jockey: Finley Marsh 14%
Owner: Eamonn J Kelly
Sire: Calyx (GB)
Dam: Fern (IRE)
Dam sire: War Command
Country: Ireland
Age: 4yo

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