The Dragon King (IRE) — Horse Explorer | Saturday Racing

Career Trajectory

last 19 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 47
Win %: 21%
Placed %: 37%
Trend: Fading

Course Record

15 venues

Career strike 37%; best at Wolverhampton (AW) (50% from 2 runs).

Newmarket 33% 1-0-3
Wolverhampton (AW) 50% 1-0-2
Goodwood 0% 0-0-2
Doncaster 100% 1-0-1
Hamilton 100% 0-1-1
Newcastle (AW) 100% 0-1-1
Southwell (AW) 100% 0-1-1
Windsor 100% 1-0-1
Haydock 0% 0-0-1
Kempton (AW) 0% 0-0-1
Lingfield 0% 0-0-1
Lingfield (AW) 0% 0-0-1
Nottingham 0% 0-0-1
Salisbury 0% 0-0-1
York 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

12 jockeys · 1 trainer

Jockeys

Hector Crouch 50% 1-1-4
Rossa Ryan 33% 1-0-3
William Buick 50% 1-0-2
Rob Hornby NOW 0% 0-0-2
Daniel Tudhope 100% 0-1-1
Jim Crowley 100% 1-0-1
Richard Kingscote 100% 0-1-1
Jack Callan 0% 0-0-1
Jack Mitchell 0% 0-0-1
Jason Hart 0% 0-0-1
John Fahy 0% 0-0-1
Oisin Orr 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

Clive Cox NOW 37% 4-3-19

Going Record

19 classifiable runs

Allrounder Handles a range — peak 67% on Good to Soft, but no surface bias jumps out.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm 40% 2-0-5
Good 30% 1-2-10
Good to Soft 67% 1-1-3
Soft 0% 0-0-1
Heavy — 0 runs

Distance Record

19 classifiable runs

Allrounder Versatile — handles a range of trips with similar effectiveness.

Sprint ≤ 6f 42% 3-2-12
Seven 6½ – 7f 33% 1-1-6
Mile 7f – 1m1f 0% 0-0-1
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f — 0 runs
Staying ≥ 1m4f — 0 runs

Recent Runs

last 10 races · newest first

8th/14 22 May 2026 0 days ago

Goodwood
- 7f
- Good
- Class 3
btn 1 OR 82 -1

Rob Hornby

(tchd 18/1)
5th/8 9 May 2026 13 days ago

Lingfield
- 7½f
- Good To Firm
- Class 3
btn 0.3 OR 83 -1

Hector Crouch

Towards rear - no impression(op 12/1)
5th/12 3 Apr 2026 49 days ago

Lingfield (AW)
- 1m
- Standard
- Class 3
btn 0.3 OR 84

Rob Hornby

Wore earplugs - in touch with leaders - headway inside final furlong - not pace to challenge(op 17/2 tchd 15/2)
5th/10 20 Mar 2026 63 days ago

Wolverhampton (AW)
- 7f
- Standard
- Class 4
btn 0.3 OR 84

Hector Crouch

Wore earplugs - in rear - midfield over 2f out - not clear run and switched right 1f out - not clear run and switched left then kept on…
2nd/11 6 Feb 2026 105 days ago

Newcastle (AW)
- 7f
- Standard
- Class 4
btn 0.2 OR 84 +2

Hector Crouch

Wore earplugs - dwelt start - soon midfield - switched right when headway over 1f out - soon went third - went second final stride - kept…
1st/12 24 Nov 2025 179 days ago

Wolverhampton (AW)
- 7f
- Standard
- Class 4
won 0 OR 82 -2

Hector Crouch

Midfield - headway on outer over 2f out - ridden to lead when hung left inside final furlong - kept on towards finish(op 7/1)
5th/8 29 Oct 2025 205 days ago

Kempton (AW)
- 6f
- Standard To Slow
- Class 4
btn 3.5 OR 84

Jack Callan

Took keen hold - towards rear on outer - hung left when midfield home turn - weakened over 1f out (jockey said gelding hung left-handed…
6th/12 2 Oct 2025 232 days ago

Salisbury
- 6f
- Good
- Class 4
btn 0.1 OR 84 -2

Rossa Ryan

Prominent - no extra towards finish(tchd 8/1)
6th/9 20 Sep 2025 244 days ago

Newmarket
- 6f
- Good
- Class 4
btn 0.3 OR 86 -2

Jack Mitchell

Prominent - weakened gradually 1f out(op 4/1 tchd 9/2)
5th/9 5 Jul 2025 321 days ago

Haydock
- 7f
- Good
- Class 3
- Blinkers
btn 3.25 OR 88

Jason Hart

Slowly away - raced in last - some headway from 2f out - never dangerous(op 9/1 tchd 11/1)