Urban Lion (2021) Horse
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Urban Lion, a 5yo horse trained by J Channon, West Ilsley, is by Zoustar out of Vive Ma Fille. To date the horse has secured four victories. Its biggest triumph came on 29 Mar 2026 at Doncaster, where it captured the $147555.00 Cl2 Hcp. Throughout its run the animal has been a money‑making performer for bettors, delivering roughly a 23% return on investment for those who backed it from the start.
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Doncaster • Newmarket • Royal Ascot • Sandown • Newbury • Chelmsford City • Yarmouth • GoodwoodRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Doncaster 29-Mar-26 1609m SOFT R5 CL2 Hcp $77,310 (of $147,555) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:41.260, SP: 10.00 1st Urban Lion ( E Greatrex 132 ) 2nd Rogue Diplomat ( H Davies 129 ) 0.10L 3rd Tribal Chief ( S M Levey 127 ) 1.60L See full results | E Greatrex 59.9kg | 1 (22) |
| Newmarket 27-Sep-25 1810m GOOD R4 CL2 Hcp (of $172,148) Barrier 19, Winning Time: 01:49.420, SP: 10.00 1st Boiling Point ( C Lee 138 ) 2nd Indalo ( J Mitchell 120 ) 0.00L 3rd Fort George ( O Murphy 124 ) 1.00L 9th Urban Lion ( E Greatrex 128 ) 6.40L See full results | E Greatrex 58.1kg 6.40L | 9 (23) |
| York 21-Aug-25 1580m GOOD R3 CL2 Hcp (of $147,555) Barrier 18, Winning Time: 01:36.770, SP: 13.00 1st Bullet Point ( T Marquand 138 ) 2nd Cerulean Bay ( O Murphy 131 ) 1.00L 3rd Remmooz ( K Stott 134 ) 0.15L 13th Urban Lion ( E Greatrex 136 ) 5.35L See full results | E Greatrex 61.7kg 5.35L | 13 (17) |
| Ascot 09-Aug-25 1600m GOOD R6 CL2 Hcp $7,870 (of $98,370) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:39.800, SP: 3.20 1st Ebt's Guard ( P Graberg 139 ) 2nd Cerulean Bay ( M Iwata 133 ) 0.50L 3rd Urban Lion ( H Bowman 139 ) 0.65L See full results | H Bowman 63kg 0.65L | 3 (10) |
| Royal Ascot 18-Jun-25 1610m GOOD R5 CL2 HcpNHF $5,285 (of $172,148) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:38.100, SP: 26.00 Raced far side tracking leaders, ridden and kept on in 3rd in group inside final furlong, not pace of leaders near side 1st My Cloud ( S D Sousa 127 ) 2nd Bullet Point ( T Marquand 129 ) 0.75L 3rd Bopedro ( D Tudhope 128 ) 1.25L 5th Urban Lion ( E Greatrex 129 ) 1.85L See full results | E Greatrex 58.5kg 1.85L | 5 (30) |
| Ascot 18-Jun-25 1609m GOOD HcpNHF (of $90,195), SP: 26.00 1st My Cloud ( S D Sousa 127 ) 2nd Bullet Point ( T Marquand 129 ) 0.75L 3rd Bopedro ( D Tudhope 128 ) 0.50L 5th Urban Lion ( E Greatrex 129 , Cd 0 ) 1.75L | E Greatrex 58.5kg, Cd 0 1.75L | 5 |
| Sandown 14-Jun-25 1610m GOOD R2 CL2 Hcp $20,616 (of $39,348) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:41.560, SP: 3.25 Wore red hood to post, chased leaders, pushed along and closed approaching 2f out, soon lugged right, led over 1f out and ridden, stayed on strongly 1st Urban Lion ( E Greatrex 134 ) 2nd Classic ( R L Moore 129 ) 2.00L 3rd Balmacara ( C Bishop 142 ) 1.75L See full results | E Greatrex 60.8kg | 1 (5) |
| Newbury 12-Apr-25 1620m GOOD R4 CL2 Hcp $16,919 (of $68,859) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:37.450, SP: 8.00 Held up tracking leaders inside, headway far side of group over 1f out, went 2nd entering final furlong, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, always held 1st Ebt's Guard ( L Edmunds 132 ) 2nd Urban Lion ( E Greatrex 129 ) 0.30L 3rd Classic ( J Doyle 128 ) 1.25L See full results | E Greatrex 58.5kg 0.30L | 2 (14) |
| Chelmsford City 28-Feb-25 1610m GOOD R7 CL4 Hcp $5,757 (of $10,821) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:38.580, SP: 2.50 Chased leaders, effort to lead entering final furlong, ran on well 1st Urban Lion ( E Greatrex 134 ) 2nd Shimmering Spin ( D Egan 127 ) 0.50L 3rd Helm Rock ( B Loughnane 135 ) 1.50L See full results | E Greatrex 60.8kg | 1 (8) |
| Yarmouth 07-Oct-24 1610m SOFT R7 CL4 Hcp $663 (of $10,623) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:39.970, SP: 8.00 Took keen hold, prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra towards finish 1st Tribal Chief ( H Davies 132 ) 2nd Terries Royale ( A Rawlinson 135 ) 2.25L 3rd Never Better ( J Mitchell 131 ) 2.55L 4th Urban Lion ( G Bass 139 , Cd 142 ) 2.85L See full results | G Bass 63kg, Cd 64.4kg 2.85L | 4 (9) |
| Newbury 21-Sep-24 1610m HEAVY R8 Hcp $765 (of $13,085), Winning Time: 01:44.120, SP: 7/2 Held up behind leaders, outpaced over 2f out, no impression after 1st Atlantic Gamble ( O Murphy 131 ) 2nd Phoenix Passion ( S Osborne 131 ) 0.50L 3rd Dramatic Effect ( C Bishop 126 ) 0.50L 5th Urban Lion ( D Probert 136 , Cd 0 ) 4.00L See full results | D Probert 61.7kg, Cd 0 4.00L | 5 (8) |
| GOODwood 03-Sep-24 1990m GOOD R3 Nv $921 (of $7,851), Winning Time: 02:09.460, SP: 11/1 Tracked leaders, led inside final 2f, ridden and headed inside final furlong, soon lost 2nd, lost modest 3rd towards finish 1st Sir Lowry's Pass ( S Osborne 130 ) 2nd Forest Gate ( C Bishop 130 ) 1.25L 3rd Hillbridge ( O Murphy 125 ) 0.50L 4th Urban Lion ( D Probert 137 , Cd 0 ) 2.00L See full results | D Probert 62.1kg, Cd 0 2.00L | 4 (10) |
| Chelmsford City 16-Aug-24 1610m GOOD R5 Md $4,187 (of $4,187), Winning Time: 01:38.130, SP: 8/15 In touch, ridden and headway entering final furlong, soon edged left, ran on to lead close home 1st Urban Lion ( S D Sousa 133 ) 2nd Breathless Spirit ( G Wood 133 ) 0.50L 3rd Gaiety Musical ( N Callan 128 ) 0.20L See full results | S D Sousa 60.3kg | 1 (9) |
| Newmarket 22-Jun-24 1610m GOOD R4 Nv (of $5,154), Winning Time: 01:36.710, SP: 100/1 Reluctant loading, slowly into stride and went right start, raced centre, behind most of way 1st Ombudsman ( B D L Sayette 130 ) 2nd Arabian Light ( D Muscutt 130 ) 1.25L 3rd Dosman ( S D Sousa 136 ) 1.50L 8th Urban Lion ( E Greatrex 130 , Cd 0 ) 8.25L See full results | E Greatrex 59kg, Cd 0 8.25L | 8 (14) |