Leading Lion (2020)

Foal Date

16-Jan-20

Colour

bay

Sire

Roaring Lion

Dam

Giofra

Prize Money

15805

Trainer

M Comley

Owners

Mr Max Comley

About

Leading Lion is a 5yo racehorse trained by M Comley. He is by Roaring Lion out of Giofra and has recorded one win so far. His most notable victory came on 29 August 2024 at Bellewstown, where he won the $5,478.00 Reddans Of Bettystown Handicap Hurdle (80‑102).

Raced At

Market Rasen • Ripon • Kempton • Uttoxeter • Pontefract • Huntingdon • Wetherby • Punchestown • Perth • Bellewstown • Dundalk • Fairyhouse • Naas • Cork • Leopardstown • Wolverhampton • Chelmsford City

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Market Rasen 28-Sep-25 3750m GOOD R6 CL5 HcpH (of $6,886), Winning Time: 04:45.190, SP: 26.00	F Mitchell 71.7kg, Cd 73.9kg 21.50L	6 (10)
Ripon 25-Aug-25 2190m GOOD R8 CL6 Hcp (of $6,738) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:19.400, SP: 151.00	J Stevenson 67.1kg, Cd 69.4kg 75kgL	8 (9)
Kempton 07-Aug-25 3220m SYNTHETIC R8 CL5 Hcp (of $7,870) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 03:34.170, SP: 151.00	S Moldoveanu 59.9kg, Cd 63kg 48.5kgL	6 (6)
Uttoxeter 27-Jul-25 4010m GOOD R7 CL5 HcpH (of $6,049), Winning Time: 04:58.890, SP: 101.00 Chased leaders, mistake 4th, fell next	T Worsley 71.2kg, Cd 72.6kg 0.00L	UPD (13)
Pontefract 19-Jul-25 2420m GOOD R5 CL5 Hcp (of $7,870) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:41.130, SP: 67.00 Raced keenly tracking leaders, pushed along and dropped away over 3f out	W Fentiman 58.1kg, Cd 60.3kg 34.55L	6 (6)
Market Rasen 06-Jul-25 3330m SOFT R3 CL4 HcpH (of $8,854), SP: 34.00 Led, raced keenly, mistake and unseated rider 3 out	J Stevenson 68.5kg, Cd 71.7kg 0.00L	UPD (6)
Market Rasen 20-Jun-25 4150m GOOD R6 CL5 HcpH (of $6,886), Winning Time: 05:18.600, SP: 126.00 Took keen hold, always in rear, pulled up before 3 out	J Stevenson 76.2kg, Cd 79.4kg 0.00L	UPD (8)
Stratford 01-Jun-25 4430m GOOD R8 CL5 HcpH (of $7,034), Winning Time: 05:32.960, SP: 101.00 Front mid-division, stumbled on landing 2nd, bad mistake 3 out and soon behind	J Stevenson 75.8kg, Cd 78.9kg 71kgL	8 (15)
Huntingdon 19-Apr-25 3170m GOOD R4 HcpHNHF (of $4,753), Winning Time: 03:50.390, SP: 200/1 Midfield, in rear 4th, not fluent and ridden 4 out, soon detached, pulled up after 3 out	J Best 76.2kg, Cd 0 0.00L	UPD (8)
Wetherby 07-Dec-24 3220m SOFT R5 HcpH (of $5,281), Winning Time: 06:49.000, SP: 125/1 Chased leaders, mistake and weakened 5th, pulled up before 3 out	C Maggs 73kg, Cd 0 0.00L	UPD (8)
Punchestown 16-Oct-24 4020m SOFT R3 HcpH (of $16,000), Winning Time: 04:46.700, SP: 23.00 Tracked leaders and slightly hampered 1st, soon mid-division, closer in 5th after 4 out, ridden and no impression entering straight, no extra before last	S Ewing 65.8kg 22.55L	9 (11)
Perth 09-Sep-24 3260m GOOD R3 HcpH (of $5,281), Winning Time: 04:00.560, SP: 9/4 Mid-division, went 3rd after 3 out, pushed along and weakened tamely 2 out	S Bowen 73.5kg, Cd 0 18.25L	7 (8)
Bellewstown 29-Aug-24 4120m GOOD R3 HcpH $6,300 (of $5,478), Winning Time: 04:57.700, SP: 11/1 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, headway to lead approaching 3 out, asserted before 2 out and 5 lengths clear last, kept on well run-in	J W Kennedy 73.5kg	1 (16)
Dundalk 12-Jul-24 2410m GOOD R8 Hcp (of $6,261), Winning Time: 02:35.120, SP: 16/1 Squeezed up and hampered from stalls, rear, ridden on outer over 2f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out	K Kennedy 63.5kg, Cd 0 8.00L	8 (14)
Dundalk 06-Apr-24 2150m GOOD R7 Hcp (of $6,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 02:19.840, SP: 22/1 Dwelt, always towards rear, never a factor	D Mcdonogh 63.5kg, Cd 0 11.75L	12 (14)
Fairyhouse 08-Feb-24 3220m HEAVY R5 MdH (of $6,106), Winning Time: 04:45.000, SP: 25/1 Towards rear early, 9th halfway, 7th and pushed along approaching straight, bad mistake 2 out, no extra	S Ewing 73kg, Cd 0 32.50L	7 (13)
Naas 29-Jan-24 3120m SOFT R2 MdH (of $7,633), Winning Time: 04:12.600, SP: 125/1 Rear, 13th at 4th, progress 2 out, no impression last where not fluent, one paced	J S Mcgarvey 73kg, Cd 0 27.25L	7 (16)
Cork 06-Jan-24 3220m HEAVY R1 MdH (of $6,637), Winning Time: 04:04.000, SP: 12/1 Mid-division, some headway into 6th approaching straight, no impression 3 out and soon no extra	J Kennedy 69.4kg, Cd 0 0.00L	12 (22)
Leopardstown 27-Dec-23 3220m HEAVY R1 MdH (of $9,000), Winning Time: 04:16.100, SP: 40/1 Soon tracked leaders, disputed briefly after 3rd, 2nd halfway, close up briefly after 2 out, ridden and no extra entering straight, weakened and mistake last	B L Clerc 69.9kg, Cd 0 36.50L	13 (19)
Wolverhampton 22-Oct-23 1910m GOOD R7 Nv $964 (of $4,638) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:59.230, SP: 11/4 Tracked leader, pushed along 2f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, ran on	K T O'neill 59kg 0.50L	3 (12)
Newcastle 07-Oct-23 1610m SYNTHETIC R7 CL5 Nv $1,927 (of $7,477) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:42.510, SP: 6.00 Led, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on	C Fallon 60.3kg 0.50L	2 (8)
Chelmsford City 26-May-23 1610m SYNTHETIC R5 CL4 Nv (of $10,820) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:37.850, SP: 5.50 Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never near leaders	C Fallon 59kg 9.75L	7 (11)