Strong Leader (2017) Horse

Foal Date

16-May-17

Colour

bay

Sire

Passing Glance

Dam

Strong Westerner

Prize Money

754206

Trainer

O Murphy

Owners

Welfordgolf Syndicate

About

Strong Leader, a 9yo bay horse trained by O Murphy, contested the Aintree R5 Jet2 Liverpool Hurdle (Grade 1, GBB). He is by Passing Glance out of Strong Westerner and has secured seven career victories. On 13 Apr 2024 at Aintree he earned his biggest triumph, collecting the $245925.00 Cl1 H prize. The horse has been a steady source of profit for bettors; backing him throughout his career would have yielded a 17% ROI.

Raced At

Cheltenham • Newbury • Wetherby • Aintree • Ffos Las • Southwell • Uttoxeter

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Cheltenham 24-Jan-26 4822m SOFT R7 CL1 H $938 (of $68,859), Winning Time: 06:03.080, SP: 5.50 1st Ma Shantou ( B Jones 156 ) 2nd Impose Toi ( N D Boinville 162 ) 7.00L 3rd Doddiethegreat ( F Gordon 160 ) 4.50L 6th Strong Leader ( S Bowen 162 ) 44.65L See full results	S Bowen 73.5kg 44.65L	6 (6)
Ascot 20-Dec-25 4921m SOFT R4 CL1 H $26,712 (of $122,962), Winning Time: 05:58.590, SP: 8.50 1st Impose Toi ( N D Boinville 161 ) 2nd Strong Leader ( S Bowen 161 ) 1.25L 3rd Honesty Policy ( M Walsh 161 ) 0.30L See full results	S Bowen 73kg 1.25L	2 (11)
Newbury 28-Nov-25 4880m GOOD R6 CL1 H $16,252 (of $73,778), SP: 3.50 1st Impose Toi ( N D Boinville 156 ) 2nd Strong Leader ( S Bowen 162 ) 0.50L 3rd Take No Chances ( H Skelton 155 ) 3.75L See full results	S Bowen 73.5kg 0.50L	2 (7)
Wetherby 01-Nov-25 4850m GOOD R4 CL1 H $35,594 (of $61,482), Winning Time: 05:53.750, SP: 2.88 1st Strong Leader ( S Bowen 162 ) 2nd Take No Chances ( H Skelton 155 ) 0.30L 3rd Doddiethegreat ( J Bowen 160 ) 1.25L See full results	S Bowen 73.5kg	1 (5)
Aintree 05-Apr-25 4960m GOOD R4 CL1 H $52,775 (of $245,925), Winning Time: 06:04.740, SP: 6.00 1st Hiddenvalley Lake ( D O'keeffe 164 ) 2nd Strong Leader ( S Bowen 164 ) 2.75L 3rd Jetara ( N D Boinville 157 ) 2.50L See full results	S Bowen 74.4kg 2.75L	2 (11)
Cheltenham 25-Jan-25 4820m SOFT R6 CL1 H $3,710 (of $68,859), Winning Time: 10:11.030, SP: 3.50 Raced out wide off the pace in 5th, pushed along and outpaced in 5th before 2 out, went modest 4th before 2 out, never involved 1st Gowel Road ( S Twiston-davies 156 ) 2nd Monmiral ( H Cobden 160 ) 2.25L 3rd Botox Has ( C Quinn 162 ) 2.25L 4th Strong Leader ( S Bowen 162 ) 7.75L See full results	S Bowen 73.5kg 7.75L	4 (6)
Ascot 21-Dec-24 4920m SOFT R4 CL1 H (of $122,962), Winning Time: 06:06.840, SP: 2.38 Held up rear of mid-division, pushed along after 4 out, well beaten before 2 out 1st Crambo ( J J Burke 161 ) 2nd Hiddenvalley Lake ( D O'keeffe 161 ) 0.20L 3rd Beauport ( S Twiston-davies 161 ) 1.25L 10th Strong Leader ( S Bowen 161 ) 74.95L See full results	S Bowen 73kg 75kgL	10 (10)
Newbury 29-Nov-24 4880m SOFT R6 CL1 H $34,638 (of $59,022), Winning Time: 06:10.600, SP: 1.57 Chased leader, led but pressed when not fluent 2 out, stayed on flat, in command inside final 100 yards 1st Strong Leader ( S Bowen 162 ) 2nd Monmiral ( H Cobden 160 ) 3.50L 3rd Langer Dan ( H Skelton 160 ) 12.50L See full results	S Bowen 73.5kg	1 (4)
Aintree 13-Apr-24 4960m SOFT R4 CL1 H $140,325 (of $245,925), Winning Time: 06:15.710, SP: 9.00 Held up towards rear, headway after 4 out, went 2nd going well when not fluent 2 out, led and not fluent last, driven clear flat 1st Strong Leader ( S Bowen 164 ) 2nd Buddy One ( J G Gilligan 164 ) 4.25L 3rd Hiddenvalley Lake ( R Blackmore 164 ) 0.50L See full results	S Bowen 74.4kg	1 (10)
Cheltenham 27-Jan-24 4820m SOFT R7 CL1 H $7,427 (of $68,859), Winning Time: 05:06.560, SP: 12.00 In rear, in touch, mistake 2nd, jumped left 2 out and ridden, kept on, ran on from final flight, finished well, held towards finish 1st Noble Yeats ( H Cobden 156 ) 2nd Paisley Park ( T Bellamy 162 ) 0.20L 3rd Strong Leader ( G Sheehan 156 ) 1.25L See full results	G Sheehan 70.8kg 1.25L	3 (7)
Cheltenham 01-Jan-24 4070m HEAVY R6 CL1 H $3,731 (of $68,859), Winning Time: 05:12.750, SP: 4.00 Not fluent, led, ridden and headed before last, pecked last, weakened flat 1st Bob Olinger ( R Blackmore 160 ) 2nd Marie's Rock ( J Bowen 153 ) 7.00L 3rd Brewin'upastorm ( B S Hughes 160 ) 6.00L 4th Strong Leader ( G Sheehan 154 ) 15.50L See full results	G Sheehan 69.9kg 15.50L	4 (4)
Ascot 25-Nov-23 3880m GOOD R4 CL1 H $21,370 (of $98,370), Winning Time: 04:38.470, SP: 3.50 Led, edged left 6th, jumped left 2 out, ridden and headed flat 1st Blueking D'oroux ( H Cobden 153 ) 2nd Strong Leader ( S Bowen 154 ) 1.00L 3rd Theatre Glory ( N D Boinville 151 ) 3.00L See full results	S Bowen 69.9kg 1.00L	2 (5)
Ffos Las 15-Oct-23 3180m SOFT R4 HcpH (of $26,015), Winning Time: 03:37.840, SP: 3/1 Tracked leaders, not fluent 4th, ridden after 3 out and soon dropped away 1st Nemean Lion ( R Patrick 158 ) 2nd Anyharminasking ( J O Jr 156 ) 1.50L 3rd Fiveonefive ( J Tudor 152 ) 8.50L 10th Strong Leader ( S Bowen 166 , Cd 0 ) 20.50L See full results	S Bowen 75.3kg, Cd 0 20.50L	10 (10)
Aintree 14-Apr-23 3310m SOFT R3 CL1 NvH $21,200 (of $98,370), Winning Time: 04:06.900, SP: 15.00 Towards rear, pushed along after 4th, ridden and struggling in last after 6th, stayed on approaching last, finished strongly, went 2nd towards finish 1st Inthepocket ( R Blackmore 161 ) 2nd Strong Leader ( S Bowen 161 ) 1.75L 3rd Luccia ( N D Boinville 154 ) 1.00L	S Bowen 73kg 1.75L	2 (14)
Cheltenham 15-Mar-23 3300m SOFT R1 CL1 NvH (of $132,800), Winning Time: 03:59.690, SP: 26.00 Tracked leaders on inside, outpaced 3 out, well beaten from 2 out 1st Marine Nationale ( M J M O'sullivan 161 ) 2nd Facile Vega ( P Townend 161 ) 3.25L 3rd Diverge ( P W Mullins 161 ) 2.75L 9th Strong Leader ( S Bowen 161 ) 12.50L See full results	S Bowen 73kg 12.50L	9 (14)
Southwell 30-Jan-23 3180m GOOD R4 CL4 NvH $4,901 (of $8,853), Winning Time: 03:55.310, SP: 1.29 Tracked leader, eased into lead home turn, drew clear after 2 out, coasted home, not extended 1st Strong Leader ( S Bowen 168 ) 2nd Ballabawn ( T Gillard 156 ) 15.00L 3rd Mammies Boy ( J O Jr 156 ) 6.00L See full results	S Bowen 76.2kg	1 (10)
Aintree 03-Dec-22 3410m SOFT R1 CL3 NvH $6,372 (of $11,510), Winning Time: 04:13.000, SP: 3.00 Always prominent, not fluent 5th, switched right and challenging when jumped left last, soon led, drew clear flat, stayed on strongly 1st Strong Leader ( S Bowen 160 ) 2nd Etalon ( H Skelton 154 ) 8.00L 3rd Jaramillo ( J Bowen 154 ) 0.30L See full results	S Bowen 72.6kg	1 (9)
Uttoxeter 12-Nov-22 3170m GOOD R2 CL4 NvH $4,901 (of $8,853), Winning Time: 03:55.370, SP: 1.67 Held up, smooth headway home turn, ridden to challenge 2 out, every chance when upsides last, ran on well flat and went clear 1st Strong Leader ( S Bowen 154 ) 2nd Idealdes Villerets ( A Edwards 154 ) 2.75L 3rd Parc D'amour ( C Gethings 154 ) 4.75L See full results	S Bowen 69.9kg	1 (7)
Cheltenham 22-Oct-22 3300m GOOD R7 CL2 NHF $3,588 (of $14,755), Winning Time: 04:11.840, SP: 3.50 Held up in mid-division, switched outside and headway over 3f out, edged left over 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no impression on winner, stayed on 1st Encanto Bruno ( T Scudamore 157 ) 2nd Strong Leader ( A Heskin 158 ) 4.00L 3rd Thecompanysergeant ( J L Gleeson 161 ) 2.50L See full results	A Heskin 71.7kg 4.00L	2 (11)
Warwick 08-May-22 3220m GOOD R7 CL5 NHF $2,178 (of $3,935), Winning Time: 03:48.200, SP: 4.00 Held up in rear, headway on outside from 7f out, led over 1f out, soon clear, impressive 1st Strong Leader ( A Heskin 156 ) 2nd Much Too Dear ( J Andrews 150 ) 7.50L 3rd Clapton Hill ( K Brogan 150 ) 2.75L	A Heskin 70.8kg	1 (8)