The Dragon King (2022) Horse
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The Dragon King is a four-year-old bay gelding sired by Invincible Army and out of Dutch Monarch. He is in the care of trainer R M H Cowell and races for Middleham Park Racing Cxii. Out of 22 starts he has secured four victories and placed second four times, accruing total earnings of $249,643. His most recent outing was at Wolverhampton on 6 October 2026, where he came home 9th out of 12 runners. The latest win was recorded at Wolverhampton on 24 November 2025.
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Wolverhampton • Newbury • Salisbury • Goodwood • Lingfield • Kempton • Newmarket • Haydock • Windsor • Doncaster • Nottingham • SouthwellRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton 03-Nov-26 1441m STANDARD R2 All Weather Championship Is Back Handicap (Div 1), SP: 26.00 | P Mulrennan 1.5L | 7 (7) |
| Wolverhampton 06-Oct-26 1441m SYNTHETIC R9 CL4 Hcp (of $18,733) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:25.970, SP: 8.50 1st Charlie's Cannon ( S M Levey 135 ) 2nd Grow Old With Me ( H Crouch 133 ) 0.00L 3rd Powder Monkey ( B Loughnane 131 ) 1.00L 9th The Dragon King ( M Ghiani 136 ) 6.95L See full results | M Ghiani 61.7kg 6.95L | 9 (12) |
| Newbury 10-Jul-26 1609m GOOD R5 CL4 Hcp (of $26,585) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:36.220, SP: 9.00 1st Grizedale ( J Watson 149 ) 2nd The Third Star ( C Rodriguez 138 ) 4.50L 3rd Distinct Spirit ( E Nader 138 ) 7.50L 8th The Dragon King ( R Ryan 143 ) 16.25L See full results | R Ryan 64.9kg 16.25L | 8 (12) |
| Salisbury 14-Jun-26 1402m GOOD R2 CL4 Hcp $5,259 (of $11,207) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:26.890, SP: 3.75 1st Blue Prince ( B Loughnane 134 ) 2nd The Dragon King ( H Crouch 135 ) 2.00L 3rd Spirit Of Breeze ( A Lewis 120 ) 2.25L See full results | H Crouch 61.2kg 2.00L | 2 (8) |
| GOODwood 22-May-26 1408m SOFT R6 CL3 Hcp (of $19,708) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:26.250, SP: 17.00 1st Crimson Spirit ( R Dawson 131 ) 2nd Mister Bluebird ( M Paetel 130 ) 1.25L 3rd Philanthropist ( G Wood 130 ) 1.25L 8th The Dragon King ( R Hornby 127 ) 5.55L See full results | R Hornby 57.6kg 5.55L | 8 (15) |
| Lingfield 09-May-26 1532m GOOD R5 CL3 Hcp $1,705 (of $29,093) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:28.240, SP: 17.00 1st Foreseen ( S D Sousa 116 ) 2nd Dragon Leader ( G Dobie 121 ) 1.50L 3rd Back In Black ( D Muscutt 134 ) 0.15L 5th The Dragon King ( H Crouch 123 ) 8.45L See full results | H Crouch 55.8kg 8.45L | 5 (8) |
| Lingfield 03-Apr-26 1610m STANDARD CL3 Flat, SP: 8/1 In touch with leaders, pushed along over 2f out, soon lost position, kept on inside final furlong, went fifth final strides | Rob Hornby 58.5kg Neck | 5 (12) |
| Wolverhampton 20-Mar-26 1441m STANDARD CL4 Flat, SP: 5/2 Wore earplugs throughout, towards rear, headway 2f out, short of room inside final furlong, switched left and ran on final 110yds, no extra towards finish | H Crouch 61.2kg Neck | 5 (10) |
| Newcastle 06-Feb-26 1421m STANDARD CL4 Flat, SP: 6/1 Raced with earplugs, slowly away, took keen hold, midfield, ridden 3f out, headway to chase leaders approaching final furlong, kept on, went second final strides | H Crouch 62.6kg Head | 2 (11) |
| Wolverhampton 24-Nov-25 1441m STANDARD CL4 Flat, SP: 11/1 Midfield, headway towards centre from 2f out, led final 110 yds, ran on | H Crouch 60.8kg | 1 (12) |
| Kempton 29-Oct-25 1207m STANDARD / SLOW CL4 Flat, SP: 17/2 Raced keenly in mid-division on outer, pushed along 2f out, no progress | Jack Callan 61.7kg 3 1/2l | 5 (8) |
| Salisbury 02-Oct-25 1207m GOOD CL4 Flat, SP: 17/2 Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on but not quite pace to challenge | Rossa Ryan 61.7kg Short Head | 6 (12) |
| Newmarket 20-Sep-25 1207m GOOD CL4 Flat, SP: 7/2 Chased leader, ridden 3f out, disputed lead over 1f out, soon outpaced, kept on same pace final 100 yards | J Mitchell 63kg Neck | 6 (9) |
| Haydock 05-Jul-25 1442m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL3 Flat, SP: 13/2 Started slowly, in rear, 5th and no chance when hung badly left final furlong | Jason Hart 61.2kg 3 1/4l | 5 (9) |
| York 14-Jun-25 1207m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL2 Flat, SP: 28/1 Slowly into stride, behind, not clear run inside final furlong, never involved | O J Orr 56.7kg 1 length | 12 (18) |
| Newmarket 03-May-25 1207m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL2 Flat, SP: 4/1 Badly outpaced and always in rear | W Buick 59kg 4 1/4l | 12 (12) |
| Newmarket 05-Oct-24 1207m GOOD TO SOFT CL2 Flat, SP: 5/1 Slowly away, detached and outpaced in rear, cajoled along, pushed along 2f out, plenty to do when ridden and rapid headway on outer 1f out, drifted right inside last, led closing stages, won going away | W Buick 55.8kg | 1 (18) |
| Hamilton 23-Sep-24 1012m GOOD TO SOFT CL4 Flat, SP: 7/4 Held up in last pair, headway far side of group 2f out, went 2nd and strong challenge inside final furlong, just held | D Tudhope 61.2kg Head | 2 (6) |
| GOODwood 02-Aug-24 1207m GOOD TO FIRM CL2 Flat, SP: 7/1 Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on towards finish | Rossa Ryan 58.5kg 1 length | 6 (16) |
| Windsor 15-Jul-24 1025m GOOD TO FIRM CL4 Flat, SP: 11/4 Prominent, pushed along and headway over 2f out, led entering final furlong, kept on well inside final furlong | Rossa Ryan 59kg | 1 (6) |
| Doncaster 18-May-24 1009m GOOD TO FIRM CL4 Flat, SP: 5/4 Prominent, made challenge going best over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, always doing enough | Jim Crowley 60.3kg | 1 (9) |
| Nottingham 20-Apr-24 1013m SOFT CL5 Flat, SP: 8/13 Led, keen early, joined before 1f out, soon headed, ridden inside final furlong, weakened final 110 yards, | J P Fahy 59.4kg 1 1/2 length | 4 (6) |
| Southwell 26-Mar-24 1000m STANDARD CL3 Flat, SP: 5/2 Disputed lead, pushed along 2f out, headed under 1f out, kept on inside final furlong | R Kingscote 59.4kg 1 1/4 length | 2 (8) |