Valiant King (2020)

Foal Date

27-Mar-20

Sex

gelding

Colour

grey

Sire

Roaring Lion

Dam

Assembly

Prize Money

658130

Trainer

Chris Waller

Owners

A Kheir, Qatar Bloodstock Ltd (Mgr: D Redvers), J A O'Neill, YES Bloodstock (Mgr: B Sokolski), Carty Racing (Mgr: B Carty), A K Racing (Mgr: Ms K Solomon), BDTJJ Racing (Mgr: D Edmonds), B D Nettlefold, Solscaf Racing (Mgr: A Scafidi), T R Maddern & Bromfield Park Pty Ltd (Mgr: W Pearce)

About

Valiant King is a 5yo grey gelding trained by Chris Waller. He descends from stallion Roaring Lion and dam Assembly. As a stakes winner with career earnings of $658,130, he is considered a horse of above‑average talent. On 4 Oct 2025 at Flemington, Jye McNeil rode him to his biggest victory, capturing the $350,000 Open Handicap and beating Torranzino. Throughout his career he has been a profitable choice for bettors; backing him from the start would have yielded a 229% return on investment.

Raced At

Flemington • Rosehill Gardens • Randwick • Warwick Farm • Caulfield • Leopardstown • Naas • Navan • Curragh • Killarney

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Flemington 04-Oct-25 2520m GOOD 3 R7 G3 Open Hcp $215,410 (of $350,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 02:36.210, SP: 61.00 In-running: Settled 15th, 1200m 14th, 800m 14th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.900	J Mcneil 55kg	1 (16)
Rosehill Gardens 09-Sep-25 1030m SOFT 5 R4 OPEN-BT Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:01.730 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.300	T Berry 9.08L	8 (9)
Rosehill Gardens 30-Aug-25 1500m SOFT 5 R9 3YO+ BM 100 Hcp (of $160,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:30.010, SP: 101.00 In-running: Settled 15th, 800m 15th, 400m 17th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.190	B Osmond 57kg, Cd 55kg 9.97L	18 (18)
Randwick 07-Aug-25 1200m HEAVY 9 R5 OPEN-BT Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:17.900 Sectionals: 600m 00:37.250	Z Lloyd 4.03L	7 (9)
Randwick 22-Jul-25 1045m SOFT 5 R5 OPEN-BT Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:02.800 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.790	Z Lloyd 3.51L	6 (8)
Randwick 05-Apr-25 2600m SOFT 5 R3 G2 Open Quality $27,250 (of $300,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:43.980, SP: 8.50 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.580	Z Lloyd 53kg 3.60L	3 (20)
Rosehill Gardens 22-Mar-25 2400m GOOD 4 R3 G3 Open Quality $3,500 (of $250,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 02:28.640, SP: 16.00 In-running: Settled 12th, 1200m 12th, 800m 13th, 400m 13th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.470	R Jones 54.5kg 7.67L	9 (14)
Randwick 08-Mar-25 2000m GOOD 4 R9 LR Open Quality $4,000 (of $200,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:01.860, SP: 101.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.700	R Jones 54kg 2.12L	6 (12)
Royal Randwick 24-Feb-25 1200m GOOD 4 R2 OPEN-BT Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:13.090 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.560	K Mcevoy 3.53L	7 (10)
Randwick 08-Feb-25 1600m GOOD 4 R9 Open Hcp (of $160,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:34.600, SP: 151.00 In-running: Settled 15th, 1200m 15th, 800m 15th, 400m 15th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.940	R Bayliss 57.5kg 9.58L	15 (15)
Warwick Farm 30-Jan-25 1207m SOFT 7 R4 OPEN-BT Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:14.280 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.420	K Mcevoy 4.05L	8 (10)
Warwick Farm 20-Jan-25 900m HEAVY 8 R3 GROUP-BT Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:54.990 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.550	J Ford 15.32L	6 (6)
Flemington 05-Nov-24 3200m GOOD 4 R7 G1 Open Hcp (of $8,560,000) Barrier 21, Winning Time: 03:19.530, SP: 91.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 13th, 800m 13th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.630	C Newitt 50.5kg, Cd 51kg 5.52L	13 (23)
Caulfield 19-Oct-24 2400m SOFT 6 R9 G1 Open Hcp $120,000 (of $5,000,000) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 02:31.420, SP: 71.00 In-running: Settled 15th, 1200m 16th, 800m 15th, 400m 13th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.400	T Nugent 50.5kg 13.15L	9 (18)
Flemington 05-Oct-24 2000m SOFT 6 R8 G1 Open Set Weight With Penalties (of $750,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:02.620, SP: 101.00 In-running: Settled 12th, 1200m 14th, 800m 14th, 400m 13th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.640	B Mertens 55kg 6.91L	10 (16)
Randwick 21-Sep-24 2000m GOOD 4 R5 G3 Open Set Weight With Penalties (of $250,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:01.540, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.880	T Berry 55kg 13.84L	16 (16)
Royal Randwick 09-Sep-24 1200m GOOD 4 R4 OPEN-BT Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:13.080 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.190	J Mcdonald 0 8.22L	5 (6)
Rosehill Gardens 20-Aug-24 1030m SOFT 5 R1 OPEN-BT Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:01.480 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.180	J Mcdonald 0 8.55L	9 (9)
Caulfield 21-Oct-23 2400m GOOD 4 R9 G1 Open Hcp $120,000 (of $5,000,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:26.450, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.010	J Kah 50 5.40L	6 (18)
Leopardstown 09-Sep-23 2414m GOOD R6 G3 CL1 $4,709 (of $100,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:31.050, SP: 5.00	O Murphy 57.6kg 6.00L	UPD (7)
Naas 07-Aug-23 2397m SOFT R5 G3 CL1 $14,911 (of $50,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:35.410, SP: 4.30 Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along over 2f out, went 2nd under 2f out, soon ridden, no impression on winner 1f out, kept on well	D B Mcmonagle 56.5kg 1.50L	2 (8)
Ascot 22-Jun-23 2414m GOOD R3 3YO RS105 Hcp $42,862 (of $174,446) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:29.560, SP: 8.00 Off the pace towards rear, headway out wide chasing leaders over 2f out, not clear run and switched right inside final 2f, went 2nd and stayed on final 100 yards, always just held	O Murphy 56kg 0.20L	2 (19)
Ascot (GB) 22-Jun-23 2414m GOOD R1 3Y RATING 105 $42,862 (of $174,446) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:29.560, SP: $8	O Murphy 56kg	2 (19)
Navan 13-May-23 2011m SOFT R7 Md $12,039 (of $13,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:18.110, SP: 1.44 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, closer 3f out, travelled well to lead narrowly 2 1/2f out, ridden to assert over 1f out, kept on strongly final furlong, comfortably	D B Mcmonagle 61kg	1 (14)
Leopardstown 02-Apr-23 2011m HEAVY R5 Hcp $4,772 (of $16,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:21.030, SP: 3.25 Dwelt, towards rear, progress into moderate 8th entering straight, pushed along in moderate 3rd 1 1/2f out, 2nd and chased clear leader 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, just failed	O Murphy 59.5kg 0.10L	2 (12)
Curragh 20-Aug-22 1609m GOOD R1 Md $1,065 (of $17,001) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:38.630, SP: 11.00 Held up behind leaders early, 4th halfway, ridden 2f out, no impression in 5th 1 1/2f out, kept on same pace final furlong	S Crosse 60.3kg 5.20L	4 (9)
Killarney 12-Jul-22 1627m GOOD R1 CLMd $2,114 (of $15,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:44.940, SP: 8.00 Mid-division and 4th halfway, pushed along from 2f out and soon ridden, 5th 1f out, no impression on principals and kept on inside final furlong to go 3rd on line	S Crosse 60.5kg 3.50L	3 (8)