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King Of War: horse profile, stats, records and next races

King Of War is a 7-year-old gelding by Churchill, trained by Michael Wigham. He has won 6 of 50 starts and placed in 13 more, for £50,819 in prize money. His best trip is 7f, where 6 wins from 39 is a 15% strike rate against 0% at every other distance. He runs next in the 5:17 at Redcar on 23 September. His best performance rating is 78, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 50
  • Wins 6
  • Placed 19
  • Strike rate 12%
  • Prize money £50,819
  • Best rating 78
  • Official rating 65

Where King Of War runs next

Time Course Race Best price
5:17 Redcar Aja Novice Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Stakes (Riders Had Ridden No More Than 3 Winners At Start Of Season) —

King Of War form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
23 Aug 26 Brighton Blackmore Design & Build Handicap Stakes Class 4 7f Good To Firm 4 3.25 14/1 J F Egan 65
14 Aug 26 Epsom Betfred 'Follow Us On X' Handicap Stakes Class 5 7f Good To Firm 8 5.25 17/2 J F Egan 67
24 Jul 26 Ascot Chapel Down Handicap Stakes Class 4 7f Good To Firm 11 13.75 28/1 J F Egan 68
10 Jul 26 Chester Fired Up Tess Handicap (Div 2) Class 5 7f Good 3 1.25 3/1 J F Egan 68
30 Jun 26 Brighton Sheephaven Bay And Tipsytipsters Remembering Boony Handicap Class 5 1m Good To Firm 5 6.75 2/1J J F Egan 61
22 Jun 26 Brighton Fairplay Daily Price Boosts 'Confined' Handicap Class 5 7f Good To Firm 1 — 9/4F David Egan 61
9 Jun 26 Brighton Watch Live Racing On fairplaybet.co.uk 'Confined' Handicap Class 5 1m Good 3 1.75 25/1 J F Egan 61
4 Nov 25 Lingfield (AW) Win 250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Class 6 7f Standard 4 2.75 33/1 J F Egan 62
27 Oct 25 Lingfield (AW) Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Apprentice Handicap Class 5 7f Standard 8 9.5 17/2 Liam Wright 62
16 Oct 25 Brighton Docker Hughes Memorial Handicap Class 6 7f Good To Firm 1 — 9/2 J F Egan 58
7 Oct 25 Brighton JenningsBet 200 Shops Nationwide Handicap Class 6 7f Good To Soft 4 3.75 5/1 William Carson 52
29 Sep 25 Brighton Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Handicap Class 6 7f Good To Firm 1 — 13/2 Kieran Shoemark 53
22 Sep 25 Wolverhampton (AW) Download The Raceday Ready App Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 7f Standard 3 5 20/1 Kieran Shoemark 53
8 Sep 25 Lingfield (AW) Download The Racecourse App Raceday Ready Handicap Class 6 7f Standard 10 17.25 10/1 Ray Dawson 56
3 Jul 25 Yarmouth Thank You Tommo Handicap Class 6 7f Good To Firm 13 15.75 8/1 William Carson 58
16 Dec 24 Wolverhampton (AW) Extra Winnings With BetUK Acca Club Handicap Class 6 6f Standard 5 2.75 14/1 Darragh Keenan 61
10 Dec 24 Southwell (AW) Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap Class 6 7f Standard 8 8 28/1 Darragh Keenan 61
7 Nov 24 Southwell (AW) Win 1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Class 5 7f Standard 6 4 18/1 Ryan Kavanagh 63
17 Oct 24 Chelmsford City (AW) Play Different With Betfair Handicap Class 5 7f Standard 6 7.5 50/1 Sean D Bowen 65
7 Oct 24 Yarmouth Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com Handicap Class 6 6f Soft 9 19.5 15/2 Darragh Keenan 65
19 Sep 24 Yarmouth Making Memories With Good Friends Handicap Class 6 7f Good To Firm 2 1 15/2 Darragh Keenan 63
3 Sep 24 Chepstow David Lucas Bookmakers, Why Bet Elsewhere? Apprentice Handicap Class 4 7f Good 3 2.75 4/1 Kaiya Fraser 64
8 Aug 24 Brighton Star Property Group Apprentice Handicap Class 4 7f Good To Firm 4 2.75 15/8F Connor Planas 66
19 Jul 24 Newmarket Air Charter Services Handicap Class 5 7f Good 8 11.25 4/1 Silvestre De Sousa 68
5 Jul 24 Haydock Racing TV Profits Back To Racing Handicap Class 5 7f Good 4 4 11/10F Tyler Heard 70
25 Jun 24 Brighton Get The Inside Track With Raceday Ready Handicap Class 4 7f Good To Firm 4 3 7/2F Tyler Heard 70
8 Jun 24 Chepstow Vickers.Bet Handicap Class 4 7f Good To Firm 2 .5 11/2 Tyler Heard 69
28 May 24 Brighton Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com Handicap Class 4 7f Good 2 1.75 11/1 Tyler Heard 69
28 Aug 23 Chepstow Trojan-Mek Ltd Machine Movers Handicap Class 4 7f Good To Soft 1 — 15/2 Connor Planas 64
12 Aug 23 Lingfield Racing League On Sky Sports Racing Handicap Class 5 7f Good To Firm 2 .25 12/1 Taylor Fisher 62
31 Jul 23 Lingfield At The Races App Form Study Handicap Class 6 7.5f Soft 6 9.5 12/1 Callum Hutchinson 64
17 Jul 23 Windsor BMSI-Making Buildings Smarter Handicap Class 5 1m Good 14 11.5 25/1 Aidan Keeley 66
27 Jun 23 Brighton Play With The Finest Bookmaker, Fitzdares Handicap Class 4 7f Good To Firm 4 4 22/1 Callum Hutchinson 67
30 May 23 Brighton BresBet Supports Rising Stars Handicap Class 4 7f Firm 7 7 11/2 Morgan Cole 66
23 May 23 Brighton Rachael Helfgott-Bates Handicap Class 6 7f Good To Firm 2 .25 10/1 Taylor Fisher 66
2 May 23 Brighton At The Races App Form Study Apprentice Handicap Class 5 7f Good To Firm 8 7 25/1 Aidan Keeley 68
8 Mar 23 Kempton (AW) Unibet Proudly Supports www.racinghome.org.uk Handicap Class 5 7f Standard To Slow 10 32.5 100/1 Kieran Shoemark 70
2 Sep 22 Ascot Harrogate Spring Water Handicap Class 4 7f Good 7 11.25 18/1 Tyler Heard 71
22 Aug 22 Chepstow Burnham Plastering & Drylining Handicap Class 5 7f Soft 4 10.5 10/3 Rhys Clutterbuck 71
4 Aug 22 Brighton Starsports.Bet Silk Series Apprentice Handicap Class 4 7f Good To Firm 1 — 13/2 Rhys Clutterbuck 68
22 Jul 22 Chepstow ptl.uk.com Supplier To The Event Industry Handicap Class 5 1m Good To Firm 4 13.25 11/4J Rhys Clutterbuck 68
28 Jun 22 Brighton Each Way Extra At bet365 Handicap Class 6 7f Good To Firm 2 2.75 2/1F Benoit De La Sayette 62
20 Jun 22 Chepstow Join The Bet Club At Vickers.Bet Handicap Class 6 7f Good 1 — 2/1J Tyler Heard 62
11 Jun 22 Bath Cazoo Search Drive Smile Handicap Class 6 1m Good 2 .75 10/1 Tyler Heard 61
27 May 22 Chepstow Cazoo Handicap Class 6 1m Good 3 3.25 5/1 Kieran Shoemark 62
17 May 22 Brighton Best Odds Guaranteed At Vickers.Bet Everyday Handicap Class 6 7f Good To Firm 3 3.75 10/1 Kieran Shoemark 62
27 Apr 22 Brighton Download The At The Races App Handicap Class 5 7f Good To Firm 4 5.25 18/1 Daniel Muscutt 63
17 Mar 22 Wolverhampton (AW) Watch Racing Free Online At Coral Handicap Class 5 1m 0.5f Standard 6 5.75 11/1 James Doyle 67
4 Mar 22 Lingfield (AW) Play Coral Racing-super-series For Free Handicap Class 5 7f Standard 4 3.5 10/1 David Probert 70
1 Feb 22 Wolverhampton (AW) Betway Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 6f Standard 5 5.5 3/1 Kieran Shoemark 73

Last time out

Finished 4 in the Blackmore Design & Build Handicap Stakes at Brighton on 23 August 2026. Raced with plenty of enthusiasm early - hit the front before being pressed with three furlongs left - lost the advantage and gave way inside the final furlong to finish fourth.

King Of War by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
7f 39 6 15% —
8f 6 0 0% —
6f 3 0 0% —
7.5f 1 0 0% —
8.5f 1 0 0% —

King Of War by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Good To Firm 21 4 19% —
Good 11 1 9% —
Standard 11 0 0% —
Soft 3 0 0% —
Good To Soft 2 1 50% —
Firm 1 0 0% —
Standard To Slow 1 0 0% —

King Of War by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Brighton 18 4 22% —
Chepstow 7 2 29% —
Lingfield (AW) 4 0 0% —
Wolverhampton (AW) 4 0 0% —
Yarmouth 3 0 0% —
Ascot 2 0 0% —
Southwell (AW) 2 0 0% —
Lingfield 2 0 0% —
Epsom 1 0 0% —
Chester 1 0 0% —

King Of War breeding

  • Sire Churchill (IRE)
  • Dam Materialistic (GB)
  • Damsire Oasis Dream (GB)
  • Breeder Fittocks Stud
  • Foaled 22 February 2019

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