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Limerick Leader: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Limerick Leader is a 9-year-old gelding by Joshua Tree, trained by Nick Scholfield. He has won 4 of 39 starts and placed in 18 more, for £52,633 in prize money. His best trip is 2m, where 1 win from 4 is a 25% strike rate against 9% at every other distance. He runs next in the 3:00 at Sedgefield on 9 September. His best performance rating is 111, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 39
  • Wins 4
  • Placed 22
  • Strike rate 10%
  • Prize money £52,633
  • Best rating 111
  • Official rating 96

Where Limerick Leader runs next

Time Course Race Best price
3:00 Sedgefield Christmas Parties At Sedgefield Racecourse Handicap Steeple Chase (ARC Summer Chase Series Qualifier) (GBB Race) —

Limerick Leader form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
4 Sep 26 Bangor-on-Dee Lexus Wrexham Open 2026 Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race) Class 4 3m Good 1 — 17/2 James Bowen 96
22 Aug 26 Newton Abbot Happy 80th Birthday John Lane Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Steeple Chase Class 5 3m 2f Good To Firm 4 27 4/1 Freddie Keighley 98
13 Jul 26 Newton Abbot Par Inn Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 5f Good To Firm 3 12.5 13/8 James Bowen 100
23 Jun 26 Newton Abbot St. Austell Brewery Handicap Chase Class 5 2m 5f Good 3 13 11/10F James Bowen 100
9 Jun 26 Southwell Ladies Day Sunday 16th August Handicap Chase Class 5 3m 0.5f Good 2 .25 9/4 James Bowen 98
4 Sep 25 Sedgefield MW Groundworks & Civils Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 3.5f Good 2 2.75 9/4F James Bowen 98
21 Aug 25 Newton Abbot Thank You To All Our Armed Forces Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 5f Good 2 11 3/1F James Bowen 98
20 Jul 25 Stratford Clive Bennett Memorial Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 3.5f Good 2 4.5 9/2 James Bowen 98
24 Jun 25 Newton Abbot St. Austell Brewery Handicap Chase Class 5 2m 5f Good 1 — 11/10F James Bowen 96
4 Jun 25 Newton Abbot Visit The Wellbeing Show Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 5f Good 2 .25 9/1 James Bowen 95
10 Mar 25 Plumpton Hop Into Racing This Easter Handicap Hurdle Class 4 3m 1f Good PU - 5/2J Ben Jones 95
14 Feb 25 Fakenham Hoof & Holler Handicap Hurdle Class 5 2m 7.5f Good 3 6 5/1 Shane Fenelon 95
31 Jan 25 Catterick Download The Raceday Ready App Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 2m 3.5f Soft 3 4.25 7/2 Shane Fenelon 95
11 Jan 25 Ffos Las DragonBet Still Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 2m 4f Soft 4 13.25 11/1 Shane Fenelon 97
19 Dec 24 Exeter Southwest Rail Solutions Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 2m 5.5f Good To Soft 4 16.75 22/1 Miss Imogen Mathias 97
25 Sep 24 Perth Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 2m 4f Good 1 — 7/4F Sean Bowen 86
1 Sep 24 Worcester Neu-Servo Supports Rees Foundation Handicap Hurdle Class 5 2m 4f Good 4 10.25 11/2 Sean Bowen 88
21 Jul 24 Newton Abbot Book Our Winning Post Restaurant Handicap Chase Class 5 2m 5f Good To Soft PU - 7/4F Sean Bowen 90
16 May 24 Perth Edinburgh Cannonball Handicap Chase Class 5 2m 4f Good To Soft 4 5 8/1 Craig Nichol 92
10 Mar 24 Kelso Rubstic Handicap Chase Class 4 2m 1f Soft 6 20 9/4F Craig Nichol 93
18 Feb 24 Musselburgh Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Handicap Chase Class 5 2m 4.5f Soft 2 3 9/2 Craig Nichol 92
19 Dec 23 Catterick Support The Injured Jockeys Fund Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 2m 3f Good To Soft 8 17 12/1 Craig Nichol 96
24 Nov 23 Catterick Support The Injured Jockeys Fund Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 2m 3f Good To Soft 7 19.75 7/1 Craig Nichol 100
6 Jul 23 Perth Horizon Parking Uk's Leading Parking Company Handicap Chase Class 5 3m Good 7 34.5 6/1 Craig Nichol 104
6 Jun 23 Southwell Call Star Sports On 08000 521321 Handicap Chase Class 5 2m 4.5f Good 2 23 6/4F Dylan Johnston 104
16 May 23 Newcastle Follow AtTheRaces On Twitter Handicap Chase Class 4 2m 4f Good 2 .5 10/3 Dylan Johnston 100
25 Mar 23 Kelso BetVictor Go North Cab On Target Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 2m 5f Good To Soft 7 7.75 11/1 Craig Nichol 103
10 Mar 23 Ayr Enjoy The Virgin Bet Raceday Tomorrow Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 2m 4.5f Good 2 1 9/2 Craig Nichol 100
5 Feb 23 Musselburgh bet365 Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 2m 4.5f Good To Soft 5 24.75 10/3F Craig Nichol 101
3 Jan 23 Musselburgh Fitzdares New Year Handicap Chase Class 4 2m Soft 3 6.25 10/3 Craig Nichol 103
17 Nov 22 Newcastle Off The Fence On youtube.com/attheraces Handicap Hurdle Class 4 2m Soft 3 11 11/2 Craig Nichol 105
28 Oct 22 Wetherby Bet365 Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 5.5f Good To Soft 3 8.25 12/1 Craig Nichol 106
27 Sep 22 Sedgefield Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Hurdle Class 4 2m 4f Good To Soft 11 28 16/1 Craig Nichol 108
21 Apr 22 Perth William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Hurdle Class 4 2m 4f Good To Soft 9 36 25/1 Craig Nichol 109
26 Mar 22 Kelso Terry Frame Joiners And Glaziers Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 2m Good 1 — 15/8F Craig Nichol –
24 Feb 22 Sedgefield British EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 1f Soft 2 2.25 22/1 Craig Nichol –
16 Nov 21 Ayr Coral Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m Good To Soft 7 24.75 28/1 Craig Nichol –
14 Oct 21 Carlisle Visit racingtv.com Open NH Flat Race Class 5 2m 1f Good 9 18.25 4/1 Craig Nichol –
20 Mar 21 Wexford Lingstown (C & G) Point-To-Point Flat Race 2m 2f Yielding 2 1.75 7/2 Mr H D Dunne –

Last time out

Finished 1 in the Lexus Wrexham Open 2026 Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race) at Bangor-on-Dee on 4 September 2026. Set the pace from the start - pushed along after two out - stayed on to the finish.

Limerick Leader by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
21f 7 1 14%
20f 7 1 14%
20.5f 4 0 0%
16f 4 1 25%
19.5f 3 0 0%
17f 3 0 0%
24f 2 1 50%
21.5f 2 0 0%
19f 2 0 0%
26f 1 0 0%
24.5f 1 0 0%
25f 1 0 0%
23.5f 1 0 0%
18f 1 0 0%

Limerick Leader by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Good 18 4 22%
Good To Soft 11 0 0%
Soft 7 0 0%
Good To Firm 2 0 0%
Yielding 1 0 0%

Limerick Leader by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Newton Abbot 7 1 14%
Perth 4 1 25%
Sedgefield 3 0 0%
Catterick 3 0 0%
Kelso 3 1 33%
Musselburgh 3 0 0%
Southwell 2 0 0%
Newcastle 2 0 0%
Ayr 2 0 0%
Bangor-on-Dee 1 1 100%

Limerick Leader breeding

  • Sire Joshua Tree (IRE)
  • Dam Out Law D'Oc (FR)
  • Damsire Rahotep I (FR)
  • Breeder S A R L Ecurie Nicolas Taudon
  • Foaled 27 April 2017

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