Lion Ring

The most interesting chapter of Lion Ring's story is written at Chelmsford, a floodlit all-weather track in Essex that clearly suits it down to the ground. Four wins from 16 races there — exactly 1 in 4 — makes it a genuine course specialist, the kind of stat that gets trainers and jockeys paying attention when the entries come out. That relationship with Chelmsford began on 19 October 2023, when Lion Ring landed its first career win there, and the track has remained a happy hunting ground ever since.

Much of that success has been built with jockey Ryan Kavanagh in the saddle. The pair have lined up together 24 times and won on 5 occasions — a win rate of 21%, or just over 1 in 5. That is meaningfully better than Lion Ring's overall record, suggesting Kavanagh has developed a real understanding of how to ride this horse.

Trained by Andrew J Martin at a yard in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, Lion Ring is part of a small operation that has sent out 5 winners this season. A last win at Wolverhampton in March 2026 keeps the record ticking over, and with a race just yesterday, this is clearly still an active and well-managed horse. The recent form reading — a win two runs back sandwiched between mid-field finishes — is typical of a horse that finds winning difficult to do in a row but never stops trying. At this level, that is more than enough to keep everyone interested.