The New Lion (GB)

7yo b g 3rd Mar 2019

Track Horse HorseTracker

The New Lion (GB)

b g 3rd Mar 2019

Sire

Kayf Tara (GB)

Dam

Raitera (FR)

Dam's Sire

Astarabad (USA)

Owner

Mr John P McManus

Trainer

D Skelton

Breeder

R. D. & Mrs J. S. Chugg

Last Win

Cheltenham Sat, 24th Jan, 26 9/4, Harry Skelton (47 days)

Last Run

Cheltenham Tue, 10th Mar, 26 3rd, 3/1, Harry Skelton (2 days)

Lifetime

Runs

Wins

Places

Win %

Earnings

Level Stk

Hurdle GB

71%

£280,803

7.08

NHF GB

100%

£2,243

1.38

Under Rules Total

75%

8.45

Form Figures

1111-1F-13

Form Timeline

Form Figures - 1111-1F-13

Date Course Conditions

Race Result

Jockey

Class n

MorningSP

Change of Trainer Dan Skelton to D Skelton

Nov 2019

November NH Sale, TattersallsIRE (Tattersalls (Ireland))

Little Lodge Farm

Purchaser: Kate Rudd

€45,000

Lots Sold: 733

Prices

Avg: €16,600

Median: €12,000

Maximum: €155,000

Symbols Explained

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The superscript number on headgear bl² indicates number of times worn. A plus bl⁺ indicates more than 10 times where as red background bl¹indicates first time.

Date Course

Conditions

Race

Jockey Weight

OR Class

Date

Sale

Consignor

Purchaser

Price

Nov 2019

November NH Sale, TattersallsIRE (Tattersalls (Ireland))

Little Lodge Farm

Purchaser: Kate Rudd

€45,000

Lots Sold: 733

Prices

Avg: €16,600

Median: €12,000

Maximum: €155,000

Reports in which The New Lion (GB) was mentioned

Aintree likely target for placed Champion Hurdle horses

Tue 10th Mar

Lossiemouth leaves Champion Hurdle rivals toiling

Tue 10th Mar

Cheltenham Festival Day 2 Lucky 15 Tips: 'A big effort from Koktail Divin is anticipated'

Tue 10th Mar

Scott seeking another Golden moment with Cheltenham Ace

Mon 09th Mar

'Most attractive proposition' Golden Ace targets repeat amid mares' domination

Mon 09th Mar

Bookmakers braced for McManus birthday bonanza with 'best team ever'

Mon 09th Mar

Geraghty: Mighty Park could be something really special

Mon 09th Mar

'The Willie Mullins bingo horse' - The Tuesday Cheltenham Festival Acca

Mon 09th Mar

Lossiemouth team eager to seize Champion Hurdle challenge

Sun 08th Mar

Lossiemouth leads nine contenders for Champion Hurdle crown

Sun 08th Mar

'The money has come for the five-year-old' - Champion Hurdle confirmations

Wed 04th Mar

The New Lion tops nine hunting Champion Hurdle crown

Wed 04th Mar

‘Inches ever closer’ - What to watch out for this week with a view to Cheltenham

Mon 02nd Mar

Skelton backing stable stars to make Festival impact: 'There's some ahead of us in the betting that we can beat'

Mon 02nd Mar

‘On a good day she is extremely good’ – Brighterdaysahead on course for Champion Hurdle

Thu 26th Feb

The New Lion favourite as Champion Hurdle picture is shaken up

Wed 25th Feb

Skelton believes The New Lion ticks all boxes

Wed 25th Feb

Golden Ace defends crown and Sober Glory takes on the Irish in Tuesday’s Festival opener

Wed 18th Feb

Emma Nagle looks at the Champion Hurdle: 'Anzadam could sneak into a place at 16/1'

Thu 12th Feb

Elliott thinking outside the box with Brighterdaysahead

Gordon Elliott is toying with a change of approach for Brighterdaysahead ahead of his star mare’s bid to make it third time lucky at the Cheltenham Festival in the Unibet Champion Hurdle. Tue 10th Feb

‘Huge question marks to answer’ - Cheltenham Festival favourites who can’t be trusted

Wed 04th Feb

Skelton has no doubts about Lion’s Champion credentials

Mon 26th Jan

Ante-post movers for the Cheltenham Festival after the weekend action

Mon 26th Jan

Long road ahead for Sir Gino, but not out of the question he could run again in the future

Sun 25th Jan

The New Lion wins Unibet Hurdle, but Cheltenham feature marred by Sir Gino injury

Sat 24th Jan

Henderson wary of testing ground for ‘Ferrari’ Sir Gino

Fri 23rd Jan

Spillane's set for first taste of Cheltenham on Saturday

Thu 22nd Jan

The New Lion team counting down to ‘cracking’ Cheltenham feature

Wed 21st Jan

Which horses could strike again for the second year running at Cheltenham?

Tue 20th Jan

Sir Gino and The New Lion set for Prestbury Park clash

Mon 19th Jan

Star names all feature in Champion Hurdle list

Tue 13th Jan

'Hard to beat' - Cracking Christmas bets for the festive season

Mon 22nd Dec

Skelton excited ahead of Mydaddypaddy’s date at Aintree

Wed 17th Dec

Alexei could divert from Ascot to test Grade One credentials

Sun 07th Dec

Connell confident Munny can put himself in Champion Hurdle frame

Tue 02nd Dec

Constitution Hill plans on hold after Fighting Fifth fall

Sun 30th Nov

Henderson considering Flat run after Constitution Hill crashes out at Newcastle

Sat 29th Nov

Golden Ace triumphs in dramatic Fighting Fifth Hurdle

Sat 29th Nov

Constitution Hill sets out on redemption trail at Newcastle

Fri 28th Nov

Hard to rule out - Stars to look out for this weekend

Thu 27th Nov

Game on! Big names all set to collide at Newcastle on Saturday

Thu 27th Nov

Anzadam primed for Newcastle after ‘lovely piece of work’

Tue 25th Nov

Constitution Hill part of must-see Fighting Fifth line-up

Mon 24th Nov

Cheltenham peak the ultimate aim with Galopin Des Champs

Mon 24th Nov

Henderson thrilled with what he is seeing from Constitution Hill

Tue 18th Nov

Skelton feels pressure is on Constitution Hill in Fighting Fifth showdown

Mon 17th Nov

No change of plan for Lulamba with Exeter calling

Thu 13th Nov

All-star cast assembled for Newcastle’s Fighting Fifth Hurdle

Tue 11th Nov

William Munny pencilled in for Morgiana return

Mon 27th Oct

The New Lion on course for Fighting Fifth return

Sun 26th Oct

Snowden eager to embark on chasing campaign with Wendigo

Tue 07th Oct

The New Lion stars in battling Turners success

The New Lion lived up to the hype with a battling victory in the Turners Novices’ Hurdle on the second day of the Cheltenham Festival. Wed 12th Mar

Mullins set for further success on Day 2 at the Festival

Willie Mullins saddled two winners on the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival and the record-breaking trainer has plenty of good chances of adding to that tally this afternoon. Wed 12th Mar

Snow falls ahead of second day of Cheltenham Festival

After a Champion Hurdle that had to be seen to believed, there was another surprise at Cheltenham on Wednesday morning, with snow falling. Wed 12th Mar

After race at Cheltenham Wed, 12th Mar, 2025 (1st)

Our mouths probably ran away with us earlier this season, but he just looked so good. Harry gave him an outstanding ride there, so patient. It’s not a coming-of-age ride because he’s been doing it for so long, but what a great ride. And the horse was just phenomenal. I trusted him and going to the last, with the three of them there, I believed he’d win. I always believed he’d win. In my heart, it just feels like it would take a very good one to get past this horse. I think he could be the best we’ve had, but this is uncharted territory for me as a trainer in my own right. When I worked for Paul (Nicholls) we had all those superstars, but I haven’t had a horse who can do things like this one. His simplicity is his greatest asset and he’s so easy.

D Skelton