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Horse Form Profile

Age: 5 years

Trainer: K R Burke

Owner: Wathnan Racing

Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
VerdictStarting price

1st

4

(4)

11th Jun 2026

Soft

0m 7f 35y

19:00 Leopardstown

Native Warrior

9st 9lb

J: James Doyle

T: K R Burke

Rediscovered his best with a visor added last summer, landing three handicaps, including at Ascot (7f, soft) off a mark of 103; cracking return when beaten 0.5l by Dreamliner in Group 3 at Saint-Cloud in March on soft; didn't come on as expected when beaten 7.5l into seventh by Wannabe Royal in Listed race at Naas 25 days ago; nothing got into it from off the pace that day so shouldn't be judged too harshly; handles soft and the one to beat.

6/4F

7th

4

(9)

17th May 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

15:56 Naas

Native Warrior

9st 11lb

J: Jamie Spencer

T: K R Burke

British raider rediscovered his best when a visor was added last June, winning three handicaps from five starts, the last being the valuable Challenge Cup (7f, soft) at Ascot; ran right up to form on his stakes debut in a Saint-Cloud Group 3 (1m, soft) for seasonal return when a close runner-up; entitled to improve for that and top rated.

13/8F

5th

2

(8)

18th Oct 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

16:40 Ascot

Native Warrior

9st 11lb

J: James Doyle

T: K R Burke

Has improved for this visor and he's readily won competitive 7f handicaps here on his last two starts (good to soft/soft); back up to 1m on forecast better ground today but his past record provides hope that he'll cope with both and this thriving 4yo may well take a 6lb penalty in his stride.

4/1F

1st

4

(9)

4th Oct 2025

Soft

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

15:35 Ascot

Native Warrior

9st 5lb

J: Jamie Spencer

T: K R Burke

Third in a Britannia on first run at Ascot and came through to beat a few of these on last month's return over this trip on good to soft, reversing previous Goodwood placings with Great Acclaim; raised 8lb but now 2-3 since the visor went on and still improving by the looks.

9/4F

1st

9

(4)

6th Sep 2025

Good To Soft

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

14:40 Ascot

Native Warrior

9st 7lb

J: Jamie Spencer

T: K R Burke

Third in last season's Britannia on his only previous visit to Ascot; delivered a career best to win at Newcastle (7f) in June when visored for the first time and heaps went wrong when third of 20 as favourite at Glorious Goodwood (good; behind Great Acclaim); has shown he can handle slow ground but questionable whether it's ideal for him.

100/30F