Ireland 5yo

Into Battle (IRE)

T: Robert Stephens · J: Robert Dunne · O: Alison Mossop

By Churchill (IRE) out of Madam Baroque (GB)

Form 56641-31

6/1 Current odds

2/7 W/R

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7 runs
2 wins
placed
29% strike
21 d off

Recent form

Form figures 56641-31 21 days off

1 3 1 4 6 6

At Bangor-on-Dee 1/1 1 win · 1 placed

On Good 2/7 2 wins · 3 placed

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 7 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 51
Win %: 29%
Placed %: 43%
Trend: Climbing

Course Record

6 venues

Career strike 43%; best at Haydock (0% from 2 runs).

Haydock 0% 0-0-2
Aintree 100% 0-1-1
Bangor-on-Dee 100% 1-0-1
Salisbury 100% 1-0-1
Newbury 0% 0-0-1
Pontefract 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

5 jockeys · 2 trainers

Jockeys

Kieran Shoemark 50% 1-0-2
George Downing 0% 0-0-2
Ciaran Gethings 100% 0-1-1
Robert Dunne NOW 100% 1-0-1
Hector Crouch 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

Ed Walker 20% 1-0-5
Robert Stephens NOW 100% 1-1-2

Going Record

7 classifiable runs

Allrounder Handles a range — peak 43% on Good, but no surface bias jumps out.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm — 0 runs
Good 43% 2-1-7
Good to Soft — 0 runs
Soft — 0 runs
Heavy — 0 runs

Distance Record

7 classifiable runs

Specialist Pure staying horse — 100% in-the-money at ≥ 1m4f.

Sprint ≤ 6f — 0 runs
Seven 6½ – 7f — 0 runs
Mile 7f – 1m1f 0% 0-0-1
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f 25% 1-0-4
Staying ≥ 1m4f 100% 1-1-2

Race history

7 of 7 runs

Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds

26 Jun 2026 Rachel Jones Memorial Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Bangor-on-Dee Class 4 1st/4 +0 Good 2m½f Robert Dunne OR 105 5/2

15 May 2026 Inkerman London Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Aintree Class 4 3rd/6 10 Good 2m1f Ciaran Gethings 16/1

2 Oct 2025 PKF Francis Clark Handicap Salisbury Class 4 B 1st/6 +0 Good 1m2f Kieran Shoemark OR 73 6/1

5 Sep 2025 Betfair Exchange Handicap Haydock Class 5 4th/11 5.5 Good 1m3½f Kieran Shoemark OR 75 18/5

18 Jul 2025 Pontefract Ladies Day Wednesday 6th August Handicap Pontefract Class 4 6th/8 0.2 Good 1m George Downing OR 77 11/1

21 Jun 2025 Watch On Racing TV Grassroots Handicap (A Jockey Club Grassroots Middle Distance Qual') (GBBPlus) Haydock Class 4 6th/8 3.5 Good 1m2½f George Downing OR 79 100/30F

16 May 2025 Titan Wealth Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Newbury Class 3 5th/14 1.75 Good 1m2f Hector Crouch OR 80 8/1

Connections

Trainer: Robert Stephens 14%
Jockey: Robert Dunne 8%
Owner: Alison Mossop
Sire: Churchill (IRE)
Dam: Madam Baroque (GB)
Dam sire: Royal Applause
Country: Ireland
Age: 5yo

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