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Horse profile

A Bid Too Far (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2012) · Last trainer Lawney Hill · Last owner The Hon Miss D Harding
by Lear Spear (USA) out of Gentle Lady (IRE) (Strong Gale)
7 runs · 7 courses · from Jan 2009
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 2 Aug 2012 — 5,198 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2012 Last raced off OR 84
KTB Profile

A Bid Too Far (IRE) is yet to win from 7 starts. Best effort: 4th of 11 at Uttoxeter (Mar 2011). Last raced off 84, 8lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 8lb off peak
Official rating84↓ 8lb off peak
84 84–92

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 96C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wincanton, 23 Jan 2010 Official rating 84 at the last run, 2 Aug 2012

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 6 figures · best 97C · median 94
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good297C85—
Heavy296C93—
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f495A91.5—
1m5f – 2m1———
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 7 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 7 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Lear Spear (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 3.6% of 253 runs since Jan 2008 (27 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm9111.1%+7.5—
Good to Firm4112.4%−1.2—
Good5123.9%+0.30 from 2
Good to Soft2514%+0.40 from 1
Soft3812.6%−10 from 2
Heavy2800%−3.60 from 2
Standard (AW)6134.9%+1.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f600%−3.6—
6f – 7f2813.6%0—
1m – 1m1f3837.9%+4.3—
1m2f – 1m4f4712.1%−1.5—
1m5f – 2m6511.5%−2.10 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f4736.4%+2.80 from 4
2m5f – 3m2100%−3.60 from 2
Over 3m100%−3.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Gentle Lady (IRE) (Strong Gale)

3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Kings Bandit (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m4f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Gentle Ranger (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Kings Bandit (IRE)1232m–2m3fClass 4
Baily Dusk (IRE)3332m–3m—
Gentle Ranger (IRE)1723m–3m4fClass 3

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Folkestone 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Daryl Jacob 2 0 0% −2.00
David Bass 1 0 0% −1.00
A P McCoy 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew Thornton 1 0 0% −1.00
Liam Treadwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Robert Walford 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Tongue tie 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 2 0 0% −2.00
2011 1 0 0% −1.00
2010 1 0 0% −1.00
2009 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 0 0% −6.00
Chase 1 0 0% −1.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2012 · 2 runs
02 Aug 12+36d Stratford John Dunbar Memorial Handicap Chase Class 5 · 22.5f · Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-1 84— David Bass 13/2
27 Jun 12+466d Worcester Betfred Mobile Lotto Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 20f · Good · 11 ran 7/11 3¾ 10-11 8473C A P McCoy 3/1F
2011 · 1 run
19 Mar 11+420d Uttoxeter totepool Flexi Betting Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 4/11 4 11-8 9195A Andrew Thornton 6/1
2010 · 1 run
23 Jan 10+82d Wincanton Tree's 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 15.5f · Heavy · 14 ran 9/14 20 11-4 9296C Liam Treadwell 200/1
2009 · 3 runs
02 Nov 09+254d Kempton Book Now For Boxing Day 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 21f · Good · 8 ran 7/8 30 10-12 9297C Daryl Jacob 50/1
21 Feb 09+25d Chepstow Toteplacepot Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 15 ran 13/15 26 11-3 9293C Robert Walford 25/1
27 Jan 09 Folkestone Ladbrokes Odds On Card - Loyalty Card Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 17.5f · Heavy · 12 ran 6/12 9 11-4 9290C Daryl Jacob 40/1

Quick answers

How many races has A Bid Too Far won?
A Bid Too Far (IRE) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2009 and 2012.
Who trained A Bid Too Far?
A Bid Too Far (IRE) was trained by Lawney Hill on the most recent run on record, at Stratford on 2 August 2012.
Who is A Bid Too Far's sire?
A Bid Too Far (IRE) is by Lear Spear (USA) out of Gentle Lady (IRE), whose sire is Strong Gale.
What is A Bid Too Far's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 84, from the run on 2 August 2012. The highest on record is 92.
What is A Bid Too Far's sire's record?
Lear Spear (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 3.6% of 253 runs since Jan 2008 (27 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are A Bid Too Far's siblings?
Out of Gentle Lady (IRE), A Bid Too Far (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Kings Bandit (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Gentle Ranger (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2009. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.