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Horse profile

A Bold Move (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2018) · Last trainer Alastair Ralph · Last owner Rowlestuffinjonespool
by Shantou (USA) out of Sprint For Gold (USA) (Slew O'Gold)
11 runs · 7 courses · from Mar 2016
As at 20 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 19 Dec 2018 — 2,862 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2018 Last raced off OR 104
KTB Profile

A Bold Move (IRE) is yet to win from 11 starts, though has placed 3 times. Best effort: 2nd of 8 at Ffos Las (May 2017). Last raced off 104, 16lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 20 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 16lb off peak
Official rating104↓ 16lb off peak
104 104–120

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 109 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ffos Las, 9 May 2017

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Jumps 6 figures · best 115C · median 77.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
Good5115C83—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m3115C83—
2m1f – 2m4f2109B76—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 9 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (3).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 105A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Bangor-on-Dee, 31 Aug 2018 Official rating 104 at the last run, 19 Dec 2018

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 8 figures · best 126A · median 102
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
Good6126A102—
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m4126A102—
2m5f – 3m299B98.5—
2m1f – 2m4f2116A112—

Of 11 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 11 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
Shantou (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,819 runs since Jan 2008 (539 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2150%+36.4—
Good to Firm1583220.3%+6.7—
Good2,28631013.6%00 from 6
Good to Soft1,43017612.3%−1.30 from 1
Soft2,61036313.9%+0.30 from 3
Heavy1,28217813.9%+0.30 from 1
Standard (AW)5159.8%−3.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f300%−13.6—
1m – 1m1f1100%−13.6—
1m2f – 1m4f6269.7%−3.9—
1m5f – 2m2,03027613.6%00 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f2,70737814%+0.40 from 3
2m5f – 3m2,33833314.2%+0.60 from 4
Over 3m6687210.8%−2.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Sprint For Gold (USA) (Slew O'Gold)

5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Dul Ar An Ol (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 1m–2m½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Dul Ar An Ol (IRE)4951m–2m½f—
Chartani (IRE)2922m—
Acclaim For Gold (IRE)110——
Theatre Gold (IRE)100——
Tourgar Pure Gold (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 6 0 0% −6.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 5 5 0 0% −5.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ffos Las 5 0 0% −5.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Lee Edwards 3 0 0% −3.00
Miss Emma Yardley 1 0 0% −1.00
Davy Russell 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Patrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Noel Fehily 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam Twiston-Davies 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Cannon 1 0 0% −1.00
Denis O'Regan 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Bradley Gibbs 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 6 0 0% −6.00
None 5 0 0% −5.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 4 0 0% −4.00
2017 4 0 0% −4.00
2016 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 9 0 0% −9.00
Chase 1 0 0% −1.00
NH Flat 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
19 Dec 18+28d Ludlow Tanners Prosecco Handicap Hurdle (For Lady Amateur Riders) Class 4 · 21f · Soft · 10 ran PU/10 — 10-3 104—— Miss Emma Yardley 50/1
21 Nov 18+82d Chepstow Ssafa Armed Forces Charity Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 17 ran PU/17 — 11-5 107—— Lee Edwards 16/1
31 Aug 18+97d Bangor-on-Dee Bangorbet Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 16.5f · Good · 8 ran 3/8 12 11-0 11283B105A Lee Edwards 10/1
26 May 18+183d Ffos Las Bet Toteplacepot At Totesport.com Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 8 ran 5/8 16 11-0 117115C91C Lee Edwards 7/2
24 Nov 17+82d Ffos Las Robert Price Builders Merchants Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) Class 4 · 21f · Heavy · 7 ran PU/7 — 11-8 120—— Davy Russell 10/1
03 Sep 17+117d Worcester Collect Totepool Winnings At Betfred Shops Conditional Jockeys' Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 23f · Good · 5 ran 3/5 3½ 10-13 12054C99B Richard Patrick 4/6F
09 May 17+23d Ffos Las Lonetree Ltd Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 20f · Good · 8 ran 2/8 2 11-0 118109B116A Noel Fehily 2/1
16 Apr 17+149d Ffos Las Davies Chemists Ltd Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 8 ran 2/8 3 11-3 —72A126A Sam Twiston-Davies 9/2
18 Nov 16+211d Ffos Las totepool Live Info Download The App Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 20f · Soft · 9 ran 4/9 3½ 11-0 —43A108A Tom Cannon 9/4
21 Apr 16+33d Warwick Close Brothers Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 21f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 4/8 7 11-0 ——98B Denis O'Regan 7/2
19 Mar 16 Kempton Racing UK 3 Devices 1 Price Maiden Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 16f · Good · 17 ran 6/17 2 10-10 ——99A Mr Bradley Gibbs 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has A Bold Move (IRE) won?
A Bold Move (IRE) has yet to win, from 11 archived starts between 2016 and 2018. Placed 3 times in total (27.3% of starts).
Who trained A Bold Move (IRE)?
A Bold Move (IRE) was trained by Alastair Ralph on the most recent run on record, at Ludlow on 19 December 2018.
Who is A Bold Move (IRE)'s sire?
A Bold Move (IRE) is by Shantou (USA) out of Sprint For Gold (USA), whose sire is Slew O'Gold.
What is A Bold Move (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 104, from the run on 19 December 2018. The highest on record is 120.
What is A Bold Move (IRE)'s sire's record?
Shantou (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,819 runs since Jan 2008 (539 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.
Who are A Bold Move (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Sprint For Gold (USA), A Bold Move (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Dul Ar An Ol (IRE) (5). The wins came over 1m–2m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2016. 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.