Badbury Rings (GB)
Badbury Rings is a gelding who has won two of nine starts on turf, both in Class 4 handicaps over 2m5f – 3m, one on heavy ground at Taunton and one on soft ground at Wincanton. He has raced at six different courses and usually races held up. His last run, at Newton Abbot in Oct 2026, was a second of five in a Class 4 novices handicap chase when he was the beaten favourite off an official rating of 108. He has not won since Feb 2025.
- 2–9Wins / Runs
- 22.2%Strike rate
- 5 (55.6%)Placed
- −3.87£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 1.34Fair A/E n=9 · 1.14 incl. margin
- 110Highest OR
- 21dBetween runs (median)longest 587 d
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 124
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 7 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 3 | 130B | 58 | 1 run · — |
| Good | 3 | 135B | 89 | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 2 | 124A | 87 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 7 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 135B | 124 | 1 run · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 59C | 58 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 runs · as at 5 Nov 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 from 9 analysed runs since Oct 2024
- Held up 6 (67%) · 2 wins
- Mid-division 2 (22%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (11%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 4,688 runs since Mar 2008 (466 horses).
Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 5.5% from 145.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −10.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 112 | 10 | 8.9% | −1.4 | — |
| Good | 1,335 | 113 | 8.5% | −1.8 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 1,076 | 98 | 9.1% | −1.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 1,408 | 168 | 11.9% | +1.6 | 1 from 2 |
| Heavy | 627 | 83 | 13.2% | +2.9 | 1 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 126 | 11 | 8.7% | −1.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 14 | 1 | 7.1% | −3.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 29 | 2 | 6.9% | −3.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 145 | 8 | 5.5% | −4.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,308 | 152 | 11.6% | +1.3 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,499 | 142 | 9.5% | −0.8 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,321 | 141 | 10.7% | +0.4 | 2 from 5 |
| Over 3m | 372 | 37 | 9.9% | −0.4 | 0 from 1 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2008 · as at 7 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Religous Cross (GB) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m3f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Religous Cross (GB)).
Family form: Religous Cross (GB) finished 2nd of 15 at Chepstow, 9 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religous Cross (GB) | 5 | 1 | 2m3f | Class 4 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.88 |
| Heavy | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.25 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 6 | 2 | 33% | −0.87 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taunton | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.75 |
| Wincanton | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.88 |
| Newton Abbot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Worcester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 2 | 40% | +0.13 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conor O'Farrell | 5 | 2 | 40% | +0.13 |
| James Bowen | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +2.13 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 7 | 2 | 29% | −1.87 |
| Chase | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Oct 26+21d | Newton Abbot | Sky Sports Racing Novices' Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race) Settled out the back early - made smart progress by the 10th and went in pursuit of the winner an obstacle later - unable to peg back the leader from the second last and finished second | 2/5 | 4 | 11-5 | 108 | 58C | 117B | Conor O'Farrell | 15/8F |
| 07 Oct 26+587d | Worcester | Copybet Follow Us On X Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race) Raced freely early - settled at back of the field - still within reach 4 out - urged before 2 out - fourth at the last - never threatened to land a blow | 4/6 | 7 | 10-8 | 110 | 89A | 108B | Conor O'Farrell | 12/1 |
| 2025 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Feb 25+12d | Taunton | weatherbysshop.co.uk Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back early - improved into contention wide before the 9th - chased leaders under pressure before 2 out - moved into second close home - got up close to the line to score | 1/8 | 12-0 | 110 | 97B | 135A | Conor O'Farrell | 5/4F | |
| 15 Feb 25+28d | Wincanton | Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled towards the back under a composed hold - moved smoothly into contention wide out approaching the home turn - hit the front two out and edged away between the final two flights - strolled home unchallenged | 1/9 | 11-6 | 101 | 124A | 120B | Conor O'Farrell | 15/8F | |
| 18 Jan 25+37d | Taunton | Try RacingTV Free Now At racingtv.com/freetrial Novices' Handicap Hurdle Settled towards back - moved up effortlessly to press the front-runner before 2 out - driven and stayed on approaching the last - flattened out near the line to finish 2nd | 2/14 | 1¾ | 11-5 | 96 | 130B | 126A | Conor O'Farrell | 7/4F |
| 2024 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 12 Dec 24+29d | Taunton | Twixmas Meeting 30th December Handicap Hurdle Settled around midfield early - made progress from 3 out to reach the front group by 2 out - pushed along after the last - stayed on to finish third | 3/15 | 6 | 11-9 | 96 | 135B | 117A | James Bowen | 25/1 |
| 13 Nov 24+17d | Bangor-on-Dee | Field & Falcon Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Held up rear of pack early - made no impression through the contest - well held at the finish | 6/10 | ½ | 11-0 | — | 58C | 97C | James Bowen | 200/1 |
| 27 Oct 24+16d | Wincanton | Dan Skelton Supports Wincanton Charity Day Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Held up in the pack - lost touch approaching 2 out - well beaten in 12th | 12/16 | 12 | 11-4 | — | 59C | 92C | James Bowen | 14/1 |
| 11 Oct 24 | Chepstow | Century Racing Club Free Horse Giveaway Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Sat close to pace early - dropped back to third then settled midfield - driven approaching 2 out - faded to finish sixth well beaten | 6/12 | 14 | 11-0 | — | 50A | 105A | James Bowen | 14/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Badbury Rings won?
- Badbury Rings (GB) won 2 of 9 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 22.2%. Placed 5 times in total (55.6% of starts).
- Who trains Badbury Rings?
- Badbury Rings (GB) is trained by Neil Mulholland, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 28 October 2026.
- Who is Badbury Rings's sire?
- Badbury Rings (GB) is by Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) out of Barton Heather (GB), whose sire is Midnight Legend.
- What is Badbury Rings's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 108, from the run on 28 October 2026. The highest on record is 110.
- What is Badbury Rings's sire's record?
- Black Sam Bellamy (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 4,688 runs since Mar 2008 (466 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 5.5% from 145.
- Who are Badbury Rings's siblings?
- Out of Barton Heather (GB), Badbury Rings (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Religous Cross (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Religous Cross (GB)). The wins came over 2m3f. As at Nov 2026.