How many races has Bamako (IRE) won?

Bamako (IRE) won 1 of 14 archived starts between 2024 and 2025, a strike rate of 7.1%. Placed 2 times in total (14.3% of starts).

Who trains Bamako (IRE)?

Bamako (IRE) is trained by A Oliver, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 17 December 2025.

Who is Bamako (IRE)'s sire?

Bamako (IRE) is by Sands Of Mali (FR) out of Kya One (FR), whose sire is One Cool Cat.

What going does Bamako (IRE) prefer?

Bamako (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.

What is Bamako (IRE)'s official rating?

The most recent official rating on record is 54, from the run on 17 December 2025. The highest on record is 67.

What is Bamako (IRE)'s sire's record?

Sands Of Mali (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 776 runs since Jan 2008 (87 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good going: 8.3% from 204.

Who are Bamako (IRE)'s siblings?

Out of Kya One (FR), Bamako (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Horse profile

Bamako (IRE)

3yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2025) · Trainer A Oliver · Owner A Oliver

by Sands Of Mali (FR) out of Kya One (FR) (One Cool Cat)

14 runs · 7 courses · from Mar 2024

As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

Won at Down Royal Off 304 days · 12th of 14 Last raced off OR 54

KTB Profile

Bamako is a gelding who has won one of 14 starts. The win came in a handicap at Down Royal in Jun 2025 over 6f-7f on good ground. He has raced seven times at Dundalk on the all-weather without success and is 0 from six on that surface overall. Typically held up, he finished 12 of 14 at Dundalk in Dec 2025 when last raced off a mark of 54, 13lb below his highest ever official rating of 67.

Based on 14 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026

KTB at a glance Typically held up Won on turf, 0 on AW OR ↓ 13lb off peak

1–14Wins / Runs
7.1%Strike rate
2 (14.3%)Placed
−9.67£1 level staken=14 at SP
0.95Fair A/E n=14 · 0.76 incl. margin
67Highest OR
49dAvg between runs

Official rating54↓ 13lb off peak

54 54–67

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 102 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Dundalk (AW), 26 Nov 2025

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 →

Flat 14 figures · best 102^B · median 67.5

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 18 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)	6	102^B	75.5	3 · 102 / 81
Good	6	85^C	58.5	—
Soft	2	83^A	64	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 18 Oct 2025
6f – 7f	9	85^C	75	2 · 81 / 78
Under 6f	4	76^A	43.5	—
1m – 1m1f	1	—	—	1 · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 14 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 84^A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Dundalk (AW), 26 Nov 2025 Official rating 54 at the last run, 17 Dec 2025

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 →

Flat 14 figures · best 84^A · median 65

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 18 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)	6	84^A	65	3 · 84 / 68
Good	6	84^A	66.5	—
Soft	2	72^A	64.5	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 18 Oct 2025
6f – 7f	9	84^A	62	2 · 68 / 65
Under 6f	4	72^A	61.5	—
1m – 1m1f	1	—	—	1 · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 14 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 from 8 analysed runs

Held up 7 (88%) · 1 win
Prominent 1 (13%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Sands Of Mali (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 776 runs since Jan 2008 (87 horses).

Weakest on good going: 8.3% from 204.

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Firm	4	0	0%	−11.7	—
Good to Firm	126	14	11.1%	−0.6	—
Good	204	17	8.3%	−3.4	1 from 6
Good to Soft	69	9	13%	+1.3	—
Soft	98	10	10.2%	−1.5	0 from 2
Heavy	36	7	19.4%	+7.7	—
Standard (AW)	239	34	14.2%	+2.5	0 from 6

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Under 6f	189	18	9.5%	−2.2	0 from 4
6f – 7f	466	68	14.6%	+2.9	1 from 9
1m – 1m1f	93	4	4.3%	−7.4	0 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f	19	1	5.3%	−6.4	—
1m5f – 2m	4	0	0%	−11.7	—
2m1f – 2m4f	5	0	0%	−11.7	—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

Kya One (FR) (One Cool Cat)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

Produce	Runs	Wins	Win trips	Best grade
Crafty (GB)	2	0	—	—

Record by conditions

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Standard (AW)	6	0	0%	−6.00
Good	6	1	17%	−1.67
Soft	2	0	0%	−2.00

Course	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Dundalk (AW)	6	0	0%	−6.00
Down Royal	3	1	33%	+1.33
Gowran Park	1	0	0%	−1.00
Naas	1	0	0%	−1.00
Curragh	1	0	0%	−1.00
Sligo	1	0	0%	−1.00
Navan	1	0	0%	−1.00

Distance	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
6f – 7f	9	1	11%	−4.67
Under 6f	4	0	0%	−4.00
1m – 1m1f	1	0	0%	−1.00

Jockey	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
W J Lee	6	1	17%	−1.67
Ben Coen	2	0	0%	−2.00
Chris Hayes	2	0	0%	−2.00
Scott McCullagh	1	0	0%	−1.00
Gary Carroll	1	0	0%	−1.00
Nathan Crosse	1	0	0%	−1.00
Wayne Lordan	1	0	0%	−1.00

Headgear	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
None	5	0	0%	−5.00
Visor	4	1	25%	+0.33
Cheekpieces	4	0	0%	−4.00
Blinkers	1	0	0%	−1.00

Season	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
2025	7	1	14%	−2.67
2024	7	0	0%	−7.00

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
17 Dec 25+7d	Dundalk (AW)	Dundalk Stadium Gift Vouchers Available Online Handicap (0-60) 7f · Standard · 14 ran Held up midpack early - dropped towards back soon after - pushed along but unable to close 2f out - eventually well held in 12th	12/14	½	9-10	54	75^B	62^A	W J Lee	15/2
10 Dec 25+14d	Dundalk (AW)	Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Handicap (0-60) 7f · Standard · 11 ran Held up towards back of the pack - still 8th at halfway - asked for effort 2f out but made no headway - stayed on same speed to finish 9th	9/11	nk	9-11	55	81^A	68^A	Scott McCullagh	7/1
26 Nov 25+159d	Dundalk (AW)	Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Handicap (0-60) (Div 2) 8f · Standard · 14 ran Held up towards back of pack - improved into 6th under pressure 2f out - 5th final furlong but unable to find more	5/14	nk	9-9	55	102^B	84^A	Ben Coen	12/1
20 Jun 25+5d	Down Royal	Laura Nicholas Memorial Handicap (0-60) (Div 2) 7f · Good · 14 ran Held up at the back - hampered on two occasions moving off the bend and advanced on the outside over 1f out - pushed along to mount a bid 150 yards out - unable to peg back the winner late on (placed 1st)	1/14		9-2	55	85^C	84^A	W J Lee	10/3F
15 Jun 25+16d	Gowran Park	Golf At Gowran Park Handicap 7f · Soft · 11 ran Sat close up early - 4th at halfway then pushed along with 2f left but couldn't quicken - dropped to 5th inside final furlong and held to the line	6/11	3	9-0	56	83^A	57^A	Ben Coen	12/1
30 May 25+20d	Down Royal	BoyleSports Home Of The Early Payout Handicap (0-60) 7f · Good · 14 ran Sat close to pace early - 4th at halfway - boxed in with 1 1/2f left - pushed along and drifted left twice inside final two furlongs - rallied to challenge under the wire - narrowly denied in a photo finish	2/14	nse	9-7	55	84^C	75^A	Gary Carroll	28/1
10 May 25+218d	Naas	Danny Trundle Heating & Plumbing Handicap 5f · Good · 20 ran Held up in the pack from the off - pushed along around 2f out with no headway made - unable to find more late	20/20	½	8-12	59	42^C	31^A	Nathan Crosse	66/1
04 Oct 24+48d	Dundalk (AW)	William Hill More Top Prices Nursery Handicap 7f · Standard · 14 ran Driven from the outset and soon at the back - lost touch by halfway - never in contention up the straight - well held in 14th	14/14	3	9-5	63	46^C	40^C	Wayne Lordan	28/1
17 Aug 24+10d	Curragh	Download The New Tote App Nursery Handicap 6f · Good · 12 ran Held up at the back early - urged forward before halfway then driven on - dropped away late	12/12	8	8-8	65	57^C	35^C	Chris Hayes	22/1
07 Aug 24+47d	Sligo	Guinness Nursery Handicap 5.5f · Yielding To Soft · 13 ran Held up towards back of pack - urged forward heading into straight - still 9th and driven with 1f left then denied room and shifted left - stayed on strongly to finish 4th	4/13	1	9-7	67	45^C	72^A	W J Lee	17/2
21 Jun 24+34d	Down Royal	SBD Events Pro Median Auction Maiden 7f · Good · 13 ran	5/13	1¾	9-4	—	48^C	73^A	W J Lee	9/1
18 May 24+36d	Navan	Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden 6f · Good · 8 ran	7/8	2¾	9-7	—	60^A	60^A	Chris Hayes	33/1
12 Apr 24+17d	Dundalk (AW)	Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden 5f · Standard · 9 ran	8/9	1¼	9-7	—	39^A	55^A	W J Lee	6/1
26 Mar 24	Dundalk (AW)	Irish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden 5f · Standard · 9 ran	4/9	½	9-2	—	76^A	68^A	W J Lee	9/2

Quick answers

How many races has Bamako (IRE) won?: Bamako (IRE) won 1 of 14 archived starts between 2024 and 2025, a strike rate of 7.1%. Placed 2 times in total (14.3% of starts).
Who trains Bamako (IRE)?: Bamako (IRE) is trained by A Oliver, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 17 December 2025.
Who is Bamako (IRE)'s sire?: Bamako (IRE) is by Sands Of Mali (FR) out of Kya One (FR), whose sire is One Cool Cat.
What going does Bamako (IRE) prefer?: Bamako (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Bamako (IRE)'s official rating?: The most recent official rating on record is 54, from the run on 17 December 2025. The highest on record is 67.
What is Bamako (IRE)'s sire's record?: Sands Of Mali (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 776 runs since Jan 2008 (87 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good going: 8.3% from 204.
Who are Bamako (IRE)'s siblings?: Out of Kya One (FR), Bamako (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

KTB Speed and Rating

Run style from 8 analysed runs

Pedigree intelligence

Record by conditions

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