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Horse profile

Bardista (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2018) · Last trainer Ben Pauling · Last owner The Ben Pauling Racing Club
by Marienbard (IRE) out of Rapsan (IRE) (Insan)
7 runs · 5 courses · from Nov 2017
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 Apr 2018 — 3,119 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2018 First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 105
KTB Profile

Bardista (IRE) is yet to win from 7 starts. Best effort: 4th of 8 at Bangor-on-Dee (Nov 2017).

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 88 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Newbury, 20 Dec 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 4 figures · best 88A · median 69.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft388A70—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m370C69—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 7 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 100A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newbury, 20 Dec 2017 Official rating 105 at the last run, 20 Apr 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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 5 figures · best 103A · median 100
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft4103A98—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m3103A100—
2m1f – 2m4f2100A95—

Of 7 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 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
Marienbard (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 6.7% of 549 runs since Dec 2013 (54 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 3% from 100.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1500%−6.7—
Good199189%+2.30 from 1
Good to Soft6557.7%+10 from 1
Soft168116.5%−0.20 from 5
Heavy10033%−3.7—
Standard (AW)200%−6.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f100%−6.7—
1m5f – 2m131107.6%+0.9—
2m1f – 2m4f185137%+0.30 from 3
2m5f – 3m188126.4%−0.30 from 4
Over 3m4424.5%−2.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Dec 2013 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Rapsan (IRE) (Insan)

5 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Shanty Town (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m5½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Shanty Town (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Shanty Town (IRE)1512m5½fClass 4
Fin D'espere (IRE)90——
Marmaladeskies (IRE)140——
Springfield Spirit (IRE)20——
Hopefordebest (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Doncaster 2 0 0% −2.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00

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

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr Alex Ferguson 3 0 0% −3.00
Daryl Jacob 2 0 0% −2.00
Nico de Boinville 1 0 0% −1.00
Richie McLernon 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 0 0% −6.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

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

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
2018 · 3 runs
20 Apr 18+46d Southwell mintbet.com Free Bets For Life Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-12 105—— Nico de Boinville 10/1
05 Mar 18+38d Southwell Free Race Replays On Attheraces Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4½f · Soft · 7 ran 6/7 29 11-7 110—90C Daryl Jacob 9/1
26 Jan 18+37d Doncaster Play Sporting Life Pick 7 Now Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m½f · Soft · 20 ran 18/20 2½ 10-11 11270C96C Mr Alex Ferguson 25/1
2017 · 4 runs
20 Dec 17+19d Newbury Qolcom Ebf Stallions 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4½f · Soft · 10 ran 6/10 6 10-5 —88A100A Mr Alex Ferguson 100/1
01 Dec 17+16d Doncaster Sunbets.co.uk Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 10/11 24 10-12 —69C100C Richie McLernon 25/1
15 Nov 17+8d Bangor-on-Dee Gaskells Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 2m7f · Soft · 8 ran 4/8 1¾ 10-7 —22A103A Mr Alex Ferguson 33/1
07 Nov 17 Exeter Tom Malone Flat And Jumps Bloodstock Agent Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 2m5½f · Soft · 13 ran PU/13 — 10-12 ——— Daryl Jacob 18/1

Quick answers

How many races has Bardista won?
Bardista (IRE) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2017 and 2018.
Who trained Bardista?
Bardista (IRE) was trained by Ben Pauling on the most recent run on record, at Southwell on 20 April 2018.
Who is Bardista's sire?
Bardista (IRE) is by Marienbard (IRE) out of Rapsan (IRE), whose sire is Insan.
What is Bardista's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 105, from the run on 20 April 2018. The highest on record is 112.
What is Bardista's sire's record?
Marienbard (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.7% of 549 runs since Dec 2013 (54 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 3% from 100.
Who are Bardista's siblings?
Out of Rapsan (IRE), Bardista (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Shanty Town (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Shanty Town (IRE)). The wins came over 2m5½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from November 2017. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.