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Horse profile

Bataillon (GB)

8yo gelding · Trainer Philip Hobbs & Johnson White · Owner Battling On Syndicate
by Schiaparelli (GER) out of Valbuena (IRE) (Bob Back)
10 runs · 7 courses · from Nov 2023
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Taunton Off 179 days · 3rd of 9 Last raced off OR 105
KTB Profile

Bataillon is 1 from 10 with the win at Class 5 level in the Support Retraining Of Racehorses Handicap Chase over 2m5f – 3m on good to soft at Taunton in Jan 2026 off an official rating of 97. He has four places from his other nine starts on turf. The gelding finished 3 of 9 when prominent in the South West Rail Solutions Ltd Handicap Chase at Ffos Las in Apr 2026 off an official rating of 105. He has raced at seven different courses.

Based on 10 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5
Official rating105↓ 5lb off peak
105 97–110

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 114 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Taunton, 12 Feb 2026

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 9 figures · best 132C · median 101
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good3111A1011 · —
Good to Soft397B863 · 97 / 86
Heavy2132C1231 · —
Soft1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m5114B1094 · 114 / 103
2m1f – 2m4f3132C1011 · —
Over 3m1——1 · —

Of 10 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 115B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Taunton, 12 Feb 2026 Official rating 105 at the last run, 21 Apr 2026

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 9 figures · best 126A · median 109
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good3118A1111 · —
Good to Soft3126A993 · 126 / 99
Heavy2115B1121 · —
Soft1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m5126A1154 · 126 / 113
2m1f – 2m4f3109C1041 · —
Over 3m1——1 · —

Of 10 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 · 9 figures from 10 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 4 analysed runs

  • Held up 2 (50%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (25%) · 0 wins
  • Midfield 1 (25%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Schiaparelli (GER)

Progeny in our archive have won 12% of 1,827 runs since Jan 2008 (203 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−12—
Good to Firm43818.6%+6.6—
Good5796711.6%−0.40 from 3
Good to Soft4795411.3%−0.71 from 3
Soft5166512.6%+0.60 from 2
Heavy1721810.5%−1.50 from 2
Standard (AW)37821.6%+9.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−12—
1m – 1m1f500%−12—
1m2f – 1m4f24625%+13—
1m5f – 2m5456712.3%+0.3—
2m1f – 2m4f6476610.2%−1.80 from 4
2m5f – 3m4706313.4%+1.41 from 5
Over 3m1341813.4%+1.40 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Valbuena (IRE) (Bob Back)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Puppetonastring (GB)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 3 1 33% +10.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 5 4 1 25% +9.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ffos Las 3 0 0% −3.00
Taunton 2 1 50% +11.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 5 1 20% +8.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr Jack Stenhouse 4 1 25% +9.00
Mr David Maxwell 4 0 0% −4.00
Callum Pritchard 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Houlihan 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 1 25% +9.00
2025 2 0 0% −2.00
2024 2 0 0% −2.00
2023 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 5 1 20% +8.00
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00

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
21 Apr 26+47d Ffos Las South West Rail Solutions Ltd Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Good · 9 ran Held mid-pack early - pressed into contention with 4 to jump - close up rounding the home turn - stayed on at one gear to the last finishing 3rd 3/9 4¼ 11-7 10593C111A Mr Jack Stenhouse 18/5
05 Mar 26+21d Wincanton Julia's House Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 25f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Sat close to the pace - pressed for effort after 4 out and lost touch before 3 out - found renewed energy past 2 out - stayed on to secure fourth close home 4/8 19 10-9 10686A92B Mr Jack Stenhouse 6/4F
12 Feb 26+26d Taunton Paul Barber Memorial Handicap Chase Class 5 · 23f · Heavy · 10 ran Up with the pursuit pack - jumped poorly at the 4th and 5th - off the bridle after 4 out - moved into second before 3 out - left well behind by the winner from 2 out - beaten when a dreadful error at the last nearly dislodged the rider 2/10 13 11-5 103114B115B Mr Jack Stenhouse 7/2
17 Jan 26+32d Taunton Support Retraining Of Racehorses (RoR) Handicap Chase Class 5 · 23f · Good To Soft · 14 ran Midfield early - blundered 1st - made up ground after 4 out - moved into second after 3 out - driven 2 out - hit the head of affairs at the last and kept on strongly on the run-in to win 1/14 11-6 9797B126A Mr Jack Stenhouse 12/1
16 Dec 25+37d Catterick Support The Injured Jockeys Fund Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 19f · Good To Soft · 7 ran Sharing the front - errors at the 8th and 9th - pressure applied and passed before 2 out - left behind by the front trio on the run-in - finished fourth 4/7 3¾ 11-11 10061A99B Callum Pritchard 13/2
09 Nov 25+543d Ffos Las DragonBet The Independent Online Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Soft · 10 ran Settled just off the pace early - improved into contention past 4 out - pressed for effort before 3 out - dropped away and finished well adrift 6/10 13 11-8 102109C92C Sean Houlihan 8/1
15 May 24+71d Ffos Las AK Bets Big Prices Big Limits Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 24f · Good · 9 ran 2/9 4¼ 11-5 104111A118A Mr David Maxwell 11/1
05 Mar 24+70d Lingfield Download The Racing App Now Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Heavy · 4 ran 2/4 9½ 10-11 106132C109C Mr David Maxwell 5/1
26 Dec 23+32d Wetherby William Hill Epic Boost Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-11 110—— Mr David Maxwell 12/1
24 Nov 23 Ascot Ascot Partners 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 19.5f · Good · 10 ran 6/10 9 11-1 —101A104A Mr David Maxwell 40/1

Quick answers

How many races has Bataillon (GB) won?
Bataillon (GB) won 1 of 10 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 4 times in total (40% of starts).
Who trains Bataillon (GB)?
Bataillon (GB) is trained by Philip Hobbs & Johnson White, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 21 April 2026.
Who is Bataillon (GB)'s sire?
Bataillon (GB) is by Schiaparelli (GER) out of Valbuena (IRE), whose sire is Bob Back.
What going does Bataillon (GB) prefer?
Bataillon (GB) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Bataillon (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 105, from the run on 21 April 2026. The highest on record is 110.
What is Bataillon (GB)'s sire's record?
Schiaparelli (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 12% of 1,827 runs since Jan 2008 (203 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Bataillon (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Valbuena (IRE), Bataillon (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2023. 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.