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Horse profile

Bedford Forrest (IRE)

10yo gelding (at last run, May 2019) · Last trainer Andrew Nicholls · Last owner Neil Readman
by Desert King (IRE) out of Nadisha (IRE) (Rainbows For Life)
8 runs · 5 courses · from Jul 2015
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 27 May 2019 — 2,710 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2019 Last raced off OR 100
KTB Profile

Bedford Forrest (IRE) is yet to win from 8 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 2nd of 7 at Cartmel (Jun 2017). Last raced off 100, 16lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 51 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Cartmel, 29 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 3 figures · best 61C · median 51
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Soft261C56—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m361C51—

Of 7 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (2) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2).

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 112A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cartmel, 30 Jun 2017 Official rating 100 at the last jumps run, 27 May 2019

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 56C the best of the last 1 rated run · Downpatrick, 14 Jul 2015

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 4 figures · best 112A · median 100.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Soft2106A100.5—
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m4112A100.5—
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 8 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 · 5 figures from 8 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
Desert King (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9% of 1,142 runs since Jan 2008 (104 horses).

Strongest on good to soft going: 13.4% from 157.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5120%+11—
Good to Firm122108.2%−0.8—
Good3844010.4%+1.40 from 3
Good to Soft1572113.4%+4.40 from 2
Soft267197.1%−1.90 from 3
Heavy13996.5%−2.5—
Standard (AW)6834.4%−4.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f1200%−9—
1m – 1m1f4436.8%−2.2—
1m2f – 1m4f7157%−2—
1m5f – 2m3964511.4%+2.4—
2m1f – 2m4f398358.8%−0.20 from 1
2m5f – 3m192126.3%−2.70 from 5
Over 3m29310.3%+1.30 from 2

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Nadisha (IRE) (Rainbows For Life)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Andreas Pride (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m3f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Andreas Pride (IRE)2312m3f—
First Hall (IRE)70——
Kamala Bay (IRE)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cartmel 4 0 0% −4.00
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 5 0 0% −5.00
Over 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Miss Emma Todd 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr William Milburn 2 0 0% −2.00
Ryan Day 2 0 0% −2.00
Billy Garritty 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr J C Barry 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2019 3 0 0% −3.00
2017 4 0 0% −4.00
2015 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 7 0 0% −7.00
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
2019 · 3 runs
27 May 19+19d Cartmel English Lakes Ice Cream Maiden Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 21f · Good To Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-12 100—— Miss Emma Todd 25/1
08 May 19+63d Kelso Racing Together Community Raceday Novices' Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 21.5f · Good · 5 ran 4/5 13 11-12 10046C93B Miss Emma Todd 28/1
06 Mar 19+590d Catterick Support Jack Berry House Novices' Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 25f · Soft · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-5 110—— Mr William Milburn 66/1
2017 · 4 runs
24 Jul 17+24d Cartmel Weatherbys Racing Bank Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 21f · Soft · 8 ran 6/8 5 11-6 11661C95C Ryan Day 3/1
30 Jun 17+21d Cartmel Brown Horse At Winster Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 21f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 2/7 1 10-11 ——112A Ryan Day 12/1
09 Jun 17+11d Stratford pointtopoint.co.uk Champion Novices' Hunters' Chase (For The John Corbet Cup) Class 2 · 27.5f · Good · 14 ran F/14 — 11-10 ——— Mr William Milburn 66/1
29 May 17+685d Cartmel English Lakes Ice Cream Maiden Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 21f · Soft · 12 ran 2/12 11 11-5 —51A106A Billy Garritty 50/1
2015 · 1 run
14 Jul 15 Downpatrick Downpatrick Children's Talent Show Flat Race 18f · Good · 6 ran 6/6 10 11-7 ——56C Mr J C Barry 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Bedford Forrest won?
Bedford Forrest (IRE) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2015 and 2019. Placed 2 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trained Bedford Forrest?
Bedford Forrest (IRE) was trained by Andrew Nicholls on the most recent run on record, at Cartmel on 27 May 2019.
Who is Bedford Forrest's sire?
Bedford Forrest (IRE) is by Desert King (IRE) out of Nadisha (IRE), whose sire is Rainbows For Life.
What is Bedford Forrest's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 100, from the run on 27 May 2019. The highest on record is 116.
What is Bedford Forrest's sire's record?
Desert King (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9% of 1,142 runs since Jan 2008 (104 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 13.4% from 157.
Who are Bedford Forrest's siblings?
Out of Nadisha (IRE), Bedford Forrest (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Andreas Pride (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m3f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2015. 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.