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Horse profile

Bella Ciao (GB)

7yo mare (at last run, Nov 2024) · Last trainer Martin Keighley · Last owner Lady Sutton
by Blue Bresil (FR) out of Play With Fire (GB) (Presenting)
14 runs · 9 courses · from Apr 2022
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Nov 2024 — 700 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2024 · 3rd of 6 Last raced off OR 71
KTB Profile

Bella Ciao is a maiden who has failed to win in 14 starts on turf, with three places. Her best effort came when second of eight at Southwell in Jul 2023. She raced over 2m1f – 2m4f on good ground at Southwell in Nov 2024, finishing third of six in a Class 5 mares handicap chase while last raced off OR 71, 11lb below her highest ever mark. Aged 7 at her last run in Nov 2024.

Based on 14 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs since Sep 2024 · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 11lb off peak
Official rating71↓ 11lb off peak
71 71–82

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 142 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Warwick, 24 Sep 2024

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 11 figures · best 142A · median 84
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good7131A79—
Good to Soft3142A95—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6142A81.5—
1m5f – 2m3131A95—
2m5f – 3m295B86—

Of 14 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 14 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 88B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell, 26 Nov 2024 Official rating 71 at the last run, 26 Nov 2024

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 12 figures · best 106A · median 87
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good7106A88—
Good to Soft394B77—
Soft289C80.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f7102C77—
1m5f – 2m3106A86—
2m5f – 3m294B91—

Of 14 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 · 12 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 3 analysed runs since Sep 2024

  • Prominent 1 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 1 (33%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Blue Bresil (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 3,507 runs since Jan 2008 (457 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−12.1—
Good to Firm46715.2%+3.1—
Good90510211.3%−0.80 from 8
Good to Soft7318311.4%−0.70 from 4
Soft1,19615312.8%+0.70 from 2
Heavy5747513.1%+1—
Standard (AW)5259.6%−2.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f10110%−2.1—
1m – 1m1f3725.4%−6.7—
1m2f – 1m4f6857.4%−4.7—
1m5f – 2m1,24616513.2%+1.10 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f1,48817211.6%−0.50 from 8
2m5f – 3m5677112.5%+0.40 from 2
Over 3m911011%−1.1—

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
Play With Fire (GB) (Presenting)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 8 0 0% −8.00
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 10 0 0% −10.00
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell 5 0 0% −5.00
Hereford 2 0 0% −2.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 8 0 0% −8.00
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
James Best 5 0 0% −5.00
Sean Bowen 5 0 0% −5.00
Harry Atkins 2 0 0% −2.00
Daire McConville 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam Twiston-Davies 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 5 0 0% −5.00
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Hood 2 0 0% −2.00
Hood + tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 4 0 0% −4.00
2023 4 0 0% −4.00
2022 6 0 0% −6.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 9 0 0% −9.00
NH Flat 3 0 0% −3.00
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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2024 · 4 runs
26 Nov 24+30d Southwell Golf And Gallop Package Mares' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24.5f · Good · 6 ran Settled just behind the pace - hit the front at the 15th before being outpaced approaching 2 out - lost touch before the last 3/6 11 10-2 7177A88B James Best 6/1
27 Oct 24+33d Wincanton Brown Advisory Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 20f · Good · 12 ran Settled in the pack - pressed for effort and lost ground before 3 out - eased down and withdrawn from contention PU/12 — 10-2 73—— James Best 20/1
24 Sep 24+69d Warwick eventmasters.co.uk Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19f · Good To Soft · 11 ran Held up towards the back - unable to land a blow - well held throughout 5/11 3¼ 9-9 73142A77A Daire McConville 18/1
17 Jul 24+365d Uttoxeter Uttoxeter Racecourse Caravan And Motorhome Site Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 20f · Soft · 9 ran 6/9 10 10-2 74—72A Sean Bowen 11/1
2023 · 4 runs
18 Jul 23+36d Southwell Summer Golf At Southwell Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 2/8 1½ 10-2 7495B94B Sean Bowen 7/1
12 Jun 23+67d Southwell Royal Ascot Tips On attheraces.com Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20.5f · Good · 8 ran 3/8 21 9-13 76112A68B Harry Atkins 20/1
06 Apr 23+13d Hereford Black Mountain Botanicals Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 9/10 29 10-8 8045C74C Sam Twiston-Davies 50/1
24 Mar 23+103d Hereford Cazoo Mares' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 8 ran PU/8 — 10-4 82—— Harry Atkins 13/2
2022 · 6 runs
11 Dec 22+17d Southwell Follow Vickers.Bet For Tommo's Daily Tips EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 5 ran 4/5 20 10-7 —79C92C Sean Bowen 66/1
24 Nov 22+21d Lingfield At The Races App Expert Tips Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 10 ran 7/10 2¾ 11-2 —84C89C Sean Bowen 66/1
03 Nov 22+28d Ludlow Join Hot To Trot Racing Mares' 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 9 ran 8/9 4½ 11-4 —76C85C James Best 80/1
06 Oct 22+141d Worcester Cazoo Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16f · Good · 13 ran 10/13 4 10-7 —95C86C James Best 11/1
18 May 22+34d Southwell Racecourse Branding At signsolutions.org Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16f · Good · 10 ran 3/10 1¼ 10-9 —131A106A Sean Bowen 25/1
14 Apr 22 Cheltenham Spreadex Sports Betting Mares' Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 2 · 17f · Good · 16 ran 13/16 65 11-0 —46C102C James Best 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Bella Ciao won?
Bella Ciao (GB) has yet to win, from 14 archived starts between 2022 and 2024. Placed 3 times in total (21.4% of starts).
Who trained Bella Ciao?
Bella Ciao (GB) was trained by Martin Keighley on the most recent run on record, at Southwell on 26 November 2024.
Who is Bella Ciao's sire?
Bella Ciao (GB) is by Blue Bresil (FR) out of Play With Fire (GB), whose sire is Presenting.
What is Bella Ciao's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 71, from the run on 26 November 2024. The highest on record is 82.
What is Bella Ciao's sire's record?
Blue Bresil (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 3,507 runs since Jan 2008 (457 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from April 2022. 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.