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Horse profile

Bella Scintilla (FR)

4yo filly (at last run, Dec 2022) · Last trainer Joseph Patrick O'Brien · Last owner Burnham Plastering Dry Lining Limited
by Martinborough (JPN) out of Bells (FR) (Irish Wells)
9 runs · 5 courses · from Apr 2021
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 19 Dec 2022 — 1,415 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2022 · 2nd of 7 Won at Killarney Last raced off OR 129
KTB Profile

Bella Scintilla won one of nine starts over hurdles on turf. The sole success came at Killarney in Oct 2022 in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle over 2m1f to 2m4f on good ground. She finished second of seven at Punchestown in Dec 2022 when last raced off her career-high mark of 129. The filly was aged 4 at her last run in Dec 2022.

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 151 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Punchestown, 19 Dec 2022

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 2 figures · best 151B · median 148
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f2151B148—

Of 3 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 3 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 135A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Punchestown, 19 Dec 2022 Official rating 129 at the last run, 19 Dec 2022

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 3 figures · best 135A · median 127
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good2127A125—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f2135A131—
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 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
Martinborough (JPN)

Progeny in our archive have won 12% of 661 runs since May 2020 (79 horses).

Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 16.3% from 160.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm200%−12—
Good60915%+31 from 2
Good to Soft111119.9%−2.1—
Soft1702112.4%+0.40 from 3
Heavy1031312.6%+0.60 from 4
Standard (AW)2152511.6%−0.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3133.3%+21.3—
6f – 7f4948.2%−3.8—
1m – 1m1f1661810.8%−1.2—
1m2f – 1m4f1692011.8%−0.2—
1m5f – 2m9199.9%−2.10 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f1602616.3%+4.31 from 5
2m5f – 3m2114.8%−7.2—
Over 3m200%−12—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2020 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Bells (FR) (Irish Wells)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Belle Etincelle (FR)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 1 50% −0.20

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Compiegne (FR) 3 0 0% −3.00
Auteuil (FR) 3 0 0% −3.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 1 100% +0.80

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 5 1 20% −3.20
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
J J Slevin 2 1 50% −0.20
Lucas Zuliani 2 0 0% −2.00
Tom O'Brien 1 0 0% −1.00
Clement Lefebvre 1 0 0% −1.00
Romain Julliot 1 0 0% −1.00
Kevin Nabet 1 0 0% −1.00
Mathieu Delage 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 1 14% −5.20
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2022 5 1 20% −3.20
2021 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 1 14% −5.20
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
2022 · 5 runs
19 Dec 22+58d Punchestown Free Entry On Nye Mares Novice Hurdle (Listed) 2m3½f · Yielding · 7 ran 2/7 2½ 10-11 129151B135A J J Slevin 9/1
22 Oct 22+20d Cheltenham Masterson Holdings Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 2m½f · Good · 5 ran 3/5 hd 10-7 129—123B Tom O'Brien 9/2
02 Oct 22+179d Killarney Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle 2m1f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 10-12 —145A127A J J Slevin 4/5F
06 Apr 22+29d Compiegne (FR) Prix de Dinard (Chase) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 2m3½f · Heavy · 6 ran 2/6 1¼ 10-6 ——— Clement Lefebvre 26/5
08 Mar 22+252d Compiegne (FR) Prix Avranchin (Chase) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 2m1f · Heavy · 8 ran PU/8 — 10-6 ——— Romain Julliot 13/1
2021 · 4 runs
29 Jun 21+24d Auteuil (FR) Prix du Defile (Hurdle) (Conditions) (3yo Fillies) (Turf) 2m1½f · Heavy · 9 ran 3/9 7 10-12 ——— Kevin Nabet 29/10F
05 Jun 21+37d Auteuil (FR) Prix Bois Rouaud (Hurdle) (Conditions) (3yo Fillies) (Turf) 1m7f · Heavy · 9 ran 3/9 2 10-8 ——— Lucas Zuliani 39/10
29 Apr 21+25d Compiegne (FR) Prix du Finistere (Hurdle) (Conditions) (3yo Fillies) (Turf) 2m · Very Soft · 11 ran 2/11 4 10-3 ——— Lucas Zuliani 15/2
04 Apr 21 Auteuil (FR) Prix Geographie (Hurdle) (Conditions) (3yo Fillies Unraced over Obstacles) (Turf) 1m7f · Very Soft · 12 ran 6/12 2½ 10-6 ——— Mathieu Delage 21/1

Quick answers

How many races has Bella Scintilla won?
Bella Scintilla (FR) won 1 of 9 archived starts between 2021 and 2022, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 6 times in total (66.7% of starts).
Who trained Bella Scintilla?
Bella Scintilla (FR) was trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Punchestown on 19 December 2022.
Who is Bella Scintilla's sire?
Bella Scintilla (FR) is by Martinborough (JPN) out of Bells (FR), whose sire is Irish Wells.
What is Bella Scintilla's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 129, from the run on 19 December 2022. That is also the highest on record.
What is Bella Scintilla's sire's record?
Martinborough (JPN)'s progeny in our archive have won 12% of 661 runs since May 2020 (79 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 16.3% from 160.
Who are Bella Scintilla's siblings?
Out of Bells (FR), Bella Scintilla (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2021. 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.