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Bells Express (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2023) · Last trainer James Moffatt · Last owner John Thomas Hanbury
by Sholokhov (IRE) out of Bells Chance (IRE) (Needle Gun)
8 runs · 5 courses · from Jan 2023
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 22 Jul 2023 — 1,186 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2023 Last raced off OR 93
KTB Profile

Bells Express (IRE) is yet to win from 8 starts. Best effort: 3rd of 7 at Sedgefield (Jan 2023).

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 107 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Cartmel, 29 May 2023

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 7 figures · best 123A · median 92
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft3123A94—
Good to Soft292B91.5—
Good2107B98.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m3107B91—
1m5f – 2m294C90.5—
2m1f – 2m4f2123A107.5—

Of 8 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 103A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cartmel, 30 Jun 2023 Official rating 93 at the last run, 22 Jul 2023

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 7 figures · best 108A · median 99
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft3104B96—
Good to Soft2108A99—
Good2103A101—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m3103A99—
1m5f – 2m296A91—
2m1f – 2m4f2108A106—

Of 8 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 · 7 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
Sholokhov (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 4,258 runs since Jan 2008 (419 horses).

Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.9% from 157.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm991414.1%+1.6—
Good1,26914611.5%−10 from 2
Good to Soft81411013.5%+10 from 2
Soft1,30416913%+0.50 from 3
Heavy5496912.6%+0.10 from 1
Standard (AW)2222310.4%−2.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f39615.4%+2.9—
1m – 1m1f157148.9%−3.6—
1m2f – 1m4f326329.8%−2.7—
1m5f – 2m1,05212712.1%−0.40 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1,45419213.2%+0.70 from 3
2m5f – 3m99112512.6%+0.10 from 3
Over 3m2393514.6%+2.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Bells Chance (IRE) (Needle Gun)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Top Cat Henry (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 2m4f–2m5½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Top Cat Henry (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Top Cat Henry (IRE)4442m4f–2m5½fClass 3
Soutine (IRE)110——
Mick's Wish (IRE)50——
Bach To Ballela (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cartmel 4 0 0% −4.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Charlotte Jones 6 0 0% −6.00
Jamie Hamilton 2 0 0% −2.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00
Chase 2 0 0% −2.00
NH 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
22 Jul 23+20d Cartmel Hadwins Handicap Chase Class 5 · 17.5f · Heavy · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-4 93—— Charlotte Jones 10/1
02 Jul 23+2d Cartmel Fgh Security Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 22f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 6/7 ½ 10-3 9591B90A Jamie Hamilton 6/1
30 Jun 23+32d Cartmel St Mary's Hospice Handicap Chase Class 5 · 21f · Good · 9 ran 5/9 hd 11-6 9590B103A Charlotte Jones 6/1
29 May 23+31d Cartmel Well Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 22f · Good · 14 ran 9/14 9½ 11-9 98107B99A Charlotte Jones 11/1
28 Apr 23+37d Perth BetVictor Kinnoull Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 8 ran 4/8 3¾ 10-13 —87A96A Charlotte Jones 10/1
22 Mar 23+23d Haydock Haydock Park Welcomes Racing To School Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 15.5f · Soft · 5 ran 5/5 17 11-3 —94C86C Charlotte Jones 17/2
27 Feb 23+45d Ayr Virgin Bet Daily Extra Places Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 6/12 ¾ 11-6 —92B108A Charlotte Jones 50/1
13 Jan 23 Sedgefield Follow AtTheRaces On Twitter Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 17f · Soft · 7 ran 3/7 12 11-7 —123A104B Jamie Hamilton 11/2

Quick answers

How many races has Bells Express (IRE) won?
Bells Express (IRE) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts in 2023.
Who trained Bells Express (IRE)?
Bells Express (IRE) was trained by James Moffatt on the most recent run on record, at Cartmel on 22 July 2023.
Who is Bells Express (IRE)'s sire?
Bells Express (IRE) is by Sholokhov (IRE) out of Bells Chance (IRE), whose sire is Needle Gun.
What is Bells Express (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 93, from the run on 22 July 2023. The highest on record is 98.
What is Bells Express (IRE)'s sire's record?
Sholokhov (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 4,258 runs since Jan 2008 (419 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.9% from 157.
Who are Bells Express (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Bells Chance (IRE), Bells Express (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Top Cat Henry (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Top Cat Henry (IRE)). The wins came over 2m4f–2m5½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 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.