How many races has Bells Grove won?

Bells Grove (IRE) won 2 of 8 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 6 times in total (75% of starts).

Who trains Bells Grove?

Bells Grove (IRE) is trained by Edward Buckley, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 23 October 2026.

Who is Bells Grove's sire?

Bells Grove (IRE) is by Capri (IRE) out of Vitalized (IRE), whose sire is Vocalised.

What going does Bells Grove prefer?

Bells Grove (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.

What is Bells Grove's official rating?

The most recent official rating on record is 127, from the run on 23 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.

Who are Bells Grove's siblings?

Out of Vitalized (IRE), Bells Grove (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Horse profile

Bells Grove (IRE)

5yo gelding · Trainer Edward Buckley · Owner David Lestrange

by Capri (IRE) out of Vitalized (IRE) (Vocalised)

8 runs · 7 courses · from Aug 2025

As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

2 wins · Navan (IRE) & Ballinrobe (IRE) Last run 23 Oct 2026 · 5th of 10 Last raced off OR 127

KTB Profile

Bells Grove (IRE) is 2 from 8. Both wins came on good or faster ground (0 from 3 on softer). Each win came on a first visit to the course. Last raced off a career-high mark of 127.

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs since Aug 2025 · updated 1 Nov 2026

KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster

2–8Wins / Runs
25%Strike rate
6 (75%)Placed
+0.07£1 level staken=8 at SP
1.53Fair A/E n=8 · 1.24 incl. margin
127Highest OR
61dAvg between runs

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 123 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ballinrobe (IRE), 21 Jul 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 8 figures · best 154^B · median 122.5

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 1 Nov 2025
Good	5	131^B	123	3 runs · 131 / 123
Good to Soft	2	154^B	132	2 runs · 154 / 132
Soft	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 1 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m	5	154^B	123	4 runs · 154 / 126.5
2m1f – 2m4f	3	123^B	95	1 run · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 31 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 148^A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Navan (IRE), 19 Sep 2026 Official rating 127 at the last run, 23 Oct 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 — 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 8 figures · best 148^A · median 123.5

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 1 Nov 2025
Good	5	148^A	127	3 runs · 148 / 134
Good to Soft	2	131^A	118.5	2 runs · 131 / 118.5
Soft	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 1 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m	5	148^A	131	4 runs · 148 / 132.5
2m1f – 2m4f	3	120^A	118	1 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 31 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.

The forward record. KTB’s figures on this horse since 23 Oct 2026: the KTB Selection in 1 run (won 0) · to 23 Oct 2026. Each pick was the figure’s choice before the off, settled against the result the next morning; “did not run” is counted apart. GB and Irish races since 5 Oct 2026.

Run style from 8 analysed runs since Aug 2025

Mid-division 3 (38%) · 1 win
Prominent 3 (38%) · 1 win
Held up 1 (13%) · 0 wins
Led 1 (13%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Capri (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 127 runs since Dec 2024 (34 horses).

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Good to Firm	1	0	0%	−11	—
Good	54	7	13%	+2	2 from 5
Good to Soft	28	0	0%	−11	0 from 2
Soft	28	6	21.4%	+10.4	0 from 1
Heavy	16	1	6.3%	−4.7	—

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
1m5f – 2m	55	3	5.5%	−5.5	1 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f	55	7	12.7%	+1.7	1 from 3
2m5f – 3m	14	3	21.4%	+10.4	—
Over 3m	3	1	33.3%	+22.3	—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Dec 2024 · as at 1 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

Vitalized (IRE) (Vocalised)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

Produce	Runs	Wins	Win trips	Best grade
Annie Grey (IRE)	4	0	—	—

Record by conditions

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Good	5	2	40%	+3.07
Good to Soft	2	0	0%	−2.00
Soft	1	0	0%	−1.00

Class	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Class 1	1	0	0%	−1.00
Class 2	1	0	0%	−1.00

Course	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Cheltenham	2	0	0%	−2.00
Navan (IRE)	1	1	100%	+5.50
Ballinrobe (IRE)	1	1	100%	+0.57
Listowel	1	0	0%	−1.00
Kilbeggan	1	0	0%	−1.00
Downpatrick	1	0	0%	−1.00
Sligo	1	0	0%	−1.00

Distance	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
1m5f – 2m	5	1	20%	+1.50
2m1f – 2m4f	3	1	33%	−1.43

Jockey	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Kieren Buckley	4	2	50%	+4.07
Mr Finn Buckley	3	0	0%	−3.00
Alex Harvey	1	0	0%	−1.00

Season	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
2026	5	2	40%	+3.07
2025	3	0	0%	−3.00

Type	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Hurdle	4	2	50%	+4.07
NH Flat	4	0	0%	−4.00

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

Date	Course	Race	Pos	Btn	Wgt	OR	Spd	KTB	Jockey	SP
2026 · 5 runs
23 Oct 26+34d	Cheltenham	Oddschecker Novices' Hurdle Race(grade 2) (registered As The Sharp Novices' Hurdle Race) (gbb Race) Class 1 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Settled out the back of the main pack - blundered 4 out then made ground wide 3 out - upsides the front pair at the last but faded late to finish 5th	5/10	1½	11-2	127	110^A	131^A	Kieren Buckley	9/2
19 Sep 26+60d	Navan (IRE)	SIS, Supporting Irish Racing Handicap Hurdle 2m · Good · 13 ran Settled in the middle of the pack - moved up to 2nd at the final obstacle - kept on strongly to hit the front near the line	1/13		11-8	116	122^B	148^A	Kieren Buckley	11/2
21 Jul 26+52d	Ballinrobe (IRE)	O'Hare's Bar Maiden Hurdle 2m1½f · Good · 15 ran Sat close behind the front pair early - lightly hampered at the 1st - 3rd at halfway - untidy at the 5th - moving powerfully to hit the front before the last - mistake again at the last - driven and stayed on well in the run-in to win with authority	1/15		11-4	—	123^B	120^A	Kieren Buckley	4/7F
30 May 26+36d	Listowel	Join The Listowel Races Supporters Club Maiden Hurdle 2m½f · Good · 17 ran Settled in the pack on the rail - still 9th with three furlongs left - made ground into the straight - up to 3rd after being angled right for the run-in - hit the second-last awkwardly - pushed along soon after - unable to close after the last - stayed on at the same speed to finish 3rd	3/17	1¾	11-12	—	131^B	134^A	Kieren Buckley	28/1
24 Apr 26+181d	Kilbeggan	Racing Again On Friday 15th May Flat Race 2m½f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran Sent clear early - lost front spot before 1f gone - stayed on rail under continued urging - dropped away from over 3f out - well held at finish	8/14	1	11-7	—	154^B	106^A	Mr Finn Buckley	9/2
2025 · 3 runs
25 Oct 25+36d	Cheltenham	Oddschecker Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 2 · 2m½f · Good · 11 ran Handy early under strong restraint - moved onto pace 6f from home - hit front over 2f out - overtaken inside final furlong - dropped to third near line	3/11	nk	11-1	—	123^B	127^A	Alex Harvey	11/1
19 Sep 25+30d	Downpatrick	J Murdoch Contracts Flat Race 2m2f · Yielding · 7 ran Settled in 2nd - pressed forward to share the advantage entering the straight - hit the front inside the final furlong - caught and found nothing more late on - went down by a short head	2/7	nk	11-5	—	95^A	118^A	Mr Finn Buckley	4/1
20 Aug 25	Sligo	WTW Willis Insurance Brokers Flat Race 2m2½f · Good · 8 ran Settled in the pack early - 5th at the halfway point - moved into 4th with 4f remaining - found 3rd inside the last furlong and held on to finish third	3/8	5½	11-3	—	60^A	116^A	Mr Finn Buckley	6/1

Quick answers

How many races has Bells Grove won?: Bells Grove (IRE) won 2 of 8 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 6 times in total (75% of starts).
Who trains Bells Grove?: Bells Grove (IRE) is trained by Edward Buckley, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 23 October 2026.
Who is Bells Grove's sire?: Bells Grove (IRE) is by Capri (IRE) out of Vitalized (IRE), whose sire is Vocalised.
What going does Bells Grove prefer?: Bells Grove (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Bells Grove's official rating?: The most recent official rating on record is 127, from the run on 23 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Bells Grove's sire's record?: Capri (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 127 runs since Dec 2024 (34 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Bells Grove's siblings?: Out of Vitalized (IRE), Bells Grove (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

KTB Speed and Rating

Run style from 8 analysed runs since Aug 2025

Pedigree intelligence

Record by conditions

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▾Class 2 of 8 runs

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Form

Quick answers