Horse profile
Bill Silvers (GB)
22 runs · 13 courses · from Apr 2023
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Doncaster
Ran 46 days ago · 12th of 15
Last raced off OR 70
KTB Profile
Bill Silvers is 1 from 22 on turf, the win coming at Class 4 level in a 6f-7f maiden at Doncaster on soft ground in Apr 2023. All subsequent starts have been over 1m and further. He usually races held up, though he led when finishing 12 of 15 at Gowran Park in Sep 2026. Aged 6 at his last run in Sep 2026, he raced off an official rating of 70, 26lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 22 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
Win at Class 4
OR ↓ 26lb off peak
- 1–22Wins / Runs
- 4.5%Strike rate
- 2 (9.1%)Placed
- −19.00£1 level staken=22 at SP
- 0.53Fair A/E n=22 · 0.43 incl. margin
- 96Highest OR
- 59dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating70↓ 26lb off peak
70
70–96
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 98
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 11 | 107C | 91 | 1 · — |
| Good | 5 | 88C | 80 | 3 · 88 / 83 |
| Heavy | 2 | 76A | 66 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 103C | 92 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 14 | 107C | 84 | 4 · 88 / 81 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 92A | 78 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 101C | 84 | — |
Jumps
Of 22 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 21 figures from 22 runs · as at 3 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 7 analysed runs
- Held up 5 (71%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (14%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (14%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 1,798 runs since Jan 2008 (164 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 5 | 2 | 40% | +26.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 252 | 38 | 15.1% | +1.5 | — |
| Good | 410 | 45 | 11% | −2.6 | 0 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 230 | 31 | 13.5% | −0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 293 | 45 | 15.4% | +1.8 | 1 from 13 |
| Heavy | 89 | 15 | 16.9% | +3.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 519 | 69 | 13.3% | −0.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 13 | 1 | 7.7% | −5.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 379 | 49 | 12.9% | −0.7 | 1 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 496 | 72 | 14.5% | +0.9 | 0 from 15 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 511 | 75 | 14.7% | +1.1 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 319 | 39 | 12.2% | −1.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 69 | 9 | 13% | −0.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 10 | 0 | 0% | −13.6 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −13.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Gaelic Approach (GB) (2 wins).
The wins came over 1m4f–1m6f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Gaelic Approach (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelic Approach (GB) | 11 | 2 | 1m4f–1m6f | Class 5 |
| Allaboutthelunch (GB) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 13 | 1 | 8% | −10.00 |
| Good | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Galway | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Doncaster | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.00 |
| Gowran Park (IRE) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Goodwood | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Navan (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 15 | 0 | 0% | −15.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Tudhope | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.00 |
| Chris Hayes | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Jamie Orr | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Leigh Roche | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ronan Whelan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Oakley Brown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hollie Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kieran Shoemark | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 17 | 1 | 6% | −14.00 |
| Visor | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 21 | 1 | 5% | −18.00 |
| Hurdle | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Sep 26+5d | Gowran Park (IRE) | Support The Irish Injured Jockeys Fund Handicap Set the pace early - driven approaching 2f out before being overtaken - knocked off stride and dropped away inside the final furlong to finish well beaten | 12/15 | nk | 10-0 | 70 | 54C | 57C | Chris Hayes | 12/1 |
| 27 Aug 26+15d | Navan (IRE) | Curragh To Curragh Charity Cycle This Saturday Handicap (Div I) Sat close to the pace early - pushed along in 5th with 2f to run - dropped away late to finish 13th | 13/13 | ½ | 9-7 | 70 | 88C | 63A | Jamie Orr | 22/1 |
| 12 Aug 26+34d | Gowran Park (IRE) | Gowran Park Golf Optional Claiming Race sat behind the front group early - 6th at halfway - 5th when driven with 2f left - unable to close final furlong and a half then held on to finish 5th | 5/15 | ½ | 8-10 | 74 | 83C | 72A | Jamie Orr | 8/1 |
| 09 Jul 26+301d | Leopardstown | Harry Meighan Memorial Handicap Held up towards the back of the pack - made no dent in the straight - took no part in the finish | 12/13 | 2¼ | 9-2 | 75 | 79C | 61A | Jamie Orr | 28/1 |
| 11 Sep 25+42d | Clonmel | Knocklofty Handicap Sluggish start settling near the back - urged in vain approaching final furlongs and pulled up inside the last | PU/10 | — | 10-0 | 78 | — | — | Ronan Whelan | 17/2 |
| 31 Jul 25+38d | Galway | Rockshore Refreshingly Irish Handicap Settled towards the back early - still back in the pack at halfway - improved into 6th with 2f left - onward to 4th before finishing on steadily for 5th | 5/18 | 1¼ | 9-7 | 80 | 102C | 96A | Chris Hayes | 16/1 |
| 23 Jun 25+11d | Ballinrobe | Treacy's Pharmacies Handicap Sat close to the front pack early - third at halfway then driven 3f out with nothing left entering the straight - allowed to drop away inside the final furlong to finish 12th | 12/13 | 6 | 10-0 | 80 | 54C | 68C | Chris Hayes | 5/1 |
| 12 Jun 25+7d | Leopardstown | 'the 1878 At 3Arena' Apprentice Handicap Sat behind front group early - still 4th at halfway - driven up to challenge into 2nd with a furlong and a half left - unable to get on terms and held that spot to the line | 2/12 | 1½ | 8-9 | 78 | 91A | 94A | Jamie Orr | 13/2 |
| 05 Jun 25+41d | Leopardstown | Bulmers Live At Leopardstown Handicap (Div 1) Handy early - 5th at halfway then squeezed for space approaching final furlong - stayed on at one gear to finish sixth beaten 4¼ lengths | 6/16 | ½ | 10-0 | 78 | 80C | 92A | Ronan Whelan | 9/1 |
| 25 Apr 25+40d | Limerick | Great National South Court Hotel Handicap Slow to break - settled at back of field - still there passing 3f out - unable to close 2f out - held to the line | 12/16 | 1¼ | 9-8 | 84 | 56C | 71A | Leigh Roche | 18/1 |
| 16 Mar 25+80d | Curragh | Nua Healthcare Irish Lincolnshire (Premier Handicap) Held up towards the back - pushed along with 2f left - into 13th approaching the final furlong and unable to close - finished well held in 14th | 14/27 | 1¼ | 8-11 | 86 | 85C | 78A | Leigh Roche | 50/1 |
| 26 Dec 24+107d | Leopardstown | TRI Equestrian Maiden Hurdle Tracked front group early - clipped fence 1st - 8th at halfway - clipped again 3 out - 9th and driven approaching following fence then unable to find more - well held in 21st | 21/23 | 1¼ | 11-2 | — | 37C | 100C | Oakley Brown | 80/1 |
| 10 Sep 24+42d | Galway | Donnellys Of Barna Rated Race Shared control early - settled just behind pace - 3rd at halfway - pushed along over 2f out - drifted right approaching 1.5f out - held 4th and unable to find more late | 8/12 | 1½ | 10-0 | 88 | 98A | 79A | Chris Hayes | 5/1 |
| 30 Jul 24+45d | Galway | COLM QUINN BMW Mile Handicap (Premier Handicap) | 6/18 | shd | 9-1 | 90 | 107C | 89A | Leigh Roche | 25/1 |
| 15 Jun 24+19d | Sandown | Listen To BetMGM On talkSPORT Handicap | 9/15 | ¾ | 9-4 | 90 | 81C | 83A | Daniel Tudhope | 13/2 |
| 27 May 24+23d | Redcar | Racing TV Zetland Gold Cup Handicap | 6/10 | 2¾ | 9-11 | 92 | 80A | 87A | Daniel Tudhope | 11/2 |
| 04 May 24+14d | Goodwood | William Hill Epic Boost Handicap | 4/8 | 1¼ | 9-9 | 94 | 92A | 94A | Hollie Doyle | 5/1 |
| 20 Apr 24+175d | Newbury | OLBG Spring Cup Handicap (Str) | 5/21 | ¾ | 9-0 | 95 | 103C | 102A | Daniel Tudhope | 22/1 |
| 28 Oct 23+31d | Doncaster | Red Rock Partnership Recruitment Solutions Handicap | 3/6 | 1¾ | 9-1 | 96 | 76A | 89B | Daniel Tudhope | 5/1 |
| 27 Sep 23+152d | Goodwood | Foundation Stakes (Listed) | 6/8 | 2 | 8-13 | — | 72A | 80A | Daniel Tudhope | 20/1 |
| 28 Apr 23+26d | Doncaster | Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/15 | 9-3 | — | 101C | 99A | Daniel Tudhope | 2/1 | |
| 02 Apr 23 | Doncaster | Made In Doncaster St Leger Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 4/13 | 1½ | 9-4 | — | 67C | 75A | Kieran Shoemark | 5/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Bill Silvers (GB) won?
- Bill Silvers (GB) won 1 of 22 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 4.5%. Placed 2 times in total (9.1% of starts).
- Who trains Bill Silvers (GB)?
- Bill Silvers (GB) is trained by William Durkan, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 1 September 2026.
- Who is Bill Silvers (GB)'s sire?
- Bill Silvers (GB) is by Farhh (GB) out of Faughill (IRE), whose sire is Lawman.
- What going does Bill Silvers (GB) prefer?
- Bill Silvers (GB) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 13 starts (7.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Bill Silvers (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 70, from the run on 1 September 2026. The highest on record is 96.
- What is Bill Silvers (GB)'s sire's record?
- Farhh (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 1,798 runs since Jan 2008 (164 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Bill Silvers (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Faughill (IRE), Bill Silvers (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Gaelic Approach (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Gaelic Approach (GB)). The wins came over 1m4f–1m6f. As at Oct 2026.