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Horse profile

Bill The Lad (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2014) · Last trainer Paul Cowley · Last owner Stan West
by Classic Cliche (IRE) out of Quilty's Rose Bud (IRE) (Executive Perk)
10 runs · 6 courses · from Jan 2012
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 6 Nov 2014 — 4,380 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2014 · 6th of 9 Won at Towcester Last raced off OR 86
KTB Profile

Bill The Lad (IRE) is 1 from 10, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Dec 2013.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5
Official rating86↓ 2lb off peak
86 81–88

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 106A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Stratford, 13 Apr 2014 Official rating 86 at the last run, 6 Nov 2014

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 10 figures · best 108B · median 99
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good3106A103—
Good to Soft3101C98—
Heavy2100A95—
Soft2108B98.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4108B100.5—
2m5f – 3m290C88.5—
Over 3m2106A104.5—
1m5f – 2m298C93.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 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
Classic Cliche (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8% of 2,328 runs since Jan 2008 (231 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 11.1% from 244.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm9111.1%+3.1—
Good to Firm2442711.1%+3.1—
Good784739.3%+1.30 from 3
Good to Soft475275.7%−2.30 from 3
Soft533397.3%−0.71 from 2
Heavy273176.2%−1.80 from 2
Standard (AW)10220%+12—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f600%−8—
1m5f – 2m512458.8%+0.80 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f710578%01 from 4
2m5f – 3m780536.8%−1.20 from 2
Over 3m320319.7%+1.70 from 2

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Quilty's Rose Bud (IRE) (Executive Perk)

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 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 1 50% +10.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 6 1 17% +6.00
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Towcester 4 1 25% +8.00
Warwick 2 0 0% −2.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Fakenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 1 25% +8.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
Over 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sam Thomas 5 1 20% +7.00
Adam Wedge 4 0 0% −4.00
Dave Crosse 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2014 4 0 0% −4.00
2013 4 1 25% +8.00
2012 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 7 1 14% +5.00
Hurdle 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2014 · 4 runs
06 Nov 14+207d Towcester George James Mann Memorial Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m5½f · Good · 9 ran 6/9 3 11-6 8687A Adam Wedge 3/1
13 Apr 14+20d Stratford Best Odds Guaranteed At Totepool.com Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m3½f · Good · 11 ran 3/11 12 11-0 87106A Adam Wedge 12/1
24 Mar 14+60d Towcester Happy Birthday Janet Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 4/8 12 11-0 8893B Adam Wedge 3/1C
23 Jan 14+28d Fakenham East Bilney Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m5f · Heavy · 7 ran 4/7 nse 11-0 8890C Sam Thomas 3/1
2013 · 4 runs
26 Dec 13+7d Towcester totepool Mobile Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m4f · Heavy · 8 ran 3/8 1½ 11-0 81100A Adam Wedge 6/4F
19 Dec 13+24d Towcester Patricia Atkinson Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m4f · Soft · 9 ran 1/9 10-7 81108B Sam Thomas 11/1
25 Nov 13+13d Ludlow Download The Totepool Mobile App Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 6/6 12 11-2 —101C Sam Thomas 100/1
12 Nov 13+611d Huntingdon Weatherbys Hamilton Insurance Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 16 ran 10/16 19 10-12 —89C Sam Thomas 100/1
2012 · 2 runs
11 Mar 12+45d Warwick Racing Uk Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 3m1f · Good · 14 ran 7/14 3 11-3 —103C Sam Thomas 100/1
26 Jan 12 Warwick Racing UK Intermediate Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m · Good To Soft · 11 ran 8/11 8 10-12 —98C Dave Crosse 28/1

Quick answers

How many races has Bill The Lad won?
Bill The Lad (IRE) won 1 of 10 archived starts between 2012 and 2014, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 3 times in total (30% of starts).
Who trained Bill The Lad?
Bill The Lad (IRE) was trained by Paul Cowley on the most recent run on record, at Towcester on 6 November 2014.
Who is Bill The Lad's sire?
Bill The Lad (IRE) is by Classic Cliche (IRE) out of Quilty's Rose Bud (IRE), whose sire is Executive Perk.
What is Bill The Lad's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 86, from the run on 6 November 2014. The highest on record is 88.
What is Bill The Lad's sire's record?
Classic Cliche (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8% of 2,328 runs since Jan 2008 (231 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 11.1% from 244.

Record shown from January 2012. 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.