Horse profile
Bless Him (IRE)
10yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2024) · Last trainer David Simcock · Last owner Tony Perkins Partners
by Sea The Stars (IRE) out of Happy Land (IRE) (Refuse To Bend)
53 runs · 17 courses · from Mar 2017
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 6 Dec 2024 — 683 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2024 · 4th of 11
7 wins · 5 courses
Last raced off OR 88
KTB Profile
Bless Him won seven of 53 starts between Apr 2017 and Jul 2022. Five of those wins came over 1m – 1m1f, three on Standard (AW) and three on Good to Firm. He landed the Britannia Stakes at Ascot off 90, the Bunbury Cup at Newmarket off 101 and two Class 2 events at Newcastle (AW). The gelding, who raced from an official rating of 88 at his last run in Dec 2024, finished fourth of 11 in a Class 3 handicap at Newcastle (AW).
Based on 53 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 19lb off peak
- 7–53Wins / Runs
- 13.2%Strike rate
- 14 (26.4%)Placed
- +24.62£1 level staken=53 at SP
- 1.42Fair A/E n=53 · 1.21 incl. margin
- 107Highest OR
- 54dAvg 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 rating88↓ 19lb off peak
88
82–107
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 106
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 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 21 | 112C | 85 | — |
| Good | 15 | 106A | 88 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 13 | 115C | 102 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 79A | 73 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 36 | 115C | 90 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 15 | 112C | 96 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 81A | 76.5 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 53 figures from 53 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 4 analysed runs
- Held up 4 (100%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 15.7% of 9,937 runs since Jan 2008 (1,110 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 18.9% from 1,503. Weakest on heavy going: 9.3% from 453. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 11.5% from 139.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 18 | 3 | 16.7% | +1 | 1 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 1,503 | 284 | 18.9% | +3.2 | 3 from 21 |
| Good | 2,646 | 421 | 15.9% | +0.2 | 0 from 15 |
| Good to Soft | 1,238 | 205 | 16.6% | +0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,524 | 186 | 12.2% | −3.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 453 | 42 | 9.3% | −6.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,554 | 422 | 16.5% | +0.8 | 3 from 13 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 27 | 4 | 14.8% | −0.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 772 | 113 | 14.6% | −1.1 | 2 from 15 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,094 | 335 | 16% | +0.3 | 5 from 36 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4,411 | 757 | 17.2% | +1.5 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,889 | 262 | 13.9% | −1.8 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 584 | 73 | 12.5% | −3.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 139 | 16 | 11.5% | −4.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 21 | 3 | 14.3% | −1.4 | — |
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
Happy Land (IRE) (Refuse To Bend)
9 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Thunder In Myheart (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 5f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Thunder In Myheart (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunder In Myheart (IRE) | 11 | 1 | 1m2f | Class 5 |
| Chewy Round Town (IRE) | 3 | 1 | 7f | — |
| Dandy Land (IRE) | 10 | 1 | 5f | — |
| Red Hut Red (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Diamant Damhsa (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dime Dancer (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Star Of Deauville (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Happy Place (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Land Of Spirit (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 21 | 3 | 14% | +36.00 |
| Good | 15 | 0 | 0% | −15.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 13 | 3 | 23% | +3.87 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 36 | 4 | 11% | +32.00 |
| Class 1 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Class 3 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +1.37 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.25 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascot | 16 | 2 | 13% | +15.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 5 | 2 | 40% | +8.62 |
| Newmarket | 5 | 1 | 20% | +21.00 |
| Goodwood | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Newbury | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| York | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.25 |
| Kempton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Windsor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sandown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 36 | 5 | 14% | +13.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 15 | 2 | 13% | +13.62 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Spencer | 26 | 6 | 23% | +48.37 |
| Callum Shepherd | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Oisin Murphy | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.75 |
| Hayley Turner | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Pat Cosgrave | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Billy Loughnane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Marco Ghiani | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kieran Shoemark | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Queally | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Marquand | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Luke Morris | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stevie Donohoe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robert Havlin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Joao Moreira | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrea Atzeni | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aaron Jones | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hood | 49 | 6 | 12% | +25.37 |
| None | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.75 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2022 | 8 | 2 | 25% | +20.62 |
| 2021 | 7 | 1 | 14% | +4.00 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2019 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +2.75 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2017 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +23.25 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 Dec 24+16d | Newcastle (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap Sluggish start - held up towards back - pushed along and made progress inside final furlong - shifted left and stayed on but outpaced by winners | 4/11 | 1¼ | 9-10 | 88 | 96A | 88A | Hayley Turner | 16/1 |
| 20 Nov 24+28d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Acca Boosts Handicap Missed the break - settled at the back of the field - pushed along inside the final furlong but unable to challenge | 11/14 | ½ | 9-0 | 90 | 106B | 82A | Hayley Turner | 40/1 |
| 23 Oct 24+74d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's Improved Bet Builder Handicap Sluggish start - held towards the back - pushed along over 2f out but no impression made | 10/14 | ½ | 9-7 | 92 | 91B | 81A | Jamie Spencer | 25/1 |
| 10 Aug 24+14d | Ascot | Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Mile (Handicap) (Rnd) Slow to break - settled towards the back - unable to threaten leaders - finished 9th | 9/10 | 1 | 9-10 | 95 | 63B | 80A | Billy Loughnane | 15/2 |
| 27 Jul 24+14d | Ascot | Moet & Chandon International Stakes (Heritage Handicap) | 14/18 | ½ | 9-6 | 98 | 97C | 86A | Jamie Spencer | 16/1 |
| 13 Jul 24+24d | Newmarket | bet365 Bunbury Cup (Heritage Handicap) | 8/20 | shd | 9-9 | 99 | 96C | 100A | Marco Ghiani | 22/1 |
| 19 Jun 24+11d | Ascot | Royal Hunt Cup (Heritage Handicap) (Str) | 13/29 | ¾ | 9-2 | 100 | 82C | 93A | Jamie Spencer | 28/1 |
| 08 Jun 24+28d | Haydock | Betfred John Of Gaunt Stakes (Group 3) | 10/11 | 1½ | 9-2 | 100 | 83A | 83A | Jamie Spencer | 25/1 |
| 11 May 24+217d | Ascot | Lavazza & Ascot 10 Year Anniversary Victoria Cup (Heritage Handicap) | 3/21 | shd | 9-1 | 98 | 100C | 106A | Pat Cosgrave | 33/1 |
| 07 Oct 23+7d | Ascot | Howden Challenge Cup (Heritage Handicap) | 15/17 | nse | 9-7 | 100 | 80C | 86A | Hayley Turner | 14/1 |
| 30 Sep 23+21d | Newmarket | Lope Y Fernandez First Foals 2023 Handicap | 5/10 | 1 | 10-0 | 100 | 77A | 94A | Kieran Shoemark | 17/2 |
| 09 Sep 23+42d | Ascot | bet365 Handicap | 7/14 | shd | 9-12 | 101 | 85C | 102A | Hayley Turner | 12/1 |
| 29 Jul 23+14d | Ascot | Moet & Chandon International Stakes (Heritage Handicap) | 14/25 | ½ | 9-7 | 102 | 88C | 97A | Jamie Spencer | 14/1 |
| 15 Jul 23+24d | Newmarket | bet365 Bunbury Cup (Heritage Handicap) | 4/15 | hd | 9-6 | 103 | 96C | 104A | Callum Shepherd | 28/1 |
| 21 Jun 23+32d | Ascot | Royal Hunt Cup (Heritage Handicap) (Str) | 5/30 | nk | 9-5 | 103 | 90C | 112A | Jamie Spencer | 40/1 |
| 20 May 23+28d | Newbury | BetVictor Handicap (Str) | 7/12 | nse | 9-9 | 105 | 86A | 98A | Jamie Spencer | 20/1 |
| 22 Apr 23+273d | Newbury | BetGoodwin Spring Cup Handicap (Str) | 6/10 | 3¼ | 9-12 | 105 | 79A | 92A | Jamie Spencer | 33/1 |
| 23 Jul 22+14d | Ascot | Moet & Chandon International Stakes (Heritage Handicap) | 2/21 | shd | 9-4 | 99 | 96C | 111A | Jamie Spencer | 12/1 |
| 09 Jul 22+24d | Newmarket | bet365 Bunbury Cup (Heritage Handicap) | 1/18 | 9-3 | 101 | 112C | 117A | Jamie Spencer | 25/1 | |
| 15 Jun 22+34d | Ascot | Royal Hunt Cup (Heritage Handicap) (Str) | 7/29 | 1 | 9-6 | 101 | 91C | 103A | Jamie Spencer | 20/1 |
| 12 May 22+27d | York | Paddy Power Hambleton Handicap | 7/13 | ½ | 9-12 | 104 | 87C | 92A | Jamie Spencer | 18/1 |
| 15 Apr 22+18d | Newcastle (AW) | All-weather Mile Championships Conditions Stakes | 3/11 | 2¼ | 9-5 | 101 | 85A | 98A | Jamie Spencer | 6/1 |
| 28 Mar 22+16d | Newcastle (AW) | All Weather Championships Mile Handicap | 1/11 | 9-10 | 96 | 112B | 115A | Jamie Spencer | 13/8F | |
| 12 Mar 22+69d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Mansionbet Lincoln Trial Handicap | 5/12 | hd | 9-3 | 97 | 107A | 99A | Jamie Spencer | 7/1 |
| 02 Jan 22+134d | Newcastle (AW) | MansionBet Proud Partners Of AWC Conditions Stakes (All-Weather Championships Fast-Track Qualifier) | 2/4 | 2½ | 9-3 | 102 | 94C | 98B | Callum Shepherd | 2/1 |
| 21 Aug 21+35d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Chelmsford City Cup Handicap | 7/10 | nk | 9-9 | 103 | 112A | 96A | Callum Shepherd | 12/1 |
| 17 Jul 21+21d | Newbury | bet365 Stakes (Registered As The Steventon Stakes) (Listed) | 7/8 | 2¾ | 9-6 | 105 | 81A | 85A | Jamie Spencer | 50/1 |
| 26 Jun 21+11d | Windsor | Fitzdares Midsummer Stakes (Listed) | 5/6 | 1 | 9-6 | 105 | 106A | 92B | Tom Queally | 28/1 |
| 15 Jun 21+53d | Ascot | Queen Anne Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series) (Str) | 9/11 | 1½ | 9-0 | 105 | 76A | 90A | Jamie Spencer | 50/1 |
| 23 Apr 21+21d | Sandown | bet365 Mile (Group 2) | 2/4 | 8 | 9-1 | 105 | 90C | 103B | Jamie Spencer | 28/1 |
| 02 Apr 21+80d | Lingfield (AW) | Bombardier All-Weather Mile Championships Conditions Stakes | 3/10 | 1 | 9-5 | 105 | 100A | 94A | Jamie Spencer | 8/1 |
| 12 Jan 21+118d | Newcastle (AW) | Bombardier Conditions Stakes (All-Weather Championships Fast-Track Qualifier) | 1/5 | 9-3 | 105 | 115C | 107B | Jamie Spencer | 10/1 | |
| 16 Sep 20+38d | Sandown | Chasemore Farm Fortune Stakes (Listed) | 4/7 | 1¾ | 9-4 | 105 | 86A | 94A | Jamie Spencer | 25/1 |
| 09 Aug 20+9d | Salisbury | AJN Steelstock Sovereign Stakes (Group 3) | 4/8 | 4 | 9-3 | 105 | 97A | 97A | Callum Shepherd | 25/1 |
| 31 Jul 20+20d | Goodwood | Unibet Golden Mile Handicap | 6/14 | ¾ | 9-6 | 105 | 111C | 101A | Tom Marquand | 22/1 |
| 11 Jul 20+36d | Ascot | Betfred Summer Mile Stakes (Group 2) | 8/11 | 2¾ | 9-1 | 107 | 93A | 90A | Luke Morris | 50/1 |
| 05 Jun 20+273d | Newmarket | Betway Paradise Stakes (Listed) | 7/10 | ¾ | 9-7 | 107 | 101A | 89A | Callum Shepherd | 25/1 |
| 06 Sep 19+12d | Ascot | Lexicon Bracknell Handicap (Str) | 1/7 | 9-6 | 92 | 95A | 106A | Jamie Spencer | 4/1 | |
| 25 Aug 19+26d | Yarmouth | Robert Brown Memorial Handicap | 1/5 | 9-12 | 92 | 105C | 99B | Jamie Spencer | 11/4 | |
| 30 Jul 19+31d | Goodwood | Unibet Handicap | 12/16 | 4 | 8-10 | 93 | 72C | 73A | Stevie Donohoe | 16/1 |
| 29 Jun 19+21d | Windsor | Chartwell Anniversary (Handicap) | 2/5 | ½ | 9-9 | 93 | 83C | 90B | Pat Cosgrave | 10/3 |
| 08 Jun 19+23d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Bet Totetrifecta At Totesport.com Moulsham Mile Handicap | 4/11 | ¾ | 9-7 | 94 | 102A | 93A | Robert Havlin | 10/1 |
| 16 May 19+278d | York | Matchbook Betting Podcast Hambleton Handicap | 7/14 | 1 | 9-4 | 95 | 72C | 92A | Jamie Spencer | 12/1 |
| 11 Aug 18+28d | Ascot | Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Mile (Handicap) | 7/10 | 2½ | 9-11 | 97 | 44B | 81A | Joao Moreira | 7/2J |
| 14 Jul 18+24d | York | John Smith's Racing Handicap | 3/8 | 1½ | 9-12 | 98 | 69A | 96A | Andrea Atzeni | 11/2 |
| 20 Jun 18+21d | Ascot | Royal Hunt Cup (Heritage Handicap) (Str) | 9/30 | 1¼ | 9-2 | 100 | 85C | 99A | Oisin Murphy | 20/1 |
| 30 May 18+276d | Nottingham | Bet totetrifecta At totesport.com Handicap | 6/6 | ½ | 9-6 | 100 | 67C | 62C | Oisin Murphy | 8/1 |
| 27 Aug 17+66d | Goodwood | Weatherbys Racing Bank Supreme Stakes | 5/6 | 2 | 8-9 | 100 | 101A | 76B | Oisin Murphy | 7/2 |
| 22 Jun 17+26d | Ascot | Britannia Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (Str) | 1/29 | 8-9 | 90 | 81C | 112A | Jamie Spencer | 25/1 | |
| 27 May 17+21d | Goodwood | Winners Are Welcome At Matchbook Handicap | 5/10 | nk | 7-11 | 84 | 86A | 85A | Aaron Jones | 17/2 |
| 06 May 17+35d | Doncaster | Stonbury Handicap | 3/7 | 1 | 8-13 | 82 | 83A | 80A | Jamie Spencer | 9/4F |
| 01 Apr 17+15d | Chelmsford City (AW) | totepoolracing Tweet Us Your April Fools Maiden Stakes | 1/8 | 8-13 | — | 105A | 88A | Oisin Murphy | 9/4J | |
| 17 Mar 17 | Lingfield (AW) | 32red Casino Maiden Stakes | 2/6 | 1 | 9-5 | — | 55B | 84B | Oisin Murphy | 4/9F |
Quick answers
- How many races has Bless Him (IRE) won?
- Bless Him (IRE) won 7 of 53 archived starts between 2017 and 2024, a strike rate of 13.2%. Placed 14 times in total (26.4% of starts).
- Who trained Bless Him (IRE)?
- Bless Him (IRE) was trained by David Simcock on the most recent run on record, at Newcastle (AW) on 6 December 2024.
- Who is Bless Him (IRE)'s sire?
- Bless Him (IRE) is by Sea The Stars (IRE) out of Happy Land (IRE), whose sire is Refuse To Bend.
- What going does Bless Him (IRE) prefer?
- Bless Him (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 3 wins from 13 starts (23.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Bless Him (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 88, from the run on 6 December 2024. The highest on record is 107.
- What is Bless Him (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Sea The Stars (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.7% of 9,937 runs since Jan 2008 (1,110 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 18.9% from 1,503. Weakest on heavy going: 9.3% from 453. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 11.5% from 139.
- Who are Bless Him (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Happy Land (IRE), Bless Him (IRE) has 9 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Thunder In Myheart (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Thunder In Myheart (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.