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Bletchley Castle (IRE)

14yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2023) · Last trainer Miss H Brookshaw · Last owner D R Ellis
by Dylan Thomas (IRE) out of Zaafran (GB) (Singspiel)
36 runs · 18 courses · from Mar 2015
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 3 Apr 2023 — 1,296 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2023 · 4th of 5 3 wins · Ludlow, Southwell & Fontwell Last raced off OR 107
KTB Profile

Bletchley Castle (IRE) is 3 from 36. Hasn't won since Mar 2022. Every win has come on good or faster ground (0 from 8 on softer).

Based on 36 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster
Official rating107↓ 7lb off peak
107 94–114

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 73 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ludlow, 9 Feb 2022

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 22 figures · best 129A · median 81
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good17122B81—
Good to Soft3129A73—
Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m10122B81.5—
2m1f – 2m4f9119A66—
1m5f – 2m3129A81—

Of 30 runs looked at, 8 have no figure: did not complete (6) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 22 figures from 30 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 115C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ludlow, 28 Mar 2022 Official rating 107 at the last run, 3 Apr 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 28 figures · best 129A · median 114
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good23129A112—
Good to Soft3126A117—
Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f10129A114—
2m5f – 3m10124A114.5—
1m5f – 2m8126A109.5—

Of 36 runs looked at, 8 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (8).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 28 figures from 36 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

Progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 7,487 runs since Jan 2008 (533 horses).

Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 17.7% from 192.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm50612%+1.5—
Good to Firm6467912.2%+1.70 from 1
Good2,07223911.5%+13 from 27
Good to Soft1,1381119.8%−0.70 from 6
Soft1,7111549%−1.50 from 2
Heavy6496510%−0.5—
Standard (AW)1,22013210.8%+0.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1923417.7%+7.2—
6f – 7f691608.7%−1.8—
1m – 1m1f1,21412510.3%−0.2—
1m2f – 1m4f1,24812710.2%−0.3—
1m5f – 2m1,81118210%−0.50 from 8
2m1f – 2m4f1,55117111%+0.52 from 11
2m5f – 3m6466610.2%−0.31 from 17
Over 3m1342115.7%+5.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Zaafran (GB) (Singspiel)

8 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Pepperoni Pete (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m; the highest grade won is Listed (Zaffy's Pride (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Pepperoni Pete (IRE)2831m—
Zaffy's Pride (IRE)1026f–7fListed
New Identity (IRE)2725f–1mClass 6
Eagle Valley (IRE)1411m—
Mai O'higgins (IRE)617f—
Voice Of A Curlew (IRE)120——
Our Boy Bailey (IRE)60——
Nicky's Champ (IRE)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 27 3 11% −11.25
Good to Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 17 1 6% −13.50
Class 5 12 2 17% +0.25
Class 6 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ludlow 9 1 11% −5.50
Uttoxeter 4 0 0% −4.00
Southwell 3 1 33% +5.50
Stratford 3 0 0% −3.00
Bangor-on-Dee 3 0 0% −3.00
Musselburgh 2 0 0% −2.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 1 100% +2.75
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Towcester 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 17 1 6% −8.50
2m1f – 2m4f 11 2 18% −3.75
1m5f – 2m 8 0 0% −8.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr Tommie M O'Brien 11 1 9% −7.50
Bryan Carver 6 1 17% +2.50
Conor O'Farrell 6 1 17% −2.25
Nick Slatter 4 0 0% −4.00
Max Kendrick 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr Zac Baker 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr James King 1 0 0% −1.00
Alex Edwards 1 0 0% −1.00
Connor Brace 1 0 0% −1.00
Brian Hughes 1 0 0% −1.00
Aidan Coleman 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 30 3 10% −14.25
None 6 0 0% −6.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 2 0 0% −2.00
2022 5 1 20% −1.50
2021 5 0 0% −5.00
2020 3 0 0% −3.00
2019 9 1 11% −0.50
2017 6 1 17% −2.25
2015 6 0 0% −6.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 24 2 8% −12.00
Hurdle 10 1 10% −6.25
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

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
03 Apr 23+28d Ludlow Eddie Mapp Memorial Open Hunters' Chase Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 4/5 15 12-2 10759C107C Mr Tommie M O'Brien 22/1
06 Mar 23+320d Southwell Read Davy Russell On Starsports.Bet Open Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 24.5f · Good · 10 ran PU/10 — 12-2 114—— Mr Tommie M O'Brien 40/1
20 Apr 22+23d Ludlow Eddie Mapp Memorial Open Hunters' Chase Class 4 · 24f · Good · 3 ran 2/3 39 12-2 11449C107C Mr Tommie M O'Brien 3/1
28 Mar 22+5d Ludlow Heath Farm Meats Magnus-allcroft Memorial Open Hunters' Chase Class 4 · 20f · Good · 5 ran 1/5 11-12 11463C115C Mr Tommie M O'Brien 5/2
23 Mar 22+42d Ludlow Lloyds Animal Feeds Open Hunters' Chase Class 4 · 20f · Good · 5 ran 3/5 8 11-12 11460C104C Mr James King 6/4F
09 Feb 22+20d Ludlow Chase Meredith Memorial Trophy Open Hunters' Chase Class 4 · 24f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 2/9 16 11-12 11073A117B Mr Tommie M O'Brien 9/1
20 Jan 22+237d Ludlow C.B.Protection Open Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 24f · Soft · 11 ran 4/11 ¾ 11-12 10773A124A Mr Tommie M O'Brien 40/1
28 May 21+37d Stratford White Swan Hotel Handicap Hunters' Chase Class 4 · 21f · Good · 7 ran PU/7 — 10-9 110—— Mr Tommie M O'Brien 8/1
21 Apr 21+21d Ludlow Eddie Mapp Memorial Open Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 24f · Good · 4 ran 2/4 1 11-10 10582C123B Mr Tommie M O'Brien 5/1
31 Mar 21+6d Ludlow Heath Farm Meats Magnus-Allcroft Memorial Open Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 20f · Good · 7 ran 2/7 9 11-10 10566A127B Mr Tommie M O'Brien 12/1
25 Mar 21+22d Ludlow Ludlow Race Club Open Hunters' Chase (For The Ludlow Gold Cup) Class 5 · 20f · Good · 9 ran 2/9 3½ 11-13 9965A113B Alex Edwards 9/1
03 Mar 21+117d Musselburgh Williamhill.com Best Odds Guaranteed Open Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 22f · Good · 10 ran 5/10 nse 11-3 10585A102B Max Kendrick 14/1
06 Nov 20+21d Warwick Join Racing TV Now Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20f · Good · 9 ran UR/9 — 11-7 105—— Connor Brace 40/1
16 Oct 20+258d Uttoxeter Download The At The Races App Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Good To Soft · 17 ran PU/17 — 11-10 108—— Brian Hughes 40/1
01 Feb 20+155d Musselburgh bet365 Auld Yin Conditional Jockeys' Veterans' Handicap Chase Class 3 · 22f · Good To Soft · 9 ran PU/9 — 10-13 110—— Max Kendrick 8/1
30 Aug 19+13d Bangor-on-Dee Genesis Wealth Management Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 8 ran 2/8 5 11-5 110110B119A Bryan Carver 9/2
17 Aug 19+13d Market Rasen Speedy Kia Sportage Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 23f · Good · 8 ran 7/8 3½ 10-10 110122B95A Bryan Carver 14/1
04 Aug 19+23d Galway Watch Racing TV Now Chase 22.5f · Soft · 7 ran PU/7 — 10-6 110—— Bryan Carver 25/1
12 Jul 19+19d Ffos Las Parkdean Resorts Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 21f · Good · 6 ran 2/6 2½ 10-7 107120B112B Bryan Carver 4/1
23 Jun 19+23d Southwell Visit attheraces.com Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Good · 12 ran 1/12 11-4 9981A121B Bryan Carver 15/2
31 May 19+10d Stratford Sheldon Bosley Knight Open Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 17f · Good · 14 ran 7/14 2½ 11-5 9976B110A Bryan Carver 7/2F
21 May 19+71d Huntingdon Tim Robinson Memorial Novices' Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 23.5f · Good · 6 ran 3/6 6 11-12 9983C110B Mr Tommie M O'Brien 5/2
11 Mar 19+11d Stratford BetVictor Horse Racing Multiples Cash Out Novices' Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 21f · Good To Soft · 9 ran PU/9 — 12-0 105—— Mr Zac Baker 17/2
28 Feb 19+601d Taunton Richard Williams Memorial 'Grassroots' Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 16f · Good · 6 ran 2/6 26 11-7 10538A103C Mr Tommie M O'Brien 13/8
07 Jul 17+40d Newton Abbot Racing Partnership Trp Novices' Handicap Chase Class 3 · 21f · Good To Firm · 3 ran 2/3 6 10-12 11181C117C Conor O'Farrell 10/1
28 May 17+27d Uttoxeter Listen On Line At Signal1.co.uk Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 10 ran 7/10 10 11-11 11381C104C Aidan Coleman 13/2
01 May 17+23d Kempton Matchbook Betting Exchange Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 21f · Good · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-11 114—— Conor O'Farrell 6/1
08 Apr 17+8d Chepstow totescoop6 The Millionaire Maker Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19.5f · Good · 15 ran 2/15 1¼ 12-1 110109B126A Mr Zac Baker 6/5F
31 Mar 17+28d Fontwell Bet365.com Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 17.5f · Good · 11 ran 1/11 11-12 99119A129A Conor O'Farrell 11/4
03 Mar 17+614d Doncaster Betbright Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 2/12 ½ 11-1 94129A126A Conor O'Farrell 4/1
28 Jun 15+11d Uttoxeter Casino At bet365 Handicap Hurdle (Div I) Class 5 · 20f · Good · 9 ran 3/9 2¼ 11-5 98—110A Nick Slatter 4/1
17 Jun 15+8d Uttoxeter Brown Recycling 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 8 ran 2/8 4 10-9 98—119A Nick Slatter 5/1
09 Jun 15+24d Southwell Sarah Newby's 21st Birthday 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 15.5f · Good · 6 ran 4/6 1¼ 10-7 ——92B Nick Slatter 8/1
16 May 15+28d Bangor-on-Dee Follow Your Bets Now At corbettsports.com 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 8 ran 3/8 3¼ 11-0 ——115B Conor O'Farrell 7/1
18 Apr 15+26d Bangor-on-Dee Wrexham Lager Standard NH Flat Race (Conditional Jockeys And Amateur Riders) Class 6 · 16.5f · Good · 12 ran 4/12 5 10-11 ——126A Nick Slatter 20/1
23 Mar 15 Towcester Haygain Hay Steamers Clean Healthy Forage Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Good · 10 ran 7/10 1¼ 11-0 ——94A Conor O'Farrell 11/1

Quick answers

How many races has Bletchley Castle (IRE) won?
Bletchley Castle (IRE) won 3 of 36 archived starts between 2015 and 2023, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 14 times in total (38.9% of starts).
Who trained Bletchley Castle (IRE)?
Bletchley Castle (IRE) was trained by Miss H Brookshaw on the most recent run on record, at Ludlow on 3 April 2023.
Who is Bletchley Castle (IRE)'s sire?
Bletchley Castle (IRE) is by Dylan Thomas (IRE) out of Zaafran (GB), whose sire is Singspiel.
What going does Bletchley Castle (IRE) prefer?
Bletchley Castle (IRE) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 27 starts (11.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Bletchley Castle (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 107, from the run on 3 April 2023. The highest on record is 114.
What is Bletchley Castle (IRE)'s sire's record?
Dylan Thomas (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 7,487 runs since Jan 2008 (533 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 17.7% from 192.
Who are Bletchley Castle (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Zaafran (GB), Bletchley Castle (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Pepperoni Pete (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Listed (Zaffy's Pride (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2015. 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.