Horse profile
Blissful Bonita (IRE)
by Phoenix Of Spain (IRE) out of Essonite (IRE) (Sea The Stars (IRE))
10 runs · 8 courses · from Oct 2025
As at 14 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Thurles (IRE)
Last run 9 Nov 2026 · 3rd of 10
KTB Profile
Blissful Bonita (IRE) is 1 from 10.
Based on 10 archived runs · run-style from 10 commented runs since Oct 2025 · updated 14 Nov 2026
- 1–10Wins / Runs
- 10%Strike rate
- 5 (50%)Placed
- −6.50£1 level staken=10 at SP
- 0.76Fair A/E n=10 · 0.60 incl. margin
- 67Highest OR
- 32dBetween runs (median)longest 146 d
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 rating64↓ 3lb off peak
64
64–67
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 120
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
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 120A | 117 | 3 runs · 120 / 117 |
| Good | 2 | 113C | 103 | 2 runs · 113 / 103 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 130C | 83 | 1 run · — |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 89A | 89 | 2 runs · 89 / 89 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 117C | 113 | 3 runs · 117 / 113 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 130C | 120 | 3 runs · 130 / 120 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 89A | 89 | 2 runs · 89 / 89 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 runs · as at 14 Nov 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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 10 analysed runs since Oct 2025
- Mid-division 4 (40%) · 0 wins
- Held up 3 (30%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 2 (20%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (10%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 13.2% of 1,357 runs since Apr 2023 (140 horses).
Weakest on good to soft going: 9.5% from 137. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 19% from 105.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −13.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 172 | 21 | 12.2% | −1 | — |
| Good | 352 | 50 | 14.2% | +1 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 137 | 13 | 9.5% | −3.7 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 208 | 25 | 12% | −1.2 | 1 from 3 |
| Heavy | 67 | 7 | 10.4% | −2.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 417 | 63 | 15.1% | +1.9 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 31 | 2 | 6.5% | −6.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 445 | 56 | 12.6% | −0.6 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 469 | 56 | 11.9% | −1.3 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 266 | 35 | 13.2% | 0 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 105 | 20 | 19% | +5.8 | 1 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 38 | 9 | 23.7% | +10.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | +20.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2023 · as at 13 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Essonite (IRE) (Sea The Stars (IRE))
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Got Sea (FR) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.50 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Punchestown (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles (IRE) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| Navan (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.50 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Carroll | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Robert Whearty | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Conor Stone-Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| G. F. Carroll | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| Chris Hayes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Kearney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.50 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.50 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 9 | 1 | 11% | −5.50 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 09 Nov 26+32d | Punchestown (IRE) | Matchbook 50/50 Series 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle Raced in the middle of the pack - minor error at the 2nd - improved into 4th 2 out and pushed along turning into the straight - 3rd at the last - plugged on at an even tempo for 3rd | 3/10 | 12 | 10-7 | — | 110A | 115B | Conor Stone-Walsh | 2/1 |
| 08 Oct 26+42d | Thurles (IRE) | Racing Here On The 12th November Handicap Quickly to front early - overtaken after 3f and settled second - nudged at the turn into the straight - closed up 2f out - locked in a battle over 1f out - edged ahead inside the final furlong - kept finding to win | 1/13 | 9-0 | 64 | 117C | 76A | G. F. Carroll | 5/2J | |
| 27 Aug 26+27d | Navan (IRE) | GAIN The Advantage Series Handicap Held a midfield spot early - pushed along in 8th with 2f left then improved to 7th inside the final furlong - stayed on late for 4th at the finish | 4/18 | ½ | 9-9 | 65 | 113C | 70A | Gary Carroll | 100/30 |
| 31 Jul 26+42d | Galway (IRE) | Hop House 13 Handicap Held a midfield spot early - still only 13th under pressure 2f out - improved to 7th a furlong out and stayed on late for 4th | 4/18 | ½ | 8-12 | 65 | 106C | 57C | Gary Carroll | 10/1 |
| 19 Jun 26+9d | Limerick | McMahons Builders Providers Maiden Sat behind front group early - third at halfway - moved into contention approaching 4f out - hit the front with 2f and a half to run - pushed along entering final 2f - edged in front of by a short margin with a furlong and a half left - unable to quicken again and held on for second | 2/12 | 4¼ | 9-2 | 65 | 120A | 70A | Robert Whearty | 11/4J |
| 10 Jun 26+29d | Limerick | Conference & Banqueting Facilities At Limerick Handicap Held up towards the back - pressed for effort with two furlongs left then finished strongly to close down the field late | 5/16 | 2¼ | 9-10 | 66 | 130C | 69A | Gary Carroll | 10/1 |
| 12 May 26+146d | Killarney | Brehon Hotel Handicap Settled in the pack - pressed for effort with 3f left but unable to close 2f out - stayed on at the same rate to finish 7th | 7/11 | ½ | 9-9 | 67 | 93A | 63A | Gary Carroll | 6/1 |
| 2025 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 17 Dec 25+7d | Dundalk (AW) | BAR 1 Betting Watch Live Racing On Our App Race Held up towards back of field - pushed along with 2f to run but unable to close - well held at finish | 8/12 | 1½ | 9-0 | — | 89A | 50A | Chris Hayes | 40/1 |
| 10 Dec 25+62d | Dundalk (AW) | DundalkStadium.com Fillies Maiden Up with the front group early - dropped to middle of the field at halfway - no response when pressure applied entering the straight - plugged on at one speed to finish 6th | 6/11 | 1¾ | 8-13 | — | 89A | 60A | Jack Kearney | 8/1 |
| 09 Oct 25 | Thurles | Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden (Smullen Series) Missed the start - settled towards the back - 6th 3f out and already being niggled - no headway 2f out - plugged on into 5th inside the final furlong | 5/11 | 1½ | 8-8 | — | 36A | 65A | Robert Whearty | 9/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Blissful Bonita won?
- Blissful Bonita (IRE) won 1 of 10 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 5 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trains Blissful Bonita?
- Blissful Bonita (IRE) is trained by Gavin Cromwell, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 9 November 2026.
- Who is Blissful Bonita's sire?
- Blissful Bonita (IRE) is by Phoenix Of Spain (IRE) out of Essonite (IRE), whose sire is Sea The Stars (IRE).
- What going does Blissful Bonita prefer?
- Blissful Bonita (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Blissful Bonita's official rating?
- Blissful Bonita (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 67.
- What is Blissful Bonita's sire's record?
- Phoenix Of Spain (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.2% of 1,357 runs since Apr 2023 (140 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 9.5% from 137. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 19% from 105.
- Who are Blissful Bonita's siblings?
- Out of Essonite (IRE), Blissful Bonita (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.