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Horse profile

Bold Bishop (IRE)

10yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2007) · Last trainer Jonjo O'Neill · Last owner Mrs Gay Smith
by Religiously (USA) out of Ladybojangles (IRE) (Buckskin)
11 runs · 7 courses · from Mar 2005
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 15 Mar 2007 — 7,159 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2007 · 15th of 23 2 wins · Newbury & Cheltenham First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 141
KTB Profile

Bold Bishop (IRE) is 2 from 11, both wins coming at Class 2 level. Hasn't won since Nov 2005.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 2
Official rating141↓ 5lb off peak
141 129–146

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 109C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cheltenham, 15 Mar 2007 Official rating 141 at the last run, 15 Mar 2007

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 7 figures · best 134C · median 111
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft2115C112—
Soft2102C99—
Good2134C122.5—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4134C110.5—
1m5f – 2m2115C113—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 11 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 11 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
Religiously (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 236 runs since Jan 2008 (18 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1000%−10.60 from 1
Good44715.9%+5.31 from 4
Good to Soft44613.6%+31 from 3
Soft78810.3%−0.30 from 3
Heavy6046.7%−3.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m2528%−2.61 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f6646.1%−4.51 from 4
2m5f – 3m1071413.1%+2.50 from 2
Over 3m38513.2%+2.60 from 2

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
Ladybojangles (IRE) (Buckskin)

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 4 1 25% +4.00
Good to Soft 3 1 33% +6.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 2 3 2 67% +14.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cheltenham 4 1 25% +5.00
Newbury 2 1 50% +6.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 1 25% +4.00
1m5f – 2m 3 1 33% +6.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
Over 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
A P McCoy 7 1 14% +1.00
Noel Fehily 2 0 0% −2.00
Richie McGrath 1 0 0% −1.00
Brian Harding 1 1 100% +8.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 10 2 20% +7.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 3 0 0% −3.00
2006 3 0 0% −3.00
2005 5 2 40% +12.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 10 2 20% +7.00
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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
15 Mar 07+12d Cheltenham Racing Post Plate Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Class 1 · 21f · Good To Soft · 23 ran 15/23 3 10-12 141109C Richie McGrath 33/1
03 Mar 07+14d Newbury vc casino.com Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Class 1 · 20f · Soft · 11 ran 9/11 2½ 11-0 141102C Noel Fehily 28/1
17 Feb 07+65d Wincanton Country Gentlemen's Association Limited Handicap Chase (Lst) Class 1 · 25f · Soft · 5 ran PU/5 — 10-8 144— Noel Fehily 20/1
14 Dec 06+251d Exeter Happy Birthday Sally White Graduation Chase Class 2 · 17.5f · Soft · 4 ran 3/4 30 11-7 14496C A P McCoy 3/1
07 Apr 06+23d Aintree John Smith's Mildmay Novices' Chase (G2) Class 1 · 25f · Good · 15 ran UR/15 — 11-7 146— A P McCoy 8/1
15 Mar 06+109d Cheltenham Royal & SunAlliance Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 24.5f · Good · 15 ran UR/15 — 11-4 146— A P McCoy 12/1
26 Nov 05+15d Newbury Ladbrokes.com Handicap Chase Class 2 · 20f · Good · 16 ran 1/16 11-3 136134C A P McCoy 7/1
11 Nov 05+17d Cheltenham Beards Jewellers Cup Handicap Chase Class 2 · 16f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 1/10 10-0 129115C Brian Harding 8/1
25 Oct 05+81d Cheltenham Cheltenham.co.uk Novices' Chase Class 3 · 16f · Good · 7 ran 2/7 1¼ 11-4 —111C A P McCoy 11/4
05 Aug 05+146d Worcester Bob Love "King Of The Dirt" Memorial Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 20.5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 2/9 1¾ 10-12 —119C A P McCoy 10/3
12 Mar 05 Sandown Handicap Hurdle (Listed) Class 1 · 16f · Good To Soft · 19 ran PU/19 — 11-12 143— A P McCoy 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Bold Bishop (IRE) won?
Bold Bishop (IRE) won 2 of 11 archived starts between 2005 and 2007, a strike rate of 18.2%. Placed 4 times in total (36.4% of starts).
Who trained Bold Bishop (IRE)?
Bold Bishop (IRE) was trained by Jonjo O'Neill on the most recent run on record, at Cheltenham on 15 March 2007.
Who is Bold Bishop (IRE)'s sire?
Bold Bishop (IRE) is by Religiously (USA) out of Ladybojangles (IRE), whose sire is Buckskin.
What going does Bold Bishop (IRE) prefer?
Bold Bishop (IRE) has the best record on good to 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 Bold Bishop (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 141, from the run on 15 March 2007. The highest on record is 146.
What is Bold Bishop (IRE)'s sire's record?
Religiously (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 236 runs since Jan 2008 (18 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from March 2005. 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.