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Horse profile

Bold Gesture (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, May 2021) · Last trainer A Pennock · Last owner George Braithwaite
by Presenting (GB) out of Pistol Flash (IRE) (Pistolet Bleu)
10 runs · 8 courses · from May 2018
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 28 May 2021 — 1,971 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2021 Last raced off OR 108
KTB Profile

Bold Gesture (IRE) is yet to win from 10 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 16 at Naas (Dec 2018).

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
Official rating108↓ 7lb off peak
108 108–115

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 106 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Wexford, 26 Jul 2019

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 5 figures · best 108A · median 84
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good3108A106—
Soft284B80.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m3106B84—
2m1f – 2m4f2108A96—

Of 10 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (4) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 132A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Naas, 18 Dec 2018 Official rating 108 at the last run, 28 May 2021

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 6 figures · best 132A · median 105.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good4114B100—
Soft2132A120.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m4132A105.5—
2m1f – 2m4f2114B103.5—

Of 10 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 · 6 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
Presenting (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 20,049 runs since Jan 2008 (1,686 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 24.3% from 136.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm621321%+10—
Good to Firm1,24017113.8%+2.8—
Good7,02284012%+10 from 6
Good to Soft3,5033219.2%−1.8—
Soft5,32754510.2%−0.80 from 4
Heavy2,7592749.9%−1.1—
Standard (AW)1363324.3%+13.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f500%−11—
1m – 1m1f400%−11—
1m2f – 1m4f6269.7%−1.3—
1m5f – 2m4,72751710.9%−0.10 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f6,69672210.8%−0.20 from 3
2m5f – 3m6,53774211.4%+0.40 from 1
Over 3m2,01821010.4%−0.6—

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
Pistol Flash (IRE) (Pistolet Bleu)

3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Molly The Dolly (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 2m1f–3m1f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Molly The Dolly (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Molly The Dolly (IRE)1142m5f–3m1fClass 2
Flash Du Pistolet (IRE)1822m1f–2m4fClass 4
Kalanisi Flash (IRE)1412m6f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 6 0 0% −6.00
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Tramore 2 0 0% −2.00
Wexford 2 0 0% −2.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 6 0 0% −6.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Davy Russell 5 0 0% −5.00
Mr Charlie Marshall 1 0 0% −1.00
Alex Edwards 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Kennedy 1 0 0% −1.00
Keith Donoghue 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr S Connor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 2 0 0% −2.00
2019 4 0 0% −4.00
2018 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 0 0% −7.00
Chase 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
28 May 21+87d Stratford Print Concern Supports The NHS 'Restricted Point-To-Point' (Novices' Hunters' Chase) Class 5 · 22.5f · Good · 6 ran UR/6 — 11-3 108—— Mr Charlie Marshall 20/1
02 Mar 21+564d Leicester Cottesmore 'Grassroots' Maiden Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 20f · Soft · 13 ran PU/13 — 11-1 115—— Alex Edwards 20/1
16 Aug 19+21d Tramore Definite Ruby Maiden Hurdle 16f · Yielding To Soft · 13 ran PU/13 — 11-12 111—— Jack Kennedy 7/1
26 Jul 19+163d Wexford Liam Leacy Plumbing & Heating Ltd. Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 14 ran 7/14 1¾ 11-4 112106B102A Davy Russell 7/2
13 Feb 19+43d Fairyhouse Grafton Barbers Rated Novice Hurdle 16f · Good · 7 ran PU/7 — 11-4 112—— Davy Russell 7/2J
01 Jan 19+14d Tramore David Flynn Building Contractors Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 15 ran 5/15 2½ 11-4 —84B109A Davy Russell 10/1
18 Dec 18+20d Naas Liam Kilbride Naas Member Maiden Hurdle 16f · Yielding · 16 ran 2/16 2½ 11-12 —77B132A Davy Russell 4/1
28 Nov 18+13d Punchestown BETDAQ Trading Tools Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 21 ran 8/21 3¾ 11-12 ——98C Keith Donoghue 33/1
15 Nov 18+176d Clonmel I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle 19.5f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 1½ 11-4 —108A114B Davy Russell 12/1
23 May 18 Wexford Racing Again June 6th Flat Race 20f · Good · 13 ran 7/13 11 11-7 —84C93C Mr S Connor 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Bold Gesture (IRE) won?
Bold Gesture (IRE) has yet to win, from 10 archived starts between 2018 and 2021. Placed 1 time in total (10% of starts).
Who trained Bold Gesture (IRE)?
Bold Gesture (IRE) was trained by A Pennock on the most recent run on record, at Stratford on 28 May 2021.
Who is Bold Gesture (IRE)'s sire?
Bold Gesture (IRE) is by Presenting (GB) out of Pistol Flash (IRE), whose sire is Pistolet Bleu.
What is Bold Gesture (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 108, from the run on 28 May 2021. The highest on record is 115.
What is Bold Gesture (IRE)'s sire's record?
Presenting (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 20,049 runs since Jan 2008 (1,686 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 24.3% from 136.
Who are Bold Gesture (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Pistol Flash (IRE), Bold Gesture (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Molly The Dolly (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Molly The Dolly (IRE)). The wins came over 2m1f–3m1f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2018. 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.