Horse profile
Bold Light (IRE)
by Leading Light (IRE) out of Turmoss (FR) (Turgeon)
19 runs · 8 courses · from Apr 2024
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Kelso & Musselburgh
Ran 24 days ago · 5th of 12
Last raced off OR 114
KTB Profile
Bold Light is 3 from 19 on turf, with all three wins in handicap hurdles. Two of those came at Kelso, including a Class 2 success over 2m5f – 3m on good to soft in Mar 2025 when rated 123, and another at Musselburgh over 2m1f – 2m4f on soft in Jan 2025. He usually races prominently. His last run, at Perth in Sep 2026, saw him finish 5 of 12 in a Class 4 handicap off an official rating of 114.
Based on 19 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically prominent
OR ↓ 13lb off peak
- 3–19Wins / Runs
- 15.8%Strike rate
- 5 (26.3%)Placed
- −1.00£1 level staken=19 at SP
- 1.50Fair A/E n=19 · 1.31 incl. margin
- 127Highest OR
- 50dAvg 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 rating114↓ 13lb off peak
114
107–127
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 116
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 11 | 129A | 103 | 6 · 129 / 100 |
| Soft | 4 | 137A | 105.5 | 1 · — |
| Good | 3 | 116A | 104 | 3 · 116 / 104 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 12 | 129A | 103 | 9 · 129 / 99 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 127B | 116 | 1 · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 137A | 111 | — |
Of 19 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 19 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 8 analysed runs
- Prominent 5 (63%) · 2 wins
- Held up 3 (38%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 8.2% of 2,195 runs since Jan 2008 (225 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 4.6% from 241.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 23 | 8 | 34.8% | +26.6 | — |
| Good | 764 | 79 | 10.3% | +2.1 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 521 | 38 | 7.3% | −0.9 | 2 from 11 |
| Soft | 633 | 43 | 6.8% | −1.4 | 1 from 5 |
| Heavy | 241 | 11 | 4.6% | −3.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 13 | 0 | 0% | −8.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −8.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −8.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 17 | 0 | 0% | −8.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 613 | 37 | 6% | −2.2 | 1 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 839 | 74 | 8.8% | +0.6 | 1 from 12 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 582 | 56 | 9.6% | +1.4 | 1 from 4 |
| Over 3m | 134 | 12 | 9% | +0.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Turmoss (FR) (Turgeon)
2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Shar Whats Therush (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Little Soiree (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shar Whats Therush (IRE) | 23 | 1 | 2m4f | — |
| Little Soiree (IRE) | 25 | 1 | 2m | Class 5 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 11 | 2 | 18% | +2.50 |
| Soft | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.50 |
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.00 |
| Class 3 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Class 2 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +9.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musselburgh | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.50 |
| Perth | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Kelso | 3 | 2 | 67% | +10.50 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hexham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 12 | 1 | 8% | −7.50 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 1 | 25% | +5.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Doyle | 11 | 2 | 18% | −2.50 |
| Gregor Walkingshaw | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jack Power | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.50 |
| Derek Fox | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Danny McMenamin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Patrick Wadge | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 16 | 3 | 19% | +2.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +8.00 |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 17 | 3 | 18% | +1.00 |
| Chase | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 26+73d | Perth | Lord Mansfield Memorial Handicap Hurdle Race (Go North Cab On Target Series Qualifier) Fought for control early - settled handy before slipping back through the pack - pressed for effort and faded before two out | 5/12 | 1½ | 10-12 | 114 | 104B | 114A | Gregor Walkingshaw | 18/1 |
| 12 Jul 26+59d | Perth | Saints In The Community Handicap Hurdle raced close to the pace on the outside - asked for effort before 2 out - kept on and still holding a winning position at the last - driven by hand after dropping the stick but found no more in the final furlong beaten two lengths in fifth | 5/9 | nse | 11-2 | 115 | 93B | 117A | Gregor Walkingshaw | 15/2 |
| 14 May 26+20d | Perth | Edinburgh Gin Hugo Spritz Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Settled second early - slipped to third after second fence then back up to second by 6th - hit a rough one 3 out - pushed along but yielded second spot before 2 out - already beaten when clouted the last | 3/5 | 9½ | 11-12 | 116 | 99C | 115B | Alan Doyle | 7/2 |
| 24 Apr 26+24d | Perth | Follow racingtv On Instagram Handicap Hurdle Settled just behind the pace - pushed along after 3 out - up into fourth before the last - flattened out without landing third on the run-in | 4/7 | ½ | 10-11 | 116 | 116A | 122B | Alan Doyle | 11/1 |
| 31 Mar 26+31d | Newcastle | Border Minstrel New Menu Handicap Hurdle Settled just behind the pace early - hit a flat spot and dropped a place two out - stayed handy until the last then faded to finish third | 3/6 | 4¼ | 10-11 | 118 | 129A | 120B | Jack Power | 5/1 |
| 28 Feb 26+13d | Kelso | bet365 Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Held towards the back early - made progress into second after 4 out - pressed for effort before the last and lost touch - faded on the run-in to finish 4th | 4/8 | 4¾ | 10-12 | 120 | 101A | 117A | Alan Doyle | 12/1 |
| 15 Feb 26+14d | Musselburgh | Famous Five Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled at back of field - stumbled at 3rd - lost jockey after clumsy jump at 5th | UR/7 | — | 11-11 | 120 | — | — | Alan Doyle | 9/1 |
| 01 Feb 26+31d | Musselburgh | bet365 Frodon Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Held up at rear - hampered at the first - urged into contention after the 12th - given a squeeze approaching 4 out - lost fluency 2 out then faded before the last | 4/6 | 4¾ | 10-9 | 122 | 58A | 113B | Derek Fox | 14/1 |
| 01 Jan 26+33d | Musselburgh | Virgin Bet A Good Bet Hogmaneigh Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack early - dropped towards the back and pressed for effort approaching 3 out - unable to close before the last - finished well held in 8th | 8/9 | nk | 11-8 | 124 | 103B | 118A | Alan Doyle | 20/1 |
| 29 Nov 25+34d | Doncaster | Howarth Timber & Building Supplies Handicap Hurdle Went straight to the front - had company approaching the second and lost pole spot soon after - under pressure before two out and dropped away to finish fourth | 4/7 | 7 | 11-12 | 126 | 92A | 128A | Alan Doyle | 7/1 |
| 26 Oct 25+185d | Aintree | William Hill Each Way Extra Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Raced up with the pace but scrappy over first - dropped away second and third - scrappy again 8th - faded from three out - beaten easily from there to finish sixth | 6/6 | 19 | 10-13 | 127 | 80A | 105B | Alan Doyle | 10/1 |
| 24 Apr 25+54d | Perth | Royal Caledonian Hunt Handicap Hurdle Tracked the pace early - urged forward approaching 3 out - dropped away from there - finished 5th | 5/7 | 3¼ | 11-0 | 127 | 109A | 121A | Alan Doyle | 10/1 |
| 01 Mar 25+28d | Kelso | bet365 Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Handy on the outside - upped tempo to challenge before two out - driven to gain advantage approaching last - shaken up on run-in and stayed on to win | 1/10 | 11-0 | 123 | 127B | 127A | Jack Power | 17/2 | |
| 01 Feb 25+31d | Musselburgh | bet365 Scottish Stayers' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled in third early - pushed along before 3 out - kept going up the run-in - finished 3rd beaten 15 lengths | 3/5 | 9½ | 11-8 | 123 | 116C | 125B | Alan Doyle | 13/2 |
| 01 Jan 25+39d | Musselburgh | LiveScore Bet Best Odds Daily Hogmaneigh Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Held a midpack spot early - lost a little ground and was pushed to keep pace 4 out - improved position under pressure 3 out - moved through to hit the front near the last - powered clear to the line for a decisive victory | 1/6 | 10-7 | 116 | 103B | 124B | Alan Doyle | 7/2 | |
| 23 Nov 24+28d | Haydock | Betfair Supports Safer Gambling Week Newton Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Tracked leader early before fading back after 2nd - untidy over 4th and 5th - lost touch after 6th - moved into 3rd before 2 out but held finishing distance | 3/6 | 17 | 11-2 | 112 | 137A | 123B | Danny McMenamin | 16/1 |
| 26 Oct 24+175d | Kelso | Halloween After Party 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Handy near front - shared advantage 4 out - went in front approaching 3 out - driven and pulled away after 2 out - kept on strongly to score | 1/10 | 10-13 | 107 | 111B | 135A | Alan Doyle | 3/1 | |
| 04 May 24+29d | Hexham | Bobby Roberts Memorial Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) | 3/11 | nk | 11-1 | — | 90A | 124A | Derek Fox | 3/1 |
| 05 Apr 24 | Musselburgh | Blantyre Canter - Sponsored By Cleartech Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 2/8 | 4¼ | 11-3 | — | 108A | 114A | Patrick Wadge | 28/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Bold Light (IRE) won?
- Bold Light (IRE) won 3 of 19 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 15.8%. Placed 5 times in total (26.3% of starts).
- Who trains Bold Light (IRE)?
- Bold Light (IRE) is trained by Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 23 September 2026.
- Who is Bold Light (IRE)'s sire?
- Bold Light (IRE) is by Leading Light (IRE) out of Turmoss (FR), whose sire is Turgeon.
- What going does Bold Light (IRE) prefer?
- Bold Light (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Bold Light (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 114, from the run on 23 September 2026. The highest on record is 127.
- What is Bold Light (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Leading Light (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.2% of 2,195 runs since Jan 2008 (225 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 4.6% from 241.
- Who are Bold Light (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Turmoss (FR), Bold Light (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Shar Whats Therush (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Little Soiree (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.