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Horse profile

Bold Quest (IRE)

3yo colt (at last run, May 2010) · Last trainer A P O'Brien · Last owner Mrs A M Obrien
by Sadler's Wells (USA) out of Niyla (IRE) (Darshaan)
4 runs · 2 courses · from Nov 2009
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 9 May 2010 — 6,008 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2010 · 3rd of 12
KTB Profile

Bold Quest (IRE) is yet to win from 4 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 12 at Leopardstown (May 2010).

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

Progeny in our archive

Progeny record

As a sire, Bold Quest (IRE)’s progeny in our archive have won 0% of 5 runs since Jan 2008 (2 horses). A small sample.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sire
Good100%0
Good to Soft100%0
Soft100%0
Standard (AW)200%0
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sire
6f – 7f200%0
1m – 1m1f200%0
1m2f – 1m4f100%0

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

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 71A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Leopardstown, 28 Mar 2010

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 →

Flat 4 figures · best 79A · median 70
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Heavy279A74—
Good to Firm1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f371A69—
6f – 7f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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
Sadler's Wells (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 4,636 runs since Jan 2008 (370 horses).

Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.7% from 107.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm46715.2%+3.9—
Good to Firm6449014%+2.70 from 1
Good1,24815212.2%+0.9—
Good to Soft716709.8%−1.5—
Soft1,08511710.8%−0.50 from 1
Heavy5135210.1%−1.20 from 2
Standard (AW)384369.4%−1.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−11.3—
6f – 7f1072018.7%+7.40 from 1
1m – 1m1f286279.4%−1.9—
1m2f – 1m4f1,18813411.3%00 from 3
1m5f – 2m1,39417612.6%+1.3—
2m1f – 2m4f9619610%−1.3—
2m5f – 3m556539.5%−1.8—
Over 3m1431812.6%+1.3—

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
Niyla (IRE) (Darshaan)

4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Cropley (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 1m2f–2m5½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Cropley (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Cropley (IRE)3622m4f–2m5½fClass 4
Nizamar (IRE)2721m2f–1m4f—
Tiffany Diamond (IRE)1011m2f—
Niylawar (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Leopardstown 3 0 0% −3.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Joseph O'Brien 3 0 0% −3.00
Seamie Heffernan 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2010 3 0 0% −3.00
2009 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 KTB Jockey SP
09 May 10+28d Leopardstown Join The Tote Go Racing Club Maiden 10f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 3/12 5 8-11 65A Joseph O'Brien 13/2
11 Apr 10+14d Curragh Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden 10f · Soft To Heavy · 12 ran 4/12 hd 8-12 69A Joseph O'Brien 9/4F
28 Mar 10+143d Leopardstown Foxrock (c & G) Maiden 10f · Soft · 13 ran 6/13 ½ 8-7 71A Joseph O'Brien 12/1
05 Nov 09 Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. (C & G) Maiden 7f · Heavy · 16 ran 5/16 3 9-0 79A Seamie Heffernan 4/1

Quick answers

How many races has Bold Quest (IRE) won?
Bold Quest (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts between 2009 and 2010. Placed 1 time in total (25% of starts).
Who trained Bold Quest (IRE)?
Bold Quest (IRE) was trained by A P O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Leopardstown on 9 May 2010.
Who is Bold Quest (IRE)'s sire?
Bold Quest (IRE) is by Sadler's Wells (USA) out of Niyla (IRE), whose sire is Darshaan.
What is Bold Quest (IRE)'s sire's record?
Sadler's Wells (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 4,636 runs since Jan 2008 (370 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.7% from 107.
Who are Bold Quest (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Niyla (IRE), Bold Quest (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Cropley (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Cropley (IRE)). The wins came over 1m2f–2m5½f. As at Oct 2026.
Has Bold Quest (IRE) sired winners?
As a sire, Bold Quest (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 0% of 5 runs since Jan 2008 (2 horses), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.

Record shown from November 2009. 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.