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Horse profile

Bon Papa (FR)

7yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2018) · Last trainer W P Mullins · Last owner John P Mcmanus
by Network (GER) out of Gibelotte (FR) (Royal Charter)
10 runs · 6 courses · from Dec 2016
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Apr 2018 — 3,114 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2018 · 3rd of 24 3 wins · Punchestown, Gowran Park & Fairyhouse Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 143
KTB Profile

Bon Papa (FR) is 3 from 10. Hasn't won since Nov 2017. All 3 wins have come over 1m5f – 2m. Last raced off a career-high mark of 143.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 89 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Leopardstown, 4 Feb 2018

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 7 figures · best 120A · median 89
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft4120A104—
Heavy279A71.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m5120A79—
2m5f – 3m289A89—

Of 10 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 145A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fairyhouse, 1 Apr 2018 Official rating 143 at the last run, 26 Apr 2018

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 8 figures · best 145A · median 140
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft5143A140—
Heavy2145A142.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m5145A143—
2m5f – 3m3133B123—

Of 10 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 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
Network (GER)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.1% of 3,768 runs since Mar 2008 (380 horses).

Weakest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 10.2% from 274.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11100%+85.9—
Good to Firm63812.7%−1.4—
Good83312615.1%+1—
Good to Soft5107214.1%00 from 2
Soft1,54719612.7%−1.42 from 5
Heavy79312215.4%+1.31 from 3
Standard (AW)16212.5%−1.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f761418.4%+4.3—
1m5f – 2m68911316.4%+2.33 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f1,68023013.7%−0.4—
2m5f – 3m1,04914513.8%−0.30 from 5
Over 3m2742810.2%−3.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Gibelotte (FR) (Royal Charter)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Au Saut Du Lit (FR) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m1½f–2m7½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Au Saut Du Lit (FR)932m1½f–2m7½f—
Ouvrons Le Feu (FR)10——
Tombe Du Lit (FR)90——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 5 2 40% −2.30
Heavy 3 1 33% +0.50
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Punchestown 3 1 33% +0.50
Fairyhouse 2 1 50% −0.50
Leopardstown 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 1 100% +0.20
Cork (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 3 60% +1.20
2m5f – 3m 5 0 0% −5.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Barry Geraghty 5 2 40% −0.30
Mark Walsh 3 0 0% −3.00
Paul Townend 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr P W Mullins 1 1 100% +0.50

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 3 43% −0.80
Tongue tie 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 3 0 0% −3.00
2017 6 2 33% −1.30
2016 1 1 100% +0.50

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 5 1 20% −1.50
Hurdle 4 1 25% −2.80
NH Flat 1 1 100% +0.50

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
2018 · 3 runs
26 Apr 18+25d Punchestown Pigsback.com Handicap Chase (grade B) 2m · Yielding To Soft · 24 ran 3/24 2 11-3 14335B143A Barry Geraghty 7/2F
01 Apr 18+56d Fairyhouse Boylesports Novice Handicap Chase (grade B) 2m½f · Soft To Heavy · 12 ran 2/12 1½ 11-8 13979A145A Mark Walsh 3/1
04 Feb 18+37d Leopardstown Flogas Novice Chase (grade 1) 2m5f · Soft · 11 ran 8/11 8 11-10 13989A123A Mark Walsh 25/1
2017 · 6 runs
29 Dec 17+30d Leopardstown Neville Hotels Novice Chase (Grade 1) 3m · Yielding To Soft · 8 ran 3/8 16 11-10 ——133B Barry Geraghty 12/1
29 Nov 17+217d Punchestown Download The Betdaq App Beginners Chase 2m · Soft To Heavy · 7 ran 1/7 11-12 —64B140B Barry Geraghty 5/2
26 Apr 17+42d Punchestown Irish Daily Mirror Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) 3m · Good To Yielding · 8 ran 8/8 54 11-10 —89C117C Mark Walsh 25/1
15 Mar 17+48d Cheltenham Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) Class 1 · 2m5f · Good To Soft · 15 ran PU/15 — 11-7 ——— Paul Townend 18/1
26 Jan 17+19d Gowran Park Langton House Hotel Maiden Hurdle 2m · Soft · 16 ran 1/16 11-12 —119B143A Barry Geraghty 1/5F
07 Jan 17+35d Cork (IRE) McCarthy Insurance Group Maiden Hurdle 3m · Heavy · 18 ran F/18 — 11-12 ——— Barry Geraghty 1/4F
2016 · 1 run
03 Dec 16 Fairyhouse Kettles Hotel Supporting Fingal Ravens GAA Fundraiser (Pro/Am) Flat Race 2m · Yielding · 10 ran 1/10 12-0 —120A140A Mr P W Mullins 1/2F

Quick answers

How many races has Bon Papa won?
Bon Papa (FR) won 3 of 10 archived starts between 2016 and 2018, a strike rate of 30%. Placed 6 times in total (60% of starts).
Who trained Bon Papa?
Bon Papa (FR) was trained by W P Mullins on the most recent run on record, at Punchestown on 26 April 2018.
Who is Bon Papa's sire?
Bon Papa (FR) is by Network (GER) out of Gibelotte (FR), whose sire is Royal Charter.
What going does Bon Papa prefer?
Bon Papa (FR) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Bon Papa's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 143, from the run on 26 April 2018. That is also the highest on record.
What is Bon Papa's sire's record?
Network (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.1% of 3,768 runs since Mar 2008 (380 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 10.2% from 274.
Who are Bon Papa's siblings?
Out of Gibelotte (FR), Bon Papa (FR) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Au Saut Du Lit (FR) (3). The wins came over 2m1½f–2m7½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from December 2016. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.