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Horse profile

Bonjour Bond (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2006) · Last trainer John O'Shea · Last owner C B Beck
by Portrait Gallery (IRE) out of Musical Essence (GB) (Song)
9 runs · 5 courses · from Apr 2005
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 Feb 2006 — 7,557 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2006 · 9th of 11 Last raced off OR 80
KTB Profile

Bonjour Bond (IRE) is yet to win from 9 starts. Last raced off a career-high mark of 80.

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating80At career-high mark
80 37–80

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 (jumps) 70C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Hereford, 29 Nov 2005 Official rating 80 at the last jumps run, 25 Feb 2006

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 36C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Thirsk, 8 Aug 2005 Official rating 46 at the last flat run, 18 Aug 2005

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 5 figures · best 86C · median 70
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft1———
Heavy1———
Good1———
Firm1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m486C65—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
Flat 2 figures · best 36C · median 25
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Firm236C25—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 9 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: no runner of known ability in the race — the level cannot be solved (1) · beaten lengths not stored (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 9 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
Portrait Gallery (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 1,448 runs since Jan 2008 (124 horses).

Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 14.3% from 223.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm9111.1%+0.10 from 1
Good to Firm8567.1%−3.90 from 5
Good3944411.2%+0.20 from 1
Good to Soft2473012.1%+1.1—
Soft4485011.2%+0.20 from 1
Heavy2642810.6%−0.40 from 1
Standard (AW)100%−11—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m236229.3%−1.70 from 7
2m1f – 2m4f4614610%−10 from 2
2m5f – 3m5285911.2%+0.2—
Over 3m2233214.3%+3.3—

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

Dam
Musical Essence (GB) (Song)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Up Tempo (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 6f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Up Tempo (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Up Tempo (IRE)3356f–7fClass 5

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 5 0 0% −5.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 6 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chepstow 3 0 0% −3.00
Hereford 2 0 0% −2.00
Taunton 2 0 0% −2.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Thirsk 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 7 0 0% −7.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Owyn Nelmes 2 0 0% −2.00
Chris Davies 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Malone 1 0 0% −1.00
Vince Slattery 1 0 0% −1.00
David Kinsella 1 0 0% −1.00
Ben Swarbrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr E D Nolan 1 0 0% −1.00
N J Carter 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Visor 2 0 0% −2.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2006 2 0 0% −2.00
2005 7 0 0% −7.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 0 0% −6.00
Flat 3 0 0% −3.00

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
2006 · 2 runs
25 Feb 06+7d Chepstow Letheby & Christopher Conditional Jockeys' Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m · Soft · 11 ran 9/11 17 10-8 8058C Chris Davies 20/1
18 Feb 06+81d Uttoxeter Peter J Douglas Engineering Novices' Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 2m · Heavy · 17 ran 7/17 ½ 10-13 8060C Owyn Nelmes 66/1
2005 · 7 runs
29 Nov 05+33d Hereford Gillian Gordon Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 2m · Good · 13 ran 5/13 2½ 10-6 —70C Owyn Nelmes 66/1
27 Oct 05+11d Taunton Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 2m3f · Firm · 12 ran 11/12 12 10-6 —85C Tom Malone 150/1
16 Oct 05+59d Hereford Bet365 Call 08000 322 365 Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good To Firm · 15 ran 8/15 4 10-12 —86C Vince Slattery 80/1
18 Aug 05+10d Chepstow 32redpoker.com Maiden Handicap Class 6 · 2m2f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 8/13 11 8-9 4614C David Kinsella 25/1
08 Aug 05+17d Thirsk Black Sheep Brewery Handicap Class 6 · 2m · Good To Firm · 15 ran 9/15 7 8-2 4036C Ben Swarbrick 20/1
22 Jul 05+98d Chepstow 32redpoker.com Claiming Stakes Class 6 · 2m · Good To Firm · 9 ran 5/9 ½ 9-6 37— Mr E D Nolan 33/1
15 Apr 05 Taunton Juvenile Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m½f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 12/13 9-12 —— N J Carter 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Bonjour Bond won?
Bonjour Bond (IRE) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2005 and 2006.
Who trained Bonjour Bond?
Bonjour Bond (IRE) was trained by John O'Shea on the most recent run on record, at Chepstow on 25 February 2006.
Who is Bonjour Bond's sire?
Bonjour Bond (IRE) is by Portrait Gallery (IRE) out of Musical Essence (GB), whose sire is Song.
What is Bonjour Bond's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 80, from the run on 25 February 2006. That is also the highest on record.
What is Bonjour Bond's sire's record?
Portrait Gallery (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 1,448 runs since Jan 2008 (124 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 14.3% from 223.
Who are Bonjour Bond's siblings?
Out of Musical Essence (GB), Bonjour Bond (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Up Tempo (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Up Tempo (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–7f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2005. 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.