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Horse profile

Bowler Jack (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2025) · Last trainer Sandy Thomson · Last owner Scott Townshend
by Mahler (GB) out of Ballybrowney Hall (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)
10 runs · 6 courses · from Oct 2022
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Mar 2025 — 592 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2025 Last raced off OR 73
KTB Profile

Bowler Jack is a Mahler gelding who was yet to win or place from 10 starts on turf. He raced at up to 3m, with five runs at Ayr, and contested races on good to soft, soft and heavy ground. His official rating reached a highest ever mark of 76 and stood at 73 at his last run, when he was held in the Class 5 Book The Coral Scottish Grand National Handicap Chase at Ayr in Mar 2025. Aged 7 at his last run in Mar 2025.

Based on 10 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
Official rating73↓ 3lb off peak
73 73–76

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 99 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Ayr, 28 Oct 2024

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 6 figures · best 99B · median 61.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft399B61—
Soft278C70—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m462C59—
2m1f – 2m4f299B88.5—

Of 10 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (3) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 97C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newcastle, 6 Jan 2024 Official rating 73 at the last run, 7 Mar 2025

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 98C · median 91
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft391A87—
Soft298C97.5—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m498C91—
2m1f – 2m4f297C92—

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 from 4 analysed runs

  • Held up 2 (50%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 2 (50%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Mahler (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,836 runs since Jan 2008 (784 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 15.1% from 119.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1191815.1%+4.3—
Good2,95937712.7%+1.9—
Good to Soft1,8011789.9%−0.90 from 5
Soft2,7342579.4%−1.40 from 3
Heavy1,21312410.2%−0.60 from 2
Standard (AW)10110%−0.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f500%−10.8—
1m2f – 1m4f1600%−10.8—
1m5f – 2m2,0401999.8%−10 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f3,19632210.1%−0.70 from 3
2m5f – 3m2,81333912.1%+1.30 from 3
Over 3m7669512.4%+1.6—

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

Dam
Ballybrowney Hall (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Notachance (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 3m–3m5f; the highest grade won is Grade 3 (Notachance (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Notachance (IRE)2643m–3m5fGrade 3
Ballybrowneybridge (IRE)80——
Wakey Wakey Man (IRE)140——
Hey Mama Rock Me (IRE)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 4 5 0 0% −5.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ayr 5 0 0% −5.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ryan Mania 4 0 0% −4.00
Lewis Dobb 2 0 0% −2.00
Danny McMenamin 2 0 0% −2.00
Jamie Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00
Craig Nichol 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 9 0 0% −9.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 2 0 0% −2.00
2024 5 0 0% −5.00
2023 2 0 0% −2.00
2022 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 0 0% −6.00
Chase 2 0 0% −2.00
NH Flat 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
07 Mar 25+24d Ayr Book The Coral Scottish Grand National Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Soft · 8 ran Held up towards the back - error at the 8th then still adrift by the 13th - pulled up after the 15th PU/8 — 9-9 73—— Lewis Dobb 11/1
11 Feb 25+64d Ayr Virgin Bet Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Good To Soft · 13 ran Held up towards the back - down at the 7th F/13 — 9-10 73—— Lewis Dobb 18/1
09 Dec 24+42d Musselburgh LiveScore Bet Best Odds Daily Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Handy early - untidy over obstacles with urging needed by the 6th - dropped away 9th under pressure - pulled up before the following fence PU/10 — 10-2 73—— Danny McMenamin 6/1
28 Oct 24+220d Ayr LiveScore Bet Best Odds Daily Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran Sat close to the front group early - pushed forward for the lead after 4 out - dropped away before the last - finished well beaten in 7th 7/14 4 10-2 7499B87A Danny McMenamin 4/1
22 Mar 24+39d Hexham Join The Vickers.Bet Free Bet Club Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20f · Heavy · 7 ran PU/7 — 11-0 76—— Ryan Mania 9/1
12 Feb 24+37d Catterick Download The Raceday Ready App Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 15.5f · Heavy · 8 ran 5/8 1¼ 11-6 —40C91C Jamie Hamilton 66/1
06 Jan 24+26d Newcastle QuinnBet Best Odds Guaranteed Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20.5f · Soft · 10 ran 7/10 17 11-0 —78C97C Ryan Mania 80/1
11 Dec 23+30d Ayr Coral 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 14 ran 11/14 13 11-6 —62C98C Ryan Mania 80/1
11 Nov 23+378d Kelso Start Your RacingTV Free Trial Now Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 7/13 1¼ 11-2 —61B91A Ryan Mania 33/1
29 Oct 22 Ayr Marine & Lawn 'Newcomers' NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 9/9 29 11-1 —57C77C Craig Nichol 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has Bowler Jack (IRE) won?
Bowler Jack (IRE) has yet to win, from 10 archived starts between 2022 and 2025.
Who trained Bowler Jack (IRE)?
Bowler Jack (IRE) was trained by Sandy Thomson on the most recent run on record, at Ayr on 7 March 2025.
Who is Bowler Jack (IRE)'s sire?
Bowler Jack (IRE) is by Mahler (GB) out of Ballybrowney Hall (IRE), whose sire is Saddlers' Hall.
What is Bowler Jack (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 73, from the run on 7 March 2025. The highest on record is 76.
What is Bowler Jack (IRE)'s sire's record?
Mahler (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,836 runs since Jan 2008 (784 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 15.1% from 119.
Who are Bowler Jack (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Ballybrowney Hall (IRE), Bowler Jack (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Notachance (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Grade 3 (Notachance (IRE)). The wins came over 3m–3m5f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2022. 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.