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Horse profile

Bowling Buddy (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2025) · Trainer Adam Nicol · Owner Up4B
by Ask (GB) out of Oscar Beag (IRE) (Oscar)
8 runs · 6 courses · from Jul 2024
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Wetherby, Perth & Cartmel Off 349 days Last raced off OR 126
KTB Profile

Bowling Buddy is a gelding who has three wins from eight starts on turf all at Class 4. He won the Quilter Cheviot Supporting Spinal Research Novices Hurdle at Wetherby over 2m1f to 2m4f on good to soft in Oct 2024 off a mark of 115, the Bet With The Dewhurst Ring Handicap Hurdle at Perth over 1m5f to 2m on good in Sep 2024 off 110, and the Hadwins Novices Hurdle at Cartmel over 2m1f to 2m4f on soft in Aug 2024. He last ran at Carlisle in Nov 2025 off a mark of 126.

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 4 OR at career high
Official rating126At career-high mark
126 110–126

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 128 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Wetherby, 16 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 128B · median 103.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good3119A97—
Soft2110B99.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4128B114.5—
1m5f – 2m297B92—

Of 8 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 138A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wetherby, 1 Feb 2025 Official rating 126 at the last run, 2 Nov 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 140A · median 134
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good3140A138—
Soft2138A132—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4138A133—
1m5f – 2m2140A135—

Of 8 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 · 6 figures from 8 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 3 analysed runs

  • Led 2 (67%) · 2 wins
  • Midfield 1 (33%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Ask (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 3,214 runs since Jan 2008 (283 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm7279.7%−0.9—
Good1,06713712.8%+2.21 from 3
Good to Soft625609.6%−11 from 2
Soft947879.2%−1.41 from 3
Heavy4274410.3%−0.3—
Standard (AW)7656.6%−4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f1417.1%−3.5—
1m – 1m1f3925.1%−5.5—
1m2f – 1m4f1471912.9%+2.3—
1m5f – 2m712659.1%−1.51 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1,05311210.6%02 from 4
2m5f – 3m1,02311611.3%+0.70 from 2
Over 3m2262511.1%+0.5—

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
Oscar Beag (IRE) (Oscar)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Carrigane (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 3 1 33% −1.47
Good 3 1 33% +0.75
Good to Soft 2 1 50% +1.50

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 4 4 3 75% +4.78

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wetherby 3 1 33% +0.50
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Perth 1 1 100% +2.75
Cartmel 1 1 100% +0.53
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 2 50% +1.03
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 2 1 50% +1.75

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sean Bowen 3 2 67% +2.28
Joshua Thompson 2 0 0% −2.00
Ryan Mania 1 0 0% −1.00
Brian Hughes 1 0 0% −1.00
Lewis Saunders 1 1 100% +2.50

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 3 60% +3.78
Tongue tie 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 3 0 0% −3.00
2024 5 3 60% +3.78

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 3 43% +1.78
Chase 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
02 Nov 25+249d Carlisle PricedUp.Bet Gordon Richards Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 21f · Good To Soft · 12 ran Settled midfield early - lost touch with the pack before the 14th and trailed alone - eased and pulled up before the following fence PU/12 — 11-7 126—— Ryan Mania 22/1
26 Feb 25+25d Wetherby Join Racing TV Now Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 24f · Soft · 12 ran Settled with the pack early - dropped away before the 1st - made progress to 8th - clipped fourth from home - faded again before three out - pulled up before the last PU/12 — 11-8 126—— Joshua Thompson 3/1F
01 Feb 25+63d Wetherby William Hill Bet10, Get10 Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 19.5f · Soft · 17 ran Settled in 5th off the front group - improved into contention before 3 out - moved up to 2nd approaching last under pressure - retook 2nd on the run-in and kept on to finish 2nd 2/17 2 11-1 124110B138A Joshua Thompson 11/1
30 Nov 24+45d Doncaster Happy 50th Birthday Andrea Brennan Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 19.5f · Good · 8 ran Up with the front group - needed pressure before 3 out - took third on the run-in - well held in 3rd 3/8 2½ 11-13 124119A138A Brian Hughes 17/2
16 Oct 24+21d Wetherby Quilter Cheviot Supporting Spinal Research Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran Settled midpack early - improved into contention by the 7th - hit front 3 out drifting slightly off a true line into the last two obstacles - overtaken in the straight - fought back to prevail close home 1/13 11-2 115128B128A Lewis Saunders 5/2
25 Sep 24+32d Perth Bet With The Dewhurst Ring Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 7 ran Set the pace to the 3rd - tracked in second until 3 out - regained second entering the straight before finding another gear wide out under pressure - hit the front close home to score 1/7 11-4 11087A140A Sean Bowen 11/4
24 Aug 24+29d Cartmel Hadwins Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 17f · Soft · 6 ran Set the pace early - lost front spot after 4th - pushed back in front on home turn - kept on unopposed to the line 1/6 11-2 —89B126B Sean Bowen 8/15F
26 Jul 24 Uttoxeter Brit Direct Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 13 ran 2/13 5 11-2 —97B130A Sean Bowen 4/1

Quick answers

How many races has Bowling Buddy (IRE) won?
Bowling Buddy (IRE) won 3 of 8 archived starts between 2024 and 2025, a strike rate of 37.5%. Placed 6 times in total (75% of starts).
Who trains Bowling Buddy (IRE)?
Bowling Buddy (IRE) is trained by Adam Nicol, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 2 November 2025.
Who is Bowling Buddy (IRE)'s sire?
Bowling Buddy (IRE) is by Ask (GB) out of Oscar Beag (IRE), whose sire is Oscar.
What going does Bowling Buddy (IRE) prefer?
Bowling Buddy (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Bowling Buddy (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 126, from the run on 2 November 2025. That is also the highest on record.
What is Bowling Buddy (IRE)'s sire's record?
Ask (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 3,214 runs since Jan 2008 (283 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Bowling Buddy (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Oscar Beag (IRE), Bowling Buddy (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2024. 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.