Horse profile
Bownder (IRE)
36 runs · 16 courses · from Apr 2024
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
4 wins · 4 courses
Ran 46 days ago · 9th of 10
Last raced off OR 65
KTB Profile
Bownder is a gelding with four wins from 36 starts, two on turf and two on all-weather. All four wins came in handicaps, two over 1m – 1m1f and two over 1m2f – 1m4f, on good to firm, good, and standard surfaces. He won at Lingfield over 1m2f – 1m4f in Dec 2025 off an official rating of 65, at Goodwood in Jun 2025 off 66, at Southwell in Sep 2024 off 61, and at Salisbury in Aug 2024 off 47. He finished 9 of 10 when he last ran at Lingfield in Sep 2026.
Based on 36 archived runs · run-style from 19 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
- 4–36Wins / Runs
- 11.1%Strike rate
- 14 (38.9%)Placed
- −7.00£1 level staken=36 at SP
- 0.84Fair A/E n=36 · 0.72 incl. margin
- 70Highest OR
- 25dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating65↓ 5lb off peak
65
47–70
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 91
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 13 | 109A | 85 | 7 · 109 / 85 |
| Good | 10 | 121A | 72 | 1 · — |
| Good to Firm | 9 | 91B | 74 | 4 · 91 / 74 |
| Firm | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 19 | 96A | 74 | 11 · 96 / 74 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 14 | 121A | 77.5 | 3 · 109 / 85 |
| Under 6f | 2 | 63A | 42.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 36 figures from 36 runs · as at 3 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 19 analysed runs
- Held up 10 (53%) · 2 wins
- Prominent 4 (21%) · 0 wins
- Led 4 (21%) · 1 win
- Midfield 1 (5%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 3,688 runs since Jan 2008 (279 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 6 | 0 | 0% | −10.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 344 | 42 | 12.2% | +2 | 1 from 9 |
| Good | 875 | 86 | 9.8% | −0.4 | 1 from 10 |
| Good to Soft | 389 | 38 | 9.8% | −0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 626 | 58 | 9.3% | −0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 214 | 25 | 11.7% | +1.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,233 | 127 | 10.3% | +0.1 | 2 from 13 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 219 | 20 | 9.1% | −1.1 | 0 from 2 |
| 6f – 7f | 1,314 | 130 | 9.9% | −0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 959 | 95 | 9.9% | −0.3 | 2 from 14 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 846 | 104 | 12.3% | +2.1 | 2 from 19 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 260 | 21 | 8.1% | −2.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 84 | 5 | 6% | −4.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | +6.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
6 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Majboor (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Majboor (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majboor (IRE) | 12 | 4 | 7f–1m | Class 3 |
| Let Me Pass (IRE) | 11 | 1 | 1m | — |
| Storm Shelter (IRE) | 7 | 1 | 1m | Class 6 |
| City of Stars (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 7f | Class 5 |
| Gilded Lili (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Penelopeblueyes (IRE) | 16 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 13 | 2 | 15% | −5.50 |
| Good | 10 | 1 | 10% | +2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 9 | 1 | 11% | +0.50 |
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 22 | 1 | 5% | −10.00 |
| Class 6 | 12 | 3 | 25% | +5.00 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lingfield (AW) | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.25 |
| Bath | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Windsor | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Goodwood | 3 | 1 | 33% | +9.00 |
| Newbury | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Brighton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.75 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.50 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 19 | 2 | 11% | −3.25 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 14 | 2 | 14% | −0.75 |
| Under 6f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olivia Tubb | 10 | 1 | 10% | −6.25 |
| Joe Leavy | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.25 |
| Rob Hornby | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Hector Crouch | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| George Rooke | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.50 |
| Mr McKenzie Graham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jack Callan | 2 | 1 | 50% | +10.00 |
| David Egan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr Frederick Tett | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paddy Bradley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ashley Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Kingscote | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rossa Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 33 | 4 | 12% | −4.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2025 | 17 | 2 | 12% | −1.25 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 | 22% | +4.25 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Sep 26+8d | Lingfield (AW) | Sky Sports Racing Virgin 512 Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Stakes Held up mid-pack - asked for effort with over 2f left and went wide from the furlong-and-a-half point - lost touch in the closing stages to finish 9th | 9/10 | 1¾ | 11-2 | 65 | 83A | 70A | Mr Frederick Tett | 9/4 |
| 24 Aug 26+48d | Brighton | Ian Carnaby 30 Years Of Sponsorship Handicap Stakes Settled in the pack early - driven and dropped back approaching 2f out - responded to finish fourth in the closing stages | 4/7 | nk | 9-4 | 65 | 91B | 69A | Olivia Tubb | 13/2 |
| 07 Jul 26+10d | Brighton | Fairplay Lets Bet On It! Handicap Drifted right at the start - sat behind the pacesetter - went up in front with 1f to run - overtaken entering the final furlong - responded gamely to retain second close home | 2/7 | 1 | 9-9 | 65 | 74B | 79A | Rob Hornby | 9/1 |
| 27 Jun 26+32d | Lingfield | Truelove Trophy Handicap Settled towards the rear early - pushed along with 3f remaining - closed strongly through the last furlong to finish third just 3/4 length behind | 3/5 | ½ | 9-8 | 64 | 74C | 71B | Paddy Bradley | 9/2 |
| 26 May 26+15d | Bath | Download The Racecourse App Raceday Ready Apprentice Handicap Handy early - hit front after opening furlong - driven to hold advantage 2f out before giving it up - still in contention entering final furlong - couldn't find more inside final 110yds finishing third | 3/4 | ½ | 9-9 | 65 | 85C | 81B | Olivia Tubb | 6/1 |
| 11 May 26+44d | Windsor | Find Us At fitzdares.com Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Handy in the early stages - pressed for effort with 2f left - dropped away quickly after - finished well held in 10th | 10/13 | 2 | 10-5 | 66 | 63C | 59A | Mr McKenzie Graham | 9/1 |
| 28 Mar 26+29d | Doncaster | William Hill NRMB On The Grand National Apprentice Handicap (Div 1) Made the running - lost command with 3f left - dropped away inside final 2f - well held at the finish | 14/15 | ¾ | 9-8 | 67 | 27C | 58C | Olivia Tubb | 7/1 |
| 27 Feb 26+13d | Lingfield (AW) | Midnite AWC Apprentice Handicap Sat handy behind pace - going nicely with 2f left before drifting off a straight line under pressure inside final furlong - finished full of running to just miss out | 2/11 | hd | 9-7 | 65 | 67A | 81A | Olivia Tubb | 13/2 |
| 14 Feb 26+16d | Lingfield (AW) | Join The Midnite Movement Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Settled in the pack early - moved up wide into third with 2f left after gaining ground on the outside - driven for effort - lost momentum inside the final furlong - dropped right away near the line to finish eighth | 8/9 | 3¾ | 10-5 | 66 | 85A | 51A | Mr McKenzie Graham | 4/1 |
| 29 Jan 26+30d | Lingfield (AW) | Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap Went straight to front - shaken up when just overtaken 2f out - lost placings late to finish third | 3/9 | 1¼ | 9-1 | 67 | 61A | 69A | Olivia Tubb | 17/2 |
| 30 Dec 25+13d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Midnite: Built For 2025 Not 2005 Handicap Settled midpack early - roused with two furlongs remaining - stayed on without threatening the front - finished fourth | 4/12 | ½ | 9-4 | 67 | 109A | 76A | Olivia Tubb | 7/1 |
| 17 Dec 25+15d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Apprentice Handicap Set the pace early - lost the front after two furlongs but stayed in touch - asked for effort with 2f left and up in second - lost momentum inside final 110yds to finish third | 3/11 | 1½ | 9-6 | 67 | 96A | 73A | Olivia Tubb | 15/2 |
| 02 Dec 25+32d | Lingfield (AW) | Midnite: Built For 2025 Not 2005 Handicap (Div 2) Sat behind front group early - moved up on inner nearing the turn under pressure - hit front inside final furlong - stayed on for the win | 1/8 | 9-5 | 65 | 86A | 75A | Olivia Tubb | 11/4F | |
| 31 Oct 25+31d | Newmarket | German G1 Racecourses Thank World Pool Handicap Sat behind the pace - pushed along with 2f left - unable to find more inside final furlong - finished seventh | 7/14 | 2 | 9-6 | 66 | 72C | 59A | Hector Crouch | 15/2 |
| 30 Sep 25+12d | Bath | BetWright Bet The Wright Way Apprentice Handicap Settled at the back - moved through outfit over 2f out under pressure - dropped away final furlong to finish sixth | 6/13 | 3 | 9-4 | 68 | 90C | 65A | Ashley Lewis | 7/1 |
| 18 Sep 25+16d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Acca Boosts Handicap Took a strong hold early - settled in the pack before being asked for effort with 2f left - driven approaching the final furlong - found space to close between rivals - stayed on to finish 4th | 4/13 | 2¾ | 9-10 | 69 | 90B | 76A | Joe Leavy | 5/1 |
| 02 Sep 25+18d | Goodwood | LiveScoreBet Handicap Settled towards back of field - made progress over 2f out - unable to close on front-runners inside final furlong - finished fifth | 5/10 | ¾ | 9-10 | 70 | 41A | 74A | Joe Leavy | 9/2 |
| 15 Aug 25+16d | Newbury | Get Best Odds Guaranteed With BetVictor Apprentice Handicap Tracked pace from inner - asked for effort and lost touch 2f out - moved into second before finishing well in closing stages - couldn't reach winner | 2/6 | ½ | 9-1 | 68 | 94B | 83B | Olivia Tubb | 13/2 |
| 30 Jul 25+12d | Sandown | Chasemore Farm Stud Staff Handicap Sluggish start - settled towards the back - moved left and made progress a furlong out - up into third late but no threat to the winner | 3/7 | 1½ | 9-8 | 69 | 72B | 76A | Hector Crouch | 13/2 |
| 18 Jul 25+25d | Newbury | talkSPORT Handicap (Str) Settled at the rear on the far flank - pushed along in the closing stages but drifted left and failed to make any inroad - well adrift at the finish | 9/10 | 1½ | 9-4 | 70 | 75B | 54A | Olivia Tubb | 11/2 |
| 23 Jun 25+10d | Windsor | Carrington Wealth Management Handicap Settled behind leaders early - moved into second spot 8f out - pushed along inside final 2f and edged out of that spot late - finished 4th unable to find more | 4/4 | ¾ | 8-12 | 70 | 71C | 63B | Jack Callan | 15/2 |
| 13 Jun 25+18d | Goodwood | Bet Clever BetGoodwin Handicap Checked at the break - settled towards the back - moved through on the outer approaching 2f out - hit the front and drifted right inside the final furlong - drifted left again close home and kept finding more | 1/13 | 8-12 | 66 | 69C | 76A | Jack Callan | 11/1 | |
| 26 May 25+10d | Windsor | Download The At The Races App Handicap Race in touch early - stayed handy behind the front group - pushed along with 2f left and looked a threat entering the final furlong - held no more late and beaten three quarters of a length in 4th | 4/9 | hd | 9-2 | 66 | 53A | 72A | Joe Leavy | 7/1 |
| 16 May 25+37d | Newbury | Greenshields JCB Handicap Settled just behind pace-setter wide of rivals early - urged forward approaching 2f out then gave up second spot inside final furlong - dropped away near the line to finish fifth | 5/14 | nk | 9-5 | 67 | 72C | 72A | Joe Leavy | 16/1 |
| 09 Apr 25+8d | Nottingham | Beer Festival 12th April Handicap (Div 1) Held up strongly early - travelling with the pace until asked for effort 3f from home - dropped away inside final furlong to finish seventh | 7/10 | nse | 9-5 | 66 | 78A | 67A | Richard Kingscote | 5/1 |
| 01 Apr 25+28d | Lingfield (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap Tracked the front group wide - moved left rounding the turn before closing on the front-runner inside the final furlong - unable to find more in the last 120 yards and held for second | 2/7 | 2 | 9-0 | 66 | 96A | 73A | Rossa Ryan | 7/1 |
| 04 Mar 25+124d | Southwell (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap (Div 2) Settled in the pack close to the rail - pushed into contention 2f out then unable to go with them - stayed on late to finish fifth beaten 4 lengths | 5/8 | 2½ | 9-7 | 66 | 89A | 67A | Hector Crouch | 5/1 |
| 31 Oct 24+32d | Bath | DragonBet - Real Bookmakers Nursery Settled towards back early - crept into contention wide over 2f out - urged forward inside final furlong - closed strongly to reach front rank late - overhauled close home - edged out in final strides for second | 2/6 | nk | 9-2 | 66 | 73A | 64B | Joe Leavy | 4/1 |
| 29 Sep 24+14d | Southwell (AW) | Download The At The Races App Nursery Set the pace early - settled just behind the front group - moved into second three furlongs out - hit the front approaching the final two furlongs - drifted right under pressure inside the last furlong but kept finding more to the line | 1/10 | 9-7 | 61 | 77A | 75A | Joe Leavy | 11/4J | |
| 15 Sep 24+12d | Bath | Betting.Bet Live Racing Nursery Sat close up early - roused to hit front two out and opened daylight - stayed on well before being caught near the line - beaten a length into 2nd | 2/12 | 1 | 9-10 | 56 | 81A | 72A | George Rooke | 11/4 |
| 03 Sep 24+4d | Chepstow | David Lucas Treble Odds Lucky 15s Nursery Settled at the back early - boxed in approaching 3f out - eased left and made progress inside final furlong to move into second - unable to close final margin | 2/7 | 1 | 9-7 | 47 | 121A | 68A | George Rooke | 4/5F |
| 30 Aug 24+18d | Salisbury | Edwards Ford, Foray Motor Group Nursery Held up at the back - short of space with 3f left - began making progress from 2f out - finished hard through the last furlong - hit the front close home to win | 1/9 | 8-5 | 47 | 73A | 60A | George Rooke | 17/2 | |
| 12 Aug 24+80d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Acca Boosts Nursery Held up at the back - urged into contention approaching the final furlong - kept on to finish third | 3/14 | 5½ | 8-12 | 48 | 80B | 60A | David Egan | 6/1 |
| 24 May 24+39d | Goodwood | British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 10/10 | 8½ | 9-7 | — | 58A | 43A | David Egan | 200/1 |
| 15 Apr 24+14d | Windsor | British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 9/10 | ½ | 9-7 | — | 63A | 46A | Rob Hornby | 33/1 |
| 01 Apr 24 | Kempton (AW) | Virgin Bet/EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 5/5 | 4 | 9-3 | — | 22C | 32B | Rob Hornby | 9/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Bownder (IRE) won?
- Bownder (IRE) won 4 of 36 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 14 times in total (38.9% of starts).
- Who trains Bownder (IRE)?
- Bownder (IRE) is trained by Jonathan Portman, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 1 September 2026.
- Who is Bownder (IRE)'s sire?
- Bownder (IRE) is by Belardo (IRE) out of City Vaults Girl (IRE), whose sire is Oratorio.
- What going does Bownder (IRE) prefer?
- Bownder (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 13 starts (15.4%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Bownder (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 65, from the run on 1 September 2026. The highest on record is 70.
- What is Bownder (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Belardo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 3,688 runs since Jan 2008 (279 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Bownder (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of City Vaults Girl (IRE), Bownder (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Majboor (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Majboor (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m. As at Oct 2026.