Horse profile
Brideswell Lad (IRE)
by Shirocco (GER) out of Cloth Fair (IRE) (Old Vic)
37 runs · 15 courses · from Jan 2021
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
8 wins · 6 courses
Last run 2 May 2026
Last raced off OR 129
KTB Profile
Brideswell Lad is an 8 from 37 gelding with a Listed win in the QuinnBet Handicap Chase at Leopardstown in Mar 2024. Five of those wins came over 2m5f – 3m and five on soft ground. He has won twice at both Wexford and Tramore. His last run was at Punchestown in May 2026.
Based on 37 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs since Sep 2024 · updated 1 Nov 2026
- 8–37Wins / Runs
- 21.6%Strike rate
- 10 (27%)Placed
- +59.75£1 level staken=37 at SP
- 2.67Fair A/E n=37 · 2.16 incl. margin
- 136Highest OR
- 53dAvg 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 rating129↓ 7lb off peak
129
101–136
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 104
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 12 | 110C | 93 | 2 runs · 100 / 86 |
| Heavy | 6 | 113A | 96.5 | 2 runs · 98 / 77 |
| Good | 5 | 126B | 106 | — |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 101B | 72 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 12 | 113A | 93 | 2 runs · 100 / 99 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 10 | 126B | 98.5 | 1 run · — |
| Over 3m | 3 | 101B | 98 | 1 run · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 104B | 99.5 | — |
Of 37 runs looked at, 10 have no figure: did not complete (4) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (3).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 27 figures from 37 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 6 analysed runs since Sep 2024
- Held up 3 (50%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 2 (33%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (17%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 9,177 runs since Apr 2010 (921 horses).
Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 15 | 3 | 20% | +8.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 343 | 30 | 8.7% | −2.5 | — |
| Good | 2,739 | 316 | 11.5% | +0.3 | 1 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 1,810 | 218 | 12% | +0.8 | 2 from 5 |
| Soft | 2,473 | 258 | 10.4% | −0.8 | 5 from 18 |
| Heavy | 1,031 | 123 | 11.9% | +0.7 | 0 from 7 |
| Standard (AW) | 766 | 76 | 9.9% | −1.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 20 | 0 | 0% | −11.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 203 | 15 | 7.4% | −3.8 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 401 | 34 | 8.5% | −2.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,091 | 107 | 9.8% | −1.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,699 | 284 | 10.5% | −0.7 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,689 | 316 | 11.8% | +0.6 | 2 from 17 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,669 | 223 | 13.4% | +2.2 | 5 from 14 |
| Over 3m | 405 | 45 | 11.1% | −0.1 | 1 from 4 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2010 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Cloth Fair (IRE) (Old Vic)
5 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Cloth Cap (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 2m½f–3m2f; the highest grade won is Grade 3 (Cloth Cap (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloth Cap (IRE) | 29 | 5 | 2m4½f–3m2f | Grade 3 |
| Accidental Legend (IRE) | 21 | 5 | 2m4f–2m7½f | Class 4 |
| Liosduin Bhearna (IRE) | 10 | 3 | 2m3½f–3m½f | Class 2 |
| All About Trev (IRE) | 1 | 1 | 2m½f | Class 5 |
| Unleash The Beast (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 18 | 5 | 28% | +35.75 |
| Heavy | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Good | 7 | 1 | 14% | +2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 2 | 40% | +29.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wexford | 7 | 2 | 29% | +0.50 |
| Punchestown | 6 | 1 | 17% | +7.00 |
| Tramore | 5 | 2 | 40% | +7.25 |
| Leopardstown | 5 | 1 | 20% | +29.00 |
| Thurles | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Listowel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 1 | 100% | +20.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 17 | 2 | 12% | −9.50 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 14 | 5 | 36% | +54.25 |
| Over 3m | 4 | 1 | 25% | +17.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J J Slevin | 17 | 5 | 29% | +38.75 |
| Brian Hayes | 7 | 2 | 29% | +30.25 |
| Michael O'Sullivan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Michael Kenneally | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sean O'Keeffe | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.75 |
| Jordan Gainford | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Anna McGuinness | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr R James | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Charlie O'Dwyer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr M J O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 36 | 8 | 22% | +60.75 |
| Hood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2024 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +50.00 |
| 2023 | 10 | 3 | 30% | +15.75 |
| 2022 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +5.75 |
| 2021 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −6.75 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 19 | 6 | 32% | +70.75 |
| Hurdle | 15 | 2 | 13% | −8.00 |
| Flat | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| NH Flat | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 02 May 26+22d | Punchestown | DAR Golf Handicap Chase (0-145) Held up at rear throughout - lost touch 16th - eased and pulled up before the following fence | PU/19 | — | 10-3 | 129 | — | — | Anna McGuinness | 33/1 |
| 10 Apr 26+12d | Wexford | BOYLE Sports Supporting Irish Racing Veterans Handicap Chase Up with the front group early - moved to 2nd by halfway - minor error 6 out - pressed for effort entering the straight but found nothing and finished well held | 8/15 | 1 | 10-12 | 133 | 100B | 122A | Michael Kenneally | 16/1 |
| 29 Mar 26+24d | Downpatrick | Randox Ulster National Handicap Chase Restrained in the early stages - severely hampered at the 9th and lost significant ground - pushed along and found nothing from 4 out - finished 10th | 10/15 | 13 | 11-7 | 135 | 72C | 117C | Michael Kenneally | 33/1 |
| 05 Mar 26+19d | Thurles | EASYFIX Equine Handicap Hurdle Set the pace early - dropped to second when overtaken - dropped back approaching the straight and slipped to 9th two out - rallied late to finish 5th | 5/13 | 3½ | 11-7 | 105 | 56C | 104C | J J Slevin | 12/1 |
| 14 Feb 26+514d | Gowran Park | Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series At Punchestown Festival 2026 Qualifier Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back - urged into 9th after three out - improved into 4th approaching the last - stayed on without threatening the leaders | 4/14 | 6 | 10-13 | 107 | 98B | 110A | J J Slevin | 50/1 |
| 2024 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 18 Sep 24+129d | Tramore | Tramore Racecourse Directors Handicap Hurdle (80-116) Handy early - moved into contention after 2nd - slipped back to 7th before 4 out - struggled to make ground into 2 out - stayed on late without threatening finished 6th | 6/13 | 3½ | 11-7 | 109 | 104B | 110A | J J Slevin | 17/2 |
| 12 May 24+11d | Killarney | Tote Killarney National Handicap Chase | 1/15 | 11-8 | 136 | 101B | 146A | J J Slevin | 20/1 | |
| 01 May 24+59d | Punchestown | HSS Hire Handicap Chase (Grade 3) | 5/17 | 13 | 10-10 | 136 | 64B | 117A | J J Slevin | 22/1 |
| 03 Mar 24+42d | Leopardstown | QuinnBet Handicap Chase (Listed) | 1/10 | 11-4 | 130 | — | 129A | Brian Hayes | 33/1 | |
| 21 Jan 24+24d | Thurles | Duggan Veterinary 4Cyte Handicap Chase | 7/13 | 4¾ | 12-0 | 132 | 80C | 114C | J J Slevin | 50/1 |
| 2023 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Dec 23+96d | Leopardstown | Irish Daily Star Handicap Hurdle (80-116) | 18/21 | 4¾ | 11-7 | 109 | 35C | 104C | J J Slevin | 20/1 |
| 23 Sep 23+22d | Listowel | Charlie Chute Memorial Handicap Chase | F/10 | — | 11-5 | 132 | — | — | J J Slevin | 10/1 |
| 01 Sep 23+28d | Wexford | Download The BoyleSports App Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 1/12 | 11-13 | 101 | 90B | 124A | Sean O'Keeffe | 11/4F | |
| 04 Aug 23+21d | Galway | Guinness Galway Blazers Handicap Chase | 6/17 | ½ | 11-4 | 132 | — | 127A | J J Slevin | 22/1 |
| 14 Jul 23+76d | Kilbeggan | Follow Kilbeggan On Twitter Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 8/14 | 6 | 11-13 | 101 | 100B | 97A | J J Slevin | 11/2 |
| 29 Apr 23+13d | Punchestown | Palmerstown House Pat Taaffe Handicap Chase (0-150) (Grade B) | 1/12 | 10-2 | 126 | 80A | 126A | J J Slevin | 12/1 | |
| 16 Apr 23+16d | Tramore | Book A Table For The August Festival Handicap Chase | 1/11 | 11-12 | 119 | 109A | 136A | J J Slevin | 8/1 | |
| 31 Mar 23+26d | Wexford | Download The BoyleSports App Novice Handicap Chase | 4/7 | nk | 11-11 | 120 | 113A | 115B | J J Slevin | 4/1 |
| 05 Mar 23+36d | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Rated Novice Chase | UR/6 | — | 11-6 | 117 | — | — | J J Slevin | 4/1 |
| 28 Jan 23+126d | Fairyhouse | Jump Into January Handicap Chase | 5/10 | 7½ | 11-1 | 117 | 78A | 108A | Michael O'Sullivan | 11/1 |
| 2022 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 24 Sep 22+21d | Listowel | John & Terry Moriarty Memorial (Q.R.) Handicap Chase | F/17 | — | 11-12 | 117 | — | — | Mr R James | 15/2 |
| 03 Sep 22+45d | Wexford | Wexford Racecourse Racing Club Handicap Chase (0-109) | 1/11 | 12-0 | 109 | 82A | 132A | J J Slevin | 11/4F | |
| 20 Jul 22+17d | Limerick | Templeglantine Handicap Chase (0-102) | 1/16 | 12-0 | 102 | 112B | 132A | J J Slevin | 8/1 | |
| 03 Jul 22+30d | Tramore | Pat Smullen Coast To Curragh Charity Cycle August 27th Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 4/14 | 3¾ | 11-0 | 102 | 126B | 107A | Charlie O'Dwyer | 7/1 |
| 03 Jun 22+20d | Tramore | Waterford Chamber Of Commerce Beginners Chase | 6/11 | 3¼ | 11-12 | 103 | 25B | 95A | Sean O'Keeffe | 7/1 |
| 14 May 22+117d | Wexford | Jim Ryan Racecourse Services Handicap Chase (0-109) | 3/12 | 4¾ | 11-9 | 102 | 98A | 113A | J J Slevin | 7/1 |
| 17 Jan 22+19d | Punchestown | Hollywoodbets Daily Boosts Novice Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 8/20 | 11 | 11-10 | 104 | — | 103C | Brian Hayes | 20/1 |
| 2021 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Dec 21+46d | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Handicap Hurdle (80-130) | 10/15 | 1¼ | 10-4 | 106 | — | 104A | Brian Hayes | 28/1 |
| 13 Nov 21+19d | Punchestown | Conway Piling Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 17/21 | 22 | 12-0 | 108 | 110C | 103C | Brian Hayes | 11/1 |
| 25 Oct 21+59d | Wexford | Kehoe Farming Rated Novice Hurdle | 5/10 | ¾ | 11-5 | 109 | 95A | 111A | Brian Hayes | 14/1 |
| 27 Aug 21+12d | Down Royal | Danny Boy Bookmaker Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 12/13 | 12 | 11-9 | 109 | 106C | 92C | Jordan Gainford | 4/1F |
| 15 Aug 21+86d | Tramore | Comeragh Veterinary Maiden Hurdle | 1/11 | 11-6 | — | 97A | 124A | Brian Hayes | 9/4 | |
| 21 May 21+21d | Wexford | Wexford Racecourse Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) | 2/11 | shd | 12-0 | — | 107A | 119A | Brian Hayes | 9/4F |
| 30 Apr 21+26d | Punchestown | Avison Young Flat Race | 5/25 | nk | 11-9 | — | 91B | 114A | Michael O'Sullivan | 50/1 |
| 04 Apr 21+28d | Cork | Jim Ryan Racecourse Services (Pro/Am) Flat Race | 14/17 | ½ | 11-9 | — | — | 66C | Michael O'Sullivan | 33/1 |
| 07 Mar 21+39d | Leopardstown | Donohoe Marquees Maiden Hurdle | 4/16 | 6 | 11-6 | — | 95B | 108A | Jordan Gainford | 300/1 |
| 27 Jan 21 | Thurles | Thurles (Pro/Am) Flat Race (Div 1) | 11/12 | 1 | 12-0 | — | — | 72C | Mr M J O'Connor | 200/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Brideswell Lad won?
- Brideswell Lad (IRE) won 8 of 37 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 21.6%. Placed 10 times in total (27% of starts).
- Who trains Brideswell Lad?
- Brideswell Lad (IRE) is trained by Seamus Neville, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 2 May 2026.
- Who is Brideswell Lad's sire?
- Brideswell Lad (IRE) is by Shirocco (GER) out of Cloth Fair (IRE), whose sire is Old Vic.
- What going does Brideswell Lad prefer?
- Brideswell Lad (IRE) has the best record on good to 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 Brideswell Lad's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 129, from the run on 2 May 2026. The highest on record is 136.
- What is Brideswell Lad's sire's record?
- Shirocco (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 9,177 runs since Apr 2010 (921 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.
- Who are Brideswell Lad's siblings?
- Out of Cloth Fair (IRE), Brideswell Lad (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Cloth Cap (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Grade 3 (Cloth Cap (IRE)). The wins came over 2m½f–3m2f. As at Nov 2026.