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Horse profile

Bruise Hill (IRE)

5yo gelding · Trainer W J Burke · Owner Stick Tothe Motorway Syndicate
8 runs · 6 courses · from Mar 2026
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 5 Nov 2026 · 13th of 15 Last raced off OR 84
KTB Profile

Bruise Hill (IRE) is yet to win from 8 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 14 at Wexford (IRE) (Aug 2026). Last raced off a career-high mark of 84.

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs since Mar 2026 · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating84At career-high mark
84 82–84

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 160 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Wexford (IRE), 28 Aug 2026

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 5 figures · best 160B · median 49
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft349C443 runs · 49 / 44
Good2160B136.52 runs · 160 / 136.5
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4160B814 runs · 160 / 81
2m5f – 3m1——1 run · —

Of 8 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2) · did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 8 runs · as at 5 Nov 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 105A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wexford (IRE), 28 Aug 2026 Official rating 84 at the last run, 5 Nov 2026

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 7 figures · best 105A · median 98
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good3105A1023 runs · 105 / 102
Soft3101C983 runs · 101 / 98
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5105A985 runs · 105 / 98
1m5f – 2m1——1 run · —
2m5f – 3m1——1 run · —

Of 8 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 8 runs · as at 5 Nov 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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 8 analysed runs since Mar 2026

  • Held up 4 (50%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 3 (38%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (13%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 1,446 runs since Oct 2018 (158 horses).

Weakest on good to soft going: 7% from 343.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm13430.8%+20.6—
Good4564910.7%+0.50 from 3
Good to Soft343247%−3.20 from 2
Soft4495612.5%+2.30 from 3
Heavy171127%−3.2—
Standard (AW)14214.3%+4.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4125%+14.8—
6f – 7f14214.3%+4.1—
1m – 1m1f1600%−10.2—
1m2f – 1m4f28414.3%+4.1—
1m5f – 2m476408.4%−1.80 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f559549.7%−0.50 from 6
2m5f – 3m2843512.3%+2.10 from 1
Over 3m651116.9%+6.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Oct 2018 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

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

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cork 3 0 0% −3.00
Clonmel (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sean Flanagan 3 0 0% −3.00
Kevin Healy 2 0 0% −2.00
John Shinnick 2 0 0% −2.00
Shane O'Callaghan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 0 0% −6.00
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 0 0% −7.00
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
2026 · 8 runs
05 Nov 26+38d Clonmel (IRE) Prior Park Service Station Clonmel Handicap Steeplechase 2m1f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran out the back early - dropped to 15th after 6th and never landed a blow - folded tamely before 2 out 13/15 5 10-13 84—81C Sean Flanagan 17/2
28 Sep 26+31d Roscommon (IRE) Railway Bar Handicap Hurdle 2m4½f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran Settled midfield early - improved into 4th after four out and driven up briefly - unable to close on leaders and stumbled two out unseating balance - down in 5th with nothing more to give when fell at the last F/16 — 10-12 84—— Sean Flanagan 6/1
28 Aug 26+31d Wexford (IRE) Treo Eile Handicap Hurdle (Div I) 2m4½f · Good · 14 ran Settled behind the front group - up to 5th approaching 4 out - improved into 2nd 3 out and briefly shared front spot - moved in front before the straight - lost the front spot late but kept battling - finished second 2/14 2¼ 10-6 82160B105A Kevin Healy 13/2
28 Jul 26+18d Galway (IRE) COLM QUINN BMW Novice Hurdle (Listed) Class 1 · 2m½f · Good · 8 ran Settled at the back of the field early - lost more ground after 3 out - never a threat - finished eighth 8/8 14 11-2 82—102C Sean Flanagan 300/1
10 Jul 26+87d Cork Kelkab Ltd. Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 2m1f · Good · 23 ran settled in the pack early - seventh at the 5th - made up ground 4f out - up to second and pressing 3 out but found nothing more when driven from 2 out 6/23 1¼ 10-3 82113B96A Kevin Healy 33/1
14 Apr 26+8d Clonmel Botanica International Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Yielding · 17 ran Held up towards the back - down in 14th after 6th - blundered at the 8th - lost touch after 3 out and beaten well home 14/17 12 11-4 —49C98C John Shinnick 150/1
06 Apr 26+18d Cork Leisure Dome Ltd. Marquee Hire Maiden Hurdle 2m7f · Yielding · 13 ran Held up at the back throughout - error 3 out with no progress made - blundered again 2 out - driven but unable to find more finishing 8th 8/13 8½ 11-7 —44C91C Shane O'Callaghan 300/1
19 Mar 26 Cork Mouse Trap Bar & Bridge House Bar Pre Race Party Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Yielding · 21 ran Held around midpack early - clumsy over a couple of obstacles through the middle stages - lost touch with little response from four out - dropped right out and beaten a long way at the finish 15/21 3¾ 11-12 —28C101C John Shinnick 200/1

Quick answers

How many races has Bruise Hill won?
Bruise Hill (IRE) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts in 2026. Placed 1 time in total (12.5% of starts).
Who trains Bruise Hill?
Bruise Hill (IRE) is trained by W J Burke, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 5 November 2026.
Who is Bruise Hill's sire?
Bruise Hill (IRE) is by Valirann (FR) out of Elegant Approach (GB), whose sire is New Approach.
What is Bruise Hill's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 84, from the run on 5 November 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Bruise Hill's sire's record?
Valirann (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 1,446 runs since Oct 2018 (158 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 7% from 343.

Record shown from March 2026. 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.