Horse profile
Bucephalus (GER)
39 runs · 24 courses · from Oct 2019
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
6 wins · 5 courses
Off 161 days · 14th of 16
Last raced off OR 135
KTB Profile
Bucephalus is a gelding who has won six of 39 starts with 20 places. He gained all six wins in handicaps, four of them on soft or heavy ground, three over 1m5f – 2m and one over 2m1f – 2m4f. His most recent success came at Newcastle in Mar 2026 in a Class 3 handicap hurdle off a mark of 130. He last ran at Haydock in May 2026, finishing 14 of 16 in a Class 1 handicap hurdle off an official rating of 135.
Based on 39 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically led
OR at career high
- 6–39Wins / Runs
- 15.4%Strike rate
- 20 (51.3%)Placed
- −0.30£1 level staken=39 at SP
- 1.16Fair A/E n=39 · 0.99 incl. margin
- 135Highest OR
- 63dAvg 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 rating135At career-high mark
135
70–135
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 129
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 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 7 | 120C | 109 | — |
| Good | 5 | 129A | 122 | 2 · 129 / 127.5 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 126C | 111 | 2 · 126 / 101 |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 13 | 129A | 111 | 2 · 129 / 127.5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 126C | 99 | 2 · 126 / 101 |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 7 | 110C | 89 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 96A | 83 | — |
| Good | 3 | 89A | 85 | — |
| Heavy | 2 | 68A | 64.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 107B | 100 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 99A | 98.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 10 | 110C | 95.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 9 | 96A | 83 | — |
Of 39 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (2) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 35 figures from 39 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 7 analysed runs
- Led 5 (71%) · 3 wins
- Prominent 2 (29%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.4% of 1,903 runs since Jan 2008 (266 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 7.9% from 484. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 14.8% from 379.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −11.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 61 | 6 | 9.8% | −1.6 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 433 | 54 | 12.5% | +1.1 | 0 from 9 |
| Good to Soft | 331 | 42 | 12.7% | +1.3 | 1 from 6 |
| Soft | 410 | 49 | 12% | +0.6 | 4 from 15 |
| Heavy | 182 | 26 | 14.3% | +2.9 | 1 from 5 |
| Standard (AW) | 484 | 38 | 7.9% | −3.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −11.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 213 | 19 | 8.9% | −2.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 517 | 59 | 11.4% | 0 | 1 from 10 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 568 | 50 | 8.8% | −2.6 | 1 from 9 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 379 | 56 | 14.8% | +3.4 | 3 from 17 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 165 | 23 | 13.9% | +2.5 | 1 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 45 | 7 | 15.6% | +4.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 9 | 2 | 22.2% | +10.8 | — |
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
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Blindedbythelights (GER) (2 wins).
The wins came over 1m3½f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Blindedbythelights (GER)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blindedbythelights (GER) | 14 | 2 | 1m3½f–1m4f | Class 5 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 15 | 4 | 27% | +9.70 |
| Good | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 1 | 17% | +0.50 |
| Heavy | 5 | 1 | 20% | +2.50 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 22 | 2 | 9% | −10.00 |
| Class 3 | 9 | 3 | 33% | +13.70 |
| Class 2 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.00 |
| Class 1 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haydock | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Doncaster | 5 | 1 | 20% | +8.00 |
| Newbury | 4 | 2 | 50% | +8.00 |
| Chepstow | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.20 |
| Newmarket | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.50 |
| Wincanton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fontwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Plumpton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 17 | 3 | 18% | −1.80 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 10 | 1 | 10% | −6.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 9 | 1 | 11% | +4.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harriet Tucker | 10 | 3 | 30% | +4.20 |
| Rose Dawes | 3 | 1 | 33% | +10.00 |
| Gavin Sheehan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| James Doyle | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Sebastian Woods | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.00 |
| Miss Thomasina Eyston | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.50 |
| Callum Pritchard | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oisin Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr A P Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ethan Jones | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Harry Cobden | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sam Twiston-Davies | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Joe Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Alec Voikhansky | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Marquand | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hollie Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrea Atzeni | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Luke Morris | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Kingscote | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hector Crouch | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 23 | 2 | 9% | −6.00 |
| Tongue tie | 11 | 3 | 27% | +4.20 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 5 | 1 | 20% | +1.50 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.50 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +2.70 |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −1.50 |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +8.00 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2021 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.00 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 20 | 4 | 20% | +1.70 |
| Flat | 19 | 2 | 11% | −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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 May 26+35d | Haydock | Pertemps Network Swinton Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Prominent in second early - drifted right after the 3rd then hampered by tack trouble on the bend past four out - faded well back from there to finish 14th | 14/16 | 12 | 11-1 | 135 | — | 104C | Harriet Tucker | 33/1 |
| 04 Apr 26+21d | Haydock | Pertemps Network Challenger Two Mile Hurdle Series Final Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Set the pace early - urged on approaching 3 out then lost front spot before the last - unable to find more up the run-in finishing third | 3/11 | ½ | 11-6 | 135 | 129A | 141A | Harriet Tucker | 14/1 |
| 14 Mar 26+35d | Newcastle | Smirnoff At Spy Bar Handicap Hurdle Set the pace from the off - opened a big gap before the 4th then had margin cut with pressure applied 3 out - pulled away again nearing the last - kept finding more to the line for the win | 1/4 | 11-6 | 130 | 126C | 134B | Harriet Tucker | 11/2 | |
| 07 Feb 26+39d | Newbury | William Hill Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Raced handily - stumbled after 3rd then lost touch fast - eased out of contention before 2 out | PU/15 | — | 11-1 | 132 | — | — | Harriet Tucker | 50/1 |
| 30 Dec 25+18d | Haydock | Betfred 'Happy New Year' Handicap Hurdle Front from the outset - built up a decisive lead before 3 out - margin shrunk and challenged 2 out - overtaken approaching the last - stayed on at one tempo to finish second | 2/8 | 1½ | 11-2 | 130 | 126A | 138A | Harriet Tucker | 12/1 |
| 12 Dec 25+61d | Doncaster | Bluebell Wood Recycle Your Christmas Tree Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back showing early enthusiasm - lost touch after 3 out - well beaten by the finish | 4/6 | 13 | 11-7 | 132 | 76C | 120C | Harriet Tucker | 28/1 |
| 12 Oct 25+232d | Chepstow | dragonbet.co.uk Born From The Betting Ring Seniors' Handicap Hurdle Sent to the front early - blundered and veered left at the 3rd shedding several places - slipped into the pack then further back by 4 out - well beaten at the finish | 6/6 | 15 | 11-9 | 132 | 29C | 112C | Harriet Tucker | 9/2 |
| 22 Feb 25+38d | Chepstow | Pertemps Network EMEA Handicap Hurdle Set the pace from the off - upped the pressure entering the straight - pushed along after the third-last - hit the second-last awkwardly - opened up before nearly stumbling at the final fence then scored with plenty in hand | 1/7 | 11-7 | 123 | 112A | 149A | Harriet Tucker | 11/5F | |
| 15 Jan 25+19d | Newbury | Grosvenor Sport New Customers Double Odds Handicap Hurdle Set the pace from the outset - hit a flat spot three out - opened a healthy advantage two out - margin narrowed sharply approaching the last - pressed hard up the run-in - dug deep to prevail at the line | 1/11 | 11-3 | 116 | 116B | 146A | Harriet Tucker | 7/2J | |
| 27 Dec 24+22d | Chepstow | Coral Racing Club Join For Free Handicap Hurdle Went in front after the 1st - pressed two out and overtaken close home - stayed on steadily to finish second | 2/14 | 2¼ | 11-7 | 114 | 100B | 138A | Harriet Tucker | 28/1 |
| 05 Dec 24+63d | Wincanton | Christmas Parties At Wincanton Racecourse Handicap Hurdle Settled around midpack early - came down at the first | F/9 | — | 11-7 | 114 | — | — | Callum Pritchard | 11/2 |
| 03 Oct 24+141d | Salisbury | Pkf Francis Clark Handicap Settled with the pack early - moved into range approaching 2f out then asked for effort - stayed on at one gear to finish seventh | 7/11 | ¾ | 9-9 | 80 | 61C | 68C | Oisin Murphy | 9/1 |
| 15 May 24+25d | Ffos Las | AK Bets Home Of Free Bets Handicap Hurdle | 2/11 | 4¾ | 11-4 | 112 | 122A | 132A | Mr A P Ryan | 4/1 |
| 20 Apr 24+27d | Bangor-on-Dee | Camden Stout Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 2/10 | 3¼ | 11-7 | 110 | 120C | 142A | Miss Thomasina Eyston | 9/2 |
| 24 Mar 24+22d | Doncaster | Injured Jockeys Fund Handicap | 7/10 | hd | 8-3 | 82 | 71A | 71A | Ethan Jones | 6/1 |
| 02 Mar 24+17d | Newbury | Download The BetVictor App Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 1/8 | 10-10 | 104 | — | 124A | Miss Thomasina Eyston | 13/2 | |
| 14 Feb 24+38d | Fontwell | Southern Cranes & Access Handicap Hurdle | 8/9 | 13 | 11-9 | 105 | 99C | 102C | Harry Cobden | 7/1 |
| 07 Jan 24+55d | Plumpton | Zoe Davison Memorial Handicap Hurdle | 3/10 | 3½ | 11-5 | 106 | 95A | 116A | Sam Twiston-Davies | 3/1 |
| 13 Nov 23+16d | Kempton | Racing Tv Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 3/13 | 2¼ | 11-10 | 106 | 96B | 133A | Joe Anderson | 5/1 |
| 28 Oct 23+173d | Doncaster | Red Rock Partnership Recruitment Solutions Handicap | 5/6 | 1¾ | 8-4 | 82 | 68A | 67B | Alec Voikhansky | 6/1 |
| 08 May 23+20d | Windsor | Download The At The Races App Handicap | 2/5 | ½ | 9-3 | 81 | 89C | 82B | Rose Dawes | 7/4F |
| 18 Apr 23+16d | Newmarket | Close Brothers Handicap | 8/13 | 1¾ | 7-13 | 81 | 79C | 61A | Rose Dawes | 5/1 |
| 02 Apr 23+376d | Doncaster | Injured Jockeys Fund Handicap | 1/10 | 8-1 | 77 | 91A | 89A | Rose Dawes | 12/1 | |
| 22 Mar 22+16d | Wetherby | Wetherby Racecourse Car Boot Sales Handicap Hurdle | 4/7 | nk | 11-6 | 107 | 111A | 114B | Gavin Sheehan | 3/1F |
| 06 Mar 22+14d | Huntingdon | Play tote Cheltenham Ten To Follow Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 2/11 | nk | 11-3 | — | 109A | 129A | Gavin Sheehan | 5/1 |
| 20 Feb 22+133d | Newbury | Federation Of Bloodstock Agents Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 3/10 | 6 | 11-6 | — | 76B | 122A | Gavin Sheehan | 18/1 |
| 10 Oct 21+17d | Goodwood | Halcyon Build Handicap | 2/19 | 2¼ | 9-5 | 78 | 110C | 104A | James Doyle | 4/1F |
| 23 Sep 21+32d | Newmarket | Come And Discover Newmarket Handicap | 2/8 | 2 | 9-5 | 78 | 93A | 87A | James Doyle | 9/2 |
| 22 Aug 21+44d | Sandown | Sky Bet Sunday Series Mile Handicap | 5/16 | ½ | 9-5 | 79 | 83C | 87A | Jack Mitchell | 9/2F |
| 09 Jul 21+9d | Ascot | Biowave Blocks Pain At The Source Apprentice Handicap (Str) | 3/12 | ¾ | 9-4 | 79 | 85A | 94A | Sebastian Woods | 7/1 |
| 30 Jun 21+33d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Casino Deposit 10 Get 40 Bonus (london Mile Series Qual) Handicap | 3/8 | nse | 9-1 | 79 | 99A | 78A | Sebastian Woods | 3/1J |
| 28 May 21+41d | Pontefract | Welcome Back To Pontefract Handicap | 1/9 | 9-2 | 70 | 104B | 104A | Sebastian Woods | 3/1C | |
| 17 Apr 21+176d | Nottingham | Visit racingtv.com Handicap | 5/7 | 3 | 9-1 | 72 | 107B | 66A | James Doyle | 9/1 |
| 23 Oct 20+24d | Doncaster | Visit attheraces.com/jumps Handicap (Div 2) | 5/10 | ½ | 9-8 | 75 | 83A | 77A | Tom Marquand | 5/1J |
| 29 Sep 20+97d | Ayr | Shadwell Stud Handicap | 7/9 | 3 | 9-3 | 79 | 61A | 61A | Hollie Doyle | 7/2 |
| 24 Jun 20+17d | Haydock | RacingTV Profits Back To Racing Handicap | 5/7 | 1¼ | 8-11 | 79 | 89A | 71A | Andrea Atzeni | 85/40F |
| 07 Jun 20+215d | Haydock | Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap (Div 1) | 5/10 | shd | 9-3 | 80 | 96A | 81A | Luke Morris | 8/1 |
| 05 Nov 19+25d | Kempton (AW) | 32Red Casino Novice Stakes | 6/14 | nk | 9-2 | — | 98B | 83A | Richard Kingscote | 8/1 |
| 11 Oct 19 | York | Elevator Company EBF Novice Auction Stakes (Plus 10) | 4/11 | 1 | 9-3 | — | 45A | 83A | Hector Crouch | 25/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Bucephalus (GER) won?
- Bucephalus (GER) won 6 of 39 archived starts between 2019 and 2026, a strike rate of 15.4%. Placed 20 times in total (51.3% of starts).
- Who trains Bucephalus (GER)?
- Bucephalus (GER) is trained by Neil Mulholland, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 9 May 2026.
- Who is Bucephalus (GER)'s sire?
- Bucephalus (GER) is by Soldier Hollow (GB) out of Batya (IRE), whose sire is Whipper.
- What going does Bucephalus (GER) prefer?
- Bucephalus (GER) has the best record on soft going: 4 wins from 15 starts (26.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Bucephalus (GER)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 135, from the run on 9 May 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Bucephalus (GER)'s sire's record?
- Soldier Hollow (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.4% of 1,903 runs since Jan 2008 (266 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 7.9% from 484. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 14.8% from 379.
- Who are Bucephalus (GER)'s siblings?
- Out of Batya (IRE), Bucephalus (GER) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Blindedbythelights (GER) (2). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Blindedbythelights (GER)). The wins came over 1m3½f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.