Horse profile
Building Bridges (GB)
by New Approach (IRE) out of City On Sea (IRE) (Monsun)
46 runs · 27 courses · from Oct 2018
As at 13 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 29 Aug 2025 — 410 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2025 · 5th of 5
8 wins · 8 courses
Last raced off OR 128
KTB Profile
Building Bridges won eight of 46 starts with all his wins on turf. Three of those came over 2m5f – 3m, including a Class 3 handicap hurdle at Perth in Sep 2024 off an official rating of 129. He also won twice over 2m1f – 2m4f and twice over 1m5f – 2m. Aged 9 at his last run in Aug 2025, he finished fifth of five in the Denny Hurdle at Down Royal.
Based on 46 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs · updated 13 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins on turf
- 8–46Wins / Runs
- 17.4%Strike rate
- 14 (30.4%)Placed
- +65.75£1 level staken=46 at SP
- 1.89Fair A/E n=46 · 1.55 incl. margin
- 134Highest OR
- 56dAvg 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 rating128↓ 6lb off peak
128
54–134
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.
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 13 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 11 | 123A | 99 | — |
| Soft | 5 | 120B | 116 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 148B | 131 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 13 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 148B | 116 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 9 | 123A | 96 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 90A | 82 | — |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 13 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 7 | 129A | 105 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 6 | 108B | 90 | — |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 121A | 90.5 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 13 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 10 | 115A | 96 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 9 | 129A | 91 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 46 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (3) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · no standard for this course, surface and code on the window (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 40 figures from 46 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
- Led 3 (50%) · 1 win
- Held up 1 (17%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (17%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 1 (17%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 6,790 runs since Jan 2008 (685 horses).
Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.9% from 101.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 27 | 4 | 14.8% | +2.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,085 | 166 | 15.3% | +2.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 1,629 | 200 | 12.3% | −0.3 | 5 from 19 |
| Good to Soft | 799 | 110 | 13.8% | +1.2 | 2 from 8 |
| Soft | 957 | 107 | 11.2% | −1.4 | 1 from 9 |
| Heavy | 283 | 28 | 9.9% | −2.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 2,010 | 241 | 12% | −0.6 | 0 from 7 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 98 | 9 | 9.2% | −3.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,207 | 156 | 12.9% | +0.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,665 | 234 | 14.1% | +1.5 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,324 | 303 | 13% | +0.4 | 1 from 10 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,064 | 113 | 10.6% | −2 | 2 from 13 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 320 | 33 | 10.3% | −2.3 | 2 from 10 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 101 | 8 | 7.9% | −4.7 | 3 from 12 |
| Over 3m | 11 | 0 | 0% | −12.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 13 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
City On Sea (IRE) (Monsun)
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Lacustre (GB) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Lacustre (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lacustre (GB) | 4 | 1 | 1m2f | Class 3 |
| Lady Lucky Leslie (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 19 | 5 | 26% | +19.75 |
| Soft | 9 | 1 | 11% | +20.00 |
| Good to Soft | 8 | 2 | 25% | +36.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.25 |
| Class 3 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.00 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Downpatrick | 4 | 1 | 25% | +25.00 |
| Down Royal | 3 | 1 | 33% | +10.00 |
| Galway | 3 | 1 | 33% | +38.00 |
| Navan | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.00 |
| Leopardstown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Bellewstown | 2 | 1 | 50% | +10.00 |
| Musselburgh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Huntingdon | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.75 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Perth | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.00 |
| Cartmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fontwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 13 | 2 | 15% | −7.25 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 12 | 3 | 25% | +62.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 10 | 2 | 20% | +10.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 10 | 1 | 10% | +2.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr O McGill | 14 | 5 | 36% | +80.00 |
| Ciaran Gethings | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.25 |
| Gary Carroll | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Shane Foley | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.00 |
| Tom Madden | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Hugh Morgan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| N G McCullagh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sam Ewing | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr D McGill | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| W J Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killian Leonard | 1 | 1 | 100% | +11.00 |
| Gavin Sheehan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Luke McAteer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dylan Browne McMonagle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Tudor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adam Kirby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cam Hardie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 31 | 6 | 19% | +66.00 |
| Tongue tie | 8 | 1 | 13% | −5.25 |
| Cheekpieces | 5 | 1 | 20% | +7.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2024 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +11.00 |
| 2023 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +49.00 |
| 2022 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +29.00 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2019 | 10 | 2 | 20% | −4.25 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 25 | 6 | 24% | +71.75 |
| Flat | 20 | 2 | 10% | −5.00 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug 25+55d | Down Royal | Denny Hurdle Held up at the back - still towards the back past halfway - shaken up but found nothing three out - dropped away to finish well beaten | 5/5 | 30 | 11-10 | 128 | 116C | 105C | Sam Ewing | 12/1 |
| 05 Jul 25+65d | Bellewstown | QuinnBet Bellewstown Handicap Hurdle Up with the front group - 4th at halfway - moved up to share the advantage after 5 out - front before 4 out - challenged 2 out and soon under pressure - dropped away sharply before the last and well held in 11th | 11/16 | 6 | 11-7 | 130 | 103B | 118A | Mr O McGill | 18/1 |
| 01 May 25+26d | Punchestown | Conway Piling Handicap Hurdle (Listed) Sat handy behind the front group - pressed for effort four out then lost ground - pulled up before three out | PU/23 | — | 10-8 | 131 | — | — | Mr D McGill | 40/1 |
| 05 Apr 25+177d | Aintree | William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Went in front after the 1st - jumped awkwardly at the 9th - lost the lead at the last and could not find more in the closing stages | 9/17 | ½ | 11-2 | 134 | 103B | 120A | Mr O McGill | 50/1 |
| 10 Oct 24+14d | Thurles | www.thurlesraces.ie Handicap (47-70) Set the pace early - driven approaching straight and again 2f out - lost front spot inside final furlong - held no more in reserve and slipped to third close home | 3/11 | 1¼ | 9-10 | 64 | 129A | 77A | W J Lee | 9/2 |
| 26 Sep 24+54d | Perth | Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap Hurdle Set the pace early - shared front spot then dropped back at the 4th - back in command soon after - forged clear at the 8th - shared advantage again before the following fence - took control approaching two out - pushed along - kept finding under pressure to prevail | 1/6 | 11-9 | 129 | 102A | 131B | Mr O McGill | 3/1 | |
| 03 Aug 24+29d | Galway | BoyleSports Handicap Hurdle (Listed) Settled midfield early - close up in third then slipping to 7th by halfway - moved into contention approaching 3 out - hit the front before 2 out - driven along after that - overtaken on the run to the line - unable to find more and finished 6th | 6/18 | 2½ | 10-4 | 127 | — | 123A | Mr O McGill | 14/1 |
| 05 Jul 24+152d | Bellewstown | Dore & Co. Solicitors Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 1/9 | 9-13 | 56 | 95A | 88A | Killian Leonard | 11/1 | |
| 04 Feb 24+100d | Musselburgh | Pertemps Network Group Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 10/14 | 4 | 11-2 | 131 | 116B | 110A | Gavin Sheehan | 40/1 |
| 27 Oct 23+57d | Cheltenham | Abu Dhabi Digital Markets Handicap Hurdle | 9/16 | 8 | 11-0 | 131 | 99B | 118A | Mr O McGill | 18/1 |
| 31 Aug 23+29d | Navan | Racing Next At Navan On Saturday September 2nd Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 3/16 | nk | 9-5 | 54 | 119C | 74A | Gary Carroll | 3/1F |
| 02 Aug 23+61d | Galway | Tote Always SP Or Better At Galway Handicap Hurdle | 1/20 | 11-5 | 122 | 131C | 131A | Mr O McGill | 40/1 | |
| 02 Jun 23+140d | Down Royal | BoyleSports Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Hurdle | 1/12 | 10-12 | 113 | — | 127A | Mr O McGill | 12/1 | |
| 13 Jan 23+16d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Winter Series Leading Trainer & Jockey Championship Handicap (47-65) | 4/14 | ¾ | 9-4 | 55 | 89B | 67A | Luke McAteer | 4/1 |
| 28 Dec 22+47d | Leopardstown | Irish Daily Star Christmas Handicap Hurdle (80-116) | 4/19 | 2¾ | 11-4 | 113 | 73B | 123A | Mr O McGill | 28/1 |
| 11 Nov 22+78d | Dundalk (AW) | Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 4/12 | ½ | 9-11 | 57 | 97A | 73A | Gary Carroll | 16/1 |
| 25 Aug 22+21d | Navan | Racing Next At Navan On Saturday September 3rd Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 9/13 | 2 | 9-11 | 60 | 105C | 63C | Seamie Heffernan | 12/1 |
| 04 Aug 22+39d | Sligo | Lighthouse At Clifford Electrical Handicap Hurdle | 1/8 | 10-6 | 106 | 66A | 103A | Mr O McGill | 6/1 | |
| 26 Jun 22+37d | Cartmel | Psr Marquees Handicap Hurdle | 3/12 | 5 | 11-0 | 113 | 99A | 120A | Mr O McGill | 10/1 |
| 20 May 22+14d | Downpatrick | Tote Jackpot Is Back Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 5/15 | 1¾ | 11-4 | 106 | 118B | 118A | Mr O McGill | 11/2 |
| 06 May 22+189d | Downpatrick | Randox Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 1/13 | 11-4 | 99 | 120B | 118A | Mr O McGill | 28/1 | |
| 29 Oct 21+42d | Down Royal | Lough Construction Ltd. Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | PU/20 | — | 11-7 | 102 | — | — | Mr O McGill | 66/1 |
| 17 Sep 21+18d | Downpatrick | Franco Hughes Bookmaker Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 12/12 | 2½ | 11-6 | 104 | 59C | 91C | Mr O McGill | 12/1 |
| 30 Aug 21+27d | Downpatrick | Road Stud Installations Ltd Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 4/15 | 4 | 11-8 | 105 | 115B | 113A | Hugh Morgan | 25/1 |
| 03 Aug 21+23d | Roscommon | Elphin Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 9/16 | 1 | 11-5 | 105 | 148B | 108A | Hugh Morgan | 100/1 |
| 11 Jul 21+20d | Fairyhouse | Thanks To Gordon Reilly From All At Fairyhouse Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) | 12/12 | 1¾ | 9-13 | 65 | 54C | 58C | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 100/1 |
| 21 Jun 21+10d | Ballinrobe | GAIN The Advantage Series Handicap (45-70) (Div 1) | 11/12 | 2½ | 10-0 | 67 | 70A | 66A | Gary Carroll | 66/1 |
| 11 Jun 21+241d | Fairyhouse | Racing TV Handicap (50-85) | 10/10 | 3½ | 9-8 | 68 | 87C | 60C | Gary Carroll | 66/1 |
| 13 Oct 20+37d | Huntingdon | MansionBet Handicap Hurdle | 10/17 | 3¼ | 11-7 | 115 | 74C | 100C | Jack Tudor | 12/1 |
| 06 Sep 20+38d | Fontwell | attheraces.com Handicap Hurdle | 8/10 | 10 | 11-4 | 118 | 96A | 91A | Ciaran Gethings | 20/1 |
| 30 Jul 20+24d | Southwell | Foxtrot Racing Handicap Hurdle | 12/12 | 2¾ | 11-4 | 118 | 95C | 102C | Ciaran Gethings | 12/1 |
| 06 Jul 20+26d | Uttoxeter | Each Way Extra At bet365 Handicap Hurdle | 4/12 | 2½ | 11-4 | 119 | 123A | 114A | Ciaran Gethings | 16/1 |
| 10 Jun 20+108d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Extra Place Offers Every Day Handicap | 11/12 | 18 | 9-4 | 68 | 65C | 54C | Adam Kirby | 25/1 |
| 23 Feb 20+30d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Download The Novibet App 'Jumpers' Bumper' NH Flat Race | 4/6 | 3½ | 10-7 | — | — | 103B | Ciaran Gethings | 10/1 |
| 24 Jan 20+46d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Betway Handicap | 2/9 | nk | 9-5 | 68 | 91A | 76A | Cam Hardie | 6/1 |
| 09 Dec 19+36d | Musselburgh | Every Race Live On Racing TV Introductory Juvenile Hurdle | F/8 | — | 11-3 | — | — | — | Ciaran Gethings | 6/4F |
| 03 Nov 19+23d | Huntingdon | Fairfax Saddles Juvenile Hurdle | 1/9 | 10-12 | — | 90A | 119A | Ciaran Gethings | 7/4F | |
| 11 Oct 19+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Lengthen The Odds With BetVictor Apprentice Handicap | 6/9 | shd | 9-0 | 71 | 80A | 69A | Tom Madden | 16/1 |
| 27 Sep 19+34d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Stadium - Light Up Your Night Handicap (70-100) | 12/14 | 1¾ | 8-4 | 73 | 108B | 58A | N G McCullagh | 16/1 |
| 24 Aug 19+26d | Killarney | ML Lynch Apprentice Handicap | 7/9 | nk | 9-4 | 75 | 80A | 69A | Tom Madden | 9/4F |
| 29 Jul 19+22d | Galway | Eventus Handicap (60-90) | 5/10 | 3 | 9-3 | 76 | 113C | 75A | Shane Foley | 10/3F |
| 07 Jul 19+36d | Limerick | Racing Again Next Saturday Handicap (50-80) | 3/8 | 4½ | 9-3 | 77 | 115A | 75A | Shane Foley | 4/5F |
| 01 Jun 19+20d | Navan | Navan Lock And Key Maiden | 1/11 | 9-5 | 79 | 121A | 80A | Shane Foley | 2/1J | |
| 12 May 19+39d | Leopardstown | Captain Dara Fitzpatrick Memorial Maiden | 5/12 | ¾ | 9-2 | — | 78A | 78A | Tom Madden | 10/1 |
| 03 Apr 19+170d | Leopardstown | Mercury Engineering (C & G) Maiden | 4/17 | 1 | 9-5 | — | 101C | 87A | Shane Foley | 33/1 |
| 15 Oct 18 | Gowran Park | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden (Plus 10) | 11/15 | ¾ | 9-5 | — | 66C | 58C | N G McCullagh | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Building Bridges (GB) won?
- Building Bridges (GB) won 8 of 46 archived starts between 2018 and 2025, a strike rate of 17.4%. Placed 14 times in total (30.4% of starts).
- Who trained Building Bridges (GB)?
- Building Bridges (GB) was trained by Gary McGill on the most recent run on record, at Down Royal on 29 August 2025.
- Who is Building Bridges (GB)'s sire?
- Building Bridges (GB) is by New Approach (IRE) out of City On Sea (IRE), whose sire is Monsun.
- What going does Building Bridges (GB) prefer?
- Building Bridges (GB) has the best record on good going: 5 wins from 19 starts (26.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Building Bridges (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 128, from the run on 29 August 2025. The highest on record is 134.
- What is Building Bridges (GB)'s sire's record?
- New Approach (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 6,790 runs since Jan 2008 (685 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.9% from 101.
- Who are Building Bridges (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of City On Sea (IRE), Building Bridges (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Lacustre (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Lacustre (GB)). The wins came over 1m2f. As at Oct 2026.