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Horse profile

Bull Ride (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2017) · Last trainer Gordon Elliott · Last owner Gigginstown House Stud
by Marienbard (IRE) out of Kilbarry Demon (IRE) (Bob's Return)
11 runs · 10 courses · from Nov 2015
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 27 Jul 2017 — 3,387 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2017 · 4th of 5 2 wins · Navan & Wexford (IRE) Last raced off OR 121
KTB Profile

Bull Ride (IRE) is 2 from 11. Hasn't won since Nov 2016.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
Official rating121↓ 2lb off peak
121 112–123

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 87 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Punchestown, 27 Apr 2017

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 7 figures · best 94B · median 77
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft477B53.5—
Good294B90—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m494B82—
2m1f – 2m4f386C59—

Of 9 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 114A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Punchestown, 27 Apr 2017 Official rating 121 at the last run, 27 Jul 2017

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 10 figures · best 132A · median 114.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft7132A115—
Good2121A111—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m6132A118—
2m1f – 2m4f3116A101—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 11 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 · 10 figures from 11 runs · as at 4 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Marienbard (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 6.7% of 549 runs since Dec 2013 (54 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 3% from 100.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1500%−6.7—
Good199189%+2.31 from 3
Good to Soft6557.7%+10 from 1
Soft168116.5%−0.21 from 7
Heavy10033%−3.7—
Standard (AW)200%−6.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f100%−6.7—
1m5f – 2m131107.6%+0.92 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f185137%+0.30 from 4
2m5f – 3m188126.4%−0.30 from 1
Over 3m4424.5%−2.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Dec 2013 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Kilbarry Demon (IRE) (Bob's Return)

7 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Yorkist (IRE) (8 wins).

The wins came over 1m7f–2m4f; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (Journey With Me (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Yorkist (IRE)4881m7f–2m3fClass 2
Journey With Me (IRE)1972m2f–2m4fGrade 2
Silent Approach (IRE)1722m½f–2m4fGrade 2
Drunken Counsel (IRE)1822m½f–2m2½f—
Kilbarry Ce Ce (IRE)130——
Artemis Angel (IRE)140——
Kilbarry Lizzy (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 7 1 14% +1.00
Good 3 1 33% +10.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Navan 2 1 50% +6.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford (IRE) 1 1 100% +12.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 6 2 33% +15.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
B J Cooper 3 1 33% +5.00
Cian Collins 3 0 0% −3.00
Conor Brassil 2 0 0% −2.00
Keith Donoghue 2 1 50% +11.00
Brian O'Connell 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 5 0 0% −5.00
2016 5 2 40% +16.00
2015 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 9 2 22% +12.00
Chase 2 0 0% −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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2017 · 5 runs
27 Jul 17+11d Limerick Clare Gaa Rated Novice Chase 2m3½f · Yielding · 5 ran 4/5 5½ 10-12 12159C93B Conor Brassil 8/1
16 Jul 17+51d Sligo Kilcawley Construction Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-123) 2m4½f · Good · 8 ran 8/8 13 11-7 12186C101C Conor Brassil 13/2
26 May 17+29d Down Royal Barclay 20th Anniversary Rated Novice Chase 2m4f · Good · 6 ran UR/6 — 11-3 121—— Brian O'Connell 11/2
27 Apr 17+91d Punchestown Jlt Handicap Hurdle (88-123) 2m½f · Good To Yielding · 25 ran 13/25 nk 11-11 12287B114A B J Cooper 16/1
26 Jan 17+29d Gowran Park Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-123) 2m4f · Soft · 15 ran 7/15 3¾ 11-8 12345B116A Cian Collins 10/1
2016 · 5 runs
28 Dec 16+10d Leopardstown Irish Daily Star Christmas Novice Handicap Hurdle 2m · Yielding · 11 ran 8/11 nk 11-3 12348A115A Cian Collins 10/1
18 Dec 16+21d Thurles Gift Horse Gallery At The Horse & Jockey Hotel Handicap Hurdle 2m · Soft · 7 ran 2/7 ¾ 11-0 120—126B Cian Collins 9/4F
27 Nov 16+28d Navan Davis Civil Engineering Handicap Hurdle 2m · Yielding To Soft · 17 ran 1/17 11-6 11277B132A B J Cooper 7/1
30 Oct 16+180d Wexford (IRE) Casey Cattle Slats Maiden Hurdle 2m · Good · 13 ran 1/13 11-4 —94B121A Keith Donoghue 12/1
03 May 16+163d Ballinrobe Tipperary Water Maiden Hurdle 2m5f · Soft · 15 ran 8/15 18 11-4 ——100C B J Cooper 20/1
2015 · 1 run
22 Nov 15 Navan I.n.h. Stallion Owners E.B.F. Maiden Hurdle 2m · Soft · 22 ran 5/22 11 11-9 ——99C Keith Donoghue 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Bull Ride won?
Bull Ride (IRE) won 2 of 11 archived starts between 2015 and 2017, a strike rate of 18.2%. Placed 3 times in total (27.3% of starts).
Who trained Bull Ride?
Bull Ride (IRE) was trained by Gordon Elliott on the most recent run on record, at Limerick on 27 July 2017.
Who is Bull Ride's sire?
Bull Ride (IRE) is by Marienbard (IRE) out of Kilbarry Demon (IRE), whose sire is Bob's Return.
What going does Bull Ride prefer?
Bull Ride (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Bull Ride's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 121, from the run on 27 July 2017. The highest on record is 123.
What is Bull Ride's sire's record?
Marienbard (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.7% of 549 runs since Dec 2013 (54 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 3% from 100.
Who are Bull Ride's siblings?
Out of Kilbarry Demon (IRE), Bull Ride (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Yorkist (IRE) (8). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (Journey With Me (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7f–2m4f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from November 2015. 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.