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Dodging The Bullet (IRE)

4yo gelding · Trainer Richard Bandey · Owner The Plantation Racing Syndicate
by Shaman (IRE) out of Fanci That (IRE) (Elnadim)
13 runs · 7 courses · from Aug 2025
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 5 Oct 2026 · 7th of 10 Last raced off OR 54
KTB Profile

Dodging The Bullet is a maiden who has failed to win in 13 starts and has placed once. His best effort came when second of 10 at Southwell in Mar 2026. He usually races prominently. His last run, at Kempton in Oct 2026, saw him finish seventh of 10 in a Class 6 handicap off an official rating of 54, 13lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 13 archived runs · run-style from 13 commented runs since Aug 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 13lb off peak
Official rating54↓ 13lb off peak
54 54–67

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 93 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Southwell (AW), 28 Mar 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 →

Flat 9 figures · best 99A · median 85
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)999A856 runs · 99 / 87
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f699A863 runs · 99 / 89
1m2f – 1m4f393A843 runs · 93 / 84
Jumps 4 figures · best 88B · median 53
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good388B492 runs · 88 / 65
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m357C492 runs · 57 / 49.5
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 runs · as at 13 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 77A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell (AW), 28 Mar 2026 Official rating 54 at the last flat run, 5 Oct 2026

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 93A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fontwell, 6 May 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 9 figures · best 77A · median 71
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)977A716 runs · 77 / 70
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f676A70.53 runs · 73 / 69
1m2f – 1m4f377A713 runs · 77 / 71
Jumps 4 figures · best 94C · median 88
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good394C932 runs · 93 / 87.5
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m394C832 runs · 83 / 82.5
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 runs · as at 13 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 13 analysed runs since Aug 2025

  • Held up 5 (38%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 4 (31%) · 0 wins
  • Led 2 (15%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 2 (15%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Shaman (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 6.8% of 518 runs since Jan 2008 (66 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 3.7% from 189.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm4924.1%−2.7—
Good128129.4%+2.60 from 3
Good to Soft46510.9%+4.10 from 1
Soft8389.6%+2.8—
Heavy2314.3%−2.5—
Standard (AW)18973.7%−3.10 from 9
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1417.1%+0.3—
6f – 7f219167.3%+0.5—
1m – 1m1f17484.6%−2.20 from 6
1m2f – 1m4f5946.8%00 from 3
1m5f – 2m40615%+8.20 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f1100%−6.80 from 1
2m5f – 3m100%−6.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Fanci That (IRE) (Elnadim)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them War Chant (IRE) (7 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (War Chant (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
War Chant (IRE)2877f–1m2fClass 4
Florizelle (IRE)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 9 0 0% −9.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Lingfield (AW) 6 0 0% −6.00
Kempton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 6 0 0% −6.00
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
William Carver 3 0 0% −3.00
Harry Bannister 3 0 0% −3.00
Kieran O'Neill 3 0 0% −3.00
Gina Mangan 2 0 0% −2.00
Callum Hutchinson 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Quinlan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 11 0 0% −11.00
Hood 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 7 0 0% −7.00
2025 6 0 0% −6.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 9 0 0% −9.00
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00

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 · 7 runs
05 Oct 26+152d Kempton (AW) Bet £20 Get £20 With Unibet Handicap Stakes Class 6 · 12f · Standard / Slow · 10 ran Missed the break - up with the pace wide - folded tamely 2f out and finished 7th 7/10 5 8-12 5484A54A William Carver 25/1
06 May 26+39d Fontwell Mercedes-Benz Of Chichester Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 17.5f · Good · 14 ran Settled towards the back early after pulling hard - still with a lot to make up 3 out - checked when improving into contention 2 out - stayed on to move into fourth on the run-in 4/14 19 10-10 —88B93A Harry Bannister 66/1
28 Mar 26+26d Southwell (AW) Make The Move To Midnite Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 11f · Standard · 10 ran Handy in the early stages - hit the front over 2f out - pressed and lost the advantage inside the last furlong - fought back at the winner briefly - lost momentum close home 2/10 1½ 9-8 5493A77A Kieran O'Neill 3/1
02 Mar 26+9d Kempton (AW) Sporting Times Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 9 ran Pulling hard early - hit the front - pressed for effort with 2f left - overtaken soon after - weakened in the closing stages to finish fourth 4/9 ½ 9-9 5585A69A Callum Hutchinson 6/1
21 Feb 26+21d Lingfield (AW) Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 9 ran Settled midfield - driven approaching final 2f - unable to close and finished seventh 7/9 2¼ 9-5 6099A59A Kieran O'Neill 22/1
31 Jan 26+14d Lingfield (AW) Win 250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 12 ran Settled close to the pace but fighting for its head early - urged forward with 2f left - dropped away inside the final furlong 7/12 nk 9-7 6389A73A Kieran O'Neill 12/1
17 Jan 26+31d Lingfield (AW) Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Standard · 9 ran Handy in the early stages - lost touch with the pace 3f from home - toiling with a furlong left - faded into fifth 5/9 4¼ 9-8 6783A71A Gina Mangan 40/1
2025 · 6 runs
17 Dec 25+43d Newbury Odds Boost Tokens Live At BetVictor Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Held up at back of field - driven approaching turn before 3 out - well beaten at finish 10/10 36 11-0 —57C83C Jack Quinlan 80/1
04 Nov 25+24d Warwick PricedUp.Bet Juvenile Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 14 ran Raced with plenty of enthusiasm early - hit the front - lost command 3 out - dropped away rapidly and finished well held 14/14 9½ 11-0 —42C82C Harry Bannister 50/1
11 Oct 25+18d Chepstow dragonbet.co.uk Bet 10 Get 20 Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 10 ran Settled in the pack early - hit the third-last awkwardly - pressed for effort and gave way approaching two out - eventually finished eighth 8/10 10 11-0 —49C94C Harry Bannister 50/1
23 Sep 25+33d Lingfield (AW) Ben Woollacott Memorial Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 10 ran Sluggish start - settled towards the back - improved into contention wide from over 2f out - stayed on final furlong without threatening the leaders 4/10 6 9-7 —78A66A William Carver 20/1
21 Aug 25+17d Lingfield (AW) Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 9 ran Held up towards the back - found extra from 2f out - came home a well-held 4th 4/9 1¼ 9-7 —87B72A Gina Mangan 20/1
04 Aug 25 Lingfield (AW) Free Digital Racecard At raceday-ready.com Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (AWT) Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 11 ran Slow to start - settled at back - driven up on inside 2f out - urged out final furlong - finished with running on strongly to finish sixth 6/11 hd 9-7 —81C76A William Carver 150/1

Quick answers

How many races has Dodging The Bullet won?
Dodging The Bullet (IRE) has yet to win, from 13 archived starts between 2025 and 2026. Placed 1 time in total (7.7% of starts).
Who trains Dodging The Bullet?
Dodging The Bullet (IRE) is trained by Richard Bandey, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 5 October 2026.
Who is Dodging The Bullet's sire?
Dodging The Bullet (IRE) is by Shaman (IRE) out of Fanci That (IRE), whose sire is Elnadim.
What is Dodging The Bullet's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 54, from the run on 5 October 2026. The highest on record is 67.
What is Dodging The Bullet's sire's record?
Shaman (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.8% of 518 runs since Jan 2008 (66 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 3.7% from 189.
Who are Dodging The Bullet's siblings?
Out of Fanci That (IRE), Dodging The Bullet (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: War Chant (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Class 4 (War Chant (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2025. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.