How many races has Forcing Bull (FR) won?

Forcing Bull (FR) won 3 of 11 archived starts between 2022 and 2025, a strike rate of 27.3%. Placed 3 times in total (27.3% of starts).

Who trains Forcing Bull (FR)?

Forcing Bull (FR) is trained by Mickey Bowen, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 7 November 2025.

Who is Forcing Bull (FR)'s sire?

Forcing Bull (FR) is by Papal Bull (GB) out of Florice (GER), whose sire is Lord Of England.

What going does Forcing Bull (FR) prefer?

Forcing Bull (FR) has the best record on soft going: 3 wins from 6 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.

What is Forcing Bull (FR)'s official rating?

The most recent official rating on record is 108, from the run on 7 November 2025. The highest on record is 123.

What is Forcing Bull (FR)'s sire's record?

Papal Bull (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 1,583 runs since Jan 2008 (131 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 3.5% from 171. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 3.3% from 122.

Who are Forcing Bull (FR)'s siblings?

Out of Florice (GER), Forcing Bull (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Star Of The Week (FR) (1). The wins came over 1m7½f. As at Oct 2026.

Horse profile

Forcing Bull (FR)

8yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2025) · Trainer Mickey Bowen · Owner T J Houlbrooke

by Papal Bull (GB) out of Florice (GER) (Lord Of England)

11 runs · 8 courses · from Dec 2022

As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

3 wins · Uttoxeter & Sedgefield New yard Off 344 days Last raced off OR 108

KTB Profile

Forcing Bull won three of 11 starts, all at Class 4 level over 2m1f – 2m4f on soft ground. Two of those wins came at Sedgefield and one at Uttoxeter. The gelding was prominent when last seen at Hexham in Nov 2025, his first run for Mickey Bowen, and raced off an official rating of 108, 15lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 11 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run · updated 18 Oct 2026

KTB at a glance All wins at Class 4 OR ↓ 15lb off peak

3–11Wins / Runs
27.3%Strike rate
3 (27.3%)Placed
+12.33£1 level staken=11 at SP
1.83Fair A/E n=11 · 1.64 incl. margin
123Highest OR
104dAvg between runs

Official rating108↓ 15lb off peak

108 108–123

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 167^C · median 72

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 18 Oct 2025
Soft	4	167^C	91	—
Heavy	1	—	—	—
Good	1	—	—	—
Good to Soft	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f	4	167^C	85.5	—
1m5f – 2m	3	128^C	72	—

Of 11 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (3) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 11 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 126^B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Uttoxeter, 9 Jul 2024 Official rating 108 at the last run, 7 Nov 2025

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 →

Jumps 8 figures · best 130^A · median 110

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 18 Oct 2025
Soft	5	130^A	120	—
Heavy	1	—	—	—
Good	1	—	—	—
Good to Soft	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f	5	130^A	120	—
1m5f – 2m	3	113^A	99	—

Of 11 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Papal Bull (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 1,583 runs since Jan 2008 (131 horses).

Weakest on good to soft going: 3.5% from 171. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 3.3% from 122.

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Firm	1	0	0%	−7.4	—
Good to Firm	121	10	8.3%	+0.9	—
Good	540	35	6.5%	−0.9	0 from 1
Good to Soft	171	6	3.5%	−3.9	0 from 3
Soft	397	39	9.8%	+2.4	3 from 6
Heavy	145	14	9.7%	+2.3	0 from 1
Standard (AW)	208	13	6.3%	−1.1	—

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Under 6f	10	0	0%	−7.4	—
6f – 7f	122	4	3.3%	−4.1	—
1m – 1m1f	206	13	6.3%	−1.1	—
1m2f – 1m4f	254	16	6.3%	−1.1	—
1m5f – 2m	433	28	6.5%	−0.9	0 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f	366	36	9.8%	+2.4	3 from 5
2m5f – 3m	158	16	10.1%	+2.7	—
Over 3m	34	4	11.8%	+4.4	—

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

Florice (GER) (Lord Of England)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Star Of The Week (FR) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m7½f.

Produce	Runs	Wins	Win trips	Best grade
Star Of The Week (FR)	4	1	1m7½f	—

Record by conditions

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Soft	6	3	50%	+17.33
Good to Soft	3	0	0%	−3.00
Heavy	1	0	0%	−1.00
Good	1	0	0%	−1.00

Class	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Class 4	8	3	38%	+15.33
Class 3	2	0	0%	−2.00
Class 1	1	0	0%	−1.00

Course	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Cartmel	2	0	0%	−2.00
Haydock	2	0	0%	−2.00
Sedgefield	2	2	100%	+14.33
Hexham	1	0	0%	−1.00
Uttoxeter	1	1	100%	+6.00
Bangor-on-Dee	1	0	0%	−1.00
Perth	1	0	0%	−1.00
Ayr	1	0	0%	−1.00

Distance	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
1m5f – 2m	6	0	0%	−6.00
2m1f – 2m4f	5	3	60%	+18.33

Jockey	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Brian Hughes	8	2	25%	+14.00
Shane Fenelon	1	0	0%	−1.00
Sam Twiston-Davies	1	0	0%	−1.00
Theo Gillard	1	1	100%	+0.33

Headgear	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Tongue tie	10	3	30%	+13.33
None	1	0	0%	−1.00

Season	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
2025	1	0	0%	−1.00
2024	5	1	20%	+2.00
2023	4	2	50%	+12.33
2022	1	0	0%	−1.00

Type	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Hurdle	6	2	33%	+10.33
Chase	4	1	25%	+3.00
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
07 Nov 25+438d	Hexham	Sidgwick Memorial Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Handy early - hit the front after the 1st - surrendered advantage before the 6th and dropped away - pulled up before the 8th	PU/10	—	11-9	108	—	—	Shane Fenelon	9/1
26 Aug 24+35d	Cartmel	BTRC Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 17.5f · Heavy · 5 ran Front early before giving way at the 4th - rallied to challenge at the last but hit it - swiftly seen off once winner quickened clear - weakened again near the finish to trail in well beaten	3/5	15	12-2	112	51^C	107^B	Brian Hughes	10/3
22 Jul 24+13d	Cartmel	Weatherbys Hamilton Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 17.5f · Soft · 5 ran	5/5	7	11-1	112	61^C	92^C	Brian Hughes	3/1
09 Jul 24+42d	Uttoxeter	Burton Albion Family Raceday 28th July Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 4 ran	1/4		11-4	108	—	126^B	Brian Hughes	6/1
28 May 24+32d	Bangor-on-Dee	Tote, Never Beaten By SP Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 7 ran	5/7	7½	11-10	112	128^C	113^A	Brian Hughes	18/1
26 Apr 24+153d	Perth	AK Bets Best Price Every Runner Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 11 ran	PU/11	—	11-12	117	—	—	Brian Hughes	50/1
25 Nov 23+218d	Haydock	Betfair Racing Podcasts Newton Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran	PU/9	—	11-2	120	—	—	Sam Twiston-Davies	66/1
21 Apr 23+29d	Ayr	Remus Uomo Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Good To Soft · 15 ran	14/15	37	11-10	123	52^C	99^C	Brian Hughes	18/1
23 Mar 23+9d	Sedgefield	Download The Vickers.Bet App Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 17f · Soft · 4 ran	1/4		11-12	—	110^C	120^B	Theo Gillard	1/3F
14 Mar 23+74d	Sedgefield	Le Raaj Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 17f · Soft · 8 ran	1/8		11-5	—	167^C	130^A	Brian Hughes	14/1
30 Dec 22	Haydock	Betfred Happy New Year Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 4 · 15.5f · Soft · 9 ran	8/9	13	11-2	—	72^C	96^C	Brian Hughes	6/1

Quick answers

How many races has Forcing Bull (FR) won?: Forcing Bull (FR) won 3 of 11 archived starts between 2022 and 2025, a strike rate of 27.3%. Placed 3 times in total (27.3% of starts).
Who trains Forcing Bull (FR)?: Forcing Bull (FR) is trained by Mickey Bowen, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 7 November 2025.
Who is Forcing Bull (FR)'s sire?: Forcing Bull (FR) is by Papal Bull (GB) out of Florice (GER), whose sire is Lord Of England.
What going does Forcing Bull (FR) prefer?: Forcing Bull (FR) has the best record on soft going: 3 wins from 6 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Forcing Bull (FR)'s official rating?: The most recent official rating on record is 108, from the run on 7 November 2025. The highest on record is 123.
What is Forcing Bull (FR)'s sire's record?: Papal Bull (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 1,583 runs since Jan 2008 (131 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 3.5% from 171. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 3.3% from 122.
Who are Forcing Bull (FR)'s siblings?: Out of Florice (GER), Forcing Bull (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Star Of The Week (FR) (1). The wins came over 1m7½f. As at Oct 2026.

KTB Speed and Rating

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