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Horse profile

Garitsa Bay (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, May 2025) · Last trainer Ian Williams · Last owner John Nicholls Racing
by Walk In The Park (IRE) out of Oscar Ladensa (IRE) (Oscar)
13 runs · 8 courses · from Nov 2023
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 11 May 2025 — 534 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2025 2 wins · Worcester & Stratford Last raced off OR 96
KTB Profile

Garitsa Bay won both his starts in Class 5 handicap hurdles in 2024, at Stratford over 2m1f to 2m4f on good to soft in April and at Worcester over 1m5f to 2m on good in June. The gelding, by Walk In The Park out of an Oscar mare, raced eight times on turf without success after the second win and last ran at Ludlow in May 2025, where he was held off an official rating of 96. He won two of 13 starts overall.

Based on 13 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs since Sep 2024 · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 5
Official rating96↓ 1lb off peak
96 87–97

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 99 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Uttoxeter, 16 Nov 2024

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 12 figures · best 122B · median 96
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good6119B98—
Good to Soft5122B71—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m699A77.5—
2m1f – 2m4f6122B106.5—

Of 13 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 13 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 123A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Uttoxeter, 16 Nov 2024 Official rating 96 at the last run, 11 May 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 12 figures · best 123A · median 110.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good6123A112.5—
Good to Soft5113A102—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m6123A103—
2m1f – 2m4f6114A112.5—

Of 13 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 · 12 figures from 13 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 from 4 analysed runs since Sep 2024

  • Prominent 2 (50%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 2 (50%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Walk In The Park (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 6,972 runs since Jan 2008 (695 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm501122%+8.7—
Good1,87025513.6%+0.31 from 7
Good to Soft1,56021413.7%+0.41 from 5
Soft2,46032013%−0.30 from 1
Heavy99512913%−0.3—
Standard (AW)3712.7%−10.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−13.3—
6f – 7f1815.6%−7.7—
1m – 1m1f2600%−13.3—
1m2f – 1m4f75912%−1.3—
1m5f – 2m2,22131014%+0.71 from 7
2m1f – 2m4f2,80340214.3%+11 from 6
2m5f – 3m1,53917211.2%−2.1—
Over 3m2893612.5%−0.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Oscar Ladensa (IRE) (Oscar)

3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Da Capo Glory (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m7½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Lon Chaney (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Da Capo Glory (IRE)2742m–2m4f—
Lon Chaney (IRE)522m4f–2m7½fClass 4
Argonauta (IRE)322m–2m½fClass 4

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 7 1 14% −2.67
Good to Soft 5 1 20% +5.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 9 2 22% +5.33
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Market Rasen 3 0 0% −3.00
Doncaster 3 0 0% −3.00
Stratford 2 1 50% +8.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 1 100% +3.33
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 7 1 14% −2.67
2m1f – 2m4f 6 1 17% +4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Charlie Todd 12 2 17% +2.33
Brian Hughes 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 1 0 0% −1.00
2024 10 2 20% +4.33
2023 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 11 2 18% +3.33
Chase 1 0 0% −1.00
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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2025 · 1 run
11 May 25+145d Ludlow Welsh Guards Association Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 8 ran Settled behind the front group early - travelled steadily through midfield - faltered badly and eased before 4 out - pulled up soon after PU/8 — 11-6 96—— Charlie Todd 11/2
2024 · 10 runs
17 Dec 24+31d Wincanton TrustATrader Approved And Reviewed Trades People Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Settled towards the back of the field - made progress from 5 out - lost ground from 2 out - finished fourth 4/8 8 12-0 9768A112A Charlie Todd 6/1
16 Nov 24+49d Uttoxeter Keith Bailey Memorial Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good · 7 ran Held up eagerly in 3rd - moved into 2nd 3 out - pressed for effort approaching the last but unable to find more and headed there - held on for 3rd without further gain up the run-in 3/7 2 12-0 9799A123A Charlie Todd 4/1
28 Sep 24+107d Market Rasen Ryepa Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 18.5f · Good · 9 ran Settled close to the pace - pushed along and closing on leader before 2 out then upsides approaching last - lost the fight for the line finishing 2nd 2/9 3¼ 11-4 9597A112A Charlie Todd 15/8J
13 Jun 24+17d Worcester Napton Golf Society Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good · 9 ran 1/9 11-3 9295A109A Charlie Todd 10/3J
27 May 24+18d Huntingdon Follow Us On X At BetRhino Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20.5f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 2½ 11-2 93119B113A Charlie Todd 7/2
09 May 24+18d Stratford Join Racing TV Now Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 18.5f · Good · 8 ran 3/8 2½ 11-7 93100B114A Brian Hughes 15/8F
21 Apr 24+21d Stratford Bet At racingtv.com Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 18.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 1/12 10-12 87122B113A Charlie Todd 9/1
31 Mar 24+39d Market Rasen Block Free Services Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 18.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 4/14 1¾ 10-11 88113B102A Charlie Todd 14/1
21 Feb 24+24d Doncaster SBK Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16.5f · Soft · 9 ran 8/9 16 11-2 —-2C95C Charlie Todd 100/1
28 Jan 24+30d Doncaster Download The At The Races App Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 16.5f · Good · 9 ran 6/9 7½ 11-2 —84A96A Charlie Todd 150/1
2023 · 2 runs
29 Dec 23+36d Doncaster kcsofas.co.uk British EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 8/11 10 11-0 —68C98C Charlie Todd 125/1
23 Nov 23 Market Rasen Pertemps Network Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 7/10 2½ 11-2 —71A97A Charlie Todd 13/2

Quick answers

How many races has Garitsa Bay won?
Garitsa Bay (IRE) won 2 of 13 archived starts between 2023 and 2025, a strike rate of 15.4%. Placed 4 times in total (30.8% of starts).
Who trained Garitsa Bay?
Garitsa Bay (IRE) was trained by Ian Williams on the most recent run on record, at Ludlow on 11 May 2025.
Who is Garitsa Bay's sire?
Garitsa Bay (IRE) is by Walk In The Park (IRE) out of Oscar Ladensa (IRE), whose sire is Oscar.
What going does Garitsa Bay prefer?
Garitsa Bay (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Garitsa Bay's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 96, from the run on 11 May 2025. The highest on record is 97.
What is Garitsa Bay's sire's record?
Walk In The Park (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 6,972 runs since Jan 2008 (695 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Garitsa Bay's siblings?
Out of Oscar Ladensa (IRE), Garitsa Bay (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Da Capo Glory (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Lon Chaney (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m7½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2023. 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.