Hail Bold Chief (USA)
Hail Bold Chief (USA) is 4 from 39, all wins coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Aug 2011. Every win has come on good or faster ground (0 from 6 on softer). Last raced off 52, 22lb below the career-high mark.
- 4–39Wins / Runs
- 10.3%Strike rate
- 10 (25.6%)Placed
- −1.50£1 level staken=39 at SP
- 1.11Fair A/E n=39 · 0.95 incl. margin
- 74Highest OR
- 57dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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
Progeny in our archive have won 14.6% of 1,776 runs since Jan 2008 (154 horses).
Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 20.6% from 199. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 8.3% from 169.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | −3.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 280 | 48 | 17.1% | +2.5 | 1 from 12 |
| Good | 432 | 67 | 15.5% | +0.9 | 3 from 18 |
| Good to Soft | 252 | 38 | 15.1% | +0.5 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 332 | 44 | 13.3% | −1.3 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 132 | 18 | 13.6% | −1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 339 | 43 | 12.7% | −1.9 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −14.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 81 | 14 | 17.3% | +2.7 | 0 from 5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 199 | 41 | 20.6% | +6 | 2 from 17 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 583 | 98 | 16.8% | +2.2 | 2 from 17 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 472 | 56 | 11.9% | −2.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 240 | 32 | 13.3% | −1.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 169 | 14 | 8.3% | −6.3 | — |
| Over 3m | 30 | 4 | 13.3% | −1.3 | — |
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
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Falcon Dive (USA) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falcon Dive (USA) | 4 | 1 | 1m | — |
| Areyaam (USA) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 18 | 3 | 17% | +10.50 |
| Good to Firm | 12 | 1 | 8% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 22 | 4 | 18% | +15.50 |
| Class 6 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Class 4 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.00 |
| Ripon | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Ayr | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Catterick | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Musselburgh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Carlisle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Beverley | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.50 |
| Redcar | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.00 |
| Doncaster | 2 | 1 | 50% | +13.00 |
| Pontefract | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Haydock | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 17 | 2 | 12% | −3.50 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 17 | 2 | 12% | +7.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P J McDonald | 14 | 3 | 21% | +8.50 |
| Robert Winston | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Ben Curtis | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Garry Whillans | 4 | 1 | 25% | +11.00 |
| Tom Eaves | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tom Queally | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rachel Richardson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Neil Farley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Megan Nicholls | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Simon Walker | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Joe Fanning | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss D Fowkes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jimmy Quinn | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrew Elliott | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kieren Fallon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2011 | 7 | 1 | 14% | +8.00 |
| 2010 | 12 | 3 | 25% | +10.50 |
| 2009 | 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
Quick answers
- How many races has Hail Bold Chief won?
- Hail Bold Chief (USA) won 4 of 39 archived starts between 2009 and 2015, a strike rate of 10.3%. Placed 10 times in total (25.6% of starts).
- Who trained Hail Bold Chief?
- Hail Bold Chief (USA) was trained by Alan Swinbank on the most recent run on record, at Musselburgh on 27 August 2015.
- Who is Hail Bold Chief's sire?
- Hail Bold Chief (USA) is by Dynaformer (USA) out of Yanaseeni (USA), whose sire is Trempolino.
- What going does Hail Bold Chief prefer?
- Hail Bold Chief (USA) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 18 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Hail Bold Chief's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 52, from the run on 27 August 2015. The highest on record is 74.
- What is Hail Bold Chief's sire's record?
- Dynaformer (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.6% of 1,776 runs since Jan 2008 (154 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 20.6% from 199. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 8.3% from 169.
- Who are Hail Bold Chief's siblings?
- Out of Yanaseeni (USA), Hail Bold Chief (USA) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Falcon Dive (USA) (1). The wins came over 1m. As at Oct 2026.