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Medieval Bishop (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2018) · Last trainer Tony Forbes · Last owner Tony Forbes
by Bachelor Duke (USA) out of On The Backfoot (IRE) (Bob Back)
64 runs · 20 courses · from Jun 2011
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 Jun 2018 — 3,045 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2018 · 8th of 15 4 wins · 4 courses Last raced off OR 68
KTB Profile

Medieval Bishop (IRE) is 4 from 64. Hasn't won since May 2015. Last raced off 68, 42lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 64 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 42lb off peak
Official rating68↓ 42lb off peak
68 45–110

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 101 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 17 Mar 2018

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 2 figures · best 83C · median 82.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good283C82.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m1———
1m5f – 2m1———
Flat 9 figures · best 101A · median 79
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)9101A79—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m5101A90—
1m2f – 1m4f484A78.5—

Of 13 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 13 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 91C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Aintree, 25 Oct 2015 Official rating 68 at the last jumps run, 20 Jun 2018

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 55A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 17 Mar 2018 Official rating 45 at the last flat run, 24 Mar 2018

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 5 figures · best 97A · median 85
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good597A85—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f397A91—
2m5f – 3m1———
1m5f – 2m1———
Flat 55 figures · best 85A · median 56
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)3184A56—
Good985A57—
Good to Firm677A66.5—
Good to Soft572A69—
Soft463C53—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m3276A57—
1m2f – 1m4f1784A56—
6f – 7f485A65—
1m – 1m1f263C56.5—

Of 64 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 60 figures from 64 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
Bachelor Duke (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.8% of 1,605 runs since Jan 2008 (109 horses).

Strongest on good to soft going: 11.2% from 143.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm20315%+7.2—
Good to Firm284207%−0.80 from 6
Good389338.5%+0.72 from 14
Good to Soft1431611.2%+3.41 from 6
Soft256166.3%−1.50 from 6
Heavy122129.8%+20 from 1
Standard (AW)391256.4%−1.41 from 31
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f8733.4%−4.4—
6f – 7f460459.8%+21 from 4
1m – 1m1f394348.6%+0.80 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f259197.3%−0.52 from 17
1m5f – 2m255155.9%−1.91 from 33
2m1f – 2m4f11776%−1.80 from 6
2m5f – 3m3126.5%−1.30 from 2
Over 3m200%−7.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
On The Backfoot (IRE) (Bob Back)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Onthefrontfoot (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m3f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Onthefrontfoot (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Onthefrontfoot (IRE)1762m–2m1½fClass 3
Star Foot (IRE)3252m–2m3fClass 3
Traditional Gift (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 31 1 3% −25.00
Good 14 2 14% +13.00
Good to Soft 6 1 17% +5.00
Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Firm 6 0 0% −6.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 36 2 6% −20.00
Class 5 22 2 9% +6.00
Class 4 6 0 0% −6.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wolverhampton (AW) 27 1 4% −21.00
Uttoxeter 6 0 0% −6.00
Southwell (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Newcastle 4 1 25% +7.00
Thirsk 3 1 33% +7.00
Leicester 2 0 0% −2.00
Redcar 2 0 0% −2.00
Musselburgh 2 0 0% −2.00
Catterick 2 0 0% −2.00
Carlisle 2 0 0% −2.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Yarmouth 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Salisbury 1 1 100% +16.00
Pontefract 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 33 1 3% −22.00
1m2f – 1m4f 17 2 12% −1.00
2m1f – 2m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
6f – 7f 4 1 25% +13.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Rob Hornby 15 0 0% −15.00
Duran Fentiman 8 0 0% −8.00
Toby Eley 6 1 17% +0.00
Jason Hart 6 2 33% +15.00
Josh Wall 5 0 0% −5.00
Mr Matthew Ennis 3 0 0% −3.00
Gemma Tutty 3 0 0% −3.00
Jack Garritty 2 0 0% −2.00
Paddy Bradley 2 0 0% −2.00
Tony Hamilton 2 0 0% −2.00
Edward Austin 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Joseph Drinkwater 1 0 0% −1.00
Kieran O'Neill 1 0 0% −1.00
William Cox 1 0 0% −1.00
Poppy Bridgwater 1 0 0% −1.00
Hollie Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00
Tim Clark 1 0 0% −1.00
Eoin Walsh 1 0 0% −1.00
Dale Swift 1 0 0% −1.00
Graham Gibbons 1 0 0% −1.00
Nicky Mackay 1 1 100% +16.00
James Sullivan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 41 3 7% −14.00
None 22 1 5% −5.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 9 0 0% −9.00
2017 4 0 0% −4.00
2016 9 0 0% −9.00
2015 16 1 6% −10.00
2014 9 0 0% −9.00
2013 6 2 33% +15.00
2012 7 0 0% −7.00
2011 4 1 25% +13.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 55 4 7% −11.00
Hurdle 9 0 0% −9.00

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
20 Jun 18+14d Uttoxeter Betfred 'watch Sky Sports In Our Shops' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 23.5f · Good · 15 ran 8/15 2¾ 9-7 6883C55C Mr Matthew Ennis 66/1
06 Jun 18+46d Uttoxeter Andrew Thornton Congratulations On Your Retirement Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 16f · Good · 13 ran 7/13 1¼ 9-7 7182B76A Edward Austin 50/1
21 Apr 18+28d Bangor-on-Dee Weatherbys General Stud Book Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran PU/10 — 9-11 77—— Mr Joseph Drinkwater 33/1
24 Mar 18+7d Wolverhampton (AW) Betway Casino Handicap Class 6 · 14f · Standard · 13 ran 10/13 19 8-12 4563C51C Rob Hornby 14/1
17 Mar 18+20d Wolverhampton (AW) Betway Live Casino Handicap Class 6 · 14f · Standard · 12 ran 5/12 ¾ 8-7 45101A55A Rob Hornby 66/1
25 Feb 18+20d Southwell Visit grandnational.fans Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24f · Soft · 14 ran PU/14 — 10-1 82—— Mr Matthew Ennis 50/1
05 Feb 18+11d Wolverhampton (AW) Betway Casino Handicap Class 6 · 16.5f · Standard · 12 ran 10/12 5 8-7 45101C46C Kieran O'Neill 100/1
25 Jan 18+12d Southwell (AW) Betway Casino Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 11 ran 7/11 4½ 9-1 4578B49A Rob Hornby 40/1
13 Jan 18+84d Wolverhampton (AW) Betway Live Casino Handicap Class 6 · 16.5f · Standard · 13 ran 9/13 20 8-6 4771C46C Toby Eley 40/1
21 Oct 17+72d Wolverhampton (AW) Contact Us At fclgf.com Handicap Class 6 · 16.5f · Standard · 13 ran 6/13 ¾ 8-8 4990B56A Toby Eley 50/1
10 Aug 17+24d Wolverhampton (AW) Betalyst.com Pro Tips Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 12 ran 7/12 6 9-0 5179A49A William Cox 25/1
17 Jul 17+21d Wolverhampton (AW) Fclgf.com Classified Claiming Stakes Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 10 ran 5/10 2¾ 8-10 5284A56A Toby Eley 28/1
26 Jun 17+354d Wolverhampton (AW) Invest City Of Wolverhampton Amateur Riders' Selling Stakes Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 11 ran 5/11 7 10-7 5576C54C Mr Matthew Ennis 50/1
07 Jul 16+26d Doncaster Carroll, Grace And Radcliffe, Sunshine Handicap (Amateur Riders) Class 5 · 16.5f · Good · 11 ran 4/11 1¼ 9-8 55—68A Poppy Bridgwater 14/1
11 Jun 16+20d Leicester Strongbow Cloudy Apple Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Soft · 4 ran 3/4 4½ 7-10 57—52B Hollie Doyle 12/1
22 May 16+29d Nottingham Most Reliable Bet DG Taxis Handicap (Div 2) Class 5 · 14f · Good · 8 ran 5/8 ½ 8-7 58—59A Rob Hornby 12/1
23 Apr 16+23d Wolverhampton (AW) Award Winning Fine Dining At Horizons Handicap Class 6 · 14f · Standard · 7 ran 2/7 4½ 9-4 58—67A Rob Hornby 25/1
31 Mar 16+16d Wolverhampton (AW) Find Us On Facebook Wolverhampton Racecourse Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 9 ran 8/9 ½ 9-7 60—50C Jack Garritty 12/1
15 Mar 16+29d Wolverhampton (AW) 32Red Handicap Class 6 · 16.5f · Standard · 13 ran 9/13 nse 9-7 60—62A Rob Hornby 25/1
15 Feb 16+7d Wolverhampton (AW) 32redsport.com Handicap Class 6 · 16.5f · Standard · 9 ran 8/9 ½ 9-3 60—49C Paddy Bradley 13/2
08 Feb 16+24d Wolverhampton (AW) 32red Casino All Weather 'hands And Heels' Apprentice Series Handicap Class 6 · 14f · Standard · 10 ran 2/10 ½ 9-10 60—76A Paddy Bradley 9/2
15 Jan 16+16d Wolverhampton (AW) 32red.com Handicap Class 6 · 14f · Standard · 10 ran 3/10 2¼ 9-4 60—68A Rob Hornby 6/1
30 Dec 15+22d Wolverhampton (AW) 32Red Casino Handicap Class 6 · 14f · Standard · 9 ran 2/9 2¼ 9-9 60—72A Tim Clark 10/1
08 Dec 15+24d Uttoxeter Douglas Family Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Heavy · 8 ran PU/8 — 10-8 108—— Josh Wall 80/1
14 Nov 15+20d Uttoxeter Banks's Sunbeam Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 11 ran BD/11 — 10-12 108—— Josh Wall 33/1
25 Oct 15+21d Aintree Crabbie's Grand National 2016 On Sale Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good · 7 ran 6/7 5 10-7 110—91C Josh Wall 50/1
04 Oct 15+14d Uttoxeter A & S Enterprises Conditional Jockeys' Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 20f · Good · 6 ran 3/6 14 10-11 ——85B Josh Wall 5/1
20 Sep 15+24d Uttoxeter Sentinel Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 20f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 5 10-7 ——97A Josh Wall 33/1
27 Aug 15+50d Wolverhampton (AW) Wolverhampton Tips At bookies.com Amateur Riders' Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Standard · 12 ran 9/12 ½ 10-1 62—56C Toby Eley 16/1
08 Jul 15+15d Wolverhampton (AW) Like Wolverhampton Racecourse On Facebook Handicap Class 5 · 14f · Standard · 7 ran 6/7 1 8-8 62—54A Rob Hornby 3/1J
23 Jun 15+20d Leicester Bruntingthorpe Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 2/7 2¾ 8-13 62—77A Rob Hornby 7/2J
03 Jun 15+23d Wolverhampton (AW) Black Country's Only Racecourse Handicap Class 6 · 14f · Standard · 8 ran 3/8 6 9-1 62—66A Eoin Walsh 3/1
11 May 15+16d Wolverhampton (AW) Compare The Odds At bookies.com Amateur Riders' Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 12 ran 1/12 10-6 54—84A Toby Eley 5/1F
25 Apr 15+64d Wolverhampton (AW) Enjoy Daily Tips At bookies.com Handicap Class 6 · 14f · Standard · 8 ran 2/8 1½ 8-4 48—63A Rob Hornby 13/2
20 Feb 15+7d Wolverhampton (AW) 32Red Casino Handicap Class 6 · 14f · Standard · 7 ran 4/7 1½ 8-10 49—53A Rob Hornby 9/2
13 Feb 15+15d Wolverhampton (AW) 32red On The App Store Handicap Class 6 · 14f · Standard · 5 ran 2/5 4½ 8-4 49—55B Rob Hornby 9/1
29 Jan 15+20d Wolverhampton (AW) 32red Apprentice Handicap Class 5 · 16.5f · Standard · 8 ran 5/8 4 8-11 50—61A Rob Hornby 8/1
09 Jan 15+27d Wolverhampton (AW) 32red.com Handicap Class 6 · 14f · Standard · 10 ran 4/10 shd 8-5 51—55A Rob Hornby 20/1
13 Dec 14+12d Southwell (AW) 32red Handicap Class 6 · 14f · Standard · 13 ran 8/13 6 8-13 54—50A Rob Hornby 50/1
01 Dec 14+48d Wolverhampton (AW) 32Red Casino Handicap (Amateur Riders) Class 6 · 14f · Standard · 13 ran 8/13 2¼ 10-1 58—56A Toby Eley 25/1
14 Oct 14+24d Newcastle Victory Signs Handicap Class 6 · 12.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 10/14 2½ 9-2 61—51A Jack Garritty 14/1
20 Sep 14+42d Wolverhampton (AW) Try A totetrifecta Today Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 12 ran 7/12 5 9-9 62—61A Dale Swift 20/1
09 Aug 14+47d Redcar Ladies' & Gents' Evening 23rd August Handicap Class 6 · 14f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 6/11 2¾ 9-13 64—69A Jason Hart 15/2
23 Jun 14+31d Thirsk Yorkshire Outdoors Adventure Experiences Handicap Class 5 · 16f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 5/8 3¼ 9-2 65—65A Jason Hart 9/2
23 May 14+21d Musselburgh Belmont Wallyford Handicap Class 5 · 14f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 4/8 1½ 8-13 66—72A Graham Gibbons 9/2
02 May 14+27d Musselburgh Thomsongray Handicap Class 5 · 14f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 2/9 ¾ 9-1 64—72A Jason Hart 4/1
05 Apr 14+209d Newcastle Vertem Management Handicap Class 5 · 12.5f · Soft · 10 ran 8/10 4½ 8-9 66—54C Jason Hart 16/1
08 Sep 13+13d York Castles UK Educational And Residential Furniture Handicap (Sunday 5k Bonus Race) Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 15 ran 12/15 ½ 8-10 66—55C Duran Fentiman 25/1
26 Aug 13+63d Newcastle Betfred TV 'Bonus Lunch' Handicap Class 5 · 14.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 1/14 8-2 59—68A Jason Hart 10/1
24 Jun 13+19d Thirsk Watch Racing UK On Sky 432 Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Good · 14 ran 1/14 8-7 51—77A Jason Hart 9/1
05 Jun 13+23d Southwell (AW) Download The BetVictor App Now Handicap Class 6 · 14f · Standard · 10 ran 9/10 4½ 8-12 51—52C Duran Fentiman 7/2
13 May 13+13d Wolverhampton (AW) 25 Free Bet At BetVictor.com Handicap Class 6 · 14f · Standard · 8 ran 2/8 ½ 8-8 50—58A Duran Fentiman 3/1J
30 Apr 13+192d Yarmouth Conferences At Great Yarmouth Racecourse Handicap Class 6 · 11.5f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 4/13 ½ 9-2 50—68A Duran Fentiman 8/1
20 Oct 12+16d Catterick Follow totepool On Facebook And Twitter 'Hands And Heels' Apprentice Series Handicap Class 6 · 14f · Soft · 7 ran 6/7 5 8-11 52—47C Gemma Tutty 5/1
04 Oct 12+12d Southwell (AW) 32Red.com Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 12 ran 2/12 1½ 8-12 51—74A Duran Fentiman 6/1
22 Sep 12+12d Catterick Happy 60th Birthday George Lumley Handicap Class 6 · 14f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 6/13 1 8-10 54—55C Duran Fentiman 22/1
10 Sep 12+21d Newcastle Weatherbys Bloodstock Insurance Handicap Class 6 · 12.5f · Good · 16 ran 9/16 3¾ 8-9 62—42C Gemma Tutty 28/1
20 Aug 12+19d Thirsk Welcometoherriotcountry.com Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Good · 14 ran 10/14 shd 8-4 69—50C Gemma Tutty 66/1
01 Aug 12+11d Redcar Market Cross Jewellers Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Good · 13 ran 13/13 18 9-5 73—57C Duran Fentiman 40/1
21 Jul 12+285d Haydock Text 32Red To 89932 Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Soft · 12 ran 10/12 2¾ 9-7 75—63C Duran Fentiman 20/1
10 Oct 11+87d Salisbury Bathwick Tyres Maiden Auction Stakes (Div 2) Class 5 · 7f · Good · 10 ran 1/10 8-10 58—85A Nicky Mackay 16/1
15 Jul 11+13d Pontefract Countrywide Freight Maiden Auction Stakes Class 4 · 6f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 4/16 1½ 8-9 ——59A James Sullivan 20/1
02 Jul 11+19d Carlisle Northern Security Maiden Auction Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good · 7 ran 5/7 nk 8-11 ——51A Tony Hamilton 3/1
13 Jun 11 Carlisle Book Your Conference At Carlisle Racecourse Maiden Auction Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good To Soft · 17 ran 4/17 1½ 8-11 ——71A Tony Hamilton 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Medieval Bishop (IRE) won?
Medieval Bishop (IRE) won 4 of 64 archived starts between 2011 and 2018, a strike rate of 6.3%. Placed 15 times in total (23.4% of starts).
Who trained Medieval Bishop (IRE)?
Medieval Bishop (IRE) was trained by Tony Forbes on the most recent run on record, at Uttoxeter on 20 June 2018.
Who is Medieval Bishop (IRE)'s sire?
Medieval Bishop (IRE) is by Bachelor Duke (USA) out of On The Backfoot (IRE), whose sire is Bob Back.
What going does Medieval Bishop (IRE) prefer?
Medieval Bishop (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 6 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 Medieval Bishop (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 68, from the run on 20 June 2018. The highest on record is 110.
What is Medieval Bishop (IRE)'s sire's record?
Bachelor Duke (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.8% of 1,605 runs since Jan 2008 (109 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 11.2% from 143.
Who are Medieval Bishop (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of On The Backfoot (IRE), Medieval Bishop (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Onthefrontfoot (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Onthefrontfoot (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m3f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2011. 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.