Horse profile
Mighty Bandit (IRE)
by Order Of St George (IRE) out of Akalara (IRE) (Masterofthehorse)
23 runs · 16 courses · from Nov 2023
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
6 wins · 5 courses
Last run 11 Apr 2026 · 4th of 8
Last raced off OR 152
KTB Profile
Mighty Bandit is a gelding who has won six of 23 starts on turf. Five of those wins came over 1m5f – 2m on soft ground, including two Class 2 handicap chases at Doncaster in Jan 2026 and Feb 2026 off marks of 134 and 142. He also won a Class 3 handicap chase at Newbury in Dec 2025 on good to soft. Aged 6 at his last run in Apr 2026, he finished fourth of eight in a Class 1 chase at Aintree off a mark of 152.
Based on 23 archived runs · run-style from 15 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
OR at career high
- 6–23Wins / Runs
- 26.1%Strike rate
- 11 (47.8%)Placed
- −1.80£1 level staken=23 at SP
- 1.62Fair A/E n=23 · 1.41 incl. margin
- 152Highest OR
- 39dAvg 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.
Official rating152At career-high mark
152
76–152
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 121
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 5 | 111A | 87 | 2 runs · 102 / 94.5 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 121A | 94 | 3 runs · 121 / 94 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 121A | 90.5 | 5 runs · 121 / 94 |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 6 | 123A | 82 | — |
| Good | 5 | 148B | 108 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 9 | 123A | 91 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 148B | 124 | — |
Of 23 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 21 figures from 23 runs · as at 3 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 15 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Prominent 6 (40%) · 1 win
- Led 4 (27%) · 2 wins
- Held up 3 (20%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 2 (13%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 1,166 runs since Nov 2023 (200 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 27 | 3 | 11.1% | +1.4 | 0 from 6 |
| Good | 472 | 49 | 10.4% | +0.7 | 1 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 292 | 31 | 10.6% | +0.9 | 1 from 4 |
| Soft | 283 | 27 | 9.5% | −0.2 | 4 from 6 |
| Heavy | 91 | 3 | 3.3% | −6.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.7 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 18 | 2 | 11.1% | +1.4 | 1 from 9 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 487 | 58 | 11.9% | +2.2 | 5 from 13 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 496 | 34 | 6.9% | −2.8 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 155 | 15 | 9.7% | 0 | — |
| Over 3m | 9 | 4 | 44.4% | +34.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Nov 2023 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Akalara (IRE) (Masterofthehorse)
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mont Beuvray (IRE) | 18 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 6 | 4 | 67% | +8.82 |
| Good to Firm | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Good | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.62 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −5.62 |
| Class 3 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.00 |
| Class 2 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +1.82 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.00 |
| Class 1 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newbury | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.00 |
| Doncaster | 2 | 2 | 100% | +2.82 |
| Ffos Las | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.38 |
| Chepstow | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Windsor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Punchestown | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 13 | 5 | 38% | +2.20 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 9 | 1 | 11% | −3.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Greatrex | 11 | 2 | 18% | −2.62 |
| James Bowen | 6 | 2 | 33% | −1.18 |
| Jack Kennedy | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Sean Bowen | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Sam Twiston-Davies | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Charles Bishop | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Marquand | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +1.82 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 22% | −2.62 |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −3.00 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 13 | 2 | 15% | −4.62 |
| Chase | 5 | 3 | 60% | +3.82 |
| Hurdle | 5 | 1 | 20% | −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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 11 Apr 26+42d | Aintree | Hallgarten & Novum Wines Maghull Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Up with the front group early - blundered at the 1st - fell back through the field after the 4th - another mistake 4 out and further adrift - struggling before the following fence - renewed effort approaching the last - kept on the run-in to finish 4th | 4/8 | 1¼ | 11-7 | 152 | 79A | 139B | James Bowen | 11/1 |
| 28 Feb 26+35d | Doncaster | Virgin Bet Supports Safe Gambling Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Set the pace from the off - kicked away approaching the last - opened up the advantage on the run-in - strolled home unchallenged | 1/5 | 11-6 | 142 | 102C | 154B | James Bowen | 13/8F | |
| 24 Jan 26+38d | Doncaster | Virgin Bet Supports Safe Gambling Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Front throughout - serious blunder 3 out - driven to forge ahead before the last where a fine leap - stuck on strongly | 1/5 | 11-0 | 134 | 87C | 145B | James Bowen | 6/5F | |
| 2025 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 17 Dec 25+19d | Newbury | JM Finn Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled close up in second - fenced cleanly throughout - edged in front just before the last then pushed out to hold on strongly on the run-in | 1/6 | 11-7 | 129 | 94A | 141B | Sean Bowen | 3/1 | |
| 28 Nov 25+44d | Newbury | Coral Racing Club Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Held up early - made headway before 3 out - up to 3rd by 2 out under a drive - stayed on into 2nd on the run-in but couldn't reel in the winner - finished 2nd beaten 2 lengths | 2/7 | 2 | 11-8 | 127 | 121A | 136B | Sam Twiston-Davies | 50/1 |
| 15 Oct 25+36d | Nottingham | Close Brothers Colwick Cup Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Sat close to the pace early - dropped back on the inner after 4f - pushed along with 3f left but faded away with a furlong to run | 6/8 | nk | 10-0 | 82 | 104A | 78A | Edward Greatrex | 7/2 |
| 09 Sep 25+35d | Ffos Las | Happy Retirement Ricky Leeson Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Sat behind leader who edged away 12f out - narrowed gap 6f out - a length adrift and pushed along over 1f out - kept battling to the line but couldn't reach winner | 2/6 | 2¼ | 9-13 | 82 | 140A | 94B | Edward Greatrex | 15/2 |
| 05 Aug 25+53d | Ffos Las | Christine Bielby Memorial Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Nearly stumbled at the off - stayed in contention - driven to the front after 1f - drew away from 2f out and stayed on strongly | 1/6 | 9-6 | 76 | 148B | 87B | Edward Greatrex | 11/8F | |
| 13 Jun 25+13d | Goodwood | Goodwood Horseracing Club Membership Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Set the pace early - sat close up through the middle stages - pushed along over 2f out but unable to quicken inside final furlong finishing 5th | 5/11 | ½ | 9-9 | 78 | 108B | 81A | Charles Bishop | 10/1 |
| 31 May 25+21d | Chester | Seat Unique Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Held up in the pack - urged forward with over 2f left - stayed on same pace late - unable to threaten leaders finishing sixth | 6/10 | nk | 9-5 | 80 | 98A | 85A | Edward Greatrex | 17/2 |
| 10 May 25+36d | Ascot | Peroni Nastro Azzurro 0.0% Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Settled at the back early - pushed along and went round wide turning for home - made no impression - finished tenth beaten well clear of contention | 10/10 | shd | 9-2 | 82 | 62A | 70A | Edward Greatrex | 8/1 |
| 04 Apr 25+174d | Leicester | Hardyman & Co Ltd Handicap (GBB Plus Race) Set the pace early - driven along and challenged for the front two out - still holding a shot turning in - overtaken near the line and edged back to fourth | 4/10 | ¾ | 9-6 | 82 | 123A | 84A | Edward Greatrex | 11/2 |
| 2024 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 12 Oct 24+26d | Chepstow | Paul Ferguson's Jumpers To Follow 4-Y-O Hurdle (Limited Handicap) (GBB Race) Tracked pace in a good position - went to front approaching 4 out and lost fluency there - met 3 out with urging - overtaken approaching 2 out - faded rapidly and eased before finishing | PU/11 | — | 11-11 | 130 | — | — | James Bowen | 12/1 |
| 16 Sep 24+30d | Windsor | Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com Handicap Up with the pace from the off - moved to the front over 2f out - just edged out entering the final 2f and kept fighting at the head of affairs - driven out approaching the last furlong - went down by a short head in a tight finish | 2/9 | nk | 10-2 | 82 | 113A | 90A | Edward Greatrex | 2/1F |
| 17 Aug 24+14d | Newbury | Chapel Down Handicap Sat just behind the front pack on the rail - asked for effort with 2f remaining - driven inside final furlong but only maintained effort - finished third beaten 3.25 lengths | 3/10 | 3 | 10-0 | 82 | 87A | 92A | Tom Marquand | 12/1 |
| 03 Aug 24+25d | Newmarket | Turners Park Group Ltd Handicap Settled off the pace on the wide flank - urged forward with three furlongs left - dropped away rapidly and lost touch - well beaten and allowed to finish in own time | 6/6 | 24 | 9-9 | 82 | 46C | 57C | Edward Greatrex | 9/4 |
| 09 Jul 24+15d | Pontefract | Remembering Paul 'Stan' Stansfield Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/11 | 10-2 | — | 93A | 98A | Edward Greatrex | 5/1 | |
| 24 Jun 24+14d | Chepstow | Follow Us On X At Yeeehaaa.Bet Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 2/8 | ¾ | 10-2 | — | 77B | 100A | Edward Greatrex | 5/1 |
| 10 Jun 24+38d | Windsor | Download The Racing App 43 Now Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 6/15 | 2¼ | 10-2 | — | 91C | 74C | Edward Greatrex | 100/1 |
| 03 May 24+49d | Punchestown | Uniquely Novice Hurdle | 10/14 | 4¾ | 11-6 | 132 | 50C | 94C | James Bowen | 25/1 |
| 15 Mar 24+80d | Cheltenham | JCB Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) | PU/12 | — | 11-2 | — | — | — | James Bowen | 28/1 |
| 2023 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Dec 23+31d | Leopardstown | Mercedes-Benz South Dublin Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 2) | 9/12 | 1½ | 10-13 | — | 70A | 125A | Jack Kennedy | 13/8F |
| 25 Nov 23 | Punchestown | John Lynch Carpets 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle | 1/12 | 11-0 | — | 111A | 144A | Jack Kennedy | 3/1 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Mighty Bandit won?
- Mighty Bandit (IRE) won 6 of 23 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 26.1%. Placed 11 times in total (47.8% of starts).
- Who trains Mighty Bandit?
- Mighty Bandit (IRE) is trained by Warren Greatrex, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 11 April 2026.
- Who is Mighty Bandit's sire?
- Mighty Bandit (IRE) is by Order Of St George (IRE) out of Akalara (IRE), whose sire is Masterofthehorse.
- What going does Mighty Bandit prefer?
- Mighty Bandit (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 4 wins from 6 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Mighty Bandit's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 152, from the run on 11 April 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Mighty Bandit's sire's record?
- Order Of St George (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 1,166 runs since Nov 2023 (200 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Mighty Bandit's siblings?
- Out of Akalara (IRE), Mighty Bandit (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.