Horse profile
Mister Bells (IRE)
11yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2025) · Last trainer Micky Hammond · Last owner Mr And Mrs Paul Chapman
40 runs · 24 courses · from Oct 2020
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 Apr 2025 — 551 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2025 · 3rd of 11
4 wins · 4 courses
Last raced off OR 87
KTB Profile
Mister Bells won four of 40 starts on turf, all in handicaps on soft or good going. He gained his biggest success off an official rating of 109 in a 2m1f to 2m4f handicap chase at Killarney in Aug 2021 and also won over 2m5f to 3m at Market Rasen in Mar 2023 and over 3m at Catterick in Jan 2024. The gelding, aged 11 at his last run in Apr 2025, finished third of 11 at Perth in a Class 4 handicap chase, having been held up as usual.
Based on 40 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically prominent
OR ↓ 28lb off peak
- 4–40Wins / Runs
- 10%Strike rate
- 10 (25%)Placed
- −14.50£1 level staken=40 at SP
- 1.23Fair A/E n=40 · 1.04 incl. margin
- 115Highest OR
- 42dAvg 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 rating87↓ 28lb off peak
87
87–115
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 75
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 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 12 | 99B | 66 | — |
| Good | 9 | 113B | 83 | — |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 132A | 72 | — |
| Heavy | 6 | 103B | 71 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 16 | 113B | 71.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 9 | 105A | 75 | — |
| Over 3m | 7 | 132A | 75 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 82C | 75 | — |
Of 40 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (3) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 34 figures from 40 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 6 analysed runs since Oct 2024
- Prominent 4 (67%) · 0 wins
- Held up 2 (33%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 2,724 runs since Jan 2008 (195 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 13.3% from 353. Weakest on heavy going: 6.2% from 161.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 12 | 2 | 16.7% | +7.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 353 | 47 | 13.3% | +3.8 | — |
| Good | 572 | 57 | 10% | +0.5 | 1 from 11 |
| Good to Soft | 315 | 24 | 7.6% | −1.9 | 0 from 10 |
| Soft | 423 | 30 | 7.1% | −2.4 | 3 from 13 |
| Heavy | 161 | 10 | 6.2% | −3.3 | 0 from 6 |
| Standard (AW) | 888 | 88 | 9.9% | +0.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 283 | 31 | 11% | +1.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,059 | 102 | 9.6% | +0.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 600 | 55 | 9.2% | −0.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 353 | 33 | 9.3% | −0.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 258 | 23 | 8.9% | −0.6 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 97 | 7 | 7.2% | −2.3 | 1 from 9 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 54 | 6 | 11.1% | +1.6 | 2 from 20 |
| Over 3m | 20 | 1 | 5% | −4.5 | 1 from 9 |
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
3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Now Is The Hour (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 1m7½f–3m1f; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (Now Is The Hour (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now Is The Hour (IRE) | 16 | 3 | 2m4½f–3m1f | Grade 2 |
| Katahdin (IRE) | 10 | 1 | 1m7½f | Class 5 |
| Cappacurry Ealu (IRE) | 7 | 1 | 2m | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 13 | 3 | 23% | +3.50 |
| Good | 11 | 1 | 9% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Heavy | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 14 | 1 | 7% | −9.50 |
| Class 3 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catterick | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.50 |
| Limerick | 5 | 1 | 20% | +4.00 |
| Sedgefield | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tipperary | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Perth | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tramore | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Killarney | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Taunton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kelso | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cartmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 20 | 2 | 10% | −5.00 |
| Over 3m | 9 | 1 | 11% | −4.50 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 9 | 1 | 11% | −3.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emma Smith-Chaston | 16 | 2 | 13% | −5.50 |
| Sean O'Keeffe | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Jordan Gainford | 4 | 2 | 50% | +11.00 |
| Mr R James | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Joshua Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Hogan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Henry Brooke | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brian Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kieran Callaghan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ian Power | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hugh Morgan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr B O'Neill | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheekpieces | 16 | 3 | 19% | +3.50 |
| Blinkers | 12 | 1 | 8% | −6.00 |
| None | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.50 |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −2.00 |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2021 | 10 | 2 | 20% | +5.00 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 34 | 4 | 12% | −8.50 |
| Hurdle | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 24 Apr 25+27d | Perth | Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Sat behind front two early - moved into second after 4 out - driven approaching straight - dropped back to third before 2 out and held no more finish | 3/11 | 6½ | 9-13 | 87 | 72A | 91B | Joshua Thompson | 17/2 |
| 28 Mar 25+38d | Wetherby | Raymond Mills Memorial Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Restrained towards the back - always well off the pace - finished a distant 4th | 4/6 | 6 | 10-7 | 92 | 53A | 88B | Emma Smith-Chaston | 28/1 |
| 18 Feb 25+27d | Taunton | South West Rail Solutions Ltd Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Sat wide behind front group early - slipped back after 3rd - held off from the 12th and struggling by the following fence - eased and pulled up four from home | PU/8 | — | 10-12 | 97 | — | — | Emma Smith-Chaston | 50/1 |
| 22 Jan 25+61d | Catterick | Racing To School Conditional Jockeys' Veterans' Handicap Chase Sat close to the pace early - dropped away by the 5th - error cost momentum before fading again by the 16th - well held from there | 5/6 | 14 | 10-8 | 100 | 75A | 84B | Emma Smith-Chaston | 20/1 |
| 2024 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Nov 24+33d | Catterick | Weatherbys Stallion Book Handicap Chase Held up at the back from the off - pressed for effort before the 14th - well beaten before the last | 3/3 | 33 | 10-6 | 102 | 104C | 84C | Emma Smith-Chaston | 7/1 |
| 20 Oct 24+178d | Sedgefield | bet365 Handicap Chase Held handy early - dropped away and drifted left approaching the 8th - well adrift thereafter and eased down before 3 out | PU/9 | — | 11-7 | 105 | — | — | Emma Smith-Chaston | 50/1 |
| 25 Apr 24+58d | Perth | Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Conditional Jockeys' Veterans' Handicap Chase | 3/5 | 4¾ | 11-7 | 106 | 48C | 103B | Emma Smith-Chaston | 4/1 |
| 27 Feb 24+34d | Catterick | Visit racingtv.com Handicap Chase | 3/5 | 3½ | 10-12 | 107 | 66C | 103B | Emma Smith-Chaston | 11/2 |
| 24 Jan 24+27d | Catterick | Racing To School Conditional Jockeys' Veterans' Handicap Chase | 1/6 | 10-5 | 100 | 66A | 120B | Emma Smith-Chaston | 7/2 | |
| 2023 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Dec 23+34d | Catterick | Better Betting With Sky Bet Handicap Chase | 3/11 | 5½ | 11-11 | 102 | — | 115A | Emma Smith-Chaston | 16/1 |
| 24 Nov 23+29d | Catterick | Weatherbys Nhstallions.Co.Uk Handicap Chase | 5/7 | 18 | 9-13 | 104 | 61C | 73C | Jack Hogan | 9/1 |
| 26 Oct 23+36d | Carlisle | Rhino.Bet Home Of Charged Up Sport Handicap Chase | 10/15 | 8 | 10-11 | 106 | 78C | 88C | Emma Smith-Chaston | 40/1 |
| 20 Sep 23+116d | Kelso | Start Your RacingTV Freetrial Now Handicap Chase | 6/6 | 7 | 11-3 | 107 | 85C | 86C | Emma Smith-Chaston | 9/2 |
| 27 May 23+43d | Cartmel | John Warner Tribute Handicap Chase | 2/10 | 2¾ | 11-11 | 107 | 83A | 128A | Henry Brooke | 8/1 |
| 14 Apr 23+33d | Sedgefield | Download The Vickers.Bet App Handicap Chase | 6/9 | 6 | 11-4 | 108 | 65C | 86C | Emma Smith-Chaston | 9/2 |
| 12 Mar 23+26d | Market Rasen | Rhino.Bet Handicap Chase | 1/6 | 11-10 | 104 | 81B | 121B | Emma Smith-Chaston | 5/1 | |
| 14 Feb 23+46d | Ayr | Book The Coral Scottish Grand National Handicap Chase | 5/10 | 2¼ | 12-1 | 106 | — | 115A | Brian Hughes | 7/2 |
| 2022 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Dec 22+28d | Haydock | Smalley Decorators Handicap Chase | 5/11 | 2¼ | 10-3 | 108 | 29A | 94B | Emma Smith-Chaston | 16/1 |
| 02 Dec 22+22d | Sedgefield | Paxtons Are Case IH No.1 UK-&-ROI Dealer Handicap Chase | 3/7 | nk | 11-3 | 109 | 50A | 113B | Emma Smith-Chaston | 15/2 |
| 10 Nov 22+88d | Newcastle | Ultimate Jumps Guide On attheraces.com/jumps Handicap Chase | 4/7 | 1¼ | 11-3 | 112 | 105A | 106B | Emma Smith-Chaston | 16/1 |
| 14 Aug 22+44d | Tramore | McCarthys Irish Bar Lexington Handicap Chase | 8/9 | 8 | 11-0 | 110 | 71C | 82C | Jordan Gainford | 10/1 |
| 01 Jul 22+35d | Wexford | Molloy Metals Wexford GAA Raceday Handicap Chase | 6/11 | 14 | 9-11 | 112 | 75C | 88C | Kieran Callaghan | 10/1 |
| 27 May 22+25d | Limerick | Limerick Handicap Chase | 7/12 | 3¼ | 11-4 | 113 | 78A | 97A | Mr R James | 11/2 |
| 02 May 22+22d | Down Royal | Club Mixers Handicap Chase | 2/11 | 3¼ | 11-3 | 112 | 132A | 125A | Ian Power | 18/1 |
| 10 Apr 22+14d | Tramore | Book Your August Festival Marquee Table Handicap Chase | 10/11 | 13 | 11-5 | 114 | 65C | 97C | Sean O'Keeffe | 28/1 |
| 27 Mar 22+175d | Limerick | Tote Always SP Or Better Handicap Chase | 7/8 | 5 | 10-11 | 115 | 51C | 91C | Sean O'Keeffe | 12/1 |
| 2021 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 03 Oct 21+8d | Tipperary | Follow Tipperary Races On Twitter Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 8/15 | 13 | 11-1 | 96 | 88B | 90A | Sean O'Keeffe | 15/2 |
| 25 Sep 21+36d | Listowel | John & Terry Moriarty Memorial (Q.R.) Handicap Chase | PU/14 | — | 11-7 | 115 | — | — | Mr R James | 7/1 |
| 20 Aug 21+33d | Killarney | Kelly Foley O'Connor Pyne Handicap Chase (0-109) | 1/14 | 11-9 | 109 | 99B | 128A | Jordan Gainford | 5/1 | |
| 18 Jul 21+42d | Tipperary | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Chase (0-109) (Div 1) | 2/14 | 19 | 12-0 | 109 | 97B | 112B | Hugh Morgan | 8/1 |
| 06 Jun 21+19d | Kilbeggan (IRE) | Follow Kilbeggan On Facebook Handicap Chase | 2/14 | 5 | 10-10 | 107 | 67B | 111A | Jordan Gainford | 11/1 |
| 18 May 21+9d | Limerick | Adare Handicap Chase (0-102) (Div 1) | 1/16 | 11-7 | 101 | 113B | 124A | Jordan Gainford | 8/1 | |
| 09 May 21+16d | Killarney | J O C Metal Fabrication Handicap Chase (0-109) | 8/15 | ¾ | 11-7 | 102 | 59B | 97A | Sean O'Keeffe | 28/1 |
| 23 Apr 21+50d | Kilbeggan | Congratulations Minella Times Beginners Chase | 10/13 | 1¾ | 12-0 | — | — | 98A | Sean O'Keeffe | 20/1 |
| 04 Mar 21+11d | Clonmel | Clonmel Beginners Chase | 4/13 | 8½ | 12-0 | — | 66B | 108A | Sean O'Keeffe | 66/1 |
| 21 Feb 21+54d | Navan | Ladbrokes Committed To Safer Gambling Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 14/20 | 11 | 11-10 | 98 | 35C | 92C | Sean O'Keeffe | 14/1 |
| 2020 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Dec 20+28d | Limerick | Ryans Cleaning Event Specialists Maiden Hurdle | 4/15 | 1 | 12-0 | — | 103B | 109A | Sean O'Keeffe | 5/1 |
| 01 Dec 20+11d | Limerick | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle | 5/13 | 3½ | 11-6 | — | 74C | 99C | Sean O'Keeffe | 50/1 |
| 20 Nov 20+31d | Gowran Park | I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle | 4/15 | ¾ | 12-0 | — | 68C | 101C | Sean O'Keeffe | 50/1 |
| 20 Oct 20 | Tipperary | Season Finale Flat Race | 4/7 | 10 | 12-2 | — | 82C | 102C | Mr B O'Neill | 20/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Mister Bells won?
- Mister Bells (IRE) won 4 of 40 archived starts between 2020 and 2025, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 10 times in total (25% of starts).
- Who trained Mister Bells?
- Mister Bells (IRE) was trained by Micky Hammond on the most recent run on record, at Perth on 24 April 2025.
- Who is Mister Bells's sire?
- Mister Bells (IRE) is by Power (GB) out of Keyaza (IRE), whose sire is Azamour.
- What going does Mister Bells prefer?
- Mister Bells (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 3 wins from 13 starts (23.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Mister Bells's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 87, from the run on 24 April 2025. The highest on record is 115.
- What is Mister Bells's sire's record?
- Power (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 2,724 runs since Jan 2008 (195 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 13.3% from 353. Weakest on heavy going: 6.2% from 161.
- Who are Mister Bells's siblings?
- Out of Keyaza (IRE), Mister Bells (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Now Is The Hour (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (Now Is The Hour (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7½f–3m1f. As at Oct 2026.