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Horse profile

Neardown Bishop (GB)

4yo gelding (at last run, May 2006) · Last trainer Michael Wigham · Last owner Steven Rees
by Imperial Ballet (IRE) out of Firedancer (GB) (Nashwan)
6 runs · 5 courses · from May 2005
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 28 May 2006 — 7,465 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2006 · 6th of 12 Last raced off OR 100
KTB Profile

Neardown Bishop (GB) is yet to win from 6 starts.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 84C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fontwell, 28 May 2006 Official rating 100 at the last jumps run, 28 May 2006

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 45C the best of the last 1 rated run · Chepstow, 30 May 2005

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 5 figures · best 88C · median 67
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good284C74.5—
Good to Firm1———
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f388C84—
1m5f – 2m267C62.5—
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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
Imperial Ballet (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.2% of 1,342 runs since Jan 2008 (99 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 10.2% from 245. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12% from 150.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1616.3%−0.9—
Good to Firm20094.5%−2.70 from 1
Good300186%−1.20 from 3
Good to Soft14175%−2.20 from 1
Soft261249.2%+20 from 1
Heavy179137.3%+0.1—
Standard (AW)2452510.2%+3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1501812%+4.8—
6f – 7f210146.7%−0.5—
1m – 1m1f188158%+0.8—
1m2f – 1m4f13186.1%−1.10 from 1
1m5f – 2m321175.3%−1.90 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f251166.4%−0.80 from 3
2m5f – 3m75912%+4.8—
Over 3m1600%−7.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Firedancer (GB) (Nashwan)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Myfourthboy (GB)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fontwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Towcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr S Rees 5 0 0% −5.00
Willie Supple 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2006 5 0 0% −5.00
2005 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00
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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2006 · 5 runs
28 May 06+23d Fontwell Spreadfair.com (Four Years Old) Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m1½f · Good · 12 ran 6/12 nk 10-5 10084C Mr S Rees 100/1
05 May 06+5d Fontwell Cantorspreadfair.Com Four Years Old Only Intermediate Hurdle Class 4 · 2m1½f · Good · 10 ran 8/10 7 10-5 —65C Mr S Rees 100/1
30 Apr 06+14d Ludlow Mid Wales Welded Productions Four Years Old Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good To Firm · 16 ran 6/16 10 10-5 —67C Mr S Rees 100/1
16 Apr 06+21d Towcester Gala Casino Regent St Northampton Juvenile Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 12 ran 7/12 11 10-3 —58C Mr S Rees 100/1
26 Mar 06+300d Market Rasen Willingham Woods Juvenile Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m1½f · Soft · 14 ran 9/14 30 10-3 —88C Mr S Rees 150/1
2005 · 1 run
30 May 05 Chepstow Rotary Club Of Chepstow Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m4f · Good · 13 ran 12/13 6 9-0 —45C Willie Supple 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Neardown Bishop won?
Neardown Bishop (GB) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2005 and 2006.
Who trained Neardown Bishop?
Neardown Bishop (GB) was trained by Michael Wigham on the most recent run on record, at Fontwell on 28 May 2006.
Who is Neardown Bishop's sire?
Neardown Bishop (GB) is by Imperial Ballet (IRE) out of Firedancer (GB), whose sire is Nashwan.
What is Neardown Bishop's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 100, from the run on 28 May 2006. That is also the highest on record.
What is Neardown Bishop's sire's record?
Imperial Ballet (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.2% of 1,342 runs since Jan 2008 (99 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 10.2% from 245. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12% from 150.
Who are Neardown Bishop's siblings?
Out of Firedancer (GB), Neardown Bishop (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2005. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.