How many races has Ninepin Bowler won?

Ninepin Bowler (GB) won 1 of 20 archived starts between 2017 and 2020, a strike rate of 5%. Placed 2 times in total (10% of starts).

Who trained Ninepin Bowler?

Ninepin Bowler (GB) was trained by Philip Kirby on the most recent run on record, at Hexham on 2 September 2020.

Who is Ninepin Bowler's sire?

Ninepin Bowler (GB) is by Rip Van Winkle (IRE) out of Smooth As Silk (IRE), whose sire is Danehill Dancer.

What going does Ninepin Bowler prefer?

Ninepin Bowler (GB) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.

What is Ninepin Bowler's official rating?

Ninepin Bowler (GB)'s highest official rating on record is 74.

Who are Ninepin Bowler's siblings?

Out of Smooth As Silk (IRE), Ninepin Bowler (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Horse profile

Ninepin Bowler (GB)

6yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2020) · Last trainer Philip Kirby · Last owner Ramscove Ltd

by Rip Van Winkle (IRE) out of Smooth As Silk (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)

20 runs · 10 courses · from Mar 2017

As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

No run recorded since 2 Sep 2020 — 2,254 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.

Last run Sep 2020 · 11th of 15 Won at Hamilton

KTB Profile

Ninepin Bowler (GB) is 1 from 20, the win coming at Class 6 level. Hasn't won since Jun 2019. The win came on turf — 0 from 6 on the all-weather.

Based on 20 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

KTB at a glance Won on turf, 0 on AW Win at Class 6 OR ↓ 15lb off peak

1–20Wins / Runs
5%Strike rate
2 (10%)Placed
−13.00£1 level staken=20 at SP
0.55Fair A/E n=20 · 0.46 incl. margin
74Highest OR
27dBetween runs (median)longest 313 d

Official rating59↓ 15lb off peak

59 57–74

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 104 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Hamilton, 19 Jun 2019

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 3 figures · best 74^C · median 74

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 5 Nov 2025
Good	3	74^C	74	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m	3	74^C	74	—

Flat 17 figures · best 111^A · median 84

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 5 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)	6	91^B	81.5	—
Good to Firm	5	104^A	83	—
Good	4	111^A	93	—
Soft	1	—	—	—
Good to Soft	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 5 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f	7	111^A	83	—
6f – 7f	5	100^A	86	—
1m – 1m1f	4	90^A	77.5	—
1m5f – 2m	1	—	—	—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 20 figures from 20 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 109^A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Uttoxeter, 6 Jul 2020

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 74^A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Beverley, 5 Jul 2019 Official rating 59 at the last flat run, 28 Aug 2019

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 3 figures · best 109^A · median 96

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 5 Nov 2025
Good	3	109^A	96	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m	3	109^A	96	—

Flat 17 figures · best 93^A · median 68

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 5 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)	6	93^A	64.5	—
Good to Firm	5	80^A	72	—
Good	4	72^A	68	—
Soft	1	—	—	—
Good to Soft	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 5 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f	7	80^A	68	—
6f – 7f	5	93^A	68	—
1m – 1m1f	4	72^A	69.5	—
1m5f – 2m	1	—	—	—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 20 figures from 20 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

Rip Van Winkle (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 3,947 runs since Apr 2014 (324 horses).

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Firm	19	2	10.5%	+0.4	—
Good to Firm	499	49	9.8%	−0.3	1 from 5
Good	901	82	9.1%	−1	0 from 7
Good to Soft	440	35	8%	−2.1	0 from 1
Soft	541	54	10%	−0.1	0 from 1
Heavy	182	20	11%	+0.9	—
Standard (AW)	1,363	157	11.5%	+1.4	0 from 6

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Under 6f	127	15	11.8%	+1.7	—
6f – 7f	902	101	11.2%	+1.1	0 from 5
1m – 1m1f	976	89	9.1%	−1	0 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f	990	98	9.9%	−0.2	1 from 7
1m5f – 2m	636	66	10.4%	+0.3	0 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f	258	23	8.9%	−1.2	—
2m5f – 3m	57	7	12.3%	+2.2	—
Over 3m	1	0	0%	−10.1	—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2014 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

Smooth As Silk (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

Produce	Runs	Win trips	Best grade
Ship Canal (GB)	8	—	—
Suuki (GB)	6	—	—
Mrs Sands (GB)	2	—	—

Record by conditions

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Good	7	0	0%	−7.00
Standard (AW)	6	0	0%	−6.00
Good to Firm	5	1	20%	+2.00
Soft	1	0	0%	−1.00
Good to Soft	1	0	0%	−1.00

Class	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Class 6	9	1	11%	−2.00
Class 5	8	0	0%	−8.00
Class 4	3	0	0%	−3.00

Course	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Newcastle (AW)	6	0	0%	−6.00
Hamilton	3	1	33%	+4.00
Thirsk	2	0	0%	−2.00
Beverley	2	0	0%	−2.00
Redcar	2	0	0%	−2.00
Hexham	1	0	0%	−1.00
Southwell	1	0	0%	−1.00
Uttoxeter	1	0	0%	−1.00
Catterick	1	0	0%	−1.00
Wetherby	1	0	0%	−1.00

Distance	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
1m2f – 1m4f	7	1	14%	+0.00
6f – 7f	5	0	0%	−5.00
1m5f – 2m	4	0	0%	−4.00
1m – 1m1f	4	0	0%	−4.00

Jockey	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Joe Fanning	6	0	0%	−6.00
Paul Mulrennan	4	0	0%	−4.00
Thomas Dowson	3	0	0%	−3.00
Daniel Tudhope	3	0	0%	−3.00
Harrison Shaw	1	1	100%	+6.00
Jack Garritty	1	0	0%	−1.00
Franny Norton	1	0	0%	−1.00
Dougie Costello	1	0	0%	−1.00

Headgear	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
None	15	1	7%	−8.00
Hood	3	0	0%	−3.00
Hood + cheekpieces	1	0	0%	−1.00
Cheekpieces	1	0	0%	−1.00

Season	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
2020	3	0	0%	−3.00
2019	6	1	17%	+1.00
2018	7	0	0%	−7.00
2017	4	0	0%	−4.00

Type	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Flat	17	1	6%	−10.00
Hurdle	3	0	0%	−3.00

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
2020 · 3 runs
02 Sep 20+29d	Hexham	Watch Free Race Replays On attheraces.com Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Good · 15 ran	11/15	9	11-0	—	72^C	96^C	Thomas Dowson	16/1
04 Aug 20+29d	Southwell	Follow At The Races On Twitter Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Good · 14 ran	9/14	10	11-0	—	74^C	91^C	Thomas Dowson	40/1
06 Jul 20+313d	Uttoxeter	bet365 Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 2m · Good · 8 ran	5/8	shd	11-0	—	74^A	109^A	Thomas Dowson	33/1
2019 · 6 runs
28 Aug 19+12d	Catterick	Yorkshire Dales Distillery Handicap Class 5 · 1m6f · Good · 8 ran	7/8	nk	9-4	59	96^C	66^C	Daniel Tudhope	9/1
16 Aug 19+42d	Thirsk	Thirsk Racecourse - Ideal Venue For Indoor & Outdoor Events Handicap Class 6 · 1m4f · Soft · 13 ran	8/13	1¾	9-9	60	69^C	65^A	Daniel Tudhope	8/1
05 Jul 19+16d	Beverley	Celebrating Racing Staff Week Handicap Class 6 · 1m4f · Good To Firm · 8 ran	5/8	2	10-0	60	43^B	74^A	Daniel Tudhope	5/2
19 Jun 19+7d	Hamilton	hamilton-park.co.uk Apprentice Handicap Class 6 · 1m4f · Good To Firm · 9 ran	1/9		9-9	57	104^A	80^A	Harrison Shaw	6/1
12 Jun 19+16d	Hamilton	Watch Racing TV In HD Handicap Class 6 · 1m3f · Good · 10 ran	5/10	½	8-13	57	111^A	68^A	Jack Garritty	15/2
27 May 19+178d	Redcar	Come Racing Again Tomorrow Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 1m2f · Good To Firm · 14 ran	6/14	5	9-7	59	100^C	68^A	Joe Fanning	14/1
2018 · 7 runs
30 Nov 18+27d	Newcastle (AW)	sunracing.co.uk Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 13 ran	11/13	nk	9-2	60	86^B	61^A	Franny Norton	9/1
03 Nov 18+15d	Newcastle (AW)	Like Sun Racing On Facebook Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 14 ran	8/14	3¼	9-8	60	84^B	68^A	Joe Fanning	3/1
19 Oct 18+71d	Newcastle (AW)	Designs And SportsID-Branding & Signage Specialists Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 13 ran	2/13	nk	9-7	59	91^B	93^A	Joe Fanning	9/1
09 Aug 18+9d	Newcastle (AW)	188Bet Mobile Bet10 Get10 Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran	9/12	6	9-11	63	59^C	51^C	Joe Fanning	8/1
31 Jul 18+11d	Beverley	Racing UK Handicap Class 5 · 7½f · Good To Soft · 11 ran	6/11	½	9-6	63	100^A	73^A	Dougie Costello	11/1
20 Jul 18+28d	Hamilton	Heineken Handicap Class 5 · 1m1f · Good To Firm · 9 ran	6/9	1	9-9	65	56^A	66^A	Joe Fanning	9/1
22 Jun 18+266d	Wetherby	Jct600 Mercedes-benz Of Harrogate Handicap Class 5 · 1m2f · Good To Firm · 10 ran	6/10	¾	9-2	69	83^A	72^A	Joe Fanning	14/1
2017 · 4 runs
29 Sep 17+152d	Newcastle (AW)	Fun88 Handicap Class 5 · 1m4½f · Standard · 9 ran	8/9	¾	9-7	74	65^A	58^A	Paul Mulrennan	33/1
30 Apr 17+13d	Thirsk	Thirsk Racecourse Ideal Conference Venue Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m · Good · 14 ran	6/14	3¼	9-5	—	76^C	68^A	Paul Mulrennan	16/1
17 Apr 17+24d	Redcar	totepool Happy Easter Maiden Stakes (Str) (Div 1) Class 5 · 1m · Good · 12 ran	4/12	nk	9-0	—	90^A	72^A	Paul Mulrennan	11/2
24 Mar 17	Newcastle (AW)	32red Casino Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m · Standard · 6 ran	3/6	nk	9-5	—	79^B	71^B	Paul Mulrennan	5/1

Quick answers

How many races has Ninepin Bowler won?: Ninepin Bowler (GB) won 1 of 20 archived starts between 2017 and 2020, a strike rate of 5%. Placed 2 times in total (10% of starts).
Who trained Ninepin Bowler?: Ninepin Bowler (GB) was trained by Philip Kirby on the most recent run on record, at Hexham on 2 September 2020.
Who is Ninepin Bowler's sire?: Ninepin Bowler (GB) is by Rip Van Winkle (IRE) out of Smooth As Silk (IRE), whose sire is Danehill Dancer.
What going does Ninepin Bowler prefer?: Ninepin Bowler (GB) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Ninepin Bowler's official rating?: Ninepin Bowler (GB)'s highest official rating on record is 74.
What is Ninepin Bowler's sire's record?: Rip Van Winkle (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 3,947 runs since Apr 2014 (324 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Ninepin Bowler's siblings?: Out of Smooth As Silk (IRE), Ninepin Bowler (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

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