Horse profile
No More Bolero (GB)
by Protectionist (GER) out of Ninfea (GER) (Selkirk)
31 runs · 19 courses · from Aug 2023
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
6 wins · 6 courses
Last run 24 Oct 2026 · 18th of 19
Last raced off OR 114
KTB Profile
No More Bolero is a gelding with six wins from 31 starts, all on good or faster ground. He has three wins from 16 runs over 1m5f to 2m and one win from four runs over 2m5f to 3m. His last win came at Hereford in Oct 2026 in a Class 4 handicap hurdle over 3m on good to firm when rated 107. He last ran at Cheltenham in Oct 2026, finishing 18 of 19 in a Class 2 handicap hurdle off his career-high mark of 114.
Based on 31 archived runs · run-style from 23 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 8 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
Wins on good or faster
OR at career high
- 6–31Wins / Runs
- 19.4%Strike rate
- 11 (35.5%)Placed
- −14.34£1 level staken=31 at SP
- 1.20Fair A/E n=31 · 1.04 incl. margin
- 114Highest OR
- 19dBetween runs (median)longest 305 d
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 rating114At career-high mark
114
69–114
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 131
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 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 10 | 131B | 98.5 | 6 runs · 131 / 98.5 |
| Soft | 3 | 103B | 85 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 115C | 109.5 | 2 runs · 115 / 109.5 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 121A | 96 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 98A | 85 | 3 runs · 98 / 98 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 131B | 121 | 3 runs · 131 / 123 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 104C | 99.5 | 2 runs · 104 / 101.5 |
| Over 3m | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 116B | 98.5 | 4 runs · 102 / 98.5 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 109A | 64 | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 116B | 94 | 3 runs · 102 / 101 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 109A | 101.5 | 2 runs · 109 / 101.5 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 64C | 58.5 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 29 figures from 29 runs · as at 1 Nov 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 23 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Prominent 11 (48%) · 3 wins
- Held up 6 (26%) · 2 wins
- Mid-division 5 (22%) · 1 win
- Led 1 (4%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 13.4% of 328 runs since Jul 2020 (43 horses).
Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 9.3% from 108.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 21 | 7 | 33.3% | +19.9 | 3 from 5 |
| Good | 83 | 17 | 20.5% | +7.1 | 3 from 16 |
| Good to Soft | 43 | 4 | 9.3% | −4.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 66 | 5 | 7.6% | −5.8 | 0 from 5 |
| Heavy | 36 | 1 | 2.8% | −10.6 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 79 | 10 | 12.7% | −0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 12 | 1 | 8.3% | −5.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 36 | 3 | 8.3% | −5.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 108 | 10 | 9.3% | −4.1 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 110 | 16 | 14.5% | +1.1 | 3 from 16 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 51 | 9 | 17.6% | +4.2 | 1 from 7 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 10 | 4 | 40% | +26.6 | 1 from 4 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 1 | 100% | +86.6 | 1 from 1 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jul 2020 · as at 7 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Ninfea (GER) (Selkirk)
7 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Nemean Lion (GER) (8 wins).
The wins came over 1m2f–2m4f; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (Nemean Lion (GER)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nemean Lion (GER) | 25 | 8 | 1m4f–2m4f | Grade 2 |
| Nymphaea (GB) | 19 | 2 | 1m2f–1m6f | Class 6 |
| City Of London (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Scrappetalene (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Moon Is Up (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Nayala (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Night Oasis (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 16 | 3 | 19% | −7.49 |
| Good to Firm | 5 | 3 | 60% | +3.15 |
| Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 18 | 3 | 17% | −7.54 |
| Class 4 | 7 | 3 | 43% | −0.80 |
| Class 3 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontwell | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Hereford | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.09 |
| Stratford | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.09 |
| Market Rasen | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.38 |
| Bath | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.33 |
| Ripon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ludlow | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.25 |
| Newbury | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sandown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Deauville (FR) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Worcester | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.88 |
| Sedgefield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 16 | 3 | 19% | −7.49 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.67 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.09 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.91 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Cobden | 5 | 3 | 60% | +3.51 |
| Brendan Powell | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Mason Paetel | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Sam Twiston-Davies | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Laura Pearson | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sean D Bowen | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gavin Sheehan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jonathan Burke | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.91 |
| Callum Pritchard | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.91 |
| Cieren Fallon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Carson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Saffie Osborne | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.33 |
| Nathan Howie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Luke Morris | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Caoilin Quinn | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bauyrzhan Murzabayev | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Augustin Madamet | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visor | 16 | 6 | 38% | +0.66 |
| None | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Blinkers | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 5 | 42% | +1.41 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −6.75 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 17 | 5 | 29% | −4.67 |
| Flat | 14 | 1 | 7% | −9.67 |
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 · 12 runs | ||||||||||
| 24 Oct 26+11d | Cheltenham | Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle Race (Pertemps Hurdle Series Qualifier) (GBB Race) restrained in midfield - toiling by 3 out and blundered there - tailed off late to finish 18th | 18/19 | 1¼ | 10-2 | 114 | 99C | 106C | Gavin Sheehan | 25/1 |
| 13 Oct 26+8d | Hereford | Betting.Bet New Betting Sites Handicap Hurdle Race settled at the back but close enough - jumping scruffy at the 5th - crept closer after 3 out - cruised to the front 2 out - pulled clear before the last and scored comfortably | 1/4 | 11-6 | 107 | 115C | 126B | Jonathan Burke | 10/11F | |
| 05 Oct 26+18d | Stratford | QuinnBet Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Race sat close behind the two leaders - moved into second 2 out - edged ahead approaching the last - kept up the effort on the run-in to win | 1/4 | 11-12 | 107 | 104C | 119B | Callum Pritchard | 10/11F | |
| 17 Sep 26+11d | Pontefract | Donate To New Beginnings Horses At nbhorses.org.uk Handicap Stakes Slow into stride and settled at the back - urged forward with 4f remaining - made ground and shifted to the right with 2f to go - moved into second inside the final furlong - drifted right approaching the finish - unable to reel in the winner - stayed on for second | 2/6 | 1½ | 10-1 | 72 | 94A | 82B | Cieren Fallon | 3/1 |
| 06 Sep 26+22d | Fontwell | Free Tips Daily On Attheraces.com Handicap Hurdle Held up in the pack - jumped awkwardly 3rd and needed a nudge by the 7th - urged on approaching 2 out - closed on the front group nearing the last - stayed on at one gear to finish third | 3/5 | 3½ | 11-7 | 107 | 123C | 113B | Harry Cobden | 6/4F |
| 15 Aug 26+28d | Market Rasen | oddschecker.com Handicap Hurdle Race Sat close to the front - driven approaching two out - still in with a shout at the last - stayed on well up the run-in to finish second by a neck | 2/10 | ½ | 12-0 | 104 | 131B | 125A | Harry Cobden | 3/1 |
| 18 Jul 26+31d | Market Rasen | Betway Bet The Responsible Way Handicap Hurdle Race restrained at the back - pushed along before the 5th - made ground to get close to the front group 2 out - moved into second but scratchy at the last before battling to the front up the run-in for a decisive success | 1/4 | 11-7 | 100 | 94C | 111B | Harry Cobden | 11/8 | |
| 17 Jun 26+12d | Worcester | CopyBet BOG Now Royal Ascot Friday Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Settled in the pack - made ground on the pace two out - pushed along after the final fence - stayed on strongly to get up close home | 1/8 | 11-11 | 96 | 98A | 116A | Harry Cobden | 15/8F | |
| 05 Jun 26+19d | Bath | Larkhall Construction Handicap Held up towards the back - pressed for effort with 3f left - stayed on to pass tiring runners inside the final furlong but never a threat to the front | 6/8 | 1 | 9-9 | 73 | 102A | 78A | William Carson | 5/1 |
| 17 May 26+22d | Ripon | Anglo Stainless Supporting Yorkshire Wooden Spoon Apprentice Handicap Sat close to the pace in the pack early - pressed for effort with two furlongs left - failed to threaten and finished 6th | 6/6 | 5½ | 9-11 | 74 | 101A | 60B | Mason Paetel | 11/4F |
| 25 Apr 26+8d | Ripon | Visit attheraces.com Handicap Tracked the front group early - pressed for second and pushed along 2f out - kept battling and looked poised to win before edged out in the last 110yds | 2/7 | 1 | 9-12 | 73 | 96A | 72A | Mason Paetel | 7/4F |
| 17 Apr 26+133d | Bath | Blackmore Build And Design Handicap Sat close up early - dropped towards the back - urged into contention with progress from 2f out - up to fourth inside final furlong - stayed on strongly to hit the front near the finish and score | 1/7 | 9-3 | 69 | 109A | 85A | Saffie Osborne | 10/3 | |
| 2025 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 05 Dec 25+11d | Sedgefield | BetWright Safer Gambling Handicap Hurdle Raced close up early - slipped back through the pack before rallying into 5th - pressed for the lead approaching 2 out but soon surrendered second - faded through the closing stages to finish third | 3/6 | 7 | 11-4 | 84 | 103B | 109B | Nathan Howie | 6/1 |
| 24 Nov 25+31d | Ludlow | Racing To School Handicap Hurdle Tracked the pace - hit the front three out - opened a two-length advantage approaching the last - kicked on again after jumping it - ran out an easy winner | 1/11 | 10-13 | 84 | 98B | 127A | Harry Cobden | 9/4J | |
| 24 Oct 25+34d | Newbury | Watch Weekend Winners Powered By BetVictor 'Hands And Heels' Apprentice Handicap Held up handy in the pack early - nudged for effort with over 3f left - soon lost touch and faded fast late to finish 10th | 10/11 | 6½ | 9-9 | 70 | 56C | 67C | Mason Paetel | 18/1 |
| 20 Sep 25+8d | Chester | Tribal Society Handicap Settled with the pack early - under pressure with over 5f remaining - allowed to drop away well before 3f out - finished well held in 11th | 11/13 | 61 | 9-13 | 71 | -110C | 70C | Luke Morris | 13/2 |
| 12 Sep 25+14d | Chester | Matthew Clark Handicap Settled off the pace early - moved through to challenge 3f out and pressed clear before 2f out - overtaken close home to finish second by a short head margin | 2/12 | nk | 9-11 | 70 | 92A | 79A | Mason Paetel | 28/1 |
| 29 Aug 25+24d | Fontwell | BetGoodwin Andy The Face Handicap Hurdle Sat close to front pack early - urged forward approaching two out - unable to find extra under pressure on run-in finishing 4th | 4/11 | 3 | 10-12 | 84 | 121A | 102A | Sam Twiston-Davies | 15/8F |
| 05 Aug 25+11d | Newbury | Racehorse Ownership From 25 At racingclub.com Handicap Slow to break - stayed at the back throughout - never a factor - finished well held in 10th | 10/10 | 2½ | 9-8 | 74 | 53B | 65A | Laura Pearson | 25/1 |
| 25 Jul 25+13d | Sandown | Close Brothers Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Hesitant start and needed early urging - stayed towards the rear throughout - finished sixth | 6/8 | 2½ | 9-7 | 78 | 116B | 71A | Laura Pearson | 80/1 |
| 12 Jul 25+11d | Newmarket | TrustATrader Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Hit the front early - settled just behind the pace before being asked for effort 3f out - dropped away soon after - well held at the finish | 7/7 | 5 | 9-8 | 82 | 64C | 55C | Sean D Bowen | 50/1 |
| 01 Jul 25+305d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Download The bet365 App Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Held up off the leaders early - dropped to the back through the race - never a factor - well beaten in 9th | 9/10 | 2 | 9-6 | 87 | 85C | 69C | Sean D Bowen | 33/1 |
| 2024 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Aug 24+47d | Fontwell | Rapunzel Me Bouncy Blow And Go Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Settled close up early - hit front after first then clipped 6th - lost advantage approaching two out under pressure - faded before last to finish sixth | 6/12 | 12 | 11-9 | 86 | 94A | 97A | Brendan Powell | 8/1 |
| 14 Jul 24+19d | Stratford | University Hospitals Birmingham Charity Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) | 5/10 | 4½ | 11-6 | 87 | 100A | 101A | Brendan Powell | 4/1 |
| 25 Jun 24+32d | Newton Abbot | Lisa Tudor Happy 60th Birthday Today Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle | 2/12 | nk | 11-3 | 84 | 116A | 106A | Brendan Powell | 25/1 |
| 24 May 24+64d | Hereford | Boost Your Football Acca At Planetsportbet Handicap Hurdle | 8/10 | 16 | 11-1 | 87 | 78C | 73C | Brendan Powell | 11/1 |
| 21 Mar 24+18d | Ludlow | Balfours LLP And Lycetts Insurance Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 6/7 | 13 | 11-5 | — | 85C | 90C | Brendan Powell | 50/1 |
| 03 Mar 24+29d | Huntingdon | Join Racing TV Now Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 5/10 | 11 | 11-8 | — | 42B | 95A | Sam Twiston-Davies | 13/2 |
| 03 Feb 24+165d | Sandown | Virgin Bet Daily Extra Places Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 5/7 | 10 | 10-13 | — | 71A | 91A | Caoilin Quinn | 5/1 |
| 2023 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Aug 23+19d | Deauville (FR) | Trophee du Personnel des Courses et de l'Elevage-Handicap de la Manche (Handicap) (3yo+) (Round) | 5/14 | shd | 9-0 | — | — | — | Bauyrzhan Murzabayev | 23/1 |
| 03 Aug 23 | Deauville (FR) | Prix de Barneville (Handicap) (4yo+) (Round Course) (Turf) | 10/16 | 1 | 9-0 | — | — | — | Augustin Madamet | 19/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has No More Bolero won?
- No More Bolero (GB) won 6 of 31 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 19.4%. Placed 11 times in total (35.5% of starts).
- Who trains No More Bolero?
- No More Bolero (GB) is trained by James Owen, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 24 October 2026.
- Who is No More Bolero's sire?
- No More Bolero (GB) is by Protectionist (GER) out of Ninfea (GER), whose sire is Selkirk.
- What going does No More Bolero prefer?
- No More Bolero (GB) has the best record on good to firm going: 3 wins from 5 starts (60%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is No More Bolero's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 114, from the run on 24 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is No More Bolero's sire's record?
- Protectionist (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.4% of 328 runs since Jul 2020 (43 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 9.3% from 108.
- Who are No More Bolero's siblings?
- Out of Ninfea (GER), No More Bolero (GB) has 7 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Nemean Lion (GER) (8). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (Nemean Lion (GER)). The wins came over 1m2f–2m4f. As at Nov 2026.