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Horse profile

Phineas Bunce (IRE)

5yo gelding · Trainer Dan Skelton · Owner Ms M L Peterson
by Walk In The Park (IRE) out of Keep Face (FR) (Poliglote)
7 runs · 7 courses · from Dec 2024
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 5 Mar 2026 · 8th of 13 Last raced off OR 106
KTB Profile

Phineas Bunce is a gelding by Walk In The Park out of a Poliglote mare who has shown placed form without winning in seven starts on turf. He finished second of 12 at Doncaster in Mar 2025 and has an official rating of 106 at his last run. All seven runs came between 1m5f and 2m4f with no success on good to soft, soft or good ground. His last run, at Haydock in Mar 2026, saw him finish eighth of 13 in a Class 4 handicap hurdle.

Based on 7 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs since Dec 2024 · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Typically mid-division

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 142 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Doncaster, 2 Mar 2025

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 7 figures · best 142B · median 102
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Soft4120C105.54 runs · 120 / 105.5
Soft2102A99.51 run · —
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m5142B1023 runs · 120 / 102
2m1f – 2m4f2118A104.52 runs · 118 / 104.5

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 103A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ludlow, 18 Feb 2026 Official rating 106 at the last run, 5 Mar 2026

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 7 figures · best 126A · median 103
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Soft4119B98.54 runs · 119 / 98.5
Soft2126A114.51 run · —
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m5126A1033 runs · 103 / 99
2m1f – 2m4f2119B108.52 runs · 119 / 108.5

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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 from 7 analysed runs since Dec 2024

  • Mid-division 5 (71%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 1 (14%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (14%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 13.4% of 7,030 runs since May 2011 (704 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm501122%+8.6—
Good1,89225813.6%+0.20 from 1
Good to Soft1,59021813.7%+0.30 from 4
Soft2,46332113%−0.40 from 2
Heavy99813113.1%−0.3—
Standard (AW)3712.7%−10.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−13.4—
6f – 7f1815.6%−7.8—
1m – 1m1f2600%−13.4—
1m2f – 1m4f75912%−1.4—
1m5f – 2m2,24131213.9%+0.50 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f2,82540714.4%+10 from 2
2m5f – 3m1,55217411.2%−2.2—
Over 3m2923712.7%−0.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2011 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Keep Face (FR) (Poliglote)

3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Flemenstide (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m1f–3m; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Flemenstide (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Flemenstide (IRE)1222m1f–2m5½fClass 2
Aviation (IRE)1122m4f–3mClass 4
Flemensface (IRE)812m3f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tristan Durrell 6 0 0% −6.00
Liam Harrison 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 0 0% −2.00
2025 4 0 0% −4.00
2024 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 2 runs
05 Mar 26+15d Haydock Safer Gambling At CopyBet Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3f · Good To Soft · 13 ran Settled towards the back - pressed for a response approaching 3 out - dropped away steadily to finish 8th 8/13 3 11-0 10691C98C Liam Harrison 33/1
18 Feb 26+53d Ludlow Michael Lumsden Memorial Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 8 ran Settled in the pack - lost ground and fell back before 4 out then made some progress after 2 out - faded before the last 6/8 ¾ 11-4 109102A103A Tristan Durrell 8/1
2025 · 4 runs
27 Dec 25+22d Chepstow Play Corals Free 'Racing-Super-Series' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m · Good To Soft · 11 ran Settled off the pace in the pack - stumbled 2nd - dropped away well before 3 out - eventually well beaten in 7th 7/11 ¾ 11-0 —93C99C Tristan Durrell 28/1
05 Dec 25+19d Exeter JCB Fastrac British Stallion Studs EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 16 ran Settled in the pack - urged forward 3 out - kept on without threatening finished 5th 5/16 15 10-11 —120C97C Tristan Durrell 15/2
16 Nov 25+259d Fontwell BetGoodwin Download The App Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m1½f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Settled midfield early - blundered at the second - driven on after three out - moved into third before the final two and held on without gaining 3/8 ¾ 10-11 —118A119B Tristan Durrell 7/2
02 Mar 25+87d Doncaster Virgin Bet 'Junior' NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m½f · Good · 12 ran Sat close up early - moved in front with 5f left - pushed along inside final furlong - overtaken close home and edged out for second 2/12 ¾ 10-13 —142B119A Tristan Durrell 11/2
2024 · 1 run
05 Dec 24 Wincanton Buy Boxing Day Tickets Now 'Junior' NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 1m7f · Soft · 10 ran Settled in the pack - asked for effort with 2f left - kept finding late to grab 4th inside the last furlong 4/10 2¼ 10-11 —97A126A Tristan Durrell 11/1

Quick answers

How many races has Phineas Bunce won?
Phineas Bunce (IRE) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2024 and 2026. Placed 2 times in total (28.6% of starts).
Who trains Phineas Bunce?
Phineas Bunce (IRE) is trained by Dan Skelton, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 5 March 2026.
Who is Phineas Bunce's sire?
Phineas Bunce (IRE) is by Walk In The Park (IRE) out of Keep Face (FR), whose sire is Poliglote.
What is Phineas Bunce's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 106, from the run on 5 March 2026. The highest on record is 109.
What is Phineas Bunce's sire's record?
Walk In The Park (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.4% of 7,030 runs since May 2011 (704 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Phineas Bunce's siblings?
Out of Keep Face (FR), Phineas Bunce (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Flemenstide (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Flemenstide (IRE)). The wins came over 2m1f–3m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from December 2024. 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.