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Horse profile

Porlock Bay (FR)

11yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2022) · Last trainer Will Biddick · Last owner John Studd
by Kayf Tara (GB) out of Exolthir (FR) (Muhtathir)
15 runs · 7 courses · from Apr 2015
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Apr 2022 — 1,673 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2022 · 3rd of 23 2 wins · Cheltenham & Nantes (FR) Last raced off OR 137
KTB Profile

Porlock Bay won two of 15 starts on turf. Both wins came on a first visit to the course, one at Cheltenham over 3m on good to soft in the St James’s Place Festival Challenge Cup Open Hunters’ Chase in Mar 2021 when rated 135, the other at Nantes over 2m1f-2m4f on soft in Jun 2019. The gelding, aged 11 at his last run in Apr 2022, finished third of 23 in the Randox Foxhunters’ Open Hunters’ Chase at Aintree off a mark of 137. He reached a highest ever official rating of 139.

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 76 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Cheltenham, 19 Mar 2021

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 76B · median 69
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Soft276B72.5—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m269B69—
Over 3m1———

Of 4 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 4 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 150A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cheltenham, 19 Mar 2021 Official rating 137 at the last run, 7 Apr 2022

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 4 figures · best 150A · median 143.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Soft2150A147—
Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m2144A143.5—
Over 3m2150A144—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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
Kayf Tara (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 13,755 runs since Jan 2008 (1,148 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1300%−12.6—
Good to Firm5296011.3%−1.3—
Good4,49952511.7%−0.9—
Good to Soft3,05335911.8%−0.81 from 2
Soft3,76049313.1%+0.51 from 11
Heavy1,70827716.2%+3.60 from 2
Standard (AW)1932412.4%−0.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−12.6—
1m – 1m1f2400%−12.6—
1m2f – 1m4f1631811%−1.6—
1m5f – 2m3,97952213.1%+0.5—
2m1f – 2m4f4,76659312.4%−0.21 from 11
2m5f – 3m3,81747912.5%−0.10 from 2
Over 3m1,00412612.5%−0.11 from 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
Exolthir (FR) (Muhtathir)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Ticket Holder (FR)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 11 1 9% −9.40
Good to Soft 2 1 50% +15.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 2 1 50% +15.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Auteuil (FR) 7 0 0% −7.00
Enghien (FR) 3 0 0% −3.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 1 100% +16.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Nantes (FR) 1 1 100% +0.60

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 11 1 9% −9.40
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
Over 3m 2 1 50% +15.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr William Biddick 2 0 0% −2.00
Lorcan Williams 2 1 50% +15.00
Gaetan Masure 2 1 50% −0.40
Mr Guillaume Viel 2 0 0% −2.00
Thomas Gueguen 2 0 0% −2.00
Jacques Ricou 2 0 0% −2.00
Mlle Nathalie Desoutter 2 0 0% −2.00
Alain De Chitray 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2022 2 0 0% −2.00
2021 2 1 50% +15.00
2019 1 1 100% +0.60
2018 3 0 0% −3.00
2017 1 0 0% −1.00
2015 6 0 0% −6.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 8 1 13% +9.00
Hurdle 7 1 14% −5.40

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
2022 · 2 runs
07 Apr 22+55d Aintree Randox Foxhunters' Open Hunters' Chase Class 2 · 2m5f · Good To Soft · 23 ran 3/23 1¾ 12-0 13769B144A Mr William Biddick 11/2
11 Feb 22+329d Bangor-on-Dee John Hewitt Memorial Open Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 3m · Soft · 7 ran 2/7 2¼ 12-6 13969B143B Mr William Biddick 4/9F
2021 · 2 runs
19 Mar 21+43d Cheltenham St. James's Place Festival Challenge Cup Open Hunters' Chase Class 2 · 3m2½f · Good To Soft · 18 ran 1/18 12-0 13576B150A Lorcan Williams 16/1
04 Feb 21+611d Wincanton Stewart Tory Memorial Open Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 3m1f · Heavy · 16 ran 2/16 ½ 10-13 135—138B Lorcan Williams 11/4
2019 · 1 run
04 Jun 19+213d Nantes (FR) Grande Course de Haies de Nantes Grand Prix Synergie (Hurdle) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf) 2m3½f · Soft · 10 ran 1/10 10-12 ——— Gaetan Masure 3/5F
2018 · 3 runs
03 Nov 18+14d Auteuil (FR) 118EME Prix de France (Chase) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf) 2m1½f · Very Soft · 9 ran 2/9 1¼ 11-0 ——— Mr Guillaume Viel 3/5F
20 Oct 18+50d Auteuil (FR) Prix Duc d'alburquerque (Chase) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf) 2m2½f · Very Soft · 6 ran 2/6 1¾ 10-8 ——— Mr Guillaume Viel 11/5
31 Aug 18+476d Auteuil (FR) Prix De L'orleanais (Hurdle) (Conditions) (5yo+) 2m2f · Very Soft · 12 ran 4/12 ¾ 11-0 ——— Thomas Gueguen 51/10
2017 · 1 run
12 May 17+537d Auteuil (FR) Prix du Vivarais (Hurdle) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf) 2m2f · Very Soft · 12 ran 2/12 1½ 10-10 ——— Thomas Gueguen 12/1
2015 · 6 runs
22 Nov 15+29d Auteuil (FR) Francois de Poncins (Hurdle) () (4yo) (Turf) 2m2f · Heavy · 9 ran 3/9 1½ 10-8 ——— Alain De Chitray 97/10
24 Oct 15+25d Enghien (FR) Prix Roger Saint (Chase) () (4yo) (Turf) 2m3f · Very Soft · 10 ran 4/10 ¾ 10-6 ——— Jacques Ricou 71/10
29 Sep 15+111d Enghien (FR) Prix Northerntown (Chase) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 2m1½f · Very Soft · 11 ran 2/11 1¾ 10-8 ——— Jacques Ricou 18/5F
10 Jun 15+25d Auteuil (FR) Prix Daniel Lescalle (Hurdle) (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 2m2f · Soft · 15 ran 6/15 hd 10-3 ——— Mlle Nathalie Desoutter 53/10
16 May 15+39d Auteuil (FR) Prix le Guales de Mezaubran (Hurdle) (Listed Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 2m3½f · Very Soft · 16 ran F/16 — 10-1 ——— Mlle Nathalie Desoutter 123/10
07 Apr 15 Enghien (FR) Prix Ouargl (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 2m2f · Very Soft · 7 ran 2/7 1½ 10-10 ——— Gaetan Masure 48/10

Quick answers

How many races has Porlock Bay won?
Porlock Bay (FR) won 2 of 15 archived starts between 2015 and 2022, a strike rate of 13.3%. Placed 11 times in total (73.3% of starts).
Who trained Porlock Bay?
Porlock Bay (FR) was trained by Will Biddick on the most recent run on record, at Aintree on 7 April 2022.
Who is Porlock Bay's sire?
Porlock Bay (FR) is by Kayf Tara (GB) out of Exolthir (FR), whose sire is Muhtathir.
What going does Porlock Bay prefer?
Porlock Bay (FR) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 11 starts (9.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Porlock Bay's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 137, from the run on 7 April 2022. The highest on record is 139.
What is Porlock Bay's sire's record?
Kayf Tara (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 13,755 runs since Jan 2008 (1,148 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.
Who are Porlock Bay's siblings?
Out of Exolthir (FR), Porlock Bay (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2015. 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.