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Horse profile

Rula Bula (IRE)

7yo mare · Trainer Jonjo & A.J. O'Neill · Owner Jeremy Germaine Hitchins
by Mount Nelson (GB) out of Kopitar (IRE) (Kalanisi)
14 runs · 11 courses · from Oct 2023
As at 26 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Carlisle, Market Rasen & Warwick Beaten favourite LTO Last run 16 Oct 2026 · 2nd of 5 Last raced off OR 119
KTB Profile

Rula Bula won three of 14 starts on turf, all in Class 4 or 5 races. She gained two of those wins over 2m1f – 2m4f, on good at Market Rasen in Nov 2024 and on soft at Carlisle in Nov 2025 off an official rating of 118, having earlier taken a soft-ground bumper at Warwick over 1m5f – 2m in Nov 2023. The mare finished second of five as beaten favourite at Uttoxeter in Oct 2026 when last raced off an official rating of 119. She has raced at 11 different courses.

Based on 14 archived runs · run-style from 10 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 26 Oct 2026
Official rating119↓ 5lb off peak
119 118–124

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 134 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Warwick, 23 Apr 2026

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 13 figures · best 135B · median 107
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 26 Oct 2025
Soft5135B1132 runs · 104 / 99.5
Good to Soft5115B971 run · —
Good3134A1082 runs · 134 / 111.5
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 26 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m8135B1102 runs · 107 / 98
2m1f – 2m4f4108B99.52 runs · 104 / 99.5
2m5f – 3m1——1 run · —

Of 14 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 14 runs · as at 24 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 138B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Uttoxeter, 16 Oct 2026 Official rating 119 at the last run, 16 Oct 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 13 figures · best 141A · median 117
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 26 Oct 2025
Soft5141A1292 runs · 141 / 126
Good to Soft5133A1161 run · —
Good3138B1172 runs · 138 / 127.5
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 26 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m8138B129.52 runs · 138 / 135.5
2m1f – 2m4f4141A1142 runs · 141 / 126
2m5f – 3m1——1 run · —

Of 14 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 14 runs · as at 24 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 10 analysed runs since Nov 2024

  • Prominent 5 (50%) · 2 wins
  • Held up 2 (20%) · 0 wins
  • Led 2 (20%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (10%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Mount Nelson (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 6,264 runs since Jan 2008 (538 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3026.7%−3.2—
Good to Firm6437311.4%+1.5—
Good1,6701509%−0.91 from 3
Good to Soft1,04111010.6%+0.70 from 5
Soft1,2531249.9%02 from 5
Heavy4525111.3%+1.40 from 1
Standard (AW)1,1751139.6%−0.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f9888.2%−1.7—
6f – 7f864859.8%−0.1—
1m – 1m1f678497.2%−2.7—
1m2f – 1m4f1,22214812.1%+2.2—
1m5f – 2m1,5941559.7%−0.21 from 8
2m1f – 2m4f1,1961189.9%02 from 5
2m5f – 3m532529.8%−0.10 from 1
Over 3m80810%+0.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 26 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Kopitar (IRE) (Kalanisi)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 5 2 40% +19.00
Good to Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good 3 1 33% −1.50
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 5 2 40% +7.50
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 1 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 1 1 100% +12.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Warwick 2 1 50% +11.00
Chepstow 2 0 0% −2.00
Newbury 2 0 0% −2.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 1 100% +10.00
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 1 100% +0.50
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 8 1 13% +5.00
2m1f – 2m4f 5 2 40% +7.50
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jonjo O'Neill Jr 11 3 27% +14.50
Jonjo O'Neill Jr. 1 0 0% −1.00
Benjamin Macey 1 0 0% −1.00
Richie McLernon 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 0 0% −3.00
2025 5 1 20% +6.00
2024 3 1 33% −1.50
2023 3 1 33% +10.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 9 2 22% +3.50
NH Flat 4 1 25% +9.00
Chase 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 3 runs
16 Oct 26+176d Uttoxeter Thomas And Sonny Crilly Plant Hire Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 5 ran settled at the back early - pushed along from 3 out and gained ground - went after the front pair 2 out then moved into second approaching the last - stayed on to the line but never able to reel in the winner 2/5 1¾ 11-13 11989C138B Jonjo O'Neill Jr. 13/8F
23 Apr 26+39d Warwick KTDA Mares' Challenger Series Final Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 21f · Good · 10 ran Sat close to the pace early - urged forward after 3 out - unable to threaten and dropped away before the last - finished 5th 5/10 11 11-8 121134A117A Jonjo O'Neill Jr 12/1
15 Mar 26+76d Chepstow georgebakerracing.com - Have Horse Will Travel Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 19.5f · Soft · 9 ran Held up in the pack early - lost touch before 2 out - dropped away approaching the last - eventually finished seventh 7/9 nk 11-12 12395A111A Jonjo O'Neill Jr 9/1
2025 · 5 runs
29 Dec 25+57d Newbury Play Coral's Free 'Racing-Super-Series' Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Shared front spot early - lost command before the second - urged along and stayed close to the front pack two out - unable to live with the pace and dropped away up the run-in 5/8 nk 12-0 124107B133A Jonjo O'Neill Jr 3/1F
02 Nov 25+225d Carlisle Charemlou John Bowes Wright Memorial Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Soft · 13 ran Settled behind the front group - hit the front approaching last two - driven out up the straight - held on gamely to score 1/13 11-12 118104B141A Jonjo O'Neill Jr 10/1
22 Mar 25+30d Kelso Ladbrokes Herring Queen Series Final Mares' Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 16f · Good To Soft · 12 ran Tracked front group early - pushed along before 2 out - dropped away late - beaten distance in 5th 5/12 6½ 11-7 12173C106C Benjamin Macey 11/1
20 Feb 25+23d Lingfield Visit Sri Lanka Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 6 ran Held clear advantage until faltering at second-last - unable to close on rival approaching final obstacle - allowed to coast home after finishing efforts spent 2/6 17 11-9 121117C114B Jonjo O'Neill Jr 11/10F
28 Jan 25+59d Chepstow Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 19.5f · Heavy · 11 ran Settled towards the back of the pack - hit the fourth from home and made no real impression - dropped away and was pulled up before two out PU/11 — 12-0 122—— Jonjo O'Neill Jr 13/2
2024 · 3 runs
30 Nov 24+16d Newbury Play Coral 'Racing-Super-Series' For Free Mares' Novices' Hurdle (Listed) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Went ahead early - held a forward spot through the middle stages - drifted off a straight line approaching the final obstacle - regained the front on the run-in - shortly overtaken and could not get back level despite trying late 2/9 1½ 11-0 —97A130A Jonjo O'Neill Jr 10/1
14 Nov 24+250d Market Rasen Book Boxing Day At The Races EBF Mares' 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 8 ran Settled just off the pace - drifted left at the 4th - hit the front in commanding fashion before 2 out - slightly awkward at the last - pushed out to draw away for a comfortable win 1/8 11-4 —108B117B Jonjo O'Neill Jr 1/2F
09 Mar 24+85d Sandown British Stallion Studs EBF Mares' Standard Open NH Flat Race (Listed) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 16f · Soft · 11 ran 2/11 1¾ 11-2 —113A134A Jonjo O'Neill Jr 14/1
2023 · 3 runs
15 Dec 23+23d Doncaster bet365 Mares' Open NH Flat Race (Listed) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 4/13 10 11-2 —115B116A Richie McLernon 17/2
22 Nov 23+24d Warwick David Nicholson Memorial Mares' Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 10 ran 1/10 11-2 —135B129A Jonjo O'Neill Jr 12/1
29 Oct 23 Aintree Jewson Southport, Bispham Road EBF Mares' Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 4 · 17f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 6/11 1¼ 11-1 —84C109A Jonjo O'Neill Jr 11/1

Quick answers

How many races has Rula Bula won?
Rula Bula (IRE) won 3 of 14 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 21.4%. Placed 7 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trains Rula Bula?
Rula Bula (IRE) is trained by Jonjo & A.J. O'Neill, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 16 October 2026.
Who is Rula Bula's sire?
Rula Bula (IRE) is by Mount Nelson (GB) out of Kopitar (IRE), whose sire is Kalanisi.
What going does Rula Bula prefer?
Rula Bula (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Rula Bula's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 119, from the run on 16 October 2026. The highest on record is 124.
What is Rula Bula's sire's record?
Mount Nelson (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 6,264 runs since Jan 2008 (538 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from October 2023. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.