Horse profile
Similar Story (IRE)
by Mahler (GB) out of Bell Walks Eve (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
24 runs · 12 courses · from Oct 2023
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Kelso
Last run 6 Jun 2026
Last raced off OR 87
KTB Profile
Similar Story is 1 from 24, the win coming in a Class 4 handicap chase at Kelso over 2m5f – 3m on good to soft in Oct 2024. All wins are at Class 4. The mare is held up in 6 of 8 analysed runs. She last ran at Hexham in Jun 2026, off an official rating of 87 which was 18lb below her highest ever mark.
Based on 24 archived runs · run-style from 16 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 8 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
Win at Class 4
OR ↓ 18lb off peak
- 1–24Wins / Runs
- 4.2%Strike rate
- 6 (25%)Placed
- −21.00£1 level staken=24 at SP
- 0.33Fair A/E n=24 · 0.29 incl. margin
- 105Highest OR
- 28dBetween runs (median)longest 252 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 rating87↓ 18lb off peak
87
87–105
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 103
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 to Soft | 7 | 107C | 83 | 4 runs · 95 / 61.5 |
| Good | 4 | 103B | 99 | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 4 | 109A | 82.5 | — |
| Heavy | 3 | 123B | 85 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 8 | 109A | 86.5 | 1 run · — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 7 | 105B | 90 | 3 runs · 103 / 95 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 123B | 115 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
Of 24 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (6).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 24 runs · as at 3 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 16 analysed runs since Oct 2024
- Prominent 5 (31%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 5 (31%) · 0 wins
- Held up 5 (31%) · 1 win
- Led 1 (6%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,888 runs since Sep 2014 (790 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 15.1% from 119.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 119 | 18 | 15.1% | +4.3 | — |
| Good | 2,982 | 381 | 12.8% | +2 | 0 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 1,821 | 179 | 9.8% | −1 | 1 from 8 |
| Soft | 2,742 | 259 | 9.4% | −1.4 | 0 from 6 |
| Heavy | 1,214 | 124 | 10.2% | −0.6 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 10 | 1 | 10% | −0.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −10.8 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 16 | 0 | 0% | −10.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,051 | 199 | 9.7% | −1.1 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3,215 | 326 | 10.1% | −0.7 | 0 from 10 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,831 | 342 | 12.1% | +1.3 | 1 from 9 |
| Over 3m | 770 | 95 | 12.3% | +1.5 | 0 from 3 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Sep 2014 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Bell Walks Eve (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time For Bell (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 8 | 1 | 13% | −5.00 |
| Good | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Soft | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 13 | 1 | 8% | −10.00 |
| Class 5 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Class 2 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Kelso | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.00 |
| Hexham | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Perth | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Catterick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newcastle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sedgefield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fakenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 1 | 11% | −6.00 |
| Over 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Coltherd | 10 | 1 | 10% | −7.00 |
| Sean Quinlan | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Patrick Wadge | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Peter Kavanagh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Alan Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Henry Brooke | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 14 | 1 | 7% | −11.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Tongue tie | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −4.00 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 16 | 1 | 6% | −13.00 |
| Hurdle | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 06 Jun 26+24d | Hexham | Marrill Group Stamping Futures Handicap Chase Sat close up early - settled into second - hit the 3rd and 4th before losing footing and being eased out of contention shortly after before the 10th | PU/9 | — | 10-11 | 87 | — | — | Patrick Wadge | 16/1 |
| 13 May 26+41d | Perth | Murrayshall Cairns Handicap Chase Settled with the pack early - clumsy jump 9th - pushed along before 4 out then briefly disputed second before 3 out - driven and dropped back with another mistake 2 out - weakened before the last | 6/8 | 2½ | 11-3 | 89 | 95A | 89B | Sean Quinlan | 12/1 |
| 02 Apr 26+11d | Kelso | Join Racing TV Now Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled in the pack early - moved onto the heels of the pace 3 out - kept going after the final flight but unable to trouble the top two | 3/8 | 8½ | 10-9 | 91 | 103B | 97B | Patrick Wadge | 22/1 |
| 22 Mar 26+41d | Carlisle | Mark Nield Wealth Management Go North Red Rum Series Final Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Held up towards the back - knocked about at the 6th - under pressure and toiling before 4 out then well beaten at the finish | 10/12 | 38 | 10-2 | 91 | 40C | 92C | Patrick Wadge | 66/1 |
| 09 Feb 26+6d | Catterick | Download The Raceday Ready App Mares' Handicap Chase Settled in the pack early - moved through to challenge for the front before the 11th but jumped awkwardly and lost the advantage by the 14th - dropped towards the back under pressure - lost touch before 3 out - pulled up before the last | PU/4 | — | 11-9 | 96 | — | — | Sean Quinlan | 9/2 |
| 03 Feb 26+9d | Carlisle | Racing TV Mares' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled close to the front - stumbled on touchdown at the 4th and dislodged rider | UR/6 | — | 10-5 | 97 | — | — | Sean Quinlan | 10/3 |
| 25 Jan 26+28d | Sedgefield | Michael & Fred Watson Handicap Chase Shared front spot early - pressed for effort and lost command before 2 out - dropped away quickly after - well held at the line | 5/11 | 9 | 11-7 | 97 | 83B | 102A | Sean Quinlan | 20/1 |
| 2025 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Dec 25+29d | Catterick | Sky Bet Club Handicap Chase Settled midfield early - blundered 3rd and clumsy again 4th - dropped towards the back by 8th - detached from the field by 12th - eased out of contention with four to jump | PU/14 | — | 11-11 | 100 | — | — | Alan Doyle | 25/1 |
| 29 Nov 25+19d | Newcastle | Paul Ferguson's Jumpers To Follow Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Held up towards the back - jumping ragged through mid-race - stumbled 4 out with much ground to make up - held no prospects from 3 out and beaten a long way | 9/10 | 25 | 10-10 | 102 | 37C | 88C | Peter Kavanagh | 20/1 |
| 10 Nov 25+252d | Carlisle | Great Gable Mares' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled mid-pack - parted company with jockey at the 8th | UR/8 | — | 11-6 | 102 | — | — | Peter Kavanagh | 13/2 |
| 03 Mar 25+28d | Newcastle | Virgin Bet Every Saturday Money Back Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Stuck towards the back after being denied space early - knocked about 12th - made progress 14th and moved into second before 4 out until 3 out - dropped to third and unable to quicken | 3/5 | 3¼ | 11-7 | 103 | 90C | 112C | Sam Coltherd | 10/3 |
| 03 Feb 25+15d | Carlisle | Racing TV Free Trial Mares' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Travelled wide early - sat just behind pace before hitting front 3 out - blundered last after being overtaken and faded - edged out of second close home | 3/6 | ½ | 11-7 | 103 | 72A | 114B | Sam Coltherd | 7/2 |
| 19 Jan 25+36d | Fakenham | Sky Bet Queen Boudicca Series Final Mares' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled at rear early - needed encouragement passing 3rd before dropping away and being pulled up after 11th | PU/11 | — | 10-8 | 105 | — | — | Henry Brooke | 25/1 |
| 2024 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 14 Dec 24+33d | Cheltenham | Quintessentially Mares' Handicap Chase Sat behind the front group early - stumbled 3 out and driven up as ground was lost - urged 2 out but no response - well held at the finish | 9/13 | 13 | 10-9 | 105 | 57B | 87A | Sean Quinlan | 11/1 |
| 11 Nov 24+16d | Carlisle | John Smithson 75th Birthday Mares' Handicap Chase Sat behind pace early on - improved to press front from the inside around the 8th - edged into second three out then rallied close home to hold that spot | 2/8 | ¾ | 12-0 | 104 | 98A | 124B | Sam Coltherd | 6/5F |
| 26 Oct 24+22d | Kelso | Clifford, Martin & Sarah Firth Memorial Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Towards the rear of the pack - moved into 3rd after 5 out - shaken up after 3 out and narrowed the gap - upsides the pace-setter 2 out - took up the running at the last - driven on the flat - stuck on resolutely to score | 1/8 | 11-9 | 99 | 105B | 123B | Sam Coltherd | 2/1F | |
| 04 Oct 24+163d | Hexham | equestrianeye.com For All Things Equine Mares' Handicap Hurdle Settled just behind the pace - roused along two out - found extra going to the last - closed strongly on the front-runner but couldn't quite get there | 2/7 | 2¾ | 11-3 | 99 | 100A | 114A | Sam Coltherd | 11/4 |
| 24 Apr 24+19d | Perth | AK Bets Home Of Free Bets Mares' Handicap Hurdle | 5/6 | 25 | 10-8 | 100 | 89C | 85C | Sean Quinlan | 5/2F |
| 05 Apr 24+39d | Musselburgh | Go North Lady Buttons Mares' Hurdle Series Final (Handicap Hurdle) (GBB Race) | 2/12 | ½ | 10-4 | 97 | 109A | 113A | Sean Quinlan | 13/2 |
| 26 Feb 24+59d | Ayr | Coral Mares' Handicap Hurdle | 5/6 | 1¾ | 12-0 | 99 | 85A | 99B | Sam Coltherd | 8/1 |
| 2023 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Dec 23+30d | Kelso | Every Race Live On Racing TV Mares' Handicap Hurdle | 3/7 | 30 | 11-0 | 101 | 84C | 94C | Sam Coltherd | 10/3 |
| 29 Nov 23+19d | Kelso | Every Race Live On Racing TV Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 2/11 | 19 | 11-0 | — | 107C | 109A | Sam Coltherd | 13/2 |
| 10 Nov 23+28d | Hexham | Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 4/13 | 5½ | 11-0 | — | 123B | 106A | Sam Coltherd | 18/1 |
| 13 Oct 23 | Chepstow | Chepstow Construction Equipment EBF Mares' 'NH' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 5/13 | 9 | 11-0 | — | 76B | 107A | Sam Coltherd | 50/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Similar Story won?
- Similar Story (IRE) won 1 of 24 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 4.2%. Placed 6 times in total (25% of starts).
- Who trains Similar Story?
- Similar Story (IRE) is trained by Stuart Coltherd, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 6 June 2026.
- Who is Similar Story's sire?
- Similar Story (IRE) is by Mahler (GB) out of Bell Walks Eve (IRE), whose sire is Flemensfirth.
- What going does Similar Story prefer?
- Similar Story (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 8 starts (12.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Similar Story's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 87, from the run on 6 June 2026. The highest on record is 105.
- What is Similar Story's sire's record?
- Mahler (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,888 runs since Sep 2014 (790 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 15.1% from 119.
- Who are Similar Story's siblings?
- Out of Bell Walks Eve (IRE), Similar Story (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.