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Horse profile

Springwell Bay (GB)

8yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2025) · Last trainer Jonjo & A J O'Neill · Last owner Mrs Gay Smith
by Kayf Tara (GB) out of Winning Counsel (IRE) (Leading Counsel)
16 runs · 9 courses · from Apr 2021
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 13 Mar 2025 — 587 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2025 7 wins · 6 courses Last raced off OR 154
KTB Profile

Springwell Bay won seven of 16 starts on turf, including a Listed race. His biggest win came in the Tom Malone Bloodstock Novices' Chase at Chepstow in Oct 2024. Five of those wins came over 2m1f – 2m4f, three on soft and three on good. He won at Cheltenham in Jan 2025 and last ran off a mark of 154 at Cheltenham in Mar 2025.

Based on 16 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically mid-division OR at career high
Official rating154At career-high mark
154 126–154

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 132 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Musselburgh, 4 Feb 2024

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 12 figures · best 132B · median 100
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft4132B94—
Good4118A110—
Good to Soft3105C93—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f7115A95—
2m5f – 3m4132B109—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 16 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 16 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 152B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cheltenham, 13 Dec 2024 Official rating 154 at the last jumps run, 13 Mar 2025

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 93A the best of the last 1 rated run · Punchestown, 27 Apr 2021

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 152B · median 138
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good5143A137—
Soft4151A149—
Good to Soft3152B135—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f7152B138—
2m5f – 3m4151A145—
1m5f – 2m2138A137.5—
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 16 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 16 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 5 analysed runs since Oct 2024

  • Mid-division 3 (60%) · 2 wins
  • Prominent 2 (40%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Kayf Tara (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 13,740 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—
Good4,49052411.7%−0.93 from 5
Good to Soft3,04935911.8%−0.81 from 4
Soft3,75849313.1%+0.53 from 6
Heavy1,70827716.2%+3.60 from 1
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 – 2m3,97552113.1%+0.51 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f4,75859312.5%−0.15 from 9
2m5f – 3m3,81547912.6%01 from 4
Over 3m1,00312612.6%0—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Winning Counsel (IRE) (Leading Counsel)

3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Mint Condition (GB) (4 wins).

The wins came over 2m3½f–3m; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Mint Condition (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Mint Condition (GB)1942m3½f–2m6fClass 2
Kayf Dancer (GB)1122m5½f–2m7fClass 4
Winning Rascal (GB)1122m7f–3m—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 6 3 50% +2.12
Good 5 3 60% +5.06
Good to Soft 4 1 25% −2.60
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 7 2 29% +1.08
Class 2 4 1 25% +0.00
Class 4 2 2 100% +0.65
Class 3 1 1 100% +2.12
Class 5 1 1 100% +0.73

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cheltenham 7 2 29% −0.13
Aintree 2 0 0% −2.00
Chepstow 1 1 100% +3.33
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 1 100% +0.25
Ascot 1 1 100% +3.00
Carlisle 1 1 100% +0.40
Market Rasen 1 1 100% +0.73
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 9 5 56% +5.73
2m5f – 3m 4 1 25% −0.88
1m5f – 2m 3 1 33% −1.27

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jonjo O'Neill Jr 15 7 47% +4.58
Mr Derek O'Connor 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 13 7 54% +6.58
Tongue tie 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 2 1 50% +1.75
2024 6 1 17% −1.67
2023 4 3 75% +4.37
2022 2 1 50% −0.60
2021 2 1 50% −0.27

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 9 4 44% +0.77
Chase 5 2 40% +3.08
NH Flat 1 1 100% +0.73
Flat 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
13 Mar 25+71d Cheltenham Jack Richards Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (Grade 2) (Registered As The Golden Miller) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 19 ran Settled in the pack - mistimed jump 4 out - travelling with promise before coming down at the following fence F/19 — 11-12 154—— Jonjo O'Neill Jr 13/2
01 Jan 25+19d Cheltenham Betfair Exchange Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 20.5f · Soft · 8 ran Settled in the pack early - made progress four out before pressing the leader approaching two out - hit the front at the last - pulled clear on the run-in 1/8 11-3 14587A150B Jonjo O'Neill Jr 11/4J
13 Dec 24+28d Cheltenham SSS Super Alloys Novices' Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 5 ran Sat close to the front early before slipping to second - held a tidy third on the inner - found a gap approaching two out - moved up into second after the last - kept going on the run-in but no match for the winner 2/5 6½ 11-12 145105C152B Jonjo O'Neill Jr 13/2
15 Nov 24+34d Cheltenham Mucking Brilliant Paddy Power Novices' Chase (Listed) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 24.5f · Good · 4 ran Fought for control just behind the leader on the rail - dropped back into third heading to the final three furlongs before finding a second wind and clipping the following obstacle - pushed out but couldn't quicken again up the straight 3/4 4 11-9 14554C137B Jonjo O'Neill Jr 2/1J
12 Oct 24+183d Chepstow Tom Malone Bloodstock Novices' Chase (Listed) (For The Robert Mottram Memorial Trophy) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 19.5f · Good · 5 ran Deliberate at the first - held up in the pack - moved up to 2nd at the 8th - dropped back before 5 out - recovered with purpose to sit behind the front-runner before 3 out - challenged 2 out - shared advantage at the last - forged clear on the run-in and stayed on to win 1/5 11-5 —105C132B Jonjo O'Neill Jr 10/3
12 Apr 24+68d Aintree William Hill Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 20f · Soft · 19 ran UR/19 — 12-0 145—— Jonjo O'Neill Jr 25/1
04 Feb 24+34d Musselburgh Pertemps Network Group Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 24f · Soft · 14 ran 2/14 nk 12-0 143132B148A Jonjo O'Neill Jr 4/1J
01 Jan 24+44d Cheltenham Paddy Power Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 24f · Heavy · 10 ran 4/10 12 12-0 143125A142A Jonjo O'Neill Jr 9/2
18 Nov 23+217d Cheltenham Paddy Power Intermediate Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 21f · Soft · 9 ran 1/9 12-0 13793A151A Jonjo O'Neill Jr 85/40F
15 Apr 23+25d Aintree Turners Mersey Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 20f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 6/14 1¼ 11-7 14093B135A Jonjo O'Neill Jr 11/1
21 Mar 23+31d Wetherby racingtv.com Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 5 ran 1/5 12-0 13795C138B Jonjo O'Neill Jr 1/4F
18 Feb 23+97d Ascot Ascot Racecourse Supports Schools Poetry Competition Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 19.5f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 11-7 126115A143A Jonjo O'Neill Jr 3/1
13 Nov 22+31d Cheltenham Sky Bet Supreme Trial Novices' Hurdle (Registered As The Sharp Novices' Hurdle) (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 16.5f · Good · 8 ran 3/8 3¼ 11-2 ——138A Jonjo O'Neill Jr 2/1F
13 Oct 22+329d Carlisle Hospitality Experiences At Carlisle Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 17f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 1/9 11-0 —50C124A Jonjo O'Neill Jr 2/5F
18 Nov 21+205d Market Rasen Pertemps Network Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16.5f · Good · 10 ran 1/10 11-0 —118A137A Jonjo O'Neill Jr 8/11F
27 Apr 21 Punchestown Goffs Land Rover Bumper 16.5f · Yielding · 22 ran 2/22 ¾ 11-6 ——93A Mr Derek O'Connor 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has Springwell Bay (GB) won?
Springwell Bay (GB) won 7 of 16 archived starts between 2021 and 2025, a strike rate of 43.8%. Placed 11 times in total (68.8% of starts).
Who trained Springwell Bay (GB)?
Springwell Bay (GB) was trained by Jonjo & A J O'Neill on the most recent run on record, at Cheltenham on 13 March 2025.
Who is Springwell Bay (GB)'s sire?
Springwell Bay (GB) is by Kayf Tara (GB) out of Winning Counsel (IRE), whose sire is Leading Counsel.
What going does Springwell Bay (GB) prefer?
Springwell Bay (GB) has the best record on good 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 Springwell Bay (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 154, from the run on 13 March 2025. That is also the highest on record.
What is Springwell Bay (GB)'s sire's record?
Kayf Tara (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 13,740 runs since Jan 2008 (1,148 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.
Who are Springwell Bay (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Winning Counsel (IRE), Springwell Bay (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Mint Condition (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Mint Condition (GB)). The wins came over 2m3½f–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2021. 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.