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Horse profile

Strike Up The Band (GB)

8yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2011) · Last trainer Mme J Bidgood · Last owner Mme J Bidgood
by Cyrano De Bergerac (IRE) out of Green Supreme (GB) (Primo Dominie)
64 runs · 26 courses · from Apr 2005
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 Dec 2011 — 5,433 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2011 · 9th of 9 6 wins · 5 courses New yard
KTB Profile

Strike Up The Band (GB) is 6 from 64, including a Group 3 win. The biggest win we hold: the Betfair Molecomb Stakes at Goodwood (Jul 2005). Hasn't won since Aug 2011. All 6 wins have come on turf — 0 from 4 on the all-weather.

Based on 64 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance All wins on turf OR ↓ 23lb off peak
Official rating85↓ 23lb off peak
85 84–108

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 78A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Haydock, 24 Sep 2011 Official rating 85 at the last run, 8 Oct 2011

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 →

Flat 59 figures · best 105A · median 82
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Firm20105A74.5—
Good18104A88—
Good to Soft10100A83—
Soft794A83—
Standard (AW)384C79—
Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Under 6f51105A83—
6f – 7f8101C79—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 59 figures from 59 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
Cyrano De Bergerac (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 125 runs since Jan 2008 (11 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm300%−10.40 from 1
Good to Firm27311.1%+0.71 from 20
Good25312%+1.63 from 19
Good to Soft1600%−10.41 from 12
Soft1500%−10.41 from 8
Standard (AW)39717.9%+7.50 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4712.1%−8.35 from 55
6f – 7f26519.2%+8.81 from 9
1m – 1m1f24520.8%+10.4—
1m2f – 1m4f2015%−5.4—
1m5f – 2m6116.7%+6.3—
2m1f – 2m4f200%−10.4—

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
Green Supreme (GB) (Primo Dominie)

7 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Fire Up The Band (GB) (6 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Fire Up The Band (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Fire Up The Band (GB)5065fGroup 3
Lead A Merry Dance (GB)1625½f–6fClass 5
Absent Friends (GB)1115fClass 6
KAMPAI (GB)1311m4fClass 6
Dash of Lime (GB)616fClass 5
Eliza Doolittle (GB)817fClass 6
Herecomestheband (GB)80——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 20 1 5% −17.12
Good 19 3 16% +0.00
Good to Soft 12 1 8% −5.00
Soft 8 1 13% +20.00
Standard (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 28 1 4% −24.00
Class 1 15 2 13% −5.12
Class 3 8 0 0% −8.00
Class 4 6 2 33% +9.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
York 9 0 0% −9.00
Epsom Downs 6 0 0% −6.00
Chester 6 0 0% −6.00
Haydock 5 1 20% +6.00
Beverley 4 0 0% −4.00
Ascot 4 1 25% +0.00
Longchamp (FR) 3 0 0% −3.00
Doncaster 3 0 0% −3.00
Goodwood 3 2 67% +6.88
Ayr 2 0 0% −2.00
Pontefract 2 1 50% +2.00
Nottingham 2 0 0% −2.00
Lingfield (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Deauville (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Thirsk 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00
Chantilly (FR) 1 1 100% +27.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
Under 6f 55 5 9% −9.12
6f – 7f 9 1 11% +2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Adrian Nicholls 41 5 12% +11.88
Silvestre De Sousa 4 0 0% −4.00
Michael O'Connell 3 0 0% −3.00
Michael Metcalfe 2 0 0% −2.00
Richard Hughes 2 0 0% −2.00
Frankie Dettori 2 0 0% −2.00
Roberto-Carlos Montenegro 1 0 0% −1.00
Shirley Teasdale 1 0 0% −1.00
Cathy Gannon 1 0 0% −1.00
Billy Cray 1 0 0% −1.00
Daragh O'Donohoe 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew Mullen 1 0 0% −1.00
Jim Crowley 1 0 0% −1.00
Ryan Moore 1 0 0% −1.00
Yutaka Take 1 1 100% +3.00
Tadhg O'Shea 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 63 6 10% −6.12
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 10 1 10% +1.00
2010 10 0 0% −10.00
2009 9 0 0% −9.00
2008 13 1 8% −9.00
2007 7 0 0% −7.00
2006 9 1 11% +19.00
2005 6 3 50% +7.88

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2011 · 10 runs
21 Dec 11+74d Deauville (FR) Prix De Rocques (Conditions) (4yo+) (Fibresand) 6½f · Standard · 9 ran 9/9 ¾ 9-6 —— Roberto-Carlos Montenegro 10/1
08 Oct 11+14d York coral.co.uk Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Good · 20 ran 14/20 ¾ 9-3 8569A Adrian Nicholls 16/1
24 Sep 11+26d Haydock sports360.co.uk Lester Piggott 'Start To Finish' Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 8/16 ½ 8-7 8678A Adrian Nicholls 33/1
29 Aug 11+12d Epsom Downs Try totequickpick If You're Feeling Lucky Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Good · 11 ran 7/11 ½ 8-5 8771A Shirley Teasdale 16/1
17 Aug 11+11d York Symphony Group Handicap Class 2 · 5½f · Good To Soft · 19 ran 18/19 2½ 8-7 8737C Michael O'Connell 33/1
06 Aug 11+18d Haydock Watch Racing UK On Sky432 Handicap (Div 1) Class 4 · 6f · Good · 10 ran 1/10 9-12 8588A Adrian Nicholls 10/1
19 Jul 11+45d Musselburgh Scottish Racing Your Better Bet Claiming Stakes Class 6 · 5f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 2/5 ¾ 9-6 8788B Adrian Nicholls 11/8F
04 Jun 11+10d Epsom Downs Investec Entrepreneurial Class 'dash' (handicap) Class 2 · 5f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 16/16 7 8-3 8426A Cathy Gannon 16/1
25 May 11+11d Ayr William McCluskey Handicap Class 3 · 5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 7/10 hd 9-5 8878A Adrian Nicholls 7/1
14 May 11+208d Thirsk Filey Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Good · 15 ran 2/15 shd 9-3 84104A Michael O'Connell 12/1
2010 · 10 runs
18 Oct 10+10d Pontefract totesuper7 Handicap (Div 1) Class 4 · 5f · Good · 12 ran 3/12 ½ 9-6 8493A Adrian Nicholls 8/1
08 Oct 10+13d York Parsonage Country House Hotel Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Soft · 17 ran 6/17 1¼ 9-2 8587A Billy Cray 9/1
25 Sep 10+21d Haydock Taylormade Betting Lester Piggott 'Start To Finish' Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Soft · 16 ran 6/16 1¼ 8-13 8783A Adrian Nicholls 14/1
04 Sep 10+5d Haydock Betfred 'the Bonus King' Be Friendly Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 9/12 ¾ 8-10 8772A Adrian Nicholls 13/2
30 Aug 10+13d Epsom Downs totesuper7 Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Good · 9 ran 3/9 ¾ 9-2 8793A Michael Metcalfe 12/1
17 Aug 10+29d York Symphony Group Handicap Class 2 · 5½f · Good · 15 ran 11/15 nk 8-6 9068A Adrian Nicholls 20/1
19 Jul 10+44d Ayr Bet At Victor Chandler On 08000 78 78 78 Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Soft · 12 ran 12/12 4½ 8-10 9444A Adrian Nicholls 14/1
05 Jun 10+31d Epsom Downs Investec Entrepreneurial Class 'dash' (heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 5f · Good To Firm · 19 ran 13/19 nk 9-6 9776A Richard Hughes 25/1
05 May 10+9d Chester Clatterbridge Cancer Research Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Good · 13 ran 9/13 shd 8-13 10082A Michael Metcalfe 33/1
26 Apr 10+181d Newcastle Ipc Security Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 9/9 ½ 8-12 10052A Michael O'Connell 12/1
2009 · 9 runs
27 Oct 09+23d Southwell (AW) Southwell-racecourse.co.uk Conditions Stakes Class 3 · 5f · Standard · 8 ran 4/8 2¾ 9-0 10279A Adrian Nicholls 9/2
04 Oct 09+29d Longchamp (FR) Qatar Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp 5f · Good · 16 ran 10/16 hd 9-11 —— Daragh O'Donohoe 40/1
05 Sep 09+56d Haydock Betfred 'the Bonus King' Be Friendly Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 3/16 1¼ 9-4 100100A Adrian Nicholls 25/1
11 Jul 09+35d Chester toteswinger City Wall Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 9/10 1¾ 9-0 10066A Andrew Mullen 16/1
06 Jun 09+23d Epsom Downs Investec 'Dash' (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 5f · Good To Firm · 18 ran 3/18 1¾ 9-6 100102A Jim Crowley 16/1
14 May 09+8d York Totesuper7 Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Good · 15 ran 6/15 1½ 9-7 10094A Adrian Nicholls 12/1
06 May 09+28d Chester Boodles Diamond Roulette Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 2/12 1¼ 9-7 10099A Adrian Nicholls 7/2
08 Apr 09+18d Nottingham Weatherbys Bloodstock Insurance Conditions Stakes Class 3 · 5f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 4/6 hd 9-1 10086B Adrian Nicholls 7/2
21 Mar 09+167d Lingfield (AW) sportingbet.com Hever Sprint Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 5f · Standard · 10 ran 4/10 1 9-0 10075A Adrian Nicholls 9/1
2008 · 13 runs
05 Oct 08+12d Longchamp (FR) Qatar Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp 5f · Good To Soft · 17 ran 4/17 ½ 9-11 —— Adrian Nicholls 50/1
23 Sep 08+10d Beverley Violet And Eddie Smith Memorial Conditions Stakes Class 3 · 5f · Soft · 7 ran 2/7 nse 8-9 9993A Adrian Nicholls 10/3
13 Sep 08+35d Doncaster Ladbrokes Portland Heritage Handicap Class 2 · 5½f · Soft · 21 ran 7/21 shd 9-5 9994A Ryan Moore 17/2F
09 Aug 08+13d Ascot Barclays Shergar Cup Dash Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Good · 10 ran 1/10 9-3 9491A Yutaka Take 3/1J
27 Jul 08+15d Ascot Cisco Hong Kong Sprint Heritage Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Good To Firm · 26 ran 2/26 1½ 8-9 92105A Adrian Nicholls 8/1
12 Jul 08+8d Ascot Keltbray Cup Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 2/9 nk 9-3 9198A Frankie Dettori 7/2
04 Jul 08+10d Sandown Delancey Handicap Class 3 · 5f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 4/11 1¼ 9-9 9182A Adrian Nicholls 7/1
24 Jun 08+17d Beverley Levy Board Handicap Class 3 · 5f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 2/14 hd 9-9 9197A Adrian Nicholls 11/2
07 Jun 08+23d Epsom Downs totesport.com 'Dash' Heritage Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Good · 19 ran 7/19 nk 8-13 9180A Silvestre De Sousa 18/1
15 May 08+8d York Enter The Flat totetentofollow Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 8/11 ½ 9-2 9572A Adrian Nicholls 14/1
07 May 08+35d Chester Breitling Watches & Waltons Of Chester Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Good · 14 ran 7/14 3¾ 8-13 9569A Tadhg O'Shea 25/1
02 Apr 08+11d Nottingham Weatherbys Bloodstock Insurance Conditions Stakes Class 3 · 5f · Soft · 7 ran 4/7 1½ 9-1 9573A Silvestre De Sousa 16/1
22 Mar 08+147d Doncaster williamhill.co.uk Cammidge Trophy (Listed) Class 1 · 6f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 12/15 4 9-2 9856C Silvestre De Sousa 50/1
2007 · 7 runs
27 Oct 07+7d Doncaster racingpost.co.uk Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Good · 17 ran 15/17 ¾ 9-4 9960C Adrian Nicholls 16/1
20 Oct 07+13d Catterick totesport.com Catterick Dash Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Good · 12 ran 5/12 hd 9-4 10095C Adrian Nicholls 9/1
07 Oct 07+7d Longchamp (FR) Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp Majestic Barriere de Cannes 5f · Good To Soft · 17 ran 8/17 1 9-11 —— Frankie Dettori 50/1
30 Sep 07+6d Curragh (IRE) Waterford Testimonial Stakes () 6f · Yielding · 13 ran 9/13 1½ 9-3 —69C Adrian Nicholls 12/1
24 Sep 07+30d Hamilton totesport Conditions Stakes Class 2 · 6f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 3/7 1 8-9 10578C Adrian Nicholls 14/1
25 Aug 07+154d Beverley totepool Beverley Bullet Sprint Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 5f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 12/12 1 9-4 10656C Silvestre De Sousa 20/1
24 Mar 07+170d Lingfield (AW) 32red.com Hever Sprint Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 5f · Standard · 10 ran 3/10 shd 9-3 10384C Adrian Nicholls 20/1
2006 · 9 runs
05 Oct 06+16d Chantilly (FR) Prix de Bonneval () 5½f · Soft · 12 ran 1/12 8-11 —— Adrian Nicholls 27/1
19 Sep 06+11d Beverley Violet And Eddie Smith Memorial Conditions Stakes Class 3 · 5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 2/9 nk 8-8 10491C Adrian Nicholls 7/4F
08 Sep 06+36d York A1 Medical & General Scarbrough Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 5f · Good · 11 ran 3/11 nk 9-8 10485C Richard Hughes 7/1
03 Aug 06+19d Goodwood Audi Stakes (Registered As The King George Stakes) Class 1 · 5f · Good To Firm · 18 ran 10/18 1¼ 8-11 10566C Adrian Nicholls 13/2
15 Jul 06+21d Chester totesport.com Chester City Wall Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 4/9 1¼ 8-9 10563C Adrian Nicholls 4/1
24 Jun 06+36d Ascot Wokingham Stakes (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 6f · Good To Firm · 28 ran 15/28 1½ 9-5 10880C Adrian Nicholls 40/1
19 May 06+16d Newbury Paddypowerpoker.com Carnarvon Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 6f · Good · 10 ran 3/10 hd 9-4 108101C Adrian Nicholls 10/1
03 May 06+14d Lingfield V Drinks Transylvanian Red Vodka Pavilion Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 6f · Good · 5 ran 3/5 shd 9-4 10888C Adrian Nicholls 7/1
19 Apr 06+267d Newmarket European Free Handicap (Listed) Class 1 · 7f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 8/8 1¾ 9-7 10861C Adrian Nicholls 14/1
2005 · 6 runs
26 Jul 05+38d Goodwood Betfair Molecomb Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 5f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 1/15 9-1 —89C Adrian Nicholls 6/1
18 Jun 05+2d York Windsor Castle Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 5f · Firm · 8 ran 2/8 1 9-3 —94C Adrian Nicholls 11/10F
16 Jun 05+29d York Norfolk Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 5f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 2/12 2 8-12 —86C Adrian Nicholls 7/4F
18 May 05+14d Goodwood Baker Tilly Trophy (Listed) Class 1 · 5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 1/8 9-3 —73C Adrian Nicholls 15/8F
04 May 05+7d Chester Lily Agnes Conditions Stake Class 2 · 5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 2/10 shd 8-13 —93C Adrian Nicholls 10/11F
27 Apr 05 Pontefract Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 5f · Good · 9 ran 1/9 9-0 —90C Adrian Nicholls 3/1F

Quick answers

How many races has Strike Up The Band won?
Strike Up The Band (GB) won 6 of 64 archived starts between 2005 and 2011, a strike rate of 9.4%. Placed 24 times in total (37.5% of starts).
Who trained Strike Up The Band?
Strike Up The Band (GB) was trained by Mme J Bidgood on the most recent run on record, at Deauville (FR) on 21 December 2011.
Who is Strike Up The Band's sire?
Strike Up The Band (GB) is by Cyrano De Bergerac (IRE) out of Green Supreme (GB), whose sire is Primo Dominie.
What going does Strike Up The Band prefer?
Strike Up The Band (GB) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 19 starts (15.8%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Strike Up The Band's official rating?
Strike Up The Band (GB)'s highest official rating on record is 108.
What is Strike Up The Band's sire's record?
Cyrano De Bergerac (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 125 runs since Jan 2008 (11 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Strike Up The Band's siblings?
Out of Green Supreme (GB), Strike Up The Band (GB) has 7 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Fire Up The Band (GB) (6). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Fire Up The Band (GB)). The wins came over 5f–1m4f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2005. 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.