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Horse profile

Swing Bowler (GB)

8yo mare (at last run, Mar 2015) · Last trainer David Pipe · Last owner Kenneth Alexander
by Galileo (IRE) out of Lady Cricket (FR) (Cricket Ball)
15 runs · 12 courses · from May 2011
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 10 Mar 2015 — 4,243 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2015 · 12th of 15 5 wins · 5 courses Last raced off OR 129
KTB Profile

Swing Bowler (GB) is 5 from 15. Hasn't won since Jan 2013. Each win came on a first visit to the course. Last raced off 129, 16lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 16lb off peak

Progeny in our archive

Produce record

As a dam, Swing Bowler (GB) has 1 produce in the archive, 1 winner — most wins Phantomofthepoints (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Phantomofthepoints (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Phantomofthepoints (IRE)1932m–3m½fClass 3
Official rating129↓ 16lb off peak
129 123–145

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 119A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kempton, 10 Jan 2015 Official rating 129 at the last run, 10 Mar 2015

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 15 figures · best 146A · median 123
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft7143A123—
Good to Soft4129A117—
Good2128A123.5—
Heavy1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m12146A125.5—
2m1f – 2m4f3128A106—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 15 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
Galileo (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,191 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses).

Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 889.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm721419.4%+4.9—
Good to Firm2,76544216%+1.51 from 1
Good5,30779014.9%+0.42 from 2
Good to Soft2,34232814%−0.51 from 4
Soft3,84457515%+0.51 from 7
Heavy1,37819013.8%−0.70 from 1
Standard (AW)2,48230412.2%−2.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1417.1%−7.4—
6f – 7f1,38325218.2%+3.7—
1m – 1m1f3,02151717.1%+2.6—
1m2f – 1m4f6,8481,05115.3%+0.8—
1m5f – 2m4,23755413.1%−1.44 from 12
2m1f – 2m4f1,64917010.3%−4.21 from 3
2m5f – 3m889839.3%−5.2—
Over 3m1501610.7%−3.8—

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
Lady Cricket (FR) (Cricket Ball)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Red Sherlock (GB) (6 wins).

The wins came over 1m7½f–2m4½f; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (Red Sherlock (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Red Sherlock (GB)861m7½f–2m4½fGrade 2
Cricket Boy (GB)110——
David Cricket (GB)30——
Baby Sherlock (GB)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 7 1 14% −3.00
Good to Soft 4 1 25% +0.00
Good 2 2 100% +2.18
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 1 100% +2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 9 0 0% −9.00
Class 6 2 2 100% +5.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 2 1 1 100% +3.00
Class 4 1 1 100% +0.80
Class 5 1 1 100% +1.38

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newbury 3 0 0% −3.00
Cheltenham 2 0 0% −2.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 1 100% +3.00
Newton Abbot 1 1 100% +0.80
Ludlow 1 1 100% +1.38
Warwick 1 1 100% +3.00
Wincanton 1 1 100% +2.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 12 4 33% +1.38
2m1f – 2m4f 3 1 33% −1.20

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Conor O'Farrell 5 2 40% +2.00
Timmy Murphy 5 3 60% +3.18
Tom Scudamore 2 0 0% −2.00
Mikey Ennis 2 0 0% −2.00
Kieron Edgar 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 13 5 38% +2.18
Tongue tie + blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2015 3 0 0% −3.00
2014 5 0 0% −5.00
2013 3 1 33% +1.00
2012 2 2 100% +2.18
2011 2 2 100% +5.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 13 3 23% −4.82
NH Flat 2 2 100% +5.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
10 Mar 15+31d Cheltenham OLBG Mares' Hurdle (Registered As The David Nicholson Mares' Hurdle) (Grade 1) Class 1 · 20f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 12/15 8 11-5 129106C Tom Scudamore 66/1
07 Feb 15+28d Newbury Betfair Hurdle (Grade 3 Handicap) Class 1 · 16.5f · Soft · 23 ran 17/23 31 10-12 135106C Conor O'Farrell 25/1
10 Jan 15+21d Kempton William Hill - Download The App Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Soft · 8 ran 5/8 6 11-12 138119A Tom Scudamore 8/1
20 Dec 14+224d Ascot Ladbroke (Grade 3 Handicap Hurdle) Class 1 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 18 ran 15/18 2 10-11 143104C Kieron Edgar 25/1
10 May 14+28d Haydock Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (Registered As The Swinton Hurdle) (Grade 3) Class 1 · 15.5f · Soft · 13 ran 5/13 ½ 11-3 145123A Mikey Ennis 10/1
12 Apr 14+35d Ayr QTS Scottish Champion Hurdle (Grade 2 Limited Handicap) Class 1 · 16f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 4/11 3¼ 9-11 139129A Mikey Ennis 33/1
08 Mar 14+28d Sandown William Hill Imperial Cup Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) Class 1 · 16f · Soft · 14 ran 7/14 nk 11-12 139134A Conor O'Farrell 9/1
08 Feb 14+333d Newbury Betfair Hurdle (Grade 3 Handicap) Class 1 · 16.5f · Heavy · 20 ran 5/20 nse 10-12 136146A Conor O'Farrell 20/1
12 Mar 13+31d Cheltenham OLBG Mares' Hurdle (Registered As The David Nicholson Mares' Hurdle) (Grade 2) Class 1 · 20f · Soft · 19 ran 15/19 11 11-0 138104C Timmy Murphy 7/1
09 Feb 13+39d Newbury Betfair Hurdle (Grade 3 Handicap) Class 1 · 16.5f · Soft · 21 ran 3/21 1¼ 10-1 134143A Timmy Murphy 8/1
01 Jan 13+289d Musselburgh totequadpot At totepool.com Hogmaneigh Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 15.5f · Soft · 14 ran 1/14 11-4 123142A Conor O'Farrell 3/1F
18 Mar 12+25d Newton Abbot Cats Protection Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Good · 15 ran 1/15 10-13 —128A Timmy Murphy 4/5F
22 Feb 12+53d Ludlow Walford & North Shropshire College Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 16f · Good · 15 ran 1/15 10-9 —119A Timmy Murphy 11/8F
31 Dec 11+234d Warwick William Hill - Home Of Betting Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 1/13 11-0 —128A Timmy Murphy 3/1
11 May 11 Wincanton Pony Racing Here This Saturday Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 15.5f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 1/5 10-2 —115B Conor O'Farrell 2/1

Quick answers

How many races has Swing Bowler (GB) won?
Swing Bowler (GB) won 5 of 15 archived starts between 2011 and 2015, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 6 times in total (40% of starts).
Who trained Swing Bowler (GB)?
Swing Bowler (GB) was trained by David Pipe on the most recent run on record, at Cheltenham on 10 March 2015.
Who is Swing Bowler (GB)'s sire?
Swing Bowler (GB) is by Galileo (IRE) out of Lady Cricket (FR), whose sire is Cricket Ball.
What going does Swing Bowler (GB) prefer?
Swing Bowler (GB) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Swing Bowler (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 129, from the run on 10 March 2015. The highest on record is 145.
What is Swing Bowler (GB)'s sire's record?
Galileo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,191 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 889.
Who are Swing Bowler (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Lady Cricket (FR), Swing Bowler (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Red Sherlock (GB) (6). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (Red Sherlock (GB)). The wins came over 1m7½f–2m4½f. As at Oct 2026.
Has Swing Bowler (GB) produced winners?
As a dam, Swing Bowler (GB) has 1 produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Phantomofthepoints (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Phantomofthepoints (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2011. 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.