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Bucephalus: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Bucephalus is a 9-year-old gelding by Soldier Hollow, trained by Neil Mulholland. He has won 6 of 39 starts and placed in 14 more, for £78,431 in prize money. His best trip is 2m 0.5f, where 2 wins from 5 is a 40% strike rate against 12% at every other distance. He runs next in the 1:50 at Aintree on 6 November, where the best price is 16/1 with Bet365. His best performance rating is 136, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 39
  • Wins 6
  • Placed 20
  • Strike rate 15%
  • Prize money £78,431
  • Best rating 136
  • Official rating 135

Where Bucephalus runs next

Time Course Race Best price
1:50 Aintree Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap Hurdle Race 16/1 Bet365 bet365

Bucephalus form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
9 May 26 Haydock Pertemps Network Swinton Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 1m 7.5f Good 14 33.25 33/1 Harriet Tucker 135
4 Apr 26 Haydock Pertemps Network Challenger Two Mile Hurdle Series Final Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 1m 7.5f Good 3 4.5 14/1 Harriet Tucker 135
14 Mar 26 Newcastle Smirnoff At Spy Bar Handicap Hurdle Class 3 2m 1f Good To Soft 1 — 11/2 Harriet Tucker 130
7 Feb 26 Newbury William Hill Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m 0.5f Heavy PU - 50/1 Harriet Tucker 132
30 Dec 25 Haydock Betfred 'Happy New Year' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 1m 7.5f Good 2 1.5 12/1 Harriet Tucker 130
12 Dec 25 Doncaster Bluebell Wood Recycle Your Christmas Tree Handicap Hurdle Class 3 2m 3.5f Good To Soft 4 49.5 28/1 Harriet Tucker 132
12 Oct 25 Chepstow dragonbet.co.uk Born From The Betting Ring Seniors' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 2m Good 6 85.25 9/2 Harriet Tucker 132
22 Feb 25 Chepstow Pertemps Network EMEA Handicap Hurdle Class 3 2m Soft 1 — 11/5F Harriet Tucker 123
15 Jan 25 Newbury Grosvenor Sport New Customers Double Odds Handicap Hurdle Class 4 2m 0.5f Soft 1 — 7/2J Harriet Tucker 116
27 Dec 24 Chepstow Coral Racing Club Join For Free Handicap Hurdle Class 4 2m Soft 2 2.25 28/1 Harriet Tucker 114
5 Dec 24 Wincanton Christmas Parties At Wincanton Racecourse Handicap Hurdle Class 4 1m 7f Soft F - 11/2 Callum Pritchard 114
3 Oct 24 Salisbury Pkf Francis Clark Handicap Class 4 1m 2f Heavy 7 20.5 9/1 Oisin Murphy 80
15 May 24 Ffos Las AK Bets Home Of Free Bets Handicap Hurdle Class 4 2m Good 2 4.75 4/1 Mr A P Ryan 112
20 Apr 24 Bangor-on-Dee Camden Stout Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 0.5f Soft 2 3.25 9/2 Miss Thomasina Eyston 110
24 Mar 24 Doncaster Injured Jockeys Fund Handicap Class 3 1m 2f Soft 7 6.75 6/1 Ethan Jones 82
2 Mar 24 Newbury Download The BetVictor App Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 0.5f Heavy 1 — 13/2 Miss Thomasina Eyston 104
14 Feb 24 Fontwell Southern Cranes & Access Handicap Hurdle Class 4 2m 1.5f Heavy 8 47.5 7/1 Harry Cobden 105
7 Jan 24 Plumpton Zoe Davison Memorial Handicap Hurdle Class 4 2m Soft 3 5.25 3/1 Sam Twiston-Davies 106
13 Nov 23 Kempton Racing Tv Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 2m Good 3 5 5/1 Joe Anderson 106
28 Oct 23 Doncaster Red Rock Partnership Recruitment Solutions Handicap Class 2 1m 2f Heavy 5 7.25 6/1 Alec Voikhansky 82
8 May 23 Windsor Download The At The Races App Handicap Class 4 1m 3.5f Soft 2 .5 7/4F Rose Dawes 81
18 Apr 23 Newmarket Close Brothers Handicap Class 2 1m Good To Soft 8 12.5 5/1 Rose Dawes 81
2 Apr 23 Doncaster Injured Jockeys Fund Handicap Class 3 1m 2f Soft 1 — 12/1 Rose Dawes 77
22 Mar 22 Wetherby Wetherby Racecourse Car Boot Sales Handicap Hurdle Class 4 2m Good To Soft 4 3.75 3/1F Gavin Sheehan 107
6 Mar 22 Huntingdon Play tote Cheltenham Ten To Follow Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m Soft 2 .25 5/1 Gavin Sheehan –
20 Feb 22 Newbury Federation Of Bloodstock Agents Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 0.5f Soft 3 10.5 18/1 Gavin Sheehan –
10 Oct 21 Goodwood Halcyon Build Handicap Class 4 1m Soft 2 2.25 4/1F James Doyle 78
23 Sep 21 Newmarket Come And Discover Newmarket Handicap Class 4 1m Good To Firm 2 2 9/2 James Doyle 78
22 Aug 21 Sandown Sky Bet Sunday Series Mile Handicap Class 4 1m Good To Soft 5 5.25 9/2F Jack Mitchell 79
9 Jul 21 Ascot Biowave Blocks Pain At The Source Apprentice Handicap (Str) Class 4 1m Good 3 1.25 7/1 Sebastian Woods 79
30 Jun 21 Kempton (AW) Unibet Casino Deposit 10 Get 40 Bonus (london Mile Series Qual) Handicap Class 4 1m Standard To Slow 3 1.5 3/1J Sebastian Woods 79
28 May 21 Pontefract Welcome Back To Pontefract Handicap Class 5 1m Soft 1 — 3/1C Sebastian Woods 70
17 Apr 21 Nottingham Visit racingtv.com Handicap Class 4 1m 0.5f Good To Firm 5 5 9/1 James Doyle 72
23 Oct 20 Doncaster Visit attheraces.com/jumps Handicap (Div 2) Class 5 1m 2f Soft 5 4.5 5/1J Tom Marquand 75
29 Sep 20 Ayr Shadwell Stud Handicap Class 4 1m 2f Good 7 12.5 7/2 Hollie Doyle 79
24 Jun 20 Haydock RacingTV Profits Back To Racing Handicap Class 3 1m 4f Good 5 4.25 85/40F Andrea Atzeni 79
7 Jun 20 Haydock Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap (Div 1) Class 4 1m 2f Good To Soft 5 3.75 8/1 Luke Morris 80
5 Nov 19 Kempton (AW) 32Red Casino Novice Stakes Class 5 1m Standard To Slow 6 3.25 8/1 Richard Kingscote –
11 Oct 19 York Elevator Company EBF Novice Auction Stakes (Plus 10) Class 3 1m Soft 4 2.25 25/1 Hector Crouch –

Last time out

Finished 14 in the Pertemps Network Swinton Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) at Haydock on 9 May 2026. Prominent in second early - drifted right after the 3rd then hampered by tack trouble on the bend past four out - faded well back from there to finish 14th.

Bucephalus by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
8f 9 1 11% —
16f 8 1 13% —
10f 7 1 14% —
16.5f 5 2 40% —
15.5f 3 0 0% —
17f 1 1 100% —
19.5f 1 0 0% —
15f 1 0 0% —
17.5f 1 0 0% —
11.5f 1 0 0% —
8.5f 1 0 0% —
12f 1 0 0% —

Bucephalus by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Soft 15 4 27% —
Good 9 0 0% —
Good To Soft 6 1 17% —
Heavy 5 1 20% —
Good To Firm 2 0 0% —
Standard To Slow 2 0 0% —

Bucephalus by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Haydock 5 0 0% —
Doncaster 5 1 20% —
Newbury 4 2 50% —
Chepstow 3 1 33% —
Newmarket 2 0 0% —
Kempton (AW) 2 0 0% —
Newcastle 1 1 100% —
Wincanton 1 0 0% —
Salisbury 1 0 0% —
Ffos Las 1 0 0% —

Bucephalus breeding

  • Sire Soldier Hollow (GB)
  • Dam Batya (IRE)
  • Damsire Whipper (USA)
  • Breeder Gestut Am Schlossgarten
  • Foaled 12 May 2017

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