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Bulldog Spirit: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Bulldog Spirit is a 6-year-old gelding by Churchill, trained by Bernard Llewellyn. He has won 5 of 42 starts and placed in 7 more, for £48,673 in prize money. His best trip is 1m 3f, where 1 win from 3 is a 33% strike rate against 10% at every other distance. He runs next in the 7:30 at Southwell (AW) on 29 October. His best performance rating is 80, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 42
  • Wins 5
  • Placed 12
  • Strike rate 12%
  • Prize money £48,673
  • Best rating 80
  • Official rating 58

Where Bulldog Spirit runs next

Time Course Race Best price
7:30 Southwell (AW) Midnite Ain't Your Grandad's Bookie Handicap Stakes —

Bulldog Spirit form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
19 Sep 26 Chester Lord Mayor's Spooktacular Fireworks Apprentice Handicap Stakes Class 5 1m 6.5f Heavy 6 6.75 25/1 Isobelle Chalmers 58
11 Sep 26 Chester Inkerman London Apprentice Handicap Stakes Class 5 2m Good To Soft 4 24.75 22/1 Donagh Murphy 60
1 Sep 26 Wolverhampton (AW) Download The Racecourse App Raceday Ready Handicap Stakes Class 6 1m 4f Standard 5 5.25 20/1 William Cox 60
12 Aug 26 Ffos Las Dress For The Occasions Handicap Stakes Class 6 1m 4f Good 4 9.75 11/1 Daniel Muscutt 62
14 Jul 26 Ffos Las Dandara, Find Your Perfect New Home Handicap Stakes Class 5 1m 4f Good 3 4.5 8/1 Taylor Fisher 63
30 Jun 26 Ffos Las West Wales Properties Ceredigion Handicap Class 6 2m Good 5 8 13/8F Cieren Fallon 65
31 May 26 Nottingham Dine In Sherwoods Restaurant Handicap Class 5 1m 6f Good 7 3 10/1 Harry Vigors 67
12 May 26 Lingfield (AW) Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Apprentice Handicap Class 5 2m Standard 5 11 28/1 Shay Farmer 70
4 Apr 26 Wolverhampton (AW) Thank You To Omari For The Support Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 1m 4f Standard 6 11.75 66/1 Sean D Bowen 72
6 Sep 25 Thirsk Calverts Carpets Hambleton Cup Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 1m 4f Good 5 5.75 6/1 Shay Farmer 74
21 Aug 25 Newcastle (AW) Racing League Race 30 Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 3 1m 4.5f Standard 8 14.75 50/1 Ben Robinson 75
7 Aug 25 Chepstow Racing League 20 Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 3 1m 4f Good To Soft 9 11 33/1 Ben Robinson 75
12 Jul 25 Chester Absolut Vodka Apprentice Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 1m 6.5f Good 4 11.25 5/2 Shay Farmer 76
28 Jun 25 Chester Christmas Parties At Chester Racecourse Handicap Class 5 1m 4.5f Good 2 .5 11/4 Shay Farmer 74
1 Jun 25 Nottingham Sky Bet Extra Places Every Day Handicap Class 5 1m 6f Good 4 1.5 10/3J Ben Robinson 74
10 May 25 Nottingham 'Sipson Construction Services 15Yr Anniversary Apprentice Handicap Class 5 1m 6f Good To Firm 1 — 4/1 Shay Farmer 69
18 Apr 25 Lingfield (AW) BetUK All-Weather Vase Apprentice Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 1m 4f Standard 7 2.5 11/1 Shay Farmer 70
29 Mar 25 Doncaster William Hill NRMB On The Grand National Apprentice Handicap (Div 1) Class 5 1m 2f Good To Soft 9 4 11/1 Ethan Jones 70
19 Mar 25 Southwell (AW) Gamble Responsibly At BetUK Handicap Class 5 1m 3f Standard 1 — 14/1 Ben Robinson 67
27 Dec 24 Wolverhampton (AW) Weekly 5 Free Bet With BetUK Handicap Class 5 1m 6f Standard 9 11.25 8/1 Jack Mitchell 68
10 Dec 24 Southwell (AW) BetUK. It's Where The UK Bets Handicap Class 5 1m 6f Standard 4 6.5 9/1 Kaiya Fraser 69
28 Oct 24 Newcastle (AW) Free Bets With BetUK Bet Club Handicap Class 5 2m 0.5f Standard To Slow 5 11 6/1 Kaiya Fraser 70
14 Oct 24 Musselburgh Max Recycle Selling Stakes Class 4 1m 4.5f Good To Soft 2 4 6/4F Jason Hart 71
2 Oct 24 Catterick Racing Again 19th October Handicap Class 5 1m 4f Soft 8 21.5 14/1 Shane Gray 72
9 Aug 24 Haydock Cheshire Life And Lancashire Life Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Class 5 1m 6f Good To Firm 1 — 5/1 Mr Patrick Millman 67
21 Jul 24 Redcar Go Racing In Yorkshire Future Stars Apprentice Handicap Class 5 1m 6f Good 2 1.75 7/4F Archie Young 67
13 Jul 24 York John Smith's Stayers' Handicap Class 4 2m 0.5f Good To Soft 6 5.25 14/1 Joe Fanning 68
29 Jun 24 Chester Jam Shed Handicap Class 4 2m Good 5 4 15/2 Jason Watson 70
2 Jun 24 Hamilton Sky Bet Acca Freeze Handicap Class 5 1m 3f Good 10 9.25 8/1 Callum Rodriguez 72
5 May 24 Hamilton Hampton By Hilton At Hamilton Park Handicap Class 5 1m 3f Good To Soft 2 4.5 9/1 Paul Mulrennan 72
5 Mar 24 Southwell (AW) BetUK. Home Of The Acca Handicap Class 5 2m 0.5f Standard 7 8.5 20/1 Hollie Doyle 73
9 Oct 23 Wolverhampton (AW) Breeders' Cup On Sky Sports Racing Handicap Class 4 1m 4f Standard 8 5.75 11/2 Franny Norton 75
21 Sep 23 Pontefract Ben And Mary Hibbert Memorial Handicap Class 4 1m 4f Good To Soft 4 1.75 9/2 Kevin Stott 76
8 Sep 23 Haydock Betfair Racing Only Bettor Podcast Handicap Class 4 1m 3.5f Good 5 10.75 4/1 Daniel Muscutt 77
8 Jul 23 Haydock Bet365 Handicap Class 2 1m 6f Good To Firm 4 8 33/1 Andrew Breslin 77
16 Jun 23 Goodwood Michael Leahy Memorial Handicap Class 4 1m 4f Good To Firm 2 4.25 5/2 Joe Fanning 77
2 Jun 23 Doncaster Weston Park Cancer Support On 01145533330 Handicap Class 5 1m 4f Good To Firm 1 — 11/4 Jack Mitchell 73
22 May 23 Windsor Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Handicap Class 5 1m 3.5f Good To Firm 2 .5 6/1 Jack Mitchell 73
19 Apr 23 Beverley James White Butchers Handicap Class 5 1m 2f Good To Soft 6 9.25 12/1 Ben Curtis 75
9 Nov 22 Kempton (AW) Unibet Horserace Betting Operator Of The Year Restricted Novice Stakes Class 6 1m Standard To Slow 5 3.75 13/2 Jason Hart 77
14 Oct 22 Redcar Market Cross Jewellers British EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 1m Good To Soft 5 11 9/2 Franny Norton –
30 Sep 22 Newcastle (AW) Kudos EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 1m Standard 1 — 3/1 Jason Hart –

Last time out

Finished 6 in the Lord Mayor's Spooktacular Fireworks Apprentice Handicap Stakes at Chester on 19 September 2026. Settled off the pace towards the back - pushed along to close on the inside from 2f out - faded in the closing stages to finish 6th.

Bulldog Spirit by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
12f 12 1 8% —
14f 8 2 25% —
16f 4 0 0% —
12.5f 3 0 0% —
11f 3 1 33% —
16.5f 3 0 0% —
8f 3 1 33% —
14.5f 2 0 0% —
10f 2 0 0% —
11.5f 2 0 0% —

Bulldog Spirit by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Good 12 0 0% —
Standard 11 2 18% —
Good To Soft 9 0 0% —
Good To Firm 6 3 50% —
Standard To Slow 2 0 0% —
Heavy 1 0 0% —
Soft 1 0 0% —

Bulldog Spirit by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Chester 5 0 0% —
Wolverhampton (AW) 4 0 0% —
Ffos Las 3 0 0% —
Nottingham 3 1 33% —
Newcastle (AW) 3 1 33% —
Southwell (AW) 3 1 33% —
Haydock 3 1 33% —
Lingfield (AW) 2 0 0% —
Doncaster 2 1 50% —
Redcar 2 0 0% —

Bulldog Spirit breeding

  • Sire Churchill (IRE)
  • Dam Banimpire (IRE)
  • Damsire Holy Roman Emperor (IRE)
  • Breeder Banimpire Syndicate
  • Foaled 19 May 2020

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