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Opening Bid: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Opening Bid is an 11-year-old gelding by Native Ruler, trained by Chris Down. He has won 10 of 41 starts and placed in 11 more, for £81,849 in prize money. His best trip is 2m 3f, where 2 wins from 4 is a 50% strike rate against 22% at every other distance. He runs next in the 4:17 at Chepstow on 9 October. His best performance rating is 125, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 41
  • Wins 10
  • Placed 21
  • Strike rate 24%
  • Prize money £81,849
  • Best rating 125
  • Official rating 121

Where Opening Bid runs next

Time Course Race Best price
4:17 Chepstow Dragonbet Daily Dragonboosts Handicap Hurdle Race —

Opening Bid form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
14 May 25 Newton Abbot Coast And Country Estate Agents Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 5f Good 1 — 2/1F Callum Pritchard 121
3 May 25 Uttoxeter 4 Oaks Group Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 5f Good 2 1 7/1 Bryan Carver 119
20 Nov 24 Warwick C & G Cladding/Solar Handicap Chase Class 4 2m 4f Good To Soft 4 11 12/1 Harry Cobden 121
29 Oct 24 Chepstow ColourFence Newport Low Maintenance Fencing Handicap Chase Class 3 2m 3.5f Good To Soft 9 34.25 20/1 Bryan Carver 122
10 Oct 24 Exeter What Is Trending At Rhino.Bet Casino Handicap Chase Class 3 2m 3f Good 1 — 6/5F Bryan Carver 118
11 Sep 24 Worcester Paul Ferguson's Jumpers To Follow Handicap Chase Class 4 2m 4f Good 5 5.25 11/1 Bryan Carver 120
31 Aug 24 Newton Abbot William Hill Leading Racecourse Bookmaker Handicap Chase Class 4 2m 5f Good 3 4.5 9/1 Bryan Carver 120
22 Aug 24 Newton Abbot Newtonabbotracing.Com Handicap Chase Class 4 2m 5f Good 5 21 14/1 Bryan Carver 122
21 Jul 24 Stratford John Murtagh 60th Birthday Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 2m 1f Good PU - 17/2 Bryan Carver 123
30 Jun 24 Uttoxeter Bet365 Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 2m Good To Soft 4 4.25 14/1 Bryan Carver 123
6 Jun 24 Uttoxeter Glyn Hall Wealth Management Handicap Chase Class 4 2m 5f Good 2 .5 15/2 Bryan Carver 122
11 May 24 Warwick Valley Shoppers Dash Handicap Hurdle Class 3 2m 5f Good 7 31 18/1 Bryan Carver 116
26 Apr 24 Chepstow Dunraven Windows Handicap Chase Class 3 2m 3.5f Good 4 10.75 22/1 Bryan Carver 125
11 Nov 23 Wincanton Boodles 'Rising Stars' Novices' Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m 4f Good To Soft PU - 40/1 Bryan Carver 125
12 Oct 23 Exeter RGB Building Supplies Handicap Chase Class 3 2m 3f Good To Firm 1 — 11/10F Bryan Carver 120
5 Oct 23 Warwick Join Racing Tv Now Handicap Chase Class 4 2m 4f Good 2 3.25 15/8J Bryan Carver 120
11 Sep 23 Newton Abbot Ben Oliver Memorial Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 5f Good To Soft 1 — 9/2 Bryan Carver 116
23 Jul 23 Stratford Marion Wright Memorial Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 3.5f Good 5 23.75 13/8F Bryan Carver 118
4 Jul 23 Stratford Visit racingtv.com Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 3.5f Good 1 — 9/4 Bryan Carver 109
14 Jun 23 Newton Abbot Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Chase Class 5 2m 0.5f Good 1 — 8/11F Bryan Carver 104
26 May 23 Worcester Download Fitzdares For Free Race Streaming Handicap Chase Class 5 2m 0.5f Good 1 — 6/4F Bryan Carver 100
21 Apr 23 Exeter Globe Inn Chudleigh Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 2m 1.5f Good 2 3.75 10/3J Bryan Carver 98
10 Mar 23 Exeter Virgin Bet Cheltenham Festival Money Back Handicap Hurdle Class 4 2m 0.5f Good 3 16 6/1 Bryan Carver 109
11 Feb 23 Warwick Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Handicap Hurdle Class 4 2m Good 3 .75 8/1 Bryan Carver 108
6 Dec 22 Uttoxeter Signs 2000 Handicap Hurdle Class 4 2m Good To Soft 1 — 7/2 Bryan Carver 105
24 Nov 22 Taunton Mike Trickey And Geoff White Memorial Handicap Chase Class 5 2m 2f Good PU - 9/2 James Davies 102
1 Nov 22 Warwick Jewson Coventry Handicap Hurdle Class 4 2m Good To Soft 2 1.5 7/2F James Davies 104
6 Oct 22 Warwick Hatton Handicap Hurdle Class 5 2m Good 2 1.5 9/1 James Davies 102
16 Sep 22 Newton Abbot Talk Tidy Handicap Hurdle Class 5 2m 1f Good To Soft 7 17.5 15/2 James Davies 107
21 Apr 22 Warwick Bet At racingtv.com Handicap Chase Class 4 2m Good 6 41.75 17/2 James Davies 107
30 Mar 22 Wincanton Crs Building Supplies Ltd Handicap Chase Class 4 2m 4f Good 3 49.25 8/1 James Davies 112
14 Mar 22 Stratford Stratford Supports Racing To School Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 1f Good To Soft 6 60.25 14/1 James Davies 116
19 Jan 22 Newbury Book The Lodge Hotel At Newbury Racecourse Handicap Hurdle Class 4 2m 0.5f Good To Soft PU - 50/1 James Davies 117
25 Nov 21 Taunton Short Run Press Celebrating 40 Years Handicap Hurdle Class 3 2m 3f Good 7 22.25 17/2 Harry Cobden 118
5 Nov 21 Warwick Jewson Leamington Spa, Old Warwick Road Handicap Hurdle Class 4 2m Good 1 — 5/1 Tom Scudamore 113
10 Oct 21 Newton Abbot British Stallion Studs Ebf 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 2m 1f Good To Soft 3 8.5 7/1 James Davies 110
30 May 21 Uttoxeter Free Tips Daily On Attheraces.com Handicap Hurdle Class 4 2m 4f Good 5 49.5 12/1 James Davies 113
8 May 21 Warwick racingtv.com Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 3f Soft 5 30.25 5/1 James Davies 113
13 Apr 21 Newton Abbot Visit attheraces.com Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 1f Good 1 — 18/1 James Davies –
21 Mar 21 Chepstow Coming Soon Biowavego International Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 3.5f Good To Soft 5 18 40/1 James Davies –
3 Mar 21 Wincanton Get Daily Tips At racingtv.com Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 5.5f Good To Soft 5 28.25 200/1 James Davies –

Last time out

Finished 1 in the Coast And Country Estate Agents Handicap Chase (GBB Race) at Newton Abbot on 14 May 2025. Shared front spot early - moved into command 2nd - lost that spot before 3rd - regained control 4 out - pushed along after 2 out - clean leap at last and stayed on strongly to win.

Opening Bid by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
21f 7 2 29% —
16f 7 2 29% —
20f 6 0 0% —
19.5f 5 1 20% —
17f 5 1 20% —
19f 4 2 50% —
16.5f 4 2 50% —
17.5f 1 0 0% —
18f 1 0 0% —
21.5f 1 0 0% —

Opening Bid by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Good 26 7 27% —
Good To Soft 13 2 15% —
Good To Firm 1 1 100% —
Soft 1 0 0% —

Opening Bid by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Warwick 9 1 11% —
Newton Abbot 8 4 50% —
Uttoxeter 5 1 20% —
Exeter 4 2 50% —
Stratford 4 1 25% —
Chepstow 3 0 0% —
Wincanton 3 0 0% —
Worcester 2 1 50% —
Taunton 2 0 0% —
Newbury 1 0 0% —

Opening Bid breeding

  • Sire Native Ruler (GB)
  • Dam Clifton Encore (USA)
  • Damsire War Chant (USA)
  • Breeder Mrs N L Naylor
  • Foaled 12 April 2015

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