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Bid For Chester

3-year-old gelding with 2 wins from 19 runs who runs best on very wet, muddy ground over 5f – 6½f.
Quick facts
Age
3 years old
Sex
Gelding
Father
Ribchester
Mother
Dance Bid
Owner
Crowsnest Syndicate
Official rating
80

📊 Key numbers

Career totals for this horse
19
Career races
2
Wins
10.5%
Win rate
avg ~10%
36.8%
Top-3 rate
avg ~30%
745 days
Since last race

⚡ Strengths and risks

What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on heavy ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
✔ Excellent record on good_to_yielding ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
✔ Well suited by 5f – 6½f distances: 18% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Returning from a 522-day absence
⚠ Yet to win at Naas in 5 attempts

🎯 Where this horse runs best

Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Heavy (very wet)
Loves
Good to yielding (mild give)
Loves
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Soft (muddy)
Avoids
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
Good (a little give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
5F – 6½F
Loves
1M1F – 1M2F
Unknown
7F – 1M
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown

📅 Recent runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
23 Oct
4th
Navan
5f – 6½f · Yielding · 10 runners
22 Oct
3rd
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Soft · 15 runners
12 Oct
3rd
Naas
7f – 1m · Yielding · 14 runners
30 Sep
5th
Down Royal
5f – 6½f · Yielding · 9 runners
29 Aug
11th
Navan
5f – 6½f · Good · 15 runners
4 Aug
10th
Galway
7f – 1m · Heavy · 19 runners
19 May
10th
Naas
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 12 runners
27 Apr
10th
Navan
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Yielding · 14 runners
20 Apr
🏆 Won
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Heavy · 9 runners
24 Mar
2nd
Naas
7f – 1m · Heavy · 12 runners

🏇 Jockeys

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
Wesley Joyce Current jockey
10%
Win rate
1/10
Wins / rides
16.7%
Win rate
1/6
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides

🏟 Course record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast runWin rate
Naas
Galloping
5 1 second, 2 thirds, 2 other 12 Oct 0%
Navan
Galloping
4 1 win, 3 other 23 Oct 25%
The Curragh
Galloping
4 1 win, 1 third, 2 other 22 Oct 25%
Galway
Tight
2 2 other 4 Aug 0%
Sligo
Sharp
1 1 other 9 Aug 0%
Listowel
Sharp
1 1 other 19 Sep 0%
Cork
Galloping
1 1 second 26 Sep 0%
Down Royal
Galloping
1 1 other 30 Sep 0%