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Ireland 5yo

Bits Ballou (GB)

T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies · J: Sam Twiston-Davies · O: The Jukes Family
By Scorpion (IRE) out of Bignose Kate (GB)
Form 8642314
  1. 4
  2. 1
  3. 3
  4. 2
  5. 4
  6. 6
3/1 Current odds
1/7 W/R
73 RPR
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Active
  • 7 runs
  • 1 wins
  • placed
  • 14% strike
  • 12 d off
  • 86 best RPR

Recent form

Form figures 8642314 12 days off
4 26 Oct 2026 Halo Leisure More Than Just A Gym H… Hereford 1 28 Sep 2026 Par Inn Bulpin Cup Amateur Jockeys'… Newton Abbot 3 12 Jul 2026 Next Sunday Is Ladies Day Novices' … Stratford 2 12 Jun 2026 William Hill Handicap Hurdle Newton Abbot 4 10 May 2026 Radnor Hills Water Mares' Novices' … Ludlow 6 14 Apr 2026 St. Austell Brewery Mares' Maiden H… Newton Abbot
At Hereford 0/1 0 wins · 0 placed
On Good to Firm 0/2 0 wins · 1 placed
Best RPR 86 Career peak
Best TS 45 Career peak

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 7 runs · form score 0–100
19 Mar 2026 · Ludlow · 8th/12 (btn .5) 14 Apr 2026 · Newton Abbot · 6th/10 (btn 8.5) 10 May 2026 · Ludlow · 4th/5 (btn 8.5) 12 Jun 2026 · Newton Abbot · 2nd/5 (btn 2.25) 12 Jul 2026 · Stratford · 3rd/6 (btn 40) 28 Sep 2026 · Newton Abbot · 1st/7 (won 0) 26 Oct 2026 · Hereford · 4th/8 (btn 4.5)
  • Win
  • Placed
  • Mid-pack
  • Rear
  • DNF
  • OR mark
Peak form
100
Mean
46
Win %
14%
Placed %
43%
Trend
Climbing

Course Record

4 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at Newton Abbot — well clear of the 43% career baseline.

  • Newton Abbot SPEC 67% 1-1-3
  • Ludlow 0% 0-0-2
  • Stratford 100% 0-1-1
  • Hereford 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

4 jockeys · 1 trainer

Jockeys

  • Sam Twiston-Davies NOW 50% 0-2-4
  • Mr Lucas Murphy 100% 1-0-1
  • Toby McCain-Mitchell(3) 0% 0-0-1
  • Tom Bellamy 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

  • Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies NOW 43% 1-2-7

Race history

7 of 7 runs
Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds
26 Oct 2026 Halo Leisure More Than Just A Gym Handicap Hurdle Race Hereford Class 5 4th/8 4.5 Good To Firm 3m1½f Sam Twiston-Davies OR 81 7/2
28 Sep 2026 Par Inn Bulpin Cup Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Race Newton Abbot Class 5 1st/7 +0 Good 3m2½f Mr Lucas Murphy OR 78 6/1
12 Jul 2026 Next Sunday Is Ladies Day Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Stratford Class 5 3rd/6 40 Good To Firm 2m6f7y Sam Twiston-Davies OR 79 13/2
12 Jun 2026 William Hill Handicap Hurdle Newton Abbot Class 5 2nd/5 2.25 Good 3m2f105y Sam Twiston-Davies OR 78 22/1
10 May 2026 Radnor Hills Water Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Ludlow Class 4 4th/5 8.5 Good 1m7f169y Tom Bellamy 25/1
14 Apr 2026 St. Austell Brewery Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Newton Abbot Class 4 6th/10 8.5 Good 2m5f122y Sam Twiston-Davies 50/1
19 Mar 2026 Lycetts Insurance Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Ludlow Class 4 8th/12 .5 Good 1m7f169y Toby McCain-Mitchell 40/1

Connections

Trainer
Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies 14%
Jockey
Sam Twiston-Davies 18%
Owner
The Jukes Family
Sire
Scorpion (IRE)
Dam
Bignose Kate (GB)
Dam sire
Overbury
Country
Ireland
Age
5yo

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