Bulldog Spirit (2020) Horse
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The six-year-old bay gelding called Bulldog Spirit, by Churchill out of Banimpire, is trained by B J Llewellyn and owned by Clive Elliot & Partner. From 42 starts he has recorded five wins, placed second six times and once third, earning $93,784. His last start came at Chester on 19 September 2026, finishing 6th of 12. His most recent victory was at Nottingham on 10 May 2025.
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Southwell • Chester • Wolverhampton • Ffos Las • Nottingham • Lingfield • Thirsk • Chepstow • Doncaster • Musselburgh • Catterick • Haydock • Redcar • Pontefract • Goodwood • Windsor • Beverley • KemptonRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Southwell 30-Oct-26 2836m STANDARD R7 Midnite Ain't Your Grandad's Bookie Handicap, SP: 26.00 | Harry Vigors 2L | 10 (12) |
| Chester 19-Sep-26 2896m SOFT R7 CL5 Hcp $426 (of $27,790) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 03:25.460, SP: 26.00 1st Carthusian ( L Wright 138 ) 2nd Spartan Times ( W Pyle 139 ) 1.75L 3rd Melon ( C Maggs 138 ) 3.00L 6th Bulldog Spirit ( I Chalmers 125 , Cd 118 ) 6.85L See full results | I Chalmers 56.7kg, Cd 53.5kg 6.85L | 6 (12) |
| Chester 11-Sep-26 3197m SOFT R7 CL5 Hcp $1,707 (of $14,567) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 03:37.350, SP: 23.00 1st Cascade Hall ( L Young 135 ) 2nd Queen Roslyn ( T Kiely-marshall 136 ) 21.00L 3rd Sir Griflet ( W Fentiman 118 ) 2.00L 4th Bulldog Spirit ( D Murphy 133 , Cd 128 ) 24.75L See full results | D Murphy 60.3kg, Cd 58.1kg 24.75L | 4 (13) |
| Wolverhampton 02-Sep-26 2461m SYNTHETIC R8 CL6 Hcp $359 (of $6,137) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:39.810, SP: 21.00 1st Ottoman ( R Ryan 130 ) 2nd Luan ( B Loughnane 132 ) 1.25L 3rd Sevenkingsmustdie ( L Catton 129 ) 1.00L 5th Bulldog Spirit ( W Cox 132 ) 5.25L See full results | W Cox 59.9kg 5.25L | 5 (7) |
| Ffos Las 13-Aug-26 2404m GOOD R6 CL6 Hcp Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:38.960, SP: 12.00 1st Belle Of Kt ( M Wonnacott 134 , Cd 129 ) 2nd A Daughters Love ( D Keenan 130 ) 0.75L 3rd Noble Grace ( A Lewis 140 , Cd 137 ) 5.25L 4th Bulldog Spirit ( D Muscutt 142 ) 9.75L See full results | D Muscutt 64.4kg 9.75L | 4 (6) |
| Ffos Las 14-Jul-26 2404m GOOD R6 CL5 Hcp $1,894 (of $15,176) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:36.790, SP: 9.00 1st Liveinthelight ( G Wood 131 ) 2nd Meet Me In Meraki ( R Ryan 137 ) 3.25L 3rd Bulldog Spirit ( T Fisher 138 ) 4.50L See full results | T Fisher 62.6kg 4.50L | 3 (5) |
| Ffos Las 30-Jun-26 3219m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 13/8 Pulled hard in midfield, headway and ridden to press leader over 2f out, kept on same pace over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | Cieren Fallon 61.2kg 3/4 length | 5 (7) |
| Nottingham 31-May-26 2816m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 10/1 Rear of midfield, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, ran on same pace inside final furlong | Harry Vigors 59.9kg Head | 7 (7) |
| Lingfield 12-May-26 3172m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 28/1 Midfield, ridden 2f out, weakened 1f out | Shay Farmer 61.7kg 1 1/2 length | 5 (6) |
| Wolverhampton 04-Apr-26 2461m STANDARD CL4 Flat, SP: 66/1 Always behind | S D Bowen 55.3kg 4 1/2l | 6 (7) |
| Thirsk 06-Sep-25 2421m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 6/1 Held up in last, ridden 2f out, went 5th inside final furlong, never going pace to challenge | Shay Farmer 59.9kg 1 1/2 length | 5 (7) |
| Newcastle 21-Aug-25 2504m STANDARD CL3 Flat, SP: 50/1 Prominent, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | Ben Robinson 56.7kg 3/4 length | 8 (13) |
| Chepstow 07-Aug-25 2414m GOOD TO SOFT CL3 Flat, SP: 33/1 Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened final 2f | Ben Robinson 55.8kg 4l | 9 (12) |
| Chester 12-Jul-25 2896m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 5/2 Held up behind leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out | Shay Farmer 63.5kg 6 1/2l | 4 (6) |
| Chester 28-Jun-25 2472m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 11/4 Handy on inner, went 2nd and pushed along 2f out, ridden and pressed leader over 1f out, stayed on but no telling impression until rallied towards finish, just held | Shay Farmer 64.4kg 1/2 length | 2 (8) |
| Nottingham 01-Jun-25 2816m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 10/3 Front mid-division, went 3rd 3f out, soon pushed along, stayed on one pace | Ben Robinson 61.2kg 1/2 length | 4 (8) |
| Nottingham 10-May-25 2816m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 4/1 Mid-division, closer over 2f out, pushed along and led over 1f out, soon edged left to rails and cleared away, ran on well | Shay Farmer 60.8kg | 1 (6) |
| Lingfield 18-Apr-25 2414m STANDARD CL4 Flat, SP: 11/1 Raced wide, in touch, ridden and hung left 1f out, kept on | Shay Farmer 58.1kg Nose | 7 (16) |
| Doncaster 29-Mar-25 2051m GOOD TO SOFT (SOFT IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 11/1 Towards rear, pushed along well over 2f out, soon denied clear run and ridden, never involved | Ethan Jones 63.5kg Short Head | 9 (19) |
| Southwell 19-Mar-25 2234m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 14/1 Midfield, pushed along 2f out, soon challenging, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong | Ben Robinson 58.5kg | 1 (8) |
| Wolverhampton 27-Dec-24 2815m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 8/1 Soon led, pushed along over 2f out, headed turning in, soon ridden and weakened quickly, tailed off and eased final furlong, (limited comments due to poor visibility) | J Mitchell 60.3kg 6l | 9 (9) |
| Southwell 10-Dec-24 2836m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 9/1 Towards rear, pushed along well over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, never a danger | Kaiya Fraser 63kg 1 1/4 length | 4 (10) |
| Newcastle 28-Oct-24 3270m STANDARD / SLOW CL5 Flat, SP: 6/1 Midfield, headway over 3f out, soon led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out | Kaiya Fraser 65.3kg 1 3/4 length | 5 (9) |
| Musselburgh 14-Oct-24 2509m GOOD TO SOFT CL4 Flat, SP: 6/4 Prominent, pressed leader after 1f, joined leader after 4f, soon led, pushed along over 3f out, pressed over 2f out, soon headed, rallied and ran on gamely over 1f out, no extra final furlong, not match winner | Jason Hart 62.6kg 4l | 2 (4) |
| Catterick 02-Oct-24 2426m SOFT CL5 Flat, SP: 14/1 Chased leaders, outpaced 3f out, lost touch 2f out | Shane Gray 63kg 7l | 8 (8) |
| Haydock 09-Aug-24 2816m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 5/1 Chased leader, smooth headway to press leader over 3f out, soon led and ridden, went clear approaching final furlong, stayed on well inside final furlong | Mr Patrick Millman 67.1kg | 1 (9) |
| Redcar 21-Jul-24 2815m GOOD CL5 Flat, SP: 7/4 Held up last, headway on far rail 4f out, every chance when ridden to dispute inside 2f out, outpaced by winner inside final furlong, kept on, just held on for second towards finish | Archie Young 61.2kg 1 3/4 length | 2 (7) |
| York 13-Jul-24 3270m GOOD TO SOFT CL4 Flat, SP: 14/1 Keen in touch, headway 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace | J Fanning 55.8kg Short Head | 6 (14) |
| Chester 29-Jun-24 3197m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 15/2 Rear of mid-division, pushed along and outpaced 2f out, plugged on final furlong | Jason Watson 57.2kg 3/4 length | 5 (8) |
| Hamilton 02-Jun-24 2227m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 8/1 Led, headed over 2f out, lost place over 1f out | Callum Rodriguez 59.9kg 2 1/4l | 10 (14) |
| Hamilton 05-May-24 2227m GOOD TO SOFT (SOFT IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 9/1 Led, pushed along over 2f out, soon headed and ridden, stayed on same pace | P Mulrennan 62.1kg 4 1/2l | 2 (8) |
| Southwell 05-Mar-24 3312m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 20/1 Bit keen in mid-division, GOOD headway out wide tracking leaders after 5f, went 2nd over 10f out, ridden to lead inside final 2f until over 1f out, weakened final furlong | Hollie Doyle 60.3kg Neck | 7 (10) |
| Wolverhampton 09-Oct-23 2461m STANDARD CL4 Flat, SP: 11/2 Tracked leader, led after 1f until headed over 7f out, tracked leader, pushed along and lost 2nd 2f out, chased leaders, weakened quickly final furlong | F Norton 59kg 1/2 length | 8 (9) |
| Pontefract 21-Sep-23 2419m GOOD TO SOFT CL4 Flat, SP: 9/2 Led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed well over 1f out, battled on until no extra final 75 yards | K Stott 59.4kg 1 1/4 length | 4 (8) |
| Haydock 08-Sep-23 2341m GOOD CL4 Flat, SP: 4/1 Soon led, headed 3f out, no extra from over 1f out | Daniel Muscutt 59kg 1 3/4 length | 5 (5) |
| Haydock 08-Jul-23 2816m GOOD TO FIRM CL2 Flat, SP: 33/1 Chased leaders, switched right over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong | Andrew Breslin 53.1kg 3 1/2l | 4 (11) |
| GOODwood 16-Jun-23 2412m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 5/2 Led 2f, tracked leader, ridden to lead again over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on one pace | J Fanning 56.7kg 4 1/4l | 2 (3) |
| Doncaster 02-Jun-23 2393m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 11/4 Chased leader, stayed on edging left inside final furlong, led nearing finish | J Mitchell 60.3kg | 1 (7) |
| Windsor 22-May-23 2303m GOOD TO FIRM CL5 Flat, SP: 6/1 Prominent, led 10f out, headed over 2f out, led again entering final furlong, headed inside final 100 yards, held close home | J Mitchell 59.9kg 1/2 length | 2 (8) |
| Beverley 19-Apr-23 2000m GOOD TO SOFT CL5 Flat, SP: 12/1 Led, pushed along over 2f out, soon headed, weakened entering final furlong | B A Curtis 61.2kg 1 3/4 length | 6 (9) |
| Kempton 09-Nov-22 1609m STANDARD / SLOW CL6 Flat, SP: 13/2 Took keen hold, chased leaders, shaken up over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to challenge | Jason Hart 62.1kg 1/2 length | 5 (13) |
| Redcar 14-Oct-22 1608m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 9/2 Raced keenly tracking leaders, pushed along hung left and weakening when not much room over 1f out | F Norton 60.8kg 4 3/4l | 5 (9) |
| Newcastle 30-Sep-22 1614m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 3/1 Dwelt close up in rear, headway to press leader 3f out, ridden and every chance entering final furlong, stayed on to lead towards finish | Jason Hart 59kg | 1 (4) |