Opening Bid (2015) Horse
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Opening Bid is an eleven-year-old bay gelding by Native Ruler out of Clifton Encore. He is trained by J Tizzard and owned by Mr T Hamlin And Mr J M Dare. From 43 starts he has secured ten victories and been placed eleven times, earning $131,912 in prize money. His most recent run came at Chepstow on 9 October 2026, where he finished 4th of 15 runners. His latest win was recorded at Newton Abbot on 14 May 2025.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Newton Abbot 29-Oct-26 3287m GOOD TO SOFT (SOFT IN PLACES) R5 Persimmon Homes Handicap Chase (GBB Race), SP: 4.00 | Brendan Powell 1.75L | 3 (5) |
| Chepstow 09-Oct-26 3233m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL4 Hurdle, SP: 28/1 Midfield, ridden before 2 out, kept on approaching last, went fourth run-in, no danger | Brendan Powell 76.2kg 3 1/2l | 4 (15) |
| Newton Abbot 14-May-25 4220m GOOD R5 CL4 HcpCh $11,984 (of $14,053), Winning Time: 05:04.470, SP: 3.00 1st Opening Bid ( C Pritchard 169 , Cd 174 ) 2nd Somespring Special ( M G Nolan 168 ) 6.00L See full results | C Pritchard 76.7kg, Cd 78.9kg | 1 (4) |
| Uttoxeter 04-May-25 4200m GOOD R2 CL4 HcpCh $4,466 (of $9,846), Winning Time: 05:18.610, SP: 8.00 Led, length ahead 4 out, soon ridden and headed, chased winner before 2 out where mistake, briefly threatened run-in, always held near finish 1st Salley Gardens ( S Bowen 161 ) 2nd Opening Bid ( B Carver 166 ) 1.00L 3rd High Moon ( C Maggs 156 ) 32.00L See full results | B Carver 75.3kg 1.00L | 2 (5) |
| Warwick 21-Nov-24 4020m SOFT R4 CL4 HcpCh $1,219 (of $10,593), Winning Time: 05:15.700, SP: 13.00 Led until not fluent 4 out, no extra 2 out 1st Heard That ( S Bowen 150 ) 2nd Pearly Island ( T Cannon 160 ) 1.00L 3rd Ballycamus ( S Twiston-davies 168 ) 1.00L 4th Opening Bid ( H Cobden 169 ) 11.00L See full results | H Cobden 76.7kg 11.00L | 4 (6) |
| Chepstow 30-Oct-24 3910m SOFT R5 CL3 HcpCh (of $12,123), Winning Time: 05:00.670, SP: 21.00 Led, headed 9th, soon prominent, hampered by faller 5 out, soon pushed along and no extra 1st Nocte Volatus ( N Fox 162 ) 2nd Hititi ( H Kimber 165 ) 1.00L 3rd Sageburg County ( P O'brien 159 ) 4.50L 9th Opening Bid ( B Carver 160 ) 34.20L See full results | B Carver 72.6kg 34.20L | 9 (14) |
| Exeter 10-Oct-24 3870m GOOD R4 CL3 HcpCh $16,947 (of $17,190), Winning Time: 04:43.590, SP: 2.20 Wore hood and went to post early, keen start, made all, jumped fluently throughout, asserted 3 out, went clear after last, comfortably 1st Opening Bid ( B Carver 164 ) 2nd Kauto The King ( B Powell 157 ) 4.25L 3rd Hystery Bere ( D A Jacob 165 ) 1.25L See full results | B Carver 74.4kg | 1 (5) |
| Worcester 11-Sep-24 4023m GOOD CL4 Chase, SP: 11/1 Wore hood and went to post early, led, disputed lead 8th, ridden approaching 2 out, headed before last, weakened final 110yds | Bryan Carver 76.2kg 3/4 length | 5 (9) |
| Newton Abbot 31-Aug-24 4221m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL4 Chase, SP: 9/1 Led, ridden and blundered 3 out, soon hard pressed, headed 2 out, rallied from last | Bryan Carver 76.2kg 4 1/4l | 3 (7) |
| Newton Abbot 22-Aug-24 4221m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL4 Chase, SP: 14/1 Prominent, travelling well when went third turning for home, outpaced after 2 out, gradually weakened | Bryan Carver 77.1kg 2l | 5 (8) |
| Stratford 21-Jul-24 3413m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL2 Chase, SP: 17/2 Mid-division, pushed along when lost position after 6th, headway under pressure before 4 out, outpaced next, soon pulled up | Bryan Carver 69.9kg | UPL (7) |
| Uttoxeter 30-Jun-24 3213m GOOD TO SOFT CL2 Chase, SP: 14/1 Prominent, led 4 out, headed 2 out, 4th and no extra towards finish | Bryan Carver 68.5kg 2l | 4 (13) |
| Uttoxeter 06-Jun-24 4196m GOOD CL4 Chase, SP: 15/2 Led, faced challenge from 10th, pushed along before 2 out, kept on, ridden before last, headed run-in, no match for cosy winner | Bryan Carver 77.1kg 1/2 length | 2 (5) |
| Warwick 11-May-24 4225m GOOD CL3 Hurdle, SP: 18/1 Prominent, mistake 6th, weakened before 2 out | Bryan Carver 69.9kg 8l | 7 (13) |
| Chepstow 26-Apr-24 3912m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL3 Chase, SP: 22/1 Close up, led 3rd, mistake and headed 4 out, soon no extra and plugged on one pace | Bryan Carver 70.3kg Neck | 4 (9) |
| Wincanton 11-Nov-23 4055m GOOD TO SOFT (SOFT IN PLACES) CL1 Chase, SP: 40/1 Led until headed and dropped to 3rd 6th, chased leaders, badly hampered on paddock bend after 8th and dropped to rear, tailed off and pulled up before 12th | Bryan Carver 71.7kg | UPL (6) |
| Exeter 12-Oct-23 3866m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL3 Chase, SP: 11/10 Made all, left clear 2 out, unchallenged | Bryan Carver 74.4kg | 1 (4) |
| Warwick 05-Oct-23 4023m GOOD CL4 Chase, SP: 15/8 Tracked leader, pressed leader 4 out, pushed along before 2 out, soon kept on one pace and always held | Bryan Carver 75.3kg 3 1/4l | 2 (6) |
| Newton Abbot 11-Sep-23 4221m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL4 Chase, SP: 9/2 Jumped well, with leader, led 4th, in command last, stayed on well | Bryan Carver 74.4kg | 1 (4) |
| Stratford 23-Jul-23 3912m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL4 Chase, SP: 13/8 Chased leaders, not fluent and lost place 8th, closed 10th, not fluent 3 out, soon lost place | Bryan Carver 75.3kg 2 1/4l | 5 (7) |
| Stratford 04-Jul-23 3912m GOOD CL4 Chase, SP: 9/4 Raced keenly in close 3rd, left 2nd at 9th, led 2 out, soon clear, easily | Bryan Carver 75.8kg | 1 (5) |
| Newton Abbot 14-Jun-23 3287m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES ) CL5 Chase, SP: 8/11 Chased leaders, hit 5th, went 2nd at 9th, pushed along and led after 3 out, kept on well, readily | Bryan Carver 75.8kg | 1 (5) |
| Worcester 26-May-23 3319m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL5 Chase, SP: 6/4 Disputed lead, ridden and briefly headed before 4 out where led, disputed lead 3 out, headed before 2 out, 3 lengths down approaching last, rallied run-in, led near finish | Bryan Carver 76.2kg | 1 (7) |
| Exeter 21-Apr-23 3520m GOOD CL5 Chase, SP: 10/3 Chased leaders, led before 4 out, wandered, headed and bumped flat, no impression towards finish | Bryan Carver 76.2kg 3 3/4l | 2 (10) |
| Exeter 10-Mar-23 3366m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL4 Hurdle, SP: 6/1 Pressed leader, pushed along home turn, outpaced 3 out, not fluent and beaten 2 out | Bryan Carver 71.2kg 4l | 3 (6) |
| Warwick 11-Feb-23 3219m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL4 Hurdle, SP: 8/1 Handy, led 2 out and pushed along, headed and no extra run-in | Bryan Carver 71.2kg 1/2 length | 3 (10) |
| Uttoxeter 06-Dec-22 3171m GOOD TO SOFT CL4 Hurdle, SP: 7/2 Chased leader, led before 2 out, joined before last, stayed on well, holding 2nd towards finish | Bryan Carver 71.7kg | 1 (8) |
| Taunton 24-Nov-22 3658m GOOD CL5 Chase, SP: 9/2 Led 1st, soon headed, mistake 4th, weakened before 8th, jumped left and behind 9th, pulled up before 3 out | James Davies 77.1kg | UPL (11) |
| Warwick 01-Nov-22 3219m GOOD TO SOFT CL4 Hurdle, SP: 7/2 Chased leaders, took keen hold, every chance when not fluent 2 out, held by winner flat, stayed on | James Davies 71.2kg 1 1/2 length | 2 (12) |
| Warwick 06-Oct-22 3219m GOOD CL5 Hurdle, SP: 9/1 | James Davies 77.1kg 1 1/2 length | 2 (11) |
| Newton Abbot 16-Sep-22 3371m GOOD TO SOFT (SOFT IN PLACES) CL5 Hurdle, SP: 15/2 Chased leader, keen early, pushed along and weakened home turn, never landed a blow | James Davies 77.1kg 7l | 7 (9) |
| Warwick 21-Apr-22 3268m GOOD CL4 Chase, SP: 17/2 In touch in mid-division, closed on outside before 6th, outpaced approaching 4 out, well beaten after 3 out | James Davies 74.4kg 7l | 6 (8) |
| Wincanton 30-Mar-22 4055m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL4 Chase, SP: 8/1 Chased leader, ridden before 4 out, weakened before 3 out | James Davies 71.7kg 45kgl | 3 (6) |
| Stratford 14-Mar-22 3413m GOOD TO SOFT CL4 Chase, SP: 14/1 Held up in rear, pushed along 4th, ridden and lost touch when mistake 3 out, tailed off 2 out | James Davies 73.9kg 10l | 6 (7) |
| Newbury 19-Jan-22 3282m GOOD TO SOFT (SOFT IN PLACES) CL4 Hurdle, SP: 50/1 Mid-division, pushed along and struggling before 3rd, soon behind, tailed off 4 out, pulled up before next | James Davies 73kg | UPL (11) |
| Taunton 25-Nov-21 3823m GOOD CL3 Hurdle, SP: 17/2 Tracked leader, led 4 out, ridden and headed soon after next, weakened 2 out | Harry Cobden 72.1kg 1 1/4 length | 7 (7) |
| Warwick 05-Nov-21 3219m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL4 Hurdle, SP: 5/1 Tracked leading pair, not fluent 2nd, went 2nd approaching and hit 4 out, led last, went clear run -in, stayed on well | T Scudamore 75.3kg | 1 (8) |
| Newton Abbot 10-Oct-21 3371m GOOD TO SOFT (SOFT IN PLACES) CL4 Hurdle, SP: 7/1 Chased leaders, ridden before 2 out, left behind by front pair well before 2 out, one pace | James Davies 71.7kg 6 1/2l | 3 (6) |
| Uttoxeter 30-May-21 4011m GOOD CL4 Hurdle, SP: 12/1 Took keen hold, chased leaders on outside, not fluent 3rd, lost place before 3 out | James Davies 71.7kg 40l | 5 (6) |
| Warwick 08-May-21 3822m SOFT (HEAVY IN PLACES) CL4 Hurdle, SP: 5/1 Keen early and tracked leader, urged along in second 2 out, under pressure soon after and dropped to fifth before last | James Davies 73kg 14l | 5 (8) |
| Newton Abbot 13-Apr-21 3371m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL4 Hurdle, SP: 18/1 Chased leaders, raced keenly, went 2nd from 4th, led 2 out, headed between last 2, led again last, ridden out | James Davies 69.9kg | 1 (7) |
| Chepstow 21-Mar-21 3914m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL4 Hurdle, SP: 40/1 Mid-division, in touch and shaken up before 3 out, headway before 2 out disputing third, slow last, one pace | James Davies 70.3kg 3l | 5 (16) |
| Wincanton 03-Mar-21 4300m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL4 Hurdle, SP: 200/1 Pulled hard, held up towards rear, headway on outside 8th, going well 3 out, no impression when switched right before 2 out, weakened soon after | James Davies 70.8kg 18l | 5 (15) |