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Horse profile

Taurus Bay (IRE, 2021)

See also: Taurus Bay (IRE) · Ronald Thompson · 5 runs · 0 wins

Poet's Word (IRE) × Tea Time Tilly (IRE) (Shantou (USA))

Trainer: Ben PaulingOwner: Redknapp And Hill

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 2021
Colour: bay
Highest OR: 135
Record (GB & IRE): 2 wins from 4 runs (50%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £32,736 GB
Official rating: 135 (Jumps)
Last run (GB & IRE): 11 Mar 2026, Cheltenham (15/21)
Last win (GB & IRE): 6 Dec 2025, Aintree

Recent form

15211

Taurus Bay has no declared runs or entries in Britain or Ireland at the moment.

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	OR	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Days	Future form
11 Mar 26	Cheltenham	15/21	33/1	25½	Ben Jones	Ben Pauling	Turners Novices' Hurdle	Grade 1	Hurdle	2m5f	Good to Soft	11-7	135	King Rasko Grey (FR)	£84,405	46	5/13
24 Jan 26	Cheltenham	2/7	11/4	shd	Ben Jones	Ben Pauling	AIS Novices' Hurdle	Grade 2	Hurdle	2m4½f	Soft	11-5	132	Kripticjim (FR)	£45,560	49	1/5
6 Dec 25	Aintree	1/3	15/8	won 4¼	Ben Jones	Ben Pauling	Daily Bet Boosts At William Hill Novices' Hurdle	Class 3	Hurdle	2m1f	Soft	11-6	-	Captain Hugo (IRE)	£9,105	37	1/2
30 Oct 25	Stratford	1/14	15/8	won 8½	Ben Jones	Ben Pauling	EBF And Charlie Longsdon Racing "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle (Div II)	Class 3	Hurdle	2m½f	Good to Soft	10-13	-	Precious Metal (FR)	£6,535	-	2/13

15/21 · Cheltenham · 2026-03-11 · 33/1

Date: 11 Mar 26
Course: Cheltenham
Pos: 15/21
SP: 33/1
Btn: 25½
Jockey: Ben Jones
Trainer: Ben Pauling
Race: Turners Novices' Hurdle
Class: Grade 1
Type: Hurdle
Dist: 2m5f
Going: Good to Soft
Wgt: 11-7
OR: 135
Winner / 2nd: King Rasko Grey (FR)
Winner prize: £84,405
Days: 46
Future form: 5/13

2/7 · Cheltenham · 2026-01-24 · 11/4

Date: 24 Jan 26
Course: Cheltenham
Pos: 2/7
SP: 11/4
Btn: shd
Jockey: Ben Jones
Trainer: Ben Pauling
Race: AIS Novices' Hurdle
Class: Grade 2
Type: Hurdle
Dist: 2m4½f
Going: Soft
Wgt: 11-5
OR: 132
Winner / 2nd: Kripticjim (FR)
Winner prize: £45,560
Days: 49
Future form: 1/5

1/3 · Aintree · 2025-12-06 · 15/8

Date: 6 Dec 25
Course: Aintree
Pos: 1/3
SP: 15/8
Btn: won 4¼
Jockey: Ben Jones
Trainer: Ben Pauling
Race: Daily Bet Boosts At William Hill Novices' Hurdle
Class: Class 3
Type: Hurdle
Dist: 2m1f
Going: Soft
Wgt: 11-6
Winner / 2nd: Captain Hugo (IRE)
Winner prize: £9,105
Days: 37
Future form: 1/2

1/14 · Stratford · 2025-10-30 · 15/8

Date: 30 Oct 25
Course: Stratford
Pos: 1/14
SP: 15/8
Btn: won 8½
Jockey: Ben Jones
Trainer: Ben Pauling
Race: EBF And Charlie Longsdon Racing "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle (Div II)
Class: Class 3
Type: Hurdle
Dist: 2m½f
Going: Good to Soft
Wgt: 10-13
Winner / 2nd: Precious Metal (FR)
Winner prize: £6,535
Future form: 2/13

Every British and Irish run since 1990, latest first. Btn is the overall distance beaten (lengths). Where the horse won, the runner-up and winning margin are shown.

Future form: next-time-out winners from this horse's races

Date	Course	Race	This horse	Winner next time	Their pos	Won on	At	Race won
11 Mar 26	Cheltenham	Turners Novices' Hurdle	15/21	King Rasko Grey (FR)	1	1 May 26	Punchestown (IRE)	Alanna Homes Champion Novice Hurdle
11 Mar 26	Cheltenham	Turners Novices' Hurdle	15/21	Zeus Power (GER)	3	10 Apr 26	Aintree	Oddschecker Sefton Novices' Hurdle
11 Mar 26	Cheltenham	Turners Novices' Hurdle	15/21	Bossman Jack (GB)	6	11 Apr 26	Aintree	Turners Mersey Novices' Hurdle
11 Mar 26	Cheltenham	Turners Novices' Hurdle	15/21	Hurricane Pat (IRE)	9	2 Apr 26	Chepstow	LSL Racing Horse Sales - Syndication - Leasing Novices' Hurdle
11 Mar 26	Cheltenham	Turners Novices' Hurdle	15/21	No Drama This End (IRE)	-	22 Apr 26	Perth	British EBF Gold Castle 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle
24 Jan 26	Cheltenham	AIS Novices' Hurdle	2/7	Heads Up (GB)	5	15 Feb 26	Punchestown (IRE)	Irish Stallion Farms EBF Sheila Bourke Novice Hurdle
6 Dec 25	Aintree	Daily Bet Boosts At William Hill Novices' Hurdle	1/3	Captain Hugo (IRE)	2	30 Dec 25	Haydock	Betfred 'Bet Builder' EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle
30 Oct 25	Stratford	EBF And Charlie Longsdon Racing "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle (Div II)	1/14	High Tea (IRE)	4	21 Nov 25	Chepstow	BetWright Bangers N'Cash Handicap Hurdle
30 Oct 25	Stratford	EBF And Charlie Longsdon Racing "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle (Div II)	1/14	Next Twist (FR)	6	25 Nov 25	Southwell	Golf And Gallop Maiden Hurdle

15/21 · Cheltenham · 2026-03-11

Date: 11 Mar 26
Course: Cheltenham
Race: Turners Novices' Hurdle
This horse: 15/21
Winner next time: King Rasko Grey (FR)
Their pos: 1
Won on: 1 May 26
At: Punchestown (IRE)
Race won: Alanna Homes Champion Novice Hurdle

15/21 · Cheltenham · 2026-03-11

Date: 11 Mar 26
Course: Cheltenham
Race: Turners Novices' Hurdle
This horse: 15/21
Winner next time: Zeus Power (GER)
Their pos: 3
Won on: 10 Apr 26
At: Aintree
Race won: Oddschecker Sefton Novices' Hurdle

15/21 · Cheltenham · 2026-03-11

Date: 11 Mar 26
Course: Cheltenham
Race: Turners Novices' Hurdle
This horse: 15/21
Winner next time: Bossman Jack (GB)
Their pos: 6
Won on: 11 Apr 26
At: Aintree
Race won: Turners Mersey Novices' Hurdle

15/21 · Cheltenham · 2026-03-11

Date: 11 Mar 26
Course: Cheltenham
Race: Turners Novices' Hurdle
This horse: 15/21
Winner next time: Hurricane Pat (IRE)
Their pos: 9
Won on: 2 Apr 26
At: Chepstow
Race won: LSL Racing Horse Sales - Syndication - Leasing Novices' Hurdle

15/21 · Cheltenham · 2026-03-11

Date: 11 Mar 26
Course: Cheltenham
Race: Turners Novices' Hurdle
This horse: 15/21
Winner next time: No Drama This End (IRE)
Won on: 22 Apr 26
At: Perth
Race won: British EBF Gold Castle 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle

2/7 · Cheltenham · 2026-01-24

Date: 24 Jan 26
Course: Cheltenham
Race: AIS Novices' Hurdle
This horse: 2/7
Winner next time: Heads Up (GB)
Their pos: 5
Won on: 15 Feb 26
At: Punchestown (IRE)
Race won: Irish Stallion Farms EBF Sheila Bourke Novice Hurdle

1/3 · Aintree · 2025-12-06

Date: 6 Dec 25
Course: Aintree
Race: Daily Bet Boosts At William Hill Novices' Hurdle
This horse: 1/3
Winner next time: Captain Hugo (IRE)
Their pos: 2
Won on: 30 Dec 25
At: Haydock
Race won: Betfred 'Bet Builder' EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle

1/14 · Stratford · 2025-10-30

Date: 30 Oct 25
Course: Stratford
Race: EBF And Charlie Longsdon Racing "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle (Div II)
This horse: 1/14
Winner next time: High Tea (IRE)
Their pos: 4
Won on: 21 Nov 25
At: Chepstow
Race won: BetWright Bangers N'Cash Handicap Hurdle

1/14 · Stratford · 2025-10-30

Date: 30 Oct 25
Course: Stratford
Race: EBF And Charlie Longsdon Racing "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle (Div II)
This horse: 1/14
Winner next time: Next Twist (FR)
Their pos: 6
Won on: 25 Nov 25
At: Southwell
Race won: Golf And Gallop Maiden Hurdle

Other runners from this horse's races (latest 20 races with a next-time-out winner, up to 40 rows) that won on their next start in Britain or Ireland. FF on the race record = next-time-out winners / runners that have run again (this horse excluded).

Trainer changes

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	OR first run	OR last run	Best OR	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Ben Pauling	30 Oct 25	11 Mar 26	1/14	132	135	135	4	2	1	0	50.0%	75.0%	£32,736	€0

Ben Pauling

Trainer: Ben Pauling
First run: 30 Oct 25
Last run: 11 Mar 26
First run for yard: 1/14
OR first run: 132
OR last run: 135
Best OR: 135
Runs: 4
Wins: 2
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 50.0%
Place %: 75.0%
Prize GB (£): £32,736
Prize IRE (€): €0

Trained by one trainer throughout its British and Irish career.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

Code	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)	Best OR	First run	Last run
National Hunt	4	2	1	0	50.0%	75.0%	£32,736	€0	135	30 Oct 25	11 Mar 26

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runs: 4
Wins: 2
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 50.0%
Place %: 75.0%
Prize GB (£): £32,736
Prize IRE (€): €0
Best OR: 135
First run: 30 Oct 25
Last run: 11 Mar 26

Placed = 1st in 2-4 runners, 1st-2nd in 5-7, 1st-3rd in 8+.

By race type

Race type	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Hurdle	4	2	1	0	50.0%	75.0%	£32,736	€0

Hurdle

Race type: Hurdle
Runs: 4
Wins: 2
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 50.0%
Place %: 75.0%
Prize GB (£): £32,736
Prize IRE (€): €0

By going

Going	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Good to Soft	2	1	0	0	50.0%	50.0%	£6,535	€0
Soft	2	1	1	0	50.0%	100.0%	£26,201	€0

Good to Soft

Going: Good to Soft
Runs: 2
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 50.0%
Place %: 50.0%
Prize GB (£): £6,535
Prize IRE (€): €0

Soft

Going: Soft
Runs: 2
Wins: 1
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 50.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £26,201
Prize IRE (€): €0

By distance

Distance	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
2m to 2m1f	2	2	0	0	100.0%	100.0%	£15,640	€0
2m2f to 2m5f	2	0	1	0	0.0%	50.0%	£17,096	€0

2m to 2m1f

Distance: 2m to 2m1f
Runs: 2
Wins: 2
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £15,640
Prize IRE (€): €0

2m2f to 2m5f

Distance: 2m2f to 2m5f
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 50.0%
Prize GB (£): £17,096
Prize IRE (€): €0

Flat bands: 5f-6f, 7f-1m, 9f-11f, 12f-13f, 14f+. NH bands: 2m-2m1f, 2m2f-2m5f, 2m6f-3m1f, 3m2f+.

By course

Course	Runs	Wins	2nd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Cheltenham	2	0	1	0.0%	50.0%	£17,096	€0
Aintree	1	1	0	100.0%	100.0%	£9,105	€0
Stratford	1	1	0	100.0%	100.0%	£6,535	€0

Cheltenham

Course: Cheltenham
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 50.0%
Prize GB (£): £17,096
Prize IRE (€): €0

Aintree

Course: Aintree
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £9,105
Prize IRE (€): €0

Stratford

Course: Stratford
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £6,535
Prize IRE (€): €0

By class

Class	Runs	Wins	2nd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Grade 1	1	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
Grade 2	1	0	1	0.0%	100.0%	£17,096	€0
Class 3	2	2	0	100.0%	100.0%	£15,640	€0

Grade 1

Class: Grade 1
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Grade 2

Class: Grade 2
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £17,096
Prize IRE (€): €0

Class 3

Class: Class 3
Runs: 2
Wins: 2
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £15,640
Prize IRE (€): €0

Pattern (Group/Grade/Listed) shown ahead of class. Irish races carry no class, so they are grouped as handicap or non-handicap.

By field size

Runners	Runs	Wins	2nd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
2 to 5 runners	1	1	0	100.0%	100.0%	£9,105	€0
6 to 8 runners	1	0	1	0.0%	100.0%	£17,096	€0
13 to 16 runners	1	1	0	100.0%	100.0%	£6,535	€0
17+ runners	1	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

2 to 5 runners

Runners: 2 to 5 runners
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £9,105
Prize IRE (€): €0

6 to 8 runners

Runners: 6 to 8 runners
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £17,096
Prize IRE (€): €0

13 to 16 runners

Runners: 13 to 16 runners
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £6,535
Prize IRE (€): €0

17+ runners

Runners: 17+ runners
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

By month

Month	Runs	Wins	2nd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
January	1	0	1	0.0%	100.0%	£17,096	€0
March	1	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
October	1	1	0	100.0%	100.0%	£6,535	€0
December	1	1	0	100.0%	100.0%	£9,105	€0

January

Month: January
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £17,096
Prize IRE (€): €0

March

Month: March
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

October

Month: October
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £6,535
Prize IRE (€): €0

December

Month: December
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £9,105
Prize IRE (€): €0

By jockey

Jockey	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Ben Jones	4	2	1	0	50.0%	75.0%	£32,736	€0

Ben Jones

Jockey: Ben Jones
Runs: 4
Wins: 2
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 50.0%
Place %: 75.0%
Prize GB (£): £32,736
Prize IRE (€): €0

By trainer

Trainer	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Ben Pauling	4	2	1	0	50.0%	75.0%	£32,736	€0

Ben Pauling

Trainer: Ben Pauling
Runs: 4
Wins: 2
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 50.0%
Place %: 75.0%
Prize GB (£): £32,736
Prize IRE (€): €0

By headgear

Headgear	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
No headgear	4	2	1	0	50.0%	75.0%	£32,736	€0

No headgear

Headgear: No headgear
Runs: 4
Wins: 2
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 50.0%
Place %: 75.0%
Prize GB (£): £32,736
Prize IRE (€): €0

Headgear codes as declared: b blinkers, v visor, p cheekpieces, t tongue strap, h hood, e/s eyeshield.

By days since last run

Days since last run	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Debut / no previous run	1	1	0	0	100.0%	100.0%	£6,535	€0
31 to 60 days	3	1	1	0	33.3%	66.7%	£26,201	€0

Debut / no previous run

Days since last run: Debut / no previous run
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £6,535
Prize IRE (€): €0

31 to 60 days

Days since last run: 31 to 60 days
Runs: 3
Wins: 1
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 33.3%
Place %: 66.7%
Prize GB (£): £26,201
Prize IRE (€): €0

Counted from the previous run in Britain or Ireland; runs abroad are not seen.

Pedigree

Breeding card

HorseTaurus Bay (IRE)

Sexgelding

Foaled2021

SirePoet's Word (IRE)

DamTea Time Tilly (IRE)

DamsireShantou (USA)

Sire's sirePoet's Voice (GB)

Sire's damWhirly Bird (GB)

Dam's produce1 winners from 1 runners

Female line

Tea Time Tilly (IRE) · 1 winners from 1 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Breeder	Foaled	Colour	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Poet's Word (IRE)	Tea Time Tilly (IRE)	Shantou (USA)	C Berry	21 Mar 21	bay	gelding	Flat 9.1f · NH 2m1½f	Flat 11.3f · NH 2m3½f

Poet's Word (IRE)

Sire: Poet's Word (IRE)
Dam: Tea Time Tilly (IRE)
Damsire: Shantou (USA)
Breeder: C Berry
Foaled: 21 Mar 21
Colour: bay
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 9.1f · NH 2m1½f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 11.3f · NH 2m3½f

Progeny of Poet's Word (IRE) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs	This horse wins
All National Hunt runs	403	41	117	10.2%	29.0%	4	2
At 2m to 2m1f	253	27	67	10.7%	26.5%	2	2
On Soft going	71	10	30	14.1%	42.3%	2	1
At 2m to 2m1f on Soft going	48	8	19	16.7%	39.6%	1	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 403
Wins: 41
Placed: 117
Win %: 10.2%
Place %: 29.0%
This horse runs: 4
This horse wins: 2

At 2m to 2m1f

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f
Runs: 253
Wins: 27
Placed: 67
Win %: 10.7%
Place %: 26.5%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 2

On Soft going

Condition: On Soft going
Runs: 71
Wins: 10
Placed: 30
Win %: 14.1%
Place %: 42.3%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 1

At 2m to 2m1f on Soft going

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f on Soft going
Runs: 48
Wins: 8
Placed: 19
Win %: 16.7%
Place %: 39.6%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 1

Best distance band and going band are where this horse has most wins (then places, then runs) in its main code. Sire figures: all British and Irish runs by the sire's progeny since 1990.

Poet's Word (IRE) × Shantou (USA) mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	2	1	50.0%	0	6	2	2	33.3%	£35,873	€0

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 2
Winners: 1
Winners %: 50.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 6
Wins: 2
2nd/3rd: 2
Win %: 33.3%
Prize GB (£): £35,873
Prize IRE (€): €0

Small sample (under 5 runners): read with care. Includes this horse.

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Wins	Black-type wins	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Taurus Bay (IRE)	4	2	0	£32,736	€0
Seven Kites (IRE)	2	0	0	£3,137	€0

Taurus Bay (IRE)

Horse: Taurus Bay (IRE)
Runs: 4
Wins: 2
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £32,736
Prize IRE (€): €0

Seven Kites (IRE)

Horse: Seven Kites (IRE)
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £3,137
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Ratings

Official ratings

Code	Current OR	Highest OR	Lowest OR	Rated runs
National Hunt	135	135	132	2

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Current OR: 135
Highest OR: 135
Lowest OR: 132
Rated runs: 2

Current OR here is the mark carried on the latest run in each code; the page header uses a newer declared mark where one exists.

Official rating by run

Date	Course	Code	OR	Change	Pos
11 Mar 26	Cheltenham	NH	135	3	15/21
24 Jan 26	Cheltenham	NH	132	-	2/7

15/21 · Cheltenham · 2026-03-11

Date: 11 Mar 26
Course: Cheltenham
Code: NH
OR: 135
Change: 3
Pos: 15/21

2/7 · Cheltenham · 2026-01-24

Date: 24 Jan 26
Course: Cheltenham
Code: NH
OR: 132
Pos: 2/7

Current mark v winning marks

Code	Current OR	OR last run	Change	Highest OR	v highest
National Hunt	135	135	0	135	0

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Current OR: 135
OR last run: 135
Change: 0
Highest OR: 135
v highest: 0

Differences are current OR minus the mark shown (positive = higher now). Current OR in the main code uses a newer declared or published mark where one exists.

Family

Dam summary

Tea Time Tilly (IRE)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 1 winners from 1 runners

Full siblings

Taurus Bay is the only foal out of Tea Time Tilly (IRE) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

Taurus Bay is the only foal out of Tea Time Tilly (IRE) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Female line

1Tea Time Tilly (IRE)

Notable relatives

No black-type winners in this female family in GB or IRE since 1990.

In brief

How old is Taurus Bay?

Taurus Bay (IRE) is a 5-year-old bay gelding, foaled on 21 March 2021.

Who are the sire and dam of Taurus Bay?

Taurus Bay (IRE) is by Poet's Word (IRE) out of Tea Time Tilly (IRE), a daughter of Shantou (USA), and was bred by C Berry.

Who trains Taurus Bay?

Taurus Bay (IRE) is trained by Ben Pauling and owned by Redknapp And Hill, and has run for no other trainer in Britain or Ireland.

What is Taurus Bay's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Taurus Bay (IRE) has won 2 of 4 races (50%). Runs abroad (for example in France, Dubai or the USA) are not included.

What is Taurus Bay's biggest win?

Taurus Bay (IRE)'s biggest wins in Britain and Ireland are 2 Class 3 victories, most recently the Daily Bet Boosts At William Hill Novices' Hurdle (Novices' Championship Hurdle Series Qual') at Aintree on 6 December 2025.

Has Taurus Bay ever been beaten?

Taurus Bay (IRE) has been beaten twice in 4 runs in Britain and Ireland, the first time on 24 January 2026 at Cheltenham (2nd of 7).

What is Taurus Bay's official rating?

Taurus Bay (IRE) is officially rated 135 over jumps (also the career high).

When did Taurus Bay last run?

Taurus Bay (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 11 March 2026 at Cheltenham in the Turners Novices' Hurdle (Registered As The Baring Bingham Novices' Hurdle), finishing 15th of 21.

What is Taurus Bay's record at Cheltenham?

Taurus Bay (IRE) has run most often at Cheltenham, with no wins from 2 runs there.

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Updated 2026-03-11