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Horse profile

Biting Bullets (USA)

3yo colt (at last run, Feb 2015) · Last trainer Jo Hughes · Last owner Merriebelle Irish Farm Limited
by Bluegrass Cat (USA) out of Mary Ellise (USA) (In Excess I)
9 runs · 6 courses · from Jun 2014
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 18 Feb 2015 — 4,262 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2015 2 wins · Kempton (AW) & Wolverhampton (AW) Last raced off OR 87
KTB Profile

Biting Bullets (USA) is 2 from 9, both wins coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Dec 2014. Last raced off a career-high mark of 87.

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 5 OR at career high
Official rating87At career-high mark
87 74–87

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 91B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kempton (AW), 1 Dec 2014 Official rating 87 at the last run, 18 Feb 2015

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 8 figures · best 92A · median 85
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)592A87—
Good263A61.5—
Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f592A87—
Under 6f284B73.5—
1m – 1m1f1———

Of 9 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 9 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Bluegrass Cat (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 6.6% of 91 runs since Jan 2008 (9 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−6.60 from 1
Good to Firm700%−6.6—
Good1200%−6.60 from 2
Good to Soft500%−6.6—
Soft300%−6.6—
Heavy100%−6.6—
Standard (AW)6269.7%+3.12 from 6
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f700%−6.60 from 2
6f – 7f3837.9%+1.32 from 5
1m – 1m1f3339.1%+2.50 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f1000%−6.6—
1m5f – 2m200%−6.6—
2m1f – 2m4f100%−6.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Mary Ellise (USA) (In Excess I)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Strategical (USA) (3 wins).

The wins came over 5f–6f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Strategical (USA)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Strategical (USA)735f–6fClass 4

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 6 2 33% +0.60
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 4 2 50% +2.60
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wolverhampton (AW) 3 1 33% +1.50
Kempton (AW) 2 1 50% +0.10
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Bath 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 5 2 40% +1.60
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
Under 6f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Martin Dwyer 5 2 40% +1.60
Stevie Donohoe 1 0 0% −1.00
Graham Gibbons 1 0 0% −1.00
Steve Drowne 1 0 0% −1.00
Adam Kirby 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2015 2 0 0% −2.00
2014 7 2 29% −0.40

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
18 Feb 15+33d Kempton (AW) 32Red Casino Handicap (London Mile Series Qualifier) Class 3 · 8f · Standard · 6 ran PU/6 — 9-0 87— Martin Dwyer 5/1
16 Jan 15+44d Wolverhampton (AW) 32Red Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Standard · 6 ran 2/6 2¼ 9-7 8587B Martin Dwyer 9/4F
03 Dec 14+2d Lingfield (AW) 32Red Nursery Class 3 · 8f · Standard · 5 ran 2/5 3 9-10 7486B Martin Dwyer 6/4F
01 Dec 14+17d Kempton (AW) Follow BetVictorRacing On Twitter Nursery Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 5 ran 1/5 9-7 7491B Martin Dwyer 11/10F
14 Nov 14+64d Wolverhampton (AW) 32Red Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 8 ran 1/8 9-5 7483A Martin Dwyer 7/2
11 Sep 14+49d Wolverhampton (AW) Wolverhampton Holiday Inn Maiden Stakes (Div 1) Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 10 ran 3/10 nk 9-5 7692A Stevie Donohoe 13/2
24 Jul 14+14d Doncaster Park Hill Hospital Maiden Stakes Class 3 · 7f · Good · 12 ran 8/12 hd 9-5 —60C Graham Gibbons 12/1
10 Jul 14+23d Bath Bathwick Car And Van Hire Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Firm · 6 ran 2/6 3¾ 9-5 —84B Steve Drowne 9/2
17 Jun 14 Ascot Windsor Castle Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 5f · Good · 24 ran 20/24 nk 9-3 —63A Adam Kirby 100/1

Quick answers

How many races has Biting Bullets (USA) won?
Biting Bullets (USA) won 2 of 9 archived starts between 2014 and 2015, a strike rate of 22.2%. Placed 6 times in total (66.7% of starts).
Who trained Biting Bullets (USA)?
Biting Bullets (USA) was trained by Jo Hughes on the most recent run on record, at Kempton (AW) on 18 February 2015.
Who is Biting Bullets (USA)'s sire?
Biting Bullets (USA) is by Bluegrass Cat (USA) out of Mary Ellise (USA), whose sire is In Excess I.
What going does Biting Bullets (USA) prefer?
Biting Bullets (USA) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 6 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Biting Bullets (USA)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 87, from the run on 18 February 2015. That is also the highest on record.
What is Biting Bullets (USA)'s sire's record?
Bluegrass Cat (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.6% of 91 runs since Jan 2008 (9 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Biting Bullets (USA)'s siblings?
Out of Mary Ellise (USA), Biting Bullets (USA) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Strategical (USA) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Strategical (USA)). The wins came over 5f–6f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2014. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.