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Horse profile

Bumble Bee Slim (GB)

6yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2016) · Last trainer J Larkin · Last owner R Bird
by Bertolini (USA) out of Questama (GB) (Rainbow Quest)
15 runs · 5 courses · from Sep 2012
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 11 Nov 2016 — 3,645 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2016 · 10th of 10 New yard Last raced off OR 40
KTB Profile

Bumble Bee Slim (GB) is yet to win from 15 starts. Best effort: 4th of 10 at Dundalk (AW) (Jan 2014). Last raced off 40, 20lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 20lb off peak
Official rating40↓ 20lb off peak
40 40–60

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 36A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Dundalk (AW), 2 Jan 2015 Official rating 40 at the last run, 11 Nov 2016

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 15 figures · best 65A · median 46
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)1060A43.5—
Good to Firm349C46—
Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f960A41—
6f – 7f454A47—
1m2f – 1m4f265A55.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 15 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
Bertolini (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 8% of 7,851 runs since Jan 2008 (518 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm10698.5%+0.5—
Good to Firm1,5791076.8%−1.20 from 3
Good1,5061077.1%−0.9—
Good to Soft692557.9%−0.1—
Soft789617.7%−0.30 from 1
Heavy233198.2%+0.20 from 1
Standard (AW)2,9452679.1%+1.10 from 10
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1,5161238.1%+0.1—
6f – 7f3,4982637.5%−0.50 from 4
1m – 1m1f1,067868.1%+0.10 from 9
1m2f – 1m4f917788.5%+0.50 from 2
1m5f – 2m531448.3%+0.3—
2m1f – 2m4f2702810.4%+2.4—
2m5f – 3m4936.1%−1.9—
Over 3m300%−8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Questama (GB) (Rainbow Quest)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Time To Believe (GB)30——
Almost Archie (GB)20——
Egypt Mill Duke (GB)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 10 0 0% −10.00
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 10 0 0% −10.00
Gowran Park 2 0 0% −2.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 9 0 0% −9.00
6f – 7f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Caroline Murtagh 4 0 0% −4.00
Gary Carroll 4 0 0% −4.00
Adam McNamara 2 0 0% −2.00
Emmet McNamara 2 0 0% −2.00
Sean Bird 1 0 0% −1.00
Leigh Roche 1 0 0% −1.00
N G McCullagh 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 6 0 0% −6.00
Tongue tie 4 0 0% −4.00
None 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 1 0 0% −1.00
2015 2 0 0% −2.00
2014 5 0 0% −5.00
2013 4 0 0% −4.00
2012 3 0 0% −3.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2016 · 1 run
11 Nov 16+658d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Stadium Claiming Race 6f · Standard · 10 ran 10/10 10 8-6 4055C16C Sean Bird 100/1
2015 · 2 runs
23 Jan 15+21d Dundalk (AW) Like Dundalk Stadium On Facebook Apprentice Maiden 1m · Standard · 10 ran 9/10 3¼ 9-0 54—34C Adam McNamara 33/1
02 Jan 15+243d Dundalk (AW) Fundraising Made Easy At Dundalk Stadium Maiden 1m · Standard · 11 ran 9/11 1½ 8-11 54—36A Adam McNamara 33/1
2014 · 5 runs
04 May 14+32d Gowran Park Like Us On Facebook Handicap (47-65) 1m1½f · Yielding · 17 ran 17/17 hd 9-3 57—48C Leigh Roche 12/1
02 Apr 14+61d Leopardstown Leopardstown Club 'Summer' Membership Rated Race 1m2f · Heavy · 11 ran 5/11 ½ 8-9 49—65A Caroline Murtagh 50/1
31 Jan 14+7d Dundalk (AW) Winter Racing At Dundalk Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 1m4f · Standard · 12 ran 7/12 1 8-1 52—46A Caroline Murtagh 14/1
24 Jan 14+21d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Hotel Race & Stay Apprentice Maiden 1m · Standard · 10 ran 4/10 2¼ 9-0 47—57A Caroline Murtagh 33/1
03 Jan 14+28d Dundalk (AW) Fundraising Made Easy At Dundalk Stadium Claiming Maiden 1m · Standard · 7 ran 6/7 4¾ 8-11 48—32A Caroline Murtagh 16/1
2013 · 4 runs
06 Dec 13+157d Dundalk (AW) www.dundalkstadium.com Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) 1m · Standard · 14 ran 12/14 1¼ 9-0 52—41A N G McCullagh 20/1
02 Jul 13+6d Gowran Park Jerpoint Handicap (47-65) 1m1½f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 8/15 1½ 9-5 55—49C Gary Carroll 25/1
26 Jun 13+21d Naas OnePlace IT Supporting Naas Hurling Handicap (47-75) 1m · Good To Firm · 14 ran 13/14 4¾ 8-12 59—36C Gary Carroll 16/1
05 Jun 13+229d Fairyhouse Fairyhouse Summer Series Handicap (47-65) 7f · Good To Firm · 18 ran 16/18 1 9-8 60—46A Gary Carroll 10/1
2012 · 3 runs
19 Oct 12+14d Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. (C & G) Maiden 7f · Standard · 11 ran 8/11 2¾ 9-5 ——48A Gary Carroll 28/1
05 Oct 12+7d Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Auction Maiden 1m · Standard · 9 ran 6/9 shd 8-13 ——60A Emmet McNamara 33/1
28 Sep 12 Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Auction Maiden 6f · Standard · 12 ran 10/12 nse 8-13 ——54A Emmet McNamara 28/1

Quick answers

How many races has Bumble Bee Slim won?
Bumble Bee Slim (GB) has yet to win, from 15 archived starts between 2012 and 2016.
Who trained Bumble Bee Slim?
Bumble Bee Slim (GB) was trained by J Larkin on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 11 November 2016.
Who is Bumble Bee Slim's sire?
Bumble Bee Slim (GB) is by Bertolini (USA) out of Questama (GB), whose sire is Rainbow Quest.
What is Bumble Bee Slim's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 40, from the run on 11 November 2016. The highest on record is 60.
What is Bumble Bee Slim's sire's record?
Bertolini (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8% of 7,851 runs since Jan 2008 (518 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Bumble Bee Slim's siblings?
Out of Questama (GB), Bumble Bee Slim (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from September 2012. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.