Horse profile
Bumpy Evans (IRE)
by Ocovango (GB) out of Gaye Native (IRE) (Curtain Time)
14 runs · 13 courses · from Aug 2022
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
5 wins · 5 courses
Headgear returns LTO
Off 155 days · 3rd of 7
Last raced off OR 124
KTB Profile
Bumpy Evans is a gelding who has won five of 14 starts on turf, all on his first visit to the course. Wins came in handicaps at up to Class 4, with two at 2m5f – 3m on good ground, two at 2m1f – 2m4f on good to soft, and one over 3m on good. He led in half of his analysed races and last ran when third of seven at Aintree in May 2026 off an official rating of 124, with headgear returning that day.
Based on 14 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
- 5–14Wins / Runs
- 35.7%Strike rate
- 7 (50%)Placed
- −1.56£1 level staken=14 at SP
- 1.28Fair A/E n=14 · 1.12 incl. margin
- 125Highest OR
- 104dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating124↓ 1lb off peak
124
69–125
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 120
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 →
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 7 | 131A | 92 | 2 · 120 / 106 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 106B | 42 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 131A | 102 | 1 · — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 106B | 63 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 74C | 42 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 120A | 102 | 1 · — |
Of 14 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 14 runs · as at 3 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 from 6 analysed runs
- Led 3 (50%) · 2 wins
- Prominent 2 (33%) · 2 wins
- Held up 1 (17%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 2,974 runs since Jan 2008 (302 horses).
Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 14.2% from 190.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 27 | 8 | 29.6% | +20.2 | — |
| Good | 933 | 92 | 9.9% | +0.5 | 3 from 10 |
| Good to Soft | 694 | 69 | 9.9% | +0.5 | 2 from 3 |
| Soft | 911 | 75 | 8.2% | −1.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 393 | 37 | 9.4% | 0 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 16 | 0 | 0% | −9.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −9.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −9.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 785 | 63 | 8% | −1.4 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,090 | 98 | 9% | −0.4 | 2 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 892 | 93 | 10.4% | +1 | 2 from 5 |
| Over 3m | 190 | 27 | 14.2% | +4.8 | 1 from 3 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Gaye Native (IRE) (Curtain Time)
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlies Jetaway (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 10 | 3 | 30% | −1.28 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 2 | 67% | +0.72 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 5 | 4 | 80% | +3.94 |
| Class 3 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 4 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.50 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worcester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sedgefield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cartmel | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.10 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.12 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.62 |
| Leicester | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.10 |
| Plumpton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 2 | 40% | +1.62 |
| Over 3m | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.90 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 2 | 67% | +0.72 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conor O'Farrell | 6 | 2 | 33% | −0.40 |
| Alan Johns | 3 | 2 | 67% | +0.72 |
| Sean Houlihan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Richard Patrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Noonan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.12 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hood | 8 | 5 | 63% | +4.44 |
| None | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2025 | 8 | 5 | 63% | +4.44 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 11 | 5 | 45% | +1.44 |
| Hurdle | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 26+7d | Aintree | Huyton Asphalt Franny Blennerhassett Memorial Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Slow to begin and dropped well off the pack early - eager in outlook and clawed back the deficit to move into third by the 4th - hit the front at the 5th and opened a healthy advantage by the 10th - margin narrowed after four out - overtaken three out - dropped away late to finish third | 3/7 | 4½ | 11-10 | 124 | — | 124B | Conor O'Farrell | 3/1 |
| 08 May 26+34d | Market Rasen | Summer Plate Ladies Day Saturday 18th July Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Balked at the start - took no part | RR/6 | — | 11-8 | 124 | — | — | Conor O'Farrell | 13/8F |
| 04 Apr 26+167d | Newton Abbot | Happy 45th Birthday Andy Hurtley Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Held up early with a strong grip on the bit - hit the front but scratchy over 2nd - challenged for command at the 11th - drew alongside 4 out - asked for effort and lost command before 2 out while tracking front pair - unable to close approaching the last - held on for third | 3/6 | 6½ | 11-7 | 125 | 92B | 127B | Conor O'Farrell | 13/8F |
| 19 Oct 25+26d | Sedgefield | Michael Watson Civils & Groundworks Durham National Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Sent forward early and soon dominant - clipped 7th - scratchy at 14th - advantage narrowed 2 out - pressed approaching last - driven out but overtaken near finish | 2/6 | 1¾ | 10-11 | 121 | 120A | 124B | Conor O'Farrell | 5/6F |
| 23 Sep 25+7d | Warwick | Propel Finance Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Jumped to the front - soon 10 lengths to the good - not clean at the third last and advantage cut 2 out - responded after the final fence and pulled further ahead to score with something in hand | 1/6 | 11-6 | 112 | 102A | 129B | Conor O'Farrell | 5/2J | |
| 16 Sep 25+59d | Uttoxeter | quinnbet.com Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Went forward keenly early on - hit the front and opened a gap by the 2nd - clipped one at the 3rd and blundered at the next - short of accuracy again at the 6th - came down at the 11th | F/7 | — | 10-10 | 112 | — | — | Richard Patrick | 11/8F |
| 19 Jul 25+63d | Cartmel | MB Digital Handicap Chase Set the pace from the off - opened up a big advantage 4 out - allowed to coast home well within self on the run-in | 1/9 | 11-7 | 93 | 84A | 134B | Conor O'Farrell | 11/10F | |
| 17 May 25+41d | Bangor-on-Dee | Remembering Kitty Warburton Handicap Chase Set the pace from the off - drifted several lengths in front - untidy at the tenth then fumbled the one after - advantage cut back by the 14th though travelling strongly - veered right three from home - margin holding at six lengths approaching the last two - kept finding more to the line without pressure | 1/7 | 10-7 | 84 | 131A | 112B | David Noonan | 85/40F | |
| 06 Apr 25+30d | Ffos Las | DragonBet Sponsors Alan Johns Handicap Chase Settled handy early - stumbled at the first and again at the 5th - pressed forward approaching 4 out - promoted to 3rd 3 out - drifted left with a renewed effort before the last - stayed on well to score on the run-in | 1/10 | 10-9 | 79 | 36B | 108B | Alan Johns | 8/13F | |
| 07 Mar 25+39d | Leicester | Coldstream Guards Association Handicap Chase Took a prominent position from the outset and bolted into a substantial advantage - jumped untidily at the 7th - margin trimmed by the 9th - challenged after the 10th and overtaken at the following fence - kept tabs on the front-running rival - niggled along 2 out - regained the advantage before the last - asserted on the run-in to score | 1/6 | 10-2 | 70 | 106B | 105B | Alan Johns | 11/10F | |
| 27 Jan 25+847d | Plumpton | More Radio Handicap Chase Set the pace before erring and losing top spot 4 out - slipped to third and lost touch off the home turn under pressure - found renewed energy out wide but stumbled significantly 2 out - regained second on the run-in but no match for winner - held on for a distant runner-up finish | 2/6 | 14 | 10-2 | 69 | 63B | 96B | Alan Johns | 11/4 |
| 03 Oct 22+21d | Stratford | Newport Recycling Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 10/12 | 29 | 10-13 | — | 42C | 94C | Sean Houlihan | 400/1 |
| 12 Sep 22+12d | Worcester | Vandemoortele Worcester 'Shaping A Tasty Future' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 12/13 | 10 | 11-2 | — | 42C | 81C | Sean Houlihan | 300/1 |
| 31 Aug 22 | Worcester | FBC Manby Bowdler Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 6/7 | ¾ | 11-1 | — | 74C | 80C | Sean Houlihan | 50/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Bumpy Evans (IRE) won?
- Bumpy Evans (IRE) won 5 of 14 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 35.7%. Placed 7 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trains Bumpy Evans (IRE)?
- Bumpy Evans (IRE) is trained by Kerry Lee, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 15 May 2026.
- Who is Bumpy Evans (IRE)'s sire?
- Bumpy Evans (IRE) is by Ocovango (GB) out of Gaye Native (IRE), whose sire is Curtain Time.
- What going does Bumpy Evans (IRE) prefer?
- Bumpy Evans (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Bumpy Evans (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 124, from the run on 15 May 2026. The highest on record is 125.
- What is Bumpy Evans (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Ocovango (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 2,974 runs since Jan 2008 (302 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 14.2% from 190.
- Who are Bumpy Evans (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Gaye Native (IRE), Bumpy Evans (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.