Horse profile
Bunker Bay (IRE)
34 runs · 17 courses · from Dec 2021
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Market Rasen & Yarmouth
Last run 8 Jul 2026 · 3rd of 5
Last raced off OR 62
KTB Profile
Bunker Bay is a gelding with three wins from 34 starts, all at Class 5 level. All three wins have come on turf, two of them at Market Rasen, with the latest in a handicap hurdle over 2m1f – 2m4f on good ground in Jun 2026 off a mark of 88. He also won over 1m5f – 2m on good ground at the same course the previous month. His last run, at Catterick in Jul 2026, saw him finish third of five off an official rating of 62.
Based on 34 archived runs · run-style from 15 commented runs since Jan 2025 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically prominent
All wins on turf
All wins at Class 5
OR ↓ 27lb off peak
- 3–34Wins / Runs
- 8.8%Strike rate
- 12 (35.3%)Placed
- −19.50£1 level staken=34 at SP
- 0.72Fair A/E n=34 · 0.62 incl. margin
- 89Highest OR
- 51dAvg 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 rating62↓ 27lb off peak
62
62–89
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 99
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 11 | 105A | 92 | 1 run · — |
| Good | 5 | 115A | 85 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 91C | 73 | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 2 | 86A | 70.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 102C | 93 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 13 | 105A | 92 | 1 run · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 102B | 86 | 1 run · — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 115A | 75 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | — |
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 99A | 86.5 | 4 runs · 99 / 86.5 |
| Soft | 4 | 103B | 73.5 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 99A | 99 | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 103B | 86.5 | 5 runs · 103 / 97 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 99A | 91 | 1 run · — |
Of 34 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 32 figures from 34 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 15 analysed runs since Jan 2025
- Prominent 9 (60%) · 2 wins
- Held up 2 (13%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 2 (13%) · 0 wins
- Led 2 (13%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 5,664 runs since May 2018 (565 horses).
Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.5% from 108.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 13 | 3 | 23.1% | +11.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 665 | 81 | 12.2% | +1 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 1,506 | 165 | 11% | −0.2 | 2 from 10 |
| Good to Soft | 660 | 67 | 10.2% | −1 | 1 from 4 |
| Soft | 966 | 121 | 12.5% | +1.3 | 0 from 7 |
| Heavy | 324 | 29 | 9% | −2.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,530 | 166 | 10.8% | −0.4 | 0 from 11 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 33 | 2 | 6.1% | −5.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 643 | 63 | 9.8% | −1.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,250 | 136 | 10.9% | −0.3 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,090 | 268 | 12.8% | +1.6 | 1 from 13 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,174 | 129 | 11% | −0.2 | 1 from 13 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 355 | 26 | 7.3% | −3.9 | 1 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 108 | 7 | 6.5% | −4.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 11 | 1 | 9.1% | −2.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2018 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Good | 10 | 2 | 20% | +1.00 |
| Soft | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.50 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 24 | 3 | 13% | −9.50 |
| Class 4 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Class 6 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Rasen | 5 | 2 | 40% | +6.00 |
| Yarmouth | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.50 |
| Kempton (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Catterick | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Perth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sedgefield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cartmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hexham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 13 | 1 | 8% | −8.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 13 | 1 | 8% | −9.50 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiden Brookes | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Joshua Thompson | 5 | 2 | 40% | +6.00 |
| Emma Smith-Chaston | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Callum Shepherd | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jim Crowley | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Neil Callan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Brandon Wilkie | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.50 |
| Luke Morris | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Miss Becky Smith | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brian Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Curtis | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rossa Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 8 | 2 | 25% | +3.00 |
| Tongue tie | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Hood | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.50 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Visor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 2 | 25% | +3.00 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −4.50 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 22 | 1 | 5% | −18.50 |
| Hurdle | 12 | 2 | 17% | −1.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 08 Jul 26+19d | Catterick | Bet At racingtv.com Handicap settled in third early - under pressure from the three-furlong marker - battled on at one speed inside the final furlong to hold third | 3/5 | 1¾ | 9-8 | 62 | 91C | 64B | Aiden Brookes | 5/2 |
| 19 Jun 26+7d | Market Rasen | ABP Ports Of Hull & Goole Handicap Hurdle Handy early - clear from the off - driven on approaching two out then overtaken - stayed on but never able to trouble winner | 2/10 | 8 | 10-11 | 88 | 99A | 94B | Joshua Thompson | 5/6F |
| 12 Jun 26+15d | Market Rasen | Rase Equine Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Up with the front group - moved to second 3 out - forged ahead before the final flight and hit the run-in in front - asserted strongly to win going off | 1/7 | 10-10 | 88 | — | 114A | Joshua Thompson | 5/1 | |
| 28 May 26+35d | Market Rasen | Half Year Annual Badges On Sale Now Handicap Hurdle Sat behind pace early - hit front approaching final two furlongs and asserted after the last - kept finding to the finish for the win | 1/7 | 10-10 | 82 | 72B | 101A | Joshua Thompson | 4/1 | |
| 23 Apr 26+18d | Perth | One Place. Every Race. Racing TV Handicap Hurdle Tracked the pace early - dropped away following the 5th and pushed along before 3 out - beaten with no prospect approaching 2 out and well held at the finish | 8/14 | 1¼ | 10-10 | 82 | 76C | 84C | Miss Becky Smith | 5/1 |
| 05 Apr 26+21d | Market Rasen | Best Odds Guaranteed Overnight At CopyBet Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back - made smooth progress from three out - urged forward to move into third with 2f left - closed strongly to grab second on the run-in but unable to reel in the leader | 2/9 | 3¼ | 10-6 | 81 | 97B | 105B | Joshua Thompson | 9/2 |
| 15 Mar 26+65d | Market Rasen | Best Odds Guaranteed Overnight At CopyBet Handicap Hurdle Sat close behind the front group early - dropped back before two out and needed urging - moved into third near the last but no real threat and stayed on at one gait to finish third | 3/6 | 4¼ | 10-4 | 82 | 99A | 97B | Joshua Thompson | 11/1 |
| 09 Jan 26+32d | Newcastle (AW) | Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap Disputed the front - built a four-length advantage alongside one opponent before halfway - took sole command over 1f out - challenged and surrendered the advantage approaching the final 110yds - faded from third to finish sixth | 6/8 | 4¼ | 9-5 | 64 | 105A | 61A | Aiden Brookes | 28/1 |
| 2025 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 08 Dec 25+52d | Musselburgh | LiveScore Bet Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Settled in a strong grip early - tracked the pack in mid-division - made ground to join for second spot 2 out - shared the advantage briefly approaching the final fence - eased back to finish third | 3/10 | ¾ | 11-1 | 82 | 103B | 102A | Brian Hughes | 10/1 |
| 17 Oct 25+45d | Newcastle (AW) | High Gosforth Park Golf Club Handicap Settled in the pack early - improved into contention 3f from home before being asked for effort - dropped away inside the final furlong to finish sixth | 6/8 | 1½ | 9-13 | 65 | 81A | 66A | Aiden Brookes | 12/1 |
| 02 Sep 25+119d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Download The Racecourse App Raceday Ready Handicap Settled towards the back of the pack early - made progress from 3f out - moved into second inside the final furlong - stayed on to go down by a length and a quarter | 2/10 | 1¼ | 9-6 | 62 | 103A | 90A | Aiden Brookes | 28/1 |
| 06 May 25+34d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Apprentice Handicap Set the pace early - lost the advantage with 4f to run - dropped away fast from there - well held at the finish | 6/6 | 40 | 9-4 | 63 | 46C | 60C | Aiden Brookes | 16/1 |
| 02 Apr 25+14d | Southwell (AW) | 30 In Free Bets With BetUK Handicap Sat close to the pace early - squeezed for space and slipped to the back with 5f left - lost touch from 2f out before rallying late into third | 3/4 | 2 | 9-3 | 65 | 105C | 63B | Aiden Brookes | 13/2 |
| 19 Mar 25+52d | Southwell (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetUK Handicap Sat behind the pace on the rail - pushed for effort with 2f left and still holding hopes but drifted left approaching the final furlong - weakened steadily to finish fourth beaten two and a half lengths | 4/8 | 1¼ | 9-0 | 67 | 92A | 69A | Aiden Brookes | 100/1 |
| 26 Jan 25+25d | Sedgefield | Fairlight Studios Novices' Handicap Hurdle Settled around midfield early - dropped back before fading further after the 2nd - stumbled and edged closer 2 out but failed to threaten the leading group - finished well held in 6th | 6/7 | 4½ | 11-2 | 85 | 83C | 86B | Emma Smith-Chaston | 33/1 |
| 01 Jan 25+217d | Catterick | Racing Again 9th January Handicap Hurdle Went straight to front - lost command before 2 out and dropped away - finished 5th | 5/5 | 28 | 10-10 | 89 | 35C | 80C | Emma Smith-Chaston | 16/1 |
| 2024 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 May 24+25d | Cartmel | Bay Search & Rescue Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 5/8 | 3¾ | 10-13 | — | — | 105A | Emma Smith-Chaston | 22/1 |
| 04 May 24+67d | Hexham | Bobby Roberts Memorial Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) | 6/12 | nk | 10-12 | — | 99C | 95C | Emma Smith-Chaston | 66/1 |
| 27 Feb 24+134d | Catterick | Best Odds Guaranteed At Vickers.Bet Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 8/12 | 2¼ | 11-4 | — | 64C | 86C | Emma Smith-Chaston | 12/1 |
| 2023 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Oct 23+25d | Yarmouth | Stream Racing At Bresbet.Com Handicap | 9/9 | 3¼ | 9-2 | 70 | 55C | 55C | Brandon Wilkie | 8/1 |
| 21 Sep 23+38d | Yarmouth | Moulton Nurseries Handicap | 4/7 | 6 | 9-2 | 71 | 86A | 69A | Callum Shepherd | 6/1 |
| 14 Aug 23+19d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet More Extra Place Races Handicap | 7/13 | ½ | 10-4 | 72 | 102B | 78A | Jim Crowley | 8/1 |
| 26 Jul 23+20d | Sandown | HWFA Williams Handicap | 2/10 | 2¼ | 9-0 | 71 | 84B | 71A | Jim Crowley | 5/1 |
| 06 Jul 23+21d | Yarmouth | QuinnBet Acca Bonus 'Hands And Heels' Apprentice Handicap | 1/4 | 9-8 | 69 | 102C | 85B | Brandon Wilkie | 5/2 | |
| 15 Jun 23+27d | Haydock | King's Moss Handicap | 8/8 | 10 | 9-11 | 72 | 55C | 53C | Ben Curtis | 9/2 |
| 19 May 23+17d | Newbury | BetVictor Handicap | 8/18 | 1½ | 9-9 | 72 | 64C | 71A | Neil Callan | 5/2F |
| 02 May 23+204d | Yarmouth | Moulton Nurseries Handicap | 2/7 | hd | 9-9 | 69 | 85A | 86A | Neil Callan | 2/1F |
| 2022 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 10 Oct 22+28d | Windsor | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap | 2/13 | 1 | 8-12 | 68 | 93C | 73A | Rossa Ryan | 6/1 |
| 12 Sep 22+24d | Kempton (AW) | Bet At racingtv.com Handicap | 3/7 | 4 | 9-1 | 68 | 104A | 69A | Luke Morris | 5/1 |
| 19 Aug 22+50d | Newcastle (AW) | Download The Vickers.Bet App Handicap | 2/10 | 1½ | 9-10 | 66 | 83A | 78A | Luke Morris | 11/8F |
| 30 Jun 22+23d | Yarmouth | Supporting Stable Staff Week Handicap | 2/8 | 2¼ | 8-10 | 64 | 115A | 84A | Neil Callan | 15/2 |
| 07 Jun 22+170d | Salisbury | Smith & Williamson Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 9/11 | 2¼ | 9-4 | — | 76A | 55A | Jim Crowley | 11/1 |
| 2021 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Dec 21+11d | Kempton (AW) | Sunbury Park Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 9/13 | ¾ | 9-5 | — | 75B | 63A | Callum Shepherd | 100/1 |
| 08 Dec 21 | Kempton (AW) | Try Our New Super Boosts At Unibet Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) | 8/11 | 1 | 9-2 | — | 66A | 49A | Callum Shepherd | 50/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Bunker Bay won?
- Bunker Bay (IRE) won 3 of 34 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 8.8%. Placed 12 times in total (35.3% of starts).
- Who trains Bunker Bay?
- Bunker Bay (IRE) is trained by Micky Hammond, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 8 July 2026.
- Who is Bunker Bay's sire?
- Bunker Bay (IRE) is by Australia (GB) out of Alf Guineas (IRE), whose sire is Sea The Stars.
- What going does Bunker Bay prefer?
- Bunker Bay (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Bunker Bay's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 62, from the run on 8 July 2026. The highest on record is 89.
- What is Bunker Bay's sire's record?
- Australia (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 5,664 runs since May 2018 (565 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.5% from 108.
- Who are Bunker Bay's siblings?
- Out of Alf Guineas (IRE), Bunker Bay (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.