Horse profile
Grifter (GB)
by Dandy Man (IRE) out of Fleabiscuit (IRE) (High Chaparral)
35 runs · 21 courses · from Jun 2021
As at 14 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 Nov 2024 — 704 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2024
Won at Beverley
Last raced off OR 78
KTB Profile
Grifter won once from 35 starts, the success coming in a Class 5 handicap at Beverley in Jun 2022 over 1m – 1m1f on good to firm. The gelding, by Dandy Man out of a High Chaparral mare, has not won since and is 0 from 10 on soft or heavier ground. He raced 21 times at 21 different courses and last ran at Hexham in Nov 2024 off an official rating of 78.
Based on 35 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs · updated 14 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Wins on good or faster
Win at Class 5
- 1–35Wins / Runs
- 2.9%Strike rate
- 8 (22.9%)Placed
- −29.50£1 level staken=35 at SP
- 0.32Fair A/E n=35 · 0.28 incl. margin
- 83Highest OR
- 37dAvg 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 rating78↓ 5lb off peak
78
54–83
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 93
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.
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 93B | 73 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 129C | 100 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 78A | 69.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 129C | 111 | — |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 10 | 116C | 81.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 7 | 113A | 60 | — |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 107B | 73 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 82B | 63 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 67C | 63 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 10 | 113A | 82 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 107B | 63 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 77A | 59 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 116C | 77 | — |
Of 35 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 33 figures from 35 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 4 analysed runs
- Held up 3 (75%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (25%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 14,898 runs since Jan 2008 (930 horses).
Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.3% from 170.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 92 | 14 | 15.2% | +6.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2,477 | 256 | 10.3% | +1.2 | 1 from 7 |
| Good | 3,165 | 264 | 8.3% | −0.8 | 0 from 15 |
| Good to Soft | 1,338 | 109 | 8.1% | −1 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 1,708 | 135 | 7.9% | −1.2 | 0 from 5 |
| Heavy | 463 | 49 | 10.6% | +1.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 5,655 | 533 | 9.4% | +0.3 | 0 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 4,426 | 506 | 11.4% | +2.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 7,609 | 642 | 8.4% | −0.7 | 0 from 5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,035 | 157 | 7.7% | −1.4 | 1 from 10 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 579 | 44 | 7.6% | −1.5 | 0 from 5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 170 | 9 | 5.3% | −3.8 | 0 from 12 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 66 | 2 | 3% | −6.1 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 12 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Fleabiscuit (IRE) (High Chaparral)
2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Perfectly Timed (GB) (3 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Perfectly Timed (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perfectly Timed (GB) | 9 | 3 | 1m–1m4f | Class 4 |
| Monty Bay (GB) | 7 | 1 | 7f | Class 5 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 15 | 0 | 0% | −15.00 |
| Good to Firm | 7 | 1 | 14% | −1.50 |
| Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 12 | 1 | 8% | −6.50 |
| Class 4 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Class 6 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beverley | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.50 |
| Redcar | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ayr | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sedgefield | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ripon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Doncaster | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Pontefract | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| York | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hexham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Perth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 10 | 1 | 10% | −4.50 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Garritty | 7 | 1 | 14% | −1.50 |
| Sean Quinlan | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Paul Hanagan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Graham Lee | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Henry Brooke | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Billy Garritty | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tony Hamilton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ethan Jones | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| George Wood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clifford Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Alec Voikhansky | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lewis Edmunds | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sam James | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| John Kington | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oisin Orr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oisin McSweeney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Connor Murtagh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Barry McHugh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 18 | 1 | 6% | −12.50 |
| Visor | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Tongue tie + visor | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2022 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −5.50 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 27 | 1 | 4% | −21.50 |
| Hurdle | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Nov 24+8d | Hexham | bookiesbonuses.com Over 200 UK Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back - lost touch and eased before 3 out - pulled up | PU/9 | — | 10-10 | 78 | — | — | Sean Quinlan | 11/2 |
| 31 Oct 24+35d | Newcastle | Dunes Eat Drink Bowl Play Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back - clipped 2nd fence then made progress with tight room after the 6th - lost momentum and drifted left approaching 2 out | 11/14 | ¾ | 10-7 | 78 | 93B | 85A | Sean Quinlan | 6/1 |
| 26 Sep 24+20d | Perth | Perth Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back - jumped awkwardly three out - closed the gap driven approaching two out - stayed on strongly to the line but couldn't get to the winner finishing second | 2/12 | 3½ | 11-0 | 78 | 78A | 105A | Sean Quinlan | 11/1 |
| 06 Sep 24+27d | Bangor-on-Dee | Bangor-On-Dee Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Held up towards the back - progress from 3 out to move into third before the last - held on but couldn't reel in the leading duo | 3/12 | 7½ | 10-11 | 79 | 60A | 102A | Sean Quinlan | 20/1 |
| 10 Aug 24+11d | Redcar | Watch Race Replays On Racingtv.Com Handicap Prominent wide early - needed encouragement approaching halfway - moved up to press leaders over 2f out - dropped away with a furlong left - unable to find more late and finished tenth | 10/12 | nk | 9-10 | 54 | 78B | 56A | Jack Garritty | 33/1 |
| 30 Jul 24+20d | Beverley | Connexin Gig Deal Gallop Selling Handicap | 11/11 | 99 | 9-11 | 54 | -83C | 54C | Jack Garritty | 15/2 |
| 10 Jul 24+15d | Ffos Las | Welsh Cottage Cakes Handicap | 8/8 | 3½ | 9-6 | 57 | 107B | 54A | Ethan Jones | 9/1 |
| 25 Jun 24+22d | Beverley | Beverley Annual Badgeholders Handicap | 4/8 | hd | 9-7 | 58 | 58A | 67A | George Wood | 18/1 |
| 03 Jun 24+188d | Ayr | Join Racing TV Now Handicap | 4/8 | 2¼ | 9-9 | 60 | 102B | 70A | Clifford Lee | 12/1 |
| 28 Nov 23+13d | Sedgefield | Visit bettingsites.ltd.uk Today Handicap Hurdle | PU/10 | — | 10-12 | 83 | — | — | Sean Quinlan | 33/1 |
| 15 Nov 23+13d | Newcastle (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetUK Apprentice Handicap | 8/8 | 9½ | 10-1 | 61 | 63C | 55C | Alec Voikhansky | 11/1 |
| 02 Nov 23+113d | Newcastle (AW) | BetUK. Home Of The Acca-Fenwa Handicap | 4/8 | 1 | 9-13 | 62 | 48A | 73A | Lewis Edmunds | 25/1 |
| 12 Jul 23+36d | Catterick | Download The Vickers.Bet App Handicap | 13/13 | 80 | 9-9 | 65 | 34C | 68C | Sam James | 80/1 |
| 06 Jun 23+25d | Wetherby | Racing TV Live On Sky 424 Handicap | 5/6 | hd | 9-11 | 67 | 60A | 75B | Graham Lee | 20/1 |
| 12 May 23+59d | Ripon | Next Evening Meeting Wednesday 7th June Handicap | 7/7 | 14 | 9-9 | 70 | 59C | 56C | Graham Lee | 33/1 |
| 14 Mar 23+33d | Sedgefield | Le Raaj Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 3/8 | 19 | 10-9 | — | 129C | 87C | Henry Brooke | 40/1 |
| 09 Feb 23+66d | Doncaster | Virgin Bet Best Odds Daily Juvenile Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 10/11 | 29 | 11-0 | — | 68C | 91C | Henry Brooke | 100/1 |
| 05 Dec 22+31d | Musselburgh | Every Race Live On Racing TV 'Introductory' Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) | 5/6 | 6 | 11-0 | — | 71A | 88B | John Kington | 66/1 |
| 04 Nov 22+47d | Newcastle (AW) | Spreadex Sports Bet 10 Get 100 Handicap | 13/13 | 1 | 9-0 | 72 | 82B | 52A | Billy Garritty | 50/1 |
| 18 Sep 22+21d | Hamilton | Big Drew Hunter Memorial Selling Stakes | 4/5 | 1¼ | 9-2 | 73 | 70C | 63B | Oisin Orr | 7/2 |
| 28 Aug 22+28d | Beverley | bet365 Handicap | 5/12 | ½ | 9-8 | 73 | 106A | 80A | Jack Garritty | 9/1 |
| 31 Jul 22+15d | Chester | White Horse Kids Eat Free Handicap | 11/11 | ½ | 9-1 | 74 | 64C | 61C | Jack Garritty | 14/1 |
| 16 Jul 22+19d | Ripon | Sky Bet Extra Places Every Day Handicap | 5/9 | 1½ | 8-12 | 75 | 91A | 71A | Oisin McSweeney | 7/2F |
| 27 Jun 22+13d | Pontefract | 'our Mums' Memorial Handicap | 5/6 | 1¾ | 9-3 | 75 | 82A | 66B | Jack Garritty | 11/4F |
| 14 Jun 22+25d | Beverley | Biffa Area One Handicap | 1/9 | 9-5 | 73 | 108A | 87A | Jack Garritty | 9/2 | |
| 20 May 22+22d | Haydock | Join Racing Tv Now Handicap | 5/11 | 2¼ | 9-8 | 74 | 77A | 74A | Tony Hamilton | 12/1 |
| 28 Apr 22+15d | Redcar | Watch Racing TV In Stunning HD Handicap | 2/6 | 1¾ | 8-11 | 73 | 113A | 80B | Connor Murtagh | 7/2 |
| 13 Apr 22+177d | Beverley | Pat And Graham Roberts Golden Wedding Anniversary Handicap | 7/14 | shd | 9-1 | 74 | 116C | 78A | Tony Hamilton | 11/1 |
| 18 Oct 21+9d | Pontefract | Harriet Bethell's IJF Pontefract Course Walk Nursery | 9/16 | 1 | 9-4 | 75 | 67C | 61A | Billy Garritty | 4/1 |
| 09 Oct 21+21d | York | Watch Racing Free Online At Coral Nursery | 4/14 | ¾ | 8-5 | 75 | 76C | 82A | Barry McHugh | 16/1 |
| 18 Sep 21+23d | Ayr | Microtech Group EBF Nursery | 3/9 | 2 | 8-13 | 75 | 69A | 75A | Paul Hanagan | 12/1 |
| 26 Aug 21+29d | Carlisle | Racing TV Nursery | 4/6 | 1¼ | 9-7 | 75 | 81A | 76B | Paul Hanagan | 3/1F |
| 28 Jul 21+20d | Redcar | Best Flat Races Live On Racing TV British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 2/11 | 1 | 9-2 | — | 77A | 85A | Jack Garritty | 15/2 |
| 08 Jul 21+26d | Doncaster | Download The At The Races App EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 2/6 | shd | 9-5 | — | 41B | 84B | Paul Hanagan | 11/5 |
| 12 Jun 21 | York | Reg Griffin Appreciation ebfstallions.com Maiden Stakes | 5/9 | hd | 9-5 | — | 58A | 68A | Paul Hanagan | 18/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Grifter (GB) won?
- Grifter (GB) won 1 of 35 archived starts between 2021 and 2024, a strike rate of 2.9%. Placed 8 times in total (22.9% of starts).
- Who trained Grifter (GB)?
- Grifter (GB) was trained by Jennie Candlish on the most recent run on record, at Hexham on 8 November 2024.
- Who is Grifter (GB)'s sire?
- Grifter (GB) is by Dandy Man (IRE) out of Fleabiscuit (IRE), whose sire is High Chaparral.
- What going does Grifter (GB) prefer?
- Grifter (GB) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Grifter (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 78, from the run on 8 November 2024. The highest on record is 83.
- What is Grifter (GB)'s sire's record?
- Dandy Man (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 14,898 runs since Jan 2008 (930 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.3% from 170.
- Who are Grifter (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Fleabiscuit (IRE), Grifter (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Perfectly Timed (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Perfectly Timed (GB)). The wins came over 7f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.