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Groovy Baby (GB)

4yo filly (at last run, Feb 2025) · Last trainer Andrew Balding · Last owner Helena Springfield Ltd
by Kingman (GB) out of Hippy Hippy Shake (GB) (Danehill Dancer)
12 runs · 6 courses · from Nov 2023
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Feb 2025 — 616 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2025 · 1st of 4 Won last time out Won at Kempton (AW) Last raced off OR 72
KTB Profile

Groovy Baby won her only race from 12 starts in the Class 5 novice at Kempton over 6f-7f on standard all-weather ground in Feb 2025. The Kingman filly led in that race and beat three rivals. All eight of her all-weather runs have come on standard surfaces while she is 0 from 4 on turf. She last ran off an official rating of 72, her highest mark.

Based on 12 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Won on AW, 0 on turf Win at Class 5 OR at career high
Official rating72At career-high mark
72 70–72

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 110 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Kempton (AW), 20 Jan 2025

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 12 figures · best 110A · median 88.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)8110A90—
Heavy2105B84.5—
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f8105B75.5—
6f – 7f4110A97.5—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 88B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell (AW), 12 Feb 2025 Official rating 72 at the last run, 26 Feb 2025

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 12 figures · best 92A · median 83
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)888B81.5—
Heavy288A85.5—
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f892A81.5—
6f – 7f488B83—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 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 from 8 analysed runs since Aug 2024

  • Led 3 (38%) · 1 win
  • Mid-division 2 (25%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 2 (25%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 1 (13%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Kingman (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 7,520 runs since May 2018 (778 horses).

Weakest on soft going: 11% from 970. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 9% from 122.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1317.7%−6.8—
Good to Firm1,20120116.7%+2.2—
Good1,68724014.2%−0.3—
Good to Soft91612513.6%−0.90 from 1
Soft97010711%−3.50 from 1
Heavy2953612.2%−2.30 from 2
Standard (AW)2,43838415.8%+1.31 from 8
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2774014.4%−0.1—
6f – 7f2,64038814.7%+0.21 from 4
1m – 1m1f2,58439815.4%+0.90 from 8
1m2f – 1m4f1,49721914.6%+0.1—
1m5f – 2m364369.9%−4.6—
2m1f – 2m4f122119%−5.5—
2m5f – 3m3326.1%−8.4—
Over 3m300%−14.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2018 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Hippy Hippy Shake (GB) (Danehill Dancer)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Twist 'n' Shake (GB) (2 wins).

The wins came over 1m–1m1f; the highest grade won is Listed (Twist 'n' Shake (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Twist 'n' Shake (GB)721m–1m½fListed
Back Straight (GB)411m1f—
Free Lovin' (GB)10——
Steely Dan (GB)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 8 1 13% −6.38
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 7 1 14% −5.38
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton (AW) 3 1 33% −1.38
Southwell (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Nottingham 2 0 0% −2.00
Ffos Las 2 0 0% −2.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 8 0 0% −8.00
6f – 7f 4 1 25% −2.38

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Hayley Turner 6 0 0% −6.00
David Probert 3 0 0% −3.00
Oisin Murphy 1 1 100% +0.62
Rob Hornby 1 0 0% −1.00
Nicola Currie 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Hood 10 0 0% −10.00
None 2 1 50% −0.38

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 3 1 33% −1.38
2024 8 0 0% −8.00
2023 1 0 0% −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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2025 · 3 runs
26 Feb 25+14d Kempton (AW) Try Unibet's New Improved Acca Boosts Novice Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Standard To Slow · 4 ran Set the pace from the off - fighting for control under restraint - eased into a strong advantage and pushed out approaching the final furlong - kept finding more to win going away 1/4 8-13 72100C83B Oisin Murphy 8/13F
12 Feb 25+23d Southwell (AW) Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Novice Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 6 ran Set the pace early - driven out with over a furlong left - overtaken close to home - held on grimly for third 3/6 ½ 8-13 7295A88B David Probert 11/2
20 Jan 25+42d Kempton (AW) Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 9 ran Settled with enthusiasm midfield - shifted wide and made progress a furlong out - stayed on inside the final furlong but lacked the speed to get there 4/9 ½ 9-5 72110A83A David Probert 12/1
2024 · 8 runs
09 Dec 24+21d Newcastle (AW) BetMGM: It's Showtime Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 1m · Standard · 5 ran Travelled sharply in second - asked for effort inside final furlong - hit front briefly before being overhauled late - couldn't match winner's finishing speed 2/5 nk 8-13 7226C85B Hayley Turner 5/1
18 Nov 24+25d Southwell (AW) Know Your Limits With BetMGM Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 1m · Standard · 10 ran Held up eagerly in third early on tight to the rail - pushed along near the inner turning for home - improved into second late but no denying the winner 2/10 1 9-2 7298A80A Hayley Turner 9/2
24 Oct 24+15d Nottingham Advertise Your Business At Nottingham Racecourse Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 1m½f · Soft · 7 ran Set the pace early - driven and drifted right approaching 2f out - rival closed in and effort was tested inside final furlong - overtaken close home - stayed on well for second 2/7 nk 8-13 7092A92A Hayley Turner 10/3
09 Oct 24+40d Nottingham Join Us Next Week 16th October Handicap Class 4 · 1m½f · Heavy · 11 ran Held a spot near the front early - moved up strongly to draw level with the front-runner inside the last two furlongs - dropped back behind soon after - stayed on at an even effort to finish second 2/11 5 9-1 7064A88A Hayley Turner 10/1
30 Aug 24+23d Ffos Las DragonBet Real People Real Bookmakers Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 1m · Heavy · 9 ran Settled at the back showing eagerness early - moved right two furlongs out and pressed on - found response inside final furlong - unable to get on terms with front pair - finished third beaten 4 lengths 3/9 4 9-2 70105B83A Hayley Turner 9/1
07 Aug 24+28d Kempton (AW) Unibet More Boosts In More Races Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 · 1m · Standard To Slow · 9 ran Held eagerly early travelling with the pack - pressed for effort and made progress over 2f out - stayed on at one speed to finish fifth 5/9 6½ 8-13 7174A47A Rob Hornby 28/1
10 Jul 24+48d Ffos Las TrustMark Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 1m · Good To Soft · 12 ran 2/12 3¼ 9-2 —68B77A Hayley Turner 9/2
23 May 24+184d Chelmsford City (AW) Watch Live Racing At bet365 Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 1m · Standard · 16 ran 12/16 ½ 8-13 —77B51A Nicola Currie 8/1
2023 · 1 run
21 Nov 23 Chelmsford City (AW) British EBF Future Stayers' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 3 · 7f · Standard · 5 ran 2/5 4½ 9-2 —85C72B David Probert 17/2

Quick answers

How many races has Groovy Baby won?
Groovy Baby (GB) won 1 of 12 archived starts between 2023 and 2025, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 8 times in total (66.7% of starts).
Who trained Groovy Baby?
Groovy Baby (GB) was trained by Andrew Balding on the most recent run on record, at Kempton (AW) on 26 February 2025.
Who is Groovy Baby's sire?
Groovy Baby (GB) is by Kingman (GB) out of Hippy Hippy Shake (GB), whose sire is Danehill Dancer.
What going does Groovy Baby prefer?
Groovy Baby (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 8 starts (12.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Groovy Baby's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 72, from the run on 26 February 2025. That is also the highest on record.
What is Groovy Baby's sire's record?
Kingman (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 7,520 runs since May 2018 (778 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 11% from 970. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 9% from 122.
Who are Groovy Baby's siblings?
Out of Hippy Hippy Shake (GB), Groovy Baby (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Twist 'n' Shake (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Listed (Twist 'n' Shake (GB)). The wins came over 1m–1m1f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from November 2023. 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.