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Horse profile

Grumpy Bee (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, May 2008) · Last trainer Richard Phillips · Last owner Steve Jenkins
by Needle Gun (IRE) out of Flapping Freda (IRE) (Carlingford Castle)
6 runs · 5 courses · from Jun 2007
As at 14 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 May 2008 — 6,732 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2008 · 5th of 14 Last raced off OR 83
KTB Profile

Grumpy Bee (IRE) is yet to win from 6 starts. Last raced off a career-high mark of 83.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 14 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Sep 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 90C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Taunton, 19 Feb 2008 Official rating 83 at the last run, 8 May 2008

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race.

Jumps 5 figures · best 90C · median 83
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Soft283A80.5—
Good to Firm1———
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f290C86.5—
1m5f – 2m283A80.5—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 6 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 6 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
Needle Gun (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 5% of 1,228 runs since Jan 2008 (139 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1100%−5—
Good to Firm14964%−10 from 1
Good407256.1%+1.10 from 1
Good to Soft18863.2%−1.80 from 2
Soft278134.7%−0.30 from 2
Heavy190126.3%+1.3—
Standard (AW)500%−5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f800%−5—
1m5f – 2m402194.7%−0.30 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f442245.4%+0.40 from 2
2m5f – 3m321185.6%+0.60 from 1
Over 3m5511.8%−3.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 13 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Flapping Freda (IRE) (Carlingford Castle)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Ammunition (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 2m4f–3m6½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Ammunition (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Ammunition (IRE)3642m4f–3m6½fClass 3
Missing The Point (IRE)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Taunton 2 0 0% −2.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 4 0 0% −4.00
2007 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
08 May 08+79d Newton Abbot 'Your Name Here' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 21.5f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 5/14 13 10-12 8377C Sean Quinlan 50/1
19 Feb 08+21d Taunton E.B.F. 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 19f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 7/8 11 10-12 8390C Sean Quinlan 100/1
29 Jan 08+4d Taunton southwestracing.com Novices' Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 16.5f · Soft · 14 ran 8/14 19 10-13 8083A Sean Quinlan 80/1
25 Jan 08+25d Doncaster skyvegas.com Novices' Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 18 ran F/18 — 10-7 —— Sean Quinlan 80/1
31 Dec 07+211d Uttoxeter Bristol & London Maiden Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Soft · 11 ran 6/11 5 10-9 —78C Sean Quinlan 9/1
03 Jun 07 Southwell Mark Polglase At Pinewood Stables Intermediate Open NH Flat Class 6 · 17f · Good · 14 ran 6/14 ¾ 10-7 —83C Sean Quinlan 17/2

Quick answers

How many races has Grumpy Bee (IRE) won?
Grumpy Bee (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2007 and 2008.
Who trained Grumpy Bee (IRE)?
Grumpy Bee (IRE) was trained by Richard Phillips on the most recent run on record, at Newton Abbot on 8 May 2008.
Who is Grumpy Bee (IRE)'s sire?
Grumpy Bee (IRE) is by Needle Gun (IRE) out of Flapping Freda (IRE), whose sire is Carlingford Castle.
What is Grumpy Bee (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 83, from the run on 8 May 2008. That is also the highest on record.
What is Grumpy Bee (IRE)'s sire's record?
Needle Gun (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 5% of 1,228 runs since Jan 2008 (139 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Grumpy Bee (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Flapping Freda (IRE), Grumpy Bee (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Ammunition (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Ammunition (IRE)). The wins came over 2m4f–3m6½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2007. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.