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Horse profile

Hedgebird (GB)

8yo mare (at last run, Mar 2022) · Last trainer John Groucott · Last owner Mrs Belinda Clarke
by Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) out of Morville (GB) (Fair Mix)
8 runs · 6 courses · from Oct 2020
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 10 Mar 2022 — 1,686 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2022 · 6th of 6 Last raced off OR 59
KTB Profile

Hedgebird (GB) is yet to win from 8 starts. Last raced off a career-high mark of 59.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 90 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Ludlow, 7 Oct 2020

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 5 figures · best 104C · median 64
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft264C53.5—
Good2104C78.5—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m2104C84—
1m5f – 2m290A71.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 8 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 98C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Stratford, 28 Oct 2021 Official rating 59 at the last run, 10 Mar 2022

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. What this means →

Jumps 5 figures · best 98C · median 86
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft279C74.5—
Good298C92.5—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m298C88.5—
1m5f – 2m287C86.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 8 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 8 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
Black Sam Bellamy (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 4,682 runs since Jan 2008 (466 horses).

Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 5.5% from 145.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm400%−10.3—
Good to Firm112108.9%−1.40 from 1
Good1,3331138.5%−1.80 from 2
Good to Soft1,072989.1%−1.20 from 3
Soft1,40816811.9%+1.60 from 1
Heavy6278313.2%+2.90 from 1
Standard (AW)126118.7%−1.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f1417.1%−3.2—
1m – 1m1f2926.9%−3.4—
1m2f – 1m4f14585.5%−4.8—
1m5f – 2m1,30715211.6%+1.30 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f1,4991429.5%−0.80 from 1
2m5f – 3m1,31814110.7%+0.40 from 4
Over 3m3703710%−0.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Morville (GB) (Fair Mix)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 7 0 0% −7.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Uttoxeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Ludlow 2 0 0% −2.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2022 2 0 0% −2.00
2021 5 0 0% −5.00
2020 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 0 0% −7.00
NH Flat 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
10 Mar 22+26d Carlisle Watch Racing TV Now Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 17f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 6/6 12 10-10 5943A70B Lee Edwards 150/1
12 Feb 22+43d Uttoxeter Virgin Bet Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 23.5f · Soft · 6 ran PU/6 — 10-13 59—— Lee Edwards 300/1
31 Dec 21+64d Uttoxeter QuinnBet Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 23.5f · Heavy · 13 ran PU/13 — 10-0 59—— Lee Edwards 125/1
28 Oct 21+157d Stratford Dan Flowers Wedding Party Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 22f · Good · 8 ran 7/8 1¾ 11-0 59104C98C Lee Edwards 200/1
24 May 21+21d Ludlow Suzuki Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 21f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 7/7 ½ 10-11 —64C79C Lee Edwards 80/1
03 May 21+23d Warwick Join Racing TV Now Mares' 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 16 ran PU/16 — 11-0 ——— Lee Edwards 250/1
10 Apr 21+185d Chepstow Spenny's Byfield Services 50th Kubota Mini-Excavator Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 8 ran 6/8 21 10-6 —53C87C Lee Edwards 50/1
07 Oct 20 Ludlow tipstersempire.co.uk Daily Horse Racing Tips Mares' Intermediate Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 7/10 2½ 11-0 —90A86A Lee Edwards 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Hedgebird (GB) won?
Hedgebird (GB) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2020 and 2022.
Who trained Hedgebird (GB)?
Hedgebird (GB) was trained by John Groucott on the most recent run on record, at Carlisle on 10 March 2022.
Who is Hedgebird (GB)'s sire?
Hedgebird (GB) is by Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) out of Morville (GB), whose sire is Fair Mix.
What is Hedgebird (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 59, from the run on 10 March 2022. That is also the highest on record.
What is Hedgebird (GB)'s sire's record?
Black Sam Bellamy (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 4,682 runs since Jan 2008 (466 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 5.5% from 145.

Record shown from October 2020. 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.