Like A Bumblebee (IRE)
Like A Bumblebee is a Milan gelding out of a Vinnie Roe mare who was yet to win from nine starts on turf. He raced over 2m1f to 2m4f on four occasions, 1m5f to 2m on four occasions and 2m5f to 3m once, always without success. Ridden with patience in all analysed runs, he last ran in the McMahons Builders Providers Handicap Hurdle at Limerick in May 2025, his first time in headgear, off an official rating of 83.
- 0–9Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −9.00£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=9 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 90Highest OR
- 30dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 68
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.
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 68B | 50.5 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 78C | 69 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 64C | 55 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 78C | 64 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 68B | 57 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 9 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (3).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 9 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 7 analysed runs
- Held up 7 (100%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 16,838 runs since Jan 2008 (1,463 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 18 | 1 | 5.6% | −5.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 552 | 66 | 12% | +0.7 | — |
| Good | 5,167 | 647 | 12.5% | +1.2 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 3,287 | 386 | 11.7% | +0.4 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 5,025 | 500 | 10% | −1.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 2,716 | 303 | 11.2% | −0.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 73 | 2 | 2.7% | −8.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −11.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | −0.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 58 | 3 | 5.2% | −6.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3,854 | 400 | 10.4% | −0.9 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5,468 | 599 | 11% | −0.3 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5,797 | 697 | 12% | +0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 1,649 | 205 | 12.4% | +1.1 | — |
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
2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Stans The Man (IRE) (8 wins).
The wins came over 2m–3m5f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Stans The Man (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stans The Man (IRE) | 37 | 8 | 2m–3m5f | Class 3 |
| Therellbguddaysyet (IRE) | 18 | 1 | 2m4½f | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Clonmel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E Walsh | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Paddy Hanlon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr L Burke-Ott | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane Fitzgerald | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Hood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 25+12d | Limerick | McMahons Builders Providers Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) Refused to line up with the field | RR/14 | — | 10-4 | 83 | — | — | Paddy Hanlon | 16/1 |
| 17 May 25+26d | Wexford | Slaney River Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Held up towards the back - needed urging along after the 6th - fluffed 4 out and unable to close - shaped better into the straight to move up to 8th before finishing one-paced | 8/14 | 2¾ | 11-0 | 86 | 68B | 95A | E Walsh | 40/1 |
| 21 Apr 25+126d | Cork | Leisure Domes Ltd Marquee Hire Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Held up at the back from the start - made no impression through the race - well beaten at the finish | 14/18 | 3¾ | 10-9 | 88 | 78C | 75C | Paddy Hanlon | 33/1 |
| 16 Dec 24+27d | Naas | John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (80-95) Held up towards the back - improving into 8th before a heavy blunder four out - down at the following fence | F/19 | — | 11-9 | 88 | — | — | Mr L Burke-Ott | 66/1 |
| 19 Nov 24+12d | Limerick | Mr Binman Christmas Racing Festival 26th - 29th December Handicap Hurdle (80-102) Held up towards the back - slipped to 11th by the 8th - lost touch after 3 out - eventually well beaten in 10th | 10/11 | 17 | 11-2 | 90 | 60C | 88C | E Walsh | 80/1 |
| 07 Nov 24+14d | Clonmel | I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle Held up at back of the field - failed to threaten at any stage - dropped away after 3 out - well held at the finish | 8/9 | 2¾ | 11-4 | — | 46C | 93C | E Walsh | 200/1 |
| 24 Oct 24+4d | Clonmel | Crottys Lake Maiden Hurdle Held up towards the back - driven up after 3 out - unable to close from there - well held at the finish | 7/7 | 3 | 11-12 | — | 64C | 76C | E Walsh | 150/1 |
| 20 Oct 24+15d | Limerick | Garrynacurra Stud (C & G) Maiden Hurdle Went straight to front early - drifted wide and lost command on the bend after the 3rd then dropped to 7th by halfway - unable to find more into the straight and well held home | 9/11 | ¾ | 11-12 | — | 33C | 85C | E Walsh | 150/1 |
| 05 Oct 24 | Gowran Park | Joe Bollard Memorial Maiden Hurdle Held up towards the back - travelling keenly - asked for effort after four out - soon lost touch and pulled up before the following fence | PU/12 | — | 11-12 | — | — | — | Shane Fitzgerald | 50/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Like A Bumblebee (IRE) won?
- Like A Bumblebee (IRE) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2024 and 2025.
- Who trained Like A Bumblebee (IRE)?
- Like A Bumblebee (IRE) was trained by Michael Winters on the most recent run on record, at Limerick on 29 May 2025.
- Who is Like A Bumblebee (IRE)'s sire?
- Like A Bumblebee (IRE) is by Milan (GB) out of Strong Roe (IRE), whose sire is Vinnie Roe.
- What is Like A Bumblebee (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 83, from the run on 29 May 2025. The highest on record is 90.
- What is Like A Bumblebee (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Milan (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 16,838 runs since Jan 2008 (1,463 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Like A Bumblebee (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Strong Roe (IRE), Like A Bumblebee (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Stans The Man (IRE) (8). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Stans The Man (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m5f. As at Oct 2026.