The Bees Knees (IRE)
The Bees Knees (IRE) is 2 from 16, both wins coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Nov 2020. Both wins came on good or faster ground (0 from 4 on softer). Last raced off 115, 13lb below the career-high mark.
- 2–16Wins / Runs
- 12.5%Strike rate
- 7 (43.8%)Placed
- −8.00£1 level staken=16 at SP
- 0.69Fair A/E n=16 · 0.60 incl. margin
- 128Highest OR
- 53dAvg 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 126
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 11 | 126A | 88 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 138B | 100 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 138B | 93 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 126A | 86 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 98C | 93 | — |
Of 16 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 16 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.9% of 16,543 runs since Jan 2008 (1,456 horses).
Strongest on standard (aw) going: 18.1% from 105.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 58 | 5 | 8.6% | −2.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 760 | 64 | 8.4% | −2.5 | — |
| Good | 4,658 | 479 | 10.3% | −0.6 | 2 from 12 |
| Good to Soft | 2,804 | 358 | 12.8% | +1.9 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 5,006 | 540 | 10.8% | −0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 3,152 | 345 | 10.9% | 0 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 105 | 19 | 18.1% | +7.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | +5.8 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 7 | 2 | 28.6% | +17.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 90 | 8 | 8.9% | −2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4,439 | 514 | 11.6% | +0.7 | 1 from 8 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5,912 | 630 | 10.7% | −0.2 | 1 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4,996 | 537 | 10.7% | −0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Over 3m | 1,093 | 118 | 10.8% | −0.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
7 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Progress Drive (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 2m–3m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Progress Drive (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progress Drive (IRE) | 21 | 5 | 2m–3m | Class 3 |
| Hard Fought (IRE) | 23 | 1 | 2m4f | — |
| Yermanmilan (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Lucky Dolphin (IRE) | 14 | 0 | — | — |
| Whispering Boy (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Exit The Dolphin (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rock On Annie (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 12 | 2 | 17% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +1.00 |
| Class 3 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Abbot | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.50 |
| Huntingdon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Market Rasen | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Perth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ludlow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 1 | 13% | −4.50 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.50 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 8 | 2 | 25% | +0.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| None | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2020 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 10 | 2 | 20% | −2.00 |
| Chase | 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
Quick answers
- How many races has The Bees Knees won?
- The Bees Knees (IRE) won 2 of 16 archived starts between 2020 and 2022, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 7 times in total (43.8% of starts).
- Who trained The Bees Knees?
- The Bees Knees (IRE) was trained by Fergal O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Huntingdon on 17 May 2022.
- Who is The Bees Knees's sire?
- The Bees Knees (IRE) is by Oscar (IRE) out of Dolphins View (IRE), whose sire is Dolphin Street.
- What going does The Bees Knees prefer?
- The Bees Knees (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 12 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is The Bees Knees's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 115, from the run on 17 May 2022. The highest on record is 128.
- What is The Bees Knees's sire's record?
- Oscar (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.9% of 16,543 runs since Jan 2008 (1,456 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 18.1% from 105.
- Who are The Bees Knees's siblings?
- Out of Dolphins View (IRE), The Bees Knees (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Progress Drive (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Progress Drive (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m. As at Oct 2026.