★  RECENT WINNERS · EVERY PICK LOGGED BEFORE THE OFF  —  Ice Cube Epsom 6/5✓  ·  Caislean Gear Killarney 2/1✓  ·  Geryon Leopardstown 11/10✓  ·  Perfect Scoundrel Epsom 11/8✓  ·  Loughrea Leopardstown 7/2✓  ·  Thickthorn Tom Worcester 6/5✓  ·  The Balearic Sun Epsom 7/4✓  ·  Serenity Dream Chepstow 15/8✓  ·  Doon The Glen Hamilton 11/4✓  ·  Early Dawning Killarney 2/1✓  ·  Inspired Hamilton 2/1✓  ·  I'll Be Back Hamilton 3/1✓  ·  Arch Enemy Killarney 3/1✓  ·  Sunlit Sea Lingfield 5/4✓  ·  Startled Lady Yarmouth 5/2✓  ·  Bella Colombia Killarney 2/1✓  ·  Kalir Killarney 3/1✓  ·  Havana Club Bath 9/4✓  —  SEE EVERY RESULT — WINS & LOSSES →  —  ★  RECENT WINNERS · EVERY PICK LOGGED BEFORE THE OFF  —  Ice Cube Epsom 6/5✓  ·  Caislean Gear Killarney 2/1✓  ·  Geryon Leopardstown 11/10✓  ·  Perfect Scoundrel Epsom 11/8✓  ·  Loughrea Leopardstown 7/2✓  ·  Thickthorn Tom Worcester 6/5✓  ·  The Balearic Sun Epsom 7/4✓  ·  Serenity Dream Chepstow 15/8✓  ·  Doon The Glen Hamilton 11/4✓  ·  Early Dawning Killarney 2/1✓  ·  Inspired Hamilton 2/1✓  ·  I'll Be Back Hamilton 3/1✓  ·  Arch Enemy Killarney 3/1✓  ·  Sunlit Sea Lingfield 5/4✓  ·  Startled Lady Yarmouth 5/2✓  ·  Bella Colombia Killarney 2/1✓  ·  Kalir Killarney 3/1✓  ·  Havana Club Bath 9/4✓  —  SEE EVERY RESULT — WINS & LOSSES →  —  
Optima RacingHorses › Grumpy Charley (GB)

Grumpy Charley (GB)

8yo gelding · Form & record 2019-04-16 to 2023-11-09 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Chris Honour.
Pedigree Shirocco (GER) × Whisky Rose (IRE) (by Old Vic)
OwnerG Thompson
Ratings Official 134 · best RPR 145 · best TS 130
18
Runs
5
Wins
27.8%
Strike rate
44.4%
Place rate
1.6
Actual / Expected
51.8%
Level-stake ROI

We grade every runner like this — then send you the bet.

Optima's AI scores all UK & Irish racing daily and sends a verified pick to your Telegram at 11am — logged before the off, settled from official data. Free pick every day, no card needed.

Get today's free pick on Telegram →

Full form — last 18 runs

Btn = beaten lengths · OR = official rating · RPR = Racing Post Rating · TS = Topspeed. Blank cells are values we don't hold for that run — never a zero.
DateOffCourseDistGoingCl PosBtnJockeyWgt ORRPRTSSP
2023-11-09 264d Newbury 24f Soft 2 99/11 Finn Lambert 154 134 50/1
Hurdle Turf Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (Pertemps Hurdle Series Qualifier) (GBB Race) In touch with leaders - not fluent and lost ground 6th - soon dropped to last - fell just after 8th - suffered fatal heart attack(op 25/1 tchd 66/1)
2023-02-18 35d Haydock 28.5f Soft 1 99/14 Bryan Carver 154 140 12/1
Betfred Grand National Trial Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
2023-01-14 14d Warwick 29f Heavy 1 99/13 James Bowen 158 141 11/2
Wigley Group Classic Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
2022-12-31 52d Newbury 26f Soft 3 1/13 Bryan Carver 168 135 144 130 15/2
Coral Racing Club Mandarin Handicap Chase
2022-11-09 214d Bangor-on-Dee 24f Heavy 2 99/12 Bryan Carver 159 138 7/1
Paul Ferguson Jumpers To Follow Handicap Chase (For The Sir Charles Lowther Plate) (GBB Race)
2022-04-09 25d Aintree 25f Soft 1 7/14 Bryan Carver 151 140 100 74 16/1
Betway Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
2022-03-15 31d Cheltenham 25f Soft 1 99/24 Bryan Carver 141 142 16/1
Ultima Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
2022-02-12 45d Newbury 23.5f Soft 3 3/4 Bryan Carver 143 143 144 114 7/2
Betfair Cheltenham Roarcast Novices Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
2021-12-29 81d Newbury 22.5f Soft 3 1/7 David Noonan 157 137 145 114 12/1
MansionBet Proud To Support British Racing Novices Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
2021-10-09 207d Chepstow 19.5f Good 1 5/5 Bryan Carver 157 141 84 55 9/1
Dunraven Windows Novices Chase () (For The Robert Mottram Memorial Trophy) (GBB Race)
2021-03-16 19d Cheltenham 16.5f Soft 1 6/8 Bryan Carver 161 143 128 114 28/1
Sky Bet Supreme Novices Hurdle (GBB Race)
2021-02-25 20d Chepstow 16f Soft 3 1/5 Bryan Carver 163 132 145 109 5/4
Pertemps Industrial Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier For The Challenger Two Mile Hurdle Series Final)
2021-02-05 16d Chepstow 16f Heavy 4 1/11 Bryan Carver 161 129 134 118 EVS
Free Horse Racing Tips At tipstersempire.co.uk EBF National Hunt Novices Hurdle (Qualifier) (GBB)
2021-01-20 22d Chepstow 16f Heavy 4 1/12 Bryan Carver 155 130 111 4/7
Providers Of Man Power Silvershine Novices Hurdle (GBB Race)
2020-12-29 27d Newbury 16.5f Soft 4 5/12 Ciaran Gethings 159 124 106 6/1
MansionBet App Introductory Hurdle (GBB Race)
2020-12-02 403d Haydock 15.5f Heavy 2 2/5 Bryan Carver 154 122 71 33/1
Listen To Weighed-In On Betfair Introductory Hurdle (GBB Race)
2019-10-26 193d Cheltenham 16.5f Heavy 2 6/15 Tom Scudamore 154 103 61 9/1
Royal Gloucestershire Hussars Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race
2019-04-16 DEB Exeter 17f Soft 4 3/11 Bryan Carver 154 94 84 10/3
Introducing Racing TV P2P Bumper Maiden National Hunt Flat Race (Amateur Riders Race)

Record by layoff

Days since the previous run. Does this one go well fresh, or need a run? Career debut excluded — no prior run means no layoff.
Time since last runRunsWinsSR
Quick (under 2wk)100.0%
Normal (2-4wk)6350.0%
Freshened (1-2m)4125.0%
Layoff (2-6m)11100.0%
Long break (6m+)500.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 1600.0%
Class 2400.0%
Class 34375.0%
Class 44250.0%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Staying (13f+)18527.8%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Soft11327.3%
Heavy6233.3%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Newbury5240.0%
Chepstow4375.0%
Cheltenham300.0%

We score Grumpy Charley (GB) against the whole field — every time it runs

Every UK & Irish runner model-ranked each morning, verified before the off, in your Telegram by 11am.

Free daily pick on Telegram — no card → See today's full tips →
Free weekly racing data study + Saturday's banker — by email
No spam, ever. Unsubscribe with one click.

Data: official UK & Irish results, 2019-04-16–2023-11-09. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.