BUG BOY Thoroughbred



Bug Boy is a thoroughbred horse born in Ireland in 2016. Race horse Bug Boy is by Big Bad Bob (IRE) out of Velvetina (IRE) , trained by A G Newcombe. Bug Boy form is available here. Owned by DR S P HARGREAVES.


Pedigree :
Sire BIG BAD BOB (IRE) 2000
Dam VELVETINA (IRE) 2010
Dam Sire BARATHEA (IRE) 1990

About the horse :
Foal Date 20 Mar 2016
Description 10yo B Gelding
Trainer A G Newcombe
Owner Dr S P Hargreaves
Career 7 Wins (13%) - 12 Placings (35%) - 54 starts
Wins 2012m (1), 2212m (1), 2338m (1), 2414m (4)
PM United Kingdom : GBP £54,649

Sale Information :
offline

2017 November National Hunt Sale (49)  

Simmonstown Stud 

Simmonstown Stud

EUR € 1,500



Starts:

54

Win Rate:

13%

Place Rate:

35%










Bug Boy Past Races

5 of 12, 13 Sep 2025, R8 SIGNS EXPRESS "CONFINED" AMATEUR JOCKEYS' HANDICAP (FOR HORSES WHICH HAVE NOT WON A FLAT RACE IN 2025) 1m3f137y | GBP £ 6,600 | 69.5kg | J: MR HENRY MAIN | T: A NEWCOMBE | Got Bk-Never in the race | 2:34.38 | Winner: ALPINE STROLL
4 of 10, 14 Sep 2024, R7 EDINBURGH GIN JUMP JOCKEYS CHALLENGE HANDICAP (TO BE RIDDEN BY PROFESSIONAL JUMP JOCKEYS) (DIV I) 1m4½f | GBP £ 19,450 | 66.5kg | J: MR N F HOULIHAN | T: A NEWCOMBE | MF-Solid effort late | 2:49.48 | Winner: ITHACA'S ARROW
8 of 10, 26 Aug 2024, R4 BETFRED AMATEURS' DERBY HANDICAP (FOR GENTLEMAN AMATEUR JOCKEYS) 1m4f | GBP £ 13,475 | 64.5kg | J: MR HENRY MAIN | T: A NEWCOMBE | Got Bk-Never looked likely | 2:41.47 | Winner: LORD MELBOURNE
3 of 8, 08 Aug 2024, R4 STAR CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE BRIGHTON CHALLENGE CUP HANDICAP (FOR THE BRIGHTON CHALLENGE CUP) 1m4f | GBP £ 19,674 | 57.5kg | J: CONNOR PLANAS | T: A NEWCOMBE | Got Bk-Found the frame | 2:34.64 | Winner: LEXINGTON KNIGHT
9 of 13, 18 Jul 2024, R6 PETER VILLARS SPORT GROUND MAINTENANCE HANDICAP 1m2f | GBP £ 5,606 | 61.0kg | J: GEORGIA DOBIE | T: A NEWCOMBE | Last-Never in the race | 2:03.28 | Winner: CARP KID
8 of 8, 14 Mar 2024, R7 BUILD YOUR ACCA WITH BETUK HANDICAP (DIV II) 1m3f | GBP £ 11,018 | 60.5kg | J: TOM EAVES | T: A NEWCOMBE | Last-Never in the race | 2:24.63 | Winner: CLIFFS OF MALTA
3 of 7, 01 Oct 2023, R3 BETFRED PLAY FRED'S 5 MILLION APPRENTICES' DERBY HANDICAP 1m4f | GBP £ 14,756 | 56.5kg | J: CONNOR PLANAS | T: A NEWCOMBE | | 2:42.52 | Winner: FORCEFUL SPEED
1 of 9, 10 Aug 2023, R4 STAR SPORTS BRIGHTON CHALLENGE CUP HANDICAP (FOR THE BRIGHTON CHALLENGE CUP) 1m4f | GBP £ 20,314 | 56.5kg | J: CONNOR PLANAS | T: A NEWCOMBE | | 2:31.37 | 2nd: GEARING'S POINT
6 of 10, 28 Jul 2023, R5 SLINGSBY GIN HANDICAP 1m4f | GBP £ 15,395 | 56.0kg | J: CONNOR PLANAS | T: A NEWCOMBE | | 2:41.54 | Winner: ALHAMBRA PALACE
1 of 9, 05 Jul 2023, R1 HANDICAP 1m4f | GBP £ 11,549 | 61.5kg | J: MISS SOPHIE SMITH | T: A NEWCOMBE | | 2:43.37 | 2nd: CAPTAIN HADDOCK
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Horse Stat
Jockey
Win
Win%
Place
Place%
Starts
PM
Profit
POT
RHIAIN INGRAM 2 17% 1 8% 12 $12,644 5 88
WILLIAM COX 2 25% 1 12% 8 $16,251 145 256
MARTIN DWYER 1 100% 0 0% 1 $5,120 70 700
MISS SOPHIE SMITH 1 100% 0 0% 1 $10,996 80 800
CONNOR PLANAS 1 25% 2 50% 4 $27,816 50 200
TOM MARQUAND 0 0% 0 0% 2 $0 -20 0
HECTOR CROUCH 0 0% 0 0% 1 $0 -10 0
CAMERON HARDIE 0 0% 0 0% 1 $887 -10 0
LUKE MORRIS 0 0% 0 0% 1 $537 -10 0
JOHN EGAN 0 0% 1 50% 2 $832 -20 0
MS M NICHOLLS 0 0% 2 67% 3 $4,423 -30 0
JOEY HAYNES 0 0% 0 0% 2 $0 -20 0
TOM EAVES 0 0% 2 50% 4 $2,778 -40 0
CALLUM HUTCHINSON 0 0% 1 50% 2 $975 -20 0
MISS JOANNA MASON 0 0% 1 100% 1 $4,643 -10 0
BRADLEY HARRIS 0 0% 0 0% 1 $552 -10 0
AIDAN KEELEY 0 0% 1 33% 3 $5,402 -30 0
RAY DAWSON 0 0% 0 0% 1 $508 -10 0
GEORGIA DOBIE 0 0% 0 0% 1 $0 -10 0
MR HENRY MAIN 0 0% 0 0% 2 $378 -20 0
NIALL HOULIHAN 0 0% 0 0% 1 $4,413 -10 0

Course
Win
Win%
Place
Place%
Starts
PM
Profit
POT
CHEPSTOW 2 40% 2 40% 5 $15,634 55 170
KEMPTON PARK 1 8% 2 15% 13 $8,690 40 123
BRIGHTON 1 33% 2 67% 3 $28,968 60 267
EPSOM DOWNS 1 33% 1 33% 3 $14,343 60 267
FFOS LAS 1 100% 0 0% 1 $5,031 65 650
BATH 1 33% 0 0% 3 $5,498 50 233
SOUTHWELL 0 0% 2 40% 5 $3,822 -50 0
WINDSOR 0 0% 1 20% 5 $3,664 -50 0
LINGFIELD 0 0% 1 50% 2 $1,378 -20 0
GOODWOOD 0 0% 1 50% 2 $5,546 -20 0
WOLVERHAMPTON 0 0% 0 0% 7 $1,616 -70 0
LINGFIELD 0 0% 0 0% 1 $0 -10 0
SALISBURY 0 0% 0 0% 1 $552 -10 0
NEWBURY 0 0% 0 0% 1 $0 -10 0
ASCOT 0 0% 0 0% 1 $0 -10 0
CHESTER 0 0% 0 0% 1 $4,413 -10 0


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