Assessment and Honours
In 1974, Grundy was given a rating of 134 by Timeform, making him the top-rated two-year-old in Europe. He was also the top-rated juvenile in the Free Handicap. In 1975, Grundy was Timeform's highest rated horse with a rating of 137. Grundy's 1975 rating was the sixth highest rating given to any British three-year-old colt up to that time, behind Tudor Minstrel, Mill Reef, Brigadier Gerard, Pappa Fourway and Abernant.
Grundy's earnings of £326,421 broke the record for a horse trained in Britain or Ireland which had previously been held by Mill Reef. The record was broken by The Minstrel in 1977.
In 1975, Grundy was voted British Horse of the Year by the Racegoers' Club, receiving 38 of the 40 votes.
In their book A Century of Champions, John Randall and Tony Morris rated Grundy a “great” Derby winner and the twenty-fifth best British or Irish racehorse of the 20th century.
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