An Buachaill Rua (IRE)
An Buachaill Rua won a Class 5 handicap hurdle at Ludlow in Feb 2026 off an official rating of 84 on good to soft going over 2m5f – 3m. The gelding has one win and three places from 10 starts on turf, all at that trip range or shorter. He last ran at Warwick in Nov 2026, finishing fifth of 10 in a Class 4 handicap hurdle off an official rating of 93.
- 1–10Wins / Runs
- 10%Strike rate
- 3 (30%)Placed
- −5.50£1 level staken=10 at SP
- 0.96Fair A/E n=10 · 0.78 incl. margin
- 93Highest OR
- 24dBetween runs (median)longest 205 d
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 153
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 9 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 153A | 110.5 | 2 runs · 153 / 128 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 115B | 100 | 2 runs · 115 / 107.5 |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 9 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 104A | 83.5 | 2 runs · 100 / 83.5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 153A | 115 | 3 runs · 153 / 115 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 10 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 10 runs · as at 9 Nov 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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 9 analysed runs since Apr 2025
- Mid-division 4 (44%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 4 (44%) · 1 win
- Held up 1 (11%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 11,010 runs since Mar 2016 (1,032 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 23.1% from 134.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 134 | 31 | 23.1% | +11.8 | — |
| Good | 3,909 | 514 | 13.1% | +1.8 | 0 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 2,419 | 265 | 11% | −0.3 | 1 from 4 |
| Soft | 3,167 | 293 | 9.3% | −2 | — |
| Heavy | 1,253 | 126 | 10.1% | −1.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 128 | 13 | 10.2% | −1.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −11.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 24 | 1 | 4.2% | −7.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 78 | 7 | 9% | −2.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3,424 | 372 | 10.9% | −0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4,134 | 477 | 11.5% | +0.2 | 0 from 5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,727 | 311 | 11.4% | +0.1 | 1 from 4 |
| Over 3m | 619 | 74 | 12% | +0.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2016 · as at 9 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Nowwhatdoyouthink (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 1m7½f–3m½f; the highest grade won is Grade 3 (Nowwhatdoyouthink (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nowwhatdoyouthink (IRE) | 18 | 4 | 1m7½f–3m½f | Grade 3 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.50 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.50 |
| Class 4 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warwick | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ludlow | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hereford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Houlihan | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Harry Atkins | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Callum Pritchard | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.50 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 03 Nov 26+205d | Warwick | Alex & Edward Alder Handicap Hurdle Race raced at the back early - made a little ground but still 8th - jumped untidily 3 out then pushed along and drifted wide - moved left and close enough approaching 2 out - faded quickly to finish 5th | 5/10 | 5 | 10-6 | 93 | 153A | 91A | Harry Atkins | 11/1 |
| 12 Apr 26+22d | Ffos Las | Barry Murphy Racing Syndicate Handicap Hurdle Settled mid-pack early - driven for effort after the 9th - blundered and came down 3 out | F/14 | — | 11-4 | 93 | — | — | Callum Pritchard | 11/4F |
| 21 Mar 26+23d | Bangor-on-Dee | Wrexham Lager Novices' Handicap Hurdle Settled with plenty of enthusiasm early - up with the pace - shared front spot from 7th - went clear in front 3 out - driven along as challenger came back on terms 2 out - battled together to the line - edged out in final strides for second | 2/10 | nk | 10-11 | 90 | 103A | 112A | Harry Atkins | 10/3 |
| 26 Feb 26+34d | Ludlow | RacingTV Club Day Handicap Hurdle Up with the pace - took up the running at the 5th - relinquished advantage before the 6th - back in front after the 8th - challenged 3 out - driven into stride before 2 out - responded at the following fence - drew away on the run-in and stayed on strongly | 1/8 | 10-10 | 84 | 115B | 114A | Callum Pritchard | 7/2 | |
| 23 Jan 26+35d | Warwick | David Launchbury Memorial Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Pulling hard early - settled midpack and still in contention 3 out - dropped away under pressure to finish 5th | 5/12 | 15 | 11-5 | 86 | 100A | 94A | Sean Houlihan | 11/2 |
| 2025 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Dec 25+24d | Uttoxeter | QuinnBet Handicap Hurdle Handy in the early stages - lost touch approaching 3 out - dropped away steadily to finish sixth | 6/7 | ½ | 11-2 | 88 | 67C | 89C | Sean Houlihan | 11/2 |
| 25 Nov 25+20d | Hereford | Join The Hereford Racing Club 2026 Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack - moved up two out and pressed for the lead - weakened close home to finish fifth | 5/12 | 1½ | 10-12 | 89 | — | 107A | Sean Houlihan | 22/1 |
| 05 Nov 25+195d | Chepstow | Spectra Group Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack early - unable to make headway approaching 3 out - dropped right away and finished last of the group | 10/16 | 11 | 11-5 | 91 | 52C | 90C | Sean Houlihan | 28/1 |
| 24 Apr 25+22d | Warwick | Charlie Wilson Memorial Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled around midfield - urged forward entering home bend to move into 3rd approaching 2 out - unable to match the leading two from there and held for the show | 3/9 | 20 | 11-6 | — | 104A | 106A | Sean Houlihan | 20/1 |
| 02 Apr 25 | Ludlow | Nightjar Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Sat third early - pressed the front two from 4 out - lost ground to them from 2 out then stayed on for third | 3/6 | 8 | 11-0 | — | 117B | 91B | Sean Houlihan | 25/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has An Buachaill Rua won?
- An Buachaill Rua (IRE) won 1 of 10 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 3 times in total (30% of starts).
- Who trains An Buachaill Rua?
- An Buachaill Rua (IRE) is trained by Sheila Lewis, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 3 November 2026.
- Who is An Buachaill Rua's sire?
- An Buachaill Rua (IRE) is by Getaway (GER) out of Out Of Africa (IRE), whose sire is King's Theatre.
- What going does An Buachaill Rua prefer?
- An Buachaill Rua (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is An Buachaill Rua's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 93, from the run on 3 November 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is An Buachaill Rua's sire's record?
- Getaway (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 11,010 runs since Mar 2016 (1,032 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 23.1% from 134.
- Who are An Buachaill Rua's siblings?
- Out of Out Of Africa (IRE), An Buachaill Rua (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Nowwhatdoyouthink (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Grade 3 (Nowwhatdoyouthink (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7½f–3m½f. As at Nov 2026.