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Horse profile

Baffles Brains (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2013) · Last trainer Michael Butler · Last owner Miss E Butler
by Big Bad Bob (IRE) out of Marl (GB) (Lycius)
11 runs · 6 courses · from Jul 2011
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 Jan 2013 — 5,023 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2013 · 8th of 13 Last raced off OR 49
KTB Profile

Baffles Brains (IRE) is yet to win from 11 starts. Last raced off 49, 18lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 18lb off peak
Official rating49↓ 18lb off peak
49 49–67

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 53A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Dundalk (AW), 4 Jan 2013 Official rating 49 at the last run, 25 Jan 2013

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 11 figures · best 66A · median 53
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)654A44.5—
Soft366A62—
Good to Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f666A58—
6f – 7f464A41.5—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 runs · as at 4 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

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 4,568 runs since Jan 2008 (314 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm19315.8%+7—
Good to Firm665639.5%+0.70 from 1
Good1,046908.6%−0.2—
Good to Soft4835210.8%+20 from 1
Soft863859.8%+10 from 3
Heavy299217%−1.8—
Standard (AW)1,192907.6%−1.20 from 6
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f193189.3%+0.5—
6f – 7f1,106867.8%−10 from 4
1m – 1m1f1,0841019.3%+0.50 from 6
1m2f – 1m4f1,03311010.6%+1.80 from 1
1m5f – 2m766587.6%−1.2—
2m1f – 2m4f287227.7%−1.1—
2m5f – 3m9188.8%0—
Over 3m8112.5%+3.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Marl (GB) (Lycius)

8 siblings in the archive, 7 winners — best of them Back Burner (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m3f; the highest grade won is Listed (Medley (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Back Burner (IRE)4241m½f–1m3fClass 5
Snow Bunting (GB)3946f–7fClass 6
Medley (GB)1036f–7fListed
Relinquished (GB)1027f–7½fClass 5
Meadow (GB)817f—
Flower Market (GB)316fClass 5
Fuaigh Mor (IRE)615fClass 6
Marching Song (GB)130——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 6 0 0% −6.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 6 0 0% −6.00
Bellewstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 6 0 0% −6.00
6f – 7f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Fran Berry 6 0 0% −6.00
Conor Hoban 3 0 0% −3.00
Wayne Lordan 1 0 0% −1.00
Shane Foley 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 0 0% −7.00
E/S 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2013 2 0 0% −2.00
2012 7 0 0% −7.00
2011 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2013 · 2 runs
25 Jan 13+21d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Leading Jockey & Trainer Championship Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 8f · Standard · 13 ran 8/13 ¾ 8-7 4946A Conor Hoban 10/1
04 Jan 13+130d Dundalk (AW) Happy New Year To All Our Patrons Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 10.5f · Standard · 14 ran 8/14 ¾ 8-7 5153A Conor Hoban 33/1
2012 · 7 runs
27 Aug 12+5d Dundalk (AW) Follow Dundalk On Facebook Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 7f · Standard · 14 ran 13/14 1 9-5 5843A Wayne Lordan 14/1
22 Aug 12+13d Bellewstown Niall Collier Memorial Claiming Maiden 8f · Soft · 9 ran 8/9 2¼ 8-13 5847C Fran Berry 12/1
09 Aug 12+22d Leopardstown Leopardstown.com Handicap (50-70) 9f · Good To Soft · 22 ran 9/22 1 8-5 6062A Conor Hoban 20/1
18 Jul 12+6d Killarney Killarney Oils Ltd. Handicap 8.5f · Yielding · 9 ran 5/9 ½ 9-8 6466A Fran Berry 25/1
12 Jul 12+91d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Race & Stay Claiming Race 7f · Standard · 14 ran 13/14 ¾ 9-1 6440C Fran Berry 14/1
12 Apr 12+27d Gowran Park Follow Gowran Park On Facebook Handicap (47-75) 8f · Soft · 16 ran 7/16 2½ 9-5 6762A Fran Berry 14/1
16 Mar 12+215d Dundalk (AW) V. Keating Oil Ltd. Median Auction Maiden 8f · Standard · 7 ran 6/7 hd 9-5 —54A Shane Foley 10/1
2011 · 2 runs
14 Aug 11+41d Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Auction Maiden 6f · Standard · 13 ran 10/13 6 8-11 —36C Fran Berry 7/1
04 Jul 11 Roscommon Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Auction Maiden 7f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 7/14 nk 8-11 —64A Fran Berry 11/2

Quick answers

How many races has Baffles Brains won?
Baffles Brains (IRE) has yet to win, from 11 archived starts between 2011 and 2013.
Who trained Baffles Brains?
Baffles Brains (IRE) was trained by Michael Butler on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 25 January 2013.
Who is Baffles Brains's sire?
Baffles Brains (IRE) is by Big Bad Bob (IRE) out of Marl (GB), whose sire is Lycius.
What is Baffles Brains's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 49, from the run on 25 January 2013. The highest on record is 67.
What is Baffles Brains's sire's record?
Big Bad Bob (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 4,568 runs since Jan 2008 (314 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Baffles Brains's siblings?
Out of Marl (GB), Baffles Brains (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 7 of them winners. Most wins: Back Burner (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Listed (Medley (GB)). The wins came over 5f–1m3f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2011. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.