Billy Cuckoo (IRE)
Billy Cuckoo (IRE) is 5 from 38. Hasn't won since Feb 2014. All 5 wins have come over 2m1f – 2m4f. Last raced off 110, 13lb below the career-high mark.
- 5–38Wins / Runs
- 13.2%Strike rate
- 12 (31.6%)Placed
- −1.75£1 level staken=38 at SP
- 1.03Fair A/E n=38 · 0.93 incl. margin
- 123Highest OR
- 48dAvg between runs
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
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 3,293 runs since Jan 2008 (299 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 17 | 3 | 17.6% | +7.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 236 | 24 | 10.2% | +0.5 | — |
| Good | 941 | 97 | 10.3% | +0.6 | 1 from 9 |
| Good to Soft | 627 | 56 | 8.9% | −0.8 | 1 from 8 |
| Soft | 892 | 70 | 7.8% | −1.9 | 1 from 14 |
| Heavy | 558 | 68 | 12.2% | +2.5 | 2 from 6 |
| Standard (AW) | 22 | 2 | 9.1% | −0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.7 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −9.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 8 | 1 | 12.5% | +2.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 762 | 67 | 8.8% | −0.9 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,180 | 122 | 10.3% | +0.6 | 5 from 27 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 979 | 95 | 9.7% | 0 | 0 from 6 |
| Over 3m | 361 | 35 | 9.7% | 0 | 0 from 1 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Apache Stronghold (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m5f; the highest grade won is Grade 1 (Apache Stronghold (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Stronghold (IRE) | 18 | 5 | 2m–2m5f | Grade 1 |
| Battle Roar (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Claires Away (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Princess Lara (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Leading Legend (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 14 | 1 | 7% | −8.50 |
| Good | 9 | 1 | 11% | +4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 8 | 1 | 13% | −1.50 |
| Heavy | 6 | 2 | 33% | +5.25 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 21 | 4 | 19% | +8.75 |
| Class 3 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −2.50 |
| Class 6 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle | 7 | 1 | 14% | +0.50 |
| Wetherby | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.50 |
| Southwell | 4 | 1 | 25% | +9.00 |
| Catterick | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Newcastle | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Doncaster | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.50 |
| Sedgefield | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.75 |
| Market Rasen | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hexham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ffos Las | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Worcester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 27 | 5 | 19% | +9.25 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Toomey | 14 | 3 | 21% | +2.75 |
| Dougie Costello | 12 | 2 | 17% | +7.50 |
| Mr M Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jake Greenall | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jamie Moore | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Miss Charlotte Crane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leighton Aspell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wilson Renwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brian Harding | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Nick Williams | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| A P McCoy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blinkers | 22 | 4 | 18% | +6.75 |
| Visor | 5 | 1 | 20% | +2.50 |
| Cheekpieces | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| None | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2014 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −4.50 |
| 2013 | 10 | 2 | 20% | +10.50 |
| 2012 | 10 | 2 | 20% | −0.75 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 30 | 5 | 17% | +6.25 |
| Hurdle | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| NH Flat | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Billy Cuckoo (IRE) won?
- Billy Cuckoo (IRE) won 5 of 38 archived starts between 2011 and 2016, a strike rate of 13.2%. Placed 12 times in total (31.6% of starts).
- Who trained Billy Cuckoo (IRE)?
- Billy Cuckoo (IRE) was trained by T H Messenger on the most recent run on record, at Wetherby on 4 May 2016.
- Who is Billy Cuckoo (IRE)'s sire?
- Billy Cuckoo (IRE) is by Alderbrook (GB) out of First Battle (IRE), whose sire is Un Desperado.
- What going does Billy Cuckoo (IRE) prefer?
- Billy Cuckoo (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 6 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Billy Cuckoo (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 110, from the run on 4 May 2016. The highest on record is 123.
- What is Billy Cuckoo (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Alderbrook (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 3,293 runs since Jan 2008 (299 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Billy Cuckoo (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of First Battle (IRE), Billy Cuckoo (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Apache Stronghold (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Grade 1 (Apache Stronghold (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m5f. As at Oct 2026.