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Horse profile

Buachaill Maith (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2017) · Last trainer Francis J Flood · Last owner D I Y Syndicate
by Definite Article (GB) out of Cara Mhaith (IRE) (Anshan)
9 runs · 6 courses · from Mar 2014
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 14 Jul 2017 — 3,392 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2017 · 7th of 24 Won at Ballinrobe Last raced off OR 101
KTB Profile

Buachaill Maith (IRE) is 1 from 9. Hasn't won since Aug 2016. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 4 on softer).

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster
Official rating101↓ 5lb off peak
101 101–106

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 102 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Down Royal, 4 Nov 2016

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 →

Jumps 4 figures · best 122B · median 101
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good2102B99—
Soft2122B111—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m2122B109—
2m5f – 3m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 116A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cork, 16 Oct 2016 Official rating 101 at the last run, 14 Jul 2017

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 →

Jumps 9 figures · best 121A · median 110
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good5121A115—
Soft3116A102—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4121A108.5—
1m5f – 2m3110A102—
2m5f – 3m2115A115—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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
Definite Article (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 5,617 runs since Jan 2008 (527 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.1% from 138. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.3% from 211.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm26519.2%+8.7—
Good to Firm5316913%+2.5—
Good2,03122411%+0.51 from 5
Good to Soft8358910.7%+0.2—
Soft1,3771228.9%−1.60 from 3
Heavy6797410.9%+0.40 from 1
Standard (AW)13875.1%−5.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f11218.2%+7.7—
1m – 1m1f49510.2%−0.3—
1m2f – 1m4f21194.3%−6.2—
1m5f – 2m1,81118510.2%−0.30 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f1,90020410.7%+0.21 from 4
2m5f – 3m1,34915611.6%+1.10 from 2
Over 3m2862910.1%−0.4—

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
Cara Mhaith (IRE) (Anshan)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Minella Tweet (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m5f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Minella Tweet (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Minella Tweet (IRE)2432m–2m5fClass 3

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 1 20% +7.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cork 2 0 0% −2.00
Down Royal 2 0 0% −2.00
Ballinrobe 2 1 50% +10.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 1 25% +8.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ger Fox 6 1 17% +6.00
M P Fogarty 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr J C Barry 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew J McNamara 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 1 0 0% −1.00
2016 6 1 17% +6.00
2015 1 0 0% −1.00
2014 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 1 13% +4.00
NH Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2017 · 1 run
14 Jul 17+252d Cork Buy Online At corkracecourse Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 16f · Good · 24 ran 7/24 8 11-11 10196B110A Ger Fox 20/1
2016 · 6 runs
04 Nov 16+19d Down Royal Allianz Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 22f · Good · 17 ran 6/17 7 11-12 102102B115A Ger Fox 9/1
16 Oct 16+15d Cork Christmas Party Package Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 19f · Yielding · 17 ran 9/17 1 11-6 103100B116A Ger Fox 14/1
01 Oct 16+36d Gowran Park Ladbrokes Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 16f · Yielding · 20 ran 12/20 ¾ 11-8 105122B102A Ger Fox 11/1
26 Aug 16+18d Down Royal Coca Cola Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 22f · Good · 15 ran 6/15 1¾ 11-9 106—115A M P Fogarty 10/1
08 Aug 16+20d Ballinrobe J.j. Burke Peugeot (c & G) Maiden Hurdle 17.5f · Good · 11 ran 1/11 11-4 ——121A Ger Fox 11/1
19 Jul 16+428d Ballinrobe Mayo News Maiden Hurdle 17.5f · Good · 12 ran 3/12 2½ 11-4 ——101A Ger Fox 20/1
2015 · 1 run
18 May 15+415d Roscommon Kepak Flat Race 20f · Yielding · 14 ran 7/14 5½ 11-7 ——91C Mr J C Barry 33/1
2014 · 1 run
29 Mar 14 Navan Annual Family Day 18th May (c & G) Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft To Heavy · 26 ran 11/26 2½ 11-12 ——101C Andrew J McNamara 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Buachaill Maith won?
Buachaill Maith (IRE) won 1 of 9 archived starts between 2014 and 2017, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 2 times in total (22.2% of starts).
Who trained Buachaill Maith?
Buachaill Maith (IRE) was trained by Francis J Flood on the most recent run on record, at Cork on 14 July 2017.
Who is Buachaill Maith's sire?
Buachaill Maith (IRE) is by Definite Article (GB) out of Cara Mhaith (IRE), whose sire is Anshan.
What going does Buachaill Maith prefer?
Buachaill Maith (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Buachaill Maith's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 101, from the run on 14 July 2017. The highest on record is 106.
What is Buachaill Maith's sire's record?
Definite Article (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 5,617 runs since Jan 2008 (527 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.1% from 138. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.3% from 211.
Who are Buachaill Maith's siblings?
Out of Cara Mhaith (IRE), Buachaill Maith (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Minella Tweet (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Minella Tweet (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m5f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2014. 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.