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Horse profile

Buckby Lane (GB)

13yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2009) · Last trainer Miss J V Starkey · Last owner Mrs P Starkey
by Nomadic Way (USA) out of Buckby Folly (GB) (Netherkelly)
6 runs · 5 courses · from Jan 2005
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 18 Apr 2009 — 6,409 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2009 · 5th of 8 Won at Cheltenham Last raced off OR 110
KTB Profile

Buckby Lane (GB) is 1 from 6, including a Grade 3 win. The biggest win we hold: the Ladbrokes Handicap Chase at Cheltenham (Jan 2005). Hasn't won since Jan 2005. Last raced off 110, 30lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 1 OR ↓ 30lb off peak
Official rating110↓ 30lb off peak
110 110–140

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 113B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Warwick, 20 Feb 2009 Official rating 110 at the last run, 18 Apr 2009

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 4 figures · best 119C · median 112.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Soft2119C115.5—
Good1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m3119C113—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 6 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 6 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
Nomadic Way (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 799 runs since Jan 2008 (70 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5120%+10.2—
Good to Firm1051211.4%+1.6—
Good296289.5%−0.30 from 1
Good to Soft141149.9%+0.11 from 4
Soft145117.6%−2.20 from 1
Heavy781012.8%+3—
Standard (AW)2926.9%−2.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−9.8—
1m – 1m1f1119.1%−0.7—
1m2f – 1m4f2100%−9.8—
1m5f – 2m190157.9%−1.9—
2m1f – 2m4f243229.1%−0.70 from 1
2m5f – 3m2392811.7%+1.91 from 4
Over 3m941212.8%+30 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Buckby Folly (GB) (Netherkelly)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Guilsborough Gorse (GB)60——
Naseby Covert (GB)20——
Waydale Hill (GB)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 4 1 25% +6.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 1 2 1 50% +8.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cheltenham 2 1 50% +8.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 4 1 25% +6.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr Sam Waley-Cohen 2 0 0% −2.00
Tom Doyle 2 1 50% +8.00
Sam Twiston-Davies 1 0 0% −1.00
Miss P Gundry 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 3 0 0% −3.00
2008 1 0 0% −1.00
2005 2 1 50% +8.00

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
2009 · 3 runs
18 Apr 09+36d Bangor-on-Dee Jane McAlpine Memorial Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 3m · Good · 8 ran 5/8 4 11-7 11097A Sam Twiston-Davies 13/2
13 Mar 09+21d Cheltenham Christie's Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup Class 2 · 3m2½f · Good To Soft · 24 ran PU/24 — 12-0 118— Mr Sam Waley-Cohen 66/1
20 Feb 09+323d Warwick Toteexacta Willoughby De Broke Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 3m½f · Soft · 5 ran 3/5 8 11-9 127113B Mr Sam Waley-Cohen 6/1
2008 · 1 run
03 Apr 08+1125d Aintree John Smith's Fox Hunters' Chase (Nat Course) Class 2 · 2m5f · Good To Soft · 19 ran F/19 — 12-0 131— Miss P Gundry 12/1
2005 · 2 runs
05 Mar 05+35d Newbury Vodafone Handicap Chase (Listed) Class 1 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 10/15 ¾ 10-10 140112C Tom Doyle 10/3F
29 Jan 05 Cheltenham Ladbrokes Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Class 1 · 2m5f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 1/16 10-4 131119C Tom Doyle 9/1

Quick answers

How many races has Buckby Lane won?
Buckby Lane (GB) won 1 of 6 archived starts between 2005 and 2009, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 1 time in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trained Buckby Lane?
Buckby Lane (GB) was trained by Miss J V Starkey on the most recent run on record, at Bangor-on-Dee on 18 April 2009.
Who is Buckby Lane's sire?
Buckby Lane (GB) is by Nomadic Way (USA) out of Buckby Folly (GB), whose sire is Netherkelly.
What going does Buckby Lane prefer?
Buckby Lane (GB) 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 Buckby Lane's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 110, from the run on 18 April 2009. The highest on record is 140.
What is Buckby Lane's sire's record?
Nomadic Way (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 799 runs since Jan 2008 (70 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Buckby Lane's siblings?
Out of Buckby Folly (GB), Buckby Lane (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from January 2005. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.