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Horse profile

Buddy Holly (IRE)

5yo gelding · Trainer E McNamara · Owner Old Buddies Syndicate
by Walk In The Park (IRE) out of Native Presenting (IRE) (Presenting)
5 runs · 4 courses · from Apr 2025
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
New yard Last run 25 Sep 2026 · 8th of 14 Last raced off OR 110
KTB Profile

Typically ridden in mid-division in 4 of 5 analysed runs — Buddy Holly (IRE) is yet to win from 5 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 9 at Newbury (Nov 2025). Last raced off a career-high mark of 110.

Based on 5 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs since Apr 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically mid-division

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 101 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Punchestown, 29 Apr 2025

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 5 figures · best 101B · median 69
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good to Soft3101B692 runs · 69 / 66.5
Heavy1——1 run · —
Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f488A694 runs · 88 / 69
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 107A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Listowel (IRE), 25 Sep 2026 Official rating 110 at the last run, 25 Sep 2026

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 5 figures · best 127A · median 107
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good to Soft3127A1072 runs · 107 / 102
Heavy1——1 run · —
Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4124A1024 runs · 124 / 102
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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 from 5 analysed runs since Apr 2025

  • Mid-division 4 (80%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (20%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Walk In The Park (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 6,958 runs since Jan 2008 (691 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm501122%+8.7—
Good1,87025513.6%+0.3—
Good to Soft1,55821313.7%+0.40 from 3
Soft2,45231813%−0.30 from 1
Heavy99112812.9%−0.40 from 1
Standard (AW)3712.7%−10.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−13.3—
6f – 7f1815.6%−7.7—
1m – 1m1f2600%−13.3—
1m2f – 1m4f75912%−1.3—
1m5f – 2m2,22031014%+0.70 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f2,79439914.3%+10 from 4
2m5f – 3m1,53517111.1%−2.2—
Over 3m2893612.5%−0.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Native Presenting (IRE) (Presenting)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Western Express (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newbury 2 0 0% −2.00
Listowel (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Nico de Boinville 2 0 0% −2.00
Ms E C Costello 1 0 0% −1.00
James Bowen 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr H C Swan 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 0 0% −3.00
2025 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 0 0% −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
2026 · 3 runs
25 Sep 26+210d Listowel (IRE) MCG Ladies Handicap Hurdle 18f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran Settled around midpack early - 6th at halfway - unable to close from 3 out - well held at the finish 8/14 8½ 11-10 11069B107A Ms E C Costello 16/1
27 Feb 26+28d Newbury BetVictor Watch Weekend Winners 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran Held mid-pack early - blundered at the 7th - driven approaching 3 out but unable to land a blow - finished well held in 6th 6/6 3¾ 11-0 —64C97C Nico de Boinville 6/1
30 Jan 26+62d Ffos Las tigerbet.co.uk Price Boosts Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Heavy · 8 ran Went straight to front - lost lead after 1st - regained command from 5th - relinquished spot before 3 out - error under pressure approaching 2 out then faded quickly 5/8 1 11-6 —69C97C Nico de Boinville 11/10F
2025 · 2 runs
29 Nov 25+214d Newbury Coral 'Daily Rewards Shaker' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 20.5f · Soft · 9 ran Settled midpack early on - stumbled 5th and driven up before 2 out to stay competitive - unbalanced again at the last and outpaced late 3/9 14 10-13 —88A124A James Bowen 3/1
29 Apr 25 Punchestown Willie Coonan Memorial Flat Race 16.5f · Good To Yielding · 24 ran Settled in the pack - pushed along with no headway 3f out - stayed on same gear from the final furlong - finished 7th 7/24 shd 11-10 —101B127A Mr H C Swan 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Buddy Holly won?
Buddy Holly (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2025 and 2026. Placed 1 time in total (20% of starts).
Who trains Buddy Holly?
Buddy Holly (IRE) is trained by E McNamara, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 25 September 2026.
Who is Buddy Holly's sire?
Buddy Holly (IRE) is by Walk In The Park (IRE) out of Native Presenting (IRE), whose sire is Presenting.
What is Buddy Holly's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 110, from the run on 25 September 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Buddy Holly's sire's record?
Walk In The Park (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 6,958 runs since Jan 2008 (691 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Buddy Holly's siblings?
Out of Native Presenting (IRE), Buddy Holly (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2025. 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.