Horse profile
Buddy One (IRE)
by Sans Frontieres (IRE) out of May's Magic (IRE) (Bob's Return)
37 runs · 18 courses · from Oct 2022
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
5 wins · 4 courses
Last run 13 Oct 2026 · 3rd of 5
Last raced off OR 139
KTB Profile
Buddy One is a gelding with five wins from 37 starts on turf, three of them over 2m5f – 3m on soft or good ground. He won the Class 2 Paddy Power Games Handicap Hurdle at Cheltenham in Nov 2023 off an official rating of 147 and has also scored at Galway twice. Ridden with patience in most of his races, he finished third of five in the William Hill Challenge Series Hurdle at Punchestown in Oct 2026 off an official rating of 139.
Based on 37 archived runs · run-style from 18 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 16lb off peak
- 5–37Wins / Runs
- 13.5%Strike rate
- 13 (35.1%)Placed
- −14.96£1 level staken=37 at SP
- 1.19Fair A/E n=37 · 1.01 incl. margin
- 155Highest OR
- 40dAvg 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.
Official rating139↓ 16lb off peak
139
82–155
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 126
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 14 | 148A | 112.5 | 2 · 118 / 108.5 |
| Good | 6 | 109A | 105.5 | 2 · 108 / 92 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 128B | 126 | 1 · — |
| Heavy | 2 | 83C | 65 | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 17 | 148A | 118 | 5 · 126 / 108 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 8 | 123B | 105 | 1 · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 83C | 62 | — |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 3 | 98A | 96 | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 116A | 87.5 | 1 · — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 37 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (3) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 32 figures from 37 runs · as at 21 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 18 analysed runs since Oct 2024
- Mid-division 6 (33%) · 1 win
- Prominent 6 (33%) · 1 win
- Held up 4 (22%) · 0 wins
- Led 2 (11%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 1,252 runs since Jan 2008 (155 horses).
Strongest on heavy going: 14.2% from 183.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 18 | 2 | 11.1% | +2.2 | — |
| Good | 419 | 40 | 9.5% | +0.6 | 1 from 9 |
| Good to Soft | 260 | 21 | 8.1% | −0.8 | 1 from 8 |
| Soft | 364 | 23 | 6.3% | −2.6 | 3 from 15 |
| Heavy | 183 | 26 | 14.2% | +5.3 | 0 from 5 |
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.9 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −8.9 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 2 | 40% | +31.1 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 400 | 30 | 7.5% | −1.4 | 1 from 7 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 480 | 39 | 8.1% | −0.8 | 1 from 8 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 317 | 35 | 11% | +2.1 | 3 from 20 |
| Over 3m | 48 | 6 | 12.5% | +3.6 | 0 from 1 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
May's Magic (IRE) (Bob's Return)
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 15 | 3 | 20% | +0.75 |
| Good | 9 | 1 | 11% | −7.71 |
| Good to Soft | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.25 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.75 |
| Galway | 6 | 2 | 33% | −0.21 |
| Fairyhouse | 3 | 1 | 33% | +5.00 |
| Leopardstown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Aintree | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Galway (IRE) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gowran Park | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Navan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Punchestown (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 20 | 3 | 15% | −10.96 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 8 | 1 | 13% | +0.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.00 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack G Gilligan | 25 | 4 | 16% | −7.96 |
| Danny Gilligan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Rory Cleary | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.00 |
| Jack Foley | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sean Flanagan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Phillip Enright | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Derek O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 29 | 5 | 17% | −6.96 |
| Cheekpieces | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Tongue tie | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.00 |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −5.71 |
| 2023 | 13 | 3 | 23% | +2.75 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 24 | 3 | 13% | −8.25 |
| Chase | 8 | 1 | 13% | −6.71 |
| Flat | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Oct 26+36d | Punchestown (IRE) | William Hill Challenge Series Hurdle in touch in midfield then 4th at halfway - jumped 4 out awkwardly - 3rd and under pressure after 2 out - left behind before last and stayed on run-in | 3/5 | 2½ | 11-0 | 139 | 76C | 135B | Danny Gilligan | 9/4 |
| 07 Sep 26+40d | Galway (IRE) | Deacy Gilligan Hurdle Set the pace - clipped a couple of obstacles mid-race - driven and lost command approaching the last - unable to threaten up front and edged into third near the line | 3/8 | ¾ | 11-0 | 142 | 118A | 137A | Danny Gilligan | 7/1 |
| 29 Jul 26+21d | Galway (IRE) | Tote Galway Plate (Handicap Steeplechase) (Grade 3) Held up towards the back - driven and up into the pack before 2 out - asked for more effort but only crept on from the tail late - finished 8th beaten 11½ lengths | 8/22 | 1½ | 10-13 | 140 | 108C | 134A | Sean Flanagan | 22/1 |
| 08 Jul 26+119d | Fairyhouse | Fairyhouse Winter Festival 28th & 29th November Rated Race held up towards the back - asked for effort into 3rd entering the straight - driven without finding more with 2f to run and faded from a furlong out | 7/8 | 7 | 9-8 | 82 | 116A | 69A | Rory Cleary | 40/1 |
| 11 Mar 26+25d | Cheltenham | BetMGM Cup Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Held up in the pack early - pushed along from the 6th and losing touch from the 7th - making no headway and bumped lightly at the last | 11/24 | 3½ | 11-3 | 149 | 126B | 133A | Jack G Gilligan | 40/1 |
| 14 Feb 26+70d | Gowran Park | Red Mills Chase (Grade 2) Sat close to pace early - held second at a steady tempo through halfway - dropped to third and driven after 3 out - unable to threaten those ahead nearing the last - held on without finding more late | 4/4 | 3¼ | 11-3 | 143 | 47C | 127B | Jack G Gilligan | 20/1 |
| 06 Dec 25+41d | Navan | Bective Stud, Tea Rooms & Apartments Handicap Hurdle (Listed) Settled in the pack for much of the way - pressed for effort turning into the straight without finding more - eased and pulled up before 2 out | PU/14 | — | 11-12 | 150 | — | — | Danny Gilligan | 33/1 |
| 26 Oct 25+43d | Galway | Glenman Corporation Handicap Chase Sat close to pace early - down to 4th by halfway - pressed but couldn't close gap 2 out - held no more finishing effort late | 6/9 | 3¼ | 11-11 | 144 | 99A | 128A | Jack G Gilligan | 6/1 |
| 13 Sep 25+45d | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Petingo Handicap (Premier Handicap) Held up towards the back - pushed along with 3f left - dropped away late - finished 17th | 17/17 | 12 | 8-7 | 83 | 77C | 63C | Rory Cleary | 18/1 |
| 30 Jul 25+9d | Galway | Tote Galway Plate (Handicap Chase) (Grade 3) Settled in the pack towards the wide side early - still 9th at halfway - asked for effort approaching 2 out and continued at a steady gallop through the finish to come home sixth | 6/22 | ½ | 11-2 | 145 | — | 130A | Jack G Gilligan | 15/2 |
| 21 Jul 25+107d | Ballinrobe | Tote.ie Maiden Settled with the pack early - third at halfway - moved into contention over 2f out - hit the front approaching the straight - challenged inside the final furlong - found more to prevail | 1/7 | 9-9 | — | 98A | 78B | Rory Cleary | 4/1 | |
| 05 Apr 25+23d | Aintree | Ivy Liverpool Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Held up towards the back - stumbled at the 9th - lost touch after 4 out - late attempt before 3 out made no dent - dropped away out of contention by 2 out | 7/11 | 9½ | 11-10 | 154 | 109A | 123A | Jack G Gilligan | 16/1 |
| 13 Mar 25+49d | Cheltenham | Paddy Power Stayers' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Settled among the pack early - lost momentum approaching two out then edged left before the last - held on for a modest finish without threatening | 5/13 | 1½ | 11-10 | 153 | 128B | 137A | Jack G Gilligan | 50/1 |
| 23 Jan 25+28d | Gowran Park | John Mulhern Galmoy Hurdle (Grade 2) Sat close to the front pack on the rail - dropped away approaching 4 out - driven along and faded before being eased and pulled up short of 2 out | PU/9 | — | 11-3 | 153 | — | — | Jack G Gilligan | 11/1 |
| 26 Dec 24+41d | Leopardstown | Racing Post Long Distance Novice Chase (Grade 1) Sat close to the front early - urged on towards the back after 4 out with little response by 2 out - held third at the last and stayed on at one speed | 3/4 | 19 | 11-10 | — | 95C | 126B | Jack G Gilligan | 11/1 |
| 15 Nov 24+18d | Cheltenham | Mucking Brilliant Paddy Power Novices' Chase (Listed) (GBB Race) Settled just behind the leading pair - moved into 2nd three out - lost the advantage after that - dropped away approaching the finish - finished 4th | 4/4 | 10 | 11-4 | 154 | 49C | 121B | Jack G Gilligan | 16/5 |
| 28 Oct 24+20d | Wexford | Michael Hickey Memorial Chase (Listed) Set the pace early - clipped a couple of fences without disaster - lost ground approaching 4 out after another error - overtaken 2 out following a further mistake - slipped to third before the last and could not find more under pressure | 3/3 | 10 | 10-9 | — | 124C | 123C | Jack G Gilligan | 11/4 |
| 08 Oct 24+159d | Galway | Guinness Chase Sat behind pace early - moved through to hit front before the 4th - laboured 4 out as rival drew level - overtaken 2 out - regained command early on run-in and stayed on strongly to the line | 1/3 | 10-6 | — | 104C | 125C | Jack G Gilligan | 2/7F | |
| 02 May 24+19d | Punchestown | Ladbrokes Champion Stayers Hurdle (Grade 1) | 4/11 | ½ | 11-10 | 153 | 148A | 143A | Jack G Gilligan | 17/2 |
| 13 Apr 24+30d | Aintree | JRL Group Liverpool Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) | 2/10 | 4¼ | 11-10 | 155 | 127A | 147A | Jack G Gilligan | 15/2 |
| 14 Mar 24+77d | Cheltenham | Paddy Power Stayers' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) | 4/12 | 2¼ | 11-10 | 153 | 146A | 143A | Jack G Gilligan | 40/1 |
| 28 Dec 23+25d | Leopardstown | Jack De Bromhead Christmas Hurdle (Grade 1) | PU/6 | — | 11-10 | 152 | — | — | Jack G Gilligan | 10/1 |
| 03 Dec 23+15d | Fairyhouse | Bar One Racing Hatton's Grace Hurdle (Grade 1) | 5/5 | 5 | 11-12 | 152 | 96C | 125B | Jack G Gilligan | 22/1 |
| 18 Nov 23+21d | Cheltenham | Paddy Power Games Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 1/15 | 11-7 | 147 | 130B | 156A | Jack G Gilligan | 9/4F | |
| 28 Oct 23+35d | Galway | W.B. Gavin & Co. Handicap Hurdle | 1/15 | 11-5 | 138 | 144B | 149A | Jack G Gilligan | 7/2F | |
| 23 Sep 23+50d | Listowel | M.J. Carroll ARRO Handicap Hurdle | 3/13 | ¾ | 11-5 | 137 | 113B | 138A | Jack G Gilligan | 9/2 |
| 04 Aug 23+17d | Galway | Guinness Galway Tribes Handicap Hurdle | 4/20 | nse | 11-11 | 135 | — | 146A | Phillip Enright | 11/2 |
| 18 Jul 23+14d | Killarney | William Hill Epic Value (Q.R.) Maiden | 7/14 | shd | 11-12 | — | 63C | 74A | Mr Derek O'Connor | 3/1 |
| 04 Jul 23+81d | Roscommon | Colm Markey, MEP, Supporting Roscommon Racecourse Maiden | 11/14 | nk | 9-9 | — | 96C | 66A | Seamie Heffernan | 12/1 |
| 14 Apr 23+28d | Aintree | William Hill Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) | 2/20 | 2 | 10-10 | 135 | 123B | 140A | Jack G Gilligan | 8/1 |
| 17 Mar 23+22d | Cheltenham | Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 3/21 | dht | 10-12 | 131 | 108B | 137A | Jack G Gilligan | 28/1 |
| 23 Feb 23+23d | Thurles | Markaye Contracts Ltd Michael Purcell Memorial Novice Hurdle (Grade 3) | 2/8 | shd | 11-0 | 111 | 107A | 134A | Jack G Gilligan | 22/1 |
| 31 Jan 23+3d | Limerick | Become A Member At Limerick Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 2/10 | 12 | 12-0 | 102 | 112A | 130A | Jack G Gilligan | 13/8F |
| 28 Jan 23+62d | Fairyhouse | Book Tickets Online At fairyhouse.ie Maiden Hurdle | 1/14 | 11-5 | 102 | 103B | 123A | Jack G Gilligan | 7/1 | |
| 27 Nov 22+15d | Navan | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle | 6/23 | 1¾ | 11-5 | — | 103B | 116A | Jack G Gilligan | 250/1 |
| 12 Nov 22+14d | Naas | Cavan Developments Home Builders Supporting St Marys Gaa Maiden Hurdle | 23/25 | 17 | 11-12 | — | 41C | 98C | Jack Foley | 150/1 |
| 29 Oct 22 | Galway | Corrib Oil Maiden Hurdle | 7/20 | 6½ | 11-12 | — | 83C | 95C | Jack Foley | 100/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Buddy One (IRE) won?
- Buddy One (IRE) won 5 of 37 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 13.5%. Placed 13 times in total (35.1% of starts).
- Who trains Buddy One (IRE)?
- Buddy One (IRE) is trained by Paul John Gilligan, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 13 October 2026.
- Who is Buddy One (IRE)'s sire?
- Buddy One (IRE) is by Sans Frontieres (IRE) out of May's Magic (IRE), whose sire is Bob's Return.
- What going does Buddy One (IRE) prefer?
- Buddy One (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 3 wins from 15 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 Buddy One (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 139, from the run on 13 October 2026. The highest on record is 155.
- What is Buddy One (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Sans Frontieres (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 1,252 runs since Jan 2008 (155 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 14.2% from 183.