Bunker Buster (IRE)
Bunker Buster is a gelding by Kingston Hill out of a mare by Old Vic. He has one win and three places from four starts on turf, with the success coming at Limerick in Oct 2026 over 2m1f-2m4f on soft ground when he made all prominently to take a maiden hurdle. All three previous runs were over 1m5f-2m and produced placed efforts. His last run, at Limerick in Oct 2026, was a win.
- 1–4Wins / Runs
- 25%Strike rate
- 3 (75%)Placed
- −1.50£1 level staken=4 at SP
- 70dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 138
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 138A | 135 | 3 runs · 138 / 135 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 138A | 113.5 | 2 runs · 138 / 113.5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
Of 4 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 4 runs · as at 25 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.
The forward record. KTB’s figures on this horse since 17 Oct 2026: fastest on KTB Speed in 1 run (won 1) · to 17 Oct 2026. Each pick was the figure’s choice before the off, settled against the result the next morning; “did not run” is counted apart. GB and Irish races since 5 Oct 2026.
Run style from 4 analysed runs since Mar 2026
- Prominent 2 (50%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 1 (25%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (25%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 1,647 runs since Apr 2019 (204 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 5.4% from 168.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 32 | 6 | 18.8% | +9.7 | — |
| Good | 551 | 59 | 10.7% | +1.6 | — |
| Good to Soft | 412 | 38 | 9.2% | +0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 383 | 31 | 8.1% | −1 | 1 from 3 |
| Heavy | 168 | 9 | 5.4% | −3.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 101 | 7 | 6.9% | −2.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 41 | 3 | 7.3% | −1.8 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 43 | 1 | 2.3% | −6.8 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 99 | 6 | 6.1% | −3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 513 | 54 | 10.5% | +1.4 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 580 | 54 | 9.3% | +0.2 | 1 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 304 | 23 | 7.6% | −1.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 62 | 9 | 14.5% | +5.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2019 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Shoot First (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 2m1½f–3m½f; the highest grade won is Class 1 (Shoot First (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoot First (IRE) | 16 | 3 | 2m4f–3m½f | Class 1 |
| Neon Dream (IRE) | 4 | 1 | 2m3½f | Class 4 |
| Spin A Yarn (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 2m1½f | — |
| Tasidana (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Open For Business (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.50 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick (IRE) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.50 |
| Gowran Park (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Byrnes | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.50 |
| Mr A D Bustin | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hood | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.50 |
| None | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.50 |
| NH Flat | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 4 runs | |||||||||
| 17 Oct 26+15d | Limerick (IRE) | Follow Us On Instagram Maiden Hurdle up with the pace and keen - sprinted to front before 2nd - soon well ahead and twenty lengths up before 6th - blundered 2 out and margin cut - pushed along on run-in - always holding rivals to win | 1/16 | 11-7 | 135B | 126B | Philip Byrnes | 6/4 | |
| 02 Oct 26+157d | Gowran Park (IRE) | Willis Towers Watson Maiden Hurdle Racing in the pack - veered right at the first and unseated rider | UR/13 | — | 11-7 | — | — | Philip Byrnes | 1/1F |
| 28 Apr 26+38d | Punchestown | Willie Coonan Memorial Flat Race Held up towards the back - moved into contention approaching 3f out - up to fourth on the outside turning into the straight - pushed along to lead the chasing pack over a furlong out - weakened near the finish before finding one more effort to grab third | 3/18 | nk | 11-3 | 89B | 127A | Mr A D Bustin | 7/2J |
| 21 Mar 26 | Navan | Racing Next On March 30th (Pro/Am) Flat Race Settled in 2nd and pulled hard behind the front-runner - moved to the front on straightening up - driven 3f out and challenged hard 2f out - passed 1½f out and one-paced through the final furlong to finish 2nd | 2/9 | 7½ | 10-11 | 138A | 115C | Mr A D Bustin | 13/8F |
Quick answers
- How many races has Bunker Buster won?
- Bunker Buster (IRE) won 1 of 4 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 3 times in total (75% of starts).
- Who trains Bunker Buster?
- Bunker Buster (IRE) is trained by C Byrnes, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 17 October 2026.
- Who is Bunker Buster's sire?
- Bunker Buster (IRE) is by Kingston Hill (GB) out of Keeps Sake (IRE), whose sire is Old Vic.
- What going does Bunker Buster prefer?
- Bunker Buster (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 3 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 Bunker Buster's sire's record?
- Kingston Hill (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 1,647 runs since Apr 2019 (204 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 5.4% from 168.
- Who are Bunker Buster's siblings?
- Out of Keeps Sake (IRE), Bunker Buster (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Shoot First (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 1 (Shoot First (IRE)). The wins came over 2m1½f–3m½f. As at Nov 2026.