Butch (GB)
Butch won five of 13 starts on turf. Three of those wins came over 2m5f – 3m, including a Class 2 handicap at Cheltenham on heavy ground off 135 and a Class 3 novices chase at Leicester on soft ground in Dec 2024 off 141. He also won twice at Cheltenham. His last run, at Wetherby in Dec 2025, was off an official rating of 138.
- 5–13Wins / Runs
- 38.5%Strike rate
- 9 (69.2%)Placed
- +2.98£1 level staken=13 at SP
- 1.34Fair A/E n=13 · 1.20 incl. margin
- 141Highest OR
- 116dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 142
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 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 6 | 123A | 92 | 1 · — |
| Soft | 2 | 106C | 105.5 | — |
| Heavy | 2 | 142A | 138 | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 6 | 142A | 124 | 1 · — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 106C | 103 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 105A | 93 | — |
Of 13 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 13 runs · as at 3 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 13,738 runs since Jan 2008 (1,148 horses).
Strongest on heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 13 | 0 | 0% | −12.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 529 | 60 | 11.3% | −1.3 | — |
| Good | 4,489 | 524 | 11.7% | −0.9 | 1 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 3,048 | 359 | 11.8% | −0.8 | 1 from 6 |
| Soft | 3,758 | 493 | 13.1% | +0.5 | 2 from 4 |
| Heavy | 1,708 | 277 | 16.2% | +3.6 | 1 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 193 | 24 | 12.4% | −0.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −12.6 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 24 | 0 | 0% | −12.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 163 | 18 | 11% | −1.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3,974 | 521 | 13.1% | +0.5 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4,757 | 593 | 12.5% | −0.1 | 2 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3,815 | 479 | 12.6% | 0 | 3 from 7 |
| Over 3m | 1,003 | 126 | 12.6% | 0 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Hauraki Gulf (GB) (3 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m7½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Hauraki Gulf (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hauraki Gulf (GB) | 20 | 3 | 2m–2m6½f | Class 4 |
| Eavesdropping (GB) | 7 | 3 | 2m1½f–2m7½f | Class 4 |
| Snitterfield (IRE) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| Follow That (GB) | 11 | 0 | — | — |
| On A Diamond (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 4 | 2 | 50% | +1.75 |
| Heavy | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Good | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.73 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +1.23 |
| Class 2 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +5.50 |
| Class 1 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.75 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wetherby | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Haydock | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cheltenham | 2 | 2 | 100% | +6.50 |
| Huntingdon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.25 |
| Southwell | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.73 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 7 | 3 | 43% | +3.23 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 2 | 50% | +1.75 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Bowen | 6 | 3 | 50% | +0.98 |
| A P Heskin | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.50 |
| Charlie Todd | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Bowen | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +2.75 |
| 2023 | 4 | 3 | 75% | +6.23 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 8 | 4 | 50% | +6.73 |
| Chase | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.75 |
| 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Dec 25+34d | Wetherby | William Hill Rowland Meyrick Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Held up towards the back - pushed along six out before fading five out - eased and pulled up soon after | PU/4 | — | 11-4 | 138 | — | — | Charlie Todd | 8/1 |
| 22 Nov 25+278d | Haydock | Betfair Exchange Graduation Chase (GBB Race) Settled at the back of the field - staying within range early - hit the fourth-last awkwardly and lost momentum from there - well held at the finish | 5/5 | 50 | 11-8 | 141 | -6C | 112C | Sean Bowen | 8/1 |
| 17 Feb 25+51d | Carlisle | Dalston Novices' Chase (GBB Race) Handy early - went in front 2nd then yielded it 3rd - stumbled 11th - moved left approaching 4 out - urged forward before 3 out - closed up 2 out and hit the front again - dropped back at the last - unable to get on terms with winner in closing stages - edged out of second near the line | 3/4 | ¾ | 11-9 | 141 | 81C | 137C | Sean Bowen | 2/5F |
| 28 Dec 24+315d | Leicester | On The Fourth Day Of Christmas Novices' Chase (GBB Race) Tracked pace-setter along rail - hit front 4th - travelling strongly at 4 out - drew away 2 out to win comfortably | 1/3 | 11-4 | 141 | 106C | 141C | Sean Bowen | 1/4F | |
| 17 Feb 24+47d | Haydock | Virgin Bet Rendlesham Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race) | 2/6 | 9 | 11-2 | 141 | 142A | 136B | Sean Bowen | 6/4F |
| 01 Jan 24+65d | Cheltenham | Paddy Power Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 1/10 | 11-6 | 135 | 134A | 149A | James Bowen | 7/2 | |
| 28 Oct 23+25d | Cheltenham | William Hill Epic Weekend Free Bet Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 1/6 | 11-8 | 129 | 123A | 143B | Sean Bowen | 3/1 | |
| 03 Oct 23+180d | Southwell | Weatherbys Stallion Book Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 1/5 | 11-7 | 124 | 125C | 141B | Sean Bowen | 8/11F | |
| 06 Apr 23+19d | Wetherby | Watch Irish Racing On Racing TV Handicap Hurdle | 2/9 | ¾ | 12-0 | 120 | 108A | 140A | A P Heskin | 2/1F |
| 18 Mar 23+82d | Uttoxeter | Enjoy Food- The White Lion Weston 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 1/5 | 11-3 | — | — | 130B | A P Heskin | 7/2 | |
| 26 Dec 22+61d | Huntingdon | racingtv.com Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 2/13 | 3¾ | 11-0 | — | 103C | 129A | A P Heskin | 13/2 |
| 26 Oct 22+234d | Chepstow | Vickers.Bet Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) | 7/14 | 6½ | 11-0 | — | 81C | 102C | A P Heskin | 14/1 |
| 06 Mar 22 | Huntingdon | 10% More, Bet Direct At tote.co.uk Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 2/10 | ½ | 11-3 | — | 105A | 131A | A P Heskin | 7/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Butch (GB) won?
- Butch (GB) won 5 of 13 archived starts between 2022 and 2025, a strike rate of 38.5%. Placed 9 times in total (69.2% of starts).
- Who trains Butch (GB)?
- Butch (GB) is trained by Olly Murphy, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 26 December 2025.
- Who is Butch (GB)'s sire?
- Butch (GB) is by Kayf Tara (GB) out of Leading On (GB), whose sire is Presenting.
- What going does Butch (GB) prefer?
- Butch (GB) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Butch (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 138, from the run on 26 December 2025. The highest on record is 141.
- What is Butch (GB)'s sire's record?
- Kayf Tara (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 13,738 runs since Jan 2008 (1,148 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.
- Who are Butch (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Leading On (GB), Butch (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Hauraki Gulf (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Hauraki Gulf (GB)). The wins came over 2m–2m7½f. As at Oct 2026.