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Butcher Hollow (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2025) · Last trainer Thomas Cooper · Last owner Ciaran John Mooney John Francis Ryan
by Kingston Hill (GB) out of Kiltiernan Lilly (IRE) (Definite Article)
10 runs · 7 courses · from Oct 2023
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 2 Aug 2025 — 459 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2025 · 15th of 19 2 wins · Fairyhouse & Galway Last raced off OR 124
KTB Profile

Butcher Hollow won two of ten starts on turf, both on soft ground, at Fairyhouse in Apr 2025 over 2m1f – 2m4f and at Galway in Oct 2023 over 1m5f – 2m. The gelding, by Kingston Hill out of a Definite Article mare, reached an official rating of 124. He last ran at Galway in Aug 2025, finishing 15 of 19 in the BoyleSports Handicap Hurdle off that career-high mark.

Based on 10 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs since Mar 2025 · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating124At career-high mark
124 117–124

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 103 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Punchestown, 3 Feb 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 8 figures · best 145C · median 96.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft497B93—
Heavy3103A96—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6103A96.5—
2m5f – 3m1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 10 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 · 8 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 130A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fairyhouse, 6 Apr 2025 Official rating 124 at the last run, 2 Aug 2025

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 9 figures · best 135A · median 130
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft4130A130—
Heavy4135A132—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6132A130—
1m5f – 2m2135A132.5—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 10 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 10 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 4 analysed runs since Mar 2025

  • Prominent 2 (50%) · 1 win
  • Led 1 (25%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 1 (25%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 1,649 runs since Apr 2019 (204 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 5.4% from 168.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm32618.8%+9.6—
Good5515910.7%+1.50 from 1
Good to Soft414399.4%+0.20 from 1
Soft383318.1%−1.12 from 4
Heavy16895.4%−3.80 from 4
Standard (AW)10176.9%−2.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f500%−9.2—
6f – 7f4137.3%−1.9—
1m – 1m1f4312.3%−6.9—
1m2f – 1m4f9966.1%−3.1—
1m5f – 2m5145410.5%+1.31 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f581559.5%+0.31 from 6
2m5f – 3m304237.6%−1.60 from 2
Over 3m62914.5%+5.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2019 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Kiltiernan Lilly (IRE) (Definite Article)

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

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 2 50% +3.00
Heavy 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Galway 2 1 50% +1.75
Fairyhouse 2 1 50% +1.25
Navan 2 0 0% −2.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 6 1 17% −2.75
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 2 1 50% +1.75

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sean Flanagan 6 1 17% −2.75
Jordan Gainford 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam Ewing 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Townend 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr D Allen 1 1 100% +2.75

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 6 1 17% −2.75
None 4 1 25% −0.25

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 5 1 20% −1.75
2024 2 0 0% −2.00
2023 3 1 33% +0.75

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 1 13% −4.75
Chase 1 0 0% −1.00
NH Flat 1 1 100% +2.75

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
2025 · 5 runs
02 Aug 25+86d Galway BoyleSports Handicap Hurdle (Listed) 2m6½f · Good · 19 ran Sat close to the pace early and clipped fence 5th - up in 7th at halfway - held no more in hand from 3 out and well beaten 15/19 1¾ 11-0 124145C107C Jordan Gainford 20/1
08 May 25+32d Tipperary Ryans Cleaning Beginners Chase 2m7½f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran Went straight into front spot - lost command 4th - second place by halfway - urged forward after 3 out with nothing more in reserve - slipped back to 4th 2 out and holding a steady rhythm before losing rider at the last UR/15 — 11-12 ——— Sam Ewing 9/1
06 Apr 25+15d Fairyhouse Easter Festival 19th - 21st April Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Yielding · 16 ran Sat just behind the front pack - 5th at the midway point - moved through to hit the front approaching 3 out - opened up a big gap and stayed on strongly to the line unchallenged 1/16 11-12 11897B130A Sean Flanagan 9/4
22 Mar 25+47d Navan Navan Racecourse Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Soft · 7 ran Held up towards back of pack - shuffled through order into 4th then 6th before finding room to reach 3rd inside final furlong - stayed on at one speed to finish 3/7 ½ 11-12 11785A130B Sean Flanagan 3/1
03 Feb 25+310d Punchestown Ladbrokes Play '1-2-Free' On Football Novice Handicap Hurdle 2m3½f · Heavy · 7 ran Settled early - scratchy jumping first and again at 5th - moved into contention before 4th - up to 3rd soon after - 4th approaching two out - unable to threaten the leader by the last - dropped away in the final stage 6/7 3 11-8 118103A120A Sean Flanagan 15/2
2024 · 2 runs
30 Mar 24+62d Fairyhouse Tom Quinlan Electrical Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Heavy · 18 ran 3/18 ¾ 11-12 11892B132A Paul Townend 5/2F
28 Jan 24+31d Naas I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle 2m2½f · Soft · 11 ran 3/11 nk 11-12 —97A124A Sean Flanagan 7/2
2023 · 3 runs
28 Dec 23+19d Leopardstown Savills Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Heavy · 16 ran 2/16 15 11-7 —96B132A Sean Flanagan 3/1
09 Dec 23+42d Navan Mervyn Gray Construction Maiden Hurdle 2m · Heavy · 26 ran 2/26 9 11-7 ——135A Sean Flanagan 5/2
28 Oct 23 Galway COLM QUINN BMW (C & G) (Pro/Am) Flat Race 2m½f · Soft · 9 ran 1/9 11-3 —89B130A Mr D Allen 11/4

Quick answers

How many races has Butcher Hollow won?
Butcher Hollow (IRE) won 2 of 10 archived starts between 2023 and 2025, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 6 times in total (60% of starts).
Who trained Butcher Hollow?
Butcher Hollow (IRE) was trained by Thomas Cooper on the most recent run on record, at Galway on 2 August 2025.
Who is Butcher Hollow's sire?
Butcher Hollow (IRE) is by Kingston Hill (GB) out of Kiltiernan Lilly (IRE), whose sire is Definite Article.
What going does Butcher Hollow prefer?
Butcher Hollow (IRE) 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 Butcher Hollow's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 124, from the run on 2 August 2025. That is also the highest on record.
What is Butcher Hollow's sire's record?
Kingston Hill (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 1,649 runs since Apr 2019 (204 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 5.4% from 168.

Record shown from October 2023. 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.