Horse profile
Butter Fingers (IRE)
by Tough As Nails (IRE) out of Annagh Haven (IRE) (Indian Haven (GB))
24 runs · 18 courses · from Mar 2024
As at 11 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Wexford, Sligo & Tipperary
Last run 9 Nov 2026 · 5th of 7
Last raced off OR 111
KTB Profile
Butter Fingers (IRE) is 3 from 24. All 3 wins have come over 1m5f – 2m.
Based on 24 archived runs · run-style from 18 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 11 Nov 2026
- 3–24Wins / Runs
- 12.5%Strike rate
- 5 (20.8%)Placed
- −9.10£1 level staken=24 at SP
- 1.26Fair A/E n=24 · 1.05 incl. margin
- 117Highest OR
- 29dBetween runs (median)longest 196 d
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 rating111↓ 6lb off peak
111
55–117
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 111
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 11 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 5 | 111B | 84 | 4 runs · 111 / 97 |
| Soft | 5 | 126A | 96 | 1 run · — |
| Heavy | 3 | 100C | 46 | 2 runs · 46 / 39.5 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 11 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 126A | 84 | 2 runs · 84 / 77 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 111B | 100 | 4 runs · 111 / 74 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 11 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 3 | 84C | 82 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 109A | 81.5 | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 11 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 82A | 70 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 84C | 69 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 24 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2) · did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 19 figures from 24 runs · as at 11 Nov 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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 Aug 2024
- Prominent 8 (44%) · 1 win
- Held up 4 (22%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 4 (22%) · 0 wins
- Led 2 (11%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 7.3% of 735 runs since Mar 2017 (40 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 46 | 6 | 13% | +5.7 | — |
| Good | 181 | 12 | 6.6% | −0.7 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 67 | 4 | 6% | −1.3 | 1 from 6 |
| Soft | 205 | 11 | 5.4% | −1.9 | 2 from 8 |
| Heavy | 108 | 11 | 10.2% | +2.9 | 0 from 7 |
| Standard (AW) | 128 | 10 | 7.8% | +0.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 104 | 5 | 4.8% | −2.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 206 | 20 | 9.7% | +2.4 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 206 | 16 | 7.8% | +0.5 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 97 | 6 | 6.2% | −1.1 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 85 | 7 | 8.2% | +0.9 | 3 from 10 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 30 | 0 | 0% | −7.3 | 0 from 8 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 6 | 0 | 0% | −7.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −7.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2017 · as at 11 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Annagh Haven (IRE) (Indian Haven (GB))
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Rough And Tough (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 1m½f–1m1½f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rough And Tough (IRE) | 17 | 2 | 1m½f–1m1½f | — |
| Gold Haven (IRE) | 29 | 0 | — | — |
| Hansel The Purse (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 8 | 2 | 25% | +2.57 |
| Heavy | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.67 |
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gowran Park | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Wexford | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.33 |
| Sligo | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.43 |
| Punchestown (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tramore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 10 | 3 | 30% | +4.90 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Markey | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.67 |
| Donagh Meyler | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tom Harney | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Mr L P Shanahan | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.00 |
| Sean Bird | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Danny Gilligan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane Foley | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.57 |
| Wesley Joyce | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gary Carroll | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.67 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2024 | 8 | 2 | 25% | +2.57 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 10 | 1 | 10% | −1.00 |
| Chase | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.67 |
| Flat | 6 | 1 | 17% | −4.43 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 09 Nov 26+37d | Punchestown (IRE) | Matchbook Betting Exchange Rated Novice Steeplechase Close up early and 2nd at halfway - blundered 4 out and pushed along - 4th 3 out and never threatened the front pair | 5/7 | 3¾ | 11-2 | 111 | 70A | 107A | Shane Markey | 8/1 |
| 03 Oct 26+29d | Gowran Park (IRE) | Jack Duggan Memorial Handicap Hurdle held up towards the back early and 5th by halfway - improved into 3rd 3 out - under pressure and into 2nd when untidy 2 out - soon struggling and faded before the last - finished 7th | 7/11 | 1¾ | 10-2 | 111 | 110A | 110A | Shane Markey | 6/1 |
| 04 Sep 26+38d | Kilbeggan (IRE) | Kilsaran Handicap Steeplechase Sat close to the front group early - fourth with three furlongs left - pressed for effort after the following fence - up to second by the final obstacle and stayed on at an even effort to finish second | 2/13 | 1¾ | 9-12 | 109 | 111B | 121A | Shane Markey | 12/1 |
| 28 Jul 26+82d | Galway (IRE) | COLM QUINN BMW Handicap Steeplechase Settled in the pack early - 9th passing the 6th fence - improved to 5th four out - blundered three out - unable to threaten leaders into the straight - crossed the line 7th | 7/20 | 2 | 11-4 | 109 | — | 114A | Shane Markey | 14/1 |
| 07 May 26+32d | Wexford | Visitwexford.ie Handicap Chase Sat close up early - still second at halfway - urged forward to dispute after 2 out - took over on the run-in and stayed strong to the line | 1/12 | 10-12 | 103 | 84A | 125A | Shane Markey | 10/3F | |
| 05 Apr 26+32d | Cork | BAR 1 Betting Handicap Hurdle Held a midfield spot early - pushed along from 3 out and fumbled a jump before slipping to 6th - stayed on steadily to the line without finding more finishing sixth | 6/19 | ½ | 9-10 | 112 | 102B | 114A | Shane Markey | 22/1 |
| 04 Mar 26+62d | Naas | William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle Sat behind the front group - small error 5th - pushed along holding third 2 out - moved into second after the last - held on but flattened out near the line for third | 3/11 | nk | 11-5 | 110 | 46A | 127A | Shane Markey | 16/1 |
| 01 Jan 26+26d | Tramore | SIS Supporting Irish Racing Rated Novice Chase Edged in front early - lost advantage after the 1st - settled second from the 5th - made ground into contention by the 8th - slipped to third two out - unable to threaten in front after that - eased back to fourth on the run-in and finished one-speed | 4/9 | 2¾ | 11-1 | 103 | — | 110B | Danny Gilligan | 14/1 |
| 2025 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 06 Dec 25+28d | Navan | Watch Danny's Diary At ToteRacing Beginners Chase Settled towards rear - minor error 6 out - unable to make an impression - eventually finished tenth | 10/16 | 1 | 11-4 | — | 33C | 113C | Donagh Meyler | 150/1 |
| 08 Nov 25+13d | Gowran Park | Gerry Comerford Drilling Beginners Chase Settled towards the back early - still towards the back at halfway - errored 7th before improving into 7th by 4 out - into 5th turning into the straight - unable to threaten leaders from 3 out - finished 5th | 5/17 | 11 | 11-3 | — | 100C | 96C | Donagh Meyler | 12/1 |
| 26 Oct 25+31d | Wexford | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase Settled in the pack early - up in third around halfway - clipped the 8th before departing rider at the following fence | UR/10 | — | 11-3 | — | — | — | Donagh Meyler | 16/1 |
| 25 Sep 25+196d | Listowel | Listowel Races Supporters Club Lartigue Hurdle In Memory Of John Molyneaux (Listed Handicap) Settled midfield early - moved up on the outside to sit close to the front before dropping back approaching 3 out - faded from there and finished well beaten | 15/17 | 16 | 9-7 | 113 | 45C | 88C | Shane Markey | 25/1 |
| 13 Mar 25+19d | Limerick | AOS Security Hurdle Handy early - 6th at halfway - 7th at the 4th out - moved into 5th before 2 out - unable to threaten in 4th passing last - held on well but eased back to finish 5th | 5/12 | 2¼ | 11-0 | 114 | 126A | 117A | Tom Harney | 8/1 |
| 22 Feb 25+17d | Fairyhouse | Download The Tote App Handicap Hurdle Up with the front group - small error at the 4th - sharing 2nd at halfway before dropping to 3rd three out - unable to close on those ahead - plugged on at one speed on the run-in | 3/7 | 7½ | 11-5 | 115 | 66A | 126B | Tom Harney | 4/1 |
| 05 Feb 25+25d | Fairyhouse | Book Your Advanced Tickets Now Rated Novice Hurdle Set the early pace - settled into third by halfway after sitting just off the front pair - moved up to second four out and went in front - lost fluency two out and was overtaken - pressed for effort but slipped to fourth approaching the final fence - held no more in reserve on the run to the line | 4/6 | 6 | 10-6 | 117 | — | 109B | Tom Harney | 14/1 |
| 11 Jan 25+134d | Fairyhouse | Racing TV Club Day At Fairyhouse Hurdle Sat behind pace early - 3rd from the 5th - improved into 2nd four out - level with the front pair three out but for a small error and lost the advantage - eased back to 3rd into the straight and held no more in 4th before the last | 4/6 | 7½ | 10-12 | — | 95B | 104B | Mr L P Shanahan | 9/2 |
| 2024 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Aug 24+23d | Down Royal | Dale Farm Dromona 3-Y-O Hurdle Sat close behind the pace early - still second at the midpoint before dropping back after three out under pressure - down in fifth with nothing in hand when brought down at the following fence | F/9 | — | 10-11 | — | — | — | Mr L P Shanahan | 9/4 |
| 07 Aug 24+34d | Sligo | Hop House 13 Handicap (47-65) Held up towards the back - improved on the outside to third by halfway then went on entering the straight - driven out to stay strong close home | 1/6 | 9-8 | 55 | 109A | 63B | Shane Foley | 4/7F | |
| 04 Jul 24+50d | Tipperary | Donohue Marquees 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle | 1/9 | 10-7 | — | 96A | 132B | Mr L P Shanahan | 8/1 | |
| 15 May 24+7d | Sligo | Enda McGoldrick, Plant & Agri Hire Handicap (47-65) | 5/8 | 1¼ | 9-1 | 59 | 76A | 48A | Wesley Joyce | 13/2 |
| 08 May 24+14d | Gowran Park | Thank You To All Our Sponsors Apprentice Handicap (47-65) | 6/12 | ¾ | 9-5 | 62 | 82A | 55A | Sean Bird | 20/1 |
| 24 Apr 24+17d | Gowran Park | Gowran Park Golf Club Maiden | 8/8 | 1¼ | 9-1 | — | 54C | 48C | Sean Bird | 33/1 |
| 07 Apr 24+20d | Leopardstown | Flat Is Back At Leopardstown (C & G) Maiden | 7/11 | 11 | 8-13 | — | 58C | 45C | Sean Bird | 80/1 |
| 18 Mar 24 | Curragh | Bermingham Cameras Of Dublin (C & G) Maiden | 7/15 | 4½ | 9-6 | — | 84C | 61A | Gary Carroll | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Butter Fingers won?
- Butter Fingers (IRE) won 3 of 24 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 5 times in total (20.8% of starts).
- Who trains Butter Fingers?
- Butter Fingers (IRE) is trained by Ross O'Sullivan, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 9 November 2026.
- Who is Butter Fingers's sire?
- Butter Fingers (IRE) is by Tough As Nails (IRE) out of Annagh Haven (IRE), whose sire is Indian Haven (GB).
- What going does Butter Fingers prefer?
- Butter Fingers (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 8 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Butter Fingers's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 111, from the run on 9 November 2026. The highest on record is 117.
- What is Butter Fingers's sire's record?
- Tough As Nails (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.3% of 735 runs since Mar 2017 (40 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Butter Fingers's siblings?
- Out of Annagh Haven (IRE), Butter Fingers (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Rough And Tough (IRE) (2). The wins came over 1m½f–1m1½f. As at Nov 2026.