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Horse profile

Butterfly Mountain (IRE)

6yo gelding · Trainer John Patrick Ryan · Owner John Patrick Ryan
by Ocovango (GB) out of Noosa (IRE) (Montjeu)
4 runs · 4 courses · from Apr 2025
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 29 May 2026 · 8th of 10
KTB Profile

Butterfly Mountain is a gelding by Ocovango out of a Montjeu mare and has yet to win from four starts on turf. He has raced once at each of Tramore, Kilbeggan, Clonmel and Limerick, with two runs over 2m5f to 3m and two over shorter trips between 1m5f and 2m4f. All outings have come on good or good to soft ground. His last run, at Tramore in May 2026, saw him finish eighth of 10 in a beginners chase.

Based on 4 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs since Apr 2025 · updated 1 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 62 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Kilbeggan, 15 May 2026

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 3 figures · best 62B · median 62
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good to Soft262B621 run · —
Good1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m1——1 run · —
1m5f – 2m1——1 run · —
2m1f – 2m4f1———

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 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 85C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Tramore, 29 May 2026

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 3 figures · best 85C · median 83
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good to Soft283C80.51 run · —
Good1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m1——1 run · —
1m5f – 2m1——1 run · —
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 4 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 · 3 figures from 4 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 Apr 2025

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

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 2,999 runs since Oct 2019 (305 horses).

Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 13.9% from 194.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm28828.6%+19.1—
Good938939.9%+0.40 from 2
Good to Soft7067110.1%+0.60 from 2
Soft915758.2%−1.3—
Heavy396379.3%−0.2—
Standard (AW)1600%−9.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f600%−9.5—
1m2f – 1m4f1100%−9.5—
1m5f – 2m788648.1%−1.40 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f1,096988.9%−0.60 from 1
2m5f – 3m9049510.5%+10 from 2
Over 3m1942713.9%+4.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Oct 2019 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Noosa (IRE) (Montjeu)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Mount Frisco (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 1m7½f–2m3½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Mount Frisco (IRE)4341m7½f–2m3½f—
Kalnoo (IRE)260——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
John Aherne 2 0 0% −2.00
Brian Barry 1 0 0% −1.00
Daniel King 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 0 0% −2.00
2025 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 3 0 0% −3.00
Chase 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt SpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 2 runs
29 May 26+14d Tramore Get A Free Month Trial Of Racing TV Now racingtv.com/freetrial Beginners Chase 2m6f · Good · 10 ran Settled towards the back of the pack - dropped away from 11th - beaten off well before the finish 8/10 26 11-5 38C85C John Aherne 100/1
15 May 26+393d Kilbeggan SIS Supporting Irish Racing Maiden Hurdle 1m7½f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran Went straight to the front - held advantage until pressed after two out - dropped away toward the finish 11/14 1 11-5 62B78A Brian Barry 50/1
2025 · 2 runs
17 Apr 25+16d Clonmel Botanica International Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Good To Yielding · 9 ran Went straight to front - handed up spot before 5th with a minor error in 2nd - up to 3rd after 6th then 2nd by 8th - back to 3rd 3 out - gave way turning for home - faded before 2 out 6/9 6½ 10-11 62C83C John Aherne 40/1
01 Apr 25 Limerick Panoramic Restaurant At Limerick Maiden Hurdle 3m · Good · 14 ran Sat close up early - went ahead soon after - overtaken with three left to jump before dropping back on the run to the straight - came down two out F/14 — 11-12 —— Daniel King 40/1

Quick answers

How many races has Butterfly Mountain won?
Butterfly Mountain (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts between 2025 and 2026.
Who trains Butterfly Mountain?
Butterfly Mountain (IRE) is trained by John Patrick Ryan, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 29 May 2026.
Who is Butterfly Mountain's sire?
Butterfly Mountain (IRE) is by Ocovango (GB) out of Noosa (IRE), whose sire is Montjeu.
What is Butterfly Mountain's sire's record?
Ocovango (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 2,999 runs since Oct 2019 (305 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 13.9% from 194.
Who are Butterfly Mountain's siblings?
Out of Noosa (IRE), Butterfly Mountain (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Mount Frisco (IRE) (4). The wins came over 1m7½f–2m3½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2025. 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.