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Button Rock (IRE)

6yo gelding · Trainer Andrew Hamilton · Owner Mr A B Hamilton
by Getaway (GER) out of Outlaw Princess (IRE) (Beneficial)
8 runs · 6 courses · from Oct 2025
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out 2 wins · Perth Ran 63 days ago · 1st of 7 Last raced off OR 98
KTB Profile

Button Rock is 2 from 8 on turf with both wins at Perth. He gained his latest success in the Brooks Macdonald Handicap Steeple Chase over 2m5f – 3m on good ground at Perth in Aug 2026 when winning by a head off an official rating of 98. His previous win came over 2m1f – 2m4f on good ground at the same course the month before off 93. The gelding raced mid-division when winning last time out.

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically midfield Wins on good or faster OR at career high
Official rating98At career-high mark
98 88–98

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 109 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Perth, 2 Jul 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 7 figures · best 112B · median 85
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good3109B853 · 109 / 85
Soft288C71.52 · 88 / 71.5
Heavy1——1 · —
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4109B78.53 · 109 / 81
1m5f – 2m2112B1002 · 112 / 100
2m5f – 3m1——1 · —

Of 8 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 122A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Perth, 15 Aug 2026 Official rating 98 at the last run, 15 Aug 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 8 figures · best 122A · median 101
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good3122A1133 · 122 / 113
Soft290C902 · 90 / 90
Heavy2102C1002 · 102 / 100
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5113B1014 · 113 / 101.5
1m5f – 2m298A942 · 98 / 94
2m5f – 3m1——1 · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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 5 analysed runs

  • Midfield 3 (60%) · 1 win
  • Held up 1 (20%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (20%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 10,907 runs since Jan 2008 (1,026 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 23.7% from 131.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1313123.7%+12.4—
Good3,86250813.2%+1.92 from 3
Good to Soft2,37926311.1%−0.20 from 1
Soft3,1602919.2%−2.10 from 2
Heavy1,24712610.1%−1.20 from 2
Standard (AW)1271310.2%−1.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f400%−11.3—
1m – 1m1f2414.2%−7.1—
1m2f – 1m4f7879%−2.3—
1m5f – 2m3,39337110.9%−0.40 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f4,09146911.5%+0.21 from 5
2m5f – 3m2,70431111.5%+0.21 from 1
Over 3m6137311.9%+0.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Freeway Space (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m4f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Freeway Space (IRE)1612m4f—
Solunar (IRE)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 2 67% +31.50
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 1 1 100% +4.50
Class 4 1 1 100% +28.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Perth 2 2 100% +32.50
Clonmel 2 0 0% −2.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 5 1 20% +24.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 1 1 100% +4.50

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jack Kennedy 3 0 0% −3.00
Derek Fox 2 2 100% +32.50
Sam Ewing 1 0 0% −1.00
Paddy Cleary 1 0 0% −1.00
Kevin Sexton 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 2 29% +27.50
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 2 50% +30.50
2025 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 0 0% −6.00
Chase 2 2 100% +32.50

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
15 Aug 26+44d Perth Brooks Macdonald Handicap Steeple Chase Class 5 · 24f · Good · 7 ran Settled in midfield - urged forward after four out and up to third by two out - driven out on the run-in to get up close home 1/7 11-12 9885A122A Derek Fox 9/2
02 Jul 26+51d Perth Secure Air Parks Edinburgh Airport Parking Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Good · 6 ran Settled off the pace early with an uneven traveling rhythm - still with much ground to make up and untidy over fences 4 out - made progress 2 out - up into fourth before the last - kept responding strongly to get up close home 1/6 10-11 93109B113B Derek Fox 28/1
12 May 26+56d Sligo Johnston Farm Equipment Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 20f · Good · 16 ran Settled towards the back of the pack - still 9th at halfway - urged forward after 3 out and up to 7th - improved into 6th before the last - stayed on same gear to the line finishing 6th 6/16 3½ 11-3 8881B101A Sam Ewing 11/1
17 Mar 26+105d Down Royal Bluegrass Respire Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) 20.5f · Yielding · 18 ran Sat just behind the pace - shared 2nd spot for a spell and stayed handy - hit a small error and needed urging 3 out - dropped away soon after and well held 13/18 4¾ 11-4 9055C90C Jack Kennedy 13/2
02 Dec 25+15d Clonmel Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle 16.5f · Heavy · 14 ran Handy early - third before slipping back to fifth turning in - checked after 2 out - kept on one gear to finish 5th 5/14 ½ 11-10 90112B98A Paddy Cleary 9/1
17 Nov 25+11d Navan Kilberry Pub & Kitchen Maiden Hurdle 20f · Soft To Heavy · 22 ran Settled around midfield in the pack - couldn't find more in the closing stages - well held in 14th 14/22 2¼ 11-12 ——102C Kevin Sexton 100/1
06 Nov 25+23d Clonmel Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle 16.5f · Soft · 9 ran Settled midfield early - 6th at halfway before dropping towards the back turning in - unable to find more finishing 8th well beaten 8/9 16 11-10 —88C90C Jack Kennedy 25/1
14 Oct 25 Punchestown Play Final One Standing By William Hill Maiden Hurdle 20f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran Sat close to the pace early - pushed along and slipped back to 6th 3 out - unable to close the gap late - finished 7th 7/14 ¾ 11-12 —76C101C Jack Kennedy 5/1

Quick answers

How many races has Button Rock (IRE) won?
Button Rock (IRE) won 2 of 8 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 2 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trains Button Rock (IRE)?
Button Rock (IRE) is trained by Andrew Hamilton, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 15 August 2026.
Who is Button Rock (IRE)'s sire?
Button Rock (IRE) is by Getaway (GER) out of Outlaw Princess (IRE), whose sire is Beneficial.
What going does Button Rock (IRE) prefer?
Button Rock (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Button Rock (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 98, from the run on 15 August 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Button Rock (IRE)'s sire's record?
Getaway (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 10,907 runs since Jan 2008 (1,026 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 23.7% from 131.
Who are Button Rock (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Outlaw Princess (IRE), Button Rock (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Freeway Space (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2025. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.