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Horse profile

Chief Bucaneer (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2012) · Last trainer Kevin Tork · Last owner K Tork
by Lord Americo (IRE) out of Fiery Buck (IRE) (Buckskin)
12 runs · 9 courses · from Oct 2009
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 Jun 2012 — 5,241 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2012 · 3rd of 11 Won at Wetherby Last raced off OR 104
KTB Profile

Chief Bucaneer (IRE) is 1 from 12, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Apr 2010. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 5 on softer).

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 4
Official rating104↓ 3lb off peak
104 104–107

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 112A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fontwell, 21 Jun 2012 Official rating 104 at the last run, 21 Jun 2012

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 10 figures · best 127B · median 108
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good to Soft5115A107—
Good4127B111.5—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m4127B111.5—
2m1f – 2m4f3112A108—
2m5f – 3m2111B102.5—
Over 3m1———

Of 12 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 12 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Lord Americo (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.8% of 2,189 runs since Jan 2008 (237 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1500%−7.8—
Good to Firm216209.3%+1.50 from 1
Good601518.5%+0.71 from 6
Good to Soft340267.6%−0.20 from 5
Soft622508%+0.2—
Heavy383236%−1.8—
Standard (AW)1218.3%+0.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−7.8—
6f – 7f200%−7.8—
1m – 1m1f100%−7.8—
1m2f – 1m4f400%−7.8—
1m5f – 2m515295.6%−2.21 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f785607.6%−0.20 from 4
2m5f – 3m691649.3%+1.50 from 3
Over 3m190189.5%+1.70 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Fiery Buck (IRE) (Buckskin)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Jason Bourne (IRE)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 6 1 17% −3.25
Good to Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 6 1 17% −3.25
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fontwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Catterick 2 0 0% −2.00
Wetherby 2 1 50% +0.75
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 4 1 25% −1.25
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jan Faltejsek 6 1 17% −3.25
Tom Cannon 2 0 0% −2.00
Kevin Jones 2 0 0% −2.00
Ryan Mania 1 0 0% −1.00
Alistair Findlay 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 4 0 0% −4.00
2011 3 0 0% −3.00
2010 2 1 50% +0.75
2009 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 1 20% −2.25
Chase 4 0 0% −4.00
NH Flat 3 0 0% −3.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2012 · 4 runs
21 Jun 12+15d Fontwell Platinum Lace Gentlemen's Club - Brighton Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 17.5f · Good · 11 ran 3/11 nk 11-5 104112A Tom Cannon 12/1
06 Jun 12+97d Fontwell Rails Bookmakers Association Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 25.5f · Good To Soft · 4 ran 2/4 18 11-9 104107B Tom Cannon 15/2
01 Mar 12+13d Taunton Richard Williams Memorial Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 23f · Good · 9 ran 3/9 hd 11-7 104111B Kevin Jones 33/1
17 Feb 12+308d Sandown Royal Artillery Gold Cup (Amateur Riders' Chase) Class 3 · 24f · Good · 10 ran UR/10 — 11-7 104— Kevin Jones 40/1
2011 · 3 runs
15 Apr 11+60d Ayr NMT Plant Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 24.5f · Good · 13 ran 12/13 1¾ 10-7 10694C Jan Faltejsek 20/1
14 Feb 11+21d Catterick Turftv Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 14/16 2 11-5 10795C Jan Faltejsek 11/2
24 Jan 11+261d Wetherby 'Enjoy The Craic' On Saturday 5th February Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 18 ran 5/18 6 11-10 —108A Jan Faltejsek 11/1
2010 · 2 runs
08 May 10+13d Hexham Safe Journey 60:60 Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-2 —— Ryan Mania 10/1
25 Apr 10+144d Wetherby Royal Pigeon Racing Association Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 12 ran 1/12 10-12 —127B Jan Faltejsek 7/4F
2009 · 3 runs
02 Dec 09+19d Catterick Go Racing At Wetherby This Saturday Intermediate Open Nat Hunt Flat Race Class 5 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 5/16 1¼ 11-4 —115A Jan Faltejsek 8/1
13 Nov 09+35d Newcastle ITPS Cellular Solutions Maiden Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 4/16 14 10-9 —99A Alistair Findlay 6/1
09 Oct 09 Carlisle Countryside Family Day Here 1st November Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 17f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 4/15 6 11-0 —108A Jan Faltejsek 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Chief Bucaneer won?
Chief Bucaneer (IRE) won 1 of 12 archived starts between 2009 and 2012, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 3 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trained Chief Bucaneer?
Chief Bucaneer (IRE) was trained by Kevin Tork on the most recent run on record, at Fontwell on 21 June 2012.
Who is Chief Bucaneer's sire?
Chief Bucaneer (IRE) is by Lord Americo (IRE) out of Fiery Buck (IRE), whose sire is Buckskin.
What going does Chief Bucaneer prefer?
Chief Bucaneer (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Chief Bucaneer's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 104, from the run on 21 June 2012. The highest on record is 107.
What is Chief Bucaneer's sire's record?
Lord Americo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.8% of 2,189 runs since Jan 2008 (237 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Chief Bucaneer's siblings?
Out of Fiery Buck (IRE), Chief Bucaneer (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2009. 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.