Handsome Buddy (IRE)
Handsome Buddy (IRE) is 3 from 35. Hasn't won since Sep 2014. Every win has come on good or faster ground (0 from 14 on softer). Last raced off 84, 15lb below the career-high mark.
- 3–35Wins / Runs
- 8.6%Strike rate
- 6 (17.1%)Placed
- −10.75£1 level staken=35 at SP
- 0.93Fair A/E n=35 · 0.82 incl. margin
- 99Highest OR
- 42dAvg between runs
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.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 20,050 runs since Jan 2008 (1,686 horses).
Strongest on standard (aw) going: 24.3% from 136.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 62 | 13 | 21% | +10 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,240 | 171 | 13.8% | +2.8 | 1 from 6 |
| Good | 7,022 | 840 | 12% | +1 | 2 from 15 |
| Good to Soft | 3,503 | 321 | 9.2% | −1.8 | 0 from 8 |
| Soft | 5,327 | 545 | 10.2% | −0.8 | 0 from 6 |
| Heavy | 2,760 | 274 | 9.9% | −1.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 136 | 33 | 24.3% | +13.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −11 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −11 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 62 | 6 | 9.7% | −1.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4,727 | 517 | 10.9% | −0.1 | 0 from 7 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6,697 | 722 | 10.8% | −0.2 | 0 from 5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 6,537 | 742 | 11.4% | +0.4 | 2 from 15 |
| Over 3m | 2,018 | 210 | 10.4% | −0.6 | 1 from 8 |
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
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cotton Bay (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 15 | 2 | 13% | +3.75 |
| Good to Soft | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Soft | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Good to Firm | 6 | 1 | 17% | −0.50 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 19 | 2 | 11% | −0.25 |
| Class 5 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −5.50 |
| Class 6 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warwick | 11 | 1 | 9% | −7.25 |
| Worcester | 10 | 2 | 20% | +10.50 |
| Stratford | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Towcester | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Chepstow | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fakenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 15 | 2 | 13% | +5.50 |
| Over 3m | 8 | 1 | 13% | −4.25 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nico de Boinville | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Mikey Hamill | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.50 |
| Peter Carberry | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.25 |
| Adam Wedge | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ciaran Mckee | 3 | 1 | 33% | +12.00 |
| Brendan Powell | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Miss Ally Stirling | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| David Noonan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Bowen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kieron Edgar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ciaran Gethings | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mark Quinlan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Harry Bannister | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jake Hodson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visor | 21 | 3 | 14% | +3.25 |
| None | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2014 | 9 | 2 | 22% | +0.25 |
| 2013 | 10 | 1 | 10% | +5.00 |
| 2012 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 24 | 3 | 13% | +0.25 |
| Hurdle | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| NH Flat | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Handsome Buddy won?
- Handsome Buddy (IRE) won 3 of 35 archived starts between 2012 and 2016, a strike rate of 8.6%. Placed 6 times in total (17.1% of starts).
- Who trained Handsome Buddy?
- Handsome Buddy (IRE) was trained by Michael Gates on the most recent run on record, at Warwick on 7 May 2016.
- Who is Handsome Buddy's sire?
- Handsome Buddy (IRE) is by Presenting (GB) out of Moya's Magic (IRE), whose sire is Phardante.
- What going does Handsome Buddy prefer?
- Handsome Buddy (IRE) has the best record on good to firm 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 Handsome Buddy's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 84, from the run on 7 May 2016. The highest on record is 99.
- What is Handsome Buddy's sire's record?
- Presenting (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 20,050 runs since Jan 2008 (1,686 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 24.3% from 136.
- Who are Handsome Buddy's siblings?
- Out of Moya's Magic (IRE), Handsome Buddy (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.