Heron's Butler (IRE)
Heron's Butler is 1 from 8 on turf, with his win coming at Thurles in Oct 2025 in the www.thurlesraces.ie Maiden Hurdle over 2m5f – 3m on good to soft. He has recorded three places from eight starts overall and has shown his only success over 2m5f – 3m on good to soft. Typically held up, he finished 3 of 6 at Thurles in Feb 2026 when last raced off his career-high mark of 117.
- 1–8Wins / Runs
- 12.5%Strike rate
- 3 (37.5%)Placed
- −5.00£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 1.32Fair A/E n=8 · 1.12 incl. margin
- 117Highest OR
- 35dAvg 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
Best recent Speed 125
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 2 | 125A | 99 | 2 runs · 125 / 99 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 110A | 96.5 | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 125A | 117.5 | 1 run · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 108B | 95.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
Of 8 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 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 8 analysed runs since Jun 2025
- Prominent 3 (38%) · 1 win
- Held up 3 (38%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (13%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (13%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 6,748 runs since Jan 2008 (648 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 16.1% from 355.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 14 | 5 | 35.7% | +25.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 355 | 57 | 16.1% | +5.6 | — |
| Good | 2,080 | 211 | 10.1% | −0.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 1,150 | 139 | 12.1% | +1.6 | 1 from 3 |
| Soft | 1,965 | 175 | 8.9% | −1.6 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 886 | 90 | 10.2% | −0.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 298 | 32 | 10.7% | +0.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −10.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 69 | 3 | 4.3% | −6.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 166 | 16 | 9.6% | −0.9 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 401 | 50 | 12.5% | +2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,227 | 232 | 10.4% | −0.1 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,092 | 220 | 10.5% | 0 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,478 | 152 | 10.3% | −0.2 | 1 from 2 |
| Over 3m | 304 | 36 | 11.8% | +1.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them The Lord Maid (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 2m3f–3m½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (The Lord Maid (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Lord Maid (IRE) | 9 | 3 | 2m3f–3m½f | Class 2 |
| Always Groovin (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thurles | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liam McKenna | 7 | 1 | 14% | −4.00 |
| Patrick M O'Brien | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 05 Feb 26+21d | Thurles | Thurles Rated Novice Hurdle Tracked pace early - still second at halfway - dropped to third and given a squeeze after 3 out - down to fourth in the straight under encouragement - regained third before the last but couldn't quicken | 3/6 | 9½ | 10-10 | 117 | 73C | 105C | Liam McKenna | 9/1 |
| 15 Jan 26+56d | Fairyhouse | Easter Festival April 4th - 6th Rated Novice Hurdle Went straight to front - challenged approaching final two furlongs and lost advantage - unable to threaten winner from there and stayed on steadily for second | 2/5 | 3¾ | 11-4 | 115 | — | 116B | Liam McKenna | 8/1 |
| 2025 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Nov 25+35d | Thurles | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Hurdle Held a midfield spot early - improved into 3rd by halfway - had an untidy jump 2 out under pressure - moved into 2nd and stayed on at one gait to finish runner-up beaten a length and a quarter | 2/8 | 1¼ | 11-5 | 106 | 125A | 128A | Liam McKenna | 9/1 |
| 16 Oct 25+14d | Thurles | www.thurlesraces.ie Maiden Hurdle Settled in third early - lost momentum briefly around eighth - urged forward before two out - took closer order and hit the front approaching the last - matched by rival at the last - drifted left on the run-in - kept finding under pressure - denied close home then awarded the verdict | 1/6 | 11-7 | 104 | 110A | 116B | Liam McKenna | 2/1 | |
| 02 Oct 25+27d | Clonmel | Kilmore Maiden Hurdle Settled just behind the front pack early - 4th at halfway then into 3rd turning for home - driven along before blundering and losing rider 2 out | UR/12 | — | 11-7 | — | — | — | Patrick M O'Brien | 15/2 |
| 05 Sep 25+43d | Kilbeggan | WTW Willis Maiden Hurdle Held up towards the back - fumbled the 1st and 5th - still in mid-division with a blunder 3 out - asked for effort after the following fence in the same spot - unable to close - stayed on same speed to finish 5th | 5/14 | ¾ | 11-7 | — | 83B | 99A | Liam McKenna | 11/1 |
| 24 Jul 25+47d | Wexford | Kilmore Quay (C & G) Maiden Hurdle Held up at the back - urged forward before halfway - 10th approaching 3 out then stayed on same gear to the line | 8/14 | nk | 10-13 | — | 108B | 103A | Liam McKenna | 40/1 |
| 07 Jun 25 | Punchestown | Ladbrokes 'We're Big On Boosts' Maiden Hurdle Held up at the back - lost touch with the field - no impact - finished well beaten in 11th | 11/22 | 1¾ | 11-7 | — | — | 94C | Liam McKenna | 50/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Heron's Butler won?
- Heron's Butler (IRE) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 3 times in total (37.5% of starts).
- Who trains Heron's Butler?
- Heron's Butler (IRE) is trained by Dermot A McLoughlin, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 5 February 2026.
- Who is Heron's Butler's sire?
- Heron's Butler (IRE) is by Kalanisi (IRE) out of The Housekeeper (IRE), whose sire is Heron Island.
- What going does Heron's Butler prefer?
- Heron's Butler (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Heron's Butler's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 117, from the run on 5 February 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Heron's Butler's sire's record?
- Kalanisi (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 6,748 runs since Jan 2008 (648 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 16.1% from 355.
- Who are Heron's Butler's siblings?
- Out of The Housekeeper (IRE), Heron's Butler (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: The Lord Maid (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 2 (The Lord Maid (IRE)). The wins came over 2m3f–3m½f. As at Nov 2026.