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Horse profile

Howya Buddy (IRE)

11yo gelding (at last run, May 2016) · Last trainer Adrian Wintle · Last owner Robert J Williams
by Heron Island (IRE) out of Boccachera (IRE) (Phardante)
12 runs · 10 courses · from Jan 2012
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 May 2016 — 3,811 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2016 Last raced off OR 80
KTB Profile

Howya Buddy (IRE) is yet to win from 12 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 18 at Tipperary (Jun 2012). Last raced off 80, 27lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 27lb off peak
Official rating80↓ 27lb off peak
80 80–107

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 102C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Worcester, 6 Jun 2013 Official rating 80 at the last run, 21 May 2016

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 124A · median 97
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good3103A102—
Good to Firm2106A101.5—
Heavy291C87—
Soft2124A109.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m5124A95—
2m1f – 2m4f4103A99.5—
2m5f – 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
Heron Island (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 2,819 runs since Jan 2008 (317 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 14.2% from 162.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1200%−11.2—
Good to Firm1622314.2%+30 from 2
Good8108310.2%−10 from 3
Good to Soft4745712%+0.80 from 2
Soft8479210.9%−0.30 from 2
Heavy5015811.6%+0.40 from 3
Standard (AW)13215.4%+4.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f100%−11.2—
1m2f – 1m4f18316.7%+5.5—
1m5f – 2m8859610.8%−0.40 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f1,00010710.7%−0.50 from 5
2m5f – 3m7478811.8%+0.60 from 2
Over 3m1682112.5%+1.3—

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
Boccachera (IRE) (Phardante)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Tipperary 2 0 0% −2.00
Kilbeggan 2 0 0% −2.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Andrew J McNamara 3 0 0% −3.00
Pierce Gallagher 3 0 0% −3.00
Micheal Nolan 2 0 0% −2.00
Ben Poste 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Johnson 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Moloney 1 0 0% −1.00
Ben Dalton 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 2 0 0% −2.00
2013 2 0 0% −2.00
2012 8 0 0% −8.00

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
2016 · 2 runs
21 May 16+35d Stratford Maggie Hoare 70th Birthday Celebration Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 22f · Good To Soft · 14 ran PU/14 — 10-11 80— Micheal Nolan 25/1
16 Apr 16+1013d Bangor-on-Dee Excel Signs Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 19.5f · Heavy · 9 ran PU/9 — 10-8 85— Ben Poste 25/1
2013 · 2 runs
08 Jul 13+32d Newton Abbot Newton Abbot Racecourse Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 21.5f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 14/15 22 11-6 10297C Micheal Nolan 33/1
06 Jun 13+261d Worcester No Deposit Free Bets With bookmakers.co.uk Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good · 14 ran 10/14 10 11-9 107102C Richard Johnson 6/1
2012 · 8 runs
18 Sep 12+58d Listowel Captain Christy Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 13 ran 11/13 1¾ 11-12 9791C Paul Moloney 16/1
22 Jul 12+27d Tipperary Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 16f · Soft · 13 ran 6/13 nk 11-5 9995A Ben Dalton 8/1
25 Jun 12+18d Kilbeggan www.kilbegganraces.com Maiden Hurdle 19f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 7/16 hd 11-4 10197A Andrew J McNamara 3/1
07 Jun 12+9d Tipperary www.tipperaryraces.ie Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 18 ran 3/18 2¾ 11-4 94124A Andrew J McNamara 16/1
29 May 12+25d Ballinrobe Sheridan Electrical Castlebar Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 20f · Good · 15 ran 8/15 13 10-12 9592C Andrew J McNamara 14/1
04 May 12+14d Kilbeggan Follow Kilbeggan On Facebook Maiden Hurdle 19f · Good · 16 ran 8/16 ¾ 10-13 —103A Pierce Gallagher 25/1
20 Apr 12+96d Wexford Ingard Point Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 4/16 2 10-13 —106A Pierce Gallagher 66/1
15 Jan 12 Navan 2012 Navan Membership Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft To Heavy · 20 ran 19/20 6½ 11-5 —83C Pierce Gallagher 100/1

Quick answers

How many races has Howya Buddy won?
Howya Buddy (IRE) has yet to win, from 12 archived starts between 2012 and 2016. Placed 1 time in total (8.3% of starts).
Who trained Howya Buddy?
Howya Buddy (IRE) was trained by Adrian Wintle on the most recent run on record, at Stratford on 21 May 2016.
Who is Howya Buddy's sire?
Howya Buddy (IRE) is by Heron Island (IRE) out of Boccachera (IRE), whose sire is Phardante.
What is Howya Buddy's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 80, from the run on 21 May 2016. The highest on record is 107.
What is Howya Buddy's sire's record?
Heron Island (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 2,819 runs since Jan 2008 (317 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 14.2% from 162.

Record shown from January 2012. 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.