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Horse profile

King's Bucks (FR)

6yo gelding · Trainer Henry de Bromhead · Owner Duncan Angove
by Buck's Boum (FR) out of Vakina (FR) (Arvico)
7 runs · 5 courses · from Mar 2025
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 26 Oct 2026 · 2nd of 7
KTB Profile

King's Bucks is a maiden who has placed five times from seven starts on turf. He showed his best effort when second of seven in the SANSERV Rated Novice Chase at Galway in Oct 2026, having raced prominently. The gelding, by Buck's Boum out of a daughter of Arvico, has contested races over 2m1f to 3m on soft and heavy ground. He has visited five different courses.

Based on 7 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs since Mar 2025 · updated 4 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 127 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Limerick, 16 Apr 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 6 figures · best 137B · median 110
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Heavy3127A933 runs · 127 / 93
Soft3137B1301 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m3137B1273 runs · 137 / 127
2m1f – 2m4f2130A961 run · —
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 7 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Nov 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 139A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Galway (IRE), 26 Oct 2026 Official rating 130 at the last run, 16 Apr 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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 6 figures · best 143A · median 132.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Heavy3139A1343 runs · 139 / 134
Soft3143A1311 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m3143A1343 runs · 143 / 134
2m1f – 2m4f2139A1351 run · —
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 7 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Nov 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 7 analysed runs since Mar 2025

  • Prominent 3 (43%) · 0 wins
  • Led 2 (29%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 2 (29%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 1,381 runs since Apr 2015 (178 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm14214.3%+3.3—
Good2943511.9%+0.9—
Good to Soft2382510.5%−0.5—
Soft5636812.1%+1.10 from 4
Heavy270228.1%−2.90 from 3
Standard (AW)200%−11—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f9111.1%+0.1—
1m5f – 2m3103210.3%−0.70 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f5926511%00 from 2
2m5f – 3m3684311.7%+0.70 from 4
Over 3m1021110.8%−0.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2015 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Vakina (FR) (Arvico)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Fazayte (FR) (5 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Fazayte (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Fazayte (FR)3352m2½f–2m4fClass 4
Izayte (FR)1312mClass 4
Goldkina (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Limerick 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheltenham 2 0 0% −2.00
Galway (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Darragh O'Keeffe 4 0 0% −4.00
Mike O'Connor 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr J L Gleeson 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 0 0% −3.00
2025 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00
Chase 1 0 0% −1.00
NH Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 3 runs
26 Oct 26+193d Galway (IRE) SANSERV Rated Novice Chase 2m2f · Heavy · 7 ran Prominent in second early - hit the front for a spell after the 4th - back in front early in the straight run to the line - overhauled over 1f out - no answer to winner in final 100 yards - plugged on to finish second 2/7 2¼ 11-5 —62A139A Darragh O'Keeffe 4/1
16 Apr 26+34d Limerick Monk Bar Maiden Hurdle 3m · Soft To Heavy · 7 ran Shared front spot early - settled into second behind the pacesetter - pushed along to close in before turning for home - driven into third two out - unable to threaten before the last then held on steadily to finish second 2/7 13 11-12 130127A125B Darragh O'Keeffe EvensF
13 Mar 26+75d Cheltenham Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (Registered As The Spa Novices' Hurdle) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 3m · Soft · 22 ran Settled in the pack early - moved into contention approaching 7th - driven up but slipped back before 2 out and stumbled there - faded quickly and was pulled up before the last PU/22 — 11-7 130—— Darragh O'Keeffe 14/1
2025 · 4 runs
28 Dec 25+44d Limerick CUBE Maiden Hurdle 2m5½f · Soft To Heavy · 13 ran Tracked the front runner - moved to the fore after 3 out - hard at work and under significant pressure from the last - surrendered the advantage inside the final 100 yards - stuck on at one speed to finish second 2/13 1½ 11-4 —93B134A Mike O'Connor 4/5F
14 Nov 25+20d Cheltenham Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The Hyde Novices' Hurdle) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 2m5f · Soft · 9 ran Held mid-pack early - improved to challenge for second before two out - pushed along and pressed the front pair - stayed on up the run-in to finish third 3/9 hd 11-2 —137B143A Darragh O'Keeffe 12/1
25 Oct 25+231d Galway Corrib Oil Maiden Hurdle 2m½f · Yielding · 15 ran Handy early - slipped back to 6th by halfway - found form after 4 out - into 4th passing 2 out - unable to close on front pair before last - stayed on but not troubling those ahead 4/15 2¼ 11-12 —83B130A Mike O'Connor 10/3
08 Mar 25 Gowran Park 'Doc's Bumper' Flat Race 2m2f · Soft · 10 ran Went straight to front by a whisker - lost the advantage past 6f - came back on terms approaching the home turn - hit the front again with 4f left - driven and overtaken with 2f to run - unable to match the winner's finishing kick and stayed on same gear to the line 2/10 9 11-11 —130A131A Mr J L Gleeson 5/2

Quick answers

How many races has King's Bucks won?
King's Bucks (FR) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2025 and 2026. Placed 5 times in total (71.4% of starts).
Who trains King's Bucks?
King's Bucks (FR) is trained by Henry de Bromhead, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 26 October 2026.
Who is King's Bucks's sire?
King's Bucks (FR) is by Buck's Boum (FR) out of Vakina (FR), whose sire is Arvico.
What is King's Bucks's official rating?
King's Bucks (FR)'s highest official rating on record is 130.
What is King's Bucks's sire's record?
Buck's Boum (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 1,381 runs since Apr 2015 (178 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are King's Bucks's siblings?
Out of Vakina (FR), King's Bucks (FR) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Fazayte (FR) (5). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Fazayte (FR)). The wins came over 2m–2m4f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from March 2025. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.