Like-A-Butterfly (IRE)
Like-A-Butterfly (IRE) is 2 from 3, including a Grade 1 win. The biggest win we hold: the Powers Gold Cup Chase at Fairyhouse (Mar 2005). Won last time out at Aintree (Class 1). Each win came on a first visit to the course.
Progeny in our archive
As a dam, Like-A-Butterfly (IRE) has 2 produce in the archive, 1 winner — most wins Speckled Wood (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m3f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speckled Wood (IRE) | 19 | 3 | 2m–2m3f | — |
| Long May It Last (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
- 2–3Wins / Runs
- 66.7%Strike rate
- 2 (66.7%)Placed
- +8.50£1 level staken=3 at SP
- 12dAvg between runs
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 5% of 100 runs since Jan 2008 (18 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 18 | 1 | 5.6% | +0.6 | — |
| Good | 38 | 2 | 5.3% | +0.3 | 1 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 22 | 2 | 9.1% | +4.1 | — |
| Soft | 17 | 0 | 0% | −5 | 1 from 1 |
| Heavy | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 24 | 2 | 8.3% | +3.3 | 1 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 50 | 3 | 6% | +1 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 26 | 0 | 0% | −5 | 1 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
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
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aintree | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over 3m | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 · 3 runs | ||||||||
| 08 Apr 05+10d | Aintree | Mildmay Novices' Chase (Grade 2) | 1/10 | 11-2 | 129C | A P McCoy | 6/1 | |
| 29 Mar 05+13d | Fairyhouse | Powers Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1) | 1/13 | 11-4 | 120C | A P McCoy | 7/2F | |
| 16 Mar 05 | Cheltenham | SunAlliance Novices' Chase (Grade 1) | 5/9 | 2½ | 10-11 | 110C | A P McCoy | 9/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Like-A-Butterfly won?
- Like-A-Butterfly (IRE) won 2 of 3 archived starts in 2005, a strike rate of 66.7%. Placed 2 times in total (66.7% of starts).
- Who trained Like-A-Butterfly?
- Like-A-Butterfly (IRE) was trained by C Roche on the most recent run on record, at Aintree on 8 April 2005.
- Who is Like-A-Butterfly's sire?
- Like-A-Butterfly (IRE) is by Montelimar (USA) out of Swifts Butterfly (GB), whose sire is Furry Glen.
- What is Like-A-Butterfly's sire's record?
- Montelimar (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 5% of 100 runs since Jan 2008 (18 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Has Like-A-Butterfly produced winners?
- As a dam, Like-A-Butterfly (IRE) has 2 produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Speckled Wood (IRE) (3). The wins came over 2m–2m3f. As at Oct 2026.