Puffin Billy (IRE)
Puffin Billy (IRE) is 8 from 16, including a Grade 2 win. The biggest win we hold: the Mitie Kennel Gate Novices' Hurdle at Ascot (Dec 2012). Hasn't won since Apr 2015. 4 of 5 starts at Ascot have ended in wins. Last raced off 142, 8lb below the career-high mark.
- 8–16Wins / Runs
- 50%Strike rate
- 10 (62.5%)Placed
- +5.38£1 level staken=16 at SP
- 1.58Fair A/E n=16 · 1.42 incl. margin
- 150Highest OR
- 124dAvg 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
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.
Of 1 run looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 1 run · 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 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 11.2% of 2,819 runs since Jan 2008 (317 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 14.2% from 162.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 12 | 0 | 0% | −11.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 162 | 23 | 14.2% | +3 | — |
| Good | 810 | 83 | 10.2% | −1 | 1 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 474 | 57 | 12% | +0.8 | 2 from 6 |
| Soft | 847 | 92 | 10.9% | −0.3 | 4 from 5 |
| Heavy | 501 | 58 | 11.6% | +0.4 | 1 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 13 | 2 | 15.4% | +4.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −11.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 18 | 3 | 16.7% | +5.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 885 | 96 | 10.8% | −0.4 | 3 from 5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,000 | 107 | 10.7% | −0.5 | 2 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 747 | 88 | 11.8% | +0.6 | 3 from 5 |
| Over 3m | 168 | 21 | 12.5% | +1.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Tycoon Prince (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m5f; the highest grade won is Grade 3 (Zuzka (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tycoon Prince (IRE) | 26 | 5 | 2m–2m1f | — |
| Zuzka (IRE) | 13 | 5 | 2m–2m5f | Grade 3 |
| Downtown Queen (IRE) | 15 | 3 | 2m3f–2m4f | — |
| Herewego Herewego (IRE) | 5 | 1 | 2m | Class 4 |
| Eileen O (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 6 | 2 | 33% | −1.13 |
| Soft | 5 | 4 | 80% | +5.57 |
| Heavy | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.56 |
| Good | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.56 |
| Class 2 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.50 |
| Class 3 | 4 | 4 | 100% | +5.57 |
| Class 6 | 2 | 2 | 100% | +3.87 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascot | 5 | 4 | 80% | +4.81 |
| Exeter | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newbury | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.38 |
| Cheltenham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Leicester | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.44 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fontwell | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.25 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 2 | 33% | +0.75 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 3 | 60% | +3.19 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 3 | 60% | +1.44 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leighton Aspell | 14 | 6 | 43% | +3.32 |
| Barry Geraghty | 2 | 2 | 100% | +2.06 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2015 | 4 | 3 | 75% | +4.19 |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.50 |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2012 | 4 | 4 | 100% | +5.69 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 8 | 2 | 25% | −4.18 |
| Chase | 6 | 4 | 67% | +5.69 |
| NH Flat | 2 | 2 | 100% | +3.87 |
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 Puffin Billy (IRE) won?
- Puffin Billy (IRE) won 8 of 16 archived starts between 2012 and 2017, a strike rate of 50%. Placed 10 times in total (62.5% of starts).
- Who trained Puffin Billy (IRE)?
- Puffin Billy (IRE) was trained by Oliver Sherwood on the most recent run on record, at Aintree on 8 April 2017.
- Who is Puffin Billy (IRE)'s sire?
- Puffin Billy (IRE) is by Heron Island (IRE) out of Downtown Train (IRE), whose sire is Glacial Storm.
- What going does Puffin Billy (IRE) prefer?
- Puffin Billy (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 4 wins from 5 starts (80%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Puffin Billy (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 142, from the run on 8 April 2017. The highest on record is 150.
- What is Puffin Billy (IRE)'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.
- Who are Puffin Billy (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Downtown Train (IRE), Puffin Billy (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Tycoon Prince (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Grade 3 (Zuzka (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m5f. As at Oct 2026.