Silk Buds (IRE)
Silk Buds is a maiden who has placed twice from three starts on turf. She finished second of 14 at Wexford in Jul 2026 on good ground over 2m1f to 2m4f, her best effort to date. The daughter of Affinisea out of an Halling mare had earlier runs at Bellewstown and Kelso. Her last run was for trainer Peter John Flood.
- 0–3Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 2 (66.7%)Placed
- −3.00£1 level staken=3 at SP
- 39dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 123
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 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 123B | 113 | 3 runs · 123 / 113 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 123B | 118 | 2 runs · 123 / 118 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 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 3 analysed runs since May 2026
- Mid-division 2 (67%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (33%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13.1% of 1,262 runs since Jan 2008 (198 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 8 | 2 | 25% | +11.9 | — |
| Good | 451 | 57 | 12.6% | −0.5 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 323 | 43 | 13.3% | +0.2 | — |
| Soft | 343 | 46 | 13.4% | +0.3 | — |
| Heavy | 135 | 17 | 12.6% | −0.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −13.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 8 | 2 | 25% | +11.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 465 | 52 | 11.2% | −1.9 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 544 | 75 | 13.8% | +0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 210 | 30 | 14.3% | +1.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 35 | 6 | 17.1% | +4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Soloman Lane (GB) (3 wins).
The wins came over 2m3½f–2m7½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Settle Down Jill (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soloman Lane (GB) | 24 | 3 | 2m3½f–2m5½f | — |
| Settle Down Jill (IRE) | 18 | 2 | 2m3½f–2m7½f | Class 3 |
| Ballinlina Boy (GB) | 13 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wexford (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kelso | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 3 runs | |||||||||
| 23 Jul 26+19d | Wexford (IRE) | Save The Date Ladies Day At Wexford Races Friday 7th August Flat Race settled in the pack early and 7th at halfway - made ground 5f out - up to 2nd approaching the straight - unable to find more when driven 1f out - held on for second | 2/14 | 7 | 11-0 | 123B | 117A | Miss Georgie Benson | 10/1 |
| 04 Jul 26+59d | Bellewstown | J.H. McLoughlin Oil Flat Race Settled just behind the front group early - fighting for control under restraint - hit the front at halfway - pressed for effort and lost command 3f out - slipped back to 6th approaching the final 2f and unable to threaten again | 6/16 | 16 | 10-7 | 86B | 95A | Miss Georgie Benson | 16/1 |
| 06 May 26 | Kelso | Racing TV Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Settled in the pack - moved up on the outside over 4f out - gained second 3f out - driven and held on but could not threaten the winner - dropped back in the final furlong to finish third | 3/10 | 1¾ | 10-5 | 113A | 105B | Miss Georgie Benson | 5/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Silk Buds won?
- Silk Buds (IRE) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts in 2026. Placed 2 times in total (66.7% of starts).
- Who trains Silk Buds?
- Silk Buds (IRE) is trained by Peter John Flood, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 23 July 2026.
- Who is Silk Buds's sire?
- Silk Buds (IRE) is by Affinisea (IRE) out of Azaila (GB), whose sire is Halling.
- What is Silk Buds's sire's record?
- Affinisea (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.1% of 1,262 runs since Jan 2008 (198 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Silk Buds's siblings?
- Out of Azaila (GB), Silk Buds (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Soloman Lane (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Settle Down Jill (IRE)). The wins came over 2m3½f–2m7½f. As at Oct 2026.