Horse profile
Sir Busker (IRE)
9yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2025) · Last trainer William Knight · Last owner Kennet Valley Syndicates Xi Racing
by Sir Prancealot (IRE) out of Street Kitty (IRE) (Tiger Hill)
55 runs · 18 courses · from Aug 2018
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 23 Aug 2025 — 424 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2025 · 15th of 15
7 wins · 6 courses
Last raced off OR 100
KTB Profile
Sir Busker won seven of 55 starts including the Group 2 Sky Bet York Stakes at York in Jul 2022. He gained two of those wins at York and recorded further successes at Ascot, Goodwood and on all-weather tracks. All wins came over 6f – 7f, 1m – 1m1f or 1m2f – 1m4f, with two on good to firm, two on good to soft and two on standard going. The gelding, who was aged 9 at his last run in Aug 2025, finished 15 of 15 in the Sky Bet Steve Birch Finale Handicap at York off an official rating of 100.
Based on 55 archived runs · run-style from 11 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
OR ↓ 16lb off peak
- 7–55Wins / Runs
- 12.7%Strike rate
- 21 (38.2%)Placed
- +29.50£1 level staken=55 at SP
- 1.25Fair A/E n=55 · 1.08 incl. margin
- 116Highest OR
- 47dAvg 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.
Official rating100↓ 16lb off peak
100
77–116
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 93
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 14 | 110A | 94 | — |
| Good to Firm | 13 | 104C | 85 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 13 | 123A | 95 | — |
| Soft | 8 | 125A | 80.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 95C | 75 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 25 | 125A | 91 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 15 | 116A | 84 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 14 | 107A | 91.5 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 54 figures from 54 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 11 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Held up 9 (82%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 2 (18%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 3,686 runs since Jan 2008 (216 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 13.6% from 627. Weakest on heavy going: 5.3% from 171.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 42 | 7 | 16.7% | +6.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 627 | 85 | 13.6% | +3.5 | 2 from 13 |
| Good | 748 | 67 | 9% | −1.1 | 1 from 14 |
| Good to Soft | 331 | 40 | 12.1% | +2 | 2 from 5 |
| Soft | 503 | 49 | 9.7% | −0.4 | 0 from 9 |
| Heavy | 171 | 9 | 5.3% | −4.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,264 | 115 | 9.1% | −1 | 2 from 13 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 546 | 60 | 11% | +0.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,582 | 173 | 10.9% | +0.8 | 2 from 14 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 774 | 73 | 9.4% | −0.7 | 3 from 26 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 480 | 43 | 9% | −1.1 | 2 from 15 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 207 | 18 | 8.7% | −1.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 69 | 4 | 5.8% | −4.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 28 | 1 | 3.6% | −6.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Street Kitty (IRE) (Tiger Hill)
6 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Nag's Wag (IRE) (7 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Nag's Wag (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nag's Wag (IRE) | 37 | 7 | 5f–6f | Class 5 |
| Fellowship (IRE) | 11 | 1 | 1m2f | Class 6 |
| Andalseeyagraham (IRE) | 10 | 1 | 6f | Class 5 |
| The Love Doctor (IRE) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| Beach Kitty (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Magic Round (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 14 | 1 | 7% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 13 | 2 | 15% | +10.50 |
| Standard (AW) | 13 | 2 | 15% | +4.00 |
| Soft | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 2 | 40% | +26.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 21 | 3 | 14% | +14.50 |
| Class 1 | 21 | 1 | 5% | −12.50 |
| Class 4 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +20.00 |
| Class 3 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.50 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascot | 11 | 1 | 9% | +2.00 |
| York | 7 | 2 | 29% | +16.50 |
| Goodwood | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 5 | 1 | 20% | +2.50 |
| Sandown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Newmarket | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Newbury | 3 | 1 | 33% | +23.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.50 |
| Epsom Downs | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Longchamp (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 26 | 3 | 12% | +4.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 15 | 2 | 13% | +8.50 |
| 6f – 7f | 14 | 2 | 14% | +17.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oisin Murphy | 14 | 2 | 14% | +4.00 |
| Callum Shepherd | 13 | 1 | 8% | +13.00 |
| Brandon Wilkie | 7 | 1 | 14% | +8.00 |
| Jim Crowley | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ben Curtis | 3 | 2 | 67% | +13.00 |
| Daniel Tudhope | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| William Buick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jamie Spencer | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.50 |
| David Egan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ryan Moore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hollie Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adam Kirby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Olivier Peslier | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jimmy Quinn | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Harry Bentley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 26 | 4 | 15% | +30.00 |
| Visor | 19 | 2 | 11% | −5.50 |
| Cheekpieces | 10 | 1 | 10% | +5.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | 11% | +6.00 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2022 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +3.50 |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2020 | 8 | 2 | 25% | +12.50 |
| 2019 | 9 | 2 | 22% | +5.50 |
| 2018 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +21.00 |
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 | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Aug 25+25d | York | Sky Bet Steve Birch Finale Handicap (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race) Settled towards the back - pushed along over 2f out but faded from over 1f out - beaten well into the closing stages | 15/15 | 11 | 9-12 | 100 | 38C | 74C | Callum Shepherd | 28/1 |
| 29 Jul 25+24d | Goodwood | Coral Chesterfield Cup Handicap Slow to begin and driven up in touch - remained at the rear throughout - well held in 15th | 15/18 | 6 | 9-0 | 101 | 57C | 72C | Brandon Wilkie | 33/1 |
| 05 Jul 25+22d | Sandown | Coral Golden Rewards Shaker Handicap Held up towards back - lost touch 2f out - urged along and made progress inside final furlong - closed to push into runner-up spot close home | 2/8 | nk | 9-8 | 100 | 93A | 92A | Brandon Wilkie | 22/1 |
| 13 Jun 25+21d | York | Seat Unique Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Moved across left after the break - settled at the rear - made no impact on the finish - eventually came home in 10th | 10/12 | nk | 9-9 | 104 | 84A | 84A | Brandon Wilkie | 18/1 |
| 23 May 25+23d | Goodwood | BetGoodwin Festival Stakes (Listed) Settled at the back - ridden to make ground 3f out but never threatened - plugged on at one speed into the final furlong | 8/9 | 3¼ | 9-3 | 107 | 84A | 79A | Callum Shepherd | 28/1 |
| 30 Apr 25+165d | Ascot | eventmasters.co.uk Paradise Stakes (Queen Anne Stakes Trial) (Listed) (Str) Held up in rear - driven to keep up before fading with 2f left - well held at the finish | 9/11 | 2¼ | 9-5 | 108 | 92A | 82A | Oisin Murphy | 25/1 |
| 16 Nov 24+28d | Newcastle (AW) | BetUK Churchill Stakes (Listed) Held up early - made no impression - beaten a distance in 8th | 8/10 | nk | 9-4 | 108 | 116A | 86A | Brandon Wilkie | 28/1 |
| 19 Oct 24+28d | Ascot | Balmoral Handicap (Sponsored By Qipco) (Str) Held up towards the back - pushed along with 2f left - unable to find any headway - well held at the finish | 14/20 | hd | 9-9 | 110 | 13C | 83C | Brandon Wilkie | 50/1 |
| 21 Sep 24+28d | Ayr | LiveScore Bet Doonside Cup Stakes (Listed) Settled at the back of the field early - made progress through the pack under a furlong out then drifted left inside the final furlong - lacked the finishing speed to get on terms and finished fourth | 4/9 | 1¾ | 9-5 | 110 | 92A | 103A | Daniel Tudhope | 8/1 |
| 24 Aug 24+22d | York | Sky Bet Finale Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Held up in the pack - angled left for a run 2f out and galvanised - forged to the front near home and kept on strongly inside the final furlong - nudged out to win | 1/17 | 9-7 | 105 | 78C | 107A | Brandon Wilkie | 14/1 | |
| 02 Aug 24+126d | Goodwood | Regent Seven Seas Cruises Bentinck Conditions Stakes Held up at the back - driven into contention inside the last furlong - stayed on same gait to finish 4th | 4/7 | 1 | 9-7 | 105 | 58A | 99A | Callum Shepherd | 28/1 |
| 29 Mar 24+20d | Newcastle (AW) | BetUK All-Weather Easter Classic Middle Distance Handicap | 5/14 | hd | 9-6 | 102 | 69B | 88A | Daniel Tudhope | 16/1 |
| 09 Mar 24+44d | Wolverhampton (AW) | BetMGM Lincoln Trial Handicap | 6/11 | 1¾ | 9-5 | 103 | 89A | 88A | Brandon Wilkie | 12/1 |
| 25 Jan 24+24d | Southwell (AW) | BetUK Winter Derby Trial Conditions Stakes | 4/6 | shd | 9-4 | 103 | 100A | 90B | Callum Shepherd | 14/1 |
| 01 Jan 24+23d | Newcastle (AW) | Boost Your Acca-Fenwa With BetUK Handicap | 3/13 | 2¼ | 9-12 | 103 | 95B | 107A | Callum Shepherd | 9/1 |
| 09 Dec 23+21d | Newcastle (AW) | Boost Your Acca-Fenwa With BetUK Handicap | 2/9 | 1¾ | 9-12 | 102 | 70A | 108A | Callum Shepherd | 6/1 |
| 18 Nov 23+35d | Lingfield (AW) | BetUK Churchill Stakes (Listed) | 7/7 | shd | 9-4 | 107 | 96A | 86A | Jim Crowley | 16/1 |
| 14 Oct 23+24d | Newmarket | Earthlight Darley Stakes (Group 3) | 9/9 | 28 | 9-5 | 110 | 34C | 69C | Jim Crowley | 28/1 |
| 20 Sep 23+228d | Sandown | Chasemore Farm Fortune Stakes (Listed) | 7/8 | nk | 9-6 | 113 | 77A | 91A | Callum Shepherd | 20/1 |
| 04 Feb 23+171d | Lingfield (AW) | Spreadex Sports Tandridge Stakes (Listed) | 2/6 | 1¾ | 9-2 | 116 | 123A | 92B | Ryan Moore | 9/4J |
| 17 Aug 22+25d | York | Juddmonte International Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series) | 3/6 | 2½ | 9-8 | 115 | 93A | 99B | Ben Curtis | 100/1 |
| 23 Jul 22+39d | York | Sky Bet York Stakes (Group 2) | 1/5 | 9-8 | 110 | 75C | 103B | Ben Curtis | 15/2 | |
| 14 Jun 22+31d | Ascot | Queen Anne Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series) (Str) | 5/7 | 1½ | 9-2 | 110 | 96A | 91A | William Buick | 50/1 |
| 14 May 22+17d | Newbury | Al Shaqab Lockinge Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series) (Str) | 5/9 | ½ | 9-0 | 110 | 105A | 102A | Hollie Doyle | 33/1 |
| 27 Apr 22+193d | Ascot | Paradise Stakes (Listed) | 2/4 | nk | 9-0 | 110 | 82C | 95B | Jim Crowley | 9/4 |
| 16 Oct 21+31d | Ascot | Balmoral Handicap (Sponsored By Qipco) (Str) | 15/20 | hd | 9-11 | 111 | 65C | 95A | Oisin Murphy | 9/1 |
| 15 Sep 21+25d | Sandown | Chasemore Farm Fortune Stakes (Listed) | 3/7 | 1½ | 9-4 | 114 | 101A | 97A | Oisin Murphy | 11/4 |
| 21 Aug 21+9d | York | Sky Bet City Of York Stakes (Group 2) | 4/9 | 1¾ | 9-6 | 115 | 106A | 107A | Adam Kirby | 11/1 |
| 12 Aug 21+33d | Salisbury | D & N Construction Sovereign Stakes (Group 3) | 2/10 | 1 | 9-3 | 115 | 110A | 107A | Callum Shepherd | 13/2 |
| 10 Jul 21+25d | Ascot | Betfred Summer Mile Stakes (Group 2) (Rnd) | 7/9 | 2¾ | 9-1 | 115 | 63A | 90A | Callum Shepherd | 6/1 |
| 15 Jun 21+22d | Ascot | Queen Anne Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series) (Str) | 3/11 | 1 | 9-0 | 110 | 85A | 106A | Oisin Murphy | 22/1 |
| 24 May 21+26d | Longchamp (FR) | Prix de Montretout () (4yo+) (Grande Course) (Turf) | 4/8 | 1¾ | 9-0 | — | — | — | Olivier Peslier | 13/5 |
| 28 Apr 21+193d | Ascot | Charlie Waller Trust Paradise Stakes (Queen Anne Stakes Trial) (Listed) | 3/9 | 1 | 9-0 | 111 | 92A | 102A | Oisin Murphy | 5/1 |
| 17 Oct 20+21d | Ascot | Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Group 1) (Sponsored By Qipco) (Str) | 4/14 | ½ | 9-4 | 111 | 77C | 109A | Oisin Murphy | 66/1 |
| 26 Sep 20+28d | Newmarket | bet365 Cambridgeshire Handicap (Heritage Handicap) | 18/27 | nk | 9-11 | 111 | 91C | 91A | Callum Shepherd | 16/1 |
| 29 Aug 20+9d | Goodwood | Ladbrokes Celebration Mile Stakes (Group 2) | 2/6 | 4½ | 9-4 | 111 | 125A | 109B | Oisin Murphy | 4/1 |
| 20 Aug 20+20d | York | Clipper Logistics Handicap (Heritage Handicap) | 2/17 | nk | 9-7 | 107 | 85C | 118A | Oisin Murphy | 13/2 |
| 31 Jul 20+20d | Goodwood | Unibet Golden Mile Handicap | 9/14 | 1¼ | 9-8 | 107 | 104C | 91A | Oisin Murphy | 5/1 |
| 11 Jul 20+24d | Newmarket | bet365 Bunbury Cup (Heritage Handicap) | 2/17 | ¾ | 9-4 | 102 | 103C | 109A | Oisin Murphy | 9/1 |
| 17 Jun 20+15d | Ascot | Silver Royal Hunt Cup Handicap (Str) | 1/22 | 9-10 | 96 | 95C | 112A | Oisin Murphy | 12/1 | |
| 02 Jun 20+231d | Newcastle (AW) | Betway Handicap | 1/11 | 9-0 | 92 | 114A | 111A | Ben Curtis | 13/2 | |
| 15 Oct 19+22d | Kempton (AW) | 32Red Handicap | 6/8 | hd | 8-13 | 92 | 86A | 81A | Jamie Spencer | 11/2 |
| 23 Sep 19+23d | Kempton (AW) | 32Red Handicap | 1/8 | 9-4 | 89 | 97A | 93A | Jamie Spencer | 17/2 | |
| 31 Aug 19+21d | Chester | Sportpesa Handicap | 4/11 | ½ | 8-2 | 89 | 106A | 86A | Jimmy Quinn | 12/1 |
| 10 Aug 19+23d | Haydock | Racingtv.com Handicap | 2/8 | ¾ | 9-0 | 87 | 79A | 103A | Harry Bentley | 7/1 |
| 18 Jul 19+14d | Epsom Downs | Premier Companies Handicap | 5/6 | 1¼ | 9-9 | 87 | 88B | 77B | Oisin Murphy | 11/10F |
| 04 Jul 19+25d | Epsom Downs | Racing Welfare For All Racing's Workforce Handicap | 2/6 | ¾ | 9-7 | 85 | 92B | 86B | Callum Shepherd | 9/4J |
| 09 Jun 19+30d | Goodwood | Confidence To Care Handicap | 1/9 | 9-9 | 77 | 91A | 100A | Oisin Murphy | 4/1F | |
| 10 May 19+7d | Ascot | Carers Trust Handicap | 4/10 | 2¼ | 9-4 | 79 | 84A | 81A | William Buick | 9/2 |
| 03 May 19+188d | Lingfield | Eve Manning 21st Birthday Handicap | 5/10 | 1¼ | 9-2 | 79 | 107A | 81A | James Doyle | 8/1 |
| 27 Oct 18+13d | Newbury | Sir Gerald Whent Memorial Nursery | 8/14 | nk | 8-9 | 79 | 95C | 79A | Callum Shepherd | 3/1F |
| 14 Oct 18+23d | Goodwood | Netbet Best Odds Guaranteed Ebf Novice Auction Stakes | 2/8 | 8 | 9-7 | 79 | 96A | 82A | Oisin Murphy | 9/4 |
| 21 Sep 18+20d | Newbury | British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) (Div 1) | 1/12 | 9-5 | — | 75A | 102A | Callum Shepherd | 25/1 | |
| 01 Sep 18+10d | Lingfield (AW) | 188Bet Mobile Bet10 Get20 Novice Auction Stakes | 2/9 | 3¾ | 9-1 | — | 73A | 79A | David Egan | 11/2 |
| 22 Aug 18 | Kempton (AW) | 32Red Casino Novice Auction Stakes (Plus 10) | 5/8 | 2½ | 9-1 | — | 66A | 61A | David Egan | 20/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Sir Busker (IRE) won?
- Sir Busker (IRE) won 7 of 55 archived starts between 2018 and 2025, a strike rate of 12.7%. Placed 21 times in total (38.2% of starts).
- Who trained Sir Busker (IRE)?
- Sir Busker (IRE) was trained by William Knight on the most recent run on record, at York on 23 August 2025.
- Who is Sir Busker (IRE)'s sire?
- Sir Busker (IRE) is by Sir Prancealot (IRE) out of Street Kitty (IRE), whose sire is Tiger Hill.
- What going does Sir Busker (IRE) prefer?
- Sir Busker (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Sir Busker (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 100, from the run on 23 August 2025. The highest on record is 116.
- What is Sir Busker (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Sir Prancealot (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 3,686 runs since Jan 2008 (216 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 13.6% from 627. Weakest on heavy going: 5.3% from 171.
- Who are Sir Busker (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Street Kitty (IRE), Sir Busker (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Nag's Wag (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Nag's Wag (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.