Horse profile
Sunny Dude (IRE)
by Buratino (IRE) out of Ice Box (IRE) (Pivotal)
18 runs · 10 courses · from Aug 2023
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 5 Sep 2026 · 19th of 21
Last raced off OR 36
KTB Profile
Sunny Dude is a maiden who has failed to win in 18 starts and has placed once. His best effort came when fourth of 20 at Navan in Jun 2025. He has raced 11 times over 1m2f – 1m4f without success and showed little when 19th of 21 at Navan in Sep 2026 off an official rating of 40, which was 8lb below his highest ever mark. By Buratino out of an Ice Box mare.
Based on 18 archived runs · run-style from 11 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 12lb off peak
- 0–18Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (5.6%)Placed
- −18.00£1 level staken=18 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=18 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 48Highest OR
- 66dAvg 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 rating36↓ 12lb off peak
36
36–48
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 101
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 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 7 | 95B | 77 | 2 runs · 90 / 81.5 |
| Good | 6 | 101A | 84.5 | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 2 | 56C | 51 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 11 | 95B | 75 | 3 runs · 90 / 75 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 85C | 66 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 101A | 92.5 | — |
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 75C | 66 | 2 runs · 75 / 66 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 75C | 66 | 2 runs · 75 / 66 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 18 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
- Mid-division 4 (36%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 3 (27%) · 0 wins
- Held up 2 (18%) · 0 wins
- Led 2 (18%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 7.5% of 1,883 runs since Mar 2020 (118 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 4.2% from 119.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −7.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 131 | 7 | 5.3% | −2.2 | — |
| Good | 511 | 44 | 8.6% | +1.1 | 0 from 8 |
| Good to Soft | 195 | 13 | 6.7% | −0.8 | — |
| Soft | 315 | 23 | 7.3% | −0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 119 | 5 | 4.2% | −3.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 608 | 49 | 8.1% | +0.6 | 0 from 7 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 144 | 13 | 9% | +1.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 689 | 54 | 7.8% | +0.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 379 | 26 | 6.9% | −0.6 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 286 | 20 | 7% | −0.5 | 0 from 11 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 242 | 18 | 7.4% | −0.1 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 116 | 8 | 6.9% | −0.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 26 | 2 | 7.7% | +0.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −7.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2020 · as at 1 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Ice Box (IRE) (Pivotal)
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Broken Ice (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 6f–3m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Broken Ice (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broken Ice (IRE) | 65 | 3 | 2m4½f–3m | Class 5 |
| Elusive Ice (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 6f | — |
| See You In Malta (IRE) | 14 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Roscommon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Navan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Navan (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tramore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rory Cleary | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Benjamin P Kennedy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| J M Sheridan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Danny Sheehy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Scott McCullagh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jack Cleary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jamie Powell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Bird | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adam Caffrey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robbie Colgan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 15 | 0 | 0% | −15.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 16 | 0 | 0% | −16.00 |
| Hurdle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 05 Sep 26+61d | Navan (IRE) | Return Of The Jumps At Navan Racecourse September 19th Handicap (Div II) Settled in the pack - pushed along with nothing left 3f out - well held at the finish | 19/21 | 8 | 8-7 | 36 | 75C | 40C | Jack Cleary | 40/1 |
| 06 Jul 26+41d | Roscommon | Shanagher Hearing Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) towards the back throughout with no threat at any stage - mistake at the 6th - faded soon after - well beaten at the finish | 13/15 | 7 | 10-11 | — | 75C | 88C | Benjamin P Kennedy | 300/1 |
| 26 May 26+167d | Ballinrobe | Sheridan Electric Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) Settled around midpack - made no headway from 3 out - always well held - finished 12th | 12/15 | shd | 10-11 | — | 57C | 82C | Benjamin P Kennedy | 250/1 |
| 2025 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 10 Dec 25+19d | Dundalk (AW) | Happy Christmas From All At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (0-60) (Div 2) Held a midfield spot wide early - up to 3rd by halfway - dropped to 4th and asked for effort 2f out - unable to find more late and finished 6th | 6/14 | 2½ | 8-10 | 40 | 90B | 62A | Rory Cleary | 16/1 |
| 21 Nov 25+98d | Dundalk (AW) | Safer Gambling Week 2025 Handicap (0-60) Sat close to the pace early - disputed second at halfway - pressed for effort with 2f left but couldn't find more late on - finished seventh | 7/14 | ½ | 8-10 | 40 | 73B | 56A | Rory Cleary | 33/1 |
| 15 Aug 25+49d | Dundalk (AW) | Friday Night Lights Return Weekly From 19th September Handicap (0-60) Set the pace early - driven when overtaken approaching 2f out then knocked about while fading inside the last - well held at the finish | 11/14 | 3¾ | 8-12 | 42 | 64C | 44C | Rory Cleary | 12/1 |
| 27 Jun 25+20d | Curragh | Fitzpatrick's Mercedes-Benz Apprentice Derby Handicap Held up towards the back - urged into contention early in the straight - stayed on same speed inside final two furlongs without threatening to trouble the leaders | 12/16 | 2¼ | 8-7 | 40 | 86C | 52A | Jamie Powell | 50/1 |
| 07 Jun 25+21d | Navan | Cusack Hotel Group Family Raceday July 13th Handicap (0-60) Sat close up in second early - shared front spot at halfway - went ahead into the straight - pressed for effort 2f out then overtaken with a furlong left - dropped to fourth inside the closing furlong - held on without finding more | 4/20 | 2½ | 8-10 | 40 | 84C | 62A | Rory Cleary | 28/1 |
| 17 May 25+232d | Navan | Troytown Bar Handicap (0-60) Shared early advantage - then settled just off the front group - 5th at halfway - shifted right with 3f left and pushed along - hampered and bumped between 2 and 2.5f out - dropped back to 10th inside the final furlong and a half - finished the race at an even effort - eventually seventh | 7/12 | ¾ | 8-10 | 40 | 101A | 53A | Rory Cleary | 25/1 |
| 2024 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Sep 24+41d | Dundalk (AW) | Dual Racing Friday Nights Handicap (47-65) Settled just behind the pace early - dropped away with 7f left and began toiling into the straight - moved left approaching 2f out but made no further progress finishing well beaten | 14/14 | 2¼ | 9-1 | 47 | 77C | 47C | J M Sheridan | 25/1 |
| 17 Aug 24+21d | Tramore | O'Driscoll's Irish Whiskey Maiden Slow to break - settled midfield - 3rd at halfway - 4th with 3f left - lost ground and slipped to 5th inside last two furlongs | 5/9 | 16 | 10-3 | 42 | 56C | 66C | J M Sheridan | 125/1 |
| 27 Jul 24+164d | Gowran Park | Get Galway Races Ready With tote.ie Apprentice Handicap (47-65) | 11/17 | 1¼ | 8-5 | 47 | 85C | 43A | Sean Bird | 33/1 |
| 14 Feb 24+29d | Dundalk (AW) | Happy Valentine's Day From Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 8/14 | ½ | 8-7 | 47 | 83B | 54A | Danny Sheehy | 17/2 |
| 16 Jan 24+39d | Dundalk (AW) | One Of The Only Dual Racetracks In Europe Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 4/14 | ½ | 8-12 | 47 | 95B | 65A | Danny Sheehy | 20/1 |
| 2023 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 08 Dec 23+55d | Dundalk (AW) | Gateway Hotel Dundalk Race & Stay Apprentice Handicap (47-65) | 10/14 | hd | 8-10 | 48 | 50B | 55A | Adam Caffrey | 22/1 |
| 14 Oct 23+40d | Naas | SOBAC Soil.ie Celebrating 5 Years Sponsoring At Naas Maiden | 12/16 | 1¾ | 9-5 | — | 44C | 46A | Scott McCullagh | 100/1 |
| 04 Sep 23+18d | Roscommon | Racing Here Again On September 25th, 2023 Maiden | 9/10 | 4¼ | 9-8 | — | 46C | 54C | Robbie Colgan | 250/1 |
| 17 Aug 23 | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden | 7/8 | 8 | 9-5 | — | 66C | 45C | Scott McCullagh | 100/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Sunny Dude won?
- Sunny Dude (IRE) has yet to win, from 18 archived starts between 2023 and 2026. Placed 1 time in total (5.6% of starts).
- Who trains Sunny Dude?
- Sunny Dude (IRE) is trained by D Buckley, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 5 September 2026.
- Who is Sunny Dude's sire?
- Sunny Dude (IRE) is by Buratino (IRE) out of Ice Box (IRE), whose sire is Pivotal.
- What is Sunny Dude's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 36, from the run on 5 September 2026. The highest on record is 48.
- What is Sunny Dude's sire's record?
- Buratino (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.5% of 1,883 runs since Mar 2020 (118 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 4.2% from 119.
- Who are Sunny Dude's siblings?
- Out of Ice Box (IRE), Sunny Dude (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Broken Ice (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Broken Ice (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–3m. As at Nov 2026.