The Noble Butler (IRE)
The Noble Butler is a lightly raced gelding by Yeats out of a dam who has produced one winner from two runners to date. Yeats progeny in the archive have recorded 1172 wins from 9850 runs since Jan 2008 with a strongest trip over 3m. He showed his best effort when fourth of 12 at Taunton in Feb 2026 and finished fifth of 14 at Southwell in Nov 2026.
- 0–2Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −2.00£1 level staken=2 at SP
- 249dBetween runs (median)
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 130
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 12 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 12 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 130B | 113 | 2 runs · 130 / 113 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 runs · as at 10 Nov 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.
The forward record. KTB’s figures on this horse since 2 Nov 2026: the KTB Selection in 1 run (won 0) · to 2 Nov 2026. Each pick was the figure’s choice before the off, settled against the result the next morning; “did not run” is counted apart. GB and Irish races since 5 Oct 2026.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 9,856 runs since Jul 2013 (709 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.9% from 204. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.2% from 820.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 5 | 0 | 0% | −11.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 222 | 28 | 12.6% | +0.7 | — |
| Good | 3,450 | 477 | 13.8% | +1.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 1,974 | 212 | 10.7% | −1.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 2,841 | 305 | 10.7% | −1.2 | — |
| Heavy | 1,160 | 136 | 11.7% | −0.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 204 | 14 | 6.9% | −5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 28 | 1 | 3.6% | −8.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 86 | 6 | 7% | −4.9 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 263 | 26 | 9.9% | −2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,444 | 274 | 11.2% | −0.7 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3,303 | 352 | 10.7% | −1.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,912 | 388 | 13.3% | +1.4 | — |
| Over 3m | 820 | 125 | 15.2% | +3.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jul 2013 · as at 12 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Miss Mini Bee (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Mini Bee (IRE) | 16 | 1 | 2m | — |
| Rosarian (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 02 Nov 26+249d | Southwell | Winter Ladies Night Saturday 27th November 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle Race (GBB Race) Settled at the rear within sight of the pack but raced freely early - urged and made no dent when jumping untidily 2 out - weakened away to finish 5th | 5/14 | 8½ | 11-4 | 96B | 101A | Harry Cobden | 12/1 |
| 26 Feb 26 | Taunton | Free Raceday Monday 9 March Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Settled midpack early - made ground into contention over 4f out and moved up to second 3f out looking comfortable - pressed for effort inside the final 2f dropped back a place - slipped to fourth approaching the last stretch - held no more thereafter | 4/12 | 3¼ | 11-2 | 130B | 120A | Brendan Powell | 4/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has The Noble Butler won?
- The Noble Butler (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2026.
- Who trains The Noble Butler?
- The Noble Butler (IRE) is trained by Emma Lavelle, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 2 November 2026.
- Who is The Noble Butler's sire?
- The Noble Butler (IRE) is by Yeats (IRE) out of Colere Noire (FR), whose sire is Network (GER).
- What is The Noble Butler's sire's record?
- Yeats (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 9,856 runs since Jul 2013 (709 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.9% from 204. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.2% from 820.
- Who are The Noble Butler's siblings?
- Out of Colere Noire (FR), The Noble Butler (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Miss Mini Bee (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m. As at Nov 2026.