Thistlebuffs (IRE)
Thistlebuffs is a Fame And Glory gelding who was yet to win from six starts on turf. He showed his best effort when fourth of nine at Wetherby in Mar 2023. All six runs came between 1m5f and 3m on ground ranging from good to heavy. Aged 6 at his last run in Oct 2023, he finished in a Class 5 amateur riders handicap hurdle at Exeter off a mark of 86, which was 9lb below his highest ever mark.
- 0–6Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −6.00£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=6 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 95Highest OR
- 56dAvg 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
Best recent Speed 131
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 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 131A | 89 | — |
Of 6 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 6 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 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 12.5% of 6,208 runs since Jan 2008 (504 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 48 | 9 | 18.8% | +6.3 | — |
| Good | 1,836 | 248 | 13.5% | +1 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 1,346 | 156 | 11.6% | −0.9 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 2,098 | 255 | 12.2% | −0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 846 | 105 | 12.4% | −0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 32 | 1 | 3.1% | −9.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −12.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −12.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 30 | 1 | 3.3% | −9.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,813 | 225 | 12.4% | −0.1 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,337 | 305 | 13.1% | +0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,668 | 210 | 12.6% | +0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 344 | 34 | 9.9% | −2.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Millen To One (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m4f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millen To One (IRE) | 34 | 1 | 2m4f | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 4 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perth | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Exeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Worcester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kelso | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Fox | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr Martin McIntyre | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Noonan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stephen Mulqueen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Patrick Wadge | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| None | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Chase | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 24 Oct 23+12d | Exeter | Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | PU/18 | — | 10-11 | 86 | — | — | Mr Martin McIntyre | 33/1 |
| 12 Oct 23+148d | Worcester | Get Pulling With PJ Nicholls SsangYong Handicap Chase | PU/9 | — | 10-13 | 90 | — | — | David Noonan | 4/1 |
| 17 May 23+20d | Perth | Lucinda Russell Racing Double National Winners Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 5/6 | ½ | 10-6 | 93 | — | 95B | Stephen Mulqueen | 14/1 |
| 27 Apr 23+27d | Perth | BetVictor Gamble Responsibly Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) | 9/10 | 8 | 11-6 | 95 | 53A | 83A | Patrick Wadge | 9/2 |
| 31 Mar 23+75d | Wetherby | racingtv.com Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 4/9 | 3¾ | 11-5 | — | 89A | 105A | Derek Fox | 7/2 |
| 15 Jan 23 | Kelso | William Hill Bookmakers Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 4/12 | 1¾ | 11-0 | — | 131A | 110A | Derek Fox | 9/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Thistlebuffs won?
- Thistlebuffs (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts in 2023.
- Who trained Thistlebuffs?
- Thistlebuffs (IRE) was trained by David Pipe on the most recent run on record, at Exeter on 24 October 2023.
- Who is Thistlebuffs's sire?
- Thistlebuffs (IRE) is by Fame And Glory (GB) out of Doransfirth (IRE), whose sire is Flemensfirth.
- What is Thistlebuffs's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 86, from the run on 24 October 2023. The highest on record is 95.
- What is Thistlebuffs's sire's record?
- Fame And Glory (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 6,208 runs since Jan 2008 (504 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Thistlebuffs's siblings?
- Out of Doransfirth (IRE), Thistlebuffs (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Millen To One (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m4f. As at Oct 2026.