Horse profile
Vampire Slayer (IRE)
by Camacho (GB) out of Bionic Buffy (IRE) (Dark Angel)
32 runs · 17 courses · from Sep 2022
As at 20 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Sedgefield & Catterick
Ran 11 days ago · 2nd of 5
Last raced off OR 55
KTB Profile
Vampire Slayer is 2 from 32, both wins at Class 5 level in handicaps on turf. He won at Catterick over 1m5f – 2m on soft in Jan 2026 and at Sedgefield over 2m1f – 2m4f on good to soft in Feb 2026. All wins have come on turf with 0 from 6 on the all-weather. He finished 2 of 5 at Ayr in Oct 2026, last raced off OR 55 which was 50lb below his highest ever mark. Typically held up, he was prominent at Ayr.
Based on 32 archived runs · run-style from 9 commented runs · updated 20 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
All wins on turf
All wins at Class 5
OR ↓ 50lb off peak
- 2–32Wins / Runs
- 6.3%Strike rate
- 10 (31.3%)Placed
- −18.62£1 level staken=32 at SP
- 0.72Fair A/E n=32 · 0.61 incl. margin
- 105Highest OR
- 48dAvg 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 rating55↓ 50lb off peak
55
55–105
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 115
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 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 6 | 109A | 78 | 1 · — |
| Standard (AW) | 6 | 94A | 82 | 1 · — |
| Heavy | 3 | 107C | 104 | 1 · — |
| Good | 3 | 91A | 80 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 7 | 109A | 79 | 2 · 85 / 55.5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 7 | 107C | 85 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 104A | 80 | 1 · — |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 79B | 61 | — |
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 8 | 112A | 89.5 | 3 · 112 / 95 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 130C | 115 | 2 · 130 / 122.5 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 9 | 130C | 93 | 4 · 130 / 105 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 112A | 98.5 | 1 · — |
Of 32 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 30 figures from 32 runs · as at 16 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 9 analysed runs
- Held up 5 (56%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 2 (22%) · 0 wins
- Led 2 (22%) · 2 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 8.1% of 9,319 runs since Jan 2008 (596 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 53 | 2 | 3.8% | −4.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,574 | 133 | 8.4% | +0.3 | — |
| Good | 1,950 | 150 | 7.7% | −0.4 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 912 | 74 | 8.1% | 0 | 1 from 4 |
| Soft | 1,101 | 94 | 8.5% | +0.4 | 1 from 16 |
| Heavy | 356 | 26 | 7.3% | −0.8 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 3,373 | 280 | 8.3% | +0.2 | 0 from 6 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2,279 | 222 | 9.7% | +1.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 4,249 | 356 | 8.4% | +0.3 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,576 | 99 | 6.3% | −1.8 | 0 from 8 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 700 | 44 | 6.3% | −1.8 | 0 from 7 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 368 | 23 | 6.3% | −1.8 | 1 from 6 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 116 | 9 | 7.8% | −0.3 | 1 from 9 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 27 | 5 | 18.5% | +10.4 | — |
| Over 3m | 4 | 1 | 25% | +16.9 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Bionic Buffy (IRE) (Dark Angel)
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 16 | 1 | 6% | −5.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.62 |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 11 | 2 | 18% | +2.38 |
| Class 6 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Class 4 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayr | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Carlisle | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Hamilton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sedgefield | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.38 |
| Catterick | 2 | 1 | 50% | +9.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Perth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Beverley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 9 | 1 | 11% | −6.62 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 1 | 17% | +5.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callum Bewley | 7 | 2 | 29% | +6.38 |
| Danny McMenamin | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Ryoya Kozaki | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Shane Gray | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jason Hart | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Andrew Mullen | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Rowan Scott | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Nolan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Craig Nichol | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Conor Stone-Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| John Fahy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| P J McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dylan Browne McMonagle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 18 | 0 | 0% | −18.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Visor | 4 | 2 | 50% | +9.38 |
| Hood | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +7.38 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 20 | 0 | 0% | −20.00 |
| Hurdle | 12 | 2 | 17% | +1.38 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Oct 26+36d | Ayr | Magners Original Cider Handicap Stakes Sat handy in second - moved up alongside front runner over 2f out - driven to take over over 1f out - quickly overtaken - stayed on after winner in final furlong but well held - finished second | 2/5 | 5 | 9-4 | 55 | 63C | 67B | Shane Gray | 14/1 |
| 02 Sep 26+166d | Hamilton | Book Your Christmas Party Hamilton Park Handicap Stakes Sat in third early - moved into second before halfway - dropped away 2f out and faded out of contention | 8/8 | 1¼ | 9-8 | 57 | 26C | 50C | Shane Gray | 10/1 |
| 20 Mar 26+32d | Musselburgh | Racing Post+ Subscription Go North Sea Pigeon Hurdle Series Final (Handicap Hurdle) (GBB Race) Held a forward spot early - moved onto front group from 3 out - drifted left approaching 2 out - pressed for effort after the last and still holding an opening inside the final 50yds - unable to find more late and edged out by a half-length | 2/14 | ½ | 10-12 | 105 | 130C | 125A | Callum Bewley | 16/1 |
| 16 Feb 26+12d | Carlisle | Sandy Molloy Memorial Handicap Hurdle Tracked leader - pressed for effort before 2 out and maintained effort into the last - edged out of second near the line finishing third | 3/14 | 3 | 11-7 | 105 | 95B | 126A | Callum Bewley | 7/1 |
| 04 Feb 26+14d | Sedgefield | Paxtons No1 CaseIH Dealer Handicap Hurdle Led throughout and quickly opened four lengths - urged onward to extend advantage 2 out - given a squeeze before the last - travelling comfortably to the line - allowed to coast home unchallenged | 1/8 | 11-10 | 96 | 115B | 125A | Callum Bewley | 11/8F | |
| 21 Jan 26+43d | Catterick | Download Raceday Ready Today Handicap Hurdle Fought for favouritism early - in front before the 2nd - pressed and challenged 2 out - driven before the last and collared near the finish - battled back to get up in the final strides | 1/13 | 11-10 | 92 | — | 126A | Callum Bewley | 10/1 | |
| 09 Dec 25+26d | Newcastle (AW) | Midnite Ain't Your Grandad's Bookie Handicap Slow to begin - settled in the pack - made progress into fourth with 3f left before fading inside the final two furlongs to finish eighth | 8/12 | 9½ | 9-10 | 58 | 85C | 52C | Rowan Scott | 13/2 |
| 13 Nov 25+23d | Sedgefield | Thank You And Good Luck Michael Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack - urged forward approaching 2 out - couldn't find any more - finished 5th well beaten | 5/10 | 8 | 11-12 | 95 | 75C | 105A | Callum Bewley | 20/1 |
| 21 Oct 25+12d | Perth | Equine Products UK Best Turned Out Handicap Hurdle Sat outside pace early - scratchy jumping 6th then pressed for effort and lost touch off the home turn - lost more ground before the last to finish fifth | 5/12 | 6 | 11-12 | 97 | 112A | 120A | Callum Bewley | 18/1 |
| 09 Oct 25+10d | Ayr | London Essence Handicap Settled behind the pace - hit front 4f out and opened daylight by the 3f pole - drifted off a true line 2f out - overtaken inside final furlong - unable to fight back and beaten into 2nd | 2/10 | 4 | 9-11 | 59 | 104A | 81A | David Nolan | 12/1 |
| 29 Sep 25+154d | Hamilton | Book Your 2026 Raceday Hamilton Park Handicap Held up towards the back on the outer - nudged for effort but couldn't find any response 2f out - well held at the finish in 7th | 7/9 | ½ | 10-0 | 59 | 79C | 59C | Paul Mulrennan | 10/1 |
| 28 Apr 25+20d | Ayr | Coral Handicap Sat just behind the front-runner - pushed along to go in front approaching the final furlong and drifted left - caught right on the line | 2/10 | shd | 9-7 | 57 | 80A | 75A | Jason Hart | 10/3 |
| 08 Apr 25+32d | Pontefract | Tommy Hepple Memorial Handicap Poor start - settled at back of field - failed to feature - finished 7th | 7/10 | 1¾ | 8-11 | 58 | 91A | 61A | Andrew Mullen | 13/2 |
| 07 Mar 25+22d | Ayr | Weatherbys Scientific Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back - nudged along three out - soon dropped away - finished sixth | 6/10 | 8 | 11-13 | 99 | 85B | 98A | Danny McMenamin | 11/2 |
| 13 Feb 25+42d | Newcastle | Al Dousari Qatar Equine Products UK Novices' Handicap Hurdle Settled among the pack early - jumped awkwardly and slipped back - moved across and made ground before 3 out - shared 2nd but blundered the last - faded on the run-in to finish 5th | 5/13 | 2¼ | 11-9 | 100 | 98B | 119A | Craig Nichol | 14/1 |
| 02 Jan 25+18d | Ayr | Ayr Racecourse Racing Club Only 30 Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Held up in the pack early - dropped towards the back and toiling from four from home - blundered at the following obstacle - well held at the finish in 8th | 8/11 | 6 | 11-6 | — | 93C | 92C | Danny McMenamin | 100/1 |
| 15 Dec 24+59d | Carlisle | Racing TV Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Held up towards the back - never in contention with two furlongs left - well held at the finish | 8/12 | 2¼ | 11-0 | — | 92A | 96A | Danny McMenamin | 100/1 |
| 17 Oct 24+140d | Carlisle | Whitehall Turret Club Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Towards the back - already out of contention before 3 out and hampered into 6th at 2 out - a long way adrift at the finish | 6/10 | 7 | 10-13 | — | 28C | 96C | Callum Bewley | 150/1 |
| 30 May 24+36d | Carlisle | Follow Rhino Bet On Instagram Handicap | 2/7 | 8½ | 9-3 | 59 | 77A | 73A | Andrew Mullen | 9/4F |
| 24 Apr 24+48d | Catterick | Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Handicap | 2/10 | 1¾ | 9-2 | 58 | 109A | 82A | Andrew Mullen | 6/1 |
| 07 Mar 24+16d | Carlisle | Watch Racing Tv Now Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 8/12 | 1¼ | 10-9 | — | 87C | 90C | Danny McMenamin | 100/1 |
| 20 Feb 24+29d | Newcastle (AW) | Stay Golden With BetMGM Safer Gambling Handicap | 4/8 | 1 | 9-4 | 60 | 94A | 71A | Conor Stone-Walsh | 7/2 |
| 22 Jan 24+251d | Newcastle (AW) | Best Racing Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap | 5/11 | ½ | 9-9 | 62 | 90A | 79A | Jason Hart | 3/1F |
| 16 May 23+17d | Beverley | Clearanswer Call Centres Handicap | 12/12 | 18 | 9-0 | 66 | 58C | 45C | Shane Gray | 150/1 |
| 29 Apr 23+16d | Haydock | Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap | 13/14 | 1¾ | 9-3 | 69 | 53C | 51C | John Fahy | 50/1 |
| 13 Apr 23+99d | Newcastle (AW) | Follow AtTheRaces On Twitter Handicap | 7/7 | 3¼ | 9-4 | 70 | 65A | 44A | P J McDonald | 33/1 |
| 04 Jan 23+70d | Newcastle (AW) | talkSPORT Download The App Handicap | 2/6 | 1¼ | 9-9 | 70 | 43A | 68B | Jason Hart | 20/1 |
| 26 Oct 22+11d | Curragh | Bet 10 Euros Get 20 Euros At Novibet Nursery Handicap | 4/5 | 5½ | 8-13 | 72 | 107C | 66B | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 10/3 |
| 15 Oct 22+8d | Leopardstown | Matt Bunn 40th Birthday Nursery Handicap | 4/9 | ½ | 9-5 | 73 | 85A | 74A | Ryoya Kozaki | 12/1 |
| 07 Oct 22+5d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish EBF Median Sires Series (C & G) Maiden | 7/14 | hd | 9-6 | — | 79B | 69A | Ryoya Kozaki | 66/1 |
| 02 Oct 22+10d | Tipperary | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden | 6/10 | shd | 9-7 | — | — | 66A | Ryoya Kozaki | 80/1 |
| 22 Sep 22 | Listowel | Buckley Agri New Holland Irish Ebf Median Auction Maiden | 7/11 | 1½ | 9-6 | — | 39A | 64A | Ryoya Kozaki | 18/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Vampire Slayer (IRE) won?
- Vampire Slayer (IRE) won 2 of 32 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 6.3%. Placed 10 times in total (31.3% of starts).
- Who trains Vampire Slayer (IRE)?
- Vampire Slayer (IRE) is trained by Daragh Bourke, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 8 October 2026.
- Who is Vampire Slayer (IRE)'s sire?
- Vampire Slayer (IRE) is by Camacho (GB) out of Bionic Buffy (IRE), whose sire is Dark Angel.
- What going does Vampire Slayer (IRE) prefer?
- Vampire Slayer (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Vampire Slayer (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 55, from the run on 8 October 2026. The highest on record is 105.
- What is Vampire Slayer (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Camacho (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.1% of 9,319 runs since Jan 2008 (596 horses), Flat and jumps together.