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Viaduct Bud (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, May 2012) · Last trainer Terence O'Brien · Last owner Mrs Carmel Ryan
by Chevalier (IRE) out of Catch A Smile (USA) (Silver Hawk)
10 runs · 7 courses · from May 2010
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 May 2012 — 5,269 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2012 Won at Clonmel Last raced off OR 96
KTB Profile

Viaduct Bud (IRE) is 1 from 10. Hasn't won since Apr 2011. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 4 on softer). Last raced off a career-high mark of 96.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster OR at career high
Official rating96At career-high mark
96 88–96

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 116A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Clonmel, 21 Apr 2011 Official rating 96 at the last run, 25 May 2012

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 7 figures · best 116A · median 90
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Firm2116A102.5—
Heavy290C86.5—
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m5100A90—
2m1f – 2m4f2116A102—

Of 10 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 10 runs · as at 4 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

Sire
Chevalier (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 1,683 runs since Jan 2008 (118 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 13.9% from 417.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2328.7%−1.2—
Good to Firm2553011.8%+1.91 from 3
Good356318.7%−1.20 from 3
Good to Soft156117.1%−2.80 from 1
Soft309227.1%−2.80 from 1
Heavy167137.8%−2.10 from 2
Standard (AW)4175813.9%+4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f581017.2%+7.3—
6f – 7f337257.4%−2.5—
1m – 1m1f4044711.6%+1.7—
1m2f – 1m4f335309%−0.9—
1m5f – 2m310299.4%−0.50 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f1511811.9%+21 from 4
2m5f – 3m7234.2%−5.70 from 1
Over 3m16531.3%+21.4—

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

Dam
Catch A Smile (USA) (Silver Hawk)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Washboard Sam (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 7f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Washboard Sam (IRE)417f—
Fast Connection (IRE)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 3 1 33% +8.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Limerick 3 0 0% −3.00
Wexford 2 0 0% −2.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 1 100% +10.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 1 25% +7.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Davy Condon 3 0 0% −3.00
Tom Doyle 3 1 33% +8.00
Andrew Leigh 1 0 0% −1.00
David Splaine 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr M J O'Connor 1 0 0% −1.00
Ms K Walsh 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 2 0 0% −2.00
2011 4 1 25% +7.00
2010 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 1 13% +3.00
NH Flat 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2012 · 2 runs
25 May 12+35d Cork Niall McCarthy Memorial Handicap Hurdle 20f · Good · 15 ran PU/15 — 9-10 96— Davy Condon 25/1
20 Apr 12+334d Wexford Black Point Handicap Hurdle (81-123) 20f · Good To Firm · 15 ran PU/15 — 9-13 96— Tom Doyle 10/1
2011 · 4 runs
22 May 11+31d Limerick Limerick G.A.A. Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) 21f · Good · 17 ran F/17 — 11-12 95— Tom Doyle 8/1
21 Apr 11+35d Clonmel Clonmel Hospice Support Group Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) 20f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 1/15 11-5 88116A Tom Doyle 10/1
17 Mar 11+68d Wexford Michael O'Murchadha Memorial Novice Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 16f · Soft · 7 ran 4/7 3 10-13 89100A Andrew Leigh 11/2
08 Jan 11+10d Punchestown I.N.H. Stallion Owners European Breeders Fund Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) 16f · Heavy · 14 ran 9/14 6 11-10 —83C Davy Condon 25/1
2010 · 4 runs
29 Dec 10+160d Limerick Sliabh Luachra Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft To Heavy · 17 ran 7/17 1 11-0 —90C David Splaine 33/1
22 Jul 10+49d Limerick Ladies Day 10th October Maiden Hurdle 20f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 14/18 4½ 11-5 —88C Davy Condon 16/1
03 Jun 10+15d Tipperary Stars Of Tomorrow INH Flat Race 16f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 8/13 5 11-0 —89A Mr M J O'Connor 10/1
19 May 10 Sligo Cleveragh Flat Race 16f · Good · 10 ran 4/10 1¼ 11-0 —98A Ms K Walsh 7/4F

Quick answers

How many races has Viaduct Bud won?
Viaduct Bud (IRE) won 1 of 10 archived starts between 2010 and 2012, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 1 time in total (10% of starts).
Who trained Viaduct Bud?
Viaduct Bud (IRE) was trained by Terence O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Cork on 25 May 2012.
Who is Viaduct Bud's sire?
Viaduct Bud (IRE) is by Chevalier (IRE) out of Catch A Smile (USA), whose sire is Silver Hawk.
What going does Viaduct Bud prefer?
Viaduct Bud (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Viaduct Bud's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 96, from the run on 25 May 2012. That is also the highest on record.
What is Viaduct Bud's sire's record?
Chevalier (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 1,683 runs since Jan 2008 (118 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 13.9% from 417.
Who are Viaduct Bud's siblings?
Out of Catch A Smile (USA), Viaduct Bud (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Washboard Sam (IRE) (1). The wins came over 7f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2010. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.