Well Bud (IRE)
Well Bud is a gelding by Kingston Hill out of Andrea's Answer who has one win and three places from five starts on turf. He won the Winter Festival Tickets On Sale Now Maiden Hurdle at Fairyhouse in Oct 2026 over 2m1f – 2m4f on good ground, racing prominently. All four of his runs at that trip came on good or good to soft. His last run, at Fairyhouse in Oct 2026, was a win.
- 1–5Wins / Runs
- 20%Strike rate
- 3 (60%)Placed
- −0.67£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 2.36Fair A/E n=5 · 1.91 incl. margin
- 37dAvg 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 96
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 19 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 96A | 89 | 4 · 96 / 89 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 19 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 96A | 93 | 4 · 96 / 93 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 13 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 4 analysed runs
- Held up 2 (50%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (25%) · 1 win
- Led 1 (25%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 1,627 runs since Jan 2008 (203 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 5.5% from 164.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 31 | 5 | 16.1% | +7 | — |
| Good | 547 | 59 | 10.8% | +1.7 | 1 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 404 | 37 | 9.2% | +0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 380 | 31 | 8.2% | −0.9 | — |
| Heavy | 164 | 9 | 5.5% | −3.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 101 | 7 | 6.9% | −2.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 41 | 3 | 7.3% | −1.8 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 43 | 1 | 2.3% | −6.8 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 99 | 6 | 6.1% | −3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 510 | 53 | 10.4% | +1.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 568 | 53 | 9.3% | +0.2 | 1 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 301 | 23 | 7.6% | −1.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 60 | 9 | 15% | +5.9 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 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 Livin On Luco (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 2m3½f–3m3½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Livin On Luco (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livin On Luco (IRE) | 15 | 3 | 2m3½f–3m3½f | Class 3 |
| Oneida (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.33 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killarney (IRE) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fairyhouse (IRE) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.33 |
| Listowel (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.33 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Kennedy | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.33 |
| Mr J Dunne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| G B Noonan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss N Lockhead Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss J Townend | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NH Flat | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Hurdle | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.33 |
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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Oct 26+12d | Fairyhouse (IRE) | Winter Festival Tickets On Sale Now Maiden Hurdle Prominent early - 4th at the 8th - moved up four out - 3rd 2 out - up to 2nd and upsides approaching the last - edged ahead soon after the last when driven - kept on strongly to win | 1/10 | 11-4 | 86A | 117B | Jack Kennedy | 100/30 | |
| 23 Sep 26+32d | Listowel (IRE) | Paul Moynihan (Ex VFI President) Memorial Flat Race Settled in behind the pack on the rail - still 7th with no headway 3f out - up to 4th turning in - improved to 3rd inside the last two - second early in the final furlong - stayed on without threatening the winner | 2/11 | 7½ | 11-7 | 96A | 124A | Mr J Dunne | 12/1 |
| 22 Aug 26+37d | Killarney (IRE) | ML Lynch Civil Engineering Ltd. Maiden Hurdle (Div I) Settled with the pack early - drifted right at the 4th and up to 6th soon after - improved into 5th before the home turn - drifted right again 2 out - unable to threaten the leaders from there - stayed on at one gear in the run-in to finish 5th | 5/16 | 2½ | 11-4 | 73B | 114A | G B Noonan | 66/1 |
| 16 Jul 26+66d | Killarney (IRE) | Kate Kearney's Cottage (Ladies Pro/Am) Flat Race Edged in front early - passed approaching the straight - faded back inside the last 3f - found nothing more over 1f out and dropped away in the final furlong | 7/15 | 5 | 11-7 | 92B | 100A | Miss N Lockhead Anderson | 15/2 |
| 11 May 26 | Killarney | Executive Helicopters Ladies (Pro/Am) Flat Race Settled just behind the front pair early - went in front briefly after 2f - overtaken at halfway - unable to threaten front-runner 1 1/2f out - slipped to third with a furlong left - held pace but couldn't quicken to the line | 3/11 | 7½ | 12-0 | 94A | 115A | Miss J Townend | 11/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Well Bud (IRE) won?
- Well Bud (IRE) won 1 of 5 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 3 times in total (60% of starts).
- Who trains Well Bud (IRE)?
- Well Bud (IRE) is trained by Eoin Christopher McCarthy, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 5 October 2026.
- Who is Well Bud (IRE)'s sire?
- Well Bud (IRE) is by Kingston Hill (GB) out of Andrea's Answer (IRE), whose sire is Winged Love.
- What going does Well Bud (IRE) prefer?
- Well Bud (IRE) has the best record on good 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 Well Bud (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Kingston Hill (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 1,627 runs since Jan 2008 (203 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 5.5% from 164.
- Who are Well Bud (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Andrea's Answer (IRE), Well Bud (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Livin On Luco (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Livin On Luco (IRE)). The wins came over 2m3½f–3m3½f. As at Oct 2026.