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Whatthebutlersaw (IRE)

12yo gelding (at last run, May 2021) · Last trainer Dominic Ffrench Davis · Last owner Mrs P Ffrench Davis D Ffrench Davis
by Arcadio (GER) out of Phar From Men (IRE) (Phardante)
31 runs · 17 courses · from Jun 2014
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 5 May 2021 — 2,010 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2021 · 6th of 7 5 wins · Fontwell, Ludlow & Stratford Last raced off OR 112
KTB Profile

Whatthebutlersaw (IRE) is 5 from 31. Hasn't won since Aug 2018. Last raced off 112, 18lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 31 archived runs · updated 6 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 18lb off peak
Official rating112↓ 18lb off peak
112 98–130

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 114 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Fontwell, 29 Mar 2021

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 →

Jumps 19 figures · best 149A · median 104
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
Good14149A104—
Good to Firm3114A104—
Good to Soft2106A94.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m11149A114—
2m1f – 2m4f8107B98.5—

Of 23 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: no standard for this course, surface and code on the window (2) · did not complete (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 19 figures from 23 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 121A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Huntingdon, 12 Apr 2021 Official rating 112 at the last run, 5 May 2021

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 29 figures · best 131B · median 109
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
Good16131A115—
Good to Soft5114A101—
Good to Firm4131B106.5—
Standard (AW)2107A103—
Soft2114B111—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m12129A111—
2m1f – 2m4f11131B114—
1m5f – 2m6109A107—

Of 31 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 29 figures from 31 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
Arcadio (GER)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 3,979 runs since Aug 2011 (375 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm6469.4%+0.20 from 4
Good1,48016411.1%+1.94 from 17
Good to Soft789688.6%−0.61 from 6
Soft1,153938.1%−1.10 from 2
Heavy431317.2%−2—
Standard (AW)6234.8%−4.40 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f200%−9.2—
6f – 7f600%−9.2—
1m – 1m1f600%−9.2—
1m2f – 1m4f2813.6%−5.6—
1m5f – 2m1,4631459.9%+0.71 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f1,4991369.1%−0.11 from 12
2m5f – 3m816708.6%−0.63 from 13
Over 3m159138.2%−1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Aug 2011 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Phar From Men (IRE) (Phardante)

7 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Phar Out Phavorite (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Phar Out Phavorite (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Phar Out Phavorite (IRE)1132mClass 3
Phar Again (IRE)4332m–2m4fClass 4
Kingsmaster (IRE)2022m—
Phar Away Island (IRE)2722m7½f–3mClass 5
The Silent King (IRE)60——
Coffee Morning (IRE)40——
Venusinfurs (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 17 4 24% +10.33
Good to Soft 6 1 17% +11.00
Good to Firm 4 0 0% −4.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 18 3 17% +0.33
Class 3 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 5 3 1 33% +6.00
Class 6 3 1 33% +14.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fontwell 4 2 50% +9.33
Huntingdon 3 0 0% −3.00
Ludlow 3 2 67% +11.00
Worcester 3 0 0% −3.00
Lingfield (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Exeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Warwick 2 0 0% −2.00
Wincanton 2 0 0% −2.00
Stratford 2 1 50% +15.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 13 3 23% +5.33
2m1f – 2m4f 12 1 8% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 6 1 17% +11.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ben Ffrench Davis 15 1 7% +2.00
Mark Grant 14 4 29% +13.33
Joe Anderson 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew Tinkler 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 30 5 17% +14.33
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 5 0 0% −5.00
2020 6 0 0% −6.00
2019 1 0 0% −1.00
2018 5 1 20% −0.67
2017 3 2 67% +11.00
2016 3 1 33% +6.00
2015 4 0 0% −4.00
2014 4 1 25% +13.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 24 4 17% +3.33
NH Flat 6 1 17% +11.00
Chase 1 0 0% −1.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2021 · 5 runs
05 May 21+23d Fontwell Paul Mant 40 Years At Fontwell Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3f · Good · 7 ran 6/7 11 10-13 11285A98A Ben Ffrench Davis 9/1
12 Apr 21+14d Huntingdon Racing TV Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 1¼ 11-7 110101A121A Ben Ffrench Davis 12/1
29 Mar 21+70d Fontwell starsports.bet Pipped At The Post Offer Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5½f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 3/7 7½ 11-1 113114A111A Ben Ffrench Davis 14/1
18 Jan 21+10d Lingfield (AW) Watch Sky Sports Racing In HD 'Jumpers' Bumper' NH Flat Race Class 4 · 2m · Standard To Slow · 8 ran 6/8 1 10-11 ——107A Ben Ffrench Davis 66/1
08 Jan 21+57d Lingfield (AW) Sky Sports Racing On Virgin 535 'Jumpers' Bumper' NH Flat Race Class 4 · 2m · Standard To Slow · 9 ran 8/9 1¾ 10-12 ——99A Ben Ffrench Davis 40/1
2020 · 6 runs
12 Nov 20+23d Ludlow Shukers Landrover Handicap Hurdle (Conditionals And Amateurs) Class 4 · 2m5f · Good · 10 ran 6/10 2¼ 11-1 11591A107A Ben Ffrench Davis 22/1
20 Oct 20+19d Exeter Free Entry With RacingTV Club Days Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m7f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 5/7 8½ 11-3 11733A102A Ben Ffrench Davis 12/1
01 Oct 20+10d Warwick Watch Irish Racing On RacingTV Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m5f · Good · 14 ran 6/14 1 10-12 117122B104A Ben Ffrench Davis 16/1
21 Sep 20+28d Warwick Agetur UK Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5f · Good · 14 ran 4/14 ½ 11-4 117115B119A Ben Ffrench Davis 40/1
24 Aug 20+35d Southwell Southwell Golf Club Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good · 10 ran 7/10 1¼ 11-6 12296A112A Ben Ffrench Davis 50/1
20 Jul 20+308d Market Rasen Betway Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m7f · Good · 7 ran 6/7 17 11-7 127102A95A Joe Anderson 33/1
2019 · 1 run
16 Sep 19+264d Worcester Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber Of Commerce Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 6 ran 4/6 ¾ 11-4 12975B107B Mark Grant 16/1
2018 · 5 runs
26 Dec 18+34d Wincanton Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 2m5½f · Good To Soft · 11 ran PU/11 — 10-3 130—— Andrew Tinkler 16/1
22 Nov 18+27d Wincanton Smith & Williamson Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m4f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 2/7 1 11-9 129104A131B Mark Grant 12/1
26 Oct 18+64d Cheltenham Brandon Hill Capital Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m5f · Good · 20 ran 12/20 8 11-4 130134B111A Mark Grant 33/1
23 Aug 18+93d Fontwell Yeomans Honda Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5½f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 11-12 120106B129A Mark Grant 10/3
22 May 18+373d Huntingdon Download The App At 188Bet Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good · 9 ran 2/9 1½ 11-12 115—129A Mark Grant 16/1
2017 · 3 runs
14 May 17+19d Ludlow Welsh Guards Association Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 11-1 109149A122B Mark Grant 5/1
25 Apr 17+74d Ludlow Wye Valley Brewery Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 11-10 104133A118A Mark Grant 7/1
10 Feb 17+46d Kempton Winners Welcome At Matchbook Exchange Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 6/16 13 11-6 10483C99C Mark Grant 8/1
2016 · 3 runs
26 Dec 16+20d Huntingdon Lettergold Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 2/11 12 11-6 104106A114A Mark Grant 5/1
06 Dec 16+35d Fontwell T I Engineering Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m3f · Good · 15 ran 1/15 11-11 99107B131A Mark Grant 8/1
01 Nov 16+527d Exeter Breeders Cup Betting At 188bet Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m2½f · Good · 14 ran 3/14 hd 11-11 9859B122A Mark Grant 33/1
2015 · 4 runs
24 May 15+17d Uttoxeter Golf Widows Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 9 ran UR/9 — 10-6 105—— Ben Ffrench Davis 14/1
07 May 15+52d Worcester OGL Neil Morris Birthday Celebration Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 3/7 6 10-7 ——101B Ben Ffrench Davis 9/1
16 Mar 15+34d Taunton Bathwick Tyres Midsomer Norton 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 8/12 27 11-1 ——99C Mark Grant 25/1
10 Feb 15+53d Ffos Las Sis 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m6f · Soft · 4 ran 3/4 11 11-4 ——114B Mark Grant 8/1
2014 · 4 runs
19 Dec 14+84d Ascot Ascot Underwriting Championship Standard Open NH Flat Race (Listed) Class 1 · 1m7½f · Soft · 13 ran 11/13 nk 10-11 ——108A Ben Ffrench Davis 100/1
26 Sep 14+29d Worcester 32Red.com Intermediate Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m · Good · 10 ran 4/10 3¾ 11-0 ——107A Ben Ffrench Davis 14/1
28 Aug 14+72d Stratford Heythrop Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 1/7 10-9 ——109A Ben Ffrench Davis 16/1
17 Jun 14 Stratford IJF Farrell And Brookshaw Intermediate Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m½f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 6/12 nk 11-1 ——91A Mark Grant 28/1

Quick answers

How many races has Whatthebutlersaw won?
Whatthebutlersaw (IRE) won 5 of 31 archived starts between 2014 and 2021, a strike rate of 16.1%. Placed 10 times in total (32.3% of starts).
Who trained Whatthebutlersaw?
Whatthebutlersaw (IRE) was trained by Dominic Ffrench Davis on the most recent run on record, at Fontwell on 5 May 2021.
Who is Whatthebutlersaw's sire?
Whatthebutlersaw (IRE) is by Arcadio (GER) out of Phar From Men (IRE), whose sire is Phardante.
What going does Whatthebutlersaw prefer?
Whatthebutlersaw (IRE) has the best record on good going: 4 wins from 17 starts (23.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Whatthebutlersaw's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 112, from the run on 5 May 2021. The highest on record is 130.
What is Whatthebutlersaw's sire's record?
Arcadio (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 3,979 runs since Aug 2011 (375 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Whatthebutlersaw's siblings?
Out of Phar From Men (IRE), Whatthebutlersaw (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Phar Out Phavorite (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Phar Out Phavorite (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from June 2014. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.