William Butler (IRE)
William Butler is a Yeats gelding who won a Fairyhouse bumper on soft ground over 1m5f to 2m in Nov 2024. He has one win and four places from nine turf starts, all bar one of them over 2m5f or further. Typically held up, he was held in the Devil's Punchbowl Beginners Chase at Killarney in Oct 2025. He has reached an official rating of 113.
- 1–9Wins / Runs
- 11.1%Strike rate
- 4 (44.4%)Placed
- +17.00£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 0.72Fair A/E n=9 · 0.58 incl. margin
- 113Highest OR
- 39dAvg 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 119
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 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 117B | 92 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 119B | 104.5 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 119B | 92 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 9 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (1) · 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 · 6 figures from 9 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 from 9 analysed runs since Nov 2024
- Prominent 4 (44%) · 0 wins
- Held up 2 (22%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 2 (22%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (11%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 9,817 runs since Jan 2008 (705 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.9% from 203. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.3% from 818.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 5 | 0 | 0% | −11.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 222 | 28 | 12.6% | +0.7 | — |
| Good | 3,435 | 476 | 13.9% | +2 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 1,958 | 212 | 10.8% | −1.1 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 2,839 | 305 | 10.7% | −1.2 | 1 from 2 |
| Heavy | 1,155 | 136 | 11.8% | −0.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 203 | 14 | 6.9% | −5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 28 | 1 | 3.6% | −8.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 86 | 6 | 7% | −4.9 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 263 | 26 | 9.9% | −2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,434 | 274 | 11.3% | −0.6 | 1 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3,285 | 352 | 10.7% | −1.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,903 | 387 | 13.3% | +1.4 | 0 from 6 |
| Over 3m | 818 | 125 | 15.3% | +3.4 | 0 from 1 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | +24.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 1 | 100% | +25.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 1 | 50% | +24.00 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Kennedy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Danny Gilligan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr J M Halford | 2 | 1 | 50% | +24.00 |
| Sam Ewing | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paddy Cleary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 6 | 1 | 17% | +20.00 |
| Blinkers | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +24.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Chase | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Flat | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| NH Flat | 1 | 1 | 100% | +25.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 05 Oct 25+56d | Killarney | Devil's Punchbowl Beginners Chase Held up in 2nd - serious blunder at the 2nd and errors at the 5th and 9th cost ground - off the bridle 5 out and struggling in 5th - faded before 3 out - fell 2 out when well adrift | F/6 | — | 11-12 | — | — | — | Sam Ewing | 15/2 |
| 10 Aug 25+16d | Downpatrick | Alan Dunlop Agri Machinery Maiden Hurdle Sat just behind the front group early - 4th at halfway - clipped a fence 4 out and slipped back through the field - no further headway and finished well beaten | 6/6 | 54 | 11-12 | 111 | 47C | 92C | Jack Kennedy | 7/2 |
| 25 Jul 25+21d | Kilbeggan | Hurley Family Maiden Hurdle Set out in front travelling keenly - six lengths clear by halfway - stumbled 4 and 3 out - gap narrowed approaching 2 out - driven along after that - overtaken before the last - stayed on same rate to finish second | 2/13 | 5 | 11-12 | 113 | 90B | 129A | Jack Kennedy | 11/5 |
| 04 Jul 25+26d | Wexford | Thomas Donovan Construction Maiden Hurdle Midfield early but hampered at 1st - faded towards back and lost momentum at 8th - made progress from 4 out - into 7th and driven on entering straight - urged after 2 out and stayed on same gear to finish 4th | 4/14 | 3¼ | 11-12 | 113 | 117B | 125A | Jack Kennedy | 4/1 |
| 08 Jun 25+25d | Punchestown | John Dowling Memorial Maiden Hurdle Sat close to front group early - 4th at halfway - small error 5 out - pushed along into 3rd approaching 2 out - moved up to 2nd turning into straight - unable to close before last and held on for place | 2/15 | 2½ | 11-5 | — | 119B | 123A | Paddy Cleary | 3/1 |
| 14 May 25+43d | Tipperary | Tipperary Maiden Hurdle Sat behind front group early - midfield around 7th at the halfway point - moved up inner to 5th with two furlongs left then pushed into 3rd approaching the last - held on without finding more finishing third | 3/15 | 10 | 11-12 | — | — | 128A | Danny Gilligan | 16/5 |
| 01 Apr 25+93d | Limerick | Panoramic Restaurant At Limerick Maiden Hurdle Settled with the pack early - lost ground into 7th before slipping further back and unable to threaten in 6th two out where hampered slightly at the obstacle - stayed on at a steady effort to finish 5th | 5/14 | 2¾ | 11-12 | — | 92B | 117A | Danny Gilligan | 9/2 |
| 2024 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Dec 24+29d | Leopardstown | Plusvital Flat Race Settled just off the front group in 4th - asked for effort into the straight then slipped back 2f out - unable to threaten late finishing 5th | 5/5 | 2¾ | 11-7 | — | — | 74C | Mr J M Halford | 11/2 |
| 30 Nov 24 | Fairyhouse | Willie Elliott Memorial (Pro/Am) Flat Race Held up at back early - improved into midfield by halfway - urged into 6th with 2f left - up to 3rd a furlong out - strong late progress to seize command right on the line | 1/10 | 11-7 | — | 102A | 129A | Mr J M Halford | 25/1 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has William Butler won?
- William Butler (IRE) won 1 of 9 archived starts between 2024 and 2025, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 4 times in total (44.4% of starts).
- Who trained William Butler?
- William Butler (IRE) was trained by Gordon Elliott on the most recent run on record, at Killarney on 5 October 2025.
- Who is William Butler's sire?
- William Butler (IRE) is by Yeats (IRE) out of Derriana Spirit (IRE), whose sire is Flemensfirth.
- What is William Butler's official rating?
- William Butler (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 113.
- What is William Butler's sire's record?
- Yeats (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 9,817 runs since Jan 2008 (705 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.9% from 203. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.3% from 818.