Young Buster (IRE)
Young Buster won five of 15 starts on turf between Mar 2021 and Sep 2025. All five wins came in handicaps or a maiden hurdle between 2m1f and 3m, three of them over 2m5f to 3m on good or softer ground. He won twice at Kelso and once each at Kempton, Warwick and Ffos Las, reaching a highest official rating of 135. His last run, at Warwick in Sep 2025, was off a mark of 133.
- 5–15Wins / Runs
- 33.3%Strike rate
- 6 (40%)Placed
- +1.13£1 level staken=15 at SP
- 1.70Fair A/E n=15 · 1.50 incl. margin
- 135Highest OR
- 117dAvg 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 98
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 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 110B | 101 | — |
| Heavy | 2 | 115C | 112.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 109B | 103.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 115C | 98 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 110B | 110 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 15 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (4) · did not complete (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 15 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 9,806 runs since Jan 2008 (704 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.9% from 203. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.3% from 816.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 5 | 0 | 0% | −11.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 222 | 28 | 12.6% | +0.7 | — |
| Good | 3,431 | 475 | 13.8% | +1.9 | 3 from 8 |
| Good to Soft | 1,953 | 212 | 10.9% | −1 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 2,837 | 305 | 10.8% | −1.1 | 1 from 2 |
| Heavy | 1,155 | 136 | 11.8% | −0.1 | 1 from 2 |
| 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 | 2,431 | 273 | 11.2% | −0.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3,281 | 352 | 10.7% | −1.2 | 2 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,901 | 387 | 13.3% | +1.4 | 3 from 7 |
| Over 3m | 816 | 125 | 15.3% | +3.4 | 0 from 4 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
6 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Guiding George (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 2m3½f–3m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Guiding George (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guiding George (IRE) | 16 | 2 | 2m3½f–3m | Class 4 |
| Suain Na Draoicht (IRE) | 11 | 1 | 3m1½f | — |
| Shamilan (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Cape Milano (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| An Siltean (IRE) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| Raheen Peir (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 8 | 3 | 38% | +2.63 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.88 |
| Heavy | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.62 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +2.62 |
| Class 2 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 4 | 3 | 3 | 100% | +4.51 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelso | 3 | 2 | 67% | +2.50 |
| Warwick | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.38 |
| Doncaster | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Aintree | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ayr | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.25 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 7 | 3 | 43% | +4.50 |
| Over 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 2 | 50% | +0.63 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paddy Brennan | 7 | 4 | 57% | +3.13 |
| Jonathan Burke | 5 | 1 | 20% | +1.00 |
| Jack Hogan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Connor Brace | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jody McGarvey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 7 | 4 | 57% | +3.13 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 5 | 1 | 20% | +1.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.00 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2023 | 5 | 4 | 80% | +5.13 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 11 | 4 | 36% | +2.88 |
| Hurdle | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.75 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 25+58d | Warwick | Paul Ferguson's Jumpers To Follow Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled off the pace early - jumping errors mid-race including a mistake at the 10th - pushed into contention approaching home turn and in touch with the front group - came down at the second last after a heavy blunder | F/5 | — | 11-7 | 133 | — | — | Jonathan Burke | 11/2 |
| 27 Jul 25+117d | Uttoxeter | QuinnBet Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Tracked the pace early - blundered 9th and driven to keep tempo before 4 out - dropped away before 3 out and beaten a long way home | 8/10 | 25 | 11-11 | 134 | 105C | 114C | Jonathan Burke | 9/1 |
| 01 Apr 25+66d | Kempton | racingtv.com/competitions Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Drifted left at the first - disputed the front before losing the lead and sitting second at the 5th - asserted on the home turn travelling well - drew away from 3 out - not clean and pushed along at 2 out - hands-and-heels to the line | 1/4 | 11-7 | 130 | 101C | 142C | Jonathan Burke | 5/1 | |
| 25 Jan 25+91d | Doncaster | Virgin Bet Great Yorkshire Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Settled towards the back and wide - hit the 9th and again two out from there - edged closer 14th - unable to threaten the leading pair - finished well beaten in 7th | 7/13 | 1¼ | 11-0 | 132 | 87B | 109A | Jack Hogan | 22/1 |
| 26 Oct 24+162d | Kelso | Edinburgh Gin Chase (Limited Handicap) (GBB Race) Handy near front - hit the front entering final bend - driven up and lost advantage 2 out - faded through closing stages to finish 5th | 5/7 | ¾ | 10-13 | 133 | — | 115B | Jonathan Burke | 2/1F |
| 17 May 24+27d | Aintree | Huyton Asphalt Franny Blennerhassett Memorial Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 2/8 | 6 | 11-3 | 133 | — | 125B | Jonathan Burke | 6/1 |
| 20 Apr 24+84d | Ayr | Cpms Novices' Champion Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | PU/13 | — | 11-2 | 135 | — | — | Connor Brace | 16/1 |
| 27 Jan 24+29d | Doncaster | SBK Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 3/7 | hd | 11-2 | 134 | 84A | 135A | Paddy Brennan | 11/4F |
| 29 Dec 23+30d | Kelso | Children's Immunology Trust Supporting CHAS Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 1/5 | 11-12 | 127 | 115C | 140B | Paddy Brennan | 13/8F | |
| 29 Nov 23+200d | Kelso | Follow RacingTV On X Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 1/5 | 11-13 | 118 | — | 132B | Paddy Brennan | 15/8F | |
| 13 May 23+22d | Warwick | Winners Wear Cavani Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 1/4 | 11-5 | 113 | — | 129B | Paddy Brennan | 11/8F | |
| 21 Apr 23+47d | Ayr | Largs Ladies LWOB Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 4/8 | 4½ | 11-3 | 113 | 98A | 120A | Paddy Brennan | 3/1F |
| 05 Mar 23+133d | Ffos Las | dragonbet.co.uk New Online Bookmaker Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 1/13 | 11-7 | — | 110B | 121A | Paddy Brennan | 5/4F | |
| 23 Oct 22+574d | Aintree | Jewson Birkenhead, Price Street Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 6/8 | ¾ | 11-4 | — | 109B | 122A | Paddy Brennan | 5/1 |
| 28 Mar 21 | Limerick | I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) | 4/18 | 18 | 12-0 | — | 110B | 101A | Jody McGarvey | 16/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Young Buster (IRE) won?
- Young Buster (IRE) won 5 of 15 archived starts between 2021 and 2025, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 6 times in total (40% of starts).
- Who trained Young Buster (IRE)?
- Young Buster (IRE) was trained by Fergal O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Warwick on 23 September 2025.
- Who is Young Buster (IRE)'s sire?
- Young Buster (IRE) is by Yeats (IRE) out of Shatani (IRE), whose sire is Shahrastani.
- What going does Young Buster (IRE) prefer?
- Young Buster (IRE) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 8 starts (37.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Young Buster (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 133, from the run on 23 September 2025. The highest on record is 135.
- What is Young Buster (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Yeats (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 9,806 runs since Jan 2008 (704 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.9% from 203. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.3% from 816.
- Who are Young Buster (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Shatani (IRE), Young Buster (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Guiding George (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Guiding George (IRE)). The wins came over 2m3½f–3m1½f. As at Oct 2026.