Bud Fox
Bud Fox broke through with a bumper win at Punchestown's festival back in April, but the five-year-old has struggled to find the winner's enclosure since. He's picked up three places from his last six races — most recently a third-place finish just a day ago — but that single victory now sits 17 months in the past, a reminder that early promise doesn't always translate into a consistent run of success.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The horse has won only 1 of his 7 career races, a win rate that tells you this is still a horse learning his trade rather than one firing on all cylinders. Trainer Gavin Cromwell, who runs a strong operation at Navan and has sent out 96 winners already this season, sees potential in Bud Fox as a bumper runner and has mapped out a trip to Cheltenham this month. That suggests Cromwell believes there's more to come, even if recent form hasn't obliged. For a five-year-old with just seven races under his belt, the journey is far from over — but the gap between that debut success and now is long enough to be noticeable.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good_to_yielding ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to yielding (mild give)
Loves
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
23 Sep
3rd
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 21 runners
3 Sep
4th
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 14 runners
9 May
5th
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 19 runners
20 Jan
7th
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 23 runners
29 Dec
6th
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 10 runners
16 Nov
3rd
Cheltenham
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 16 runners
29 Apr
🏆 Won
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 28 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
29 Apr |
100% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
29 Dec |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
20 Jan |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
9 May |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
1 |
1 other |
3 Sep |
0% |
| Cheltenham Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
16 Nov |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
23 Sep |
0% |