Buddy Batt
Buddy Batt is a five-year-old with a loyal fan in Dundalk, where the horse has found the winning formula more often than anywhere else. In eight races at that track, Buddy Batt has won three — a win rate of 38 per cent — which puts it well ahead of its overall record of four wins from 22 races. The last of those Dundalk victories came on 13 March, seven months ago, and it is the horse's most recent win anywhere. Since then, Buddy Batt has raced six times without another victory, though it has finished in the top 3 on two of those occasions.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Brian Bunyanstraight To Victory Syndicate
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Trained by Tracey Collins at The Curragh, Buddy Batt performs noticeably better on normal ground, winning three of its eight races on standard conditions — again, a 38 per cent win rate that towers above its overall form. The horse clearly has preferences, and when those conditions align with a return to Dundalk, the results have followed. Dean Curran, the most frequent rider, has been aboard for seven races but has guided only one of them to victory, suggesting the pairing works better in theory than practice.
At five years old and still active — most recently racing just a day ago — Buddy Batt remains a work in progress. A career earning of roughly 18 wins in every 100 races is respectable enough for a horse of this level, and the Dundalk course holds genuine promise. Whether Buddy Batt can rediscover that winning touch elsewhere remains the question.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on standard ground: 3 wins from 8 starts (38%)
✔ Course specialist at Dundalk: 3 wins from 8 starts (38%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Yet to win at The Curragh in 6 attempts
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 8 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Good to yielding (mild give)
Likes
Good (a little give)
Avoids
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
15 Oct
2nd
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Soft · 17 runners
26 Sep
10th
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Yielding · 20 runners
2 Sep
4th
Navan
5f – 6½f · Good · 18 runners
28 Jun
16th
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Good · 17 runners
26 May
6th
Dundalk
5f – 6½f · Standard · 13 runners
19 Apr
5th
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Soft · 10 runners
13 Mar
🏆 Won
Dundalk
5f – 6½f · Standard · 8 runners
9 Jan
3rd
Dundalk
5f – 6½f · Standard · 10 runners
5 Dec
🏆 Won
Dundalk
5f – 6½f · Standard · 8 runners
12 Nov
🏆 Won
Dundalk
5f – 6½f · Standard · 10 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 |
|---|
| Dundalk Galloping |
8 |
3 wins, 1 third, 4 other |
26 May |
37.5% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
6 |
1 second, 5 other |
15 Oct |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
3 |
1 win, 1 third, 1 other |
27 Aug |
33.3% |
| Navan Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
2 Sep |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
18 Aug |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
14 Sep |
0% |