Buttermere Ridge
Buttermere Ridge is a 5-year-old who has found the racing game a tough grind. In twenty career races, the horse has won just once and finished in the placings three times—a return that speaks to a horse operating at a modest level, winning roughly 1 in every 20 races. That single victory came on 23 April 2024 at Gowran Park, a win now thirty months in the past. Since then, nothing has come. The last six races tell a story of honest effort without reward: a fourth place, a third, an eleventh, a tenth, another fourth, and a seventh just yesterday. It is the pattern of a horse trying hard but rarely good enough on the day.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Keep The Faith Bloodstock Limited
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
There is one small corner where Buttermere Ridge shows something sharper. Over trips between seven furlongs and a mile, the horse has won 1 of 7 races—a 14% win rate that stands out against the overall 5% record. It is a narrow window of opportunity, but within it lies the horse's best chance. Oliver McKiernan's yard at Rathcoole has saddled six winners this season, and keeping a horse like this in training suggests the trainer still sees something worth pursuing. For a horse with very modest figures, staying in active competition is itself a statement of faith—however small.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on soft ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
✔ Well suited by 7f – 1m distances: 14% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Tight tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
Good to yielding (mild give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, hilly
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Avoids
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
12 Oct
4th
Roscommon
7f – 1m · Soft · 15 runners
21 Sep
3rd
Listowel
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding · 18 runners
12 Aug
11th
Gowran Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 18 runners
1 Aug
10th
Galway
7f – 1m · Yielding · 18 runners
3 Jul
4th
Bellewstown
7f – 1m · Good · 17 runners
18 Jun
7th
Leopardstown
7f – 1m · Good · 17 runners
2 May
DNF
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 25 runners
27 Oct
14th
Galway
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft_To_Heavy · 16 runners
13 Oct
13th
Roscommon
7f – 1m · Soft · 18 runners
5 Oct
6th
Tipperary
1m1f – 1m2f · Heavy · 7 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 |
|---|
| Gowran Park Undulating |
3 |
1 win, 2 other |
12 Aug |
33.3% |
| Galway Tight |
3 |
3 other |
1 Aug |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
3 |
3 other |
12 Oct |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
2 May |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
2 |
2 other |
25 Jul |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
3 Apr |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
15 Jul |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
5 Oct |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
18 Jun |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
3 Jul |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
21 Sep |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
29 Aug |
0% |