Buttermere Ridge
Buttermere Ridge is a five-year-old who has found winning something of a rare event — just 1 victory from 16 races, a win rate of around 1 in every 16 outings. That sole success came at Gowran Park in April 2024, now 27 months ago, and the horse has gone six races without adding to it since. The recent form figures of 4-7-–-14-13-6 tell a familiar story: competitive enough to occasionally feature, but not quite finding that extra gear when it matters.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Keep The Faith Bloodstock Limited
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
12.5%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Where there is a genuine bright spot is over distances of seven furlongs to a mile. In five races at those trips, Buttermere Ridge has won once — a rate of 1 in 5, or 20%, which is meaningfully better than its overall record suggests. That is not a coincidence worth ignoring. A horse that wins a fifth of its races at a specific distance, when it wins less than a tenth overall, is telling you something about where its best chance lies.
Buttermere Ridge is trained by Oliver McKiernan, who operates out of Rathcoole in County Dublin. The yard has sent out six winners already this season, so there is clearly ability in the string — Buttermere Ridge just needs to find its moment. With a race as recent as yesterday, this is a horse still very much in action and still being placed in competition, which means the team believes there is something to work with here. Whether another win comes depends on finding the right opportunity, and if that means a return to seven furlongs or a mile, history suggests that is exactly where to look.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on soft ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
✔ Well suited by 7f – 1m distances: 20% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Avoids
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Avoids
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Avoids
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
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
29 Aug
10th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
25 Jul
DNF
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 17 runners
7 Jun
19th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 25 runners
25 Apr
12th
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 17 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Gowran Park Undulating |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
16 Jun |
50% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
2 |
2 other |
25 Jul |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
2 |
2 other |
27 Oct |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
13 Oct |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
2 May |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
29 Aug |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
18 Jun |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
3 Jul |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
3 Apr |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
5 Oct |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
15 Jul |
0% |