Butch (2017) Horse

Foal Date

05-Apr-17

Colour

bay

Sire

Kayf Tara

Dam

Leading On

Prize Money

124509

Trainer

O Murphy

Owners

McNeill Family & Ralston Family

About

Butch is an 8yo b horse trained by OMurphy of Wilmcote. He is by the stallion KayfTara out of the mare LeadingOn. So far, Butch has recorded five wins in his career. On 1January2024 at Cheltenham, he secured his biggest triumph, winning $34,429.00 in the Cl2 Hcph race. The horse has consistently delivered profit for punters, and anyone who backed him throughout his career would have earned a 33% return on investment.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Haydock 22-Nov-25 4340m SOFT R4 CL2 Ch $1,495 (of $49,185), SP: 9.00 1st The Jukebox Man ( B Jones 165 ) 2nd Iroko ( J O Jr 162 ) 2.50L 3rd Mr Hope Street ( H Skelton 154 ) 6.25L 5th Butch ( S Bowen 162 ) 58.00L See full resultsS Bowen 73.5kg 58kgL5 (5)
Carlisle 18-Feb-25 4010m SOFT R2 CL3 NvCh $1,505 (of $11,994), Winning Time: 08:42.200, SP: 1.40 1st Shomen Uchi ( D Johnston 156 ) 2nd Lunar Discovery ( C Jones 149 ) 2.50L 3rd Butch ( S Bowen 163 ) 3.25L See full resultsS Bowen 73.9kg 3.25L3 (4)
Leicester 28-Dec-24 4050m SOFT R1 CL3 NvCh $8,169 (of $14,756), Winning Time: 08:54.810, SP: 1.25 Chased leader on inside, led 4th, going well 4 out, clear 2 out, easily 1st Butch ( S Bowen 158 ) 2nd Abbeydale ( J Hogan 158 ) 14.00L 3rd Farnoge ( F Gingell 158 ) 0.00L See full resultsS Bowen 71.7kg1 (3)
Haydock 18-Feb-24 4880m HEAVY R4 CL1 H $12,822 (of $59,022), Winning Time: 06:36.700, SP: 2.50 Led, ridden and headed after 4 out, well held by winner from 2 out 1st Botox Has ( C Quinn 162 ) 2nd Butch ( S Bowen 156 ) 9.00L 3rd Martha Brae ( F Gillard 149 ) 4.75L See full resultsS Bowen 70.8kg 9.00L2 (6)
Cheltenham 01-Jan-24 4820m HEAVY R5 CL2 HcpH $18,210 (of $34,429), Winning Time: 06:15.040, SP: 4.50 Always prominent, led 2 out, hard pressed when rival mad mistake last, edged right flat, all out 1st Butch ( J Bowen 160 ) 2nd My Bobby Dazzler ( C Deutsch 144 ) 0.30L 3rd Ed Keeper ( S Twiston-davies 158 ) 1.50L See full resultsJ Bowen 72.6kg1 (10)
Cheltenham 28-Oct-23 4820m SOFT R5 CL2 NvH $9,242 (of $17,214), Winning Time: 06:04.970, SP: 4.00 Tracked leader, led 2nd, over 1 length ahead last, ridden run-in, narrowly headed inside final 100 yards, rallied gamely to lead again final strides 1st Butch ( S Bowen 162 ) 2nd Antrim Coast ( K Donoghue 159 ) 0.30L 3rd Reverend Hubert ( P Byrnes 159 ) 12.00L See full resultsS Bowen 73.5kg1 (6)
Southwell 04-Oct-23 4880m GOOD R4 CL4 NvH $4,357 (of $7,869), Winning Time: 06:20.680, SP: 1.73 Made all, not fluent 9th, pushed along after 2 out, went clear flat, readily 1st Butch ( S Bowen 161 ) 2nd Destroytheevidence ( D Bass 161 ) 13.00L 3rd Private Pike ( S Twiston-davies 154 ) 12.00L See full resultsS Bowen 73kg1 (5)
Wetherby 06-Apr-23 4280m SOFT R1 HcpH $2,102 (of $4,568), Winning Time: 05:30.950, SP: 2/1 Chased leader, led narrowly before 3 out, headed 2 out, chased winner, kept on as winner idled run-in, always held 1st City Derby ( T Dowson 148 ) 2nd Butch ( A Heskin 168 ) 0.75L 3rd Hurlerontheditch ( D Bass 161 ) 7.00L See full resultsA Heskin 76.2kg 0.75L2 (9)
Uttoxeter 19-Mar-23 4010m SOFT R1 CL4 NvHNHFNHF $4,520 (of $8,164), Winning Time: 05:02.100, SP: 4.50 Took keen hold, pressed leader, led after 2nd, headed 5th, led next, ridden and headed last, rallied flat, led towards finish 1st Butch ( A Heskin 157 ) 2nd Mylesfromwicklow ( H Skelton 157 ) 0.30L 3rd Blue Fin ( T Gillard 164 ) 9.50L See full resultsA Heskin 71.2kg1 (5)
Huntingdon 26-Dec-22 3950m GOOD R2 CL4 NvH $1,882 (of $7,377), Winning Time: 04:53.200, SP: 7.50 Held up in touch, outpaced after 3 out, 4th 2 out, stayed on well flat, went 2nd close home, no impression on winner 1st Supreme Gift ( A Stevens 161 ) 2nd Butch ( A Heskin 154 ) 3.75L 3rd Hurricane Bay ( E Edge 161 ) 0.30L See full resultsA Heskin 69.9kg 3.75L2 (13)
Chepstow 26-Oct-22 3230m GOOD R2 CL4 NvH (of $7,476), Winning Time: 04:05.120, SP: 15.00 Mistake 1st, held up off the pace towards rear, never threatened 1st Pikar ( H Skelton 154 ) 2nd Hullnback ( P J Brennan 154 ) 5.00L 3rd Master Chewy ( S Twiston-davies 154 ) 0.50L 7th Butch ( A Heskin 154 ) 36.50L See full resultsA Heskin 69.9kg 36.50L7 (14)
Huntingdon 07-Mar-22 3170m SOFT R8 CL5 NHF $1,004 (of $3,935), Winning Time: 04:08.100, SP: 4.50 Held up rear of mid-division on outside, headway on outside over 5f out, challenged over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, headed towards finish 1st Crambo ( C Brace 164 ) 2nd Butch ( A Heskin 157 ) 0.50L 3rd Crebilly ( J O Jr 157 ) 4.50L See full resultsA Heskin 71.2kg 0.50L2 (10)