Captain Butler (2018) Horse
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Captain Butler is an 8yo bay trained by Ruth Jefferson in Malton. He is by Mount Nelson out of Grangeclare Gold. To date he has recorded three wins. On 29th Dec 2024 at Kelso he claimed his biggest victory, earning $7,869.00 in the Class 4 Maiden. He has proved a profitable runner for punters; backing him throughout his career would have delivered a 33% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Haydock 17-Jan-26 3149m SOFT R2 CL3 HcpH $470 (of $15,247), Winning Time: 03:51.140, SP: 5.50 1st Brentford Hope ( M Fox 167 , Cd 160 ) 2nd Smart Decision ( W Easterby 153 , Cd 148 ) 0.30L 3rd A Different Kind ( B S Hughes 153 ) 3.80L 5th Captain Butler ( J Hamilton 153 ) 4.70L See full results | J Hamilton 69.4kg 4.70L | 5 (8) |
| Ayr 02-Jan-26 4124m SOFT R6 CL3 NvHcpCh $912 (of $14,755), SP: 5.50 1st Milcree ( S Quinlan 150 ) 2nd Karafon ( S Ewing 158 ) 4.25L 3rd Jipcot ( K Woods 161 ) 1.75L 4th Captain Butler ( C Nichol 157 ) 13.00L See full results | C Nichol 71.2kg 13.00L | 4 (10) |
| Aintree 06-Dec-25 4010m SOFT R3 CL3 NvHcpCh (of $19,674), Winning Time: 05:08.300, SP: 5.50 1st Guard The Moon ( S Twiston-davies 159 ) 2nd Kdeux Saint Fray ( J J Burke 159 ) 3.00L 3rd Inedit Star ( T Broughton 162 ) 7.00L 6th Captain Butler ( C Nichol 156 ) 34.00L See full results | C Nichol 70.8kg 34.00L | 6 (6) |
| Ayr 13-Nov-25 4110m SOFT R3 CL4 HcpH $2,187 (of $8,854), SP: 2.00 1st Follow Charlie ( N Moscrop 151 ) 2nd Captain Butler ( J Hamilton 168 ) 3.25L 3rd El Jefe ( C Rabbitt 150 ) 12.00L See full results | J Hamilton 76.2kg 3.25L | 2 (11) |
| Kelso 02-Mar-25 3640m SOFT R4 CL1 NvH $2,010 (of $73,778), Winning Time: 04:21.860, SP: 26.00 1st Jet To Vegas ( D R Fox 159 ) 2nd Chart Topper ( P W Mullins 159 ) 2.50L 3rd Castle Carrock ( T Cannon 159 ) 7.00L 5th Captain Butler ( C Nichol 159 ) 17.60L See full results | C Nichol 72.1kg 17.60L | 5 (9) |
| Kelso 29-Dec-24 3270m SOFT R3 CL4 MdH $4,225 (of $7,869), Winning Time: 04:04.990, SP: 4.50 Chased leaders, switched right and headway in between horses 2 out, pushed along to lead approaching last, kept on well flat 1st Captain Butler ( C Nichol 158 ) 2nd Ballyvango ( D J Mcconville 158 ) 7.50L 3rd Jehol De Thaix ( D Mcmenamin 158 ) 0.20L See full results | C Nichol 71.7kg | 1 (14) |
| Newcastle 16-May-23 3390m GOOD R8 CL5 NHF $2,614 (of $4,721), Winning Time: 03:58.120, SP: 6.00 Tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, led over 1f out, ran on well, readily 1st Captain Butler ( B S Hughes 156 ) 2nd Slugger ( D Johnston 150 ) 3.00L 3rd Fourtowns ( S Crawford 150 ) 2.00L See full results | B S Hughes 70.8kg | 1 (11) |
| Monksgrange 26-Mar-23 4828m SOFT Md (of $2,614), SP: 2.75 Tr ldrs, 3rd 1/2way, 5th 4out, prog into 2nd bef 2out & sn rdn, kow run-in to ld on line 1st Captain Butler ( B O'neill 170 ) 2nd Captain Wallace ( J W Hendrick 170 ) 0.15L 3rd Davidoc ( J J Walsh 170 ) 12.00L | B O'neill 77.1kg | 1 (8) |
| Lingstown 12-Mar-23 4830m SOFT Md (of $2,614), SP: 4.50 Mid-div, 7th 1/2way, cl 7th 3out, 3rd 2out, 1/2l 2nd at last, no ex cl hm 1st Incognito Fatal ( J J Walsh 170 ) 2nd Captain Butler ( B O'neill 170 ) 1.00L 3rd Backbyjet ( S Cavanagh 170 ) 16.00L | B O'neill 77.1kg 1.00L | 2 (12) |
| Tinahely 20-Nov-22 4830m SOFT Md (of $2,614), SP: 7.00 Sn twrds rr, 7th 1/2way, rdn & prog from 3out, went 3rd bef nxt, kow into 2nd run-in, nvr nrr 1st Boston Town ( B O'neill 165 ) 2nd Captain Butler ( B Finn 160 ) 7.50L 3rd Flash Du Pistolet ( H D Dunne 165 ) 2.00L | B Finn 72.6kg 7.50L | 2 (8) |