Silk Buds (2021) Horse
About
Silk Buds, a 5yo colt trained by P Flood, is sired by Affinisea out of Azaila. The horse has not yet broken its maiden, failing to win in four starts. In its latest outing at Wexford on 24 July 2026, rider Georgie Benson guided Silk Buds to a second-place finish, behind Cotswold Blue.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Wexford 24-Jul-26 3356m GOOD R8 NHF $2,200 (of $11,002), Winning Time: 03:57.800, SP: 11.00 1st Cotswold Blue ( P W Mullins 161 ) 2nd Silk Buds ( G Benson 161 , Cd 154 ) 7.00L 3rd Bredas Pearl ( F R Buckley 161 , Cd 154 ) 8.75L See full results | G Benson 73kg, Cd 69.9kg 7.00L | 2 (16) |
| Bellewstown 05-Jul-26 3456m GOOD R7 NHF $240 (of $12,000), Winning Time: 04:06.100, SP: 17.00 1st Caman Hill ( A P Ryan 168 ) 2nd Sir Vinny ( P W Mullins 161 ) 6.50L 3rd Mr Enigma ( D Mcgill 157 ) 2.75L 6th Silk Buds ( G Benson 154 , Cd 147 ) 28.15L See full results | G Benson 69.9kg, Cd 66.7kg 28.15L | 6 (16) |
| Kelso 06-May-26 3265m GOOD R8 CL4 MdNHF $627 (of $4,918), Winning Time: 03:51.220, SP: 6.00 1st Datstheholyallofit ( C Maggs 152 ) 2nd Pony Express ( W Maggs 159 ) 6.50L 3rd Silk Buds ( G Benson 152 , Cd 145 ) 8.25L See full results | G Benson 68.9kg, Cd 65.8kg 8.25L | 3 (10) |
| Curraghmore 05-Apr-26 4828m SOFT Md (of $3,295), SP: 6.00 1st The Ocean Queen ( L J Murphy 165 ) 2nd Affiniseaandbeyond ( B T Stone 165 ) 8.00L 3rd Scarlett's Hope ( C J Shine 165 ) 20.00L Silk Buds ( J Dunne 165 ) 0.00L | J Dunne 74.8kg 0.00L | UPD |