Well Bud (2021) Horse

Foal Date

01-Jan-21

Colour

bay

Sire

Kingston Hill

Dam

Andrea's Answer

Prize Money

21997

Trainer

E McCarthy

Owners

Saorcha Fitzgerald

About

Well Bud is a five-year-old bay gelding, by Kingston Hill out of Andrea's Answer. He is trained by E McCarthy and owned by Saorcha Fitzgerald. From seven starts he has won one race and been placed twice, earning $21,997 in prize money. His last start was at Fairyhouse on 5 October 2026, finishing 1st of 13.

Race Record

Event Summary Runner Stats Rank
Fairyhouse 10-Nov-26 4929m GOOD TO YIELDING (GOOD IN PLACES) R3 William Hill Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle, SP: 5.00 Jack Kennedy 3.75L 2 (11)
Fairyhouse 05-Oct-26 4023m GOOD R5 MdH $15,098 (of $25,161), Winning Time: 04:55.800, SP: 4.33 1st Well Bud ( J Kennedy 158 ) 2nd Its Time For A Run ( D Meyler 166 ) 2.50L 3rd Gunnery Sergeant ( J Gainford 158 ) 6.75L See full results J Kennedy 71.7kg 1 (13)
Listowel 23-Sep-26 4023m GOOD R7 NHF $4,518 (of $13,554), Winning Time: 05:07.200, SP: 13.00 1st New Grange ( P W Mullins 165 ) 2nd Well Bud ( J Dunne 168 , Cd 161 ) 7.50L 3rd Back In Favour ( A B O'connor 161 ) 8.00L See full results J Dunne 76.2kg, Cd 73kg 7.50L 2 (13)
Killarney 22-Aug-26 3310m GOOD R1 MdH $592 (of $11,805), Winning Time: 04:00.700, SP: 67.00 1st Minella Hollow ( D King 166 ) 2nd Reaching High ( D Mullins 166 ) 0.50L 3rd Kingstonian ( J J Slevin 163 ) 1.25L 5th Well Bud ( G Noonan 158 ) 15.25L See full results G Noonan 71.7kg 15.25L 5 (19)
Killarney 17-Jul-26 3420m SOFT R8 NHF (of $10,781), Winning Time: 04:10.400, SP: 8.50 1st Farney Bridge ( A M Connolly 168 ) 2nd Flashy Fred ( M O'sullivan 164 ) 3.25L 3rd Eleen Alana ( N M Bradley 161 ) 3.25L 7th Well Bud ( N L Anderson 168 , Cd 161 ) 18.00L See full results N L Anderson 76.2kg, Cd 73kg 18.00L 7 (18)
Killarney 12-May-26 3420m GOOD R8 NHF $1,789 (of $10,736), Winning Time: 04:13.400, SP: 12.00 1st Airds Moss ( A Mcguinness 168 ) 2nd Boombox ( N L Anderson 161 ) 3.25L 3rd Well Bud ( J Townend 168 ) 10.75L See full results J Townend 76.2kg 10.75L 3 (12)