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Buddy One: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Buddy One is a 9-year-old gelding by Sans Frontieres, trained by Paul John Gilligan. He has won 5 of 35 starts and placed in 8 more, for £123,078 in prize money. His best trip is 3m, where 1 win from 3 is a 33% strike rate against 13% at every other distance. He runs next in the 5:09 at Galway on 7 September, where the best price is 4/1 with Bet365. His best performance rating is 157, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 35
  • Wins 5
  • Placed 13
  • Strike rate 14%
  • Prize money £123,078
  • Best rating 157
  • Official rating 140

Where Buddy One runs next

Time Course Race Best price
5:09 Galway Deacy Gilligan Hurdle 4/1 Bet365 bet365

Buddy One form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
29 Jul 26 Galway (IRE) Tote Galway Plate (Handicap Steeplechase) (Grade 3) Class 1 2m 6.5f Good 8 11.5 22/1 Sean Flanagan 140
8 Jul 26 Fairyhouse Fairyhouse Winter Festival 28th & 29th November Rated Race 1m 6f Good 7 12 40/1 Rory Cleary 82
11 Mar 26 Cheltenham BetMGM Cup Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m 5f Good To Soft 11 19.5 40/1 Jack G Gilligan 149
14 Feb 26 Gowran Park Red Mills Chase (Grade 2) 2m 3.5f Heavy 4 11 20/1 Jack G Gilligan 143
6 Dec 25 Navan Bective Stud, Tea Rooms & Apartments Handicap Hurdle (Listed) 3m 1.5f Soft To Heavy PU - 33/1 Danny Gilligan 150
26 Oct 25 Galway Glenman Corporation Handicap Chase 2m 6.5f Yielding 6 19.75 6/1 Jack G Gilligan 144
13 Sep 25 Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms EBF Petingo Handicap (Premier Handicap) 1m 5f Good To Yielding 17 27.5 18/1 Rory Cleary 83
30 Jul 25 Galway Tote Galway Plate (Handicap Chase) (Grade 3) 2m 6.5f Good 6 18.5 15/2 Jack G Gilligan 145
21 Jul 25 Ballinrobe Tote.ie Maiden 1m 5f Good To Yielding 1 — 4/1 Rory Cleary –
5 Apr 25 Aintree Ivy Liverpool Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Class 1 3m 0.5f Good 7 24.75 16/1 Jack G Gilligan 154
13 Mar 25 Cheltenham Paddy Power Stayers' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Class 1 3m Good To Soft 5 11.75 50/1 Jack G Gilligan 153
23 Jan 25 Gowran Park John Mulhern Galmoy Hurdle (Grade 2) 3m 0.5f Soft To Heavy PU - 11/1 Jack G Gilligan 153
26 Dec 24 Leopardstown Racing Post Long Distance Novice Chase (Grade 1) 3m 0.5f Good To Yielding 3 19.25 11/1 Jack G Gilligan –
15 Nov 24 Cheltenham Mucking Brilliant Paddy Power Novices' Chase (Listed) (GBB Race) Class 1 3m 0.5f Good 4 14.5 16/5 Jack G Gilligan 154
28 Oct 24 Wexford Michael Hickey Memorial Chase (Listed) 2m 7f Soft 3 17 11/4 Jack G Gilligan –
8 Oct 24 Galway Guinness Chase 2m 6.5f Good 1 — 2/7F Jack G Gilligan –
2 May 24 Punchestown Ladbrokes Champion Stayers Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m 7.5f Yielding 4 7.25 17/2 Jack G Gilligan 153
13 Apr 24 Aintree JRL Group Liverpool Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Class 1 3m 0.5f Good To Soft 2 4.25 15/2 Jack G Gilligan 155
14 Mar 24 Cheltenham Paddy Power Stayers' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Class 1 3m Soft 4 8.25 40/1 Jack G Gilligan 153
28 Dec 23 Leopardstown Jack De Bromhead Christmas Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m 7.5f Heavy PU - 10/1 Jack G Gilligan 152
3 Dec 23 Fairyhouse Bar One Racing Hatton's Grace Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m 4.5f Soft 5 27 22/1 Jack G Gilligan 152
18 Nov 23 Cheltenham Paddy Power Games Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 3m Soft 1 — 9/4F Jack G Gilligan 147
28 Oct 23 Galway W.B. Gavin & Co. Handicap Hurdle 2m 6f Soft 1 — 7/2F Jack G Gilligan 138
23 Sep 23 Listowel M.J. Carroll ARRO Handicap Hurdle 2m 4f Yielding To Soft 3 1.5 9/2 Jack G Gilligan 137
4 Aug 23 Galway Guinness Galway Tribes Handicap Hurdle 2m Good 4 2.25 11/2 Phillip Enright 135
18 Jul 23 Killarney William Hill Epic Value (Q.R.) Maiden 1m 6f Yielding 7 6 3/1 Mr Derek O'Connor –
4 Jul 23 Roscommon Colm Markey, MEP, Supporting Roscommon Racecourse Maiden 1m 3.5f Good To Yielding 11 9.75 12/1 Seamie Heffernan –
14 Apr 23 Aintree William Hill Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m 4f Good To Soft 2 2 8/1 Jack G Gilligan 135
17 Mar 23 Cheltenham Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 2m 4.5f Soft 3 1.5 28/1 Jack G Gilligan 131
23 Feb 23 Thurles Markaye Contracts Ltd Michael Purcell Memorial Novice Hurdle (Grade 3) 2m 4.5f Good 2 — 22/1 Jack G Gilligan 111
31 Jan 23 Limerick Become A Member At Limerick Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 2m 5f Soft 2 12 13/8F Jack G Gilligan 102
28 Jan 23 Fairyhouse Book Tickets Online At fairyhouse.ie Maiden Hurdle 2m 4.5f Soft 1 — 7/1 Jack G Gilligan 102
27 Nov 22 Navan Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle 2m 4f Soft 6 17 250/1 Jack G Gilligan –
12 Nov 22 Naas Cavan Developments Home Builders Supporting St Marys Gaa Maiden Hurdle 2m Yielding To Soft 23 81.25 150/1 Jack Foley –
29 Oct 22 Galway Corrib Oil Maiden Hurdle 2m 0.5f Soft To Heavy 7 37.5 100/1 Jack Foley –

Last time out

Finished 8 in the Tote Galway Plate (Handicap Steeplechase) (Grade 3) at Galway (IRE) on 29 July 2026. Held up towards the back - driven and up into the pack before 2 out - asked for more effort but only crept on from the tail late - finished 8th beaten 11½ lengths.

Buddy One by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
24.5f 5 0 0%
22.5f 4 1 25%
20.5f 4 1 25%
24f 3 1 33%
20f 3 0 0%
14f 2 0 0%
21f 2 0 0%
13f 2 1 50%
23.5f 2 0 0%
16f 2 0 0%
19.5f 1 0 0%
25.5f 1 0 0%
23f 1 0 0%
22f 1 1 100%
11.5f 1 0 0%
16.5f 1 0 0%

Buddy One by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Soft 9 3 33%
Good 8 1 13%
Good To Soft 4 0 0%
Good To Yielding 4 1 25%
Soft To Heavy 3 0 0%
Yielding 3 0 0%
Heavy 2 0 0%
Yielding To Soft 2 0 0%

Buddy One by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Cheltenham 6 1 17%
Galway 6 2 33%
Fairyhouse 3 1 33%
Leopardstown 3 0 0%
Aintree 3 0 0%
Gowran Park 2 0 0%
Navan 2 0 0%
Galway (IRE) 1 0 0%
Ballinrobe 1 1 100%
Wexford 1 0 0%

Buddy One breeding

  • Sire Sans Frontieres (IRE)
  • Dam May's Magic (IRE)
  • Damsire Bob's Return (IRE)
  • Breeder Martin Cullinane
  • Foaled 2 May 2017

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