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Busty Boy: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Busty Boy is a 9-year-old gelding by Ivawood, trained by Daragh Bourke. He has won 1 of 23 starts and placed in 13 more, for £50,100 in prize money. He has won 1 of 9 on soft ground, which is the surface to note. He runs next in the 2:10 at Hexham on 6 November, where the best price is 8/1 with Ladbrokes. His best performance rating is 115, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 23
  • Wins 1
  • Placed 14
  • Strike rate 4%
  • Prize money £50,100
  • Best rating 115
  • Official rating 116

Where Busty Boy runs next

Time Course Race Best price
2:10 Hexham carpetgallop.co.uk Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race) 8/1 Ladbrokes Ladbrokes

Busty Boy form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
14 May 26 Perth DM Hall Surveyors Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 3m Good To Soft 4 18.25 5/2 Danny McMenamin 116
24 Apr 26 Perth QuinnBet Highland National Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 3m 6.5f Good 2 11 11/2 Sean Bowen 116
31 Mar 26 Bangor-on-Dee HRS Cladding Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 4.5f Good 3 11 5/1 Sean Bowen 117
5 Feb 26 Doncaster Virgin Bet Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 4.5f Soft 3 12 18/5 Callum Bewley 118
12 Nov 25 Ayr Coral 'We're Here For It' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 3m Soft 3 7.5 6/1 Callum Bewley 119
16 Oct 25 Carlisle Eddie Wannop Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 4f Good 2 .75 10/1 Callum Bewley 117
25 Apr 25 Perth QuinnBet Highland National Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 3m 6.5f Good To Soft 2 1.25 6/1 Danny McMenamin 113
23 Mar 25 Carlisle Ladbrokes Go North Red Rum Series Final Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 3m 0.5f Good 2 2 10/1 Craig Nichol 112
24 Feb 25 Ayr Virgin Bet Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 3m Heavy 2 .25 12/1 Danny McMenamin 110
26 Dec 24 Aintree William Hill Committed To Top Prices Handicap Chase Class 3 3m 1f Soft 6 42.5 25/1 Brian Hughes 113
1 Dec 24 Carlisle racingtv.com Handicap Chase Class 3 3m 0.5f Soft PU - 33/1 Craig Nichol 115
16 May 24 Perth Edinburgh Gin Handicap Chase Class 4 3m Good To Soft 2 .5 11/8F Brian Hughes 109
26 Apr 24 Perth Muirhall Energy Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 3m Soft 2 — 10/1 Brian Hughes 103
26 Mar 24 Newcastle QuinnBet Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Chase Class 4 2m 4f Heavy 2 12 9/2 Brian Hughes 104
20 Dec 23 Ayr Ayrshire Cancer Support Handicap Chase Class 5 2m 4.5f Soft 4 22.5 6/4F Brian Hughes 105
29 Nov 23 Kelso Follow RacingTV On X Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 7.5f Soft 2 6.5 5/2 Brian Hughes 105
28 Oct 23 Kelso Clifford, Martin & Sarah Firth Memorial Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 7.5f Soft 1 — 4/1 Brian Hughes 100
8 Apr 23 Carlisle Racing TV HD On Sky 424 Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 3.5f Good To Soft 5 9.5 9/1 Craig Nichol –
26 Mar 23 Carlisle Happy 60th Birthday Helen Butterworth Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 3.5f Heavy 2 9 9/2 Craig Nichol –
27 Feb 22 Naas Festival Trials Day Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 1m 7.5f Soft 16 81 250/1 Tommy Brett –
30 Jan 22 Naas BetVictor Proud To Support Irish Racing (Pro/Am) Flat Race 2m 3f Yielding 8 55 250/1 Evan Dwan –
27 Dec 21 Limerick Download The Boylesports App Flat Race 2m Heavy 6 14.25 25/1 Mr D Kiely –
4 Dec 21 Navan Racing Again At Navan On December 18th Flat Race 2m Yielding 9 29.5 50/1 Mr D Kiely –

Last time out

Finished 4 in the DM Hall Surveyors Handicap Chase (GBB Race) at Perth on 14 May 2026. Settled just off the pace - stumbled at the 12th - pushed along after 3 out but couldn't land a blow.

Busty Boy by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
24f 5 0 0% —
20.5f 3 0 0% —
30.5f 2 0 0% —
20f 2 0 0% —
24.5f 2 0 0% —
23.5f 2 1 50% —
19.5f 2 0 0% —
16f 2 0 0% —
25f 1 0 0% —
15.5f 1 0 0% —
19f 1 0 0% —

Busty Boy by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Soft 9 1 11% —
Good To Soft 4 0 0% —
Good 4 0 0% —
Heavy 4 0 0% —
Yielding 2 0 0% —

Busty Boy by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Perth 5 0 0% —
Carlisle 5 0 0% —
Ayr 3 0 0% —
Kelso 2 1 50% —
Naas 2 0 0% —
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% —
Doncaster 1 0 0% —
Aintree 1 0 0% —
Newcastle 1 0 0% —
Limerick 1 0 0% —

Busty Boy breeding

  • Sire Ivawood (IRE)
  • Dam Alexander Divine (GB)
  • Damsire Halling (USA)
  • Breeder Thomas Maher
  • Foaled 25 April 2017

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