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Butter Fingers: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Butter Fingers is a 5-year-old gelding by Tough As Nails, trained by Ross O'Sullivan. He has won 3 of 22 starts and placed in 3 more, for £4,000 in prize money. His best trip is 2m, where 2 wins from 8 is a 25% strike rate against 7% at every other distance. He runs next in the 2:30 at Gowran Park on 3 October. His best performance rating is 114, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 22
  • Wins 3
  • Placed 6
  • Strike rate 14%
  • Prize money £4,000
  • Best rating 114
  • Official rating 109

Where Butter Fingers runs next

Time Course Race Best price
2:30 Gowran Park Jack Duggan Memorial Handicap Hurdle —

Butter Fingers form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
4 Sep 26 Kilbeggan (IRE) Kilsaran Handicap Steeplechase 2m 4.5f Good To Yielding 2 1.75 12/1 Shane Markey 109
28 Jul 26 Galway (IRE) COLM QUINN BMW Handicap Steeplechase 2m 2f Good 7 10.5 14/1 Shane Markey 109
7 May 26 Wexford Visitwexford.ie Handicap Chase 2m Good To Yielding 1 — 10/3F Shane Markey 103
5 Apr 26 Cork BAR 1 Betting Handicap Hurdle 2m 3f Yielding 6 9.5 22/1 Shane Markey 112
4 Mar 26 Naas William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle 2m 3f Soft To Heavy 3 2 16/1 Shane Markey 110
1 Jan 26 Tramore SIS Supporting Irish Racing Rated Novice Chase 2m Soft 4 12.5 14/1 Danny Gilligan 103
6 Dec 25 Navan Watch Danny's Diary At ToteRacing Beginners Chase 2m 4.5f Soft To Heavy 10 78.5 150/1 Donagh Meyler –
8 Nov 25 Gowran Park Gerry Comerford Drilling Beginners Chase 2m 4f Heavy 5 34.5 12/1 Donagh Meyler –
26 Oct 25 Wexford Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase 2m 3.5f Good To Yielding UR - 16/1 Donagh Meyler –
25 Sep 25 Listowel Listowel Races Supporters Club Lartigue Hurdle In Memory Of John Molyneaux (Listed Handicap) 2m Good To Yielding 15 74 25/1 Shane Markey 113
13 Mar 25 Limerick AOS Security Hurdle 2m Yielding 5 17 8/1 Tom Harney 114
22 Feb 25 Fairyhouse Download The Tote App Handicap Hurdle 2m Soft 3 9.5 4/1 Tom Harney 115
5 Feb 25 Fairyhouse Book Your Advanced Tickets Now Rated Novice Hurdle 2m Heavy 4 10.75 14/1 Tom Harney 117
11 Jan 25 Fairyhouse Racing TV Club Day At Fairyhouse Hurdle 2m Yielding To Soft 4 12.25 9/2 Mr L P Shanahan –
30 Aug 24 Down Royal Dale Farm Dromona 3-Y-O Hurdle 2m 1f Good F - 9/4 Mr L P Shanahan –
7 Aug 24 Sligo Hop House 13 Handicap (47-65) 1m 5.5f Yielding To Soft 1 — 4/7F Shane Foley 55
4 Jul 24 Tipperary Donohue Marquees 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle 2m Yielding 1 — 8/1 Mr L P Shanahan –
15 May 24 Sligo Enda McGoldrick, Plant & Agri Hire Handicap (47-65) 1m 2.5f Good 5 11.25 13/2 Wesley Joyce 59
8 May 24 Gowran Park Thank You To All Our Sponsors Apprentice Handicap (47-65) 1m Heavy 6 10 20/1 Sean Bird 62
24 Apr 24 Gowran Park Gowran Park Golf Club Maiden 7f Yielding 8 21.75 33/1 Sean Bird –
7 Apr 24 Leopardstown Flat Is Back At Leopardstown (C & G) Maiden 1m Heavy 7 24.25 80/1 Sean Bird –
18 Mar 24 Curragh Bermingham Cameras Of Dublin (C & G) Maiden 7f Heavy 7 12.25 33/1 Gary Carroll –

Last time out

Finished 2 in the Kilsaran Handicap Steeplechase at Kilbeggan (IRE) on 4 September 2026. Sat close to the front group early - fourth with three furlongs left - pressed for effort after the following fence - up to second by the final obstacle and stayed on at an even effort to finish second.

Butter Fingers by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
16f 8 2 25% —
20.5f 2 0 0% —
19f 2 0 0% —
8f 2 0 0% —
7f 2 0 0% —
18f 1 0 0% —
20f 1 0 0% —
19.5f 1 0 0% —
17f 1 0 0% —
13.5f 1 1 100% —
10.5f 1 0 0% —

Butter Fingers by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Heavy 5 0 0% —
Good To Yielding 4 1 25% —
Yielding 4 1 25% —
Good 3 0 0% —
Soft To Heavy 2 0 0% —
Soft 2 0 0% —
Yielding To Soft 2 1 50% —

Butter Fingers by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Gowran Park 3 0 0% —
Fairyhouse 3 0 0% —
Wexford 2 1 50% —
Sligo 2 1 50% —
Kilbeggan (IRE) 1 0 0% —
Galway (IRE) 1 0 0% —
Cork 1 0 0% —
Naas 1 0 0% —
Tramore 1 0 0% —
Navan 1 0 0% —

Butter Fingers breeding

  • Sire Tough As Nails (IRE)
  • Dam Annagh Haven (IRE)
  • Damsire Indian Haven (GB)
  • Breeder Laurence O Mulvany Jnr
  • Foaled 7 May 2021

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