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Optima RacingHorses › Busty Boy (IRE)

Busty Boy (IRE)

9yo ch g · Form & record 2021-12-04 to 2026-05-14 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Daragh Bourke.
Pedigree Ivawood (IRE) × Alexander Divine (GB) (by Halling)
OwnerScott Lowther
BreederThomas Maher
Ratings Official 116 · best RPR 124 · best TS 119
23
Runs
1
Wins
4.3%
Strike rate
60.9%
Place rate
0.3
Actual / Expected
-78.3%
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Full form — last 23 runs

Btn = beaten lengths · OR = official rating · RPR = Racing Post Rating · TS = Topspeed. Blank cells are values we don't hold for that run — never a zero.
DateOffCourseDistGoingCl PosBtnJockeyWgt ORRPRTSSP
2026-05-14 20d Perth 24f Soft 4 4/6 0.75 Danny McMenamin 164 116 115 49 5/2
Chase Turf DM Hall Surveyors Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Held up in rear - mistake 12th - outpaced 3 out - soon no impression(op 9/4)
2026-04-24 24d Perth 30.5f Good 3 2/11 11 Sean Bowen 159 116 120 110 11/2
Chase Turf QuinnBet Highland National Handicap Chase (For The Julian Llewellen Palmer Memorial Trophy) (GBB) Towards rear - steady headway from 18th - no chance with winner but kept on and went second post(op 6/1)
2026-03-31 54d Bangor-on-Dee 20.5f Good 4 3/9 7.5 Sean Bowen 165 117 114 72 5/1
Chase Turf HRS Cladding Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Prominent - went second before 3 out - no extra when lost second before last(op 11/2 tchd 9/2)
2026-02-05 85d Doncaster 20.5f Soft 4 3/5 9 Callum Bewley p 166 118 117 105 7/2
Chase Turf Virgin Bet Handicap Chase (Go North Monet's Garden Series Qualifier) (GBB Race) In touch with leaders - left in second 9th - pressed leader before 3 out - briefly led before 2 out - lost second when weakening run-in(op 6/1 tchd 7/2)
2025-11-12 27d Ayr 24f Soft 4 3/10 7 Callum Bewley 167 119 119 112 6/1
Chase Turf Coral "We're Here For It" Handicap Chase (Go North Red Rum Series Qualifier) (GBB Race) Held up in rear - steady headway from 13th - going easily 4 out - mistake 3 out - weakening when left in third last(op 11/2)
2025-10-16 174d Carlisle 20f Good 4 2/7 0.75 Callum Bewley 168 117 122 119 10/1
Chase Turf Eddie Wannop Handicap Chase (Go North Monet's Garden Series Qualifier) (GBB Race) Raced in third - went second 5 out - led 2 out - faced challenge last - headed run-in - no extra final 110yds(op 12/1)
2025-04-25 33d Perth 30.5f Soft 3 2/12 1.25 Danny McMenamin 158 113 124 115 6/1
Chase QuinnBet Highland National Handicap Chase (For The Julian Llewellen Palmer Memorial Trophy) (GBB)
2025-03-23 27d Carlisle 24.5f Good 2 2/14 Craig Nichol 162 112 122 86 10/1
Chase Ladbrokes Go North Red Rum Series Final Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
2025-02-24 60d Ayr 24f Heavy 4 2/8 Danny McMenamin 168 110 118 97 12/1
Virgin Bet Handicap Chase (Go North Red Rum Series Qualifier) (GBB Race)
2024-12-26 25d Aintree 25f Soft 3 6/7 20 Brian Hughes 154 113 87 49 25/1
Chase Turf William Hill Committed To Top Prices Handicap Chase (Challenger Staying Chase Series Qualifier) Visibility reduced by fog - in rear - some headway with one circuit to go - weakened home straight(op 16/1)
2024-12-01 199d Carlisle 24.5f Soft 3 99/12 Craig Nichol 157 115 33/1
racingtv.com Handicap Chase
2024-05-16 20d Perth 24f Soft 4 2/6 0.5 Brian Hughes 157 109 114 99 11/8F
Chase Turf Edinburgh Gin Handicap Chase In rear - in touch with leaders after 6th - headway going easily 3 out - challenging 2 out - kept on but no extra inside final 110yds(op 7/4)
2024-04-26 31d Perth 24f Soft 3 2/10 0.1 Brian Hughes 145 105 114 81 10/1
Chase Turf Muirhall Energy Novices Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Towards rear - headway and in touch with leaders after 4 out - led just after 2 out - 3 lengths ahead last - ridden and reduced lead run-in - headed post(op 12/1)
2024-03-26 97d Newcastle 20f Heavy 4 2/4 12 Brian Hughes 162 104 102 70 9/2
Chase Turf QuinnBet Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Chase Raced in last - headway when not fluent 10th - went second 11th - not fluent and lost ground 4 out - no chance with winner from 2 out - kept on(op 5/1 tchd 11/2)
2023-12-20 21d Ayr 20.5f Soft 5 4/6 3.5 Brian Hughes 168 105 98 49 6/4F
Chase Turf Ayrshire Cancer Support Handicap Chase Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - slow jump 1st - went third before 10th - outpaced before 3 out - soon struggling(op 13/8 tchd 2/1)
2023-11-29 32d Kelso 23.5f Soft 4 2/5 6.5 Brian Hughes 154 105 108 95 5/2
Chase Turf Follow @racingtv On X Novices Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Held up in rear - went third 4th - bad mistake 11th - smooth headway before 2 out - outpaced approaching last - kept on run-in - no match for winner(op 11/4)
2023-10-28 203d Kelso 23.5f Soft 4 1/6 0 Brian Hughes 158 100 107 71 4/1
Chase Turf Clifford Martin & Sarah Firth Memorial Novices Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Took keen hold - midfield - headway 4th - good jump and led 12th - pushed along and went clear approaching last - ridden out run-in(op 9/2 tchd 7/2)
2023-04-08 13d Carlisle 19.5f Soft 4 5/8 Craig Nichol 156 100 48 9/1
Racing TV HD On Sky 424 Novices Hurdle (GBB Race)
2023-03-26 392d Carlisle 19.5f Heavy 4 2/5 Craig Nichol 159 102 75 9/2
Happy 60th Birthday Helen Butterworth Novices Hurdle (GBB Race)
2022-02-27 28d Naas 15.5f Soft 16/17 Tommy Brett 159 48 250/1
Festival Trials Day Maiden Hurdle (Div I)
2022-01-30 34d Naas 19f Soft 8/15 Mr E Dwan 163 66 250/1
BetVictor Proud To Support Irish Racing (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race
2021-12-27 23d Limerick 16f Heavy 6/7 Mr D Kiely 163 90 25/1
Download The BoyleSports App Flat Race
2021-12-04 DEB Navan 16f Soft 9/15 Mr D Kiely 163 78 40 50/1
Racing Again At Navan On December 18th INH Flat Race

Record by layoff

Days since the previous run. Does this one go well fresh, or need a run? Career debut excluded — no prior run means no layoff.
Time since last runRunsWinsSR
Quick (under 2wk)100.0%
Normal (2-4wk)900.0%
Freshened (1-2m)600.0%
Layoff (2-6m)300.0%
Long break (6m+)3133.3%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 3500.0%
Class 41218.3%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Staying (13f+)2314.3%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Soft1516.7%
Good400.0%
Heavy400.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Carlisle500.0%
Perth500.0%
Ayr300.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2021-12-04–2026-05-14. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.