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Optima RacingHorses › Young Buster (IRE)

Young Buster (IRE)

9yo b g · Form & record 2021-03-28 to 2025-07-27 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Fergal O'Brien.
Pedigree Yeats (IRE) × Shatani (IRE) (by Shahrastani)
OwnerThe Good Stock Syndicate
BreederYawl Bloodstock & James Browne
Ratings Official 134 · best RPR 138 · best TS 114
14
Runs
5
Wins
35.7%
Strike rate
50.0%
Place rate
1.57
Actual / Expected
15.2%
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Full form — last 14 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
2025-07-27 117d Uttoxeter 26f Good 2 8/10 25 Jonathan Burke tp 165 134 104 99 9/1
Chase Turf QuinnBet Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Prominent - lost ground before 7th - mistake 9th - headway before 15th - weakened before 3 out(tchd 10/1)
2025-04-01 66d Kempton 24f Good 3 1/4 Jonathan Burke tp 161 130 138 90 5/1
Chase racingtv.com/competitions Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
2025-01-25 91d Doncaster 24f Good 1 7/13 Jack Hogan tp 154 132 115 104 22/1
Virgin Bet Great Yorkshire Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
2024-10-26 162d Kelso 26f Soft 2 5/7 0.75 Jonathan Burke t 153 133 130 82 2/1F
Chase Turf Edinburgh Gin Chase (A Limited Handicap) (GBB Race) Raced in second - led narrowly 3 out (usual 5 out) - headed omitted 2 out - weakened omitted last(op 11/4)
2024-05-17 27d Aintree 25f Good 2 2/8 6 Jonathan Burke tp 157 133 138 111 6/1
Chase Turf Huyton Asphalt Franny Blennerhassett Memorial Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Prominent - hit 8th - went second 14th - challenging 3 out - led 2 out - 2 lengths ahead when not fluent last - soon headed - no match for winner(op 11/2)
2024-04-20 84d Ayr 24f Soft 2 99/13 Connor Brace p 156 135 16/1
Chase Turf CPMS Novices Champion Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Pressed leader - led 2nd - briefly headed 9th - headed 4 out - weakening when not fluent 3 out - pulled up before last(tchd 18/1)
2024-01-27 29d Doncaster 24f Good 3 3/7 0.2 Paddy Brennan p 156 134 138 95 11/4F
Chase Turf SBK Novices Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Led - mistake 1st - not fluent 8th - clear when bad mistake 3 out - headed approaching last - no extra run-in - jockey dropped hands and lost second final stride (vet had nothing to report)(tchd 3/1)
2023-12-29 30d Kelso 22.5f Heavy 3 1/5 0 Paddy Brennan 166 127 135 109 13/8F
Chase Turf Childrens Immunology Trust Supporting CHAS Novices Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Disputed lead - led clearly from 7th - ridden after 2 out - 4 lengths ahead last - reduced lead towards finish - always doing enough(op 7/4 tchd 6/4 and tchd 2/1)
2023-11-29 200d Kelso 23.5f Soft 4 1/5 0 Paddy Brennan 167 118 133 114 15/8F
Chase Turf Follow @racingtv On X Novices Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Made virtually all - briefly headed when mistake and jockey lost iron briefly 1st - overjumped 4th - good jump 3 out - ridden and went clear approaching last - good jump last(op 7/4 tchd 11/5)
2023-05-13 22d Warwick 20f Good 4 1/4 Paddy Brennan 159 113 125 52 11/8
Winners Wear Cavani Novices Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
2023-04-21 47d Ayr 24.5f Soft 3 4/8 Paddy Brennan 157 113 112 79 3/1
Largs Ladies LWOB Novices Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)
2023-03-05 133d Ffos Las 20f Good 4 1/13 Paddy Brennan 161 111 73 5/4
dragonbet.co.uk New Online Bookmaker Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)
2022-10-23 574d Aintree 20f Soft 3 6/8 Paddy Brennan 158 111 83 5/1
Jewson Birkenhead Price Street Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)
2021-03-28 DEB Limerick 19f Heavy 4/18 Jody McGarvey 168 98 54 16/1
I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle (Div II)

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
Normal (2-4wk)4250.0%
Freshened (1-2m)100.0%
Layoff (2-6m)6233.3%
Long break (6m+)2150.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 2400.0%
Class 35240.0%
Class 433100.0%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Staying (13f+)14535.7%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Good7342.9%
Soft5120.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Kelso3266.7%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2021-03-28–2025-07-27. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.