Heron's Butler (IRE) — Horse Explorer | Saturday Racing

Career Trajectory

last 8 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 44
Win %: 12%
Placed %: 50%
Trend: Climbing

Course Record

6 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at Thurles (IRE) — well clear of the 50% career baseline.

Thurles (IRE) SPEC 100% 1-2-3
Fairyhouse (IRE) 100% 0-1-1
Clonmel (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Kilbeggan (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Punchestown (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Wexford (IRE) 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

2 jockeys · 1 trainer

Jockeys

Liam McKenna NOW 57% 1-3-7
Patrick M O'Brien 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

Dermot A McLoughlin NOW 50% 1-3-8

Going Record

5 classifiable runs

Softspecialist Loves the dig — 100% in-the-money on softer ground vs 0% on fast.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm — 0 runs
Good 0% 0-0-2
Good to Soft — 0 runs
Soft 100% 0-3-3
Heavy — 0 runs

Distance Record

8 classifiable runs

Leaning Best at staying trips (50% itm) but capable elsewhere.

Sprint ≤ 6f — 0 runs
Seven 6½ – 7f — 0 runs
Mile 7f – 1m1f — 0 runs
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f — 0 runs
Staying ≥ 1m4f 50% 1-3-8

Recent Runs

last 8 races · newest first

3rd/6 5 Feb 2026 116 days ago

Thurles (IRE)
- 2m4½f
- Soft
btn 9.5 OR 117 +2

Liam McKenna

Chased clear leader - headway before 3 out - outpaced before 2 out - rallied and went third before last - weakened run-in(op 11/1 tchd 17/2)
2nd/5 15 Jan 2026 137 days ago

Fairyhouse (IRE)
- 2m4f
- Soft
btn 3.75 OR 115 +9

Liam McKenna

Led - disputed lead before 2 out - headed before last - rallied run-in - no match for winner(op 6/1 tchd 9/1)
2nd/8 20 Nov 2025 193 days ago

Thurles (IRE)
- 2m6½f
- Yielding To Soft
btn 1.25 OR 106 +2

Liam McKenna

Towards rear - headway before 4th - went third before 3 out - went second and pressed winner before last - no extra inside final 110yds(op…
1st/6 16 Oct 2025 228 days ago

Thurles (IRE)
- 2m6½f
- Good To Yielding
won 0.1 OR 104

Liam McKenna

In touch with leaders - outpaced before 2 out - rallied and pressed winner before last - carried left when sustained duel with winner…
UR 2 Oct 2025 242 days ago

Clonmel (IRE)
- 2m4f
- Good
Patrick M O'Brien

Prominent - raced in third and 2 lengths down when mistake and unseated 2 out(op 9/1 tchd 7/1 and tchd 10/1)
5th/14 5 Sep 2025 269 days ago

Kilbeggan (IRE)
- 2m
- Good To Yielding
btn .75

Liam McKenna

In rear - some headway from 3 out - stayed on run-in (jockey said gelding cocked his jaw as they passed entrance to parade ring on first…
8th/14 24 Jul 2025 312 days ago

Wexford (IRE)
- 2m½f
- Good
btn 0.3

Liam McKenna

Towards rear - some headway before 2 out - kept on - never on terms(tchd 33/1)
11th/22 7 Jun 2025 359 days ago

Punchestown (IRE)
- 2m½f
- Good To Yielding
btn 1.75

Liam McKenna

Towards rear - some headway last (usual 2 out)(op 66/1)