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Horse profile

Maith An Buachaill

Poet's Word (IRE) × Thessalienne (FR) (Saint Des Saints (FR))

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 2021
Colour: brown

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): €4,000 IRE
Last run (GB & IRE): 29 Apr 2025, Punchestown (IRE) (4/18)
Last win (GB & IRE): Never won

Recent form

Maith An Buachaill has no declared runs or entries in Britain or Ireland at the moment.

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Future form
29 Apr 25	Punchestown (IRE)	4/18	11/2	5¼	Miss J Townend	Willie Mullins	Goffs Defender Bumper	Non-handicap (unclassified)	NH Flat	2m½f	Yielding	11-10	Wonderful Everyday (IRE)	€59,000	3/16

4/1829 Apr 25 · Punchestown (IRE)11/2
Goffs Defender Bumper
Non-handicap (unclassified)2m½fYielding
All fields
Date
29 Apr 25
Course
Punchestown (IRE)
Pos
4/18
SP
11/2
Btn
5¼
Jockey
Miss J Townend
Trainer
Willie Mullins
Race
Goffs Defender Bumper
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
NH Flat
Dist
2m½f
Going
Yielding
Wgt
11-10
Winner / 2nd
Wonderful Everyday (IRE)
Winner prize
€59,000
Future form
3/16

Every British and Irish run since 1990, latest first. Btn is the overall distance beaten (lengths). Where the horse won, the runner-up and winning margin are shown.

Future form: next-time-out winners from this horse's races

Date	Course	Race	This horse	Winner next time	Their pos	Won on	At	Race won
29 Apr 25	Punchestown (IRE)	Goffs Defender Bumper	4/18	Brosna Shine (GB)	3	13 Dec 25	Fairyhouse (IRE)	Irish Stallion Farms EBF 4-Y-O Fillies INH Flat Race
29 Apr 25	Punchestown (IRE)	Goffs Defender Bumper	4/18	Green Style (IRE)	6	3 Aug 26	Cork (IRE)	Curragh To Curragh Charity Cycle On Saturday August 29th Flat Race
29 Apr 25	Punchestown (IRE)	Goffs Defender Bumper	4/18	So You Know (IRE)	12	2 Nov 25	Huntingdon	Banks Family Maiden Hurdle

4/1829 Apr 25 · Punchestown (IRE)
Goffs Defender Bumper
All fields
Date
29 Apr 25
Course
Punchestown (IRE)
Race
Goffs Defender Bumper
This horse
4/18
Winner next time
Brosna Shine (GB)
Their pos
3
Won on
13 Dec 25
At
Fairyhouse (IRE)
Race won
Irish Stallion Farms EBF 4-Y-O Fillies INH Flat Race
4/1829 Apr 25 · Punchestown (IRE)
Goffs Defender Bumper
All fields
Date
29 Apr 25
Course
Punchestown (IRE)
Race
Goffs Defender Bumper
This horse
4/18
Winner next time
Green Style (IRE)
Their pos
6
Won on
3 Aug 26
At
Cork (IRE)
Race won
Curragh To Curragh Charity Cycle On Saturday August 29th Flat Race
4/1829 Apr 25 · Punchestown (IRE)
Goffs Defender Bumper
All fields
Date
29 Apr 25
Course
Punchestown (IRE)
Race
Goffs Defender Bumper
This horse
4/18
Winner next time
So You Know (IRE)
Their pos
12
Won on
2 Nov 25
At
Huntingdon
Race won
Banks Family Maiden Hurdle

Other runners from this horse's races (latest 20 races with a next-time-out winner, up to 40 rows) that won on their next start in Britain or Ireland. FF on the race record = next-time-out winners / runners that have run again (this horse excluded).

Trainer changes

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Willie Mullins	29 Apr 25	29 Apr 25	4/18	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€4,000

Willie Mullins

Trainer: Willie Mullins
First run: 29 Apr 25
Last run: 29 Apr 25
First run for yard: 4/18
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €4,000

Trained by one trainer throughout its British and Irish career.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

Code	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)	First run	Last run
National Hunt	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€4,000	29 Apr 25	29 Apr 25

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €4,000
First run: 29 Apr 25
Last run: 29 Apr 25

Placed = 1st in 2-4 runners, 1st-2nd in 5-7, 1st-3rd in 8+.

Pedigree

Sire branchPoet's Word (IRE)

Parent · 1

SirePoet's Word (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sirePoet's Voice (GB)
Sire's damWhirly Bird (GB)

Great-grandparents · 4

Sire's sire's sireNot traced
Sire's sire's damNot traced
Sire's dam's sireNot traced
Sire's dam's damNot traced

Dam branchThessalienne (FR)

Parent · 1

DamThessalienne (FR)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireSaint Des Saints (FR)
Dam's damZamsara (FR)

Great-grandparents · 4

Dam's sire's sireNot traced
Dam's sire's damNot traced
Dam's dam's sireNot traced
Dam's dam's damNot traced

Poet's Word (IRE)

Thessalienne (FR)

Poet's Voice (GB)

Whirly Bird (GB)

Saint Des Saints (FR)

Zamsara (FR)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseMaith An Buachaill (IRE)

Sexgelding

Foaled2021

SirePoet's Word (IRE)

DamThessalienne (FR)

DamsireSaint Des Saints (FR)

Sire's sirePoet's Voice (GB)

Sire's damWhirly Bird (GB)

2nd damZamsara (FR)

Dam's produce2 winners from 4 runners

Notable siblingLoughglynn (IRE)

Female line

Thessalienne (FR) · by Saint Des Saints (FR) · 2 winners from 4 runners
Zamsara (FR) · 2 winners from 4 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Breeder	Foaled	Colour	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Poet's Word (IRE)	Thessalienne (FR)	Saint Des Saints (FR)	James Luttrell	9 May 21	brown	gelding	Flat 9.1f · NH 2m1½f	NH 2m2½f

Poet's Word (IRE)

Sire: Poet's Word (IRE)
Dam: Thessalienne (FR)
Damsire: Saint Des Saints (FR)
Breeder: James Luttrell
Foaled: 9 May 21
Colour: brown
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 9.1f · NH 2m1½f
Damsire's avg winning distance: NH 2m2½f

Progeny of Poet's Word (IRE) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	403	41	117	10.2%	29.0%	1
At 2m to 2m1f	253	27	67	10.7%	26.5%	1
On Good to soft or yielding going	99	8	20	8.1%	20.2%	1
At 2m to 2m1f on Good to soft or yielding going	68	5	12	7.4%	17.6%	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 403
Wins: 41
Placed: 117
Win %: 10.2%
Place %: 29.0%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f
Runs: 253
Wins: 27
Placed: 67
Win %: 10.7%
Place %: 26.5%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: On Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 99
Wins: 8
Placed: 20
Win %: 8.1%
Place %: 20.2%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f on Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f on Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 68
Wins: 5
Placed: 12
Win %: 7.4%
Place %: 17.6%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

Best distance band and going band are where this horse has most wins (then places, then runs) in its main code. Sire figures: all British and Irish runs by the sire's progeny since 1990.

Poet's Word (IRE) × Saint Des Saints (FR) mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	4	2	50.0%	0	22	2	6	9.1%	£13,399	€16,036

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 4
Winners: 2
Winners %: 50.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 22
Wins: 2
2nd/3rd: 6
Win %: 9.1%
Prize GB (£): £13,399
Prize IRE (€): €16,036

Small sample (under 5 runners): read with care. Includes this horse.

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Wins	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
The Captain's Word (IRE)	2	1	£0	€10,780
Little Lady Rock (IRE)	7	1	£13,399	€0
Maith An Buachaill (IRE)	1	0	£0	€4,000
Cinnabar Moth (IRE)	12	0	£0	€1,256

The Captain's Word (IRE)

Horse: The Captain's Word (IRE)
Runs: 2
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €10,780

Little Lady Rock (IRE)

Horse: Little Lady Rock (IRE)
Runs: 7
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £13,399
Prize IRE (€): €0

Maith An Buachaill (IRE)

Horse: Maith An Buachaill (IRE)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €4,000

Cinnabar Moth (IRE)

Horse: Cinnabar Moth (IRE)
Runs: 12
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €1,256

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Thessalienne (FR)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 2 winners from 4 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Poet's Word (IRE) out of Thessalienne (FR) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Vendangeur (IRE)

Loughglynn (IRE)3W · 12R · 1 black-type
Think It Through (IRE)0W · 3R

By Walk In The Park (IRE)

Lets Mingle (IRE)2W · 15R

Female line

1Thessalienne (FR) · by Saint Des Saints (FR)
2Zamsara (FR)

Notable relatives

Half-brother

Loughglynn (IRE)3W · 12R · 1 black-type

Uncle (out of 2nd dam)

Shakervilz (FR)9W · 34R · 2 black-type

View full Zamsara family

In brief

How old is Maith An Buachaill?

Maith An Buachaill (IRE), a brown racehorse, was foaled on 9 May 2021 and is 5 years old.

Who are the sire and dam of Maith An Buachaill?

Maith An Buachaill (IRE) is by Poet's Word (IRE) out of Thessalienne (FR), a daughter of Saint Des Saints (FR), and was bred by James Luttrell.

Who trained Maith An Buachaill?

Maith An Buachaill (IRE) was trained by Willie Mullins and owned by Jodmart Construction Ltd at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Maith An Buachaill's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Maith An Buachaill (IRE) ran 1 time without winning.

Is Maith An Buachaill still racing?

Maith An Buachaill (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 29 April 2025 at Punchestown (IRE) in the Goffs Defender Bumper, finishing 4th of 18, and has not run there since.

Is Maith An Buachaill related to any top horses?

Maith An Buachaill (IRE)'s black-type relatives in Britain and Ireland include Loughglynn (IRE) (half-brother, Grade 2 winner) and Shakervilz (FR) (uncle, Grade 2 winner), from the Zamsara (FR) family.