Horse profile
Argento Boy (IRE)
by Jukebox Jury (IRE) out of Backaway (IRE) (Bob Back)
15 runs · 6 courses · from Jan 2024
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
4 wins · Naas, Punchestown & Fairyhouse
Off 168 days · 2nd of 21
Last raced off OR 143
KTB Profile
Argento Boy is 4 from 15 on turf with three of those wins at 2m5f – 3m on soft or heavy ground. His biggest success came in the Grade 3 Finlay Ford At Naas Novice Chase at Naas in Jan 2026. He has won twice from seven starts at Punchestown. He finished second of 21 in the Palmerstown House Estate Pat Taaffe Handicap Chase at Punchestown in May 2026 off an official rating of 143.
Based on 15 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
- 4–15Wins / Runs
- 26.7%Strike rate
- 7 (46.7%)Placed
- −1.93£1 level staken=15 at SP
- 1.43Fair A/E n=15 · 1.17 incl. margin
- 144Highest OR
- 59dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating143↓ 1lb off peak
143
117–144
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 162
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 7 | 114A | 101 | 3 · 114 / 99 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 100A | 88 | 1 · — |
| Heavy | 2 | 162A | 157 | 1 · — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 8 | 162A | 105.5 | 3 · 162 / 114 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 106A | 101 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 95C | 91.5 | 2 · 95 / 91.5 |
Of 15 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 15 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast
Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.
Run style from 8 analysed runs
- Held up 3 (38%) · 1 win
- Midfield 2 (25%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 2 (25%) · 1 win
- Led 1 (13%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 13.5% of 2,215 runs since Jan 2008 (251 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 10.3% from 155.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 60 | 10 | 16.7% | +3.2 | — |
| Good | 624 | 80 | 12.8% | −0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 462 | 50 | 10.8% | −2.7 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 653 | 102 | 15.6% | +2.1 | 2 from 7 |
| Heavy | 261 | 41 | 15.7% | +2.2 | 2 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 155 | 16 | 10.3% | −3.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −13.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 63 | 4 | 6.3% | −7.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 96 | 10 | 10.4% | −3.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 146 | 18 | 12.3% | −1.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 663 | 92 | 13.9% | +0.4 | 1 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 739 | 105 | 14.2% | +0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 426 | 57 | 13.4% | −0.1 | 3 from 9 |
| Over 3m | 80 | 13 | 16.3% | +2.8 | 0 from 2 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Backaway (IRE) (Bob Back)
5 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Briar Hill (IRE) (6 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m7f; the highest grade won is Grade 1 (Briar Hill (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Briar Hill (IRE) | 15 | 6 | 2m–2m4½f | Grade 1 |
| Jazzaway (IRE) | 9 | 4 | 2m½f–2m7f | Class 1 |
| Dashaway (IRE) | 8 | 1 | 2m3½f | Class 4 |
| Futuramic (IRE) | 26 | 1 | 2m3f | — |
| Ministers Hill (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 7 | 2 | 29% | +1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Heavy | 3 | 2 | 67% | +2.07 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punchestown | 7 | 2 | 29% | +0.57 |
| Cheltenham | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 3 | 33% | +2.07 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.00 |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Townend | 5 | 2 | 40% | +0.07 |
| Sean O'Keeffe | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Danny Mullins | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.00 |
| Rachael Blackmore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Pat Taaffe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brian Hayes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss J Townend | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 14 | 4 | 29% | −0.93 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.50 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +1.57 |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 6 | 2 | 33% | +3.50 |
| Hurdle | 6 | 1 | 17% | −4.43 |
| NH Flat | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.00 |
Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 May 26+26d | Punchestown | Palmerstown House Estate Pat Taaffe Handicap Chase (0-150) (Listed) Up with the front group - wide throughout - minor error at the 1st - 5th at halfway - moved into 3rd after 4 out - hampered and shaken up 2 out - challenged for 2nd on the run-in - one-paced to the line and held that position | 2/21 | 3¾ | 11-5 | 143 | 99B | 143B | Sean O'Keeffe | 10/1 |
| 06 Apr 26+26d | Fairyhouse | BOYLE Sports Irish Grand National Chase (Extended Handicap Chase) (Grade 3) Held up towards the back - blundered 11th - improved into 9th turning in but hampered 3 out - urged into 5th before 4th before the last - unable to threaten and stayed on at the same effort in 4th | 4/30 | 13 | 11-2 | 144 | 95C | 132C | Sean O'Keeffe | 16/1 |
| 11 Mar 26+45d | Cheltenham | Brown Advisory Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (Registered As The Broadway Novices' Chase) (GBB Race) Veered left in places early on - tracked along mid-division - made progress from three out - asked for effort before two out but found little and was hampered at the last - well beaten in 8th | 8/14 | 6 | 11-7 | 144 | 88B | 128A | Danny Mullins | 33/1 |
| 25 Jan 26+25d | Naas | Finlay Ford At Naas Novice Chase (Grade 3) Held up towards back early - moved into contention 4 out and edged closer entering straight - shaken up to hit front near the last and stayed on strongly to win | 1/8 | 11-0 | — | 162A | 150A | Paul Townend | 5/2F | |
| 31 Dec 25+20d | Punchestown | Celebrating 175 Years At Punchestown Tote Beginners Chase Settled with the pack early - slipped towards the back after the 5th - error at the 6th - up to 6th place after the 9th - moved through from four out to hit the front - fumbled the last - stayed on strongly to prevail | 1/10 | 11-12 | — | 114A | 148A | Danny Mullins | 5/1 | |
| 11 Dec 25+225d | Punchestown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase Held up towards the back of the pack - laboured through midfield with a couple of untidy jumps - blundered and came down 4 out | F/10 | — | 11-12 | — | — | — | Sean O'Keeffe | 3/1F |
| 30 Apr 25+26d | Punchestown | Channor Real Estate Group Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) Went straight to front - clouted the fourth without losing rhythm - three lengths to spare by halfway - driven and hit another two out - caught by rivals entering the straight - overhauled soon after and slipped back to fourth before the last - held on with nothing more in reserve finishing fifth | 5/8 | 2½ | 11-10 | 131 | 101A | 136A | Danny Mullins | 12/1 |
| 04 Apr 25+21d | Aintree | Oddschecker Sefton Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Handy enough on the outer early - dropped back after a sluggish jump second - nudged into contention past four out but couldn't threaten - form gone by two out - finished a distant seventh | 7/13 | 12 | 11-8 | 137 | 84B | 117A | Paul Townend | 17/2 |
| 14 Mar 25+39d | Cheltenham | Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (Registered As The Spa Novices' Hurdle) (GBB Race) Sat close to the front pack early - stumbled at the 5th then fumbled again at the 9th dropping back - faded before two out to finish well beaten | 14/20 | 25 | 11-7 | 137 | 59C | 122C | Rachael Blackmore | 14/1 |
| 03 Feb 25+36d | Punchestown | Ladbrokes 'Best Odds Guaranteed On Racing' Maiden Hurdle Sat close up early - jumped a little awkwardly at the 5th - made ground before 9th to sit 3rd then 4th before three out - moved through smoothly to 2nd two out - hit the front before the last where again untidy - kept going strongly up the run-in for a comfortable success | 1/11 | 11-12 | — | 152A | 143A | Paul Townend | 4/7F | |
| 29 Dec 24+35d | Leopardstown | Grant Fit Out Maiden Hurdle Set the pace early - stumbled at the 2nd then again a couple fences later - drew alongside soon after - lost the advantage two out - driven on but faltered rapidly - taken out of it and pulled up before the last | PU/10 | — | 11-12 | — | — | — | Paul Townend | 8/13F |
| 24 Nov 24+207d | Punchestown | I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle Went straight to front early - then overtaken and settled back around midfield after the first - 7th at halfway - improved position on the inner though awkward two out - up into 4th moving nicely into the straight - driven up to second before the last - asked for more 150 yards out but couldn't find another gear and held on to finish second | 2/12 | 1 | 11-12 | — | 110A | 140A | Paul Townend | 11/10F |
| 01 May 24+49d | Punchestown | Race & Stay At Punchestown Champion I.N.H. Flat Race (Grade 1) | 6/12 | ½ | 12-0 | 117 | 100A | 139A | Mr Pat Taaffe | 80/1 |
| 13 Mar 24+46d | Cheltenham | Weatherbys Champion Bumper (Standard Open NH Flat Race) (Grade 1) (GBB Race) | 14/19 | 5½ | 11-7 | 117 | 101C | 117C | Brian Hayes | 18/1 |
| 27 Jan 24 | Fairyhouse | SBK (Pro/Am) Flat Race | 1/10 | 12-0 | — | 106A | 157A | Miss J Townend | EvensF |
Quick answers
- How many races has Argento Boy (IRE) won?
- Argento Boy (IRE) won 4 of 15 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 26.7%. Placed 7 times in total (46.7% of starts).
- Who trains Argento Boy (IRE)?
- Argento Boy (IRE) is trained by W P Mullins, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 2 May 2026.
- Who is Argento Boy (IRE)'s sire?
- Argento Boy (IRE) is by Jukebox Jury (IRE) out of Backaway (IRE), whose sire is Bob Back.
- What going does Argento Boy (IRE) prefer?
- Argento Boy (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Argento Boy (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 143, from the run on 2 May 2026. The highest on record is 144.
- What is Argento Boy (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Jukebox Jury (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.5% of 2,215 runs since Jan 2008 (251 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 10.3% from 155.
- Who are Argento Boy (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Backaway (IRE), Argento Boy (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Briar Hill (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Grade 1 (Briar Hill (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m7f. As at Oct 2026.