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Horse profile

Artic Quest (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2021) · Last trainer Micky Hammond · Last owner Ian Barran Oakwood
by Trans Island (GB) out of Back The Queen (IRE) (Bob Back)
21 runs · 9 courses · from Jun 2017
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 30 Aug 2021 — 1,877 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2021 Last raced off OR 85
KTB Profile

Artic Quest (IRE) is yet to win from 21 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 13 at Cartmel (Aug 2020). Last raced off 85, 13lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 21 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 13lb off peak
Official rating85↓ 13lb off peak
85 85–98

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 96 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Cartmel, 23 Aug 2020

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 11 figures · best 120C · median 94
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good7120C94—
Soft396B93—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m596B94—
1m5f – 2m4120C87.5—
2m1f – 2m4f297C95—

Of 21 runs looked at, 10 have no figure: did not complete (6) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · no standard for this course, surface and code on the window (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 21 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 98A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cartmel, 19 Jul 2021 Official rating 85 at the last jumps run, 30 Aug 2021

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 54C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Clonmel, 7 Sep 2017

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 11 figures · best 122A · median 97
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good7100A86—
Soft3122A107—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m5122A97—
1m5f – 2m4107A93—
2m1f – 2m4f298A90—
Flat 3 figures · best 54C · median 50
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft250C50—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m354C50—

Of 21 runs looked at, 7 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (7).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 21 runs · as at 4 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Trans Island (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9% of 4,740 runs since Jan 2008 (295 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3326.1%−2.9—
Good to Firm600579.5%+0.50 from 1
Good1,296987.6%−1.40 from 11
Good to Soft5655710.1%+1.10 from 1
Soft865819.4%+0.40 from 8
Heavy378359.3%+0.3—
Standard (AW)1,003969.6%+0.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4354911.3%+2.3—
6f – 7f864799.1%+0.1—
1m – 1m1f486326.6%−2.4—
1m2f – 1m4f419368.6%−0.4—
1m5f – 2m951798.3%−0.70 from 7
2m1f – 2m4f96510110.5%+1.50 from 7
2m5f – 3m521468.8%−0.20 from 6
Over 3m9944%−50 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Back The Queen (IRE) (Bob Back)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Feisty Lass (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Feisty Lass (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Feisty Lass (IRE)1212m4fClass 5
Reign Back Dancer (IRE)60——
King Of All Kings (IRE)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 11 0 0% −11.00
Soft 8 0 0% −8.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 8 0 0% −8.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wexford 5 0 0% −5.00
Cartmel 4 0 0% −4.00
Tramore 3 0 0% −3.00
Carlisle 2 0 0% −2.00
Hexham 2 0 0% −2.00
Limerick 2 0 0% −2.00
Bellewstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 7 0 0% −7.00
1m5f – 2m 7 0 0% −7.00
2m5f – 3m 6 0 0% −6.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Miss Becky Smith 6 0 0% −6.00
Mr J P Berry 6 0 0% −6.00
Jonathan Moore 3 0 0% −3.00
Brian Hughes 1 0 0% −1.00
Aidan Macdonald 1 0 0% −1.00
Darragh O'Keeffe 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Flanagan 1 0 0% −1.00
Donagh Meyler 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr D Sinnott 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 5 0 0% −5.00
2020 3 0 0% −3.00
2019 2 0 0% −2.00
2018 5 0 0% −5.00
2017 6 0 0% −6.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 18 0 0% −18.00
Flat 3 0 0% −3.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
30 Aug 21+42d Cartmel EWGA Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 22f · Good · 14 ran PU/14 — 10-9 85—— Miss Becky Smith 16/1
19 Jul 21+49d Cartmel Molson Coors Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 22f · Good · 9 ran 4/9 9 10-13 8994A98A Miss Becky Smith 12/1
31 May 21+58d Cartmel Tony Connell Memorial Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 22f · Good · 11 ran 9/11 22 11-2 9295C83C Miss Becky Smith 15/2
03 Apr 21+23d Carlisle Cumbria Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-9 94—— Brian Hughes 4/1
11 Mar 21+137d Carlisle racingtv.com 'Hands And Heels' Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19.5f · Soft · 9 ran 4/9 1 10-11 9693C98A Aidan Macdonald 12/1
25 Oct 20+23d Hexham Anick Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 20f · Soft · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-8 98—— Miss Becky Smith 12/1
02 Oct 20+40d Hexham Racing Partnership Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 23.5f · Good · 10 ran 6/10 35 11-7 9866C97C Miss Becky Smith 5/1
23 Aug 20+414d Cartmel William Hill Betting TV Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 22f · Soft · 13 ran 2/13 3 11-3 9496B122A Miss Becky Smith 40/1
06 Jul 19+17d Bellewstown Byrne Marquees Hilltown Hurdle 24f · Good · 5 ran 5/5 20 10-8 8756C78C Darragh O'Keeffe 100/1
19 Jun 19+304d Wexford BoyleSports Novice Hurdle 16f · Good · 11 ran 6/11 1½ 10-11 —101C85C Mr J P Berry 50/1
19 Aug 18+24d Tramore Frank Gillane Memorial Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 13 ran 11/13 42 11-4 —22C86C Jonathan Moore 100/1
26 Jul 18+20d Limerick Keanes Jewellers Ladies Day 14th October (C & G) Maiden Hurdle 20f · Good · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-5 ——— Mr J P Berry 66/1
06 Jul 18+34d Wexford Flood Ironworks Ltd. Maiden Hurdle 20.5f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 8/14 4½ 11-5 —97C82C Mr J P Berry 40/1
02 Jun 18+10d Tramore August Racing Festival 16th-19th Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 11 ran 4/11 1½ 11-5 —120C100A Mr J P Berry 66/1
23 May 18+205d Wexford Welcome To Wexford Racecourse Maiden Hurdle 20f · Good · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-12 ——— Jonathan Moore 40/1
30 Oct 17+25d Wexford Wexford Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Maiden Hurdle 20f · Soft · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-12 ——— Sean Flanagan 9/1
05 Oct 17+28d Tramore www.tramore-racecourse.com Maiden Hurdle 16f · Yielding · 11 ran 4/11 nk 11-12 —74B107A Jonathan Moore 50/1
07 Sep 17+42d Clonmel Munster (Pro/Am) Flat Race 16.5f · Good · 8 ran 5/8 17 11-7 ——54C Mr J P Berry 50/1
27 Jul 17+31d Limerick Ladbrokes Munster National 8th October Flat Race 16f · Yielding · 9 ran 7/9 4 11-7 ——50C Mr J P Berry 33/1
26 Jun 17+19d Kilbeggan Add Kilbegganraces On Snapchat Novice Hurdle 25f · Yielding · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-0 ——— Donagh Meyler 100/1
07 Jun 17 Wexford Racing Again June 21st Flat Race 16f · Soft · 7 ran 6/7 18 11-7 ——50C Mr D Sinnott 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Artic Quest (IRE) won?
Artic Quest (IRE) has yet to win, from 21 archived starts between 2017 and 2021. Placed 1 time in total (4.8% of starts).
Who trained Artic Quest (IRE)?
Artic Quest (IRE) was trained by Micky Hammond on the most recent run on record, at Cartmel on 30 August 2021.
Who is Artic Quest (IRE)'s sire?
Artic Quest (IRE) is by Trans Island (GB) out of Back The Queen (IRE), whose sire is Bob Back.
What is Artic Quest (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 85, from the run on 30 August 2021. The highest on record is 98.
What is Artic Quest (IRE)'s sire's record?
Trans Island (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9% of 4,740 runs since Jan 2008 (295 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Artic Quest (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Back The Queen (IRE), Artic Quest (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Feisty Lass (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Feisty Lass (IRE)). The wins came over 2m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2017. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.