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Horse profile

Back Among Friends (GB)

10yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2009) · Last trainer Jim Old · Last owner Mrs J Fowler
by Bob Back (USA) out of Betty's Girl (GB) (Menelek)
18 runs · 8 courses · from Jan 2005
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 Nov 2009 — 6,181 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2009 · 4th of 5 Won at Chepstow Last raced off OR 115
KTB Profile

Back Among Friends (GB) is 1 from 18, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Feb 2007.

Based on 18 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5
Official rating115↓ 2lb off peak
115 97–117

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 109B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Lingfield, 24 Nov 2009 Official rating 115 at the last run, 24 Nov 2009

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 13 figures · best 129C · median 107
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Soft7128C107—
Heavy4129C95—
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m9129C107—
2m1f – 2m4f4112B101—

Of 18 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (5).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 18 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
Bob Back (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 3,724 runs since Jan 2008 (338 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm24416.7%+4.9—
Good to Firm2683713.8%+2—
Good97610010.2%−1.60 from 3
Good to Soft5725810.1%−1.70 from 3
Soft1,06613012.2%+0.40 from 8
Heavy79410613.4%+1.61 from 4
Standard (AW)24416.7%+4.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−11.8—
1m – 1m1f1200%−11.8—
1m2f – 1m4f3013.3%−8.5—
1m5f – 2m86311012.7%+0.91 from 12
2m1f – 2m4f1,31916612.6%+0.80 from 6
2m5f – 3m1,19913311.1%−0.7—
Over 3m300299.7%−2.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Betty's Girl (GB) (Menelek)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 8 0 0% −8.00
Heavy 4 1 25% +8.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 11 0 0% −11.00
Class 3 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 1 1 100% +11.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Lingfield 4 0 0% −4.00
Bangor-on-Dee 4 0 0% −4.00
Chepstow 4 1 25% +8.00
Warwick 2 0 0% −2.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 12 1 8% +0.00
2m1f – 2m4f 6 0 0% −6.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jason Maguire 13 1 8% −1.00
Mark Bradburne 3 0 0% −3.00
Wayne Hutchinson 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 3 0 0% −3.00
2008 6 0 0% −6.00
2007 3 1 33% +9.00
2006 3 0 0% −3.00
2005 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 11 0 0% −11.00
Hurdle 5 1 20% +7.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2009 · 3 runs
24 Nov 09+207d Lingfield Felbridge Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 5 ran 4/5 1¼ 11-0 115109B Mark Bradburne 16/1
01 May 09+65d Bangor-on-Dee Wynnstay Hunt Handicap Chase Class 3 · 20.5f · Good · 10 ran PU/10 — 10-8 117— Mark Bradburne 25/1
25 Feb 09+67d Bangor-on-Dee 1859 Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 17.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 3/7 14 11-0 117109A Jason Maguire 4/1
2008 · 6 runs
20 Dec 08+25d Haydock Taag Steelwork 30th Anniversary Novices' Chase Class 3 · 15.5f · Soft · 5 ran 4/5 nse 10-12 117107B Jason Maguire 16/1
25 Nov 08+220d Lingfield Felbridge Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 7 ran 2/7 13 11-0 117117A Mark Bradburne 16/1
19 Apr 08+32d Bangor-on-Dee Nightingale House Supportive Care Novices' Chase Class 3 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran PU/7 — 10-12 117— Jason Maguire 6/1
18 Mar 08+16d Warwick Weatherbys Printing Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 4 ran F/4 — 11-11 109— Jason Maguire 5/4F
02 Mar 08+57d Bangor-on-Dee Hic-Cup Wines Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 17.5f · Good · 5 ran 2/5 1¾ 11-0 109112B Jason Maguire 13/8
05 Jan 08+27d Chepstow Jenkinsons Caterers Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 16f · Heavy · 6 ran 3/6 30 11-0 10984C Jason Maguire 12/1
2007 · 3 runs
09 Dec 07+11d Warwick Warwick Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 9 ran 3/9 17 11-0 —105C Jason Maguire 25/1
28 Nov 07+286d Lingfield Arena Leisure PLC Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 16f · Good · 6 ran PU/6 — 11-0 —— Jason Maguire 20/1
15 Feb 07+85d Chepstow Weatherbys Bank 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 16f · Heavy · 12 ran 1/12 11-2 97129C Jason Maguire 11/1
2006 · 3 runs
22 Nov 06+298d Lingfield Lingfield Park Golf Course Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Heavy · 9 ran 6/9 27 10-12 9786C Jason Maguire 7/2
28 Jan 06+18d Chepstow Letheby & Christopher Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 14 ran 7/14 1½ 11-5 —93C Jason Maguire 10/1
10 Jan 06+27d Leicester Nomad Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Soft · 22 ran 5/22 8 11-5 —91C Jason Maguire 40/1
2005 · 3 runs
14 Dec 05+266d Newbury Cantor Gaming Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 25 ran F/25 — 11-2 —— Jason Maguire 14/1
23 Mar 05+60d Chepstow NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Soft · 14 ran 4/14 5 11-11 —128C Wayne Hutchinson 10/1
22 Jan 05 Uttoxeter NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Heavy · 9 ran 5/9 11 11-8 —104C Wayne Hutchinson 5/2

Quick answers

How many races has Back Among Friends won?
Back Among Friends (GB) won 1 of 18 archived starts between 2005 and 2009, a strike rate of 5.6%. Placed 4 times in total (22.2% of starts).
Who trained Back Among Friends?
Back Among Friends (GB) was trained by Jim Old on the most recent run on record, at Lingfield on 24 November 2009.
Who is Back Among Friends's sire?
Back Among Friends (GB) is by Bob Back (USA) out of Betty's Girl (GB), whose sire is Menelek.
What going does Back Among Friends prefer?
Back Among Friends (GB) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Back Among Friends's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 115, from the run on 24 November 2009. The highest on record is 117.
What is Back Among Friends's sire's record?
Bob Back (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 3,724 runs since Jan 2008 (338 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from January 2005. 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.