Horse profile
Back Before Dark (GB)
by Territories (IRE) out of Out of The Dark (IRE) (Kyllachy)
19 runs · 13 courses · from May 2023
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Carlisle
Off 226 days · 7th of 8
Last raced off OR 47
KTB Profile
Back Before Dark is 1 from 19, the win coming at Class 5 level at Carlisle over 6f-7f on good to soft in Jun 2023. She has not won since. The mare, by Territories out of an Out of The Dark mare, is held up in running. Her last run, at Lingfield (AW) in Mar 2026, was off an official rating of 47, 27lb below her highest ever mark, when she finished 7 of 8.
Based on 19 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
Won on turf, 0 on AW
Win at Class 5
OR ↓ 27lb off peak
- 1–19Wins / Runs
- 5.3%Strike rate
- 4 (21.1%)Placed
- −12.00£1 level staken=19 at SP
- 0.92Fair A/E n=19 · 0.79 incl. margin
- 74Highest OR
- 56dAvg 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 rating47↓ 27lb off peak
47
47–74
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 108
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 6 | 108A | 70 | 4 · 108 / 81 |
| Good to Firm | 5 | 82C | 77 | — |
| Good | 4 | 92B | 86.5 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 91C | 87.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 94C | 89 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 11 | 94C | 82 | 1 · — |
| Under 6f | 6 | 92B | 79.5 | 1 · — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 108A | 89.5 | 2 · 108 / 89.5 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 19 figures from 19 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 5 analysed runs
- Held up 3 (60%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 2 (40%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 3,595 runs since Jan 2008 (348 horses).
Strongest on soft going: 13.3% from 532.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 10 | 2 | 20% | +9.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 433 | 39 | 9% | −1.2 | 0 from 5 |
| Good | 762 | 81 | 10.6% | +0.4 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 461 | 55 | 11.9% | +1.7 | 1 from 2 |
| Soft | 532 | 71 | 13.3% | +3.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 198 | 22 | 11.1% | +0.9 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,198 | 97 | 8.1% | −2.1 | 0 from 6 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 294 | 30 | 10.2% | 0 | 0 from 6 |
| 6f – 7f | 1,613 | 159 | 9.9% | −0.3 | 1 from 11 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 984 | 90 | 9.1% | −1.1 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 454 | 55 | 12.1% | +1.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 182 | 18 | 9.9% | −0.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 56 | 14 | 25% | +14.8 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 10 | 1 | 10% | −0.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −10.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Out of The Dark (IRE) (Kyllachy)
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Go Greta (GB) (1 win).
The wins came over 7f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Go Greta (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go Greta (GB) | 3 | 1 | 7f | Class 5 |
| Fiji Gold (GB) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Good to Firm | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −3.00 |
| Class 6 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catterick | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Carlisle | 3 | 1 | 33% | +4.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ripon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Beverley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 11 | 1 | 9% | −4.00 |
| Under 6f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Stammers | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Sam James | 5 | 1 | 20% | +2.00 |
| Harrison Shaw | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| William Carson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jude Fernandes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| P J McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Eaves | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 18 | 1 | 6% | −11.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Mar 26+8d | Lingfield (AW) | Daily Profit Boosts At betmgm.co.uk Handicap Slow to break at the back - pushed along with 2f left - unable to close in final furlong - finished 7th | 7/8 | hd | 8-10 | 47 | 108A | 48A | William Carson | 125/1 |
| 25 Feb 26+54d | Lingfield (AW) | Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Classified Stakes Settled with the pack early - asked for effort from a wide position 3f out - dropped away inside final furlong - finished eighth | 8/8 | 1¼ | 9-2 | 47 | 71A | 28A | Jude Fernandes | 50/1 |
| 02 Jan 26+17d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Make The Move To Midnite Classified Stakes (Div 2) Sat close to the front group early - driven for effort with 2f remaining - dropped away in the last furlong to finish 5th | 5/8 | 1 | 9-9 | 50 | 68A | 59A | Oliver Stammers | 10/1 |
| 16 Dec 25+85d | Newcastle (AW) | Create Your Bet Builders At Midnite Handicap (Div 2) Held up towards the back - crept into contention approaching the final furlong - lost ground in the closing stages - finished 11th | 11/14 | nk | 9-7 | 53 | 91B | 60A | Oliver Stammers | 20/1 |
| 22 Sep 25+13d | Hamilton | Hampton By Hilton Hamilton Park Confined Handicap Handy in front rank early - pushed along 3f out and hit front approaching final furlong - overtaken close home to finish second beaten a length | 2/6 | 1 | 9-9 | 58 | 84A | 75B | Oliver Stammers | 5/1 |
| 09 Sep 25+22d | Catterick | Racing Again 1st October Handicap Went wide early holding a forward position - drifted right two out then dropped away quickly - finished well beaten in 11th | 11/11 | 21 | 9-7 | 60 | 60C | 41C | P J McDonald | 20/1 |
| 18 Aug 25+14d | Catterick | John Smith's Catterick - Raise A Pint Handicap Held up towards rear - found room and made progress inside final furlong - unable to land a blow | 4/9 | 1¼ | 9-10 | 61 | 70B | 70A | Oliver Stammers | 17/2 |
| 04 Aug 25+48d | Ripon | Weatherbys Bloodstock Pro Fillies' Handicap Settled midpack early - shifted right and pushed on inside the final furlong to move into third - stayed on without threatening the winner | 3/8 | hd | 9-1 | 62 | 92B | 69A | Oliver Stammers | 12/1 |
| 17 Jun 25+52d | Thirsk | Try The New BresBet AccaStacca Handicap Pulled hard early - up with the pace on the wide side before pushed along a furlong out - faded quickly finishing seventh | 7/7 | 2½ | 9-9 | 65 | 73A | 55A | Harrison Shaw | 14/1 |
| 26 Apr 25+161d | Haydock | Read Richard Hannon Weekly Unibet Blog Handicap Raced up with the pace on the far flank - lost touch inside final two furlongs - finished twelfth | 12/17 | ½ | 9-6 | 67 | 92C | 66A | Oliver Stammers | 33/1 |
| 16 Nov 24+19d | Newcastle (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetUK Handicap Settled towards the back early - losing touch with two furlongs left - unable to make an impression through to the line | 12/12 | 1¼ | 9-4 | 67 | 69A | 52A | Harrison Shaw | 40/1 |
| 28 Oct 24+10d | Southwell (AW) | BetUK. It's Where The UK Bets Handicap Sat close to the pace early - pushed for effort with 2f left - dropped away inside the final furlong - eventually beaten well over 21 lengths in 8th | 8/8 | 3¾ | 9-11 | 68 | 34C | 41C | Sam James | 20/1 |
| 18 Oct 24+58d | Redcar | Celebrate The Life Of Christine Dixon Handicap Held a handy spot in the pack early - moved up into 3rd with 4f to go - pushed into the advantage inside the last two furlongs and kept battling - caught close to the line to finish second | 2/13 | ½ | 9-7 | 66 | 91C | 92A | Harrison Shaw | 66/1 |
| 21 Aug 24+7d | Carlisle | Explosive Productions 20th Anniversary Handicap Pulled hard early - up with the front group - dropped away over 3f out and immediately under pressure - plugged on without finding extra to finish 8th | 8/10 | 5½ | 9-2 | 68 | 81A | 51A | Oliver Stammers | 18/1 |
| 14 Aug 24+75d | Beverley | Hits Radio Handicap drifted left at the off - settled behind the front group and pushed along a furlong out - held on at one gait to finish 5th beaten 2¾l | 5/9 | ½ | 9-7 | 68 | 77A | 74A | Sam James | 18/1 |
| 31 May 24+13d | Carlisle | Download The Rhino Bet App Fillies' Handicap | 8/9 | 4 | 9-0 | 72 | 84B | 46A | Tom Eaves | 16/1 |
| 18 May 24+334d | Doncaster | Yates Drywall Limited Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 12/18 | 2¼ | 9-4 | 74 | 82C | 48A | Sam James | 14/1 |
| 19 Jun 23+25d | Carlisle | Join Racing TV Now Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/13 | 9-2 | — | 94C | 90A | Sam James | 6/1 | |
| 25 May 23 | Catterick | British Stallion Studs EBF Restricted Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB Race) | 4/10 | 1½ | 9-0 | — | 82A | 62A | Sam James | 11/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Back Before Dark (GB) won?
- Back Before Dark (GB) won 1 of 19 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 5.3%. Placed 4 times in total (21.1% of starts).
- Who trains Back Before Dark (GB)?
- Back Before Dark (GB) is trained by Andy Irvine, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 5 March 2026.
- Who is Back Before Dark (GB)'s sire?
- Back Before Dark (GB) is by Territories (IRE) out of Out of The Dark (IRE), whose sire is Kyllachy.
- What is Back Before Dark (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 47, from the run on 5 March 2026. The highest on record is 74.
- What is Back Before Dark (GB)'s sire's record?
- Territories (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 3,595 runs since Jan 2008 (348 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on soft going: 13.3% from 532.
- Who are Back Before Dark (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Out of The Dark (IRE), Back Before Dark (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Go Greta (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Go Greta (GB)). The wins came over 7f. As at Oct 2026.