Back Cover (USA)
Lightly raced, with 2 archived starts, both in Oct 2010, the last of them as a 2yo colt. Finished 9 of 13 at Curragh last time. By Elusive Quality (USA), whose progeny in our archive have won 12.3% of 3,387 runs since Jan 2008.
- 0–2Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (50%)Placed
- −2.00£1 level staken=2 at SP
- 7dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 12.3% of 3,387 runs since Jan 2008 (333 horses).
Weakest on good to soft going: 7.9% from 280. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16% from 319.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 25 | 3 | 12% | −0.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 591 | 69 | 11.7% | −0.6 | — |
| Good | 720 | 90 | 12.5% | +0.2 | — |
| Good to Soft | 280 | 22 | 7.9% | −4.4 | — |
| Soft | 377 | 38 | 10.1% | −2.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 91 | 7 | 7.7% | −4.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,303 | 188 | 14.4% | +2.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 319 | 51 | 16% | +3.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,333 | 162 | 12.2% | −0.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 942 | 121 | 12.8% | +0.5 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 540 | 58 | 10.7% | −1.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 149 | 19 | 12.8% | +0.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 75 | 3 | 4% | −8.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 29 | 3 | 10.3% | −2 | — |
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
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Top Hat Kitten (USA) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m1f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Hat Kitten (USA) | 5 | 1 | 1m1f | — |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 · 2 runs | ||||||||
| 10 Oct 10+7d | Curragh | Doorstep Distributors Supporting Special Olympics Ireland European Breeders Fund Maiden | 9/13 | 4 | 9-3 | 54C | Pat Smullen | 7/1 |
| 03 Oct 10 | Tipperary | Athassel House Stud E.B.F. Maiden | 3/13 | 7 | 9-3 | 72A | Pat Smullen | 6/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Back Cover won?
- Back Cover (USA) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2010. Placed 1 time in total (50% of starts).
- Who trained Back Cover?
- Back Cover (USA) was trained by D K Weld on the most recent run on record, at Curragh on 10 October 2010.
- Who is Back Cover's sire?
- Back Cover (USA) is by Elusive Quality (USA) out of Hibiscus Queen (IRE), whose sire is Danzig.
- What is Back Cover's sire's record?
- Elusive Quality (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.3% of 3,387 runs since Jan 2008 (333 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 7.9% from 280. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16% from 319.
- Who are Back Cover's siblings?
- Out of Hibiscus Queen (IRE), Back Cover (USA) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Top Hat Kitten (USA) (1). The wins came over 1m1f. As at Oct 2026.