Back In Favour (IRE)
Back In Favour is a Shirocco mare who is yet to win from four starts on turf, with one placing. Her best effort came when third of 11 at Listowel in Sep 2026. She led in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Flat Race at Punchestown in Oct 2026 and finished 12th of 14 on good ground. All her runs have been over 1m5f to 2m4f.
- 0–4Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (25%)Placed
- −4.00£1 level staken=4 at SP
- 27dBetween runs (median)
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 170
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 7 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 170B | 83 | 4 runs · 170 / 83 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 7 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 170B | 75 | 3 runs · 170 / 75 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 21 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.
The forward record. KTB’s figures on this horse since 13 Oct 2026: top-rated on KTB Rating in 1 run (won 0) · fastest on KTB Speed in 3 runs (won 0, 2 did not run) · to 31 Oct 2026. Each pick was the figure’s choice before the off, settled against the result the next morning; “did not run” is counted apart. GB and Irish races since 5 Oct 2026.
Run style from 4 analysed runs since Jul 2026
- Held up 3 (75%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (25%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 9,189 runs since Apr 2010 (921 horses).
Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 15 | 3 | 20% | +8.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 343 | 30 | 8.7% | −2.4 | — |
| Good | 2,746 | 316 | 11.5% | +0.4 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 1,815 | 218 | 12% | +0.9 | — |
| Soft | 2,473 | 258 | 10.4% | −0.7 | — |
| Heavy | 1,031 | 123 | 11.9% | +0.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 766 | 76 | 9.9% | −1.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 20 | 0 | 0% | −11.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 203 | 15 | 7.4% | −3.7 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 401 | 34 | 8.5% | −2.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,091 | 107 | 9.8% | −1.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,700 | 284 | 10.5% | −0.6 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,696 | 316 | 11.7% | +0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,672 | 223 | 13.3% | +2.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 406 | 45 | 11.1% | 0 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2010 · as at 7 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Win Some Lose Some (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 2m3f–2m7½f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win Some Lose Some (IRE) | 16 | 4 | 2m3f–2m7½f | — |
| Asluckwouldhaveit (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punchestown (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hood | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| None | 1 | 0 | 0% | −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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 4 runs | |||||||||
| 13 Oct 26+20d | Punchestown (IRE) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Flat Race Made the running - three lengths clear at halfway - overtaken over 3f out then dropped away quickly over 2f out - finished 12th and well beaten | 12/14 | 2¼ | 11-11 | 75B | 84B | Miss A B O'Connor | 6/1 |
| 23 Sep 26+52d | Listowel (IRE) | Paul Moynihan (Ex VFI President) Memorial Flat Race Settled towards the back early - improved into 6th with 6f left then 4th with 4f to run - upped tempo into second turning into the straight but soon under pressure and unable to close - third early in the last furlong - held that spot to the line without finding more | 3/11 | 8 | 11-7 | 91A | 115A | Miss A B O'Connor | 12/1 |
| 02 Aug 26+27d | Galway (IRE) | Fr. Breen Memorial (Pro/Am) Flat Race Settled at the back early - nudged up around halfway but still 5th and outpaced 3f out - stayed on at one gait late to finish 3rd | 3/6 | hd | 11-0 | 170B | 112B | Miss A B O'Connor | 40/1 |
| 06 Jul 26 | Roscommon | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares (Ladies Pro/Am) Flat Race Held up towards the back early - made progress over 4f out - asked for effort in 6th approaching the straight - under the whip and unable to find further gain 2f out before finding nothing more inside the final furlong | 8/16 | 2¾ | 11-11 | 72B | 108A | Miss A B O'Connor | 11/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Back In Favour won?
- Back In Favour (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts in 2026. Placed 1 time in total (25% of starts).
- Who trains Back In Favour?
- Back In Favour (IRE) is trained by A. McCann, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 13 October 2026.
- Who is Back In Favour's sire?
- Back In Favour (IRE) is by Shirocco (GER) out of All For Luck (IRE), whose sire is High Chaparral.
- What is Back In Favour's sire's record?
- Shirocco (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 9,189 runs since Apr 2010 (921 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.
- Who are Back In Favour's siblings?
- Out of All For Luck (IRE), Back In Favour (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Win Some Lose Some (IRE) (4). The wins came over 2m3f–2m7½f. As at Nov 2026.