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Horse profile

Back Is Back (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2011) · Last trainer Miss Jane Western · Last owner Miss Jane Western
by Bob Back (USA) out of Kings Gap (IRE) (King's Ride)
8 runs · 7 courses · from Apr 2008
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 Mar 2011 — 5,696 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2011 Last raced off OR 89
KTB Profile

Back Is Back (IRE) is yet to win from 8 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 3rd of 10 at Wincanton (Mar 2009). Last raced off 89, 13lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 13lb off peak
Official rating89↓ 13lb off peak
89 89–102

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 89C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Sandown, 18 Feb 2011 Official rating 89 at the last run, 24 Mar 2011

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 7 figures · best 117A · median 90
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good to Soft5117A90—
Good2104A95.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m4117A103—
2m5f – 3m289C83—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 8 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 8 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 5
Soft1,06613012.2%+0.4—
Heavy79410613.4%+1.6—
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%+0.90 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f1,31916612.6%+0.80 from 1
2m5f – 3m1,19913311.1%−0.70 from 3
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
Kings Gap (IRE) (King's Ride)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Cailin Na Ri (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m3f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Cailin Na Ri (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Cailin Na Ri (IRE)2622m3fClass 4
Battle Bound (IRE)90——
Drumlargan Girl (IRE)40——
Hatimua (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wincanton 2 0 0% −2.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Daryl Jacob 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr R Woollacott 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr J Barber 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr R G Spencer 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00
Timmy Murphy 1 0 0% −1.00
Ian McCarthy 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 3 0 0% −3.00
2009 2 0 0% −2.00
2008 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00
Chase 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2011 · 3 runs
24 Mar 11+17d Chepstow SJH Machinery Kubota Dealer Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 23.5f · Good · 9 ran F/9 — 11-6 89— Mr R Woollacott 12/1
07 Mar 11+17d Ffos Las Llewellyn Humphreys Novices' Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 21f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 6/13 9 11-3 9477B Mr J Barber 10/1
18 Feb 11+676d Sandown Royal Artillery Gold Cup (Amateur Riders' Chase) Class 3 · 24f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 7/9 1¼ 11-7 10289C Mr R G Spencer 66/1
2009 · 2 runs
13 Apr 09+22d Plumpton freebets.co.uk Bet Online Today Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 10 ran 10/10 2 11-1 10287C Jack Doyle 6/1
22 Mar 09+114d Wincanton Neville Richard Park Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 15.5f · Good · 10 ran 3/10 18 11-0 102104A Timmy Murphy 4/1
2008 · 3 runs
28 Nov 08+33d Newbury Fuller's London Pride 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle Class 3 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 12/16 10 11-0 102102C Daryl Jacob 66/1
26 Oct 08+186d Wincanton Paul Nicholls Racing 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 3/10 7 10-12 102117A Daryl Jacob 14/1
23 Apr 08 Punchestown Evening Herald Hurdle 16f · Good To Yielding · 23 ran 14/23 11 10-7 10290C Ian McCarthy 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Back Is Back won?
Back Is Back (IRE) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2008 and 2011. Placed 2 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trained Back Is Back?
Back Is Back (IRE) was trained by Miss Jane Western on the most recent run on record, at Chepstow on 24 March 2011.
Who is Back Is Back's sire?
Back Is Back (IRE) is by Bob Back (USA) out of Kings Gap (IRE), whose sire is King's Ride.
What is Back Is Back's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 89, from the run on 24 March 2011. The highest on record is 102.
What is Back Is Back'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.
Who are Back Is Back's siblings?
Out of Kings Gap (IRE), Back Is Back (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Cailin Na Ri (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Cailin Na Ri (IRE)). The wins came over 2m3f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2008. 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.