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Horse profile

Back It Up (IRE)

8yo gelding · Trainer James Owen · Owner J R M Ridge
by Mahler (GB) out of Meryemnana (IRE) (Pistolet Bleu)
4 runs · 3 courses · from Nov 2025
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Ran 4 days ago · 5th of 8 Last raced off OR 109
KTB Profile

Back It Up (IRE) is yet to win from 4 starts. Best effort: 4th of 5 at Southwell (Oct 2026).

Based on 4 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 100 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Kempton, 10 Nov 2025

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 →

Jumps 4 figures · best 111C · median 95.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good4111C95.54 · 111 / 95.5
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m2100B832 · 100 / 83
2m1f – 2m4f2111C1012 · 111 / 101

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 21 Oct 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 116B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell, 1 Oct 2026 Official rating 109 at the last run, 16 Oct 2026

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 4 figures · best 116B · median 108.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good4116B108.54 · 116 / 108.5
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m2113A108.52 · 113 / 108.5
2m1f – 2m4f2116B109.52 · 116 / 109.5

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 21 Oct 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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 4 analysed runs

  • Held up 3 (75%) · 0 wins
  • Midfield 1 (25%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,836 runs since Jan 2008 (784 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 15.1% from 119.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1191815.1%+4.3—
Good2,95937712.7%+1.90 from 4
Good to Soft1,8011789.9%−0.9—
Soft2,7342579.4%−1.4—
Heavy1,21312410.2%−0.6—
Standard (AW)10110%−0.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f500%−10.8—
1m2f – 1m4f1600%−10.8—
1m5f – 2m2,0401999.8%−1—
2m1f – 2m4f3,19632210.1%−0.70 from 2
2m5f – 3m2,81333912.1%+1.30 from 2
Over 3m7669512.4%+1.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Meryemnana (IRE) (Pistolet Bleu)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Gata Ban (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 2m3f–3m2f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Gata Ban (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Gata Ban (IRE)1942m3f–3m2fClass 4

Record by conditions

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Uttoxeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jonathan Burke 3 0 0% −3.00
Alex Chadwick 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 0 0% −3.00
2025 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 3 0 0% −3.00
Chase 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
16 Oct 26+15d Uttoxeter Insurance Connections Best Bet Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 24f · Good · 8 ran keen then dull in places early - settled at the back - moved up to 5th for a spell - left behind 4 out - never a threat from 2 out - finished 5th 5/8 ¾ 11-13 10966A113A Jonathan Burke 3/1J
01 Oct 26+16d Southwell Jodie Standing's Point-to-point Recruits Novices' Hurdle Race (gbb Race) Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 5 ran Held up at the back - urged on 3 out - always out of the contest and finished 4th 4/5 4 11-2 —111C116B Jonathan Burke 12/1
15 Sep 26+309d Uttoxeter Sun Racing Summer Jumps Championship Maiden Hurdle Race (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Good · 9 ran Settled midpack early - dropped towards back before 3rd - made gradual late progress from 3 out but no real threat 5/9 1¾ 11-5 —91A103A Jonathan Burke 11/1
10 Nov 25 Kempton JCB Fastrac Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 21f · Good · 6 ran Settled at back of field - driven approaching 2 out to move into 4th - unable to close further in straight and finished 4th 4/6 6 10-11 —100B104B Alex Chadwick 9/1

Quick answers

How many races has Back It Up (IRE) won?
Back It Up (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts between 2025 and 2026.
Who trains Back It Up (IRE)?
Back It Up (IRE) is trained by James Owen, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 16 October 2026.
Who is Back It Up (IRE)'s sire?
Back It Up (IRE) is by Mahler (GB) out of Meryemnana (IRE), whose sire is Pistolet Bleu.
What is Back It Up (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 109, from the run on 16 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Back It Up (IRE)'s sire's record?
Mahler (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,836 runs since Jan 2008 (784 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 15.1% from 119.
Who are Back It Up (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Meryemnana (IRE), Back It Up (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Gata Ban (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Gata Ban (IRE)). The wins came over 2m3f–3m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2025. 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.