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Horse profile

Back On Top (IRE)

12yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2006) · Last trainer J L Hassett · Last owner Mrs John Magnier
by Bob Back (USA) out of Top Girl (IRE) (High Top)
3 runs · 3 courses · from Feb 2006
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Apr 2006 — 7,496 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2006 · 6th of 19 Last raced off OR 132
KTB Profile

Back On Top (IRE) is yet to win from 3 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 16 at Fairyhouse (Apr 2006).

Based on 3 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

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 113C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Punchestown, 26 Apr 2006 Official rating 132 at the last run, 26 Apr 2006

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 2 figures · best 113C · median 112
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Over 3m2113C112—

Of 3 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 · 2 figures from 3 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 1
Good to Soft5725810.1%−1.70 from 1
Soft1,06613012.2%+0.40 from 1
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%+0.9—
2m1f – 2m4f1,31916612.6%+0.8—
2m5f – 3m1,19913311.1%−0.70 from 1
Over 3m300299.7%−2.10 from 2

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Top Girl (IRE) (High Top)

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

The wins came over 2m1f–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 1 (Montana Slim (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Montana Slim (IRE)4642m1f–2m4fClass 1

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
Over 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2006 · 3 runs
26 Apr 06+8d Punchestown Cox's Cash & Carry Hunters Chase 3m1f · Good · 19 ran 6/19 ½ 11-11 132113C Mr P Cashman 10/1
18 Apr 06+65d Fairyhouse Joseph R.o'reilly Memorial Cup 3m1f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 3/16 6 11-0 132111C Mr P Cashman 4/1
12 Feb 06 Leopardstown Raymond Smith Memorial Hunters Chase 3m · Yielding · 14 ran F/14 — 11-11 132— Mr P Cashman 9/1

Quick answers

How many races has Back On Top won?
Back On Top (IRE) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts in 2006. Placed 1 time in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained Back On Top?
Back On Top (IRE) was trained by J L Hassett on the most recent run on record, at Punchestown on 26 April 2006.
Who is Back On Top's sire?
Back On Top (IRE) is by Bob Back (USA) out of Top Girl (IRE), whose sire is High Top.
What is Back On Top's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 132, from the run on 26 April 2006. That is also the highest on record.
What is Back On Top'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 On Top's siblings?
Out of Top Girl (IRE), Back On Top (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Montana Slim (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 1 (Montana Slim (IRE)). The wins came over 2m1f–2m4f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from February 2006. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.