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Horse profile

Back Straight (GB)

3yo colt · Trainer M D O'Callaghan · Owner Back Straight Partnership
by Sea The Moon (GER) out of Hippy Hippy Shake (GB) (Danehill Dancer)
4 runs · 4 courses · from Sep 2025
As at 20 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Punchestown (IRE) Ran 7 days ago · 3rd of 5 Last raced off OR 90
KTB Profile

Back Straight (GB) is 1 from 4. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 3 on softer).

Based on 4 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs · updated 20 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 73 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Killarney (IRE), 5 Oct 2026

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 →

Flat 4 figures · best 92C · median 78.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
Soft284C78.52 · 84 / 78.5
Good1——1 · —
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f284C78.52 · 84 / 78.5
1m – 1m1f292C801 · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 20 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 101A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Punchestown (IRE), 15 Sep 2026 Official rating 90 at the last run, 12 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 →

Flat 4 figures · best 101A · median 91.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
Soft292B892 · 92 / 89
Good1——1 · —
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f292B892 · 92 / 89
1m – 1m1f2101A961 · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 20 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 from 3 analysed runs

  • Prominent 2 (67%) · 1 win
  • Held up 1 (33%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Sea The Moon (GER)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 4,538 runs since Jan 2008 (500 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm10110%−2.1—
Good to Firm4045112.6%+0.5—
Good1,05412812.1%01 from 1
Good to Soft6218513.7%+1.60 from 1
Soft86310211.8%−0.30 from 2
Heavy3174012.6%+0.5—
Standard (AW)1,26914011%−1.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f64914.1%+2—
6f – 7f684689.9%−2.2—
1m – 1m1f1,022979.5%−2.61 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f1,53119712.9%+0.80 from 2
1m5f – 2m80412115%+2.9—
2m1f – 2m4f3515014.2%+2.1—
2m5f – 3m7356.8%−5.3—
Over 3m900%−12.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 19 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Hippy Hippy Shake (GB) (Danehill Dancer)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Twist 'n' Shake (GB) (2 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Twist 'n' Shake (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Twist 'n' Shake (GB)721m–1m½fListed
Groovy Baby (GB)1216fClass 5
Free Lovin' (GB)10——
Steely Dan (GB)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 1 100% +0.30
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Roscommon (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown (IRE) 1 1 100% +0.30
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m – 1m1f 2 1 50% −0.70

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Colin Keane 2 1 50% −0.70
Seamie Heffernan 1 0 0% −1.00
Jamie Powell 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 3 1 33% −1.70
None 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 1 33% −1.70
2025 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
12 Oct 26+7d Roscommon (IRE) Roscommon Rated Race 10.5f · Soft · 5 ran Prominent in 4th early - moved up to 3rd over 2f out then briefly 2nd over 1f out without making inroads - stayed on at an even rate for 3rd 3/5 ¾ 9-12 9084C92B Colin Keane 9/4J
05 Oct 26+20d Killarney (IRE) Irish Stallion Farms EBF Navigation Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 11f · Soft · 8 ran Sat in the pack and 6th at halfway - drifted left under urging 2f out - plodded on without threatening inside the last furlong to finish 7th 7/8 1 9-5 8873A86A Seamie Heffernan 14/1
15 Sep 26+364d Punchestown (IRE) Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden 9f · Good · 14 ran Settled handy early - hit front after 2f - bumped 2f out - pushed clear inside final furlong - stayed on strongly to score 1/14 9-8 —92C101A Colin Keane 30/100F
16 Sep 25 Punchestown Punchestown Is Back Maiden 8f · Good To Yielding · 10 ran Held up towards the back - into 6th by halfway - moved into contention with 1 1/2f left - up to 4th a furlong out - found extra late to take 2nd - just failed to get to the winner 2/10 ½ 9-4 —68A91A Jamie Powell 9/1

Quick answers

How many races has Back Straight (GB) won?
Back Straight (GB) won 1 of 4 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 2 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trains Back Straight (GB)?
Back Straight (GB) is trained by M D O'Callaghan, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 12 October 2026.
Who is Back Straight (GB)'s sire?
Back Straight (GB) is by Sea The Moon (GER) out of Hippy Hippy Shake (GB), whose sire is Danehill Dancer.
What is Back Straight (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 90, from the run on 12 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Back Straight (GB)'s sire's record?
Sea The Moon (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 4,538 runs since Jan 2008 (500 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Back Straight (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Hippy Hippy Shake (GB), Back Straight (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Twist 'n' Shake (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Listed (Twist 'n' Shake (GB)). The wins came over 6f–1m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 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.