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Horse profile

Back To Ben Alder (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, May 2006) · Last trainer Nicky Henderson · Last owner Mrs Christopher Hanbury
by Bob Back (USA) out of Winter Fox (GB) (Martinmas)
7 runs · 5 courses · from Feb 2005
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 6 May 2006 — 7,486 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2006 Last raced off OR 127
KTB Profile

Back To Ben Alder (IRE) is yet to win from 7 starts. Best effort: 4th of 9 at Sandown (Dec 2005).

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
Official rating127↓ 4lb off peak
127 120–131

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 117C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Aintree, 7 Apr 2006 Official rating 127 at the last run, 6 May 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 5 figures · best 133C · median 109
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Soft3117C109—
Good1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f2117C106.5—
1m5f – 2m2133C121—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 7 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 7 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 2
Good to Soft5725810.1%−1.70 from 4
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%+0.90 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1,31916612.6%+0.80 from 2
2m5f – 3m1,19913311.1%−0.70 from 3
Over 3m300299.7%−2.1—

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
Winter Fox (GB) (Martinmas)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
O'Driscoll (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

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

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Haydock 2 0 0% −2.00
Aintree 2 0 0% −2.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Marcus Foley 3 0 0% −3.00
Mick Fitzgerald 3 0 0% −3.00
Andrew Tinkler 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2006 2 0 0% −2.00
2005 5 0 0% −5.00

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 · 2 runs
06 May 06+29d Haydock Betfredpoker.com Long Distance Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 2m7½f · Good · 12 ran F/12 — 10-0 127— Andrew Tinkler 13/2
07 Apr 06+102d Aintree The Sportsman Handicap Hurdle (Listed) Class 1 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 24 ran 5/24 nk 10-0 120117C Marcus Foley 66/1
2005 · 5 runs
26 Dec 05+233d Sandown Stanspoker.co.uk Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 4/9 2½ 10-11 12096C Mick Fitzgerald 6/1
07 May 05+29d Haydock Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 2m7½f · Good To Soft · 13 ran PU/13 — 10-0 131— Marcus Foley 33/1
08 Apr 05+34d Aintree Handicap Hurdle (Listed) Class 1 · 3m½f · Good · 22 ran 7/22 ¾ 10-4 12081C Marcus Foley 20/1
05 Mar 05+23d Newbury Vodafone Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 21 ran 6/21 1½ 11-3 121109C Mick Fitzgerald 9/1
10 Feb 05 Wincanton Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 1m7½f · Soft · 12 ran 5/12 1¾ 11-8 121133C Mick Fitzgerald 4/1

Quick answers

How many races has Back To Ben Alder won?
Back To Ben Alder (IRE) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2005 and 2006.
Who trained Back To Ben Alder?
Back To Ben Alder (IRE) was trained by Nicky Henderson on the most recent run on record, at Haydock on 6 May 2006.
Who is Back To Ben Alder's sire?
Back To Ben Alder (IRE) is by Bob Back (USA) out of Winter Fox (GB), whose sire is Martinmas.
What is Back To Ben Alder's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 127, from the run on 6 May 2006. The highest on record is 131.
What is Back To Ben Alder'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 To Ben Alder's siblings?
Out of Winter Fox (GB), Back To Ben Alder (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from February 2005. 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.