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Horse profile

Back To Square One (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2008) · Last trainer C F Swan · Last owner John P Mcmanus
by Bob Back (USA) out of Fortune And Favour (IRE) (Homo Sapien)
11 runs · 10 courses · from Aug 2006
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 5 Aug 2008 — 6,657 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2008 · 8th of 14 Won at Sligo Headgear returns LTO
KTB Profile

Back To Square One (IRE) is 1 from 11. Hasn't won since Aug 2006. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 5 on softer).

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster

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 93A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Bellewstown, 5 Jul 2008 Official rating 96 at the last run, 5 Jul 2008

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 8 figures · best 107C · median 94.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good4107C99.5—
Soft396A90—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m4107C101—
2m1f – 2m4f3101C93—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 11 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 11 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%−1.61 from 6
Good to Soft5725810.1%−1.7—
Soft1,06613012.2%+0.40 from 4
Heavy79410613.4%+1.60 from 1
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%+0.91 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f1,31916612.6%+0.80 from 5
2m5f – 3m1,19913311.1%−0.70 from 2
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
Fortune And Favour (IRE) (Homo Sapien)

4 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Figurati (IRE)20——
Killshannon (IRE)90——
Bold Prince Rupert (IRE)140——
Inneedofafortune (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 6 1 17% −3.50
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Leopardstown 2 0 0% −2.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Bellewstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Tralee 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 1 100% +1.50

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m5f – 2m 4 1 25% −1.50
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
D G Hogan 4 0 0% −4.00
Lenny Flynn 3 0 0% −3.00
D J Casey 3 0 0% −3.00
Mr J P Magnier 1 1 100% +1.50

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 1 17% −3.50
Tongue tie 5 0 0% −5.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 8 0 0% −8.00
2007 2 0 0% −2.00
2006 1 1 100% +1.50

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 0 0% −6.00
Chase 4 0 0% −4.00
NH Flat 1 1 100% +1.50

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
2008 · 8 runs
05 Aug 08+21d Roscommon Athleague Beginners Chase 21f · Soft · 14 ran 8/14 30 11-9 —90C Lenny Flynn 25/1
15 Jul 08+10d Killarney Killarney Waste Disposal Novice Chase 22f · Good · 15 ran F/15 — 10-11 —— D G Hogan 20/1
05 Jul 08+41d Bellewstown Seamus Mulvaney Crockafotha Handicap Hurdle (81-109) 20f · Good · 16 ran 12/16 1¼ 11-3 9693A D G Hogan 25/1
25 May 08+24d Tralee Best Dressed Ladies Beginners Chase 20f · Good · 15 ran F/15 — 11-9 —— Lenny Flynn 20/1
01 May 08+23d Tipperary Glenview/Rathbarry Studs Pro/Am Beginners Chase (Div 2) 20f · Good · 16 ran 8/16 5 11-9 —86C Lenny Flynn 14/1
08 Apr 08+44d Fairyhouse Dunboyne Handicap Hurdle (81-109) 20f · Yielding · 16 ran F/16 — 11-1 98— D J Casey 25/1
24 Feb 08+28d Naas paddypowertrader.com Handicap Hurdle (88-130) 16f · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran 12/16 1¼ 9-9 10088A D G Hogan 25/1
27 Jan 08+30d Leopardstown Frank Conroy Memorial Maiden Hurdle 16f · Yielding · 25 ran 14/25 ½ 11-9 10096A D G Hogan 33/1
2007 · 2 runs
28 Dec 07+40d Leopardstown O'Dwyers Stillorgan Orchard Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 29 ran 11/29 1¼ 11-12 —107C D J Casey 25/1
18 Nov 07+466d Punchestown (IRE) I.N.H. Stallion Owners European Breeders Fund Maiden Hurdle 20f · Soft To Heavy · 22 ran 17/22 8 11-12 —101C D J Casey 12/1
2006 · 1 run
09 Aug 06 Sligo Info at sligoraces.com INH Flat Race 16f · Good · 13 ran 1/13 11-6 —106C Mr J P Magnier 6/4F

Quick answers

How many races has Back To Square One won?
Back To Square One (IRE) won 1 of 11 archived starts between 2006 and 2008, a strike rate of 9.1%. Placed 1 time in total (9.1% of starts).
Who trained Back To Square One?
Back To Square One (IRE) was trained by C F Swan on the most recent run on record, at Roscommon on 5 August 2008.
Who is Back To Square One's sire?
Back To Square One (IRE) is by Bob Back (USA) out of Fortune And Favour (IRE), whose sire is Homo Sapien.
What going does Back To Square One prefer?
Back To Square One (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Back To Square One's official rating?
Back To Square One (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 100.
What is Back To Square One'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 Square One's siblings?
Out of Fortune And Favour (IRE), Back To Square One (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2006. 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.