Backing Band (IRE)
Backing Band (IRE) is 1 from 6. Hasn't won since May 2022. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 3 on softer).
- 1–6Wins / Runs
- 16.7%Strike rate
- 1 (16.7%)Placed
- +20.00£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 6.65Fair A/E n=6 · 5.19 incl. margin
- 105Highest OR
- 152dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 110
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 110A | 85 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 85B | 76 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 6 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 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
Progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 4,568 runs since Jan 2008 (314 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 19 | 3 | 15.8% | +7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 665 | 63 | 9.5% | +0.7 | — |
| Good | 1,046 | 90 | 8.6% | −0.2 | 1 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 483 | 52 | 10.8% | +2 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 863 | 85 | 9.8% | +1 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 299 | 21 | 7% | −1.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,192 | 90 | 7.6% | −1.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 193 | 18 | 9.3% | +0.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,106 | 86 | 7.8% | −1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,084 | 101 | 9.3% | +0.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,033 | 110 | 10.6% | +1.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 766 | 58 | 7.6% | −1.2 | 1 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 287 | 22 | 7.7% | −1.1 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 91 | 8 | 8.8% | 0 | — |
| Over 3m | 8 | 1 | 12.5% | +3.7 | — |
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
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Mrs Grimley (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 1m6f–2m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Mrs Grimley (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Grimley (IRE) | 16 | 2 | 2m | Class 4 |
| Sulochana (IRE) | 26 | 2 | 1m6f | Class 5 |
| Yarraman Makarrata (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 1 | 33% | +23.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +25.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 1 | 33% | +23.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Sexton | 3 | 1 | 33% | +23.00 |
| Tommy Brett | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr Seamus Perry | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +22.00 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 5 | 1 | 20% | +21.00 |
| Flat | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 07 Oct 22+91d | Downpatrick | McGrady Financial Services Rated Novice Hurdle | 7/7 | 5½ | 11-2 | 104 | 74C | 95C | Kevin Sexton | 25/1 |
| 08 Jul 22+56d | Cork | Mallow Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 11/19 | 5½ | 11-10 | 105 | 85B | 96A | Kevin Sexton | 14/1 |
| 13 May 22+11d | Kilbeggan | KilbegganRaces.com Maiden Hurdle | 1/11 | 11-12 | — | 110A | 126A | Kevin Sexton | 25/1 | |
| 02 May 22+330d | Down Royal | Ballygowan Opportunity Maiden Hurdle | UR/17 | — | 11-0 | — | — | — | Tommy Brett | 100/1 |
| 2021 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 06 Jun 21+271d | Kilbeggan (IRE) | Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle (Div I) | 12/16 | 6½ | 11-2 | — | 76C | 89C | Tommy Brett | 33/1 |
| 2020 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 08 Sep 20 | Punchestown | Swordlestown (C & G) Flat Race | 9/15 | 24 | 11-2 | — | — | 60C | Mr Seamus Perry | 100/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Backing Band won?
- Backing Band (IRE) won 1 of 6 archived starts between 2020 and 2022, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 1 time in total (16.7% of starts).
- Who trained Backing Band?
- Backing Band (IRE) was trained by Peter Fahey on the most recent run on record, at Downpatrick on 7 October 2022.
- Who is Backing Band's sire?
- Backing Band (IRE) is by Big Bad Bob (IRE) out of Yakshini (IRE), whose sire is Monsun.
- What going does Backing Band prefer?
- Backing Band (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Backing Band's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 104, from the run on 7 October 2022. The highest on record is 105.
- What is Backing Band's sire's record?
- Big Bad Bob (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 4,568 runs since Jan 2008 (314 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Backing Band's siblings?
- Out of Yakshini (IRE), Backing Band (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Mrs Grimley (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Mrs Grimley (IRE)). The wins came over 1m6f–2m. As at Oct 2026.