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Horse profile

Backscratcher (GB)

14yo gelding (at last run, May 2008) · Last trainer John Upson · Last owner Mrs Diane Upson
by Backchat (USA) out of Tiernee Quintana (GB) (Artaius)
12 runs · 11 courses · from Jan 2005
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 22 May 2008 — 6,725 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2008 · 5th of 9 Last raced off OR 74
KTB Profile

Backscratcher (GB) is yet to win from 12 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 14 at Worcester (Apr 2005). Last raced off 74, 10lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 10lb off peak
Official rating74↓ 10lb off peak
74 64–84

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 87A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Towcester, 10 Apr 2008 Official rating 74 at the last run, 22 May 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 87A · median 70.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good487A71—
Good to Firm383C69—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m583C69—
2m1f – 2m4f287A78—
Over 3m1———

Of 12 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 12 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
Backchat (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 0% of 3 runs since Jan 2008 (1 horse). A small sample.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm100%00 from 3
Good100%00 from 5
Good to Soft100%00 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
2m1f – 2m4f200%00 from 3
2m5f – 3m100%00 from 8

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Tiernee Quintana (GB) (Artaius)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 9 0 0% −9.00
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Towcester 2 0 0% −2.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Fakenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 8 0 0% −8.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Miss G Swan 5 0 0% −5.00
Mark Nicolls 4 0 0% −4.00
Paul W Flynn 2 0 0% −2.00
William Kennedy 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Blinkers 9 0 0% −9.00
Cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 3 0 0% −3.00
2007 2 0 0% −2.00
2005 7 0 0% −7.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 0 0% −8.00
Chase 4 0 0% −4.00

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
22 May 08+42d Wetherby Cadale Lady Riders' Series Finale Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24.5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 5/9 6 9-12 7458B Miss G Swan 16/1
10 Apr 08+19d Towcester Alps Electric UK Manufacturing Challenge Ladies' Selling Hdl Class 5 · 19f · Good · 12 ran 4/12 16 10-7 7487A Miss G Swan 100/1
22 Mar 08+100d Newton Abbot Betfair Amateur Riders' Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 18.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran PU/6 — 10-11 74— Miss G Swan 25/1
13 Dec 07+30d Ludlow Betfair Amateur Riders' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 21f · Good To Soft · 13 ran PU/13 — 9-7 74— Miss G Swan 28/1
13 Nov 07+814d Exeter SWRE Amateur Riders' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 22.5f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 3/7 5 10-11 7483C Miss G Swan 100/1
21 Aug 05+84d Southwell Ole International Handicap Chase Class 4 · 21.5f · Good · 10 ran F/10 — 9-9 72— William Kennedy 12/1
29 May 05+25d Uttoxeter Overseas Property Shows Conditionals' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 9/15 13 11-1 7969C Mark Nicolls 33/1
04 May 05+24d Fakenham Handicap Chase Class 4 · 21f · Good · 13 ran 5/13 10 9-8 6767C Mark Nicolls 10/1
10 Apr 05+49d Worcester Conditionals Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 14 ran 2/14 1½ 10-0 6469C Mark Nicolls 22/1
20 Feb 05+10d Towcester Gg.com Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Soft · 11 ran PU/11 — 9-0 83— Mark Nicolls 33/1
10 Feb 05+16d Huntingdon Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 25f · Good · 16 ran 15/16 6 10-0 8473C Paul W Flynn 66/1
25 Jan 05 Leicester Handicap Chase Class 4 · 22.5f · Good To Soft · 17 ran 9/17 10 10-2 7172C Paul W Flynn 40/1

Quick answers

How many races has Backscratcher (GB) won?
Backscratcher (GB) has yet to win, from 12 archived starts between 2005 and 2008. Placed 1 time in total (8.3% of starts).
Who trained Backscratcher (GB)?
Backscratcher (GB) was trained by John Upson on the most recent run on record, at Wetherby on 22 May 2008.
Who is Backscratcher (GB)'s sire?
Backscratcher (GB) is by Backchat (USA) out of Tiernee Quintana (GB), whose sire is Artaius.
What is Backscratcher (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 74, from the run on 22 May 2008. The highest on record is 84.
What is Backscratcher (GB)'s sire's record?
Backchat (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 0% of 3 runs since Jan 2008 (1 horse), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.

Record shown from January 2005. 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.