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Horse profile

Backsheesh (IRE)

6yo mare (at last run, Feb 2020) · Last trainer Thomas Mullins · Last owner Mrs Sandra Mccarthy
by Big Bad Bob (IRE) out of Shakeeba (IRE) (Sendawar)
10 runs · 9 courses · from May 2018
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 28 Feb 2020 — 2,433 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2020 · 11th of 14 Won at Tramore Last raced off OR 67
KTB Profile

Backsheesh (IRE) is 1 from 10. Hasn't won since Aug 2018. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 5 on softer). Last raced off a career-high mark of 67.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 120 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Cork, 3 Oct 2018

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 120A · median 94.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)1———
Good1———
Heavy1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m397A92—
1m2f – 1m4f1———
Jumps 4 figures · best 144A · median 91
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Soft2144A100.5—
Heavy1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m4144A91—

Of 10 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (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 · 8 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 73A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cork, 3 Oct 2018 Official rating 67 at the last flat run, 28 Feb 2020

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 111A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Tramore, 19 Aug 2018

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 5 figures · best 73A · median 67
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good273A70—
Standard (AW)1———
Heavy1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m471A65.5—
1m2f – 1m4f1———
Jumps 5 figures · best 112A · median 106
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Soft2112A109—
Heavy1———
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m5112A106—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 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
Big Bad Bob (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 4,568 runs since Jan 2008 (314 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm19315.8%+7—
Good to Firm665639.5%+0.70 from 1
Good1,046908.6%−0.21 from 3
Good to Soft4835210.8%+20 from 1
Soft863859.8%+10 from 2
Heavy299217%−1.80 from 2
Standard (AW)1,192907.6%−1.20 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f193189.3%+0.5—
6f – 7f1,106867.8%−1—
1m – 1m1f1,0841019.3%+0.5—
1m2f – 1m4f1,03311010.6%+1.80 from 1
1m5f – 2m766587.6%−1.21 from 9
2m1f – 2m4f287227.7%−1.1—
2m5f – 3m9188.8%0—
Over 3m8112.5%+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

Dam
Shakeeba (IRE) (Sendawar)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Walk With Kings (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 1 33% −0.12
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wexford 2 0 0% −2.00
Dundalk (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 1 100% +1.88
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 9 1 11% −6.12
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Miss J Townend 3 1 33% −0.12
Sean O'Keeffe 1 0 0% −1.00
Danny Mullins 1 0 0% −1.00
Shane Foley 1 0 0% −1.00
Colin Keane 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Deegan 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr P W Mullins 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr L K Byrne 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2020 3 0 0% −3.00
2018 7 1 14% −4.12

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 5 0 0% −5.00
NH Flat 3 1 33% −0.12
Hurdle 2 0 0% −2.00

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
2020 · 3 runs
28 Feb 20+10d Dundalk (AW) Craic At The Track 13th & 14th March (Q.R.) Handicap 16f · Standard · 14 ran 11/14 4¾ 10-4 6778C54C Miss J Townend 20/1
18 Feb 20+12d Punchestown Black Hills Mares Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 22 ran 13/22 nk 11-2 —12C87C Sean O'Keeffe 40/1
06 Feb 20+491d Thurles thurles.ie Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 15/18 14 11-5 ——89C Danny Mullins 25/1
2018 · 7 runs
03 Oct 18+20d Cork Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden 12f · Good · 11 ran 3/11 2¼ 9-6 —120A73A Shane Foley 12/1
13 Sep 18+8d Listowel Listowel Races Supporters Club Failte Abhaile (Q.R.) Race 14f · Heavy · 9 ran 2/9 1¾ 10-2 —92B71A Miss J Townend 9/2
05 Sep 18+17d Gowran Park Tickets Online At www.gowranpark.ie Maiden 14f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 6/9 ¾ 9-2 —97A64A Colin Keane 7/4F
19 Aug 18+23d Tramore Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Flat Race 16f · Good · 15 ran 1/15 10-11 —125B111A Miss J Townend 15/8F
27 Jul 18+59d Wexford Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Mares Flat Race 16f · Yielding To Soft · 12 ran 3/12 hd 10-12 —57A112A Richard Deegan 16/1
29 May 18+24d Ballinrobe McHale Orbital Round Bale Wrapper Flat Race 16.5f · Good · 14 ran 5/14 2 11-0 ——67A Mr P W Mullins 10/3F
05 May 18 Wexford Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Mares Flat Race 16f · Soft · 12 ran 3/12 1¾ 10-8 —144A106A Mr L K Byrne 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Backsheesh won?
Backsheesh (IRE) won 1 of 10 archived starts between 2018 and 2020, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 5 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Backsheesh?
Backsheesh (IRE) was trained by Thomas Mullins on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 28 February 2020.
Who is Backsheesh's sire?
Backsheesh (IRE) is by Big Bad Bob (IRE) out of Shakeeba (IRE), whose sire is Sendawar.
What going does Backsheesh prefer?
Backsheesh (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 Backsheesh's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 67, from the run on 28 February 2020. That is also the highest on record.
What is Backsheesh'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 Backsheesh's siblings?
Out of Shakeeba (IRE), Backsheesh (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2018. 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.