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Horse profile

Banian (FR)

7yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2011) · Last trainer Gordon Michael Doyle · Last owner Mrs Mary E Doyle
by Sassanian (USA) out of Adjirah (FR) (Sicyos)
19 runs · 13 courses · from Mar 2008
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 15 Oct 2011 — 5,484 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2011 · 11th of 15 Last raced off OR 80
KTB Profile

Banian (FR) is yet to win from 19 starts, though has placed 3 times. Best effort: 3rd of 15 at Clonmel (Apr 2011). Last raced off 80, 15lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 19 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 15lb off peak
Official rating80↓ 15lb off peak
80 80–95

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 79C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ballinrobe, 21 Jun 2011 Official rating 80 at the last run, 15 Oct 2011

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 18 figures · best 97A · median 85.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft481C76.5—
Good to Soft493A89.5—
Good to Firm497A92—
Heavy288C83.5—
Good294A90.5—
Firm284A80—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f1097A87.5—
1m5f – 2m791C84—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 19 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 19 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
Sassanian (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 661 runs since Jan 2008 (67 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm400%−10.30 from 2
Good to Firm46510.9%+0.60 from 4
Good1542013%+2.70 from 2
Good to Soft12297.4%−2.90 from 4
Soft222209%−1.30 from 5
Heavy1121412.5%+2.20 from 2
Standard (AW)100%−10.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f200%−10.3—
1m5f – 2m1521912.5%+2.20 from 7
2m1f – 2m4f323329.9%−0.40 from 11
2m5f – 3m149138.7%−1.60 from 1
Over 3m35411.4%+1.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Adjirah (FR) (Sicyos)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Le Seychellois (FR) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m7f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Le Seychellois (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Le Seychellois (FR)3312m7fClass 5

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Firm 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Firm 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Downpatrick 3 0 0% −3.00
Fairyhouse 3 0 0% −3.00
Gowran Park 2 0 0% −2.00
Clonmel 2 0 0% −2.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Cartmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 11 0 0% −11.00
1m5f – 2m 7 0 0% −7.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr A J Doyle 5 0 0% −5.00
Sean Flanagan 5 0 0% −5.00
Michael Darcy 4 0 0% −4.00
D F Flannery 2 0 0% −2.00
A P McCoy 1 0 0% −1.00
J M Sheehy 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean McDermott 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 13 0 0% −13.00
Tongue tie 5 0 0% −5.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 5 0 0% −5.00
2009 3 0 0% −3.00
2008 11 0 0% −11.00

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
15 Oct 11+15d Downpatrick Mobile.williamhill.com Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 22.5f · Yielding · 15 ran 11/15 5 10-5 8075C Mr A J Doyle 16/1
30 Sep 11+101d Gowran Park Freshford Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 20f · Soft · 17 ran 12/17 12 10-5 8175A Mr A J Doyle 16/1
21 Jun 11+32d Ballinrobe Mask Pavillion (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) 20f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 6/16 hd 10-12 8279C Mr A J Doyle 14/1
20 May 11+29d Downpatrick Bar One Racing Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 18f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 5/15 2½ 10-6 8294A Mr A J Doyle 4/1
21 Apr 11+533d Clonmel Clonmel Hospice Support Group Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) 20f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 3/15 hd 10-4 8097A Mr A J Doyle 20/1
04 Nov 09+67d Fairyhouse Bobbyjo Bistro Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16f · Heavy · 16 ran 7/16 7 10-12 8179C Michael Darcy 20/1
29 Aug 09+16d Cartmel Thomas Chester Lennon Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Soft · 13 ran PU/13 — 11-10 95— A P McCoy 5/1
13 Aug 09+343d Tramore O'neill's Bar Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 6/16 4½ 10-13 8290A Sean Flanagan 7/1
04 Sep 08+10d Clonmel Clonmel Handicap Hurdle (77-90) 20f · Yielding To Soft · 18 ran 7/18 13 11-0 8278A Sean Flanagan 12/1
25 Aug 08+39d Downpatrick Magners Cider Handicap Hurdle (77-90) 18f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 3/15 5 11-0 8293A Sean Flanagan 14/1
17 Jul 08+9d Killarney (IRE) Aghadoe Heights Hotel & Spa Handicap Hurdle 17f · Good · 18 ran 4/18 12 11-4 8294A Michael Darcy 25/1
08 Jul 08+30d Roscommon www.tote.ie Handicap Hurdle (77-90) 16f · Yielding To Soft · 15 ran 6/15 2 11-3 8681C Sean Flanagan 25/1
08 Jun 08+9d Cork Glantane Handicap Hurdle (77-90) 16f · Good To Firm · 24 ran 14/24 4 11-3 8980A D F Flannery 50/1
30 May 08+7d Down Royal Fone Logistics Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (81-102) 20f · Firm · 13 ran 9/13 2 10-8 9376C J M Sheehy 20/1
23 May 08+20d Tipperary Tipperary Summer Festival 19th & 20th July Hurdle 16f · Firm · 10 ran 6/10 9 10-9 9184A D F Flannery 100/1
03 May 08+21d Kilbeggan (IRE) Kilbeggan Maiden Hurdle 19f · Good · 16 ran 12/16 1¼ 10-13 —87C Sean McDermott 33/1
12 Apr 08+10d Fairyhouse John Mccarthy Memorial Hurdle 16f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 12/16 5½ 11-0 8291C Michael Darcy 50/1
02 Apr 08+8d Gowran Park Inistioge Maiden Hurdle 20f · Heavy · 20 ran 13/20 8 11-1 8288C Michael Darcy 33/1
25 Mar 08 Fairyhouse Weatherbys Ireland GSB Hurdle (Grade 3) 16f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran 12/12 30 10-11 8288C Sean Flanagan 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Banian (FR) won?
Banian (FR) has yet to win, from 19 archived starts between 2008 and 2011. Placed 3 times in total (15.8% of starts).
Who trained Banian (FR)?
Banian (FR) was trained by Gordon Michael Doyle on the most recent run on record, at Downpatrick on 15 October 2011.
Who is Banian (FR)'s sire?
Banian (FR) is by Sassanian (USA) out of Adjirah (FR), whose sire is Sicyos.
What is Banian (FR)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 80, from the run on 15 October 2011. The highest on record is 95.
What is Banian (FR)'s sire's record?
Sassanian (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 661 runs since Jan 2008 (67 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Banian (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Adjirah (FR), Banian (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Le Seychellois (FR) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Le Seychellois (FR)). The wins came over 2m7f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2008. 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.