Banter At The Bar (GB)
Banter At The Bar is a Yeats gelding who won one of six starts over jumps, the success coming at Punchestown in the Sky Bet Club Beginners Chase over 2m5f – 3m on soft ground in Jan 2026. All his races have been at that trip range on turf. He finished second of seven, having been held up, at Limerick in Mar 2026 when last raced off an official rating of 119. He is usually held up in mid-division.
- 1–6Wins / Runs
- 16.7%Strike rate
- 2 (33.3%)Placed
- +7.00£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 1.75Fair A/E n=6 · 1.42 incl. margin
- 122Highest OR
- 29dBetween runs (median)longest 314 d
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 125
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 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 125A | 102 | 2 runs · 125 / 111.5 |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 125A | 103 | 3 runs · 125 / 104 |
Of 6 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).
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 from 6 analysed runs since Jan 2025
- Mid-division 3 (50%) · 1 win
- Prominent 2 (33%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (17%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 9,836 runs since Jul 2013 (707 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.9% from 204. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.2% from 820.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 5 | 0 | 0% | −11.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 222 | 28 | 12.6% | +0.7 | — |
| Good | 3,443 | 476 | 13.8% | +1.9 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1,963 | 212 | 10.8% | −1.1 | — |
| Soft | 2,839 | 305 | 10.7% | −1.2 | 1 from 3 |
| Heavy | 1,160 | 136 | 11.7% | −0.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 204 | 14 | 6.9% | −5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 28 | 1 | 3.6% | −8.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 86 | 6 | 7% | −4.9 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 263 | 26 | 9.9% | −2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,439 | 274 | 11.2% | −0.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3,293 | 352 | 10.7% | −1.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,907 | 387 | 13.3% | +1.4 | 1 from 6 |
| Over 3m | 820 | 125 | 15.2% | +3.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jul 2013 · as at 3 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Madeforlovingyou (GB) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Madeforlovingyou (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madeforlovingyou (GB) | 1 | 1 | 2m | Class 4 |
| Legende Volante (FR) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| The Chipper (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +10.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punchestown | 3 | 1 | 33% | +10.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Brouder | 3 | 1 | 33% | +10.00 |
| Mark Walsh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Darragh O'Keeffe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheekpieces | 5 | 1 | 20% | +8.00 |
| None | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +10.00 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 3 | 1 | 33% | +10.00 |
| Hurdle | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Mar 26+42d | Limerick | Join Racing TV Handicap Chase Sat behind front group early - up to 2nd by halfway - small stumble at the 11th - driven on nearing the straight - 3rd two out and unable to close before the last - up into 2nd on the run-in - stayed on same gear to finish 2nd | 2/7 | 2¾ | 11-11 | 119 | 104A | 130B | Gavin Brouder | 4/1 |
| 08 Feb 26+28d | Navan | William Hill Each Way Extra Handicap Chase Settled midfield - errs at the 4th and pressed for effort but flattens out approaching four out - pulled up before two out | PU/17 | — | 12-0 | 122 | — | — | Gavin Brouder | 9/2 |
| 11 Jan 26+29d | Punchestown | Sky Bet Club Beginners Chase Settled in midfield early - up behind the front group by halfway - moved through to hit the front 3 out - opened up a big advantage soon after - kept finding more to win going away | 1/12 | 11-12 | — | 125A | 136B | Gavin Brouder | 12/1 | |
| 2025 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 13 Dec 25+20d | Fairyhouse | Fairyhouse Christmas Party Maiden Hurdle Sat close to the front group early - hit a small error 5th and held that spot to halfway - driven but unable to close the gap turning into the straight - couldn't find more from 2 out and finished well held | 6/11 | 3¼ | 11-4 | — | 98A | 106A | Mark Walsh | 40/1 |
| 23 Nov 25+314d | Punchestown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle Settled around midfield - dropped to 9th four out then pushed along in 7th turning for home - lost touch before the last and finished 7th | 7/14 | 6 | 11-12 | — | — | 111A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 50/1 |
| 13 Jan 25 | Punchestown | 50,000 BetVictor Graduation Bonus Series Maiden Hurdle Held up at the back - mid-pack around 5th before hitting trouble at 7th - pushed along from 4 out - edging away from those ahead 3 out - lost touch after 2 out and beaten well home | 7/8 | 18 | 11-12 | — | 102C | 105C | Mark Walsh | 4/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Banter At The Bar won?
- Banter At The Bar (GB) won 1 of 6 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 2 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trains Banter At The Bar?
- Banter At The Bar (GB) is trained by M F Morris, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 22 March 2026.
- Who is Banter At The Bar's sire?
- Banter At The Bar (GB) is by Yeats (IRE) out of J'y Vole (FR), whose sire is Mansonnien.
- What going does Banter At The Bar prefer?
- Banter At The Bar (GB) has the best record on soft 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 Banter At The Bar's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 119, from the run on 22 March 2026. The highest on record is 122.
- What is Banter At The Bar's sire's record?
- Yeats (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 9,836 runs since Jul 2013 (707 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.9% from 204. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.2% from 820.
- Who are Banter At The Bar's siblings?
- Out of J'y Vole (FR), Banter At The Bar (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Madeforlovingyou (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Madeforlovingyou (GB)). The wins came over 2m. As at Nov 2026.