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Banyan Tree (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2014) · Last trainer Sophie Leech · Last owner C J Leech
by Danehill Dancer (IRE) out of User Friendly (GB) (Slip Anchor)
21 runs · 18 courses · from Jul 2009
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 Aug 2014 — 4,439 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2014 3 wins · Ludlow, Worcester & Killarney Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 110
KTB Profile

Banyan Tree (IRE) is 3 from 21. Hasn't won since Dec 2011. Last raced off 110, 18lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 21 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 18lb off peak
Official rating110↓ 18lb off peak
110 90–128

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 (jumps) 109C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wincanton, 17 Jan 2013 Official rating 110 at the last jumps run, 25 Aug 2014

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 81A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Gowran Park, 26 Sep 2009 Official rating 90 at the last flat run, 5 Jun 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 12 figures · best 131A · median 111
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good6127A119.5—
Good to Firm2131A117—
Soft2109C104.5—
Good to Soft2110A106.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m7131A114—
2m1f – 2m4f4127A106.5—
2m5f – 3m1———
Flat 6 figures · best 88B · median 81.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Heavy288B84—
Soft285A83.5—
Good to Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f488B81.5—
1m5f – 2m1———
6f – 7f1———

Of 20 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 20 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
Danehill Dancer (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 10,094 runs since Jan 2008 (783 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.2% from 130.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm911011%−0.2—
Good to Firm1,74022312.8%+1.60 from 3
Good2,4992489.9%−1.32 from 7
Good to Soft1,08912011%−0.20 from 3
Soft1,73322412.9%+1.70 from 4
Heavy6567811.9%+0.71 from 4
Standard (AW)2,2852249.8%−1.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4035313.2%+2—
6f – 7f2,71033112.2%+10 from 1
1m – 1m1f2,71531211.5%+0.31 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f2,31123710.3%−0.90 from 1
1m5f – 2m1,27013410.6%−0.62 from 8
2m1f – 2m4f533519.6%−1.60 from 5
2m5f – 3m13086.2%−50 from 2
Over 3m2214.5%−6.7—

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
User Friendly (GB) (Slip Anchor)

7 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Two Miles West (IRE) (7 wins).

The wins came over 1m½f–3m4f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Downtown (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Two Miles West (IRE)4072m–3mListed
Streets Of Gold (IRE)4861m5f–3m4fClass 1
Downtown (IRE)621m2f–1m4fGroup 3
Starspangled (IRE)611m½f—
Streets Of GoldI (IRE)20—Class 1
Dream Merchant (IRE)100——
Sweet Sixteen (IRE)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 7 2 29% +0.62
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 4 1 25% −2.67
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 5 4 2 50% +3.62
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Stratford 2 0 0% −2.00
Galway 2 0 0% −2.00
Killarney 2 1 50% −0.67
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 1 100% +4.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 1 100% +1.62
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Saint-Cloud (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 8 2 25% −0.38
2m1f – 2m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m – 1m1f 4 1 25% −2.67
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Paul Moloney 4 1 25% +1.00
Colm O'Donoghue 3 0 0% −3.00
Richie McLernon 2 0 0% −2.00
A P McCoy 2 1 50% +0.62
Killian Moore 1 0 0% −1.00
James Best 1 0 0% −1.00
Aodhagan Conlon 1 0 0% −1.00
Davy Russell 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Josh Halley 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr M M O'Connor 1 0 0% −1.00
Brian O'Connell 1 0 0% −1.00
Joseph O'Brien 1 0 0% −1.00
Johnny Murtagh 1 1 100% +0.33
Seamie Heffernan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 14 1 7% −12.67
Cheekpieces 7 2 29% +0.62

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2014 2 0 0% −2.00
2013 1 0 0% −1.00
2012 4 0 0% −4.00
2011 8 2 25% −0.38
2009 6 1 17% −4.67

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 14 2 14% −6.38
Flat 7 1 14% −5.67

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
25 Aug 14+25d Huntingdon Tony And Eileen Mcnulty Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 19.5f · Good · 5 ran PU/5 — 10-7 110— Killian Moore 2/1
31 Jul 14+560d Stratford Cyril And Kath Ingram Memorial Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 18.5f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 3/6 13 11-0 115103B Paul Moloney 5/1
17 Jan 13+22d Wincanton Higos Insurance Services Glastonbury Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 21.5f · Soft · 13 ran 12/13 34 11-11 122109C Paul Moloney 66/1
26 Dec 12+27d Kempton William Hill iPad App Now Available Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 21f · Heavy · 12 ran F/12 — 11-1 122— Richie McLernon 100/1
29 Nov 12+17d Taunton totepool.com Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 19f · Soft · 7 ran 6/7 35 10-10 122100C James Best 8/1
12 Nov 12+316d Southwell Betfred 'bonus King Bingo' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 20.5f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 6 11-1 119127A Richie McLernon 50/1
01 Jan 12+24d Musselburgh Hogmaneigh Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 15.5f · Good · 11 ran 11/11 13 10-0 12290A Paul Moloney 20/1
08 Dec 11+12d Ludlow Racing Uk Novices' Claiming Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good · 15 ran 1/15 11-4 122127A Paul Moloney 4/1
26 Nov 11+107d Bangor-on-Dee Vittoria Healthcare Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 8/9 7 11-5 128103C Aodhagan Conlon 11/1
11 Aug 11+17d Stratford Orchard Hill Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 2/8 2½ 11-4 128131A A P McCoy 4/9F
25 Jul 11+19d Galway Hotelmeyrick.ie & The Ghotel.ie Novice Hurdle 16f · Good · 9 ran 4/9 1½ 11-4 121114A Davy Russell 9/1
06 Jul 11+31d Worcester PP Business Improvement Consultants Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good · 14 ran 1/14 10-12 —125A A P McCoy 13/8F
05 Jun 11+21d Listowel Bryan Macmahon (Q.R.) Race 14f · Good To Yielding · 9 ran 4/9 5½ 10-7 9068A Mr Josh Halley 11/2
15 May 11+21d Killarney Killarney Towers Hotel Maiden Hurdle 17f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 5/18 ¾ 11-2 —110A Mr M M O'Connor 12/1
24 Apr 11+526d Cork Mallow.ie Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 19 ran 4/19 hd 11-7 —112A Brian O'Connell 14/1
14 Nov 09+9d Saint-Cloud (FR) Criterium de Saint-Cloud (Colts & Fillies) 10f · Heavy · 9 ran 7/9 2½ 9-0 —— Colm O'Donoghue 13/5
05 Nov 09+40d Leopardstown Royal College Of Surgeons & A.I.B. Race Against Breast Cancer Eyrefield Stakes (Listed) 9f · Heavy · 8 ran 4/8 2 9-1 9380A Colm O'Donoghue 4/1
26 Sep 09+36d Gowran Park I.T.B.A. (South East Region) E.B.F Premier Nursery 8f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 4/7 nk 9-0 9381A Joseph O'Brien 9/4F
21 Aug 09+25d Killarney Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F (c & G) Maiden 8.5f · Soft To Heavy · 4 ran 1/4 9-0 9388B Johnny Murtagh 1/3F
27 Jul 09+5d Galway Radissonhotelgalway.com (c&g) E.B.F Maiden 7f · Soft · 8 ran 2/8 3 9-0 —85A Colm O'Donoghue 7/2
22 Jul 09 Naas Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Supporting I.T.B.A. (C & G) Maiden 8f · Soft · 8 ran 2/8 4 9-0 —82A Seamie Heffernan 2/1

Quick answers

How many races has Banyan Tree (IRE) won?
Banyan Tree (IRE) won 3 of 21 archived starts between 2009 and 2014, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 7 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained Banyan Tree (IRE)?
Banyan Tree (IRE) was trained by Sophie Leech on the most recent run on record, at Huntingdon on 25 August 2014.
Who is Banyan Tree (IRE)'s sire?
Banyan Tree (IRE) is by Danehill Dancer (IRE) out of User Friendly (GB), whose sire is Slip Anchor.
What going does Banyan Tree (IRE) prefer?
Banyan Tree (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 7 starts (28.6%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Banyan Tree (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 110, from the run on 25 August 2014. The highest on record is 128.
What is Banyan Tree (IRE)'s sire's record?
Danehill Dancer (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 10,094 runs since Jan 2008 (783 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.2% from 130.
Who are Banyan Tree (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of User Friendly (GB), Banyan Tree (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Two Miles West (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Downtown (IRE)). The wins came over 1m½f–3m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2009. 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.