Horse profile
Bebside Banter (IRE)
by Westerner (GB) out of Hard Fought (IRE) (Exit To Nowhere)
26 runs · 11 courses · from Dec 2021
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
4 wins · Worcester & Sedgefield
Last run 4 Dec 2025 · 6th of 11
Last raced off OR 87
KTB Profile
Bebside Banter is a gelding who has won four of 26 starts, all at Class 5 level in handicap chases. Three of those wins came at Sedgefield and one at Worcester, with three successes over 2m5f – 3m and one over 2m1f – 2m4f on good or soft ground. He won at Worcester in Oct 2025 and at Sedgefield in Nov 2024. He finished sixth of 11, having raced prominently, at Wincanton in Dec 2025 when last seen off a mark of 87.
Based on 26 archived runs · run-style from 10 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically led
All wins at Class 5
OR at career high
- 4–26Wins / Runs
- 15.4%Strike rate
- 9 (34.6%)Placed
- −1.67£1 level staken=26 at SP
- 1.12Fair A/E n=26 · 0.97 incl. margin
- 87Highest OR
- 58dAvg between runs
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.
Official rating87At career-high mark
87
70–87
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 96
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 →
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 10 | 119C | 72 | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 7 | 99C | 58 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 70C | 61 | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 9 | 96A | 60 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 8 | 119C | 74.5 | 1 run · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 99C | 84.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
Of 26 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (4) · did not complete (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 20 figures from 26 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 10 analysed runs since Nov 2024
- Led 7 (70%) · 2 wins
- Prominent 3 (30%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 11,846 runs since Jul 2009 (942 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 188.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +2.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 234 | 27 | 11.5% | −0.6 | — |
| Good | 3,413 | 431 | 12.6% | +0.5 | 2 from 11 |
| Good to Soft | 2,114 | 253 | 12% | −0.1 | 0 from 6 |
| Soft | 3,781 | 452 | 12% | −0.1 | 2 from 7 |
| Heavy | 2,109 | 259 | 12.3% | +0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 188 | 16 | 8.5% | −3.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 49 | 4 | 8.2% | −3.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 124 | 13 | 10.5% | −1.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 267 | 25 | 9.4% | −2.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3,370 | 396 | 11.8% | −0.3 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4,289 | 538 | 12.5% | +0.4 | 1 from 14 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,980 | 375 | 12.6% | +0.5 | 3 from 9 |
| Over 3m | 767 | 88 | 11.5% | −0.6 | 0 from 1 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jul 2009 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Hard Fought (IRE) (Exit To Nowhere)
3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortunatlee (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Hardlee Trouble (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gabbys Doll House (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 11 | 2 | 18% | −0.67 |
| Soft | 7 | 2 | 29% | +7.00 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 21 | 4 | 19% | +3.33 |
| Class 4 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sedgefield | 8 | 3 | 38% | +10.33 |
| Musselburgh | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Newcastle | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Worcester | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.00 |
| Catterick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hexham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wincanton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fontwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kelso | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 14 | 1 | 7% | −9.50 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 3 | 33% | +10.83 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny McMenamin | 9 | 3 | 33% | +9.33 |
| Sean Quinlan | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Freddie Mitchell | 5 | 1 | 20% | +1.00 |
| Conor Rabbitt | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| David Bass | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Charlie Maggs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr A P Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 19 | 3 | 16% | −0.67 |
| Cheekpieces | 6 | 1 | 17% | +0.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −3.00 |
| 2024 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +3.83 |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +1.50 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 13 | 4 | 31% | +11.33 |
| Hurdle | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 04 Dec 25+24d | Wincanton | Lenny Roberts Memorial Trophy Handicap Chase Handy early - hit front after 3rd then lost that spot under pressure before 3 out - dropped away fast finishing well held | 6/11 | 12 | 10-10 | 87 | 61C | 84C | Freddie Mitchell | 16/1 |
| 10 Nov 25+26d | Kempton | JCB Hydradig Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Went straight to front - lost that spot for a moment then regained it - stumbled 3 out - pushed along soon after - lost place again to sit fourth 2 out then lost ground quickly - well held at the finish | 5/9 | ½ | 10-10 | 77 | 80B | 82B | Freddie Mitchell | 10/3 |
| 15 Oct 25+38d | Worcester | Happy Birthday Chris Handicap Chase Set the pace from the off - pushed on approaching the home turn - kept finding more to the line | 1/9 | 9-12 | 79 | 88B | 105A | Freddie Mitchell | 5/1 | |
| 07 Sep 25+18d | Fontwell | Southern Cranes And Access Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Fought for control early - drifted right at the off - shared front running - overtaken before 2nd - pushed along and dropped away before 2 out - made no dent on the run-in | 6/9 | 3¼ | 10-6 | 75 | 119C | 85C | Freddie Mitchell | 13/2 |
| 20 Aug 25+61d | Worcester | Martin Keighley Racing Club Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Held clear advantage until two out - dropped away from second spot soon after - unable to find more late and held on for third | 3/9 | 6 | 10-1 | 75 | 96A | 95A | Freddie Mitchell | 11/2 |
| 20 Jun 25+92d | Market Rasen | Port Of Grimsby Handicap Chase Handy early - hit the front 2nd before edging ahead again - scrappy over 3rd and drifted right approaching 4th - drifted right again 6th and sluggish 8th - lost touch before 3 out and finished well held | 5/5 | 1 | 11-7 | 83 | 75C | 83C | David Bass | 22/1 |
| 20 Mar 25+43d | Sedgefield | Fairlight Studio Handicap Chase Sat behind front group early - dropped back into midfield 4th - rallied approaching 3 out and pressed on into contention 2 out - unable to add more after the last and stayed 4th | 4/8 | ¾ | 10-7 | 84 | 69C | 94B | Danny McMenamin | 10/3 |
| 05 Feb 25+35d | Sedgefield | Mary & Smokey Reed Wedding Anniversary Handicap Chase Went straight to the front - overtaken approaching home turn then pressed the new pace-setter from 2 out - lost momentum on the run-in to finish third | 3/6 | 1¼ | 11-2 | 84 | — | 106B | Danny McMenamin | 5/4F |
| 01 Jan 25+36d | Catterick | Happy 30th Birthday Sam Iveson Handicap Chase Went straight to front - blundered and lost command 6 out - pressed for effort and dropped away before 3 out - finished 4th well beaten | 4/4 | 13 | 11-3 | 86 | 45C | 76B | Charlie Maggs | 11/8 |
| 2024 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Nov 24+21d | Sedgefield | Vickers.Bet Independent Family Owned Bookmaker Handicap Chase Soon in front and opened a gap with one foe after the opening fence - overtaken second - settled into second spot - regained top spot approaching the 12th - lost that advantage by three out - kept looking dangerous with two to jump - dropped back to finish third on the run-in | 3/8 | 5 | 10-10 | 87 | 56B | 100B | Danny McMenamin | 15/8 |
| 05 Nov 24+244d | Sedgefield | George Reveley Handicap Chase Sent to front early - lost advantage for a moment two out before surging back clear in style - kept driving to final fence and cleared it cleanly - kept finding more to the line for the win | 1/11 | 11-1 | 81 | 58B | 116A | Danny McMenamin | 10/3F | |
| 06 Mar 24+28d | Catterick | Every Race Live On Racing Tv Novices' Handicap Chase | 2/6 | 9½ | 10-10 | 82 | 60B | 94C | Danny McMenamin | 4/1 |
| 07 Feb 24+26d | Sedgefield | Paxtons No.1 CaseIH Dealer In UK&Ireland Handicap Chase | 2/9 | 5 | 11-5 | 81 | 20B | 101A | Danny McMenamin | 11/8F |
| 12 Jan 24+30d | Sedgefield | Best Odds Guaranteed At Vickers.Bet Everyday Handicap Chase | 1/9 | 10-9 | 77 | 47B | 103A | Danny McMenamin | 7/2F | |
| 2023 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 13 Dec 23+27d | Hexham | Buttermere Handicap Chase | PU/7 | — | 10-5 | 77 | — | — | Danny McMenamin | 9/4 |
| 16 Nov 23+184d | Sedgefield | Sedgefield Legend Roxyfet Novices' Handicap Chase | 1/7 | 10-4 | 70 | 58A | 110B | Danny McMenamin | 17/2 | |
| 16 May 23+10d | Newcastle | At The Races App Expert Tips Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) | 8/11 | 7½ | 10-3 | 74 | 68C | 73C | Sean Quinlan | 28/1 |
| 06 May 23+21d | Hexham | Sky Sports Racing Selling Hurdle | 7/10 | 17 | 10-8 | 76 | 70C | 83C | Conor Rabbitt | 22/1 |
| 15 Apr 23+22d | Newcastle | Boutique Event Hire Conditional Jockeys' Training Series Novices' Handicap Hurdle | PU/6 | — | 10-9 | 81 | — | — | Conor Rabbitt | 22/1 |
| 24 Mar 23+36d | Musselburgh | Racing Post Go North Sea Pigeon Hurdle Series Final (Handicap Hurdle) (GBB Race) | PU/14 | — | 9-9 | 81 | — | — | Mr A P Ryan | 50/1 |
| 16 Feb 23+44d | Newcastle | QuinnBet Handicap Hurdle | 5/6 | 22 | 10-6 | 81 | — | 82C | Sean Quinlan | 13/2 |
| 03 Jan 23+40d | Musselburgh | Fitzdares Handicap Hurdle | 2/12 | ½ | 10-6 | 77 | 99C | 108A | Sean Quinlan | 14/1 |
| 2022 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 24 Nov 22+39d | Kelso | Join Racing TV Now Handicap Hurdle | 7/12 | 3 | 10-7 | 79 | 87B | 82A | Sean Quinlan | 40/1 |
| 16 Oct 22+300d | Sedgefield | Join The Vickers Club At Vickers.Bet Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 7/8 | 10 | 11-4 | — | 69C | 86C | Sean Quinlan | 150/1 |
| 2021 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Dec 21+14d | Musselburgh | Every Race Live On Racing TV Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | PU/5 | — | 11-4 | — | — | — | Sean Quinlan | 125/1 |
| 06 Dec 21 | Musselburgh | British Stallion Studs EBF Blackford Hill 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 7/8 | 39 | 10-12 | — | 33C | 96C | Sean Quinlan | 50/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Bebside Banter won?
- Bebside Banter (IRE) won 4 of 26 archived starts between 2021 and 2025, a strike rate of 15.4%. Placed 9 times in total (34.6% of starts).
- Who trains Bebside Banter?
- Bebside Banter (IRE) is trained by Max Comley, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 4 December 2025.
- Who is Bebside Banter's sire?
- Bebside Banter (IRE) is by Westerner (GB) out of Hard Fought (IRE), whose sire is Exit To Nowhere.
- What going does Bebside Banter prefer?
- Bebside Banter (IRE) has the best record on soft 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 Bebside Banter's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 87, from the run on 4 December 2025. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Bebside Banter's sire's record?
- Westerner (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 11,846 runs since Jul 2009 (942 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 188.
- Who are Bebside Banter's siblings?
- Out of Hard Fought (IRE), Bebside Banter (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.