Belfast Banter (IRE)
Belfast Banter (IRE) is 4 from 22, including a Grade 1 win. The biggest win we hold: the Betway Top Novices' Hurdle at Aintree (Apr 2021). Hasn't won since Apr 2021. Last raced off a career-high mark of 144.
- 4–22Wins / Runs
- 18.2%Strike rate
- 11 (50%)Placed
- +27.33£1 level staken=22 at SP
- 1.03Fair A/E n=22 · 0.84 incl. margin
- 144Highest OR
- 23dBetween runs (median)longest 163 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 112
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 | 8 | 147A | 106 | — |
| Good | 4 | 133A | 111 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 115B | 113.5 | — |
| Heavy | 2 | 110A | 103 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 11 | 147A | 110 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 121A | 112.5 | — |
Of 22 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (2) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 22 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 6,725 runs since Apr 2011 (425 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 7.5% from 664. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 16.3% from 147. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.8% from 743.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 10 | 1 | 10% | −1.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 386 | 37 | 9.6% | −1.6 | 1 from 1 |
| Good | 1,811 | 207 | 11.4% | +0.2 | 0 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 1,044 | 145 | 13.9% | +2.7 | 2 from 4 |
| Soft | 1,954 | 220 | 11.3% | +0.1 | 1 from 10 |
| Heavy | 856 | 90 | 10.5% | −0.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 664 | 50 | 7.5% | −3.7 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 192 | 19 | 9.9% | −1.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 743 | 58 | 7.8% | −3.4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 653 | 62 | 9.5% | −1.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 685 | 69 | 10.1% | −1.1 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,889 | 241 | 12.8% | +1.6 | 2 from 14 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,680 | 211 | 12.6% | +1.4 | 2 from 7 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 736 | 66 | 9% | −2.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 147 | 24 | 16.3% | +5.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2011 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Fine Margin (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 2m3f–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Fine Margin (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fine Margin (IRE) | 17 | 4 | 2m3f–2m4f | Class 4 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 10 | 1 | 10% | −6.50 |
| Good | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 2 | 50% | +40.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.83 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +40.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.17 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galway | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.50 |
| Listowel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Down Royal | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wincanton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aintree | 1 | 1 | 100% | +9.00 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 1 | 100% | +33.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.83 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 14 | 2 | 14% | −0.50 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 2 | 29% | +28.83 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Sexton | 18 | 3 | 17% | +29.50 |
| Harry Skelton | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.17 |
| Richard Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chris Hayes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 10 | 3 | 30% | +37.50 |
| None | 10 | 1 | 10% | −8.17 |
| Hood | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +37.00 |
| 2020 | 12 | 1 | 8% | −8.50 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.17 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 19 | 3 | 16% | +28.50 |
| NH Flat | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.17 |
| Flat | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Belfast Banter won?
- Belfast Banter (IRE) won 4 of 22 archived starts between 2019 and 2021, a strike rate of 18.2%. Placed 11 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trained Belfast Banter?
- Belfast Banter (IRE) was trained by Peter Fahey on the most recent run on record, at Wincanton on 6 November 2021.
- Who is Belfast Banter's sire?
- Belfast Banter (IRE) is by Jeremy (USA) out of Sumtin Nice (IRE), whose sire is Simply Great.
- What going does Belfast Banter prefer?
- Belfast Banter (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Belfast Banter's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 144, from the run on 6 November 2021. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Belfast Banter's sire's record?
- Jeremy (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 6,725 runs since Apr 2011 (425 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 7.5% from 664. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 16.3% from 147. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.8% from 743.
- Who are Belfast Banter's siblings?
- Out of Sumtin Nice (IRE), Belfast Banter (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Fine Margin (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Fine Margin (IRE)). The wins came over 2m3f–2m4f. As at Nov 2026.