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Horse profile

Birch Bank (GB)

6yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2019) · Last trainer Donald McCain · Last owner Birkdale Bloodstock
by Multiplex (GB) out of Dolly Duff (GB) (Alflora)
8 runs · 7 courses · from Mar 2017
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 15 Jan 2019 — 2,849 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2019 Last raced off OR 83
KTB Profile

Birch Bank (GB) is yet to win from 8 starts. Best effort: 3rd of 5 at Carlisle (Mar 2018). Last raced off 83, 8lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 5 figures · best 89C · median 73
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Heavy376C73—
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f276C68—
1m5f – 2m289C78—
Over 3m1———

Of 8 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1) · did not complete (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 89A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Sedgefield, 13 Apr 2018 Official rating 83 at the last run, 15 Jan 2019

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 6 figures · best 100C · median 84.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Heavy4100C86—
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m3100C86—
2m1f – 2m4f283C82—
Over 3m1———

Of 8 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 · 6 figures from 8 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

Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 4,181 runs since Apr 2011 (291 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm4137.3%−1.8—
Good to Firm449327.1%−2—
Good1,053898.5%−0.60 from 1
Good to Soft576488.3%−0.80 from 3
Soft6646910.4%+1.3—
Heavy293279.2%+0.10 from 4
Standard (AW)1,10511410.3%+1.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f248176.9%−2.2—
6f – 7f903788.6%−0.5—
1m – 1m1f484387.9%−1.2—
1m2f – 1m4f6327511.9%+2.8—
1m5f – 2m902768.4%−0.70 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f557498.8%−0.30 from 3
2m5f – 3m3474011.5%+2.40 from 1
Over 3m10898.3%−0.80 from 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

Dam
Dolly Duff (GB) (Alflora)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them No Duffer (GB) (6 wins).

The wins came over 2m6½f–3m½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (No Duffer (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
No Duffer (GB)3562m6½f–3m½fClass 2
Miss Duffy (GB)70——
Feisty Girl (GB)100——
Ten Ace (GB)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wetherby 2 0 0% −2.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Lorcan Murtagh 3 0 0% −3.00
William Kennedy 2 0 0% −2.00
Theo Gillard 1 0 0% −1.00
Thomas Garner 1 0 0% −1.00
Harry Challoner 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 0 0% −7.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2019 1 0 0% −1.00
2018 5 0 0% −5.00
2017 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 0 0% −6.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2019 · 1 run
15 Jan 19+42d Newcastle Border Minstrel Pub Amateur Riders' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m6f · Good To Soft · 8 ran PU/8 — 10-9 83—— Theo Gillard 20/1
2018 · 5 runs
04 Dec 18+235d Southwell Bet At toals.com Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4½f · Good To Soft · 16 ran PU/16 — 10-10 87—— Lorcan Murtagh 18/1
13 Apr 18+36d Sedgefield Betfred Follow Us On Twitter Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 3m3f · Heavy · 8 ran 5/8 1¼ 10-12 9173C89A Lorcan Murtagh 9/1
08 Mar 18+16d Carlisle Best Odds Guaranteed At 188Bet Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3½f · Heavy · 5 ran 3/5 34 11-2 —76C81C William Kennedy 16/1
20 Feb 18+24d Wetherby Bet At Racinguk.com Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3½f · Heavy · 9 ran 6/9 4½ 11-3 —60C83C William Kennedy 40/1
27 Jan 18+256d Uttoxeter Ted Bonsall 92nd Birthday Celebration Conditional Jockeys' Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 2m · Heavy · 10 ran 6/10 5 11-1 ——100C Lorcan Murtagh 25/1
2017 · 2 runs
16 May 17+56d Warwick Europa League Final Betting At 188Bet Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m · Good To Soft · 9 ran 8/9 21 10-5 —67C72C Thomas Garner 66/1
21 Mar 17 Wetherby Family Fun Raceday - Sunday 23rd April Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m · Good · 14 ran 9/14 6 10-9 —89C86C Harry Challoner 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Birch Bank won?
Birch Bank (GB) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2017 and 2019.
Who trained Birch Bank?
Birch Bank (GB) was trained by Donald McCain on the most recent run on record, at Newcastle on 15 January 2019.
Who is Birch Bank's sire?
Birch Bank (GB) is by Multiplex (GB) out of Dolly Duff (GB), whose sire is Alflora.
What is Birch Bank's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 83, from the run on 15 January 2019. The highest on record is 91.
What is Birch Bank's sire's record?
Multiplex (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 4,181 runs since Apr 2011 (291 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Birch Bank's siblings?
Out of Dolly Duff (GB), Birch Bank (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: No Duffer (GB) (6). Highest grade won: Class 2 (No Duffer (GB)). The wins came over 2m6½f–3m½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from March 2017. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.