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Horse profile

Born Again (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2011) · Last trainer Jonjo O'Neill · Last owner John P Mcmanus
by Presenting (GB) out of Merilena (IRE) (Roselier)
11 runs · 10 courses · from Nov 2009
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 Nov 2011 — 5,444 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2011 · 4th of 13 2 wins · Haydock & Fontwell Last raced off OR 129
KTB Profile

Born Again (IRE) is 2 from 11, both wins coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Nov 2010. Each win came on a first visit to the course.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 4
Official rating129↓ 4lb off peak
129 129–133

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 114A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Chepstow, 8 Oct 2011 Official rating 129 at the last run, 24 Nov 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 11 figures · best 126B · median 115
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft5122A120—
Soft4126B118—
Good2114A112.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6126B117.5—
2m5f – 3m3114A111—
1m5f – 2m2122A121—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 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
Presenting (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 20,049 runs since Jan 2008 (1,686 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 24.3% from 136.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm621321%+10—
Good to Firm1,24017113.8%+2.8—
Good7,02284012%+10 from 2
Good to Soft3,5033219.2%−1.81 from 5
Soft5,32754510.2%−0.81 from 4
Heavy2,7592749.9%−1.1—
Standard (AW)1363324.3%+13.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f500%−11—
1m – 1m1f400%−11—
1m2f – 1m4f6269.7%−1.3—
1m5f – 2m4,72751710.9%−0.10 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f6,69672210.8%−0.22 from 6
2m5f – 3m6,53774211.4%+0.40 from 3
Over 3m2,01821010.4%−0.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Merilena (IRE) (Roselier)

5 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Accordingtoemandem (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Accordingtoemandem (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Accordingtoemandem (IRE)912m½fClass 4
Greenock (GB)150——
Silver Feather (IRE)110——
Taghnabrick (IRE)80——
My Dawney (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 5 1 20% −0.67
Soft 4 1 25% +3.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 2 50% +7.33
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Carlisle 2 0 0% −2.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 1 100% +3.33
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Fakenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 1 100% +6.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Folkestone 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 6 2 33% +5.33
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Richie McLernon 4 1 25% +0.33
A P McCoy 3 0 0% −3.00
Mr A J Berry 3 1 33% +4.00
Noel Fehily 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 3 0 0% −3.00
2010 6 2 33% +5.33
2009 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 5 1 20% −0.67
Hurdle 4 1 25% +3.00
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 ORKTB Jockey SP
24 Nov 11+25d Newbury Sportingbet Handicap Chase Class 3 · 22.5f · Good · 13 ran 4/13 10 11-6 129111C A P McCoy 10/1
30 Oct 11+22d Carlisle Cumberland Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 6/16 46 11-8 131105C Richie McLernon 25/1
08 Oct 11+338d Chepstow Play Rainbow Riches At bluesq.com Handicap Chase Class 2 · 23.5f · Good · 13 ran 8/13 5 11-3 133114A A P McCoy 12/1
04 Nov 10+27d Haydock Michael 'Oscar' Wild Retirement Novices' Chase Class 4 · 19f · Good To Soft · 4 ran 1/4 10-13 —120C Richie McLernon 10/3
08 Oct 10+203d Carlisle Clare Burns 60th Birthday Novices' Chase Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 5/13 11 11-4 —115A A P McCoy 10/3
19 Mar 10+28d Cheltenham Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 20.5f · Soft · 24 ran 13/24 hd 11-2 132113A Richie McLernon 20/1
19 Feb 10+12d Fakenham Hunting Is Thriving E.b.f. 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (qualifier) Class 3 · 20f · Soft · 7 ran 2/7 2¾ 11-5 132126B Richie McLernon 10/11F
07 Feb 10+19d Fontwell EBF/SES Autoparts 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) Class 4 · 17.5f · Soft · 11 ran 1/11 10-13 —123A Mr A J Berry 6/1
19 Jan 10+40d Southwell Southwell Novices' Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 3/14 11 11-4 —120A Noel Fehily 50/1
10 Dec 09+23d Huntingdon Totepool A Better Way To Bet Intermediate NH Flat Race (Conds/Amats) Class 6 · 16f · Good To Soft · 17 ran 4/17 1¾ 10-13 —122A Mr A J Berry 9/1
17 Nov 09 Folkestone Daily Mail Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 17.5f · Soft · 8 ran 2/8 1¼ 10-11 —109A Mr A J Berry 11/2

Quick answers

How many races has Born Again (IRE) won?
Born Again (IRE) won 2 of 11 archived starts between 2009 and 2011, a strike rate of 18.2%. Placed 5 times in total (45.5% of starts).
Who trained Born Again (IRE)?
Born Again (IRE) was trained by Jonjo O'Neill on the most recent run on record, at Newbury on 24 November 2011.
Who is Born Again (IRE)'s sire?
Born Again (IRE) is by Presenting (GB) out of Merilena (IRE), whose sire is Roselier.
What going does Born Again (IRE) prefer?
Born Again (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Born Again (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 129, from the run on 24 November 2011. The highest on record is 133.
What is Born Again (IRE)'s sire's record?
Presenting (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 20,049 runs since Jan 2008 (1,686 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 24.3% from 136.
Who are Born Again (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Merilena (IRE), Born Again (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Accordingtoemandem (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Accordingtoemandem (IRE)). The wins came over 2m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 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.