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Horse profile

By The Banks (IRE)

11yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2018) · Last trainer W J Lanigan · Last owner T B Conroy
by Alderbrook (GB) out of Zara's Victory (IRE) (Old Vic)
31 runs · 15 courses · from Feb 2012
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 31 Jan 2018 — 3,199 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2018 · 5th of 7 2 wins · Kilbeggan & Wexford Last raced off OR 102
KTB Profile

By The Banks (IRE) is 2 from 31. Hasn't won since Sep 2015. Both wins came on good or faster ground (0 from 20 on softer).

Based on 31 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster
Official rating102↓ 7lb off peak
102 80–109

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 112 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Clonmel, 27 Oct 2016

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 3 figures · best 112A · median 84
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft284A69.5—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3112A84—

Of 5 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · did not complete (1).

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 115A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Clonmel, 27 Oct 2016 Official rating 102 at the last run, 31 Jan 2018

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 25 figures · best 123A · median 99
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft9123A96—
Good9121A105—
Heavy4102A96.5—
Good to Soft2114A99—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f17123A99—
1m5f – 2m6114A94.5—
2m5f – 3m2100A91.5—

Of 31 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (6).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 25 figures from 31 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
Alderbrook (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 3,293 runs since Jan 2008 (299 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm17317.6%+7.9—
Good to Firm2362410.2%+0.50 from 1
Good9419710.3%+0.62 from 10
Good to Soft627568.9%−0.80 from 3
Soft892707.8%−1.90 from 10
Heavy5586812.2%+2.50 from 7
Standard (AW)2229.1%−0.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−9.7—
1m – 1m1f200%−9.7—
1m2f – 1m4f8112.5%+2.8—
1m5f – 2m762678.8%−0.90 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f1,18012210.3%+0.62 from 18
2m5f – 3m979959.7%00 from 7
Over 3m361359.7%0—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Zara's Victory (IRE) (Old Vic)

6 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Western Victory (IRE) (8 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m½f; the highest grade won is Grade 3 (Tell Us More (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Western Victory (IRE)3482m–3mListed
Tell Us More (IRE)1942m–2m2fGrade 3
More Info (IRE)2632m½f–3m½f—
West End Victory (IRE)312m½f—
Corskeagh Express (IRE)80——
C'estlerouteencor (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 10 0 0% −10.00
Good 10 2 20% +70.00
Heavy 7 0 0% −7.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Down Royal 6 0 0% −6.00
Tipperary 4 0 0% −4.00
Punchestown 3 0 0% −3.00
Tramore 3 0 0% −3.00
Limerick 2 0 0% −2.00
Clonmel 2 0 0% −2.00
Roscommon 2 0 0% −2.00
Wexford 2 1 50% +11.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan 1 1 100% +66.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 18 2 11% +62.00
2m5f – 3m 7 0 0% −7.00
1m5f – 2m 6 0 0% −6.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jody McGarvey 7 1 14% +6.00
Paul Townend 3 0 0% −3.00
Ben Dalton 3 1 33% +64.00
Denis O'Regan 2 0 0% −2.00
Rachael Blackmore 2 0 0% −2.00
Davy Condon 2 0 0% −2.00
Roger Loughran 1 0 0% −1.00
Danny Mullins 1 0 0% −1.00
Jonathan Burke 1 0 0% −1.00
Brian Hayes 1 0 0% −1.00
Ryan Treacy 1 0 0% −1.00
Jonathan Moore 1 0 0% −1.00
Paddy Kennedy 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr J T Carroll 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr J C Barry 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr P N O'Brien 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr S G Carey 1 0 0% −1.00
Robbie McNamara 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 19 2 11% +61.00
None 12 0 0% −12.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 1 0 0% −1.00
2017 1 0 0% −1.00
2016 8 0 0% −8.00
2015 11 2 18% +69.00
2014 4 0 0% −4.00
2012 6 0 0% −6.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 15 1 7% −2.00
Chase 13 1 8% +54.00
NH Flat 3 0 0% −3.00

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
2018 · 1 run
31 Jan 18+34d Down Royal Robert Mccoubrey Handicap Chase (0-116) 2m4f · Heavy · 7 ran 5/7 16 11-2 102—94B Roger Loughran 16/1
2017 · 1 run
28 Dec 17+406d Limerick Cube Veterans Handicap Chase 2m6½f · Heavy · 9 ran PU/9 — 10-9 105—— Danny Mullins 12/1
2016 · 8 runs
17 Nov 16+21d Clonmel Prior Park Service Station Clonmel Handicap Chase 2m2f · Yielding · 6 ran 3/6 12 11-3 10984A108B Denis O'Regan 13/2
27 Oct 16+23d Clonmel Watch The Breeders' Cup Live On At The Races Rated Chase 2m4f · Good · 8 ran 3/8 ½ 11-2 106112A115A Jonathan Burke 12/1
04 Oct 16+63d Tipperary Tipperary Handicap Chase 2m1f · Yielding To Soft · 9 ran 3/9 3 11-7 10655A123A Denis O'Regan 10/1
02 Aug 16+28d Roscommon J.F. Hanley Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) 2m4f · Yielding · 14 ran 5/14 shd 11-9 92—108A Paul Townend 10/3F
05 Jul 16+18d Roscommon Keen Print Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 2/18 ½ 11-0 88—114A Rachael Blackmore 5/1J
17 Jun 16+21d Down Royal Sean Graham Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 2m4f · Good · 19 ran 3/19 2 10-9 88—108A Rachael Blackmore 9/1
27 May 16+100d Down Royal O2 Office 365 Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m4f · Good · 20 ran 2/20 3¼ 11-2 85—105A Brian Hayes 9/1
17 Feb 16+88d Punchestown Festival Free Upgrade Offer Ends Soon Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m4f · Heavy · 11 ran 8/11 3¾ 11-3 86—99A Paul Townend 8/1
2015 · 11 runs
21 Nov 15+25d Gowran Park Irish Racing Yearbook Handicap Chase 2m2f · Heavy · 13 ran F/13 — 10-13 108—— Ben Dalton 20/1
27 Oct 15+53d Punchestown Betdaq.com 50% Commission Refund Handicap Chase (0-116) 2m4f · Yielding · 8 ran 3/8 19 11-2 109—96C Ben Dalton 8/1
04 Sep 15+47d Kilbeggan Midland Breeders Supporting Kilbeggan Beginners Chase 2m4f · Good · 11 ran 1/11 11-9 90—121A Ben Dalton 66/1
19 Jul 15+14d Tipperary Kenyon Street Traders Nenagh Beginners Chase 2m4f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 10/15 33 11-9 90—84C Jody McGarvey 25/1
05 Jul 15+37d Limerick Book Online At Limerickraces.ie Beginners Chase 2m1f · Good · 13 ran 8/13 17 11-9 90—94C Jody McGarvey 33/1
29 May 15+4d Tramore Tramore Racecourse Supporters Club Beginners Chase 2m6f · Good · 10 ran F/10 — 11-9 90—— Jody McGarvey 14/1
25 May 15+34d Ballinrobe Audi Ballina Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 2m4f · Good · 16 ran 5/16 2¼ 10-8 87—99A Jody McGarvey 13/2
21 Apr 15+35d Wexford www.wexfordraces.ie Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m4f · Good · 14 ran 1/14 10-8 80—106A Jody McGarvey 12/1
17 Mar 15+13d Down Royal Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m4f · Yielding To Soft · 14 ran 6/14 4¼ 11-0 81—96A Ryan Treacy 12/1
04 Mar 15+58d Downpatrick Irish Jockeys Association Novice Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 2m2f · Yielding · 10 ran 3/10 3¾ 9-5 81—91A Jonathan Moore 9/1
05 Jan 15+10d Thurles Horse & Jockey Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 2m6f · Soft To Heavy · 18 ran PU/18 — 10-7 84—— Jody McGarvey 20/1
2014 · 4 runs
26 Dec 14+13d Down Royal Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 2m · Heavy · 13 ran 10/13 12 10-8 86—68C Paddy Kennedy 12/1
13 Dec 14+212d Tramore www.tramore-racecourse.com Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m · Yielding · 13 ran 7/13 1¼ 11-1 87—90A Jody McGarvey 16/1
15 May 14+31d Tipperary Glenview And Rathbarry Stud Novice Hunters Chase 2m7f · Yielding · 15 ran UR/15 — 11-6 ——— Mr J T Carroll 20/1
14 Apr 14+663d Tramore Tote Trifecta Rollover Hunters Chase 2m6f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran UR/15 — 11-0 ——— Mr J C Barry 16/1
2012 · 6 runs
20 Jun 12+13d Wexford Vinegar Hill Maiden Hurdle 3m · Good To Firm · 13 ran 8/13 50 11-4 ——83C Davy Condon 33/1
07 Jun 12+15d Tipperary Tipperary Racecourse Supporters Club Maiden Hurdle 3m · Soft · 18 ran 5/18 8 11-4 ——100A Davy Condon 33/1
23 May 12+45d Sligo Sunday 15th July Family Day At Sligo Maiden Hurdle 2m · Good · 16 ran 8/16 2½ 11-4 ——99A Paul Townend 100/1
08 Apr 12+22d Cork Corkracecourse.ie (Pro/Am) Flat Race 2m3f · Good · 20 ran 18/20 59 11-7 ——93C Mr P N O'Brien 50/1
17 Mar 12+24d Down Royal Winged Love Flat Race 2m · Soft · 14 ran 11/14 8½ 11-9 ——81C Mr S G Carey 16/1
22 Feb 12 Punchestown Goffs Punchestown Invitational Sale Flat Race 2m · Heavy · 11 ran 6/11 3 11-13 ——102A Robbie McNamara 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has By The Banks won?
By The Banks (IRE) won 2 of 31 archived starts between 2012 and 2018, a strike rate of 6.5%. Placed 9 times in total (29% of starts).
Who trained By The Banks?
By The Banks (IRE) was trained by W J Lanigan on the most recent run on record, at Down Royal on 31 January 2018.
Who is By The Banks's sire?
By The Banks (IRE) is by Alderbrook (GB) out of Zara's Victory (IRE), whose sire is Old Vic.
What going does By The Banks prefer?
By The Banks (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 10 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is By The Banks's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 102, from the run on 31 January 2018. The highest on record is 109.
What is By The Banks's sire's record?
Alderbrook (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 3,293 runs since Jan 2008 (299 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are By The Banks's siblings?
Out of Zara's Victory (IRE), By The Banks (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Western Victory (IRE) (8). Highest grade won: Grade 3 (Tell Us More (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from February 2012. 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.