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Horse profile

Byways Boy (GB)

8yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2011) · Last trainer Caroline Bailey · Last owner Mrs J A Bowen
by Groom Dancer (USA) out of Fuwala (GB) (Unfuwain)
10 runs · 8 courses · from Feb 2007
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 4 Jan 2011 — 5,768 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2011 · 8th of 10 First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 77
KTB Profile

Byways Boy (GB) is yet to win from 10 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 10 at Leicester (Jan 2008). Last raced off 77, 21lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 21lb off peak
Official rating77↓ 21lb off peak
77 77–98

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 71C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Leicester, 4 Jan 2011 Official rating 77 at the last run, 4 Jan 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 6 figures · best 88C · median 72.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft374C70—
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f377C71—
2m5f – 3m288C77—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 10 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 10 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
Groom Dancer (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 7% of 1,020 runs since Jan 2008 (94 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2414.2%−2.8—
Good to Firm149117.4%+0.4—
Good276196.9%−0.10 from 2
Good to Soft16295.6%−1.40 from 3
Soft166159%+20 from 4
Heavy6657.6%+0.60 from 1
Standard (AW)177116.2%−0.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4249.5%+2.5—
6f – 7f7500%−7—
1m – 1m1f8578.2%+1.2—
1m2f – 1m4f146117.5%+0.5—
1m5f – 2m301196.3%−0.70 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f211146.6%−0.40 from 4
2m5f – 3m126118.7%+1.70 from 4
Over 3m34514.7%+7.70 from 1

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
Fuwala (GB) (Unfuwain)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Dewala (GB) (5 wins).

The wins came over 1m–2m3½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Dewala (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Dewala (GB)3051m–2m3½fClass 4
Denala (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Leicester 2 0 0% −2.00
Plumpton 2 0 0% −2.00
Towcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 4 0 0% −4.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
James Diment 4 0 0% −4.00
Andrew Thornton 3 0 0% −3.00
Michael Murphy 1 0 0% −1.00
Mark Bradburne 1 0 0% −1.00
Miss Faye Bramley 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 9 0 0% −9.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 1 0 0% −1.00
2010 2 0 0% −2.00
2008 4 0 0% −4.00
2007 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 7 0 0% −7.00
Hurdle 2 0 0% −2.00
NH 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
04 Jan 11+44d Leicester Happy 18th Birthday Georgina Stevenson Handicap Chase Class 5 · 20f · Good · 10 ran 8/10 19 10-13 7771C Andrew Thornton 16/1
21 Nov 10+45d Towcester Sis Handicap Chase Class 5 · 20f · Soft · 6 ran 5/6 2 11-2 8270C Andrew Thornton 10/1
07 Oct 10+899d Worcester Richard Wright Memorial Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 23f · Good To Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 10-6 85— Andrew Thornton 28/1
21 Apr 08+39d Sedgefield totesport 0800 221 221 Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 26.5f · Good · 15 ran UR/15 — 11-9 98— James Diment 28/1
13 Mar 08+36d Hexham Britain's Most Scenic Racecourse Handicap Chase Class 5 · 20f · Soft · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-9 98— James Diment 12/1
06 Feb 08+7d Carlisle Turftv Novices' Chase Class 3 · 24.5f · Soft · 5 ran 3/5 30 10-5 9266C James Diment 16/1
30 Jan 08+62d Leicester Silver Bell Maiden Chase Class 4 · 22.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 2/10 6 10-6 8588C James Diment 50/1
29 Nov 07+262d Uttoxeter Jenkinsons Caterers For Conferences Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Good To Soft · 9 ran PU/9 — 10-5 —— Michael Murphy 66/1
12 Mar 07+28d Plumpton Skybet Paying 5 Places Selected Festival Races Novices' Hdle Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 7 ran 7/7 22 10-8 —74C Mark Bradburne 50/1
12 Feb 07 Plumpton Southern FM Maiden NH Flat Race Class 6 · 17.5f · Heavy · 10 ran 6/10 1½ 10-1 —77C Miss Faye Bramley 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Byways Boy (GB) won?
Byways Boy (GB) has yet to win, from 10 archived starts between 2007 and 2011. Placed 1 time in total (10% of starts).
Who trained Byways Boy (GB)?
Byways Boy (GB) was trained by Caroline Bailey on the most recent run on record, at Leicester on 4 January 2011.
Who is Byways Boy (GB)'s sire?
Byways Boy (GB) is by Groom Dancer (USA) out of Fuwala (GB), whose sire is Unfuwain.
What is Byways Boy (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 77, from the run on 4 January 2011. The highest on record is 98.
What is Byways Boy (GB)'s sire's record?
Groom Dancer (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7% of 1,020 runs since Jan 2008 (94 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Byways Boy (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Fuwala (GB), Byways Boy (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Dewala (GB) (5). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Dewala (GB)). The wins came over 1m–2m3½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from February 2007. 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.