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Horse profile

Fight Away Boys (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2017) · Last trainer N W Alexander · Last owner R H T Barber Partner
by Vertical Speed (FR) out of Say Ya Love Me (IRE) (Presenting)
10 runs · 4 courses · from Mar 2014
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 30 Nov 2017 — 3,261 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2017 · 4th of 9 New yard Beaten favourite LTO Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 77
KTB Profile

Fight Away Boys (IRE) is yet to win from 10 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 13 at Kelso (May 2014). Last raced off 77, 27lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 27lb off peak
Official rating77↓ 27lb off peak
77 77–104

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 108 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Musselburgh, 30 Nov 2017

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 2 figures · best 108A · median 81.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good2108A81.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m2108A81.5—

Of 3 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 3 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 88C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Hexham, 6 May 2017 Official rating 77 at the last run, 30 Nov 2017

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 9 figures · best 112A · median 89
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good6112A88.5—
Good to Soft2101A94—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m489B87.5—
2m1f – 2m4f2112A108—
1m5f – 2m2101A95.5—
Over 3m1———

Of 10 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 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
Vertical Speed (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 784 runs since Jan 2008 (79 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 15.1% from 139.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm3925.1%−4—
Good211136.2%−2.90 from 7
Good to Soft108109.3%+0.20 from 2
Soft253228.7%−0.40 from 1
Heavy1392115.1%+6—
Standard (AW)3438.8%−0.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−9.1—
1m – 1m1f200%−9.1—
1m2f – 1m4f9199.9%+0.8—
1m5f – 2m215177.9%−1.20 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f266269.8%+0.70 from 2
2m5f – 3m141149.9%+0.80 from 4
Over 3m6857.4%−1.70 from 2

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
Say Ya Love Me (IRE) (Presenting)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 7 0 0% −7.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 7 0 0% −7.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kelso 6 0 0% −6.00
Musselburgh 2 0 0% −2.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 4 0 0% −4.00
Over 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Peter Buchanan 4 0 0% −4.00
Mr Gillon Crow 2 0 0% −2.00
Craig Nichol 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr Kit Alexander 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Nick Orpwood 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 0 0% −6.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 3 0 0% −3.00
2016 1 0 0% −1.00
2014 6 0 0% −6.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 0 0% −6.00
Chase 3 0 0% −3.00
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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2017 · 3 runs
30 Nov 17+208d Musselburgh Border Safeguard Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 3m · Good · 9 ran 4/9 4 10-0 77108A84A Mr Kit Alexander 5/2F
06 May 17+26d Hexham Eve Aitchison Heart Of All England Maiden Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 3m · Good · 14 ran 7/14 28 11-11 8155C88C Mr Gillon Crow 25/1
10 Apr 17+364d Kelso Brewin Dolphin Buccleuch Cup (Maiden Hunters' Chase) Class 4 · 3m2f · Good · 10 ran UR/10 — 11-11 100—— Mr Gillon Crow 7/1
2016 · 1 run
11 Apr 16+522d Kelso Borders Carers Centre Buccleuch Cup (Maiden Hunters' Chase) Class 4 · 3m2f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 7/11 3½ 11-9 100—87C Mr Nick Orpwood 20/1
2014 · 6 runs
06 Nov 14+14d Musselburgh Bet With Your Racing Uk App Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m½f · Good · 8 ran 5/8 1 11-7 100—89B Peter Buchanan 14/1
23 Oct 14+36d Carlisle Bookmakers.co.uk Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Soft · 14 ran 11/14 2¼ 11-6 104—104C Peter Buchanan 25/1
17 Sep 14+115d Kelso Straightline Construction Congratulates Keith Dalgleish Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m6½f · Good · 7 ran 6/7 nk 11-6 104—87C Peter Buchanan 7/2
25 May 14+33d Kelso Royal Caledonian Hunt Novices' Hurdle (In Association With Weatherbys Bank) Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 13 ran 3/13 15 10-7 ——101A Craig Nichol 22/1
22 Apr 14+31d Kelso Lyntoun Private Hire Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m2f · Good · 13 ran 4/13 ¾ 11-0 ——112A Peter Buchanan 20/1
22 Mar 14 Kelso Kelso Races A Great Day Out Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m · Good · 14 ran 7/14 19 10-12 ——90C Craig Nichol 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Fight Away Boys won?
Fight Away Boys (IRE) has yet to win, from 10 archived starts between 2014 and 2017. Placed 1 time in total (10% of starts).
Who trained Fight Away Boys?
Fight Away Boys (IRE) was trained by N W Alexander on the most recent run on record, at Musselburgh on 30 November 2017.
Who is Fight Away Boys's sire?
Fight Away Boys (IRE) is by Vertical Speed (FR) out of Say Ya Love Me (IRE), whose sire is Presenting.
What is Fight Away Boys's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 77, from the run on 30 November 2017. The highest on record is 104.
What is Fight Away Boys's sire's record?
Vertical Speed (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 784 runs since Jan 2008 (79 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 15.1% from 139.

Record shown from March 2014. 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.