Great Banter (IRE)
Great Banter (IRE) is yet to win from 5 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 3rd of 20 at Down Royal (Mar 2007).
- 0–5Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 2 (40%)Placed
- −5.00£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=5 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 85Highest OR
- 159dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 10.9% of 16,543 runs since Jan 2008 (1,456 horses).
Strongest on standard (aw) going: 18.1% from 105.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 58 | 5 | 8.6% | −2.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 760 | 64 | 8.4% | −2.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 4,658 | 479 | 10.3% | −0.6 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2,804 | 358 | 12.8% | +1.9 | — |
| Soft | 5,006 | 540 | 10.8% | −0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 3,152 | 345 | 10.9% | 0 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 105 | 19 | 18.1% | +7.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | +5.8 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 7 | 2 | 28.6% | +17.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 90 | 8 | 8.9% | −2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4,439 | 514 | 11.6% | +0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5,912 | 630 | 10.7% | −0.2 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4,996 | 537 | 10.7% | −0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 1,093 | 118 | 10.8% | −0.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
8 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Open Day (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Open Day (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open Day (IRE) | 18 | 5 | 2m–2m4f | Class 3 |
| Old Si (IRE) | 26 | 5 | 2m–2m4f | — |
| San Angelo (IRE) | 21 | 2 | 2m1f–2m4f | — |
| What A Joke (IRE) | 14 | 0 | — | — |
| Inishlacken (IRE) | 11 | 0 | — | — |
| Poetry Man (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jas D'Esclans (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tale Of A Champion (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S M McGovern | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Barry Geraghty | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2005 | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 · 3 runs | |||||||||
| 07 Apr 07+21d | Cork | Charleville Handicap Hurdle (74-102) | 4/20 | ½ | 9-13 | 78 | 104C | S M McGovern | 7/1 |
| 17 Mar 07+42d | Down Royal | Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (74-102) | 3/20 | 3 | 10-9 | 78 | 105C | S M McGovern | 8/1 |
| 03 Feb 07+545d | Fairyhouse | Evening Meetings At Fairyhouse Handicap Hurdle (74-102) | 7/16 | 6 | 9-13 | 78 | 88C | S M McGovern | 33/1 |
| 2005 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 07 Aug 05+29d | Downpatrick | Www.patohare.com Handicap Hurdle (70-88) | 8/13 | 14 | 11-4 | 84 | 87C | Barry Geraghty | 4/1J |
| 09 Jul 05 | Fairyhouse | Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (70-109) | 9/22 | nk | 10-0 | 85 | 76C | S M McGovern | 14/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Great Banter won?
- Great Banter (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2005 and 2007. Placed 2 times in total (40% of starts).
- Who trained Great Banter?
- Great Banter (IRE) was trained by T J Taaffe on the most recent run on record, at Cork on 7 April 2007.
- Who is Great Banter's sire?
- Great Banter (IRE) is by Oscar (IRE) out of Shaping (IRE), whose sire is Deep Run.
- What is Great Banter's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 78, from the run on 7 April 2007. The highest on record is 85.
- What is Great Banter's sire's record?
- Oscar (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.9% of 16,543 runs since Jan 2008 (1,456 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 18.1% from 105.
- Who are Great Banter's siblings?
- Out of Shaping (IRE), Great Banter (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Open Day (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Open Day (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.