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Horse profile

Haafback (GB)

7yo gelding (at last run, May 2025) · Last trainer Emma-Jane Bishop · Last owner Mrs M J Arnold
by Haafhd (GB) out of Roberta Back (IRE) (Bob Back)
14 runs · 9 courses · from Jan 2022
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 6 May 2025 — 533 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2025 · 7th of 8 Won at Ludlow Last raced off OR 71
KTB Profile

Haafback won one of 14 starts on turf, the success coming in a Class 5 handicap chase at Ludlow in Nov 2024 over 1m5f – 2m on good ground off an official rating of 71. All wins were at Class 5. He ran seven times on good to soft without success and finished 7 of 8 at Worcester in May 2025 off 71. The gelding, by Haafhd out of a Bob Back mare, raced at nine different courses.

Based on 14 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically led Wins on good or faster Win at Class 5
Official rating71↓ 1lb off peak
71 69–72

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 92 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Kempton, 22 Apr 2024

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 12 figures · best 118B · median 67
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good692A67—
Good to Soft5118B51—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m11118B67—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 14 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 14 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 88B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Warwick, 14 Apr 2025 Official rating 71 at the last run, 6 May 2025

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 12 figures · best 97B · median 74
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good697B76—
Good to Soft586C75—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m1197B75—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 14 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 14 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 from 7 analysed runs since Nov 2024

  • Led 6 (86%) · 1 win
  • Held up 1 (14%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Haafhd (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.9% of 4,750 runs since Jan 2008 (305 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm56610.7%−0.2—
Good to Firm7988811%+0.1—
Good1,09512611.5%+0.61 from 6
Good to Soft6156710.9%00 from 7
Soft591589.8%−1.1—
Heavy1722011.6%+0.70 from 1
Standard (AW)1,42315510.9%0—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f125118.8%−2.1—
6f – 7f1,16013311.5%+0.6—
1m – 1m1f1,14211910.4%−0.5—
1m2f – 1m4f1,22213411%+0.1—
1m5f – 2m7207410.3%−0.61 from 13
2m1f – 2m4f2762910.5%−0.40 from 1
2m5f – 3m69811.6%+0.7—
Over 3m361233.3%+22.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Roberta Back (IRE) (Bob Back)

5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Glance Back (GB) (4 wins).

The wins came over 1m7½f–2m4½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Back By Midnight (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Glance Back (GB)3142m–2m4½fClass 4
Back By Midnight (GB)2731m7½f–2m2fClass 3
Sheeza Legend (GB)120——
Glancing Back (GB)50——
Another Glance (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 7 0 0% −7.00
Good 6 1 17% +15.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 10 1 10% +11.00
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell 4 0 0% −4.00
Ludlow 2 1 50% +19.00
Wincanton 2 0 0% −2.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 13 1 8% +8.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
James Best 10 1 10% +11.00
Harrison Beswick 2 0 0% −2.00
Daire McConville 1 0 0% −1.00
Bradley Harris 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Hood + tongue tie 12 1 8% +9.00
Hood 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 4 0 0% −4.00
2024 8 1 13% +13.00
2022 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 7 1 14% +14.00
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00
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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
06 May 25+22d Worcester Betting.Bet Free Bets Handicap Chase Class 5 · 16.5f · Good · 8 ran Went straight to front and opened a big gap early - pushed along and lost the advantage before 4 out - dropped away steadily from 3 out - well held at the finish 7/8 13 9-9 7167C59C Daire McConville 12/1
14 Apr 25+35d Warwick Racing TV Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 16f · Good · 7 ran Set the pace early - pushed along approaching straight - overtaken 2 out - kept trying on the run-in but slipped to 4th late - unable to find more 4/7 ¾ 10-2 6949B88B James Best 10/1
10 Mar 25+19d Taunton DragonBet Born From The Betting Ring Handicap Chase Class 5 · 16f · Good · 8 ran Held up towards the back early and pulling hard - went to the front after the 5th before being overtaken next time - lost ground before 3 out - dropped away rapidly from 2 out - well beaten at the finish 8/8 17 10-2 7075C62C James Best 16/1
19 Feb 25+64d Ludlow Join RacingTV Now Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 7 ran Shared front spot early - went upsides then sat in behind before nudging back in charge briefly - lost command 4 out - faded from 3 out to finish well held 5/7 13 10-2 7125C60C James Best 6/1
17 Dec 24+14d Wincanton TrustATrader Approved And Reviewed Trades People Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Went straight to front - fumbled over the ditch at the 5th - pressed and lost lead before 3 out - dropped away quickly - well beaten at the finish 7/8 19 10-3 7250C58C James Best 15/2
03 Dec 24+26d Southwell Southwell Golf Club Handicap Chase Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 7 ran Held clear early spot - blundered and lost jockey at the 6th UR/7 — 10-6 72—— James Best 11/2
07 Nov 24+182d Ludlow Ashbrook Plant & Hire Powered Access Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 16f · Good · 7 ran Set the pace from the start - drifted left - scratchy jumping 3rd - pushed along and under pressure 4 out - lost front spot briefly 3 out - regained command soon after - drew a length ahead and kept finding more to the line 1/7 10-6 7167A97B James Best 20/1
09 May 24+17d Stratford Join Racing TV Now Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 18.5f · Good · 11 ran 11/11 27 9-13 7167C65C Bradley Harris 8/1
22 Apr 24+64d Kempton Sri Lanka, The Wonder Of Asia Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 16f · Good · 9 ran 2/9 6 10-2 7092A87A James Best 80/1
18 Feb 24+16d Southwell Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Heavy · 9 ran 9/9 10 11-5 —44C73C James Best 125/1
02 Feb 24+21d Southwell Off The Fence On youtube.com/attheraces Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 9/11 3½ 11-2 —51C86C James Best 300/1
12 Jan 24+684d Wincanton Two Mile Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 15f · Good To Soft · 17 ran PU/17 — 11-8 ——— James Best 250/1
27 Feb 22+55d Hereford Black Mountain Botanicals Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 9/10 9½ 10-1 —69C75C Harrison Beswick 80/1
03 Jan 22 Southwell Off The Fence On youtube.com/attheraces Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 9/13 5½ 10-2 —118B75A Harrison Beswick 200/1

Quick answers

How many races has Haafback (GB) won?
Haafback (GB) won 1 of 14 archived starts between 2022 and 2025, a strike rate of 7.1%. Placed 2 times in total (14.3% of starts).
Who trained Haafback (GB)?
Haafback (GB) was trained by Emma-Jane Bishop on the most recent run on record, at Worcester on 6 May 2025.
Who is Haafback (GB)'s sire?
Haafback (GB) is by Haafhd (GB) out of Roberta Back (IRE), whose sire is Bob Back.
What going does Haafback (GB) prefer?
Haafback (GB) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Haafback (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 71, from the run on 6 May 2025. The highest on record is 72.
What is Haafback (GB)'s sire's record?
Haafhd (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.9% of 4,750 runs since Jan 2008 (305 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Haafback (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Roberta Back (IRE), Haafback (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Glance Back (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Back By Midnight (GB)). The wins came over 1m7½f–2m4½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2022. 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.