Horse profile
Halfback (IRE)
by Lord Americo (IRE) out of Boylan (GB) (Buckskin)
22 runs · 11 courses · from Oct 2005
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 3 Jun 2010 — 5,984 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2010 · 5th of 20
Won at Navan
Headgear returns LTO
Last raced off OR 102
KTB Profile
Halfback (IRE) is 1 from 22. Hasn't won since Feb 2009.
Based on 22 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
- 1–22Wins / Runs
- 4.5%Strike rate
- 8 (36.4%)Placed
- −13.00£1 level staken=22 at SP
- 0.66Fair A/E n=22 · 0.44 incl. margin
- 104Highest OR
- 80dAvg 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.
Official rating102↓ 2lb off peak
102
84–104
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
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
Lord Americo (IRE)
Progeny in our archive have won 7.8% of 2,189 runs since Jan 2008 (237 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 15 | 0 | 0% | −7.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 216 | 20 | 9.3% | +1.5 | 0 from 3 |
| Good | 601 | 51 | 8.5% | +0.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 340 | 26 | 7.6% | −0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 622 | 50 | 8% | +0.2 | 1 from 10 |
| Heavy | 383 | 23 | 6% | −1.8 | 0 from 5 |
| Standard (AW) | 12 | 1 | 8.3% | +0.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −7.8 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −7.8 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −7.8 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −7.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 515 | 29 | 5.6% | −2.2 | 0 from 13 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 785 | 60 | 7.6% | −0.2 | 1 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 691 | 64 | 9.3% | +1.5 | 0 from 3 |
| Over 3m | 190 | 18 | 9.5% | +1.7 | — |
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
Boylan (GB) (Buckskin)
4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Moss Bawn (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 2m½f–2m4½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Moss Bawn (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moss Bawn (IRE) | 11 | 3 | 2m½f–2m4½f | Class 4 |
| Juralan (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rooster Chip (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Double Allstar (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 10 | 1 | 10% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navan | 8 | 1 | 13% | +1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Naas | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leopardstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Punchestown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 1 | 17% | +3.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew P Thornton | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Mr A T Duff | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| B M Cash | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| J R Barry | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr J P McKeown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Paul Carberry | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| P A Carberry | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.00 |
| Ross Geraghty | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Denis O'Regan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 17 | 0 | 0% | −17.00 |
| Tongue tie | 5 | 1 | 20% | +4.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2009 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +1.00 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 15 | 1 | 7% | −6.00 |
| NH Flat | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Chase | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Jun 10+75d | Tipperary | Summer Evening Bbq Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 5/20 | 4 | 11-12 | 102 | 118A | Paul Carberry | 20/1 |
| 20 Mar 10+6d | Gowran Park | Bagenalstown Beginners Chase | 12/15 | 28 | 11-12 | — | 98C | J R Barry | 20/1 |
| 14 Mar 10+85d | Navan | Irish Day At Navan Racecourse Beginners Chase | 9/16 | 4 | 11-12 | — | 102C | J R Barry | 28/1 |
| 19 Dec 09+41d | Navan | Christmas Greetings Handicap Hurdle (81-109) | 8/18 | 1¾ | 11-4 | 103 | 98C | Andrew P Thornton | 9/2 |
| 08 Nov 09+225d | Navan | Troytown November 22nd Handicap Hurdle (81-109) | 14/25 | 3 | 11-5 | 104 | 100C | Andrew P Thornton | 12/1 |
| 28 Mar 09+14d | Navan | Oldcastle Handicap Hurdle (81-109) | 6/27 | ¾ | 11-3 | 104 | 114A | Andrew P Thornton | 9/2F |
| 14 Mar 09+14d | Naas | Kilcullen Handicap Hurdle (81-102) | 2/18 | 4 | 11-4 | 99 | 131A | Andrew P Thornton | 9/2 |
| 28 Feb 09+12d | Navan | Garlow Cross Handicap Hurdle (81-116) | 1/26 | 10-0 | 89 | 126A | P A Carberry | 8/1 | |
| 16 Feb 09+36d | Navan | Navan Racecourse Handicap Hurdle (81-123) | 2/10 | 4 | 9-6 | 90 | 116A | Andrew P Thornton | 6/1 |
| 11 Jan 09+7d | Leopardstown | Www.leopardstown.com Handicap Hurdle (81-109) | 8/27 | 3 | 9-13 | 86 | 105A | Andrew P Thornton | 10/1 |
| 04 Jan 09+7d | Naas | Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (81-109) | 3/20 | 1¾ | 9-11 | 84 | 119A | Andrew P Thornton | 20/1 |
| 28 Dec 08+403d | Leopardstown | Mongey Communications Novice Handicap Hurdle (81-116) | 20/30 | 3½ | 9-10 | 85 | 87A | Ross Geraghty | 50/1 |
| 21 Nov 07+46d | Fairyhouse | Culmullin Handicap Hurdle (74-95) | 3/16 | nk | 11-2 | 84 | 107C | B M Cash | 7/1 |
| 06 Oct 07+7d | Gowran Park | Laharts Audi Maiden Hurdle | 9/20 | 1¾ | 11-12 | 84 | 95C | B M Cash | 20/1 |
| 29 Sep 07+28d | Navan | Lighthouse Navan M'dn H'dle (Div 2) | 8/21 | 4½ | 11-12 | — | 92C | B M Cash | 8/1 |
| 01 Sep 07+37d | Down Royal | Charles Hurst Renault EBF (QR) Maiden Hurdle | 3/17 | 7 | 10-13 | — | 107C | Mr A T Duff | 6/1 |
| 26 Jul 07+360d | Limerick | Business Limerick Magazine Maiden Hurdle | F/18 | — | 11-12 | — | — | Denis O'Regan | 8/1 |
| 31 Jul 06+44d | Galway | G.P.T. Waterford INH Flat Race | 5/19 | ½ | 11-6 | — | 116C | Mr J P McKeown | 12/1 |
| 17 Jun 06+22d | Navan | Lynn Lodge Stud Inh Flat Race | 2/10 | 5½ | 11-6 | — | 117C | Mr A T Duff | 10/3 |
| 26 May 06+205d | Wexford | Newtown INH Flat Race | 3/16 | 2½ | 11-7 | — | 115C | Mr J P McKeown | 8/1 |
| 02 Nov 05+13d | Punchestown | Punchestown INH Flat Race | 4/17 | 9 | 11-0 | — | 110C | Mr A T Duff | 8/1 |
| 20 Oct 05 | Punchestown | Blackhills INH Flat Race | 4/24 | 9 | 11-2 | — | 108C | Mr A T Duff | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Halfback (IRE) won?
- Halfback (IRE) won 1 of 22 archived starts between 2005 and 2010, a strike rate of 4.5%. Placed 8 times in total (36.4% of starts).
- Who trained Halfback (IRE)?
- Halfback (IRE) was trained by F G Hand on the most recent run on record, at Tipperary on 3 June 2010.
- Who is Halfback (IRE)'s sire?
- Halfback (IRE) is by Lord Americo (IRE) out of Boylan (GB), whose sire is Buckskin.
- What going does Halfback (IRE) prefer?
- Halfback (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 10 starts (10%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Halfback (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 102, from the run on 3 June 2010. The highest on record is 104.
- What is Halfback (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Lord Americo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.8% of 2,189 runs since Jan 2008 (237 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Halfback (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Boylan (GB), Halfback (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Moss Bawn (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Moss Bawn (IRE)). The wins came over 2m½f–2m4½f. As at Oct 2026.