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Horse profile

Holdbacktheriver (IRE)

11yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2023) · Last trainer Evan Williams · Last owner W J Evans Racing
by Presenting (GB) out of Fairy Lane (IRE) (Old Vic)
30 runs · 12 courses · from Jan 2017
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 Mar 2023 — 1,320 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2023 3 wins · Chepstow, Bangor-on-Dee & Exeter Last raced off OR 88
KTB Profile

Holdbacktheriver won three of 30 starts, all at Class 4 level. His wins came in handicaps on heavy ground at Exeter in Apr 2018, at Bangor-on-Dee in Jan 2019 and at Chepstow in Jan 2020. The gelding, by Presenting out of a mare by Old Vic, raced 14 times over 2m5f to 3m for two of those successes. He last ran at Fakenham in Mar 2023 off an official rating of 88, 37lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 30 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 4 OR ↓ 37lb off peak
Official rating88↓ 37lb off peak
88 88–125

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 109 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ffos Las, 6 Nov 2022

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 17 figures · best 148B · median 90
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft6109A69.5—
Heavy5140A97—
Good to Soft4148B100.5—
Good295C79—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m9140A90—
2m1f – 2m4f378A61—
1m5f – 2m3148B116—
Over 3m295C74.5—

Of 30 runs looked at, 13 have no figure: did not complete (7) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (6).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 30 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 95B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ffos Las, 6 Nov 2022 Official rating 88 at the last run, 17 Mar 2023

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 23 figures · best 128B · median 105
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Heavy8127A109.5—
Soft7116A105—
Good to Soft6128B99.5—
Good290C85.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m12128B99.5—
2m1f – 2m4f4114B108.5—
1m5f – 2m4118B109.5—
Over 3m3116A112—

Of 30 runs looked at, 7 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (7).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 23 figures from 30 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
Presenting (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 20,050 runs since Jan 2008 (1,686 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 24.3% from 136.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm621321%+10—
Good to Firm1,24017113.8%+2.8—
Good7,02284012%+10 from 2
Good to Soft3,5033219.2%−1.81 from 7
Soft5,32754510.2%−0.80 from 11
Heavy2,7602749.9%−1.12 from 10
Standard (AW)1363324.3%+13.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f500%−11—
1m – 1m1f400%−11—
1m2f – 1m4f6269.7%−1.3—
1m5f – 2m4,72751710.9%−0.10 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f6,69772210.8%−0.20 from 4
2m5f – 3m6,53774211.4%+0.42 from 14
Over 3m2,01821010.4%−0.61 from 7

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

Dam
Fairy Lane (IRE) (Old Vic)

5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Kalashnikov (IRE) (8 wins).

The wins came over 1m7½f–2m4½f; the highest grade won is Grade 1 (Kalashnikov (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Kalashnikov (IRE)2482m–2m4fGrade 1
Kalane (IRE)1451m7½f–2m4½fListed
Pixie Lane (IRE)1212m4f—
Classic Event (IRE)150——
Sagecraft (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 11 0 0% −11.00
Heavy 10 2 20% +12.00
Good to Soft 7 1 14% +2.50
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 17 3 18% +14.50
Class 3 11 0 0% −11.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ffos Las 9 0 0% −9.00
Chepstow 7 1 14% +6.00
Exeter 4 1 25% +5.00
Bangor-on-Dee 2 1 50% +7.50
Fakenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 14 2 14% +4.50
Over 3m 7 1 14% +6.00
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Adam Wedge 17 2 12% +5.50
Isabel Williams 7 1 14% +2.00
Conor Ring 2 0 0% −2.00
Mitchell Bastyan 2 0 0% −2.00
Leighton Aspell 1 0 0% −1.00
Conor Orr 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 23 2 9% −4.50
Cheekpieces 4 1 25% +9.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie + visor 1 0 0% −1.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 3 0 0% −3.00
2022 2 0 0% −2.00
2021 6 0 0% −6.00
2020 3 1 33% +10.00
2019 6 1 17% +3.50
2018 6 1 17% +3.00
2017 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 17 2 12% +5.50
Hurdle 12 1 8% −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
2023 · 3 runs
17 Mar 23+36d Fakenham Lightdoor Limited Building The Paddocks Cheveley Handicap Chase Class 5 · 29f · Soft · 4 ran PU/4 — 11-4 88—— Isabel Williams 9/2
09 Feb 23+35d Ffos Las Follow Vickers.bet On Facebook Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 3/8 16 10-8 9090A90B Adam Wedge 28/1
05 Jan 23+48d Ffos Las Cazoo Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Heavy · 9 ran PU/9 — 10-13 95—— Adam Wedge 11/1
2022 · 2 runs
18 Nov 22+12d Chepstow Viasat Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 5/7 8½ 10-7 92—91A Isabel Williams 8/1
06 Nov 22+519d Ffos Las Join Vickers.Bet Free Bet Club Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Soft · 6 ran 2/6 7 9-13 92109A95B Isabel Williams 12/1
2021 · 6 runs
05 Jun 21+12d Worcester Equine And Canine Handicap Chase Class 4 · 23f · Good · 10 ran 8/10 5½ 10-13 10763C90C Adam Wedge 33/1
24 May 21+14d Ludlow Ludlow Racecourse Handicap Chase Class 4 · 25.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran PU/6 — 11-4 112—— Adam Wedge 9/1
10 May 21+42d Ffos Las Bet10Get10 At vickers.bet Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 6/9 45 10-12 11671C91C Adam Wedge 16/1
29 Mar 21+35d Stratford Bet At racingtv.com Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 26.5f · Good · 5 ran 5/5 21 10-0 11395C81C Isabel Williams 3/1
22 Feb 21+17d Southwell 'Off The Fence' On youtube.com/attheraces Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24.5f · Soft · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-10 118—— Adam Wedge 6/1
05 Feb 21+63d Chepstow Free Horse Racing Tips At Tipstersempire.co.uk Handicap Chase Class 4 · 26f · Heavy · 10 ran F/10 — 11-12 118—— Adam Wedge 11/4F
2020 · 3 runs
04 Dec 20+16d Exeter Close Brothers Handicap Chase Class 3 · 30.5f · Soft · 11 ran 5/11 2¼ 11-3 119—116A Conor Ring 25/1
18 Nov 20+292d Ffos Las Walters Handicap Chase Class 3 · 19.5f · Heavy · 8 ran 2/8 46 10-13 120—100C Conor Ring 28/1
31 Jan 20+56d Chepstow Morecom Electrical Services Handicap Chase Class 4 · 26f · Heavy · 8 ran 1/8 11-12 11754B112C Adam Wedge 12/1
2019 · 6 runs
06 Dec 19+16d Exeter Watch On Racing TV Exeter Handicap Chase Class 3 · 30.5f · Soft · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-7 120—— Adam Wedge 10/1
20 Nov 19+15d Chepstow Angela Nettlefold Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 7 ran 5/7 4½ 12-1 12261B112B Mitchell Bastyan 14/1
05 Nov 19+212d Exeter 'The Smart Money's On Coral' Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24f · Soft · 13 ran 11/13 17 11-6 12461C103C Adam Wedge 20/1
07 Apr 19+22d Ffos Las Specsavers Llanelli Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24f · Soft · 12 ran 8/12 4 11-2 125100B103A Adam Wedge 11/1
16 Mar 19+67d Uttoxeter Abacus Decorators Lady Riders' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 23.5f · Heavy · 9 ran 4/9 1 11-2 122140A108A Isabel Williams 8/1
08 Jan 19+31d Bangor-on-Dee BoscaBet Betting Shops Go Digital Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 1/7 11-12 120—128B Adam Wedge 17/2
2018 · 6 runs
08 Dec 18+17d Chepstow Ron Mills 70th Birthday Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) Class 3 · 23.5f · Heavy · 11 ran 5/11 3½ 10-11 12266C96C Adam Wedge 20/1
21 Nov 18+227d Chepstow Angela Nettlefold Memorial Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 5/13 2¾ 11-8 122111B108A Isabel Williams 7/1
08 Apr 18+49d Exeter Electrotec Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 21.5f · Heavy · 9 ran 1/9 11-0 110—127A Isabel Williams 8/1
18 Feb 18+15d Ffos Las Diane Morgans Special Birthday Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Heavy · 8 ran 6/8 12 11-12 110—91A Adam Wedge 10/3F
03 Feb 18+25d Sandown Betfred Follow Us On Twitter Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 20f · Soft · 7 ran 2/7 2½ 10-12 11053A114B Leighton Aspell 10/1
09 Jan 18+22d Taunton Greenslade Taylor Hunt Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 19f · Soft · 8 ran 5/8 2 10-4 11278A105A Adam Wedge 11/1
2017 · 4 runs
18 Dec 17+26d Ffos Las Davies Chemists Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Heavy · 6 ran 2/6 13 10-12 —116A118B Adam Wedge 6/4F
22 Nov 17+10d Chepstow Angela Nettlefold Memorial Novices' Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 16f · Heavy · 13 ran 3/13 6 10-12 —97B111A Adam Wedge 7/1
12 Nov 17+313d Ffos Las Ethical Power Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 9 ran UR/9 — 10-7 ——— Mitchell Bastyan 8/1
03 Jan 17 Bangor-on-Dee Budweiser Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 4/9 3 10-12 —148B108A Conor Orr 40/1

Quick answers

How many races has Holdbacktheriver won?
Holdbacktheriver (IRE) won 3 of 30 archived starts between 2017 and 2023, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 9 times in total (30% of starts).
Who trained Holdbacktheriver?
Holdbacktheriver (IRE) was trained by Evan Williams on the most recent run on record, at Fakenham on 17 March 2023.
Who is Holdbacktheriver's sire?
Holdbacktheriver (IRE) is by Presenting (GB) out of Fairy Lane (IRE), whose sire is Old Vic.
What going does Holdbacktheriver prefer?
Holdbacktheriver (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 10 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Holdbacktheriver's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 88, from the run on 17 March 2023. The highest on record is 125.
What is Holdbacktheriver's sire's record?
Presenting (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 20,050 runs since Jan 2008 (1,686 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 24.3% from 136.
Who are Holdbacktheriver's siblings?
Out of Fairy Lane (IRE), Holdbacktheriver (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Kalashnikov (IRE) (8). Highest grade won: Grade 1 (Kalashnikov (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7½f–2m4½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2017. 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.