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Horse profile

I'll Be Back (IRE)

3yo colt · Trainer K. R. Burke · Owner Ballylinch Stud
by Lope De Vega (IRE) out of Hastalavistababy (FR) (Dandy Man)
3 runs · 3 courses · from Nov 2025
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out 3 wins · Hamilton, Leicester & Doncaster Last run 16 Jul 2026 · 1st of 5 Last raced off OR 92
KTB Profile

I'll Be Back is 3 from 3 on turf. He won the Class 2 Wellman Cars Private Hire Almada Mile Handicap Stakes at Hamilton in Jul 2026 off an official rating of 92, having earlier taken a Class 4 novice at Leicester in Apr 2026 and a Class 4 maiden at Doncaster in Nov 2025. All three wins came on a first visit to the course. The Lope De Vega colt won last time out.

Based on 3 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs since Nov 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 110 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Leicester, 13 Apr 2026

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 →

Flat 3 figures · best 110A · median 75
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good to Firm1——1 run · —
Good1——1 run · —
Heavy1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
6f – 7f2110A80.52 runs · 110 / 80.5
1m – 1m1f1——1 run · —

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 106A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Leicester, 13 Apr 2026 Official rating 92 at the last run, 16 Jul 2026

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 →

Flat 3 figures · best 106A · median 99
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good to Firm1——1 run · —
Good1——1 run · —
Heavy1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
6f – 7f2106A102.52 runs · 106 / 102.5
1m – 1m1f1——1 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 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 3 analysed runs since Nov 2025

  • Prominent 3 (100%) · 3 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Lope De Vega (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 12,170 runs since Jan 2008 (1,102 horses).

Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 956.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm18422.2%+8.4—
Good to Firm1,55923815.3%+1.51 from 1
Good2,75338313.9%+0.11 from 1
Good to Soft1,55618311.8%−2—
Soft1,87125213.5%−0.3—
Heavy7158411.7%−2.11 from 1
Standard (AW)3,69653214.4%+0.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4767114.9%+1.1—
6f – 7f3,59651114.2%+0.42 from 2
1m – 1m1f3,58951514.3%+0.51 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f3,27546614.2%+0.4—
1m5f – 2m956899.3%−4.5—
2m1f – 2m4f245249.8%−4—
2m5f – 3m3213.1%−10.7—
Over 3m100%−13.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Hastalavistababy (FR) (Dandy Man)

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 to Firm 1 1 100% +3.00
Good 1 1 100% +3.00
Heavy 1 1 100% +0.91

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 2 2 100% +3.91
Class 2 1 1 100% +3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Hamilton 1 1 100% +3.00
Leicester 1 1 100% +3.00
Doncaster 1 1 100% +0.91

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 2 2 100% +3.91
1m – 1m1f 1 1 100% +3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sam James 2 2 100% +6.00
Shane Gray 1 1 100% +0.91

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 2 100% +6.00
2025 1 1 100% +0.91

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
2026 · 2 runs
16 Jul 26+94d Hamilton Wellman Cars Private Hire Almada Mile Handicap Stakes Class 2 · 8.5f · Good To Firm · 5 ran raced freely early - handy with the front-runner - travelling strongly and shared the front over 2f out - soon drifted a little right before being driven to sole command over 1f out - stayed on strongly 1/5 9-0 9275C90B Sam James 3/1
13 Apr 26+156d Leicester Best Ticket Deals Online At leicester-racecourse.co.uk Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 7f · Good · 12 ran Drifted right at the break - settled handy in the pack - pushed along to join the front around 2f out - shared the advantage with rival but drifted off line briefly inside the final furlong - rallied to go clear in the last 110yds and score 1/12 9-9 —110A106A Sam James 3/1
2025 · 1 run
08 Nov 25 Doncaster Virgin Bet Every Saturday Money Back Cock O'The North EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 6f · Heavy · 9 ran Settled behind pace group in middle of field - driven to front with 2f left - stayed on strongly through closing stages to win 1/9 9-7 —51A99A Shane Gray 10/11F

Quick answers

How many races has I'll Be Back won?
I'll Be Back (IRE) won 3 of 3 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 100%. Placed 3 times in total (100% of starts).
Who trains I'll Be Back?
I'll Be Back (IRE) is trained by K. R. Burke, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 16 July 2026.
Who is I'll Be Back's sire?
I'll Be Back (IRE) is by Lope De Vega (IRE) out of Hastalavistababy (FR), whose sire is Dandy Man.
What is I'll Be Back's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 92, from the run on 16 July 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is I'll Be Back's sire's record?
Lope De Vega (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 12,170 runs since Jan 2008 (1,102 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 956.

Record shown from November 2025. 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.