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Horse profile

Ivans Back (IRE)

11yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2016) · Last trainer Nick Kent · Last owner Ms Victoria Cottingham
by Soviet Star (USA) out of Better Back Off (IRE) (Bob Back)
29 runs · 12 courses · from Apr 2010
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 9 Feb 2016 — 3,907 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2016 3 wins · Market Rasen Last raced off OR 94
KTB Profile

Ivans Back (IRE) is 3 from 29. Hasn't won since Dec 2015. All 3 wins have come over 2m1f – 2m4f.

Based on 29 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
Official rating94↓ 5lb off peak
94 80–99

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 110C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Market Rasen, 3 Dec 2015 Official rating 94 at the last run, 9 Feb 2016

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 26 figures · best 110C · median 95.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good17110A98—
Good to Soft4109B94.5—
Soft4100A89.5—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m14109B94—
2m1f – 2m4f12110C99.5—

Of 29 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 26 figures from 29 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
Soviet Star (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 2,621 runs since Jan 2008 (171 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 5% from 160. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.6% from 320.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm36411.1%+2.4—
Good to Firm425378.7%00 from 1
Good594488.1%−0.62 from 17
Good to Soft235177.2%−1.50 from 4
Soft378287.4%−1.30 from 5
Heavy16085%−3.71 from 2
Standard (AW)7938711%+2.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f134118.2%−0.5—
6f – 7f5475510.1%+1.4—
1m – 1m1f5125310.4%+1.7—
1m2f – 1m4f502469.2%+0.5—
1m5f – 2m497387.6%−1.10 from 15
2m1f – 2m4f320185.6%−3.13 from 14
2m5f – 3m10387.8%−0.9—
Over 3m600%−8.7—

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
Better Back Off (IRE) (Bob Back)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Offside Rule (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m6f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Offside Rule (IRE)1712m6f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 17 2 12% +2.50
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 2 1 50% +1.75
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 15 2 13% +4.50
Class 4 10 1 10% −6.25

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Market Rasen 13 3 23% +10.25
Uttoxeter 4 0 0% −4.00
Doncaster 2 0 0% −2.00
Punchestown 2 0 0% −2.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Towcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 15 0 0% −15.00
2m1f – 2m4f 14 3 21% +9.25

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Adam Wedge 9 2 22% +10.50
Harry Haynes 5 0 0% −5.00
Charlie Deutsch 3 0 0% −3.00
Niall Kelly 3 0 0% −3.00
Gavin Sheehan 2 1 50% +1.75
Maurice Linehan 2 0 0% −2.00
Henry Brooke 2 0 0% −2.00
Nick Slatter 1 0 0% −1.00
Jason Maguire 1 0 0% −1.00
Robbie Moran 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 23 3 13% +0.25
Tongue tie 6 0 0% −6.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 1 0 0% −1.00
2015 7 2 29% +5.25
2014 8 1 13% +3.00
2013 5 0 0% −5.00
2012 4 0 0% −4.00
2010 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 19 2 11% +0.50
Chase 7 1 14% −3.25
NH Flat 3 0 0% −3.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
09 Feb 16+43d Market Rasen Roa/racing Post Owners Jackpot Novices' Limited Handicap Chase Class 4 · 19f · Heavy · 4 ran PU/4 — 10-3 94— Gavin Sheehan 13/2
28 Dec 15+25d Catterick Terry Vepers Handicap Chase Class 5 · 19f · Soft · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-12 94— Adam Wedge 13/2
03 Dec 15+151d Market Rasen Racing Fx Online Handicap Chase Class 4 · 19f · Heavy · 4 ran 1/4 11-8 90110C Gavin Sheehan 11/4
05 Jul 15+30d Market Rasen Manny Bernstein Handicap Chase Class 4 · 17f · Good · 8 ran 3/8 3¼ 11-0 90110A Adam Wedge 3/1F
05 Jun 15+36d Market Rasen Malton Marquees Handicap Chase Class 4 · 19f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 7 10-1 9094B Adam Wedge 11/2
30 Apr 15+16d Towcester Bet Totequadpot Handicap Chase Class 5 · 16.5f · Good To Firm · 5 ran F/5 — 11-3 90— Maurice Linehan 7/4F
14 Apr 15+23d Carlisle ApolloBet Free Download App Novices' Chase Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 2/6 12 10-12 90109B Adam Wedge 8/1
22 Mar 15+86d Market Rasen 32RedSport.com Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20.5f · Good · 11 ran 1/11 10-10 84109A Adam Wedge 15/2
26 Dec 14+28d Market Rasen Malton Marquees Cover Whatever The Weather Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 3/10 6 10-7 8494A Maurice Linehan 16/1
28 Nov 14+161d Doncaster Cadbury Flake 99 Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 8/12 nk 10-12 8676C Adam Wedge 20/1
20 Jun 14+14d Market Rasen Dfds Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16.5f · Good · 9 ran 6/9 2½ 11-0 8782A Adam Wedge 3/1
06 Jun 14+20d Market Rasen Hartshead Club Fiddle Trip 2014 Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 18.5f · Good · 10 ran 1/10 10-6 80100A Adam Wedge 10/1
17 May 14+16d Uttoxeter Abode Estate Agents Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good · 12 ran 6/12 4 10-8 8293A Adam Wedge 15/2
01 May 14+62d Sedgefield Jardines Catering Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 17f · Soft · 8 ran 2/8 20 10-11 82100A Henry Brooke 7/2J
28 Feb 14+12d Doncaster Betdaq 25 No Lose Mobile Bet Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 11 ran 2/11 6 9-10 8296A Charlie Deutsch 5/1
16 Feb 14+52d Market Rasen Rasen The Roof Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 18.5f · Soft · 8 ran 3/8 5 10-1 8291A Charlie Deutsch 6/1
26 Dec 13+14d Market Rasen Lincs Turkeys Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20.5f · Soft · 11 ran 5/11 6 10-5 8488A Charlie Deutsch 8/1
12 Dec 13+19d Newcastle S T P Construction Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good · 10 ran 4/10 8 10-11 8598A Harry Haynes 25/1
23 Nov 13+120d Huntingdon Boongate Kia Picanto City Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 12 ran 4/12 14 11-2 8882C Nick Slatter 33/1
26 Jul 13+26d Uttoxeter Try New Crabbie's Raspberry Ginger Beer Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good · 9 ran 5/9 3¾ 11-3 9099A Jason Maguire 20/1
30 Jun 13+329d Uttoxeter bet365.com Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good · 13 ran 8/13 12 11-7 9581C Henry Brooke 50/1
05 Aug 12+18d Market Rasen RAF Benevolent Fund & RAF Waddington Airshow Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 11 ran 10/11 4 11-8 9986A Harry Haynes 10/1
18 Jul 12+40d Uttoxeter Monacor International Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 4/9 10 10-12 9995A Harry Haynes 5/1
08 Jun 12+19d Market Rasen Jockey Club Catering At Market Rasen Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 9 ran 3/9 16 10-12 —104A Harry Haynes 28/1
20 May 12+639d Market Rasen Journal Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 14 ran 5/14 5 11-0 —100A Harry Haynes 50/1
20 Aug 10+15d Kilbeggan Louis Vambeck Memorial (c & G) Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 13 ran 8/13 16 11-4 —84C Robbie Moran 20/1
05 Aug 10+71d Sligo Sean Graham Bookmakers Flat Race 16f · Good · 11 ran 8/11 nk 11-7 —89A Niall Kelly 7/1
26 May 10+32d Punchestown Black Hills Flat Race 17f · Good · 21 ran 9/21 5 11-7 —99A Niall Kelly 14/1
24 Apr 10 Punchestown Irish Sun (pro/am) Flat Race 17f · Good · 25 ran 8/25 2 11-7 —104A Niall Kelly 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Ivans Back (IRE) won?
Ivans Back (IRE) won 3 of 29 archived starts between 2010 and 2016, a strike rate of 10.3%. Placed 10 times in total (34.5% of starts).
Who trained Ivans Back (IRE)?
Ivans Back (IRE) was trained by Nick Kent on the most recent run on record, at Market Rasen on 9 February 2016.
Who is Ivans Back (IRE)'s sire?
Ivans Back (IRE) is by Soviet Star (USA) out of Better Back Off (IRE), whose sire is Bob Back.
What going does Ivans Back (IRE) prefer?
Ivans Back (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 17 starts (11.8%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Ivans Back (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 94, from the run on 9 February 2016. The highest on record is 99.
What is Ivans Back (IRE)'s sire's record?
Soviet Star (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 2,621 runs since Jan 2008 (171 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 5% from 160. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.6% from 320.
Who are Ivans Back (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Better Back Off (IRE), Ivans Back (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Offside Rule (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m6f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2010. 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.