Never Back Down (IRE)
Never Back Down (IRE) is 5 from 63, including a Listed win. The biggest win we hold: the Shalaa Carnarvon Stakes at Newbury (May 2018). Hasn't won since Sep 2021. Last raced off 54, 53lb below the career-high mark.
- 5–63Wins / Runs
- 7.9%Strike rate
- 13 (20.6%)Placed
- +3.33£1 level staken=63 at SP
- 0.95Fair A/E n=63 · 0.76 incl. margin
- 107Highest OR
- 33dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 89
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.
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 36 | 114A | 89 | — |
| Good to Firm | 9 | 116A | 79 | — |
| Soft | 7 | 87C | 64 | — |
| Good | 6 | 97A | 71.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 95C | 75 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 38 | 114A | 85 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 12 | 109B | 85.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 7 | 116A | 89 | — |
| Under 6f | 5 | 97A | 91 | — |
Of 63 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 62 figures from 63 runs · as at 3 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
Progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 23,510 runs since Jan 2008 (1,664 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 14.3% from 147. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7.2% from 251.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 147 | 21 | 14.3% | +3.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 4,207 | 496 | 11.8% | +1.4 | 2 from 9 |
| Good | 5,151 | 548 | 10.6% | +0.2 | 0 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 2,364 | 218 | 9.2% | −1.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 2,460 | 218 | 8.9% | −1.5 | 0 from 7 |
| Heavy | 675 | 67 | 9.9% | −0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 8,506 | 870 | 10.2% | −0.2 | 3 from 37 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 5,117 | 591 | 11.5% | +1.1 | 1 from 5 |
| 6f – 7f | 11,575 | 1,186 | 10.2% | −0.2 | 3 from 38 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,876 | 391 | 10.1% | −0.3 | 1 from 12 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,924 | 182 | 9.5% | −0.9 | 0 from 8 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 696 | 66 | 9.5% | −0.9 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 251 | 18 | 7.2% | −3.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 60 | 4 | 6.7% | −3.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 11 | 0 | 0% | −10.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Ariki (GB) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m1½f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ariki (GB) | 2 | 1 | 1m1½f | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 37 | 3 | 8% | +2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 9 | 2 | 22% | +18.33 |
| Soft | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Good | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +21.00 |
| Class 2 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +12.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.33 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 32 | 1 | 3% | −9.00 |
| Curragh | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Navan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Leopardstown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Bellewstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gowran Park | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Naas | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Newbury | 2 | 1 | 50% | +24.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +10.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.33 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 38 | 3 | 8% | +4.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 12 | 1 | 8% | +11.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Under 6f | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.67 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Doyle | 8 | 1 | 13% | +15.00 |
| Stephen Mooney | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Wesley Joyce | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Gavin Ryan | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Colin Keane | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Robbie Colgan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Rory Cleary | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| James Doyle | 3 | 2 | 67% | +3.33 |
| Josephine Gordon | 3 | 1 | 33% | +8.00 |
| Ronan Whelan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cian MacRedmond | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Coen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Daniel King | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dean Curran | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Kearney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Scott McCullagh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chris Hayes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adam Farragher | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leigh Roche | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nathan Crosse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Declan McDonogh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wayne Lordan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robert Havlin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adam Kirby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| P J McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 1 | 1 | 100% | +25.00 |
| Ryan Moore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 23 | 3 | 13% | +12.33 |
| Tongue tie | 18 | 0 | 0% | −18.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Blinkers | 6 | 1 | 17% | +20.00 |
| Visor | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.00 |
| Hood | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| E/ST | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| 2021 | 15 | 1 | 7% | +8.00 |
| 2020 | 14 | 0 | 0% | −14.00 |
| 2019 | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| 2018 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +26.00 |
| 2017 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +7.33 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Never Back Down (IRE) won?
- Never Back Down (IRE) won 5 of 63 archived starts between 2017 and 2022, a strike rate of 7.9%. Placed 13 times in total (20.6% of starts).
- Who trained Never Back Down (IRE)?
- Never Back Down (IRE) was trained by Joseph Anthony Murray on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 9 November 2022.
- Who is Never Back Down (IRE)'s sire?
- Never Back Down (IRE) is by Kodiac (GB) out of Steer By The Stars (IRE), whose sire is Pivotal.
- What going does Never Back Down (IRE) prefer?
- Never Back Down (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 2 wins from 9 starts (22.2%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Never Back Down (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 54, from the run on 9 November 2022. The highest on record is 107.
- What is Never Back Down (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Kodiac (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 23,510 runs since Jan 2008 (1,664 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 14.3% from 147. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7.2% from 251.
- Who are Never Back Down (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Steer By The Stars (IRE), Never Back Down (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Ariki (GB) (1). The wins came over 1m1½f. As at Oct 2026.