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Horse profile

The Banana Man (GB)

7yo gelding (at last run, May 2012) · Last trainer John Mackie · Last owner Mrs Dionne Watson
by Classic Cliche (IRE) out of Marlands (GB) (Henbit)
8 runs · 6 courses · from Feb 2010
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 29 May 2012 — 5,273 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2012 Last raced off OR 70
KTB Profile

The Banana Man (GB) is yet to win from 8 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 3rd of 9 at Bangor-on-Dee (Mar 2010).

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

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 93C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Haydock, 21 Mar 2012 Official rating 70 at the last run, 29 May 2012

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 7 figures · best 103A · median 91
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Soft4103A95—
Good293C91—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m4103A95—
2m1f – 2m4f393C89—

Of 8 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 8 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
Classic Cliche (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8% of 2,328 runs since Jan 2008 (231 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 11.1% from 244.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm9111.1%+3.1—
Good to Firm2442711.1%+3.1—
Good784739.3%+1.30 from 3
Good to Soft475275.7%−2.30 from 4
Soft533397.3%−0.70 from 1
Heavy273176.2%−1.8—
Standard (AW)10220%+12—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f600%−8—
1m5f – 2m512458.8%+0.80 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f710578%00 from 3
2m5f – 3m780536.8%−1.20 from 1
Over 3m320319.7%+1.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Marlands (GB) (Henbit)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Archie's Wish (GB) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m3½f–3m2½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Archie's Wish (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Archie's Wish (GB)2722m3½f–3m2½fClass 5

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Bangor-on-Dee 2 0 0% −2.00
Doncaster 2 0 0% −2.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Donal Devereux 3 0 0% −3.00
Paul Moloney 1 0 0% −1.00
Wayne Hutchinson 1 0 0% −1.00
Phil Kinsella 1 0 0% −1.00
Richie McLernon 1 0 0% −1.00
Stephen Craine 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 4 0 0% −4.00
2011 1 0 0% −1.00
2010 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00
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
2012 · 4 runs
29 May 12+10d Hexham Hexham Racecourse Caravan Site Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m7½f · Good · 15 ran PU/15 — 9-12 70— Donal Devereux 33/1
19 May 12+49d Bangor-on-Dee Racing To School Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m3½f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 10/11 12 10-0 7770C Donal Devereux 20/1
31 Mar 12+10d Uttoxeter Betfred Goals Galore Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 2m4f · Good · 11 ran 7/11 3½ 10-13 —89C Donal Devereux 40/1
21 Mar 12+83d Haydock Whizz-Kidz Charity 'Fixed Brush' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3f · Good · 7 ran 7/7 77 11-1 —93C Paul Moloney 50/1
2011 · 1 run
29 Dec 11+642d Doncaster Pyramid Carpets 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 8/8 31 10-12 —91C Wayne Hutchinson 40/1
2010 · 3 runs
27 Mar 10+20d Bangor-on-Dee North East Wales Unison Intermediate Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 3/9 2 11-3 —99A Phil Kinsella 8/1
07 Mar 10+11d Huntingdon TurfTV Standard NH Flat Race (Conditionals' And Amateurs') Class 6 · 2m · Good To Soft · 11 ran 3/11 18 11-1 —103A Richie McLernon 14/1
24 Feb 10 Doncaster sportingbet.com Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 2m½f · Soft · 16 ran 12/16 1¼ 11-2 —91A Stephen Craine 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Banana Man won?
The Banana Man (GB) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2010 and 2012. Placed 2 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trained The Banana Man?
The Banana Man (GB) was trained by John Mackie on the most recent run on record, at Hexham on 29 May 2012.
Who is The Banana Man's sire?
The Banana Man (GB) is by Classic Cliche (IRE) out of Marlands (GB), whose sire is Henbit.
What is The Banana Man's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 70, from the run on 29 May 2012. The highest on record is 77.
What is The Banana Man's sire's record?
Classic Cliche (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8% of 2,328 runs since Jan 2008 (231 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 11.1% from 244.
Who are The Banana Man's siblings?
Out of Marlands (GB), The Banana Man (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Archie's Wish (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Archie's Wish (GB)). The wins came over 2m3½f–3m2½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from February 2010. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.