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Horse profile

The Left Half Back (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2006) · Last trainer J F O'Shea · Last owner Barne Lodge Syndicate
by Norwich (GB) out of Golden Castle (IRE) (Sharifabad)
3 runs · 3 courses · from Apr 2006
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 Jun 2006 — 7,447 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2006
KTB Profile

The Left Half Back (IRE) is yet to win from 3 starts.

Based on 3 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 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 92C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Punchestown, 1 Jun 2006

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 2 figures · best 92C · median 81.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good292C81.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m292C81.5—

Of 3 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 · 2 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Norwich (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.5% of 1,601 runs since Jan 2008 (176 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm16212.5%+50 from 1
Good to Firm174158.6%+1.1—
Good514438.4%+0.90 from 2
Good to Soft224198.5%+1—
Soft408256.1%−1.4—
Heavy251156%−1.5—
Standard (AW)1417.1%−0.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f100%−7.5—
1m2f – 1m4f800%−7.5—
1m5f – 2m603498.1%+0.60 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f595457.6%+0.1—
2m5f – 3m346257.2%−0.3—
Over 3m4812.1%−5.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Golden Castle (IRE) (Sharifabad)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Now Wich One (IRE)50——
Perking Up (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sean McDermott 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr R J Kiely 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 2 0 0% −2.00
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 KTB Jockey SP
2006 · 3 runs
08 Jun 06+7d Tipperary Ballykisteen Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 16f · Firm · 16 ran PU/16 — 11-8 — Sean McDermott 16/1
01 Jun 06+32d Punchestown Irish Form Book 30th Anniversary Maiden Hurdle (C&G) (Div 1) 16f · Good · 22 ran 10/22 1½ 11-8 92C Sean McDermott 33/1
30 Apr 06 Gowran Park (IRE) Clashwilliam (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race 16f · Good · 12 ran 9/12 1½ 10-13 71C Mr R J Kiely 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Left Half Back won?
The Left Half Back (IRE) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts in 2006.
Who trained The Left Half Back?
The Left Half Back (IRE) was trained by J F O'Shea on the most recent run on record, at Tipperary on 8 June 2006.
Who is The Left Half Back's sire?
The Left Half Back (IRE) is by Norwich (GB) out of Golden Castle (IRE), whose sire is Sharifabad.
What is The Left Half Back's sire's record?
Norwich (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.5% of 1,601 runs since Jan 2008 (176 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are The Left Half Back's siblings?
Out of Golden Castle (IRE), The Left Half Back (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2006. 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.