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Horse profile

Up The Drive (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2019) · Last trainer Dan Skelton · Last owner Rio Gold Racing Club
by Olden Times (GB) out of Black Magic Baby (IRE) (Bob Back)
6 runs · 3 courses · from Sep 2018
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 Feb 2019 — 2,810 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2019 First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 82
KTB Profile

Up The Drive (IRE) is yet to win from 6 starts.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 →

Jumps 2 figures · best 59C · median 59
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good259C59—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m259C59—

Of 6 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 90C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Bangor-on-Dee, 30 Oct 2018 Official rating 82 at the last run, 25 Feb 2019

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 4 figures · best 90C · median 86.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good390C87—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m390C87—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 6 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 6 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
Olden Times (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 736 runs since Mar 2008 (67 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 17.6% from 108. Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 13.7% from 117.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3266.7%+57.5—
Good to Firm1081917.6%+8.4—
Good260207.7%−1.50 from 4
Good to Soft80810%+0.80 from 1
Soft9488.5%−0.7—
Heavy3812.6%−6.60 from 1
Standard (AW)153106.5%−2.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f10220%+10.8—
6f – 7f142107%−2.2—
1m – 1m1f166169.6%+0.4—
1m2f – 1m4f1171613.7%+4.5—
1m5f – 2m145106.9%−2.30 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f106109.4%+0.20 from 1
2m5f – 3m4349.3%+0.10 from 1
Over 3m700%−9.20 from 1

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

Dam
Black Magic Baby (IRE) (Bob Back)

2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Shiroccosmagicgem (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m6f–3m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Shiroccosmagicbaby (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Shiroccosmagicgem (IRE)912m6f—
Shiroccosmagicbaby (IRE)713mClass 5

Record by conditions

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

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Uttoxeter 4 0 0% −4.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00

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

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Harry Skelton 2 0 0% −2.00
David England 1 0 0% −1.00
William Marshall 1 0 0% −1.00
Conor Shoemark 1 0 0% −1.00
Bridget Andrews 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2019 1 0 0% −1.00
2018 5 0 0% −5.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
Chase 2 0 0% −2.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2019 · 1 run
25 Feb 19+66d Uttoxeter Mortgage Advice Bureau Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m2f · Good · 11 ran PU/11 — 10-8 82—— Harry Skelton 10/1
2018 · 5 runs
21 Dec 18+23d Uttoxeter Dove Valley Marquees Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m · Heavy · 8 ran PU/8 — 10-10 87—— David England 25/1
28 Nov 18+29d Wetherby racinguk.com Novices' Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 9 ran 8/9 5 10-12 ——71C Harry Skelton 20/1
30 Oct 18+23d Bangor-on-Dee Lindop Toyota Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m½f · Good · 13 ran 10/13 8 10-5 —59C90C William Marshall 100/1
07 Oct 18+14d Uttoxeter Dave Johnson At Breakfast On Signal 2 Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good · 10 ran 10/10 2¼ 11-0 —59C87C Conor Shoemark 66/1
23 Sep 18 Uttoxeter Sentinel Green 'Un Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 9 ran 8/9 57 10-12 ——86C Bridget Andrews 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Up The Drive won?
Up The Drive (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2018 and 2019.
Who trained Up The Drive?
Up The Drive (IRE) was trained by Dan Skelton on the most recent run on record, at Uttoxeter on 25 February 2019.
Who is Up The Drive's sire?
Up The Drive (IRE) is by Olden Times (GB) out of Black Magic Baby (IRE), whose sire is Bob Back.
What is Up The Drive's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 82, from the run on 25 February 2019. The highest on record is 87.
What is Up The Drive's sire's record?
Olden Times (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 736 runs since Mar 2008 (67 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 17.6% from 108. Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 13.7% from 117.
Who are Up The Drive's siblings?
Out of Black Magic Baby (IRE), Up The Drive (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Shiroccosmagicgem (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Shiroccosmagicbaby (IRE)). The wins came over 2m6f–3m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from September 2018. 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.