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Horse profile

Wing Back (IRE)

6yo gelding · Trainer S Curling · Owner Pius Collins
by Malinas (GER) out of Play The Wing (GB) (Bob Back)
15 runs · 12 courses · from Feb 2024
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Downpatrick Beaten favourite LTO Ran 17 days ago Last raced off OR 92
KTB Profile

Wing Back is a gelding who has won one of 15 starts on turf. The win came in a handicap hurdle at Downpatrick in Aug 2025 over 2m1f – 2m4f on good ground off an official rating of 86. He has raced off a mark as high as 96 and last ran off 92 at Sligo in Sep 2026, where he was the beaten favourite. Typically held up, he has been ridden with patience in three of five analysed runs.

Based on 15 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up Wins on good or faster
Official rating92↓ 4lb off peak
92 86–96

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 118 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Downpatrick, 25 Aug 2025

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 13 figures · best 118A · median 79
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good6118A852 · 80 / 46
Heavy378C56—
Good to Soft297B65.51 · —
Soft285B55.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f9118A803 · 80 / 34
1m5f – 2m497B67—

Of 15 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 15 runs · as at 8 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 100A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Downpatrick (IRE), 31 Aug 2026 Official rating 92 at the last run, 30 Sep 2026

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 13 figures · best 115A · median 98
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good6115A101.52 · 100 / 100
Heavy3106C94—
Good to Soft298C93.51 · —
Soft294A93—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f9115A1003 · 100 / 100
1m5f – 2m4106C91.5—

Of 15 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 · 13 figures from 15 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 from 5 analysed runs

  • Held up 3 (60%) · 0 wins
  • Midfield 2 (40%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Malinas (GER)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.2% of 3,936 runs since Jan 2008 (418 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−14.2—
Good to Firm36616.7%+2.5—
Good1,18416914.3%+0.11 from 7
Good to Soft91214015.4%+1.20 from 2
Soft1,23616613.4%−0.80 from 3
Heavy5327413.9%−0.30 from 3
Standard (AW)3412.9%−11.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−14.2—
1m – 1m1f1218.3%−5.9—
1m2f – 1m4f50510%−4.2—
1m5f – 2m1,09515213.9%−0.30 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f1,36818213.3%−0.91 from 9
2m5f – 3m1,07917616.3%+2.10 from 2
Over 3m3304112.4%−1.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Play The Wing (GB) (Bob Back)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Mr Fred Rogers (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m3½f–2m7½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Mr Fred Rogers (IRE)632m3½f–2m7½f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 7 1 14% −4.25
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wexford 2 0 0% −2.00
Clonmel 2 0 0% −2.00
Downpatrick 2 1 50% +0.75
Sligo (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Downpatrick (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 9 1 11% −6.25
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Phillip Enright 11 1 9% −8.25
Richard Deegan 2 0 0% −2.00
Sean O'Keeffe 1 0 0% −1.00
Cian Quirke 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Hood 9 1 11% −6.25
None 6 0 0% −6.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 0 0% −4.00
2025 5 1 20% −2.25
2024 6 0 0% −6.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 11 1 9% −8.25
Chase 4 0 0% −4.00

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
30 Sep 26+30d Sligo (IRE) Brenda Anderson Memorial Handicap Steeplechase 21f · Good · 15 ran Raced among the backmarkers - urged on but making no dent 3 out - out of it by the penultimate fence and eased off before the last PU/15 — 11-6 92—— Phillip Enright 11/8F
31 Aug 26+45d Downpatrick (IRE) Tote Guarantee, Never Beaten By SP Handicap Steeplechase 19.5f · Good · 15 ran 7/15 ½ 11-7 9380B100A Phillip Enright 11/2
17 Jul 26+14d Killarney (IRE) Lee Strand Novice Steeplechase (Div I) 17f · Good To Yielding · 7 ran settled at the back early - driven before 3 out - never came into contention 6/7 15 11-2 —34C98C Phillip Enright 80/1
03 Jul 26+260d Wexford Slaney Valley Beginners Chase 19.5f · Good · 11 ran Settled at the back early - made no impression through the race - well held at the finish 9/11 25 11-12 —12C100C Phillip Enright 100/1
16 Oct 25+14d Thurles Leugh Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 16f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran Slow to begin - settled at the back of the field - untidy over first obstacle - shaken up after a mistake three out - unable to find more late on - finished well beaten in 13th 13/18 1 11-10 9597B89A Sean O'Keeffe 17/2
02 Oct 25+38d Clonmel Glenary Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 23f · Yielding · 14 ran Settled around midfield - came down at the 2nd F/14 — 11-9 95—— Phillip Enright 3/1F
25 Aug 25+15d Downpatrick Ulster Carpets Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 18f · Good · 9 ran Held up towards the back - still down in 7th at halfway - improved into 3rd approaching 2 out - edged in front nearing the last then asked for effort into the straight - dropped to 3rd and stayed on steadily to the line 3/9 1¼ 11-6 94118A115A Phillip Enright 6/5F
10 Aug 25+37d Downpatrick Denvir's Of Downpatrick Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 18f · Good · 10 ran Settled midfield early - moved into 4th by halfway - up to 3rd with 3 furlongs left - improved into 2nd approaching the last - asked for effort to hit the front late and stayed on strongly to win 1/10 11-0 86107A108A Phillip Enright 7/4F
04 Jul 25+252d Wexford Clearwater Construction Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) 17f · Good · 14 ran Settled midpack early travelling keenly - up in 6th with 5 to jump - slipped to 8th and driven before 2 out - unable to find more late finishing well held in 9th 9/14 ½ 11-2 8890B94A Phillip Enright 17/2
25 Oct 24+22d Sligo Sligo Races Punters Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 20.5f · Yielding · 16 ran Held up in the pack - pressed for effort approaching 2 out - unable to close - well beaten in 15th 15/16 13 11-11 9426C92C Phillip Enright 15/2
03 Oct 24+170d Clonmel Tickincor Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 20f · Good · 16 ran Held up towards the back - lost ground with a stumble 7th - driven into the straight in 9th making no headway - blundered 2 out and found nothing more 9/16 8 11-13 9679B103A Phillip Enright 7/1
16 Apr 24+26d Naas Colm White Bookmakers Maiden Hurdle 19.5f · Soft · 18 ran 8/18 1 11-4 —85B94A Phillip Enright 200/1
21 Mar 24+19d Cork Welcome To Student Raceday 2024 Maiden Hurdle 16.5f · Soft To Heavy · 20 ran 17/20 6½ 11-7 —56C94C Richard Deegan 250/1
02 Mar 24+14d Navan Meath Farm Machinery Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 14 ran 10/14 12 11-2 —78C89C Cian Quirke 100/1
17 Feb 24 Gowran Park Sea Moon & Jukebox Jury At Burgage Stud Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 13 ran 6/13 ½ 11-7 —-22C106C Richard Deegan 125/1

Quick answers

How many races has Wing Back (IRE) won?
Wing Back (IRE) won 1 of 15 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 6.7%. Placed 2 times in total (13.3% of starts).
Who trains Wing Back (IRE)?
Wing Back (IRE) is trained by S Curling, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 30 September 2026.
Who is Wing Back (IRE)'s sire?
Wing Back (IRE) is by Malinas (GER) out of Play The Wing (GB), whose sire is Bob Back.
What going does Wing Back (IRE) prefer?
Wing Back (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Wing Back (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 92, from the run on 30 September 2026. The highest on record is 96.
What is Wing Back (IRE)'s sire's record?
Malinas (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.2% of 3,936 runs since Jan 2008 (418 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Wing Back (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Play The Wing (GB), Wing Back (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Mr Fred Rogers (IRE) (3). The wins came over 2m3½f–2m7½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from February 2024. 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.