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Woolly Back (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2006) · Last trainer Alistair Whillans · Last owner Play Fair Partnership
by Alzao (USA) out of Hopping Higgins (IRE) (Brief Truce)
12 runs · 6 courses · from May 2005
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 Sep 2006 — 7,339 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2006 · 8th of 15 First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 55
KTB Profile

Woolly Back (IRE) is yet to win from 12 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 2nd of 7 at Wolverhampton (AW) (Aug 2006). Last raced off 55, 20lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 20lb off peak
Official rating55↓ 20lb off peak
55 54–75

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 80C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 3 Jul 2006 Official rating 55 at the last run, 24 Sep 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 →

Flat 11 figures · best 80C · median 48
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good462C35—
Soft353C48—
Good to Soft271C63.5—
Standard (AW)1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f862C46.5—
1m – 1m1f380C71—

Of 12 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: no runner of known ability in the race — the level cannot be solved (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 12 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
Alzao (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 381 runs since Jan 2008 (42 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm400%−10.2—
Good to Firm63812.7%+2.50 from 1
Good851011.8%+1.60 from 4
Good to Soft6569.2%−10 from 2
Soft5958.5%−1.70 from 3
Heavy2129.5%−0.7—
Standard (AW)8489.5%−0.70 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−10.2—
6f – 7f2827.1%−3.1—
1m – 1m1f5658.9%−1.30 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f801012.5%+2.30 from 9
1m5f – 2m1031211.7%+1.5—
2m1f – 2m4f6158.2%−2—
2m5f – 3m4137.3%−2.9—
Over 3m11218.2%+8—

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
Hopping Higgins (IRE) (Brief Truce)

5 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Imperial Soldier (GB)20——
Jessica Mary (IRE)60——
Allymylovin (IRE)60——
Emma's Secrets (GB)80——
Hidden Horse (GB)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ayr 4 0 0% −4.00
Newcastle 2 0 0% −2.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Hamilton 2 0 0% −2.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Chester 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 9 0 0% −9.00
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Dale Gibson 3 0 0% −3.00
Paddy Aspell 2 0 0% −2.00
Andrew Mullen 1 0 0% −1.00
Pat Cosgrave 1 0 0% −1.00
Jim Crowley 1 0 0% −1.00
Robert Havlin 1 0 0% −1.00
Franny Norton 1 0 0% −1.00
Adrian Nicholls 1 0 0% −1.00
Marc Halford 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 11 0 0% −11.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2006 6 0 0% −6.00
2005 6 0 0% −6.00

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
2006 · 6 runs
24 Sep 06+20d Musselburgh RSP Consulting Engineers Selling Stakes Class 5 · 9f · Soft · 15 ran 8/15 shd 9-1 5544C Andrew Mullen 16/1
04 Sep 06+21d Newcastle Knauf Drywall Handicap Class 6 · 10f · Soft · 10 ran 8/10 9 9-9 5848C Pat Cosgrave 8/1
14 Aug 06+42d Wolverhampton (AW) wbx.com World Bet Exchange Selling Stakes Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 7 ran 2/7 5 9-7 58— Jim Crowley 11/4
03 Jul 06+10d Wolverhampton (AW) Take Control With wbx.Com Handicap Class 6 · 8.5f · Standard · 12 ran 2/12 nk 9-4 5480C Robert Havlin 10/1
23 Jun 06+44d Ayr Renault Vans Handicap Class 6 · 10f · Good · 13 ran 5/13 ¾ 9-7 5462C Franny Norton 16/1
10 May 06+295d Newcastle First Choice Holidays Handicap Class 6 · 10f · Good · 16 ran 13/16 8 8-9 5627C Adrian Nicholls 14/1
2005 · 6 runs
19 Jul 05+10d Ayr Seasons Holidays Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Good · 13 ran 10/13 ½ 9-9 5933C Paddy Aspell 10/1
09 Jul 05+21d Chester vigiagroup.com Handicap Class 4 · 10.5f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 10/13 ¾ 7-11 6045C Marc Halford 16/1
18 Jun 05+10d Ayr Stanleybet Summer Handicap Class 5 · 9f · Good To Soft · 18 ran 5/18 nk 9-1 6071C Paddy Aspell 50/1
08 Jun 05+13d Hamilton Sunley Homes Handicap Class 4 · 12f · Good · 11 ran 10/11 5 8-4 6537C Dale Gibson 80/1
26 May 05+25d Ayr Mercier Champagne Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Soft · 11 ran 9/11 1½ 8-8 7053C Dale Gibson 40/1
01 May 05 Hamilton Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 6 · 12f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 4/8 1¼ 9-12 7556C Dale Gibson 3/1J

Quick answers

How many races has Woolly Back won?
Woolly Back (IRE) has yet to win, from 12 archived starts between 2005 and 2006. Placed 2 times in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trained Woolly Back?
Woolly Back (IRE) was trained by Alistair Whillans on the most recent run on record, at Musselburgh on 24 September 2006.
Who is Woolly Back's sire?
Woolly Back (IRE) is by Alzao (USA) out of Hopping Higgins (IRE), whose sire is Brief Truce.
What is Woolly Back's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 55, from the run on 24 September 2006. The highest on record is 75.
What is Woolly Back's sire's record?
Alzao (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 381 runs since Jan 2008 (42 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Woolly Back's siblings?
Out of Hopping Higgins (IRE), Woolly Back (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2005. 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.