Cheltenham Festival 2024 Form and Entries for Horse Back On Top (IRE)

Back On Top (IRE) b f 2012

Track Horse HorseTracker

Back On Top (IRE) b f 2012

Sire

Lope De Vega (IRE)

Dam

Portelet (GB)

Dam's Sire

Night Shift (USA)

Owner

John P McManus

Trainer

David Wachman

Breeder

Ballylinch Stud

Last Win

Dundalk Fri, 9th Oct, 15 9/2, F M Berry (3332 days)

Last Run

Dundalk Fri, 30th Oct, 15 3rd, 10/3, F M Berry (3311 days)

Lifetime

Runs

Wins

Places

Win %

Earnings

Level Stk

Flat IRE

20%

€48,240

-2.12

Under Rules Total

20%

-2.12

Form Figures

23-17353123/

Form Timeline

Form Figures - 23-17353123/

Date Course Conditions

Race Result

Jockey

Class n

MorningSP

Oct 2013

Orby Sale (Goffs Ireland)

Ballylinch Stud

Purchaser: John O'byrne

€36,000

Lots Sold: 346

Prices

Avg: €100,591

Median: €55,500

Maximum: €2,850,000

Nov 2012

December Foal Sale (Tattersalls (UK))

Ballylinch Stud, Ireland

Purchaser: Anthea Gibson Fleming

£30,000

Lots Sold: 708

Prices

Avg: £34,086

Median: £20,000

Maximum: £500,000

Symbols Explained

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The superscript number on headgear bl² indicates number of times worn. A plus bl⁺ indicates more than 10 times where as red background bl¹indicates first time.

Date Course

Conditions

Race

Jockey Weight

OR Class

Date

Sale

Consignor

Purchaser

Price

Oct 2013

Orby Sale (Goffs Ireland)

Ballylinch Stud

Purchaser: John O'byrne

€36,000

Lots Sold: 346

Prices

Avg: €100,591

Median: €55,500

Maximum: €2,850,000

Nov 2012

December Foal Sale (Tattersalls (UK))

Ballylinch Stud, Ireland

Purchaser: Anthea Gibson Fleming

£30,000

Lots Sold: 708

Prices

Avg: £34,086

Median: £20,000

Maximum: £500,000

Reports in which Back On Top (IRE) was mentioned

Don't Be signs off with Listed win

Don't Be, the well-backed 2/1 favourite, signed off as a race-mare when victorious in the Listed Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Cooley Fillies Stakes at Dundalk for Mark Prescott and Luke Morris. Fri 30th Oct

Prescott raids Dundalk Listed race

The Irish Stallion Farms EBF Cooley Fillies Stakes is the feature at Dundalk on Friday and English raider Don't Be faces eight rivals in this mile Listed event. Fri 30th Oct

Review dundalk 23rd Oct

Take Cover produced a telling performance from the front to land Listed honours at Dundalk in the Mercury StakesFri 23rd Oct

Heavy Weight of training ranks strikes again

Ger Flynn rightly gave praise to his employer, trainer, Jim Bolger, after Heavy Weight came back to win the Book Your Christmas Party At Dundalk Handicap off a mammoth 1057 day break. Fri 23rd Oct

Review dundalk 9th Oct

Hit It A Bomb looks a very bright prospect after landing Listed honours in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Star Appeal Stakes at DundalkFri 09th Oct

Back On Top gives Wachman Dundalk double

Back On Top (9/2) dropped back in trip to seven furlongs in the fillies' handicap at Dundalk and she enjoyed herself in coming home two lengths to the good. Fri 09th Oct

Ibergman scores again for the Laverys

The Sheila Lavery-trained Ibergman stuck on gamely to get home in the fillies handicap over a mile at Navan. Mon 21st Sep

Witty a good winner of Ulster Oaks

Witty Repartee ran out an easy winner of the EBF Coolmore Stud Ulster Oaks Fillies Handicap scoring under Chris Hayes (doubling-up after earlier scoring on Cheers Buddy)for Andy Oliver and owner Francis Campbell. Sat 20th Jun

Lyons bidding for Ulster Derby success

It's 11 years since Ger Lyons landed the Ulster Derby with Green Lassy, but the in-form Glenburnie handler launches a strong two-pronged challenge on the 2015 renewal of the Down Royal highlight. Sat 20th Jun

Review limerick 25th Apr

Answered was in a different league to his opponents in the Martin Molony Stakes at LimerickSat 25th Apr

Wachman hits double Top

David Wachman notched a quick double at Limerick this afternoon when Back On Top claimed the fillies maiden under Fran Berry. Sat 25th Apr

We may have Found a very good one

Aidan O’Brien ran three in the juvenile fillies maiden over a mile in the Curragh and it was Found and Seamie Heffernan that delivered in very taking fashion. Sat 23rd Aug

Review tipperary 8th Aug

Tim Pitt's decision to send Sir Maximilian over from his Shropshire yard to tackle the Kilfrush Stud Abergwaun Stakes at Tipperary paid off in some styleFri 08th Aug

Well-backed May just holds on

The well-backed Fields Of May just held off the late challenge of Back On Top, as she took the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Fillies Maiden under Kevin Manning for Jim Bolger. Fri 08th Aug

After race at Limerick Sat, 25th Apr, 2015 (1st)

She had nice form last year and finished behind two Group 1 winners at The Curragh and was entitled to win her maiden,. She'll step up to Stakes races now. Things are going well for us - normally it's May time before we have winners so we're a week ahead of schedule!

David Wachman