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Good Banter (IRE)

4yo ch g · Form & record 2024-08-30 to 2026-02-26 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Jennie Candlish.
Pedigree Calyx (GB) × The Stalking Moon (IRE) (by Arcano)
OwnerPaul Clare Rooney
BreederThomas Hore
Ratings Official 77 · best RPR 93 · best TS 80
16
Runs
3
Wins
18.8%
Strike rate
43.8%
Place rate
0.89
Actual / Expected
-60.2%
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Full form — last 16 runs

Btn = beaten lengths · OR = official rating · RPR = Racing Post Rating · TS = Topspeed. Blank cells are values we don't hold for that run — never a zero.
DateOffCourseDistGoingCl PosBtnJockeyWgt ORRPRTSSP
2026-02-26 22d Chelmsford (AW) 8f Standard 4 2/5 1 George Wood 133 77 80 41 16/1
Flat AW Club Restaurant & Lounge Selling Stakes Took keen hold - raced in third - went second and pressed leader briefly inside final furlong - no extra towards finish(op 18/1 tchd 20/1)
2026-02-04 70d Kempton (AW) 7f Standard 4 5/10 0.75 Darragh Keenan 129 78 77 47 40/1
Flat AW Unibet Support Safer Gambling Handicap Midfield - headway over 2f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 28/1 tchd 25/1)
2025-11-26 43d Southwell (AW) 6f Standard 4 3/7 2.25 Rossa Ryan 133 80 78 47 4/1
Flat AW Midnite Building The Future Of Betting Selling Stakes In touch with leaders - headway over 1f out - went third inside final furlong - kept on(op 3/1 tchd 9/2)
2025-10-14 28d Leicester 7f Good 4 3/7 3.5 Darragh Keenan 134 80 66 66 15/8
Flat Turf Join Racing TV Now Selling Stakes Ducked left start - in touch with leaders - raced centre over 4f out - headway and went modest third over 1f out - no impression(op 7/4 tchd 85/40)
2025-09-16 11d Wolverhampton (AW) 8.5f Standard 4 1/6 0 George Wood 140 79 84 50 2/1
Flat AW Download The Raceday Ready App Selling Stakes In touch with leaders - going best and headway to lead 1f out - nudged out inside final furlong - comfortably(op 7/2)
2025-09-05 36d Ascot 7f Soft 4 10/12 16 Lewis Edmunds 131 81 18 4 25/1
Flat Turf Sodexo Live! Handicap Never better than midfield(op 33/1)
2025-07-31 33d Wolverhampton (AW) 6f Standard 4 5/10 0.5 Jason Hart 136 83 74 63 9/1
Flat AW Racing League Race 9 Handicap (For horses In The Care Of Trainers Registered To Racing League) Never better than midfield(op 7/1 tchd 13/2)
2025-06-28 26d York 6f Good 4 14/18 2.5 Callum Shepherd p 135 85 30 28 14/1
Flat Turf Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Sprint Handicap In touch with leaders towards near side - weakened over 2f out(op 16/1)
2025-06-02 15d Windsor 6f Firm 3 6/9 0.75 Saffie Osborne 129 87 77 61 11/1
Flat Turf Fitzdares Sprint Series Handicap (Windsor Sprint Series Qualifier) Midfield - weakened inside final furlong(op 17/2)
2025-05-18 30d Newmarket 6f Firm 2 5/8 3.25 David Probert 124 90 75 68 11/1
Flat Turf Sky Bet Proud To Support RoR Handicap Towards rear - in touch with leaders halfway - hung right from 2f out - outpaced over 1f out(op 17/2 tchd 12/1)
2025-04-18 34d Newcastle (AW) 6f Standard 2 8/14 1 Rossa Ryan 133 91 90 80 10/1
Flat BetMGM All-Weather 3 Year Old Championships Handicap
2025-03-15 15d Southwell (AW) 7f Standard 4/6 Rossa Ryan 137 92 93 54 11/8
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2025-02-28 102d Lingfield (AW) 6f Standard 6/12 Hector Crouch 135 93 90 11/4
BetMGM AWC 3 Year Old Trial Handicap
2024-11-18 56d Wolverhampton (AW) 6f Standard 5 1/10 0 Richard Kingscote 137 92 52 EvensF
Flat AW Take Time To Think With BetMGM EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Prominent - led at steady pace after 1f - increased tempo from 2f out - ridden inside final furlong - drifted right but kept on well inside final 110yds - comfortably(op 8/11)
2024-09-23 24d Wolverhampton (AW) 6f Standard 5 1/7 0 Rossa Ryan 133 92 66 4/11F
Flat AW At The Races 1M Social Followers Confined Novice Stakes (No More Than 2 Runs) (GBB Race) Towards rear early - headway and prominent after 1f - headway to lead over 1f out - ran on well inside final furlong - nudged out towards finish - comfortably(op 2/5)
2024-08-30 DEB Salisbury 6f Firm 4 2/11 0.1 John Fahy 130 81 70 25/1
Flat Turf Cara Glass Irish EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (EBF Restricted Race Qualifier) (GBB/IRE Incentive) Dwelt start - prominent on outer - pressed leaders over 3f out - led narrowly inside final furlong - kept on but headed final strides (jockey said colt hung left-handed)(tchd 28/1)

Record by layoff

Days since the previous run. Does this one go well fresh, or need a run? Career debut excluded — no prior run means no layoff.
Time since last runRunsWinsSR
Quick (under 2wk)11100.0%
Normal (2-4wk)7114.3%
Freshened (1-2m)5120.0%
Layoff (2-6m)200.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 2200.0%
Class 49111.1%
Class 522100.0%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Sprint (5-6f)10220.0%
Mile (7-9f)6116.7%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Standard10330.0%
Firm300.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Wolverhampton (AW)4375.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2024-08-30–2026-02-26. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.