Back The West (2015) Horse
About
Back The West is a 10yo bay trained by I Madden of Galway. The horse’s sire is Mountain High and its dam is Glenda King. It has not yet broken its maiden, having failed to win in 23 starts. In its most recent start at Galway on 25 Oct 2025, D King rode Back The West to a ninth‑place finish, behind winner Grace Faraday.
Raced At
Galway
• Tipperary
• Sligo
• Ballinrobe
• Punchestown
• Naas
• Kilbeggan
• Roscommon
• Limerick
• Thurles
• Cork
• NavanRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Galway 25-Oct-25 4830m SOFT R6 HcpH (of $10,502), SP: 15.00 1st Grace Faraday ( E Finegan 158 , Cd 151 ) 2nd Gerrys Wish ( J C Gainford 155 ) 0.20L 3rd Barryroe Madam ( C Hogan 163 , Cd 156 ) 0.95L 9th Back The West ( D King 140 ) 9.50L See full results | D King 63.5kg 9.50L | 9 (16) |
| Tipperary 06-Oct-25 4680m GOOD R5 HcpH $345 (of $11,499), SP: 13.00 1st Flidais ( M Kenneally 155 ) 2nd Mickey Cohen ( D Meyler 155 ) 8.00L 3rd Jetaway Nana ( E Staples 159 ) 1.75L 5th Back The West ( D King 140 ) 20.00L See full results | D King 63.5kg 20.00L | 5 (7) |
| Galway 09-Sep-25 4510m SOFT R5 HcpH (of $9,999), SP: 23.00 1st Sporting Glance ( D Gilligan 166 ) 2nd Oogum Boogum ( S Fitzgerald 153 ) 5.50L 3rd Kingkong Ciergues ( S D Torrens 159 ) 0.50L 7th Back The West ( D King 140 ) 12.80L See full results | D King 63.5kg 12.80L | 7 (19) |
| Sligo 21-Aug-25 5140m GOOD R6 HcpH (of $13,500), Winning Time: 06:33.500, SP: 23.00 1st Tango Theatre ( A Harvey 144 ) 2nd Themanintheboots ( F Brickley 158 ) 15.00L 3rd Ballyglass Beauty ( C G O'dwyer 157 ) 1.25L 9th Back The West ( G Brouder 140 ) 29.30L See full results | G Brouder 63.5kg 29.30L | 9 (12) |
| Ballinrobe 23-Jul-25 4460m GOOD R7 HcpH $500 (of $9,999), Winning Time: 05:36.800, SP: 34.00 1st Mister Vic ( D Mcgill 159 ) 2nd Western Opera ( R Doyle 149 ) 8.50L 3rd Moonshine Girl ( J C Gainford 147 ) 0.20L 4th Back The West ( B Kennedy 141 , Cd 148 ) 9.00L See full results | B Kennedy 64kg, Cd 67.1kg 9.00L | 4 (16) |
| Punchestown 21-May-24 4760m SOFT R8 HcpH (of $10,000), Winning Time: 06:03.600, SP: 41.00 Always rear, never a factor, detached before 5 out and tailed before 2 out, pulled up approaching last 1st Western Model ( S O'keeffe 156 ) 2nd Rising Dust ( D E Mullins 152 ) 7.00L 3rd Hypersonic Missile ( K Donoghue 166 ) 0.50L UPL Back The West ( P Byrnes 146 , Cd 149 ) 0.00L See full results | P Byrnes 66.2kg, Cd 67.6kg 0.00L | UPD (14) |
| Galway 28-Oct-23 4830m SOFT R6 HcpH (of $10,500), Winning Time: 06:24.800, SP: 21.00 Rear, not fluent at 5th, 15th after 8th, weakened and detached after 3 out, never a factor, pulled up before 2 out 1st Shotgun Jack ( C G O'dwyer 158 ) 2nd Getaway Master ( J J Slevin 153 ) 13.00L 3rd Meehall ( C P Mcnamara 164 ) 4.75L UPL Back The West ( M J M O'sullivan 153 ) 0.00L See full results | M J M O'sullivan 69.4kg 0.00L | UPD (15) |
| Naas 30-Mar-23 4750m SOFT R6 HcpH (of $9,998), Winning Time: 06:24.800, SP: 41.00 Tracked leaders early, mid-division halfway, progress into 5th before 3 out, ridden to dispute before 2 out, headed after 2 out, under pressure in 5th before last, no extra 1st Elsannah ( I J Power 164 ) 2nd Tangental ( S Kavanagh 165 ) 5.50L 3rd Master Breffni ( K M Donoghue 161 ) 3.25L 10th Back The West ( K C Sexton 153 ) 20.75L See full results | K C Sexton 69.4kg 20.75L | 10 (23) |
| Galway 29-Oct-22 4830m SOFT R7 HcpH (of $10,499), Winning Time: 06:43.600, SP: 13.00 Led, pecked 1st and headed, tracked leaders on inner and 3rd halfway, not fluent 4 out and lost place, no extra after 3 out and soon eased, tailed off 1st Royal Rhythm ( J P O'sullivan 156 ) 2nd Mahler Appeal ( M J M O'sullivan 159 ) 0.30L 3rd Mahler Appeal ( M J M O'sullivan 159 ) 0.30L 10th Back The West ( K Callaghan 154 , Cd 161 ) 0.00L See full results | K Callaghan 69.9kg, Cd 73kg 0.00L | 10 (18) |
| Kilbeggan 03-Sep-22 4920m GOOD R4 CLHcpH (of $10,501), Winning Time: 06:07.000, SP: 8.00 Mid-division, closer in 5th and ridden 2 out, no impression 1st Ballyglass Beauty ( A Ellis 159 ) 2nd Menindee ( D J O'keeffe 167 ) 1.25L 3rd Camilla's Choice ( J S Mcgarvey 159 ) 7.50L 8th Back The West ( K Callaghan 156 , Cd 163 ) 17.00L See full results | K Callaghan 70.8kg, Cd 73.9kg 17.00L | 8 (19) |
| Kilbeggan 20-Aug-22 5030m GOOD R5 CLHcpCh $315 (of $10,501), Winning Time: 06:29.900, SP: 6.00 Prominent, tracked leaders after 1st, 2nd halfway, disputed 2 out, ridden and headed before last, no impression in 3rd at last, no extra run-in, kept on one pace 1st Crimson Chief ( K E Buckley 158 ) 2nd Crobally Boy ( R Blackmore 160 ) 0.50L 3rd Double Windsor ( D F O'regan 147 ) 1.25L 5th Back The West ( G Brouder 156 , Cd 161 ) 8.00L | G Brouder 70.8kg, Cd 73kg 8.00L | 5 (17) |
| Kilbeggan 07-Aug-22 5030m GOOD R5 CLHcpCh $2,200 (of $11,000), Winning Time: 06:32.400, SP: 15.00 In touch, moderate 8th before 5th, reminders after 7th, took closer order after 4 out, headway after 2 out, closed after last (normal 2 out), kept on, not match winner 1st Pairc Na Ngael ( M P Walsh 168 ) 2nd Back The West ( K Callaghan 142 ) 1.25L 3rd Napoleon Blue ( S W Flanagan 162 ) 2.00L See full results | K Callaghan 64.4kg 1.25L | 2 (17) |
| Kilbeggan 16-Jul-22 4920m GOOD R5 CLHcpH $1,050 (of $10,501), Winning Time: 06:06.900, SP: 17.00 Towards rear of mid-division and 12th halfway, pushed along in closer 8th from last and soon ridden, no impression in 4th from 1f out and kept on into 3rd inside final furlong 1st Lily Light Foot ( K E Buckley 157 ) 2nd Killinure Lass ( S F O'keeffe 158 ) 6.50L 3rd Back The West ( S A Mulcahy 149 ) 8.25L See full results | S A Mulcahy 67.6kg 8.25L | 3 (19) |
| Roscommon 05-Jul-22 4020m GOOD R3 NvH (of $16,501), Winning Time: 04:57.600, SP: 81.00 Disputed lead, headed 4th, dropped to rear and pushed along 5 out, no impression 1st Salvador Ziggy ( J W Kennedy 162 ) 2nd Dovlator ( P J O'hanlon 156 ) 1.25L 3rd Desert Friend ( D Meyler 156 ) 4.50L UPL Back The West ( G Brouder 154 , Cd 159 ) 30.25L See full results | G Brouder 69.9kg, Cd 72.1kg 30.25L | UPD (8) |
| Kilbeggan 05-Jun-22 4910m SOFT R3 CLHcpH (of $10,000), Winning Time: 06:11.100, SP: 10/1 Towards rear, moderate 9th at 4th where jinked and almost unseated rider, soon reminder, headway on outer after 6th, 5th after 8th, closed 2 out where not fluent, weakened before last 1st Killinure Lass ( J J Slevin 164 ) 2nd Rosy Story ( R A Doyle 160 ) 0.75L 3rd Whatsstoppingyou ( B J Cooper 163 ) 0.30L 6th Back The West ( D Mullins 161 , Cd 0 ) 14.75L See full results | D Mullins 73kg, Cd 0 14.75L | 6 (16) |
| Tipperary 06-May-22 4690m SOFT R4 CLCh (of $11,500), Winning Time: 06:22.060, SP: 200/1 Rear of mid-division, slight mistake 7th, left moderate 5th at 10th, no extra from 3 out, tailed off 1st Darrens Hope ( D J O'keeffe 159 ) 2nd Siberian Prince ( J W Kennedy 166 ) 7.00L 3rd Heroes Of Renown ( S D Torrens 166 ) 24.00L 5th Back The West ( R Condon 166 , Cd 0 ) See full results | R Condon 75.3kg, Cd 0 | 5 (10) |
| Kilbeggan 23-Apr-22 4430m SOFT R7 CLCh (of $11,000), Winning Time: 05:54.500, SP: 200/1 Always behind, never a factor 1st Baptism Of Fire ( R Blackmore 166 ) 2nd Bacardys ( M P W Mullins 166 ) 2.00L 3rd Fest Deiz ( D Meyler 166 ) 1.75L 8th Back The West ( R Condon 166 , Cd 0 ) See full results | R Condon 75.3kg, Cd 0 | 8 (10) |
| Limerick 07-Apr-22 4220m GOOD R5 CLHcpH (of $15,000), Winning Time: 05:18.000, SP: 100/1 Mid-division, pushed along approaching straight, ridden and no impression in 6th 2 out, kept on one pace 1st Sparkling Stars ( D E Mullins 168 ) 2nd Francois ( J B Foley 165 ) 0.75L 3rd Ballyadam Destiny ( D King 162 ) 2.00L 5th Back The West ( S O'callaghan 140 , Cd 0 ) 9.25L See full results | S O'callaghan 63.5kg, Cd 0 9.25L | 5 (15) |
| Thurles 11-Mar-22 3310m SOFT R3 CLMdH (of $10,000), Winning Time: 04:10.400, SP: 300/1 Tracked leaders, reminders after 4th and moderate 5th halfway, no extra from 4 out, weakened 1st Salamanca Bay ( M P Fogarty 158 ) 2nd Showbusiness ( J W Kennedy 158 ) 3rd Kings Keeper ( R Blackmore 158 ) 0.50L 8th Back The West ( A M King 158 , Cd 0 ) See full results | A M King 71.7kg, Cd 0 | 8 (14) |
| Thurles 11-Feb-22 4630m GOOD R5 CLMdH (of $10,501), Winning Time: 06:11.400, SP: 200/1 Always towards rear, slight mistake 2nd, hampered 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out 1st Falcon Eight ( P Townend 166 ) 2nd Rajsalad ( C G O'dwyer 158 ) 1.75L 3rd Run For Pat ( D N Russell 158 ) 4.00L UPL Back The West ( G Brouder 158 , Cd 0 ) See full results | G Brouder 71.7kg, Cd 0 | UPD (11) |
| Cork 08-Jan-22 4830m HEAVY R3 CLMdH (of $12,000), Winning Time: 06:45.000, SP: 250/1 Always towards rear, never a factor, not fluent 5 out and no impression when not fluent 3 out, soon no extra, weakened, completely tailed off 1st Shantreusse ( R Blackmore 168 ) 2nd Corbeau ( D E Mullins 168 ) 17.00L 3rd Siberian Prince ( S W Flanagan 168 ) 0.50L 8th Back The West ( K Donoghue 168 , Cd 0 ) See full results | K Donoghue 76.2kg, Cd 0 | 8 (10) |
| Navan 04-Dec-21 4020m SOFT R2 CLMdH (of $12,000), Winning Time: 05:11.800, SP: 250/1 Tracked leader in 2nd, ridden before 3 out, dropped to moderate 6th before 2 out, no impression 1st The Goffer ( J S Mcgarvey 168 ) 2nd Highland Charge ( D F O'regan 168 ) 8.00L 3rd Whacker Clan ( D J O'keeffe 168 ) 6th Back The West ( G Brouder 168 , Cd 0 ) | G Brouder 76.2kg, Cd 0 | 6 (17) |
| Tipperary 07-May-21 3620m GOOD R7 CLNHF (of $10,000), Winning Time: 04:36.500, SP: 33/1 Disputed lead until headed after 3f, chased leaders after, ridden and weakened over 4f out, tailed off 1st Douglas Talking ( M P C Bannon 170 ) 2nd My Immortal ( M B O'neill 170 ) 3rd Thelasthighking ( M F Maguire 170 ) 0.50L 13th Back The West ( E Mahon 170 , Cd 0 ) | E Mahon 77.1kg, Cd 0 | 13 (15) |