Back The West (2015)

Foal Date

01-Jan-15

Colour

bay

Sire

Mountain High

Dam

Glenda King

Prize Money

6770

Trainer

I Madden

Owners

I Madden

About

Back The West is a 10yo horse trained by I Madden, based at Galway. The colt is by Mountain High out of Glenda King. He remains a maiden, having failed to win in 23 starts. In his most recent outing at Galway on 25 Oct 2025, D King rode him to a ninth‑place finish, behind winner Grace Faraday.

Raced At

Galway • Tipperary • Sligo • Ballinrobe • Punchestown • Naas • Kilbeggan • Roscommon • Limerick • Thurles • Cork • Navan

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Galway 25-Oct-25 4830m SOFT R6 HcpH (of $10,502), SP: 15.00	D King 63.5kg 9.50L	9 (16)
Tipperary 06-Oct-25 4680m GOOD R5 HcpH $345 (of $11,499), SP: 13.00	D King 63.5kg 20.00L	5 (7)
Galway 09-Sep-25 4510m SOFT R5 HcpH (of $9,999), SP: 23.00	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	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	B P 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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	D E 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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	E Mahon 77.1kg, Cd 0	13 (15)