Backer Bilk
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Equipment
- Fitted H first time12 Aug 2026
From our racecard archive — runs before our coverage window aren't included. Codes: B blinkers · P cheekpieces · V visor · H hood · T tongue tie.
Ownership history
- If Only PartnershipCurrent
- Strangers On The Shaw Partnershipuntil 6 Jun 2024
Newest first. Dates mark when the horse left each owner.
Breeding
- Sire
- Ulysses
- Dam
- Marenko
- Damsire
- Exceed And Excel
Trainer history
- CurrentLuke Dace
- 3 Jul 2026David Killahena & Graeme McPherson
- 30 Aug 2025James Owen
- 10 Apr 2025Jim & Suzi Best
- 6 Jun 2024Derek Shaw
Career trajectory
Solid lines: OR / RPR / AI. Dashed: TS. Dot = finishing position per run (oldest left → newest right). Missing values lift the pen rather than interpolating across gaps.
Form by going
- Good To Firm0/1 · 0%
- Good0/2 · 0%
- Standard / Slow0/1 · 0%
Strike rate per going. Bars scale against the highest rate in the list — so a short bar means weaker form on that going, not zero.
Form by course
- Huntingdon0/1 · 0%
- Kempton (AW)0/1 · 0%
- Newton Abbot0/1 · 0%
- Stratford0/1 · 0%
Past runs (tracked here)
| Date | Race | Type | Pos | SP | AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Aug 2026 | Kempton (AW) 21:00 Try Unibet's New Improved Acca Boosts Handicap Stakes | Flat Class 5 | 8 | 33/1 | 47.2 |
| 3 Jul 2026 | Newton Abbot 14:45 Sun Racing Free Tickets With Sun Club Novices' Handicap Hurdle | Hurdle Class 5 | 6 | 5/1 | 52.9 |
| 16 Jun 2026 | Stratford 17:08 19th July Is Ladies Day Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | Hurdle Class 5 | — | — | 70.9 |
| 19 May 2026 | Huntingdon 18:00 Tattersalls Ireland May Hit & P2P Sale Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | Hurdle Class 4 | 3 | 12/1 | 71.7 |
Only runs Racing Alpha has synced are shown. Lifetime form is in the Racing Post form section above.
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