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Horse profile

A Few Bob Back (IRE)

13yo gelding (at last run, May 2009) · Last trainer Alan Hill · Last owner Miss C Ewart
by Bob Back (USA) out of Kottna (USA) (Lyphard)
8 runs · 6 courses · from Jan 2005
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 16 May 2009 — 6,372 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2009 · 4th of 6 2 wins · Carlisle & Market Rasen New yard
KTB Profile

A Few Bob Back (IRE) is 2 from 8, both wins coming at Class 3 level. Hasn't won since Mar 2005.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 3
Official rating111↓ 4lb off peak
111 103–115

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 104C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Carlisle, 26 Mar 2005 Official rating 111 at the last run, 17 Apr 2005

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 7 figures · best 104C · median 93
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good to Soft3104C93—
Heavy298C92—
Soft299C93—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m5104C98—
Over 3m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 8 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 8 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Bob Back (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 3,724 runs since Jan 2008 (338 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm24416.7%+4.9—
Good to Firm2683713.8%+2—
Good97610010.2%−1.6—
Good to Soft5725810.1%−1.71 from 4
Soft1,06613012.2%+0.41 from 2
Heavy79410613.4%+1.60 from 2
Standard (AW)24416.7%+4.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−11.8—
1m – 1m1f1200%−11.8—
1m2f – 1m4f3013.3%−8.5—
1m5f – 2m86311012.7%+0.9—
2m1f – 2m4f1,31916612.6%+0.80 from 1
2m5f – 3m1,19913311.1%−0.72 from 5
Over 3m300299.7%−2.10 from 2

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Kottna (USA) (Lyphard)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Backsheesh (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 4 1 25% −0.75
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 1 50% +10.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 5 2 40% +10.25
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Carlisle 2 1 50% +1.25
Catterick 2 0 0% −2.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 1 100% +11.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 5 2 40% +10.25
Over 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Graham Lee 3 1 33% +0.25
Gareth Thomas 2 1 50% +10.00
Miss C Ewart 1 0 0% −1.00
Tony Dobbin 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Siddall 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Visor 6 2 33% +9.25
None 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 1 0 0% −1.00
2005 7 2 29% +8.25

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 4 1 25% −0.75
Hurdle 4 1 25% +8.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2009 · 1 run
16 May 09+1490d Uttoxeter Mount Argus Open Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 24f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 4/6 6 11-5 —89B Miss C Ewart 20/1
2005 · 7 runs
17 Apr 05+22d Carlisle Novices' Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24f · Heavy · 6 ran 3/6 21 11-12 11186C Graham Lee 7/2
26 Mar 05+7d Carlisle Novices' Chase Class 3 · 24f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 1/5 11-3 103104C Graham Lee 9/4F
19 Mar 05+13d Newcastle Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 24f · Heavy · 8 ran 2/8 11 10-12 11598C Gareth Thomas 7/1
06 Mar 05+5d Market Rasen Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 23f · Soft · 7 ran 1/7 10-12 10999C Gareth Thomas 11/1
01 Mar 05+25d Catterick Malton Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 25f · Good To Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-3 108— Tony Dobbin 7/2
04 Feb 05+20d Catterick Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 25.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 5/13 4 11-3 11193C Graham Lee 9/1
15 Jan 05 Wetherby Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 19.5f · Soft · 11 ran 7/11 9 10-0 11587C Tom Siddall 11/1

Quick answers

How many races has A Few Bob Back won?
A Few Bob Back (IRE) won 2 of 8 archived starts between 2005 and 2009, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 3 times in total (37.5% of starts).
Who trained A Few Bob Back?
A Few Bob Back (IRE) was trained by Alan Hill on the most recent run on record, at Uttoxeter on 16 May 2009.
Who is A Few Bob Back's sire?
A Few Bob Back (IRE) is by Bob Back (USA) out of Kottna (USA), whose sire is Lyphard.
What going does A Few Bob Back prefer?
A Few Bob Back (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is A Few Bob Back's official rating?
A Few Bob Back (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 115.
What is A Few Bob Back's sire's record?
Bob Back (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 3,724 runs since Jan 2008 (338 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are A Few Bob Back's siblings?
Out of Kottna (USA), A Few Bob Back (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2005. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.