Horse profile
Ashdale Bob (IRE)
by Shantou (USA) out of Ceol Rua (IRE) (Bob Back)
35 runs · 12 courses · from Nov 2019
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
5 wins · 4 courses
Last run 29 Dec 2025 · 6th of 16
Last raced off OR 140
KTB Profile
Ashdale Bob is 5 wins from 35 runs in our archive, including two Grade 2 wins and one Grade 3 win in our archive only. His biggest win came in the Grade 2 Colm Quinn BMW Novice Hurdle at Fairyhouse in Apr 2021 off an official rating of 146. All five wins have come over 2m1f – 2m4f on turf. He last ran when sixth of 16 in the Neville Hotels Premier Handicap Hurdle at Leopardstown in Dec 2025 off an official rating of 140, 13lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 35 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 13lb off peak
- 5–35Wins / Runs
- 14.3%Strike rate
- 15 (42.9%)Placed
- +5.12£1 level staken=35 at SP
- 1.21Fair A/E n=35 · 1.03 incl. margin
- 153Highest OR
- 29dBetween runs (median)longest 313 d
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating140↓ 13lb off peak
140
140–153
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 108
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 12 | 148B | 118 | — |
| Heavy | 8 | 153A | 98 | — |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 149A | 103.5 | 1 run · — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 16 | 153A | 107 | 1 run · — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 11 | 149A | 111 | — |
Of 34 runs looked at, 7 have no figure: did not complete (4) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 27 figures from 34 runs · as at 3 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 from 6 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Held up 3 (50%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (17%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (17%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (17%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Shantou (USA)
Progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,830 runs since Feb 2008 (539 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 1 | 50% | +36.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 158 | 32 | 20.3% | +6.7 | — |
| Good | 2,292 | 311 | 13.6% | 0 | 1 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 1,433 | 176 | 12.3% | −1.3 | 1 from 6 |
| Soft | 2,611 | 363 | 13.9% | +0.3 | 2 from 17 |
| Heavy | 1,283 | 178 | 13.9% | +0.3 | 1 from 10 |
| Standard (AW) | 51 | 5 | 9.8% | −3.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −13.6 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −13.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 62 | 6 | 9.7% | −3.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,031 | 276 | 13.6% | 0 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,712 | 378 | 13.9% | +0.3 | 5 from 19 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,342 | 334 | 14.3% | +0.7 | 0 from 15 |
| Over 3m | 669 | 72 | 10.8% | −2.8 | 0 from 1 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Feb 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Ceol Rua (IRE) (Bob Back)
4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Storm Arising (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 2m½f–2m7½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Storm Arising (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storm Arising (IRE) | 18 | 3 | 2m4f–2m7½f | Class 2 |
| Crest Of Stars (IRE) | 9 | 3 | 2m½f–2m3f | Class 4 |
| Dunaird (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Glenrua (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 17 | 2 | 12% | +0.00 |
| Heavy | 10 | 1 | 10% | +5.00 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 1 | 17% | −0.50 |
| Good | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.62 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navan | 7 | 2 | 29% | +14.00 |
| Punchestown | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Leopardstown | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Gowran Park | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 3 | 1 | 33% | +8.00 |
| Galway | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.62 |
| Kilbeggan | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Cheltenham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Naas | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kempton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Auteuil (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 19 | 5 | 26% | +21.12 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 15 | 0 | 0% | −15.00 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean O'Keeffe | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Robbie Power | 6 | 1 | 17% | +5.00 |
| Paddy Kennedy | 5 | 2 | 40% | +16.00 |
| Conor Smithers | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
| Jody McGarvey | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Keith Donoghue | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Sean Flanagan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jack Kennedy | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.62 |
| Michael Kenneally | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Bowen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul Townend | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Foley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 28 | 4 | 14% | +9.50 |
| Cheekpieces | 7 | 1 | 14% | −4.38 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2024 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +1.12 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2021 | 7 | 1 | 14% | +4.00 |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +18.00 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 27 | 3 | 11% | +5.00 |
| Chase | 8 | 2 | 25% | +0.12 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Dec 25+23d | Leopardstown | Neville Hotels Premier Handicap Hurdle (0-150) (Listed) Up with the front group early - moved to 2nd by halfway - took over and shared the advantage from 6 out - caught after 2 out and soon under pressure with nothing left to give - 4th approaching the last - weakened to finish 6th on the run-in | 6/16 | 2¾ | 11-2 | 140 | 99B | 137A | Michael Kenneally | 28/1 |
| 06 Dec 25+129d | Navan | Bective Stud, Tea Rooms & Apartments Handicap Hurdle (Listed) Settled towards the back - bumped lightly at the opener - up to 7th by the 4th out - asked for effort in a middling position with little response entering the straight - lost touch and pulled up before the final fence | PU/14 | — | 11-2 | 140 | — | — | Sean Flanagan | 28/1 |
| 30 Jul 25+44d | Galway | Tote Galway Plate (Handicap Chase) (Grade 3) Settled at the back early - stumbled on landing over first - still towards the back at halfway - down in 11th with three to jump - no impact in the straight but stayed on steadily to finish | 10/22 | 1¾ | 11-4 | 142 | — | 127A | Sean Flanagan | 20/1 |
| 16 Jun 25+114d | Kilbeggan | Belvedere House & Gardens Galway Plate Trial Handicap Chase Settled in the pack - improved into 3rd two out - pushed along into 2nd before edging back to 3rd approaching the last - couldn't find more in the closing stages to finish 4th | 4/11 | ¾ | 11-5 | 142 | 108B | 143A | Conor Smithers | 8/1 |
| 22 Feb 25+205d | Kempton | Ladbrokes Pendil Novices' Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Held up towards rear early - jumped poorly and dropped back to 8th - errors continued and driven to keep tempo entering home turn - dropped away and beaten well over 45 lengths in 5th | 5/6 | 38 | 11-7 | 143 | 62C | 111C | James Bowen | 17/2 |
| 2024 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 01 Aug 24+45d | Galway | Guinness Open Gate Brewery Novice Chase (Grade 3) Set the pace early - stumbled a fraction at the 7th - three lengths to the good 4 out - driven on turning for home - shown the way by a whisker inside the final furlong before responding to get back up close home | 1/7 | 11-1 | — | 42B | 134B | Jack Kennedy | 13/8F | |
| 17 Jun 24+46d | Kilbeggan | Belvedere House & Gardens Opportunity Beginners Chase | 1/14 | 11-8 | — | 99B | 143A | Conor Smithers | 9/2 | |
| 02 May 24+32d | Punchestown | Conway Piling Handicap Hurdle (listed) | 2/25 | 2¾ | 11-5 | 144 | 139B | 149A | Conor Smithers | 22/1 |
| 31 Mar 24+28d | Cork | Bar One Racing Easter Handicap Hurdle (Listed) | 6/9 | shd | 11-5 | 144 | 114A | 132A | Conor Smithers | 9/1 |
| 03 Mar 24+21d | Leopardstown | QuinnBet Hurdle | 2/6 | 1¾ | 11-2 | 147 | 123B | 137B | Jody McGarvey | 5/2 |
| 11 Feb 24+17d | Navan | William Hill Boyne Hurdle (Grade 2) | 5/8 | 10 | 11-3 | 149 | 75A | 127A | Jody McGarvey | 11/2 |
| 25 Jan 24+25d | Gowran Park | John Mulhern Galmoy Hurdle (Grade 2) | 3/4 | 8 | 11-3 | 150 | 86C | 134B | Jody McGarvey | 6/1 |
| 2023 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 31 Dec 23+204d | Punchestown | Tote Guarantee Available On Course & Tote.ie Hurdle | 3/7 | 4¾ | 11-6 | 150 | 140A | 142A | Jack Kennedy | 4/1 |
| 10 Jun 23+44d | Auteuil (FR) | Prix la Barka (Hurdle) (5yo+) (Turf) | 5/8 | 5 | 10-7 | — | — | — | Paul Townend | 7/2 |
| 27 Apr 23+42d | Punchestown | Ladbrokes Champion Stayers Hurdle (Grade 1) | 5/9 | ¾ | 11-10 | 150 | 149A | 143A | Keith Donoghue | 11/1 |
| 16 Mar 23+78d | Cheltenham | Paddy Power Stayers' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) | PU/11 | — | 11-10 | 153 | — | — | Keith Donoghue | 25/1 |
| 2022 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Dec 22+24d | Leopardstown | Jack De Bromhead Christmas Hurdle (Grade 1) | 2/11 | 3 | 11-10 | 151 | 111B | 147A | Keith Donoghue | 14/1 |
| 04 Dec 22+21d | Fairyhouse | Bar One Racing Hatton's Grace Hurdle (Grade 1) | 4/8 | 30 | 11-10 | 152 | 106C | 126C | Sean O'Keeffe | 20/1 |
| 13 Nov 22+199d | Navan | Railway Bar Lismullen Hurdle (grade 2) | 3/9 | 10 | 11-3 | 152 | 118A | 133A | Sean O'Keeffe | 13/2 |
| 28 Apr 22+43d | Punchestown | Ladbrokes Champion Stayers Hurdle (Grade 1) | 2/7 | 1¼ | 11-10 | 151 | 142A | 141B | Robbie Power | 11/2 |
| 16 Mar 22+22d | Cheltenham | Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) (GBB Race) | 3/23 | 5½ | 11-7 | 152 | 148B | 152A | Jack Foley | 14/1 |
| 22 Feb 22+26d | Navan | BetVictor Boyne Hurdle (Grade 2) | 2/9 | hd | 11-8 | 146 | 110A | 145A | Robbie Power | 9/2 |
| 27 Jan 22+29d | Gowran Park | John Mulhern Galmoy Hurdle (Grade 2) | 3/9 | 8 | 11-10 | 146 | 122A | 147A | Sean O'Keeffe | 33/1 |
| 2021 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Dec 21+25d | Leopardstown | Neville Hotels Novice Chase (grade 1) | 7/8 | 81 | 11-12 | — | — | 116C | Sean O'Keeffe | 12/1 |
| 04 Dec 21+14d | Navan | Navan Racecourse Beginners Chase | 3/18 | 3¼ | 12-0 | — | 56B | 141A | Sean O'Keeffe | 3/1 |
| 20 Nov 21+204d | Gowran Park | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase | UR/18 | — | 12-0 | — | — | — | Sean O'Keeffe | 11/2 |
| 30 Apr 21+26d | Punchestown | Alanna Homes Champion Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) | 2/4 | 2¼ | 11-12 | 146 | 118C | 143C | Robbie Power | 7/2 |
| 04 Apr 21+57d | Fairyhouse | Colm Quinn BMW Novice Hurdle (Grade 2) | 1/8 | 11-12 | 146 | 99A | 148B | Robbie Power | 10/1 | |
| 06 Feb 21+24d | Leopardstown | Nathaniel Lacy & Partners Solicitors '50k Cheltenham Bonus For Stable Staff' Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) | 9/13 | 9 | 11-12 | 146 | 79C | 116C | Paddy Kennedy | 11/1 |
| 13 Jan 21+26d | Naas | Lawlor's Of Naas Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) | F/7 | — | 11-12 | — | — | — | Paddy Kennedy | 9/2 |
| 2020 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 18 Dec 20+26d | Navan | BetVictor Make Your Best Bet Novice Hurdle (Grade 2) | 1/7 | 11-4 | — | 153A | 139B | Paddy Kennedy | 14/1 | |
| 22 Nov 20+313d | Navan | Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Maiden Hurdle | 1/11 | 12-0 | — | 122A | 129A | Paddy Kennedy | 5/1 | |
| 14 Jan 20+29d | Fairyhouse | Follow Fairyhouse On Social Media Maiden Hurdle | 5/9 | ½ | 11-1 | — | 63B | 107A | Robbie Power | 11/10F |
| 2019 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Dec 19+30d | Naas | 2020 Naas Membership Maiden Hurdle | 3/24 | 1¼ | 11-7 | — | — | 132A | Robbie Power | 10/3 |
| 16 Nov 19 | Punchestown | Kildare Now Maiden Hurdle | 4/22 | 2½ | 11-7 | — | 97B | 128A | Paddy Kennedy | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Ashdale Bob won?
- Ashdale Bob (IRE) won 5 of 35 archived starts between 2019 and 2025, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 15 times in total (42.9% of starts).
- Who trains Ashdale Bob?
- Ashdale Bob (IRE) is trained by Mrs John Harrington, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 29 December 2025.
- Who is Ashdale Bob's sire?
- Ashdale Bob (IRE) is by Shantou (USA) out of Ceol Rua (IRE), whose sire is Bob Back.
- What going does Ashdale Bob prefer?
- Ashdale Bob (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Ashdale Bob's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 140, from the run on 29 December 2025. The highest on record is 153.
- What is Ashdale Bob's sire's record?
- Shantou (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,830 runs since Feb 2008 (539 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.
- Who are Ashdale Bob's siblings?
- Out of Ceol Rua (IRE), Ashdale Bob (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Storm Arising (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Storm Arising (IRE)). The wins came over 2m½f–2m7½f. As at Nov 2026.