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Horse profile

Be Bop Boru (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2015) · Last trainer Tim Vaughan · Last owner The Oak Syndicate
by Brian Boru (GB) out of Henrietta Howard (IRE) (King's Ride)
17 runs · 12 courses · from Oct 2012
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 4 Jun 2015 — 4,163 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2015 · 1st of 8 Won last time out 6 wins · 6 courses Last raced off OR 118
KTB Profile

Be Bop Boru (IRE) is 6 from 17. Won last time out at Ffos Las (Class 4). Each win came on a first visit to the course.

Based on 17 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
Official rating118↓ 2lb off peak
118 84–120

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 131A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Uttoxeter, 2 May 2015 Official rating 118 at the last run, 4 Jun 2015

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 16 figures · best 131A · median 119
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Soft6124A119—
Good4131A125.5—
Good to Soft3123A118—
Heavy3131A116—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m7131A117—
2m5f – 3m6131A122.5—
2m1f – 2m4f3119A118—

Of 17 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 · 16 figures from 17 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
Brian Boru (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 4,123 runs since Jan 2008 (285 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−11—
Good to Firm157138.3%−2.7—
Good1,42717212.1%+1.11 from 4
Good to Soft6207311.8%+0.81 from 3
Soft1,1991068.8%−2.23 from 7
Heavy6878712.7%+1.71 from 3
Standard (AW)3113.2%−7.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−11—
6f – 7f300%−11—
1m – 1m1f600%−11—
1m2f – 1m4f1700%−11—
1m5f – 2m1,069969%−22 from 7
2m1f – 2m4f1,38815511.2%+0.22 from 4
2m5f – 3m1,25615912.7%+1.72 from 6
Over 3m3834211%0—

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
Henrietta Howard (IRE) (King's Ride)

4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Rossdara (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Ballywilliam (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Rossdara (IRE)832m–2m4f—
Ballywilliam (IRE)1022m–2m7½fClass 4
Mr Madeit (IRE)513mClass 5
Henry Howard (IRE)110——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 7 3 43% +0.66
Good 4 1 25% +0.50
Good to Soft 3 1 33% −1.27
Heavy 3 1 33% +1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 7 3 43% +1.73
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 3 3 100% +6.16
Class 6 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cheltenham 4 0 0% −4.00
Chepstow 3 0 0% −3.00
Ffos Las 1 1 100% +3.50
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Fakenham 1 1 100% +1.50
Sedgefield 1 1 100% +0.73
Newcastle 1 1 100% +0.91
Wincanton 1 1 100% +3.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 1 100% +2.25
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 7 2 29% +0.25
2m5f – 3m 6 2 33% +1.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 2 50% −0.36

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Richard Johnson 9 3 33% +2.75
Alan Johns 3 1 33% −0.50
Michael Byrne 3 2 67% +0.64
Mr Jason Kiely 1 0 0% −1.00
Aidan Coleman 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 11 4 36% −0.11
Tongue tie 5 2 40% +2.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2015 4 1 25% +0.50
2014 7 4 57% +3.14
2013 3 0 0% −3.00
2012 3 1 33% +0.25

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 13 5 38% +1.64
NH Flat 4 1 25% −0.75

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
2015 · 4 runs
04 Jun 15+33d Ffos Las Ray Gravell & Friends Charitable Trust Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 11-12 118130B Richard Johnson 7/2F
02 May 15+64d Uttoxeter Sentinel Green'Un Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Good · 12 ran 4/12 2¼ 11-10 118131A Richard Johnson 8/1
27 Feb 15+57d Newbury RR Elite Handicap Hurdle (In Aid Of West Berkshire Mencap) Class 4 · 20.5f · Soft · 7 ran PU/7 — 11-12 120— Richard Johnson 7/2J
01 Jan 15+11d Cheltenham BetBright Casino Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 24f · Soft · 10 ran 6/10 6 9-7 114109A Alan Johns 8/1
2014 · 7 runs
21 Dec 14+35d Fakenham Christmas Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 23.5f · Soft · 8 ran 1/8 11-5 114121A Alan Johns 6/4F
16 Nov 14+214d Cheltenham Brian Kilpatrick Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 21f · Soft · 20 ran 3/20 2½ 10-6 111124A Alan Johns 8/1
16 Apr 14+36d Cheltenham Messier-bugatti-dowty Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 24f · Good · 19 ran 2/19 1¼ 10-6 105121A Richard Johnson 9/1
11 Mar 14+7d Sedgefield Compare Horse Racing Odds At bookmakers.co.uk 'National Hunt' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 1/7 11-0 96118A Michael Byrne 8/11F
04 Mar 14+6d Newcastle Close Brothers Business Finance Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20.5f · Soft · 9 ran 1/9 11-0 84119A Michael Byrne 10/11F
26 Feb 14+39d Wincanton Higos For Your Home Insurance Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 15.5f · Heavy · 11 ran 1/11 10-10 84116A Richard Johnson 3/1
18 Jan 14+42d Taunton Bathwick Tyres Taunton Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Heavy · 10 ran 5/10 5 11-1 —86A Michael Byrne 13/2
2013 · 3 runs
07 Dec 13+50d Chepstow Building Management Solutions Ltd 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 11/15 10 10-5 —102C Mr Jason Kiely 33/1
18 Oct 13+286d Cheltenham Jack Dee Here On 31st October Maiden Hurdle Class 3 · 16.5f · Good · 10 ran 9/10 12 11-0 —95C Richard Johnson 9/1
05 Jan 13+40d Chepstow Coral Backing 'Macmillan Cancer Support' Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Heavy · 7 ran 2/7 2¼ 11-7 —131A Richard Johnson 9/2
2012 · 3 runs
26 Nov 12+22d Ludlow Vickey Thomas's 40th Birthday Maiden Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 9 ran 1/9 11-2 —119A Richard Johnson 9/4F
04 Nov 12+22d Huntingdon Connolly's Red Mills Bumper Challenge Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Soft · 9 ran 2/9 10 11-2 —117A Richard Johnson 6/4F
13 Oct 12 Chepstow Enough Said Just Bet At bluesq.com Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 2/12 8 11-0 —123A Aidan Coleman 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Be Bop Boru won?
Be Bop Boru (IRE) won 6 of 17 archived starts between 2012 and 2015, a strike rate of 35.3%. Placed 11 times in total (64.7% of starts).
Who trained Be Bop Boru?
Be Bop Boru (IRE) was trained by Tim Vaughan on the most recent run on record, at Ffos Las on 4 June 2015.
Who is Be Bop Boru's sire?
Be Bop Boru (IRE) is by Brian Boru (GB) out of Henrietta Howard (IRE), whose sire is King's Ride.
What going does Be Bop Boru prefer?
Be Bop Boru (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 3 wins from 7 starts (42.9%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Be Bop Boru's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 118, from the run on 4 June 2015. The highest on record is 120.
What is Be Bop Boru's sire's record?
Brian Boru (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 4,123 runs since Jan 2008 (285 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Be Bop Boru's siblings?
Out of Henrietta Howard (IRE), Be Bop Boru (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Rossdara (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Ballywilliam (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2012. 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.