Horse profile
Better Back Bob (IRE)
by Bob Back (USA) out of Flagofconvienience (IRE) (Old Vic)
30 runs · 9 courses · from Mar 2011
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 Mar 2019 — 2,767 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2019
3 wins · Downpatrick (IRE), Downpatrick & Down Royal
Last raced off OR 94
KTB Profile
Better Back Bob (IRE) is 3 from 30. Hasn't won since Jul 2017. Last raced off 94, 15lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 30 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 15lb off peak
- 3–30Wins / Runs
- 10%Strike rate
- 13 (43.3%)Placed
- +25.00£1 level staken=30 at SP
- 1.13Fair A/E n=30 · 0.90 incl. margin
- 109Highest OR
- 101dAvg between runs
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 rating94↓ 15lb off peak
94
89–109
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 107
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 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 7 | 113C | 79 | — |
| Good | 4 | 107B | 101.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 85B | 76 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 113C | 106 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 12 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 12 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 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).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 24 | 4 | 16.7% | +4.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 268 | 37 | 13.8% | +2 | 0 from 3 |
| Good | 976 | 100 | 10.2% | −1.6 | 1 from 8 |
| Good to Soft | 572 | 58 | 10.1% | −1.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 1,066 | 130 | 12.2% | +0.4 | 2 from 15 |
| Heavy | 794 | 106 | 13.4% | +1.6 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 24 | 4 | 16.7% | +4.9 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −11.8 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 12 | 0 | 0% | −11.8 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 30 | 1 | 3.3% | −8.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 863 | 110 | 12.7% | +0.9 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,319 | 166 | 12.6% | +0.8 | 1 from 15 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,199 | 133 | 11.1% | −0.7 | 2 from 13 |
| Over 3m | 300 | 29 | 9.7% | −2.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Flagofconvienience (IRE) (Old Vic)
2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Newdane Dancer (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 1m4½f–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Newdane Dancer (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newdane Dancer (IRE) | 19 | 4 | 1m4½f–2m3½f | Class 4 |
| Tell Me Annie (IRE) | 16 | 2 | 2m3f–2m4f | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 15 | 2 | 13% | +25.00 |
| Good | 8 | 1 | 13% | +7.00 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downpatrick | 12 | 1 | 8% | +22.00 |
| Down Royal | 6 | 1 | 17% | +0.00 |
| Navan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Sligo | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Downpatrick (IRE) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +14.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 15 | 1 | 7% | +19.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 13 | 2 | 15% | +8.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robbie Colgan | 18 | 2 | 11% | +31.00 |
| Graham Watters | 5 | 1 | 20% | +1.00 |
| Adam Short | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| J J Slevin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jonathan Moore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| J B Kane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| B J Cooper | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ian McCarthy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2017 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +9.00 |
| 2016 | 7 | 1 | 14% | +27.00 |
| 2014 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −2.00 |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 25 | 2 | 8% | −4.00 |
| Chase | 3 | 1 | 33% | +31.00 |
| NH Flat | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Mar 19+88d | Downpatrick | Molson Coors Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | PU/12 | — | 10-11 | 94 | — | — | J J Slevin | 20/1 |
| 26 Dec 18+439d | Down Royal | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 15/17 | 6½ | 11-6 | 96 | 40C | 90C | Adam Short | 25/1 |
| 13 Oct 17+20d | Downpatrick | Portman Dental Care Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 3/10 | 1¼ | 11-2 | 99 | 79B | 108A | Adam Short | 12/1 |
| 23 Sep 17+26d | Navan | Sequence Events Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 18/22 | 8½ | 11-10 | 100 | 83C | 94C | Robbie Colgan | 12/1 |
| 28 Aug 17+15d | Downpatrick | Rekorderlig Cider Most Appropriately Dressed Lady Win A Trip To Thailand Handicap Chase | 3/9 | ½ | 11-3 | 109 | 85B | 120A | Robbie Colgan | 11/2 |
| 13 Aug 17+31d | Downpatrick | Molson Coors Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 2/10 | nk | 11-13 | 96 | 107B | 127A | Robbie Colgan | 7/1 |
| 13 Jul 17+26d | Downpatrick (IRE) | Saint Patricks Country Handicap Hurdle | 1/10 | 11-8 | 89 | 97B | 119A | Robbie Colgan | 14/1 | |
| 17 Jun 17+196d | Downpatrick | East Down Hunt Club Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 11/14 | 18 | 11-8 | 91 | 37C | 82C | Robbie Colgan | 16/1 |
| 03 Dec 16+29d | Fairyhouse | Winter Festival Handicap Chase | 5/13 | ½ | 11-3 | 109 | 76B | 118A | Robbie Colgan | 20/1 |
| 04 Nov 16+21d | Down Royal | Allianz Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 5/17 | 2 | 11-2 | 92 | 106B | 112A | Robbie Colgan | 8/1 |
| 14 Oct 16+20d | Downpatrick | Port Beginners Chase | 1/10 | 11-12 | — | 50A | 122A | Robbie Colgan | 33/1 | |
| 24 Sep 16+29d | Navan | Brogan Group Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 16/25 | 13 | 11-5 | 95 | 113C | 100C | Robbie Colgan | 33/1 |
| 26 Aug 16+22d | Down Royal | Coca Cola Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 10/15 | hd | 11-0 | 97 | — | 88C | Robbie Colgan | 16/1 |
| 04 Aug 16+25d | Sligo (IRE) | Guinness Sligo Handicap Hurdle | 8/9 | 44 | 9-10 | 99 | — | 77C | Jonathan Moore | 13/2 |
| 10 Jul 16+618d | Sligo | Guinness Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-116) | 3/10 | 2¼ | 10-6 | 99 | — | 105A | J B Kane | 14/1 |
| 31 Oct 14+14d | Down Royal | Eventsec Maiden Hurdle | 1/14 | 10-13 | 100 | — | 118A | Graham Watters | 5/1 | |
| 17 Oct 14+21d | Downpatrick | Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Maiden Hurdle | 2/7 | 13 | 11-4 | 100 | — | 105B | Robbie Colgan | 7/4 |
| 26 Sep 14+32d | Downpatrick | Horse First Supplements Maiden Hurdle | 2/7 | hd | 11-4 | 99 | — | 114A | Robbie Colgan | 11/8F |
| 25 Aug 14+15d | Downpatrick | Fran And Maree Murrin Memorial Cup Maiden Hurdle | 2/8 | 1¼ | 11-4 | 95 | — | 117A | Robbie Colgan | 9/4 |
| 10 Aug 14+48d | Downpatrick | Sunday Fun Club Maiden Hurdle | 2/6 | 1 | 11-4 | 94 | — | 112B | Robbie Colgan | 7/1 |
| 23 Jun 14+33d | Kilbeggan | Hurley Family Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 9/16 | 41 | 11-12 | 95 | — | 100C | Robbie Colgan | 9/1 |
| 21 May 14+129d | Sligo | Kilcawley Construction Sligo Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 2/16 | 4¼ | 11-4 | 92 | — | 117A | Graham Watters | 7/1 |
| 12 Jan 14+22d | Navan | Meath Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 12/24 | ¾ | 10-10 | 93 | — | 96A | B J Cooper | 7/1 |
| 21 Dec 13+50d | Navan | 2014 Membership 'The Ideal Xmas Present' Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 5/18 | 3 | 11-6 | 94 | — | 108A | Ian McCarthy | 6/1 |
| 01 Nov 13+27d | Down Royal | Allianz Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 7/20 | 1 | 10-12 | 95 | — | 99A | Graham Watters | 25/1 |
| 05 Oct 13+46d | Gowran Park | Rooftop Racing Packages At Gowran Park Maiden Hurdle | 12/20 | 7 | 11-12 | — | — | 93C | Robbie Colgan | 16/1 |
| 20 Aug 13+722d | Sligo | Tote 24% Better Than Bookies Maiden Hurdle | 3/14 | 8 | 11-4 | — | — | 114A | Robbie Colgan | 20/1 |
| 29 Aug 11+119d | Downpatrick | Down District Council Ladies Day At Downpatrick Maiden Hurdle | 6/12 | 12 | 11-4 | — | — | 88C | Robbie Colgan | 16/1 |
| 02 May 11+36d | Down Royal | George Dunwoody Memorial Flat Race | 7/13 | 9 | 11-7 | — | — | 82C | Graham Watters | 12/1 |
| 27 Mar 11 | Downpatrick | Ballynoe (pro/am) Flat Race | 6/15 | 3 | 11-7 | — | — | 104A | Graham Watters | 25/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Better Back Bob (IRE) won?
- Better Back Bob (IRE) won 3 of 30 archived starts between 2011 and 2019, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 13 times in total (43.3% of starts).
- Who trained Better Back Bob (IRE)?
- Better Back Bob (IRE) was trained by Neil McKnight on the most recent run on record, at Downpatrick on 24 March 2019.
- Who is Better Back Bob (IRE)'s sire?
- Better Back Bob (IRE) is by Bob Back (USA) out of Flagofconvienience (IRE), whose sire is Old Vic.
- What going does Better Back Bob (IRE) prefer?
- Better Back Bob (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 15 starts (13.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Better Back Bob (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 94, from the run on 24 March 2019. The highest on record is 109.
- What is Better Back Bob (IRE)'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 Better Back Bob (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Flagofconvienience (IRE), Better Back Bob (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Newdane Dancer (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Newdane Dancer (IRE)). The wins came over 1m4½f–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.