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Horse profile

Big Bad Bob (IRE)

5yo horse (at last run, Sep 2005) · Last trainer John Dunlop · Last owner Windflower Overseas Holdings Inc
by Bob Back (USA) out of Fantasy Girl (IRE) (Marju)
6 runs · 5 courses · from Apr 2005
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 Sep 2005 — 7,706 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2005 · 8th of 8 Last raced off OR 105
KTB Profile

Big Bad Bob (IRE) is yet to win from 6 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 2nd of 6 at Epsom Downs (Aug 2005).

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026

Progeny in our archive

Progeny record

As a sire, Big Bad Bob (IRE)’s progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 4,568 runs since Jan 2008 (314 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sire
Firm19315.8%+7
Good to Firm665639.5%+0.7
Good1,046908.6%−0.2
Good to Soft4835210.8%+2
Soft863859.8%+1
Heavy299217%−1.8
Standard (AW)1,192907.6%−1.2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sire
Under 6f193189.3%+0.5
6f – 7f1,106867.8%−1
1m – 1m1f1,0841019.3%+0.5
1m2f – 1m4f1,03311010.6%+1.8
1m5f – 2m766587.6%−1.2
2m1f – 2m4f287227.7%−1.1
2m5f – 3m9188.8%0
Over 3m8112.5%+3.7

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

Official rating105↓ 5lb off peak
105 105–110

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 89C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Epsom Downs, 29 Aug 2005 Official rating 105 at the last run, 21 Sep 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 →

Flat 4 figures · best 89C · median 72.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good to Firm270C58.5—
Good289C82—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f489C72.5—

Of 6 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: no runner of known ability in the race — the level cannot be solved (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 6 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%+20 from 4
Good97610010.2%−1.60 from 2
Good to Soft5725810.1%−1.7—
Soft1,06613012.2%+0.4—
Heavy79410613.4%+1.6—
Standard (AW)24416.7%+4.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−11.8—
1m – 1m1f1200%−11.80 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f3013.3%−8.50 from 5
1m5f – 2m86311012.7%+0.9—
2m1f – 2m4f1,31916612.6%+0.8—
2m5f – 3m1,19913311.1%−0.7—
Over 3m300299.7%−2.1—

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
Fantasy Girl (IRE) (Marju)

7 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Lake Champlain (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 6f–2m2f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Bombadero (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Lake Champlain (IRE)2141m2½f–2m—
Bombadero (IRE)3532m–2m2fClass 3
Bobbie Soxer (IRE)1526f–7fClass 5
Woodland Dream (IRE)817f—
Bold Bobby Be (IRE)1311m5fClass 6
Bombardier Bush (IRE)10——
Bravo Bolivar (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newmarket 2 0 0% −2.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Epsom Downs 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ian Mongan 2 0 0% −2.00
Eddie Ahern 2 0 0% −2.00
Johnny Murtagh 1 0 0% −1.00
Frankie Dettori 1 0 0% −1.00

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
2005 · 6 runs
21 Sep 05+23d Goodwood Charles James Homes Foundation Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 10f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 8/8 9 9-0 10570C Ian Mongan 16/1
29 Aug 05+24d Epsom Downs JRA Conditions Stakes Class 3 · 10f · Good · 6 ran 2/6 nk 9-2 10889C Ian Mongan 4/1
05 Aug 05+20d Newmarket Travelex Conditions Stakes Class 3 · 10f · Good · 7 ran 5/7 hd 9-2 11075C Johnny Murtagh 7/2
16 Jul 05+42d Newbury David Wilson Homes Steventon Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 10f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 9/10 17 9-3 11047C Eddie Ahern 4/1
04 Jun 05+52d Doncaster Carling Extra Cold Conditions Stakes Class 3 · 10f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 2/5 1¼ 9-9 110— Eddie Ahern 2/1
13 Apr 05 Newmarket Earl Of Sefton Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 9f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 9/10 1½ 8-10 110— Frankie Dettori 15/2

Quick answers

How many races has Big Bad Bob won?
Big Bad Bob (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts in 2005. Placed 2 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained Big Bad Bob?
Big Bad Bob (IRE) was trained by John Dunlop on the most recent run on record, at Goodwood on 21 September 2005.
Who is Big Bad Bob's sire?
Big Bad Bob (IRE) is by Bob Back (USA) out of Fantasy Girl (IRE), whose sire is Marju.
What is Big Bad Bob's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 105, from the run on 21 September 2005. The highest on record is 110.
What is Big Bad Bob'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 Big Bad Bob's siblings?
Out of Fantasy Girl (IRE), Big Bad Bob (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Lake Champlain (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Bombadero (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–2m2f. As at Oct 2026.
Has Big Bad Bob sired winners?
As a sire, Big Bad Bob (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 4,568 runs since Jan 2008 (314 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from April 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.