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Horse profile

Bob The Builder (IRE)

9yo gelding · Trainer P J Rothwell · Owner N J Heffernan
by Malinas (GER) out of Earthshan (IRE) (Anshan)
16 runs · 11 courses · from Jul 2021
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Beaten favourite LTO Headgear returns LTO Ran 64 days ago Last raced off OR 82
KTB Profile

Bob The Builder is a maiden who has won none of 16 starts on turf though he has placed twice. His best effort came when third of 10 at Downpatrick in Aug 2026. He last ran at Tramore in Aug 2026 where he led in the I.P.R.S. Handicap Steeplechase, was beaten favourite, and raced in headgear off an official rating of 82, 27lb below his highest ever mark. He is by Malinas out of an Anshan mare.

Based on 16 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 27lb off peak
Official rating82↓ 27lb off peak
82 82–109

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 113 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Wexford, 29 Aug 2025

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 13 figures · best 113B · median 64
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good5113B752 · 97 / 55.5
Soft585C46—
Good to Soft382C64—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6113B421 · —
2m5f – 3m597A841 · —
Over 3m1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 16 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 16 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 102B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Downpatrick (IRE), 9 Aug 2026 Official rating 82 at the last run, 14 Aug 2026

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 14 figures · best 106A · median 94
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good5106A1022 · 102 / 89
Soft598C95—
Good to Soft4105A89.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f7106A981 · —
2m5f – 3m5102B911 · —
Over 3m1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 16 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 16 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 from 6 analysed runs

  • Held up 3 (50%) · 0 wins
  • Led 2 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Midfield 1 (17%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Malinas (GER)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.2% of 3,936 runs since Jan 2008 (418 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−14.2—
Good to Firm36616.7%+2.5—
Good1,18416914.3%+0.10 from 6
Good to Soft91214015.4%+1.20 from 5
Soft1,23616613.4%−0.80 from 5
Heavy5327413.9%−0.3—
Standard (AW)3412.9%−11.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−14.2—
1m – 1m1f1218.3%−5.9—
1m2f – 1m4f50510%−4.2—
1m5f – 2m1,09515213.9%−0.30 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f1,36818213.3%−0.90 from 7
2m5f – 3m1,07917616.3%+2.10 from 7
Over 3m3304112.4%−1.80 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Earthshan (IRE) (Anshan)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Another Day Out (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 2m4f–3m1f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Another Day Out (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Another Day Out (IRE)2742m4f–3m1fClass 4
Brooklyn Callin (IRE)40——
El Toro Rocco (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wexford 5 0 0% −5.00
Cork 2 0 0% −2.00
Tramore (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Downpatrick (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 7 0 0% −7.00
2m1f – 2m4f 7 0 0% −7.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr H D Dunne 4 0 0% −4.00
Eoin Staples 2 0 0% −2.00
Sarah Kavanagh 2 0 0% −2.00
Paddy Hanlon 2 0 0% −2.00
Jody McGarvey 1 0 0% −1.00
P J O'Hanlon 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr R A Berry 1 0 0% −1.00
Brian Hayes 1 0 0% −1.00
Liam Quinlan 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr J W Hendrick 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 13 0 0% −13.00
Cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 0 0% −3.00
2025 7 0 0% −7.00
2023 2 0 0% −2.00
2022 1 0 0% −1.00
2021 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 12 0 0% −12.00
Chase 3 0 0% −3.00
NH Flat 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
14 Aug 26+5d Tramore (IRE) I.P.R.S. Handicap Steeplechase 22f · Good · 13 ran Squeezed for space early - settled in the pack - 5th at halfway - clipped a fence 5 out - driven approaching 2 out where a blunder led to being unshipped UR/13 — 10-7 82—— Eoin Staples 9/2F
09 Aug 26+30d Downpatrick (IRE) Join Us For Ladies Day Handicap Hurdle 22f · Good · 10 ran Settled towards the back early - up to 7th with 3 furlongs left - shaken up into 4th soon after - moved second on the outside approaching the last but unable to threaten the leader in the straight - stayed on same effort to finish third 3/10 3¼ 10-9 8297A102B Eoin Staples 15/2
10 Jul 26+315d Cork Kelkab Ltd. Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 17f · Good · 23 ran soon towards the back - last and fell away from the 6th - never a threat and well held at the finish 20/23 82 10-7 8614C76C Sarah Kavanagh 22/1
29 Aug 25+21d Wexford Visitwexford.ie Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 17f · Good · 14 ran Held up towards the back - improved into 9th 3 out - pushed along entering the straight - up to 6th before finishing well held 7/14 1 11-1 91113B102A Mr H D Dunne 14/1
08 Aug 25+15d Wexford Traynors Of Wexford Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) 20.5f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran Settled towards the back early - moved into contention before the home turn - sat 5th turning in - unable to threaten leaders inside final furlong and finished one-paced 5/13 5½ 11-2 93—105A Mr H D Dunne 22/1
24 Jul 25+47d Wexford Fleadh Cheoil Wexford Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) 24f · Good · 14 ran Set the pace early despite a couple of errors - driven up entering the straight and lost the advantage - had nothing left approaching two out - finished well behind in 9th 9/14 8½ 11-7 9775C91C Mr H D Dunne 28/1
07 Jun 25+47d Punchestown Ladbrokes 'Gaffer Of All Accas' Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) 24f · Good To Yielding · 20 ran Went straight to front - overtaken after 3rd and settled second at halfway - dropped away under pressure approaching 2 out - making no dent on leaders when eased and pulled up before last PU/20 — 11-7 100—— Paddy Hanlon 25/1
21 Apr 25+35d Cork Fitzgeralds Woodlands House Hotel & Spa Adare Maiden Hurdle 24f · Yielding · 18 ran Settled in the pack midfield - unable to make headway from 5 furlongs out - well held at the finish 10/18 9½ 11-5 10284C93C Paddy Hanlon 14/1
17 Mar 25+14d Wexford BoyleSports Supporting Irish Racing Beginners Chase 25.5f · Good To Yielding · 9 ran Held up at the back throughout - given a nudge before 4 out - unable to quicken in the straight - well held in 8th 8/9 5½ 11-7 —64C90C Mr H D Dunne 80/1
03 Mar 25+567d Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase 17f · Yielding · 7 ran Held up at rear from the start - still adrift when blundered at the 5th - took no part in the finish - well held in 6th 6/7 75 11-12 —16C95C Jody McGarvey 100/1
14 Aug 23+75d Ballinrobe Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle 23f · Good To Yielding · 11 ran 6/11 1¾ 11-3 10982C88C P J O'Hanlon 3/1
31 May 23+361d Wexford Wexford Racecourse Supporters Club Maiden Hurdle 20f · Good · 8 ran 3/8 6 11-5 —58A106A Mr R A Berry 125/1
04 Jun 22+182d Tramore Copper Coast Maiden Hurdle 21.5f · Yielding · 13 ran 8/13 4¾ 11-12 —85C83C Brian Hayes 16/1
04 Dec 21+28d Navan Kilberry Pub & Kitchen Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 20f · Yielding · 16 ran 13/16 10 11-7 —38C98C Sarah Kavanagh 300/1
06 Nov 21+128d Naas Betvictor Irish Ebf Maiden Hurdle 19f · Yielding To Soft · 14 ran 10/14 29 11-9 —46C96C Liam Quinlan 200/1
01 Jul 21 Tipperary Thank You To All The Frontline Workers Flat Race 16f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 8/14 6½ 11-2 —40C89C Mr J W Hendrick 18/1

Quick answers

How many races has Bob The Builder (IRE) won?
Bob The Builder (IRE) has yet to win, from 16 archived starts between 2021 and 2026. Placed 2 times in total (12.5% of starts).
Who trains Bob The Builder (IRE)?
Bob The Builder (IRE) is trained by P J Rothwell, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 14 August 2026.
Who is Bob The Builder (IRE)'s sire?
Bob The Builder (IRE) is by Malinas (GER) out of Earthshan (IRE), whose sire is Anshan.
What is Bob The Builder (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 82, from the run on 14 August 2026. The highest on record is 109.
What is Bob The Builder (IRE)'s sire's record?
Malinas (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.2% of 3,936 runs since Jan 2008 (418 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Bob The Builder (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Earthshan (IRE), Bob The Builder (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Another Day Out (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Another Day Out (IRE)). The wins came over 2m4f–3m1f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2021. 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.