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Horse profile

Bobby John (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2012) · Last trainer F Flood · Last owner Jrm Racing Syndicate
by Bob Back (USA) out of La Speziana (IRE) (Perugino)
15 runs · 10 courses · from Apr 2010
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 1 Jun 2012 — 5,254 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2012 2 wins · Galway & Cork Last raced off OR 102
KTB Profile

Bobby John (IRE) is 2 from 15. Hasn't won since Jul 2011.

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
Official rating102↓ 3lb off peak
102 85–105

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 118A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Sligo, 6 May 2012 Official rating 102 at the last run, 1 Jun 2012

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 119A · median 109
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft7115A95—
Good5119A118—
Good to Firm1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f7119A116—
1m5f – 2m6115A99—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 15 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 · 14 figures from 15 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 2
Good97610010.2%−1.61 from 5
Good to Soft5725810.1%−1.7—
Soft1,06613012.2%+0.41 from 7
Heavy79410613.4%+1.60 from 1
Standard (AW)24416.7%+4.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−11.8—
1m – 1m1f1200%−11.8—
1m2f – 1m4f3013.3%−8.5—
1m5f – 2m86311012.7%+0.91 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f1,31916612.6%+0.81 from 8
2m5f – 3m1,19913311.1%−0.70 from 1
Over 3m300299.7%−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
La Speziana (IRE) (Perugino)

5 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Ringmoylan (IRE)90——
Downtown Manhattan (IRE)110——
Scartare (IRE)430——
Lorenzo (IRE)30——
D'last Spez (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 7 1 14% +14.00
Good 5 1 20% +2.50
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cork 3 1 33% +18.00
Sligo 2 0 0% −2.00
Navan 2 0 0% −2.00
Punchestown 2 0 0% −2.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 1 100% +6.50
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 8 1 13% −0.50
1m5f – 2m 6 1 17% +15.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Brian O'Connell 3 1 33% +18.00
Barry Geraghty 2 0 0% −2.00
Declan Bates 2 1 50% +5.50
Davy Condon 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr A J Fox 1 0 0% −1.00
Keith Donoghue 1 0 0% −1.00
Niall P Madden 1 0 0% −1.00
R Walsh 1 0 0% −1.00
Alan Crowe 1 0 0% −1.00
Mark Walsh 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 3 0 0% −3.00
2011 10 2 20% +18.50
2010 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
01 Jun 12+26d Down Royal Barclay It Services Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 20f · Good To Firm · 20 ran PU/20 — 11-12 102— Barry Geraghty 9/2
06 May 12+36d Sligo 23rd May At Sligo Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 18f · Good · 16 ran 5/16 2½ 11-5 102118A Barry Geraghty 7/2F
31 Mar 12+146d Navan www.thetote.com Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 16f · Good · 17 ran 10/17 ½ 10-12 102103A Mr A J Fox 12/1
06 Nov 11+21d Cork Paddypower.com Mobile Betting Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 20f · Soft · 17 ran 7/17 4¾ 11-4 103115A Keith Donoghue 10/1
16 Oct 11+16d Naas Profile Systems Handicap Hurdle 19f · Yielding · 13 ran 10/13 2¾ 10-0 10495C Niall P Madden 13/2
30 Sep 11+61d Gowran Park Follow Gowran Park On Facebook Handicap Hurdle (Grade C) 24f · Soft · 14 ran 7/14 1¾ 10-0 10589A Declan Bates 7/1
31 Jul 11+55d Galway Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (81-116) 18f · Good · 17 ran 1/17 10-1 95118A Declan Bates 13/2
06 Jun 11+12d Listowel Harvest Festival 11th-17th September Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) 20f · Good · 17 ran 4/17 3½ 11-12 95116A Davy Condon 9/2F
25 May 11+24d Punchestown 'tote Trifecta Rollover' Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 18f · Good · 25 ran 4/25 hd 10-12 94119A R Walsh 11/4F
01 May 11+31d Sligo Sponsor A Race At Sligo Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 4/14 ½ 11-10 93115A Brian O'Connell 3/1
31 Mar 11+35d Cork CIT SU Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 16f · Yielding · 20 ran 1/20 10-9 85115A Brian O'Connell 20/1
24 Feb 11+30d Thurles Prime Beef Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 16f · Soft · 18 ran 13/18 6 10-12 8889C Davy Condon 16/1
25 Jan 11+73d Navan 2011 Navan Membership Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 28 ran 12/28 5½ 11-5 —92C Brian O'Connell 66/1
13 Nov 10+224d Punchestown Punchestown Annual Membership Maiden Hurdle 20f · Soft · 22 ran 16/22 30 11-7 —100C Alan Crowe 66/1
03 Apr 10 Cork Buttevant Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 15 ran 12/15 13 11-7 —95C Mark Walsh 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Bobby John (IRE) won?
Bobby John (IRE) won 2 of 15 archived starts between 2010 and 2012, a strike rate of 13.3%. Placed 4 times in total (26.7% of starts).
Who trained Bobby John (IRE)?
Bobby John (IRE) was trained by F Flood on the most recent run on record, at Down Royal on 1 June 2012.
Who is Bobby John (IRE)'s sire?
Bobby John (IRE) is by Bob Back (USA) out of La Speziana (IRE), whose sire is Perugino.
What going does Bobby John (IRE) prefer?
Bobby John (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Bobby John (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 102, from the run on 1 June 2012. The highest on record is 105.
What is Bobby John (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 Bobby John (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of La Speziana (IRE), Bobby John (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2010. 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.