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Bobby Kirova (GB)

4yo gelding · Trainer Michael Butler · Owner All Star Syndicate
by Showcasing (GB) out of Maleficent Queen (GB) (Mount Nelson)
12 runs · 8 courses · from Oct 2025
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Clonmel (IRE) Last run 22 Oct 2026 · 8th of 13 Last raced off OR 103
KTB Profile

Bobby Kirova is a gelding who has won one of 12 starts on turf. The win came in the Ravens Rock Novice Handicap Hurdle at Clonmel in Oct 2026 over 2m1f – 2m4f on good ground off an official rating of 92. He has raced prominently in 42 percent of his runs. His last run, at Clonmel in Oct 2026, was eighth of 13 in the Mahon Falls Novice Handicap Hurdle off a career-high mark of 103.

Based on 12 archived runs · run-style from 12 commented runs since Oct 2025 · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster OR at career high
Official rating103At career-high mark
103 64–103

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 98 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Clonmel (IRE), 1 Oct 2026

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 6 figures · best 98B · median 86.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good to Soft385B843 runs · 85 / 84
Good398B923 runs · 98 / 92
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f598B885 runs · 98 / 88
1m5f – 2m1——1 run · —
Flat 6 figures · best 84A · median 49
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Soft484A492 runs · 32 / 30.5
Good1——1 run · —
Heavy1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f484A662 runs · 66 / 31.5
1m – 1m1f232C30.52 runs · 32 / 30.5

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 runs · as at 27 Oct 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 119A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Clonmel (IRE), 1 Oct 2026 Official rating 103 at the last jumps run, 22 Oct 2026

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 62C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Gowran Park, 8 Apr 2026 Official rating 64 at the last flat run, 12 Jun 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 6 figures · best 119A · median 98.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good to Soft3106A983 runs · 106 / 98
Good3119A993 runs · 119 / 99
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5119A995 runs · 119 / 99
1m5f – 2m1——1 run · —
Flat 6 figures · best 73A · median 60
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Soft473A652 runs · 62 / 52
Good1——1 run · —
Heavy1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f473A632 runs · 58 / 57.5
1m – 1m1f262C522 runs · 62 / 52

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 runs · as at 27 Oct 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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 12 analysed runs since Oct 2025

  • Prominent 5 (42%) · 1 win
  • Held up 4 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 2 (17%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (8%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Showcasing (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 11,614 runs since Jan 2008 (998 horses).

Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.5% from 109.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm921010.9%+0.7—
Good to Firm1,9121879.8%−0.4—
Good2,27623210.2%01 from 4
Good to Soft1,14011610.2%00 from 3
Soft1,26813310.5%+0.30 from 4
Heavy328298.8%−1.40 from 1
Standard (AW)4,59847410.3%+0.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2,28527111.9%+1.7—
6f – 7f5,91163410.7%+0.5—
1m – 1m1f2,1701888.7%−1.50 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f890606.7%−3.50 from 4
1m5f – 2m217156.9%−3.30 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f10965.5%−4.71 from 5
2m5f – 3m24416.7%+6.5—
Over 3m8337.5%+27.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 26 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Maleficent Queen (GB) (Mount Nelson)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Good Show (GB) (2 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Good Show (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Good Show (GB)1421m4fClass 3
Shin Jidai (GB)627fClass 4
Show Me The Wire (GB)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 1 25% +9.00
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Clonmel (IRE) 2 1 50% +11.00
Kilbeggan (IRE) 2 0 0% −2.00
Gowran Park 2 0 0% −2.00
Roscommon 2 0 0% −2.00
Tramore (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00
Bellewstown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 5 1 20% +8.00
1m2f – 1m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Luke McAteer 4 0 0% −4.00
Daniel King 3 1 33% +10.00
Joshua Halford 2 0 0% −2.00
Paddy Cody 1 0 0% −1.00
Paddy Harnett 1 0 0% −1.00
Orla Tynan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 0 0% −6.00
Tongue tie 4 0 0% −4.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 2 1 50% +11.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 9 1 11% +4.00
2025 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 1 17% +7.00
Flat 6 0 0% −6.00

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
2026 · 9 runs
22 Oct 26+21d Clonmel (IRE) Mahon Falls Novice Handicap Hurdle 20f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran up with the front pair early - sixth at the midway point then urged on entering the straight without making inroads before 2 out - soon beaten and finished 8th 8/13 12 11-5 10374B98A Daniel King 15/2
01 Oct 26+28d Clonmel (IRE) Ravens Rock Novice Handicap Hurdle 20f · Good · 16 ran Raced prominent in third - moved up to second by the 4th - upsides for the front spot 4 out - passed after 3 out but rallied to go in front turning in - three lengths ahead over the last and kept on strongly to win 1/16 11-4 9298B119A Daniel King 12/1
03 Sep 26+18d Kilbeggan (IRE) Clarke's Bar Mullingar Handicap Hurdle 19f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran Settled in the pack early - made ground three out - fifth turning for home - kept on to snatch third close home 3/14 6 10-6 9285B106A Daniel King 40/1
16 Aug 26+23d Tramore (IRE) Tramore Directors Maiden Hurdle 16.5f · Good To Yielding · 8 ran Held up towards the back - 6th at halfway - hit a flat spot 4 out - pushed on but lost touch after 3 out - stayed on for minor late progress from 2 out - finished sixth without threatening 6/8 2¼ 10-8 —84A87A Paddy Cody 33/1
24 Jul 26+12d Kilbeggan (IRE) Tote Maiden Hurdle 19f · Good · 15 ran soon handy in 5th - made headway 3 out - 6th and found nothing in the late stages before the last 6/15 hd 10-6 —92B99A Joshua Halford 16/1
12 Jul 26+30d Sligo (IRE) Durkin Bros. Electrical Maiden Hurdle 17.5f · Good · 11 ran raced up with the front group - mistake at the 1st - swung left over the 4th - fourth at halfway - driven along after 3 out - shared second for a spell 2 out - pushed along in third entering the straight and continued at one gear 3/11 9 10-6 —88A98A Joshua Halford 50/1
12 Jun 26+32d Gowran Park Gowran Park Handicap 9.5f · Yielding · 15 ran Sluggish start and settled last - lost touch with the field entering the straight - no response late finishing well beaten 13/15 18 9-3 6429C42C Paddy Harnett 50/1
11 May 26+33d Roscommon Paddy Woods Memorial Apprentice Handicap 12f · Good · 14 ran Held up early - remained towards the back - no impact on the finish - well held in 13th 13/14 shd 9-10 6866C57A Orla Tynan 40/1
08 Apr 26+157d Gowran Park Save 33% Buying Tickets Online Handicap 9.5f · Soft · 13 ran Settled in the pack - 9th at halfway - dropped away and lost touch in the straight to finish 13th 13/13 6½ 9-13 6932C62C Luke McAteer 33/1
2025 · 3 runs
02 Nov 25+20d Curragh 1xBet Safer Gambling Maiden 12f · Heavy · 23 ran Tracked the pace early - 9th at halfway - pushed along and unable to quicken 3f out - well held at the finish 21/23 ¾ 9-8 —-3C58C Luke McAteer 50/1
13 Oct 25+12d Roscommon Gary's Gardening Services Maiden 10.5f · Soft · 11 ran Went straight to front - shaken up and lost advantage 2f out then dropped to 3rd under pressure inside final furlong - held no more in reserve close home 3/11 6 9-8 —66A73A Luke McAteer 28/1
01 Oct 25 Bellewstown Natures Best Maiden 12.5f · Soft · 11 ran Held up rearward - 8th and asked for effort with 4f left - unable to make headway from 2f out and stayed on same gear to finish sixth beaten 8½ lengths 6/11 1½ 9-8 —84A68A Luke McAteer 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Bobby Kirova won?
Bobby Kirova (GB) won 1 of 12 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 4 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trains Bobby Kirova?
Bobby Kirova (GB) is trained by Michael Butler, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 22 October 2026.
Who is Bobby Kirova's sire?
Bobby Kirova (GB) is by Showcasing (GB) out of Maleficent Queen (GB), whose sire is Mount Nelson.
What going does Bobby Kirova prefer?
Bobby Kirova (GB) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Bobby Kirova's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 103, from the run on 22 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Bobby Kirova's sire's record?
Showcasing (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 11,614 runs since Jan 2008 (998 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.5% from 109.
Who are Bobby Kirova's siblings?
Out of Maleficent Queen (GB), Bobby Kirova (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Good Show (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Good Show (GB)). The wins came over 7f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2025. 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.