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Horse profile

Bobby's Nelson (IRE)

7yo gelding · Trainer Philip Hobbs & Johnson White · Owner Gwent Holdings Limited
by Mount Nelson (GB) out of Bobby's Taken (IRE) (Dr Massini)
5 runs · 4 courses · from Jan 2024
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Ffos Las Beaten favourite LTO Last run 17 Feb 2026 · 3rd of 6 Last raced off OR 129
KTB Profile

Bobby's Nelson won the Class 4 maiden hurdle at Ffos Las in Jan 2026 over 2m1f – 2m4f on soft ground. The gelding has one win and four places from five starts on turf, all bar one on soft or heavy. He finished third of six when beaten favourite at Newbury in Feb 2026, last raced off his career-high mark of 129.

Based on 5 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs since Nov 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 4

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 145 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ffos Las, 8 Jan 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 5 figures · best 145A · median 119
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Soft4145A1094 runs · 145 / 109
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m3125C1192 runs · 125 / 109
2m1f – 2m4f2145A1142 runs · 145 / 114

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 140A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Uttoxeter, 9 Dec 2025 Official rating 129 at the last run, 17 Feb 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 5 figures · best 140A · median 137
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Soft4140A1344 runs · 140 / 134
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m3140A1372 runs · 140 / 134.5
2m1f – 2m4f2139A1342 runs · 139 / 134

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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 4 analysed runs since Nov 2025

  • Prominent 2 (50%) · 1 win
  • Held up 1 (25%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (25%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Mount Nelson (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 6,261 runs since Jan 2008 (538 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3026.7%−3.2—
Good to Firm6437311.4%+1.5—
Good1,6701509%−0.9—
Good to Soft1,04010910.5%+0.6—
Soft1,2531249.9%01 from 4
Heavy4505111.3%+1.40 from 1
Standard (AW)1,1751139.6%−0.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f9888.2%−1.7—
6f – 7f864859.8%−0.1—
1m – 1m1f678497.2%−2.7—
1m2f – 1m4f1,22214812.1%+2.2—
1m5f – 2m1,5931549.7%−0.20 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f1,1961189.9%01 from 2
2m5f – 3m530529.8%−0.1—
Over 3m80810%+0.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Bobby's Taken (IRE) (Dr Massini)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Kalanisi Dubh (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m1f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Kalanisi Dubh (IRE)2122m–2m1f—
Rarely Miss Taken (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 1 25% +0.33
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 1 25% +0.33
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ffos Las 2 1 50% +2.33
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 1 50% +2.33

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sean Houlihan 4 1 25% +0.33
Micheal Nolan 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 1 50% +2.33
2025 2 0 0% −2.00
2024 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 1 25% +0.33
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
2026 · 2 runs
17 Feb 26+40d Newbury Boyle Sports Home Of Early Payout 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 20.5f · Soft · 6 ran Sat behind the leading two early - moved up to second by the second fence - driven out after two out but unable to match winner's pace and weakened on the run to the line 3/6 7 11-8 12983B129B Sean Houlihan 8/13F
08 Jan 26+30d Ffos Las Watch All UK Racing On DragonBet Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 12 ran Tracked the pace early - moved into second before 3 out and closed on the front-runner comfortably 2 out - roused to hit the front approaching the last - stayed on strongly to win 1/12 11-7 121145A139A Sean Houlihan 10/3
2025 · 2 runs
09 Dec 25+30d Uttoxeter Camburg Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 10 ran Up with the early pace - mistake at the 3rd - pressed into second after 3 out - struck the front 2 out and hard at work - challenged at the last - held on into the run-in before just touched off - far ahead of the remainder 2/10 ¾ 11-7 —93B140A Sean Houlihan 3/1
09 Nov 25+649d Ffos Las Ascona Group Roadside Retail Specialists Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 5 ran Went straight to front - stretched clear 3 out - pushed along and margin narrowed before 2 out - battled on run-in but caught close home for second 2/5 nk 11-0 —125C129B Sean Houlihan 7/2
2024 · 1 run
30 Jan 24 Chepstow Its Not Unusual Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Heavy · 10 ran 2/10 ½ 11-2 —119A137A Micheal Nolan 7/4F

Quick answers

How many races has Bobby's Nelson won?
Bobby's Nelson (IRE) won 1 of 5 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 4 times in total (80% of starts).
Who trains Bobby's Nelson?
Bobby's Nelson (IRE) is trained by Philip Hobbs & Johnson White, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 17 February 2026.
Who is Bobby's Nelson's sire?
Bobby's Nelson (IRE) is by Mount Nelson (GB) out of Bobby's Taken (IRE), whose sire is Dr Massini.
What going does Bobby's Nelson prefer?
Bobby's Nelson (IRE) has the best record on soft 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's Nelson's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 129, from the run on 17 February 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Bobby's Nelson's sire's record?
Mount Nelson (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 6,261 runs since Jan 2008 (538 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Bobby's Nelson's siblings?
Out of Bobby's Taken (IRE), Bobby's Nelson (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Kalanisi Dubh (IRE) (2). The wins came over 2m–2m1f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2024. 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.