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Horse profile

Bobowen (IRE)

12yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2018) · Last trainer Mrs Caroline McCaldin · Last owner Alan Mccaldin
by Bob Back (USA) out of Opus One (GB) (Slip Anchor)
33 runs · 19 courses · from Dec 2010
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 Mar 2018 — 3,131 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2018 · 7th of 9 6 wins · 5 courses New yard Last raced off OR 106
KTB Profile

Bobowen (IRE) is 6 from 33, including a Listed win. The biggest win we hold: the Betfred Summer Plate at Market Rasen (Jul 2013). Hasn't won since Jul 2013. Last raced off 106, 39lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 33 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 39lb off peak
Official rating106↓ 39lb off peak
106 97–145

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 89 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Downpatrick, 25 Mar 2018

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 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 106C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kempton, 14 Mar 2015 Official rating 106 at the last run, 25 Mar 2018

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 27 figures · best 142A · median 121
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft11139B121—
Good9135B123—
Good to Firm3142A103—
Good to Soft2123A110—
Heavy2113A106—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f16139B122—
1m5f – 2m7135B113—
2m5f – 3m4142A125.5—

Of 33 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (6).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 27 figures from 33 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%+21 from 3
Good97610010.2%−1.62 from 12
Good to Soft5725810.1%−1.70 from 3
Soft1,06613012.2%+0.43 from 13
Heavy79410613.4%+1.60 from 2
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%+0.90 from 7
2m1f – 2m4f1,31916612.6%+0.85 from 18
2m5f – 3m1,19913311.1%−0.71 from 7
Over 3m300299.7%−2.10 from 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
Opus One (GB) (Slip Anchor)

9 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Sun King (GB) (5 wins).

The wins came over 1m7½f–3m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Sun King (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Sun King (GB)3151m7½f–2m3½fClass 3
Shantou Tiger (IRE)4342m6f–3mClass 4
Golden Odyssey (IRE)712m3½fClass 4
Top Brass (IRE)1812m3½fClass 3
Important Business (IRE)130——
One Goal (IRE)70——
See It As It Is (IRE)130——
Carmun (IRE)90——
Royal Arms (GB)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 13 3 23% +2.00
Good 12 2 17% −7.28
Good to Firm 3 1 33% +6.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 6 1 17% +3.00
Class 2 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 4 5 3 60% +4.72
Class 3 4 2 50% +6.00
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Market Rasen 5 2 40% +9.00
Worcester 4 0 0% −4.00
Cheltenham 3 0 0% −3.00
Perth 2 1 50% +0.00
Uttoxeter 2 1 50% +0.62
Clonmel 2 0 0% −2.00
Gowran Park 2 0 0% −2.00
Thurles 2 0 0% −2.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 1 100% +7.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 1 100% +1.10
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 18 5 28% +1.72
1m5f – 2m 7 0 0% −7.00
2m5f – 3m 7 1 14% +2.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tom O'Brien 9 4 44% +8.62
Tom Doyle 7 0 0% −7.00
Sam Twiston-Davies 5 1 20% +4.00
William Kennedy 3 0 0% −3.00
Chris Ward 3 1 33% −0.90
Conor Maxwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Jason Maguire 1 0 0% −1.00
Nick Scholfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Jamie Moore 1 0 0% −1.00
Barry Geraghty 1 0 0% −1.00
Kevin Coleman 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 32 6 19% −3.28
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 1 0 0% −1.00
2015 3 0 0% −3.00
2014 2 0 0% −2.00
2013 10 2 20% +7.00
2012 9 4 44% +2.72
2011 6 0 0% −6.00
2010 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 20 3 15% −7.28
Chase 13 3 23% +3.00

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
25 Mar 18+1058d Downpatrick Digita.agency Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 19f · Soft · 9 ran 7/9 4¾ 11-12 10689A98A Conor Maxwell 33/1
02 May 15+21d Hexham Friends Of Chollerton Church Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good · 9 ran 5/9 ½ 10-12 126—84C William Kennedy 6/4J
11 Apr 15+28d Aintree Betfred Handicap Chase (Listed) Class 1 · 25f · Good · 10 ran PU/10 — 10-2 135—— William Kennedy 12/1
14 Mar 15+265d Kempton Kempton Park 888sport.com Silver Bowl (Handicap Chase) Class 2 · 20.5f · Good · 10 ran 9/10 17 11-12 137—106C William Kennedy 33/1
22 Jun 14+59d Worcester Bet On All Uk Racing With Totepool Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 20f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 11/13 hd 10-11 130—103C Sam Twiston-Davies 7/1
24 Apr 14+208d Perth mcbookie.com Festival Handicap Chase (For The Kilmany Challenge Cup) Class 2 · 20f · Soft · 12 ran 8/12 2 11-2 140—121A Tom O'Brien 12/1
28 Sep 13+28d Market Rasen totepool Home Of King Size Pools Handicap Chase (Listed) Class 1 · 21.5f · Good · 16 ran PU/16 — 11-1 141—— Jason Maguire 16/1
31 Aug 13+31d Newton Abbot Lord Mildmay Memorial Handicap Chase (Listed) Class 1 · 21f · Good · 11 ran 8/11 3 11-7 142—121A Sam Twiston-Davies 7/1
31 Jul 13+11d Galway www.thetote.com Galway Plate (steeplechase Handicap) (grade A) 22.5f · Soft · 22 ran PU/22 — 11-5 145—— Sam Twiston-Davies 16/1
20 Jul 13+17d Market Rasen Betfred Summer Plate (Listed Handicap Chase) Class 1 · 21.5f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 1/16 10-6 133—142A Sam Twiston-Davies 8/1
03 Jul 13+54d Worcester Blazing Savills Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 20f · Good · 13 ran 7/13 nk 11-11 132—123A Sam Twiston-Davies 20/1
10 May 13+23d Market Rasen Totemic Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 23f · Good · 8 ran F/8 — 11-5 133—— Chris Ward 7/2
17 Apr 13+20d Cheltenham Auriga Network Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 17 ran 11/17 1¾ 11-0 135—123A Tom O'Brien 16/1
28 Mar 13+16d Ffos Las Saxton Drilling Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 20f · Soft · 6 ran 1/6 11-12 125—139B Tom O'Brien 7/1
12 Mar 13+21d Cheltenham Rewards4Racing Novices' Handicap Chase (Listed) Class 1 · 20.5f · Soft · 20 ran PU/20 — 11-7 135—— Nick Scholfield 25/1
19 Feb 13+122d Wetherby theconistonhotel.com Ideal For Business & Pleasure Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 12 ran 2/12 6 11-9 125—133A Jamie Moore 5/1
20 Oct 12+21d Cheltenham Betvictor.com Handicap Chase Class 2 · 20f · Good To Soft · 20 ran PU/20 — 11-0 135—— Barry Geraghty 7/1
29 Sep 12+31d Market Rasen 32Red Handicap Chase (Listed) Class 1 · 21.5f · Good · 16 ran 2/16 ¾ 10-10 130—130A Tom O'Brien 6/1
29 Aug 12+11d Worcester Davies Timber Decking Novices' Chase Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 5 ran 2/5 1¾ 11-12 130—135B Tom O'Brien 11/10F
18 Aug 12+23d Perth Crabbies Alcoholic Ginger Beer Handicap Chase Class 3 · 20f · Soft · 6 ran 1/6 11-11 122—129B Tom O'Brien EvensF
26 Jul 12+11d Uttoxeter Matthew Clark Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good · 17 ran 1/17 11-3 110—132A Tom O'Brien 13/8F
15 Jul 12+7d Stratford Coventry Telegraph Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 18.5f · Good · 15 ran 1/15 11-2 103—125A Chris Ward 11/10F
08 Jul 12+18d Market Rasen Manny Bernstein Freephone 0800 821821 Handicap Chase Class 4 · 17f · Soft · 7 ran 1/7 11-12 103—131A Tom O'Brien 4/1
20 Jun 12+17d Worcester Ascot Best Odds At freebetting.co.uk Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 23f · Good · 11 ran 4/11 hd 11-0 107—112A Tom O'Brien 4/1
03 Jun 12+361d Uttoxeter Injured Jockeys Fund Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 20f · Soft · 11 ran 3/11 14 10-7 97—101A Chris Ward 8/1
08 Jun 11+13d Clonmel Valley Of Honey Maiden Hurdle 16.5f · Yielding · 8 ran 7/8 3 11-4 100—84A Tom Doyle 5/1
26 May 11+54d Clonmel Clonacody Maiden Hurdle 20f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 6/11 2½ 11-4 ——102A Tom Doyle 7/1
02 Apr 11+28d Gowran Park Inistioge Maiden Hurdle 20f · Good To Yielding · 19 ran 12/19 28 11-12 ——97C Tom Doyle 12/1
05 Mar 11+23d Gowran Park 'Tetratema - Son Of The Tetrarch' Maiden Hurdle 16f · Yielding To Soft · 20 ran 5/20 2 11-12 ——123A Tom Doyle 13/2
10 Feb 11+28d Thurles Holy Cross Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 18 ran 3/18 13 11-4 ——113A Tom Doyle 9/1
13 Jan 11+15d Thurles Thurles.ie Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 18 ran 4/18 4 11-2 ——119A Tom Doyle 33/1
29 Dec 10+16d Limerick Sliabh Luachra Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft To Heavy · 17 ran 4/17 9 11-7 ——99A Tom Doyle 33/1
13 Dec 10 Cork Follow Us On Twitter Maiden Hurdle 19f · Soft · 22 ran 13/22 nk 11-9 ——99C Kevin Coleman 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Bobowen (IRE) won?
Bobowen (IRE) won 6 of 33 archived starts between 2010 and 2018, a strike rate of 18.2%. Placed 11 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained Bobowen (IRE)?
Bobowen (IRE) was trained by Mrs Caroline McCaldin on the most recent run on record, at Downpatrick on 25 March 2018.
Who is Bobowen (IRE)'s sire?
Bobowen (IRE) is by Bob Back (USA) out of Opus One (GB), whose sire is Slip Anchor.
What going does Bobowen (IRE) prefer?
Bobowen (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Bobowen (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 106, from the run on 25 March 2018. The highest on record is 145.
What is Bobowen (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 Bobowen (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Opus One (GB), Bobowen (IRE) has 9 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Sun King (GB) (5). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Sun King (GB)). The wins came over 1m7½f–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 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.