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Horse profile

Boomerang (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2010) · Last trainer Henry Daly · Last owner Mrs John Nesbitt
by Needle Gun (IRE) out of Garden County (GB) (Ragapan)
16 runs · 11 courses · from Dec 2006
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 13 Apr 2010 — 6,049 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2010 Won at Towcester Last raced off OR 92
KTB Profile

Boomerang (IRE) is 1 from 16, the win coming at Class 3 level. Hasn't won since Dec 2007. Last raced off 92, 34lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 16 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 3 OR ↓ 34lb off peak
Official rating92↓ 34lb off peak
92 92–126

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 103A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Chepstow, 4 Nov 2009 Official rating 92 at the last run, 13 Apr 2010

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 12 figures · best 124A · median 103
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Firm4110B105—
Soft3103A95—
Good to Soft3124A115—
Good2119A106—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m8124A103—
2m1f – 2m4f2119A113—
1m5f – 2m293C90—

Of 16 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Needle Gun (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 5% of 1,228 runs since Jan 2008 (139 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1100%−5—
Good to Firm14964%−10 from 4
Good407256.1%+1.10 from 5
Good to Soft18863.2%−1.81 from 3
Soft278134.7%−0.30 from 4
Heavy190126.3%+1.3—
Standard (AW)500%−5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f800%−5—
1m5f – 2m402194.7%−0.30 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f442245.4%+0.40 from 3
2m5f – 3m321185.6%+0.61 from 10
Over 3m5511.8%−3.20 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Garden County (GB) (Ragapan)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Firm 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 3 1 33% +5.50

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 7 0 0% −7.00
Class 3 5 1 20% +3.50
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Exeter 3 0 0% −3.00
Leicester 2 0 0% −2.00
Huntingdon 2 0 0% −2.00
Uttoxeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Towcester 1 1 100% +7.50
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 10 1 10% −1.50
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Richard Johnson 7 0 0% −7.00
Mark Bradburne 4 1 25% +4.50
Andrew Tinkler 2 0 0% −2.00
Dominic Elsworth 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew Thornton 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Callaghan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 14 1 7% −5.50
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2010 3 0 0% −3.00
2009 4 0 0% −4.00
2008 5 0 0% −5.00
2007 3 1 33% +5.50
2006 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 1 13% +0.50
Chase 6 0 0% −6.00
NH Flat 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
2010 · 3 runs
13 Apr 10+32d Exeter Elite Racing Club Marathon Handicap Chase Class 3 · 3m6½f · Good · 9 ran PU/9 — 10-0 92— Andrew Tinkler 8/1
12 Mar 10+44d Leicester Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m6½f · Good · 7 ran F/7 — 10-13 92— Andrew Tinkler 7/2
27 Jan 10+59d Huntingdon Racing Uk Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m7½f · Soft · 13 ran 6/13 9 11-9 10095A Richard Johnson 20/1
2009 · 4 runs
29 Nov 09+25d Leicester Robins & Day Peugeot 3008 Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m6½f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 7/9 22 11-2 10582C Richard Johnson 9/2J
04 Nov 09+183d Chepstow wbx.com Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m7½f · Soft · 10 ran 6/10 ½ 11-0 113103A Mark Bradburne 20/1
05 May 09+52d Exeter Desert Orchid Restaurant Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m7f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 5/16 17 10-11 115103A Richard Johnson 11/1
14 Mar 09+108d Uttoxeter John Smith's Hucknall Constitutional Club Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 2m5½f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 11/15 28 11-7 124100C Richard Johnson 33/1
2008 · 5 runs
26 Nov 08+32d Kempton Joslin Rowe Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 3m · Good · 8 ran F/8 — 11-2 —— Richard Johnson 5/1
25 Oct 08+231d Stratford toteplacepot Novices' Chase Class 3 · 2m6½f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 3/6 3½ 10-12 124110B Dominic Elsworth 7/2
08 Mar 08+18d Sandown E.B.F. Sunderlands 'NH' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Final (Gd3) Class 1 · 2m4f · Good · 17 ran 8/17 hd 11-7 126119A Mark Bradburne 66/1
19 Feb 08+49d Taunton Porter Dodson Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 3m · Good To Soft · 10 ran 3/10 2½ 11-11 126124A Richard Johnson 12/1
01 Jan 08+31d Exeter Thurlestone Hotel 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m2½f · Soft · 17 ran PU/17 — 11-5 —— Andrew Thornton 14/1
2007 · 3 runs
01 Dec 07+29d Towcester E.B.F. 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 2m5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 1/11 10-12 —115C Mark Bradburne 15/2
02 Nov 07+280d Uttoxeter keltruck.com 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 3/11 2½ 10-12 —107C Richard Johnson 13/2
26 Jan 07+31d Hereford Tote Text Betting NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m · Soft · 16 ran 8/16 3½ 11-4 —87C Mark Bradburne 50/1
2006 · 1 run
26 Dec 06 Huntingdon WBX.com Supporters Of Racing Standard Open NH Flat (Div 2) Class 6 · 2m · Good · 10 ran 4/10 8 10-7 —93C Paul Callaghan 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has Boomerang won?
Boomerang (IRE) won 1 of 16 archived starts between 2006 and 2010, a strike rate of 6.3%. Placed 3 times in total (18.8% of starts).
Who trained Boomerang?
Boomerang (IRE) was trained by Henry Daly on the most recent run on record, at Exeter on 13 April 2010.
Who is Boomerang's sire?
Boomerang (IRE) is by Needle Gun (IRE) out of Garden County (GB), whose sire is Ragapan.
What going does Boomerang prefer?
Boomerang (IRE) has the best record on good to soft 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 Boomerang's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 92, from the run on 13 April 2010. The highest on record is 126.
What is Boomerang's sire's record?
Needle Gun (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 5% of 1,228 runs since Jan 2008 (139 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from December 2006. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.