Horse profile
Boston Bongo (IRE)
by Shantou (USA) out of Margarita (GER) (Lomitas)
22 runs · 13 courses · from May 2023
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Off 290 days · 16th of 18
Last raced off OR 72
KTB Profile
Boston Bongo is a maiden who has won none of 22 starts on turf, with one placing. His best effort came when second of 11 at Limerick in Apr 2024. He usually races prominently. His last run, at Punchestown in Dec 2025, saw him finish 16 of 18 in the Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle off an official rating of 72, which was 18lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 22 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 18lb off peak
- 0–22Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (4.5%)Placed
- −22.00£1 level staken=22 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=22 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 90Highest OR
- 45dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating72↓ 18lb off peak
72
53–90
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 87
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 6 | 87B | 65 | 2 · 70 / 65 |
| Heavy | 4 | 94A | 25 | — |
| Good | 2 | 62A | 52.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 9 | 94A | 54 | 1 · — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 87B | 70 | 1 · — |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 2 | 99C | 90.5 | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 99C | 80.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 22 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (4) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 22 runs · as at 3 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 5 analysed runs
- Prominent 2 (40%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 2 (40%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (20%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Shantou (USA)
Progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,819 runs since Jan 2008 (539 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 1 | 50% | +36.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 158 | 32 | 20.3% | +6.7 | — |
| Good | 2,286 | 310 | 13.6% | 0 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 1,430 | 176 | 12.3% | −1.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 2,610 | 363 | 13.9% | +0.3 | 0 from 11 |
| Heavy | 1,282 | 178 | 13.9% | +0.3 | 0 from 6 |
| Standard (AW) | 51 | 5 | 9.8% | −3.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −13.6 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −13.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 62 | 6 | 9.7% | −3.9 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,030 | 276 | 13.6% | 0 | 0 from 14 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,707 | 378 | 14% | +0.4 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,338 | 333 | 14.2% | +0.6 | — |
| Over 3m | 668 | 72 | 10.8% | −2.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Margarita (GER) (Lomitas)
5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Wondering Why (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 1m–2m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Wondering Why (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wondering Why (IRE) | 7 | 3 | 2m | Class 4 |
| Mandarin (GER) | 26 | 3 | 1m–1m4f | Class 4 |
| Hey Mister Dj (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Cala Gracioneta (IRE) | 12 | 0 | — | — |
| Memphis (GER) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Heavy | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Punchestown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Clonmel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wexford | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Naas | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Roscommon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tramore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 14 | 0 | 0% | −14.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Hayes | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Paddy Hanlon | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Sean Cleary-Farrell | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Harry Sexton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Luke McAteer | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Miss P Elvin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Deegan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr L T Turner | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jody McGarvey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| J M Sheridan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jake Coen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Hood | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 17 | 0 | 0% | −17.00 |
| Flat | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 25+43d | Punchestown | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Settled towards the back of the pack - up to 10th by the 4th before slipping backwards after two out - dropped away turning into the straight to finish well beaten | 16/18 | 2 | 10-0 | 72 | 60B | 64A | Sean Cleary-Farrell | 28/1 |
| 18 Nov 25+26d | Limerick | Limerick Races On Facebook Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Held up towards back of the field - made no impression on the leaders - pulled up before two out | PU/14 | — | 9-8 | 72 | — | — | Harry Sexton | 18/1 |
| 23 Oct 25+34d | Clonmel | Kilclooney Woods (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Went straight to front - lost that spot after the opening fence then fought back into it from the 3rd - clear at the head of affairs 3 out - shaken up and overtaken turning into the straight - had nothing left to give thereafter and well beaten in 9th | 9/12 | 5½ | 10-4 | 72 | 70C | 59C | Miss P Elvin | 12/1 |
| 19 Sep 25+42d | Downpatrick | Tennents NI Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Sat close up in 2nd early - pressed for effort and slipped to 3rd after 2 out then 4th passing last - unable to threaten in closing stages | 5/15 | 3 | 9-10 | 75 | 87B | 80A | Paddy Hanlon | 28/1 |
| 08 Aug 25+31d | Wexford | Traynors Of Wexford Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) Settled midfield early - pushed along late - couldn't find more after final obstacle - finished well beaten in 9th | 9/14 | 4¼ | 10-0 | 79 | — | 68C | Harry Sexton | 40/1 |
| 08 Jul 25+37d | Tramore | Racing TV Free Trial Now Handicap (0-60) Sat close to the front group early - 4th at halfway - urged into contention 5f out - unable to close from 4f out and well beaten at the finish | 8/8 | 36 | 9-11 | 53 | 41C | 57C | Luke McAteer | 80/1 |
| 01 Jun 25+15d | Kilbeggan | West Midlands Credit Union Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Handy in early running - slipped back through the field approaching four out and pushed to keep in touch near the tail - made no headway in seventh before two out - held no more before the last | 7/9 | shd | 10-3 | 82 | 62A | 77A | Paddy Hanlon | 50/1 |
| 17 May 25+109d | Wexford | Slaney River Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Sat close to the front pair early - third at halfway - driven and dropped back turning into the straight - faded from there to finish well beaten | 12/14 | 5½ | 10-12 | 84 | 43C | 78C | Richard Deegan | 33/1 |
| 28 Jan 25+15d | Limerick | Limerick Races On Thursday 13th March Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Went straight to front - lost command at the 2nd then regained it after the 5th - overtaken again before the 6th - sat in third unable to threaten the pace before 2 out - held that spot into the last - eased back to finish fourth | 4/7 | 1¼ | 10-7 | 86 | 54A | 89B | Paddy Hanlon | 5/1 |
| 13 Jan 25+41d | Punchestown | John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle Sat close to pace early - slipped back through the pack after the 3rd and 4th - still in touch in 7th before fading and coming down two out | F/9 | — | 10-10 | 88 | — | — | Mr L T Turner | 10/1 |
| 03 Dec 24+11d | Clonmel | Thanks To All For Your Support In 2024 Handicap Hurdle (80-102) Sat close to the pace early - disputed second spot by halfway - pressed for effort but couldn't find more before a small error two out - faded to finish well held | 11/15 | nk | 11-2 | 89 | 86B | 91A | Brian Hayes | 16/1 |
| 22 Nov 24+225d | Tipperary | Follow Us On Facebook Handicap Hurdle (80-95) Sat close to the pace early - misjudged 6th when in 7th - lost touch after 3 out and eased out of contention before the following fence | PU/19 | — | 11-9 | 90 | — | — | Brian Hayes | 9/1 |
| 11 Apr 24+32d | Limerick | D & J Glazing Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 2/11 | ½ | 11-1 | 86 | 94A | 117A | Brian Hayes | 12/1 |
| 10 Mar 24+41d | Naas | Bar One Racing 'Price Boosts All 28 Favourites At Cheltenham' Handicap Hurdle (80-102) (Div 1) | 9/19 | 2¼ | 10-13 | 87 | 17B | 98A | Jody McGarvey | 40/1 |
| 29 Jan 24+5d | Punchestown | Get Best Odds Guaranteed At Bet Victor Maiden Hurdle | 11/12 | 2 | 11-12 | — | -4C | 98C | Brian Hayes | 250/1 |
| 24 Jan 24+3d | Fairyhouse | Easter Festival Early Bird Maiden Hurdle | 12/15 | 30 | 11-4 | — | -37C | 96C | Brian Hayes | 150/1 |
| 21 Jan 24+9d | Thurles | Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle | UR/10 | — | 11-8 | — | — | — | Brian Hayes | 80/1 |
| 12 Jan 24+106d | Naas | Matt Britton Irish EBF Maiden Hurdle | 24/25 | 1 | 11-12 | — | 28C | 97C | Brian Hayes | 250/1 |
| 28 Sep 23+37d | Bellewstown | Mary Rogers Memorial Handicap (47-65) | 10/12 | shd | 9-8 | 57 | 79C | 56C | J M Sheridan | 28/1 |
| 22 Aug 23+59d | Roscommon | Connolly's Red Mills Apprentice Maiden | 7/12 | hd | 10-1 | — | 82A | 66A | Jake Coen | 66/1 |
| 24 Jun 23+33d | Limerick | Panoramic Restaurant At Limerick Races Maiden | 10/12 | ½ | 10-7 | — | 99C | 69C | Luke McAteer | 66/1 |
| 22 May 23 | Roscommon | Shanagher Hearing Maiden | 10/14 | 5 | 9-11 | — | 66C | 56A | Sean Cleary-Farrell | 14/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Boston Bongo (IRE) won?
- Boston Bongo (IRE) has yet to win, from 22 archived starts between 2023 and 2025. Placed 1 time in total (4.5% of starts).
- Who trains Boston Bongo (IRE)?
- Boston Bongo (IRE) is trained by E Sheehy, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 31 December 2025.
- Who is Boston Bongo (IRE)'s sire?
- Boston Bongo (IRE) is by Shantou (USA) out of Margarita (GER), whose sire is Lomitas.
- What is Boston Bongo (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 72, from the run on 31 December 2025. The highest on record is 90.
- What is Boston Bongo (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Shantou (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,819 runs since Jan 2008 (539 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.
- Who are Boston Bongo (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Margarita (GER), Boston Bongo (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Wondering Why (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Wondering Why (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–2m. As at Oct 2026.