Buy Back Bob (IRE)
Buy Back Bob (IRE) is 3 from 30. Hasn't won since May 2015.
- 3–30Wins / Runs
- 10%Strike rate
- 15 (50%)Placed
- −23.51£1 level staken=30 at SP
- 0.60Fair A/E n=30 · 0.48 incl. margin
- 121Highest OR
- 36dBetween runs (median)longest 310 d
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.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 4,568 runs since Apr 2009 (314 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 19 | 3 | 15.8% | +7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 665 | 63 | 9.5% | +0.7 | 1 from 4 |
| Good | 1,046 | 90 | 8.6% | −0.2 | 1 from 10 |
| Good to Soft | 483 | 52 | 10.8% | +2 | — |
| Soft | 863 | 85 | 9.8% | +1 | 0 from 10 |
| Heavy | 299 | 21 | 7% | −1.8 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,192 | 90 | 7.6% | −1.2 | 1 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 193 | 18 | 9.3% | +0.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,106 | 86 | 7.8% | −1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,084 | 101 | 9.3% | +0.5 | 1 from 5 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,033 | 110 | 10.6% | +1.8 | 1 from 9 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 766 | 58 | 7.6% | −1.2 | 1 from 15 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 287 | 22 | 7.7% | −1.1 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 91 | 8 | 8.8% | 0 | — |
| Over 3m | 8 | 1 | 12.5% | +3.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2009 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
8 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Brendan Brackan (IRE) (10 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Brendan Brackan (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brendan Brackan (IRE) | 50 | 10 | 7f–1m½f | Group 3 |
| Elegant Pose (IRE) | 6 | 3 | 1m–1m1½f | Listed |
| Noojoom (IRE) | 6 | 2 | 1m–1m4f | Class 4 |
| Noorain (GB) | 25 | 1 | 1m | Class 7 |
| Akeydah (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 1m | — |
| Rightcar Lewis (GB) | 22 | 0 | — | — |
| Barmy Brussels (IRE) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| Yes Dear (GB) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Good | 10 | 1 | 10% | −7.80 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.38 |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.33 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.80 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gowran Park | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.33 |
| Cork | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Curragh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Down Royal | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wexford | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Navan | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.62 |
| Kempton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wincanton | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.20 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 15 | 1 | 7% | −12.80 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 9 | 1 | 11% | −6.38 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.33 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keagan Latham | 8 | 2 | 25% | −3.71 |
| Richard Johnson | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.80 |
| Michael Byrne | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| D J Casey | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Pat Smullen | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Davy Condon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wayne Lordan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| R Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul Townend | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss M O'Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| A P McCoy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Johnny Murtagh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Declan McDonogh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ms N Carberry | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 27 | 3 | 11% | −20.51 |
| Tongue tie | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.20 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2012 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2010 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.38 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.33 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 18 | 2 | 11% | −13.71 |
| Hurdle | 11 | 1 | 9% | −8.80 |
| Chase | 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
Quick answers
- How many races has Buy Back Bob won?
- Buy Back Bob (IRE) won 3 of 30 archived starts between 2009 and 2016, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 15 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trained Buy Back Bob?
- Buy Back Bob (IRE) was trained by Tim Vaughan on the most recent run on record, at Kempton on 12 February 2016.
- Who is Buy Back Bob's sire?
- Buy Back Bob (IRE) is by Big Bad Bob (IRE) out of Abeyr (GB), whose sire is Unfuwain.
- What going does Buy Back Bob prefer?
- Buy Back Bob (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) 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 Buy Back Bob's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 117, from the run on 12 February 2016. The highest on record is 121.
- What is Buy Back Bob's sire's record?
- Big Bad Bob (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 4,568 runs since Apr 2009 (314 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Buy Back Bob's siblings?
- Out of Abeyr (GB), Buy Back Bob (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Brendan Brackan (IRE) (10). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Brendan Brackan (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m4f. As at Nov 2026.