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Horse profile

Curley Bob (IRE)

5yo mare (at last run, Jul 2005) · Last trainer Thomas Cleary · Last owner J Moran
by Bob Back (USA) out of Beaded Bubbles (GB) (Simply Great)
6 runs · 6 courses · from Apr 2005
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 22 Jul 2005 — 7,775 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2005 · 15th of 15 Last raced off OR 36
KTB Profile

Curley Bob (IRE) is yet to win from 6 starts.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

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 58C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fairyhouse, 22 Jul 2005 Official rating 36 at the last run, 22 Jul 2005

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 →

Flat 6 figures · best 66C · median 56
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft266C49.5—
Heavy260C50—
Firm1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f360C58—
1m – 1m1f266C53—
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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%+4.90 from 1
Good to Firm2683713.8%+20 from 1
Good97610010.2%−1.6—
Good to Soft5725810.1%−1.7—
Soft1,06613012.2%+0.40 from 2
Heavy79410613.4%+1.60 from 2
Standard (AW)24416.7%+4.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−11.8—
1m – 1m1f1200%−11.80 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f3013.3%−8.50 from 3
1m5f – 2m86311012.7%+0.90 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f1,31916612.6%+0.8—
2m5f – 3m1,19913311.1%−0.7—
Over 3m300299.7%−2.1—

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
Beaded Bubbles (GB) (Simply Great)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Black Kitten (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Rory Cleary 2 0 0% −2.00
N G McCullagh 1 0 0% −1.00
Cathy Gannon 1 0 0% −1.00
Derek McCormack 1 0 0% −1.00
D J Moran 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2005 · 6 runs
22 Jul 05+53d Fairyhouse Live Music After Racing Handicap (36-60) (Div 2) 1m4f · Firm · 15 ran 15/15 6 8-5 3658C N G McCullagh 14/1
30 May 05+14d Ballinrobe Supermac's Ballinrobe & Claremorris Handicap (36-60) 2m · Yielding · 16 ran 12/16 3 7-13 3633C Rory Cleary 16/1
16 May 05+15d Roscommon Red Mills Horse Care Tubes Handicap (36-60) (Div 2) 1m4f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 7/15 3 8-1 3654C Cathy Gannon 25/1
01 May 05+8d Navan Slane Maiden (Div 1) 1m · Soft To Heavy · 13 ran 13/13 1 8-1 —40C Derek McCormack 33/1
23 Apr 05+2d Naas Goracingatnaasracecourse.com Maiden 1m2f · Heavy · 15 ran 15/15 9 9-9 —60C Rory Cleary 50/1
21 Apr 05 Gowran Park Stoneyford Maiden 1m1½f · Soft · 16 ran 15/16 4½ 8-6 —66C D J Moran 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Curley Bob won?
Curley Bob (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts in 2005.
Who trained Curley Bob?
Curley Bob (IRE) was trained by Thomas Cleary on the most recent run on record, at Fairyhouse on 22 July 2005.
Who is Curley Bob's sire?
Curley Bob (IRE) is by Bob Back (USA) out of Beaded Bubbles (GB), whose sire is Simply Great.
What is Curley Bob's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 36, from the run on 22 July 2005. That is also the highest on record.
What is Curley Bob'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 Curley Bob's siblings?
Out of Beaded Bubbles (GB), Curley Bob (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2005. 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.