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Horse profile

Fantastic Bob (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, May 2016) · Last trainer Augustine Leahy · Last owner Mrs Ellen Leahy
by Big Bad Bob (IRE) out of Fantastic Fantasy (IRE) (Lahib)
16 runs · 10 courses · from Jul 2011
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 May 2016 — 3,820 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2016 · 13th of 20 Won at Listowel Last raced off OR 85
KTB Profile

Fantastic Bob (IRE) is 1 from 16. Hasn't won since Jun 2014. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 10 on softer).

Based on 16 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster
Official rating85↓ 6lb off peak
85 83–91

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 109A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Limerick, 12 May 2015 Official rating 85 at the last run, 12 May 2016

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 16 figures · best 118A · median 104
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Soft6109A98.5—
Good5113A104—
Heavy3106A93—
Good to Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f10113A104—
1m5f – 2m4118A99.5—
2m5f – 3m2109A104.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 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

Progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 4,568 runs since Jan 2008 (314 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm19315.8%+7—
Good to Firm665639.5%+0.70 from 1
Good1,046908.6%−0.21 from 5
Good to Soft4835210.8%+20 from 1
Soft863859.8%+10 from 6
Heavy299217%−1.80 from 3
Standard (AW)1,192907.6%−1.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f193189.3%+0.5—
6f – 7f1,106867.8%−1—
1m – 1m1f1,0841019.3%+0.5—
1m2f – 1m4f1,03311010.6%+1.8—
1m5f – 2m766587.6%−1.20 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f287227.7%−1.11 from 10
2m5f – 3m9188.8%00 from 2
Over 3m8112.5%+3.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Fantastic Fantasy (IRE) (Lahib)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Last Flight (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 7f–3m; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Last Flight (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Last Flight (IRE)2542m–3mClass 2
Dona Alba (IRE)1227f–1m2fClass 4
Icy Haven (IRE)40——
Fantastic Luck (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Good 5 1 20% +0.00
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Limerick 3 0 0% −3.00
Killarney 3 0 0% −3.00
Tipperary 2 0 0% −2.00
Cork 2 0 0% −2.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 1 100% +4.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 10 1 10% −5.00
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tom Doyle 4 0 0% −4.00
Davy Russell 2 1 50% +3.00
Alan Crowe 2 0 0% −2.00
Ms N Carberry 2 0 0% −2.00
A P Heskin 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Flanagan 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew J McNamara 1 0 0% −1.00
S J Hassett 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Townend 1 0 0% −1.00
Phillip Enright 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 9 0 0% −9.00
Hood + tongue tie 3 1 33% +2.00
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00
Hood 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 2 0 0% −2.00
2015 1 0 0% −1.00
2014 7 1 14% −2.00
2012 2 0 0% −2.00
2011 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 14 1 7% −9.00
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
2016 · 2 runs
12 May 16+21d Tipperary Ryans Cleaning Event Specialists Handicap Hurdle (80-102) (Div 2) 20f · Yielding To Soft · 20 ran 13/20 ½ 10-9 8589C A P Heskin 20/1
21 Apr 16+345d Tipperary Follow TipperaryRaces On Facebook Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 20f · Yielding To Soft · 20 ran 10/20 ½ 10-4 8791A Sean Flanagan 20/1
2015 · 1 run
12 May 15+263d Limerick Hospitality Packages Online At www.limerickraces.ie Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 21f · Yielding To Soft · 18 ran 4/18 9 11-7 90109A Andrew J McNamara 14/1
2014 · 7 runs
22 Aug 14+17d Killarney Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 20f · Good · 16 ran 9/16 hd 11-8 91104A S J Hassett 10/1
05 Aug 14+22d Roscommon J.f. Hanley Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 24f · Good · 17 ran 7/17 4¾ 10-9 91100A Paul Townend 11/2F
14 Jul 14+42d Killarney Malton Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 20f · Good · 18 ran 2/18 2¼ 11-0 89113A Davy Russell 7/2F
02 Jun 14+11d Listowel Harvest Festival 14th-20th September Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 20f · Good · 18 ran 1/18 11-1 84109A Davy Russell 4/1F
22 May 14+92d Clonmel Powerstown Park Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16.5f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 3/18 4 11-0 83118A Phillip Enright 8/1
19 Feb 14+20d Punchestown Festival Free Upgrade Offer Ends Today Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 20f · Heavy · 22 ran 12/22 6 11-2 8586C Alan Crowe 7/1
30 Jan 14+647d Thurles Follow Us On Facebook Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 16f · Soft To Heavy · 18 ran 6/18 2¾ 10-10 85106A Alan Crowe 25/1
2012 · 2 runs
23 Apr 12+35d Cork Friday Evening Racing Maiden Hurdle 16f · Yielding To Soft · 24 ran 11/24 4 11-12 —93C Tom Doyle 16/1
19 Mar 12+207d Limerick Tote Jackpot (c & G) Maiden Hurdle 19f · Soft To Heavy · 13 ran 12/13 11 11-12 —93C Tom Doyle 7/2
2011 · 4 runs
25 Aug 11+17d Killarney J & B O'sullivan Builders Ltd. Flat Race 17f · Yielding To Soft · 12 ran 3/12 4½ 11-7 —108A Ms N Carberry 9/2
08 Aug 11+18d Ballinrobe Costello Mcdermott Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 6/13 9 11-2 —84C Tom Doyle 4/1
21 Jul 11+13d Limerick Ladies Day 9th October Maiden Hurdle 20f · Good · 12 ran 2/12 1 11-5 —104A Tom Doyle 8/1
08 Jul 11 Cork corkracecourse.ie Flat Race 19f · Yielding · 9 ran 5/9 5 11-1 —104A Ms N Carberry 7/1

Quick answers

How many races has Fantastic Bob won?
Fantastic Bob (IRE) won 1 of 16 archived starts between 2011 and 2016, a strike rate of 6.3%. Placed 6 times in total (37.5% of starts).
Who trained Fantastic Bob?
Fantastic Bob (IRE) was trained by Augustine Leahy on the most recent run on record, at Tipperary on 12 May 2016.
Who is Fantastic Bob's sire?
Fantastic Bob (IRE) is by Big Bad Bob (IRE) out of Fantastic Fantasy (IRE), whose sire is Lahib.
What going does Fantastic Bob prefer?
Fantastic Bob (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Fantastic Bob's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 85, from the run on 12 May 2016. The highest on record is 91.
What is Fantastic Bob's sire's record?
Big Bad Bob (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 4,568 runs since Jan 2008 (314 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Fantastic Bob's siblings?
Out of Fantastic Fantasy (IRE), Fantastic Bob (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Last Flight (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Last Flight (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2011. 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.