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Horse profile

Gentle Bob (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, May 2014) · Last trainer Tom George · Last owner David Thorpe Simon Clarke
by Bob's Return (IRE) out of Maraniza (IRE) (Akarad)
15 runs · 10 courses · from Nov 2010
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 14 May 2014 — 4,549 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2014 · 4th of 4 2 wins · Wincanton & Ffos Las Last raced off OR 112
KTB Profile

Gentle Bob (IRE) is 2 from 15, both wins coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Mar 2012.

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 4
Official rating112↓ 2lb off peak
112 106–114

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 119B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Huntingdon, 20 Feb 2014 Official rating 112 at the last run, 14 May 2014

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 14 figures · best 126B · median 106
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Soft8126B111—
Good to Soft3124B108—
Heavy2126B105.5—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m6126B113—
2m1f – 2m4f6125A106—
1m5f – 2m2118A107.5—

Of 15 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 15 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's Return (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.5% of 2,268 runs since Jan 2008 (219 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 11.8% from 254.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2000%−8.5—
Good to Firm2543011.8%+3.3—
Good649416.3%−2.20 from 1
Good to Soft361349.4%+0.91 from 4
Soft564447.8%−0.70 from 8
Heavy3723910.5%+21 from 2
Standard (AW)4848.3%−0.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−8.5—
6f – 7f9111.1%+2.6—
1m – 1m1f3113.2%−5.3—
1m2f – 1m4f32412.5%+4—
1m5f – 2m704476.7%−1.80 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f806749.2%+0.70 from 7
2m5f – 3m583559.4%+0.92 from 6
Over 3m102109.8%+1.3—

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
Maraniza (IRE) (Akarad)

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
Soft 8 0 0% −8.00
Good to Soft 4 1 25% −1.12
Heavy 2 1 50% +2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 14 2 14% −7.12
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Exeter 3 0 0% −3.00
Uttoxeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Ffos Las 2 1 50% +2.00
Towcester 2 0 0% −2.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 1 100% +1.88
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 7 0 0% −7.00
2m5f – 3m 6 2 33% +0.88
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Paddy Brennan 9 2 22% −2.12
Liam Heard 2 0 0% −2.00
Alain Cawley 1 0 0% −1.00
Wayne Hutchinson 1 0 0% −1.00
Peter Toole 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew Thornton 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2014 4 0 0% −4.00
2012 4 2 50% +2.88
2011 5 0 0% −5.00
2010 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 10 2 20% −3.12
Hurdle 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2014 · 4 runs
14 May 14+46d Perth Salutation Hotel Perth Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Soft · 4 ran 4/4 41 11-6 11298C Paddy Brennan 10/3
29 Mar 14+37d Uttoxeter Betfred 4 X Odds On Lucky 31's Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 4/7 8 11-11 114108C Alain Cawley 3/1F
20 Feb 14+28d Huntingdon StanJames.com Who Are You With Handicap Chase (For The John Bigg Oxo Memorial Trophy) Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 8 ran 2/8 12 11-12 114119B Paddy Brennan 11/2
23 Jan 14+686d Warwick TurfTV Handicap Chase (Jockey Club Grassroots Jumps Series Qualifier) Class 4 · 20.5f · Soft · 6 ran 4/6 8 11-6 114104B Paddy Brennan 5/1
2012 · 4 runs
08 Mar 12+18d Wincanton Bathwick Tyres Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 21f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 1/5 11-12 114124B Paddy Brennan 15/8F
19 Feb 12+21d Ffos Las Sun Trade Windows Handicap Chase Class 4 · 21f · Soft · 10 ran 2/10 8 11-6 114126B Paddy Brennan 10/3F
29 Jan 12+28d Ffos Las Lindley Group Events Caterers Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 21f · Heavy · 6 ran 1/6 11-3 106126B Paddy Brennan 3/1
01 Jan 12+17d Exeter Bathwick Tyres Taunton Handicap Chase (Betfair Jumps Series Qualifier) Class 4 · 24f · Soft · 8 ran 5/8 ½ 11-5 107102B Liam Heard 12/1
2011 · 5 runs
15 Dec 11+25d Towcester Gg.com Alerts Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-11 107— Paddy Brennan 13/2
20 Nov 11+261d Exeter Childrens Hospice South West Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 19f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 9/15 11 11-2 11091C Liam Heard 16/1
04 Mar 11+40d Newbury Elle Security Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16.5f · Soft · 12 ran 5/12 6 11-9 113118A Paddy Brennan 25/1
23 Jan 11+22d Towcester gg.com Tipzone Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Soft · 12 ran 6/12 10 10-12 11397C Paddy Brennan 8/1
01 Jan 11+17d Exeter Royal Castle Hotel Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Soft · 16 ran 2/16 1½ 11-5 —125A Wayne Hutchinson 66/1
2010 · 2 runs
15 Dec 10+32d Bangor-on-Dee Paramount Security 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 16 ran 10/16 hd 10-9 —97C Peter Toole 100/1
13 Nov 10 Uttoxeter Bank's Bitter Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Heavy · 7 ran 5/7 30 10-12 —85C Andrew Thornton 7/1

Quick answers

How many races has Gentle Bob won?
Gentle Bob (IRE) won 2 of 15 archived starts between 2010 and 2014, a strike rate of 13.3%. Placed 5 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained Gentle Bob?
Gentle Bob (IRE) was trained by Tom George on the most recent run on record, at Perth on 14 May 2014.
Who is Gentle Bob's sire?
Gentle Bob (IRE) is by Bob's Return (IRE) out of Maraniza (IRE), whose sire is Akarad.
What going does Gentle Bob prefer?
Gentle Bob (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Gentle Bob's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 112, from the run on 14 May 2014. The highest on record is 114.
What is Gentle Bob's sire's record?
Bob's Return (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.5% of 2,268 runs since Jan 2008 (219 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 11.8% from 254.

Record shown from November 2010. 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.