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Horse profile

Hey Bob (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2008) · Last trainer Joseph G Murphy · Last owner Joseph G Murphy
by Bob Back (USA) out of Blue Stocking (IRE) (Bluebird)
12 runs · 9 courses · from Mar 2005
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 Jun 2008 — 6,715 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2008 · 9th of 19 2 wins · Ballinrobe & Fairyhouse Last raced off OR 83
KTB Profile

Hey Bob (IRE) is 2 from 12. Hasn't won since May 2007. Both wins came on good or faster ground (0 from 7 on softer).

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster
Official rating83↓ 6lb off peak
83 74–89

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 (jumps) 112C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ballinrobe, 28 May 2007 Official rating 83 at the last jumps run, 8 Jun 2008

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 40C the best of the last 1 rated run · Punchestown, 26 Apr 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 11 figures · best 112C · median 89
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Soft5104C81—
Good to Firm3112C91—
Firm1———
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m6104C82—
2m1f – 2m4f3112C101—
2m5f – 3m298C94.5—
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 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%+21 from 3
Good97610010.2%−1.61 from 1
Good to Soft5725810.1%−1.70 from 1
Soft1,06613012.2%+0.40 from 6
Heavy79410613.4%+1.6—
Standard (AW)24416.7%+4.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−11.8—
1m – 1m1f1200%−11.8—
1m2f – 1m4f3013.3%−8.5—
1m5f – 2m86311012.7%+0.90 from 7
2m1f – 2m4f1,31916612.6%+0.81 from 3
2m5f – 3m1,19913311.1%−0.71 from 2
Over 3m300299.7%−2.1—

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
Blue Stocking (IRE) (Bluebird)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
La Belle Bleu (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Firm 3 1 33% +0.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 1 100% +14.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cork 2 0 0% −2.00
Punchestown 2 0 0% −2.00
Fairyhouse 2 1 50% +13.00
Ballinrobe 1 1 100% +2.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 7 0 0% −7.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 1 33% +0.00
2m5f – 3m 2 1 50% +13.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
T G M Ryan 4 2 50% +14.00
Niall P Madden 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr W J McLernon 2 0 0% −2.00
P J Scallan 1 0 0% −1.00
Alan Crowe 1 0 0% −1.00
A E Lynch 1 0 0% −1.00
Tommy Treacy 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 11 1 9% −8.00
Blinkers 1 1 100% +14.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 2 0 0% −2.00
2007 3 2 67% +15.00
2006 5 0 0% −5.00
2005 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 10 2 20% +8.00
Flat 1 0 0% −1.00
NH Flat 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
2008 · 2 runs
08 Jun 08+10d Cork Newmarket Handicap Hurdle (81-123) 20f · Good To Firm · 19 ran 9/19 12 10-8 8387C T G M Ryan 10/1
29 May 08+367d Punchestown tote Sports Lounge Handicap Hurdle (81-109) 18f · Firm · 16 ran 7/16 1 11-2 89101A T G M Ryan 8/1
2007 · 3 runs
28 May 07+20d Ballinrobe Carney's Bar Handicap Hurdle (74-95) 20f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 1/15 11-2 83112C T G M Ryan 2/1F
08 May 07+29d Fairyhouse WWW.TOTE.IE Handicap Hurdle (74-95) (Div 2) 22f · Good · 20 ran 1/20 10-5 7498C T G M Ryan 14/1
09 Apr 07+343d Fairyhouse Racing Post In Ireland Hurdle 24f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 10/12 26 11-0 7591C P J Scallan 100/1
2006 · 5 runs
01 May 06+24d Down Royal Pat O'Hare Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle (74-95) 16f · Good To Yielding · 19 ran 15/19 ½ 10-6 7583C Alan Crowe 25/1
07 Apr 06+29d Wexford Richard Browne & Sons Ltd Novice Handicap Hurdle (74-109) 16f · Yielding · 16 ran 10/16 12 9-5 7760C A E Lynch 20/1
09 Mar 06+19d Thurles C.J.Sheran Ltd Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 18 ran 14/18 ¾ 10-13 7789C Niall P Madden 50/1
18 Feb 06+16d Gowran Park Irish Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 20 ran 14/20 20 11-12 —72C Niall P Madden 25/1
02 Feb 06+282d Clonmel Fethard Maiden Hurdle 16f · Yielding To Soft · 19 ran 19/19 12 11-1 —81C Tommy Treacy 14/1
2005 · 2 runs
26 Apr 05+30d Punchestown Goffs Land Rover Bumper 16f · Soft · 25 ran 14/25 8 10-7 —40C Mr W J McLernon 20/1
27 Mar 05 Cork Hickey Communications (Pro-Am) INH Flat Race 16f · Soft · 22 ran 7/22 ½ 11-0 —104C Mr W J McLernon 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Hey Bob won?
Hey Bob (IRE) won 2 of 12 archived starts between 2005 and 2008, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 2 times in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trained Hey Bob?
Hey Bob (IRE) was trained by Joseph G Murphy on the most recent run on record, at Cork on 8 June 2008.
Who is Hey Bob's sire?
Hey Bob (IRE) is by Bob Back (USA) out of Blue Stocking (IRE), whose sire is Bluebird.
What going does Hey Bob prefer?
Hey Bob (IRE) has the best record on good to firm 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 Hey Bob's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 83, from the run on 8 June 2008. The highest on record is 89.
What is Hey 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 Hey Bob's siblings?
Out of Blue Stocking (IRE), Hey Bob (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2005. 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.