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Horse profile

King Bob (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2007) · Last trainer Miss Jane Thomas · Last owner P King
by Needle Gun (IRE) out of Its Your Choice (IRE) (Cataldi)
12 runs · 11 courses · from Dec 2005
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 Oct 2007 — 6,949 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2007 · 7th of 10 Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 89
KTB Profile

King Bob (IRE) is yet to win from 12 starts. Last raced off a career-high mark of 89.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating89At career-high mark
89 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 94C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Gowran Park, 6 Oct 2007 Official rating 89 at the last run, 12 Oct 2007

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 12 figures · best 94C · median 74.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good488C69.5—
Soft483C72—
Good to Firm294C87.5—
Heavy288C82—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m588C73—
2m5f – 3m483C71.5—
2m1f – 2m4f394C88—

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
Needle Gun (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 5% of 1,228 runs since Jan 2008 (139 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1100%−5—
Good to Firm14964%−10 from 2
Good407256.1%+1.10 from 4
Good to Soft18863.2%−1.8—
Soft278134.7%−0.30 from 4
Heavy190126.3%+1.30 from 2
Standard (AW)500%−5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f800%−5—
1m5f – 2m402194.7%−0.30 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f442245.4%+0.40 from 3
2m5f – 3m321185.6%+0.60 from 4
Over 3m5511.8%−3.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Its Your Choice (IRE) (Cataldi)

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
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Gowran Park 2 0 0% −2.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m5f – 3m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
A E Lynch 2 0 0% −2.00
Tommy Treacy 2 0 0% −2.00
Niki O'Shea 2 0 0% −2.00
John Cullen 1 0 0% −1.00
Niall P Madden 1 0 0% −1.00
W J Lee 1 0 0% −1.00
B M Cash 1 0 0% −1.00
Keith Bowens 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr J P McKeown 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 0 0% −7.00
Blinkers 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 7 0 0% −7.00
2006 4 0 0% −4.00
2005 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 0 0% −7.00
Chase 3 0 0% −3.00
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
12 Oct 07+6d Carlisle Rectangle Group Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24.5f · Good · 10 ran 7/10 30 9-11 8966C A E Lynch 100/1
06 Oct 07+19d Gowran Park Lord Bagenal Inn Beginners Chase 17f · Good To Firm · 18 ran 11/18 29 11-12 —94C Tommy Treacy 50/1
17 Sep 07+59d Listowel John F.McGuire Beginners Chase 17f · Good · 15 ran 10/15 4 11-9 —88C John Cullen 50/1
20 Jul 07+7d Kilbeggan T. Scanlon Bar & Restaurant Handicap Hurdle (74-102) 24f · Soft · 16 ran 15/16 1¼ 9-13 7470C Niall P Madden 25/1
13 Jul 07+66d Downpatrick Ballee Handicap Hurdle (74-95) 22f · Soft · 15 ran 7/15 13 10-4 7483C Niki O'Shea 25/1
08 May 07+31d Fairyhouse Tote Telebet 1850238669 Handicap Hurdle (Div 3) 22f · Good · 18 ran 9/18 12 10-4 7673C Niki O'Shea 16/1
07 Apr 07+363d Cork Charleville Handicap Hurdle (74-102) 19f · Good To Firm · 20 ran 17/20 4 10-2 8181C Tommy Treacy 20/1
09 Apr 06+29d Tramore Www.tramore-racecourse.com Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 15 ran 10/15 ½ 10-13 —66C A E Lynch 25/1
11 Mar 06+17d Navan N.I.Childrens' Hospice Mdn Hdl (Div 2) 16f · Heavy · 20 ran 15/20 6 11-12 7476C W J Lee 100/1
22 Feb 06+14d Punchestown Festival Hospitality Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) 16f · Heavy · 21 ran 10/21 1½ 11-12 —88C B M Cash 50/1
08 Feb 06+55d Down Royal Ardmore Advertising INH Flat Race 16f · Yielding · 17 ran 9/17 20 11-7 —71C Keith Bowens 25/1
15 Dec 05 Gowran Park Golf Membership At Gowran Park INH Flat Race 16f · Yielding · 17 ran 10/17 9 11-7 —73C Mr J P McKeown 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has King Bob (IRE) won?
King Bob (IRE) has yet to win, from 12 archived starts between 2005 and 2007.
Who trained King Bob (IRE)?
King Bob (IRE) was trained by Miss Jane Thomas on the most recent run on record, at Carlisle on 12 October 2007.
Who is King Bob (IRE)'s sire?
King Bob (IRE) is by Needle Gun (IRE) out of Its Your Choice (IRE), whose sire is Cataldi.
What is King Bob (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 89, from the run on 12 October 2007. That is also the highest on record.
What is King Bob (IRE)'s sire's record?
Needle Gun (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 5% of 1,228 runs since Jan 2008 (139 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from December 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.