King Bob (IRE)
King Bob is a maiden who has placed three times from nine starts on turf. He showed his best effort when second of 10 at Naas in Mar 2026 and last ran when beaten favourite in the Finbarr Quaid Electrical Handicap Hurdle at Cork in Apr 2026 off an official rating of 77. The gelding is usually held up and has raced off his career-high mark. He is by Irish Wells out of Dark Moon.
- 0–9Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 3 (33.3%)Placed
- −9.00£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=9 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 77Highest OR
- 35dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 78
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 2 | 77B | 69 | 1 · — |
| Good | 2 | 85C | 69.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 102C | 79 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 102C | 77 | 2 · 78 / 77.5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 85C | 69.5 | — |
Of 9 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 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 from 6 analysed runs
- Held up 6 (100%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 884 runs since Jan 2008 (124 horses).
Strongest on good to soft going: 12.3% from 122. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 5.6% from 108.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 19 | 2 | 10.5% | +1.2 | — |
| Good | 159 | 15 | 9.4% | +0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 122 | 15 | 12.3% | +3 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 367 | 29 | 7.9% | −1.4 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 187 | 20 | 10.7% | +1.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 30 | 1 | 3.3% | −6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −9.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 27 | 0 | 0% | −9.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 57 | 8 | 14% | +4.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 205 | 21 | 10.2% | +0.9 | 0 from 6 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 460 | 46 | 10% | +0.7 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 108 | 6 | 5.6% | −3.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 16 | 1 | 6.3% | −3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
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
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tramore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiernan Power Roche | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Simon Torrens | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Dylan Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Calum Hogan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Niall Moore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ethan O'Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss P Elvin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Hood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 Apr 26+29d | Cork | Finbarr Quaid Electrical Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Held up towards the back - fighting for the bridle early - clipped the second fence and stumbled at the following one - made progress into the pack turning into the straight - asked for effort in 7th two out - blundered and lost jockey at the last | UR/20 | — | 10-5 | 77 | — | — | Dylan Robinson | 10/3F |
| 08 Mar 26+67d | Naas | BAR 1 Betting 'Completely Free 5 Euro Bet Online Every Day At Cheltenham' Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Towards the back early - made ground entering the straight - minor error 2 out and moved up to 2nd at the last - stuck on run-in but well held by the comfortable winner | 2/10 | 8½ | 10-2 | 76 | 78A | 100A | Tiernan Power Roche | 7/2 |
| 31 Dec 25+83d | Punchestown | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Held up towards the back - progress from 18th to 5th - strong move up before 3 out - continued to make ground into 2nd last - edged back to 4th at the last then rallied to hold 3rd | 3/18 | 8 | 10-4 | 76 | 77B | 94A | Calum Hogan | 3/1J |
| 09 Oct 25+20d | Tramore | Ardmore Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Settled towards the back and fighting for control early - clipped a hurdle in third - blundered again 4 out in 6th - urged into 5th and unable to close 2 out - stumbled once more in third at the last - stayed on same effort to finish third | 3/8 | 1¾ | 10-1 | 77 | 61A | 87A | Tiernan Power Roche | 12/1 |
| 19 Sep 25+21d | Downpatrick | Tennents NI Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Held up in the pack - error at the 2nd and jockey lost saddle | UR/15 | — | 10-3 | 77 | — | — | Simon Torrens | 20/1 |
| 29 Aug 25+7d | Wexford | Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle Held up rear from the off - took no part - beaten a long way home to finish 10th | 10/13 | 1¾ | 10-11 | — | 85C | 87C | Niall Moore | 66/1 |
| 22 Aug 25+18d | Kilbeggan | Curragh To Curragh Charity Cycle On 30th August Maiden Hurdle Held up early - clumsy at 1st and down to 12th after 4th - improved to 9th turning into straight - dropped away before last | 8/13 | 16 | 11-1 | — | 102C | 87C | Simon Torrens | 200/1 |
| 04 Aug 25+32d | Cork | Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle Sat close to pace early - hit a flat spot at one hurdle - third at the halfway point - driven on turning for home but soon found nothing more and dropped away from 3 out | 12/14 | ¾ | 11-5 | — | 54C | 80C | Ethan O'Sullivan | 50/1 |
| 03 Jul 25 | Tipperary | Tipperary Flat Race Settled in the pack early travelling keenly - up behind the front group after 6f and 4th at halfway - pushed along in 6th with little response 2f out - unable to find more from there and well held at the finish | 11/16 | 1 | 11-3 | — | 56B | 100A | Miss P Elvin | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has King Bob (IRE) won?
- King Bob (IRE) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2025 and 2026. Placed 3 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trains King Bob (IRE)?
- King Bob (IRE) is trained by P J Rothwell, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 6 April 2026.
- Who is King Bob (IRE)'s sire?
- King Bob (IRE) is by Irish Wells (FR) out of Dark Moon (FR), whose sire is Lesotho.
- What is King Bob (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 77, from the run on 6 April 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is King Bob (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Irish Wells (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 884 runs since Jan 2008 (124 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 12.3% from 122. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 5.6% from 108.