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Horse profile

Little Frano (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2011) · Last trainer Peter Bowen · Last owner Mrs Karen Bowen
by Bob's Return (IRE) out of Vicford (IRE) (Old Vic)
5 runs · 2 courses · from Nov 2010
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 1 Mar 2011 — 5,727 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2011 · 4th of 4 Last raced off OR 90
KTB Profile

Little Frano (IRE) is yet to win from 5 starts. Best effort: 4th of 4 at Ffos Las (Mar 2011).

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

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 88C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ffos Las, 27 Jan 2011 Official rating 90 at the last run, 1 Mar 2011

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 5 figures · best 88C · median 87
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft282C82—
Good to Soft288C87.5—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m387C82—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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%−2.2—
Good to Soft361349.4%+0.90 from 2
Soft564447.8%−0.70 from 2
Heavy3723910.5%+20 from 1
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 1
2m1f – 2m4f806749.2%+0.70 from 1
2m5f – 3m583559.4%+0.90 from 3
Over 3m102109.8%+1.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Vicford (IRE) (Old Vic)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Benheir (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Benheir (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Benheir (IRE)2052m–3m1½fClass 3

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ffos Las 4 0 0% −4.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Michael Byrne 4 0 0% −4.00
Donal Devereux 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 4 0 0% −4.00
2010 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
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
2011 · 4 runs
01 Mar 11+24d Ffos Las Digibet Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m6f · Soft · 4 ran 4/4 5 11-9 9082C Donal Devereux 13/2
05 Feb 11+9d Ffos Las Professional Security Management Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 3m · Good To Soft · 10 ran 7/10 32 10-7 —87C Michael Byrne 66/1
27 Jan 11+11d Ffos Las Komatsu Mining Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 8/12 6 10-12 —88C Michael Byrne 100/1
16 Jan 11+64d Ffos Las Lincwear Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 2m6f · Soft · 10 ran 10/10 37 10-12 —82C Michael Byrne 100/1
2010 · 1 run
13 Nov 10 Uttoxeter Numark Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m · Heavy · 13 ran 12/13 2½ 10-7 —87C Michael Byrne 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Little Frano won?
Little Frano (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2010 and 2011.
Who trained Little Frano?
Little Frano (IRE) was trained by Peter Bowen on the most recent run on record, at Ffos Las on 1 March 2011.
Who is Little Frano's sire?
Little Frano (IRE) is by Bob's Return (IRE) out of Vicford (IRE), whose sire is Old Vic.
What is Little Frano's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 90, from the run on 1 March 2011. That is also the highest on record.
What is Little Frano'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.
Who are Little Frano's siblings?
Out of Vicford (IRE), Little Frano (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Benheir (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Benheir (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m1½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from November 2010. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.