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Horse profile

National Obsession (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2010) · Last trainer Venetia Williams · Last owner Gleeson Lanigan Okeeffe Mcmahon
by Bob Back (USA) out of Retinue (IRE) (Mister Lord)
4 runs · 4 courses · from Nov 2008
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 30 Apr 2010 — 6,024 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2010 · 5th of 6
KTB Profile

National Obsession (IRE) is yet to win from 4 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 11 at Folkestone (Nov 2008).

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 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 112A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Folkestone, 18 Nov 2008

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 3 figures · best 112A · median 89
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m289C86.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 4 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 · 3 figures from 4 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%+4.9—
Good to Firm2683713.8%+2—
Good97610010.2%−1.6—
Good to Soft5725810.1%−1.70 from 2
Soft1,06613012.2%+0.40 from 1
Heavy79410613.4%+1.60 from 1
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 3
2m1f – 2m4f1,31916612.6%+0.80 from 1
2m5f – 3m1,19913311.1%−0.7—
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
Retinue (IRE) (Mister Lord)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Bobs Law (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 2m7½f–3m1f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Bobs Law (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Bobs Law (IRE)1352m7½f–3mClass 4
National Petition (IRE)1033m½f–3m1fClass 4
Anchor Bridge (IRE)80——
Seondeok (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

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

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Folkestone 1 0 0% −1.00

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

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Aidan Coleman 2 0 0% −2.00
Harry Challoner 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam Thomas 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2010 3 0 0% −3.00
2008 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 3 0 0% −3.00
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 KTB Jockey SP
2010 · 3 runs
30 Apr 10+25d Bangor-on-Dee haveago At stanjames.com Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 5/6 14 10-12 89C Aidan Coleman 25/1
05 Apr 10+50d Chepstow Bristol Evening Post 'national Hunt' Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Heavy · 7 ran 4/7 5 10-7 84C Harry Challoner 6/1
14 Feb 10+453d Hereford Heating Solutions 'national Hunt' Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 15 ran PU/15 — 11-3 — Aidan Coleman 14/1
2008 · 1 run
18 Nov 08 Folkestone Daily Mail Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 17.5f · Soft · 11 ran 2/11 6 11-2 112A Sam Thomas 7/2F

Quick answers

How many races has National Obsession won?
National Obsession (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts between 2008 and 2010. Placed 1 time in total (25% of starts).
Who trained National Obsession?
National Obsession (IRE) was trained by Venetia Williams on the most recent run on record, at Bangor-on-Dee on 30 April 2010.
Who is National Obsession's sire?
National Obsession (IRE) is by Bob Back (USA) out of Retinue (IRE), whose sire is Mister Lord.
What is National Obsession'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 National Obsession's siblings?
Out of Retinue (IRE), National Obsession (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Bobs Law (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Bobs Law (IRE)). The wins came over 2m7½f–3m1f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2008. 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.