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Ricky Bobby (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2024) · Last trainer Timothy Doyle · Last owner Miss Niamh Doyle
by Elusive Pimpernel (USA) out of Tobar Suil Lady (IRE) (Statue Of Liberty)
25 runs · 12 courses · from Oct 2020
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 27 Dec 2024 — 663 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2024 · 13th of 18 Won at Cork Last raced off OR 102
KTB Profile

Ricky Bobby won the Mallow Handicap Hurdle at Cork in Jul 2021 off an official rating of 95 on good to soft going over 1m5f – 2m. The gelding, who raced 25 times on turf, recorded one win and eight places from those starts. He last ran at Limerick in Dec 2024, finishing 13 of 18 in the Roche's Feeds Handicap Hurdle off an official rating of 102. Aged 9 at his last run in Dec 2024, he was 8 lb below his highest ever mark of 110.

Based on 25 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run since Dec 2024 · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 8lb off peak
Official rating102↓ 8lb off peak
102 58–110

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 126 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Cork, 1 Apr 2024

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 →

Jumps 16 figures · best 133C · median 63
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft8126B75.5—
Heavy5133C48—
Good to Soft3133B92—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m14133C78—
2m1f – 2m4f259C36.5—
Flat 6 figures · best 117C · median 76.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft3117C102—
Heavy378C75—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f4102C76.5—
1m5f – 2m2117C96—

Of 25 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 22 figures from 25 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 119A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cork, 1 Apr 2024 Official rating 102 at the last jumps run, 27 Dec 2024

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 69A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Curragh, 31 Oct 2023 Official rating 60 at the last flat run, 9 May 2024

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 17 figures · best 137A · median 110
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft9137A112—
Heavy5120A97—
Good to Soft3123A110—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m15137A110—
2m1f – 2m4f2110A98.5—
Flat 6 figures · best 69A · median 62.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft363C62—
Heavy369A69—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f469A62.5—
1m5f – 2m269A64—

Of 25 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 23 figures from 25 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 7.6% of 3,122 runs since Jan 2008 (315 horses).

Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 10.6% from 378.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−7.6—
Good to Firm11697.8%+0.2—
Good963889.1%+1.5—
Good to Soft508336.5%−1.11 from 3
Soft891647.2%−0.40 from 13
Heavy394246.1%−1.50 from 9
Standard (AW)248208.1%+0.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2100%−7.6—
6f – 7f208209.6%+2—
1m – 1m1f315288.9%+1.3—
1m2f – 1m4f303155%−2.60 from 4
1m5f – 2m980717.2%−0.41 from 19
2m1f – 2m4f848597%−0.60 from 2
2m5f – 3m3784010.6%+3—
Over 3m6957.2%−0.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Tobar Suil Lady (IRE) (Statue Of Liberty)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
La Fleur De Force (IRE)160——
Serious (IRE)100——
Okazoe (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 13 0 0% −13.00
Heavy 9 0 0% −9.00
Good to Soft 3 1 33% +12.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cork 5 1 20% +10.00
Thurles 3 0 0% −3.00
Curragh 3 0 0% −3.00
Ballinrobe 2 0 0% −2.00
Gowran Park 2 0 0% −2.00
Tramore 2 0 0% −2.00
Wexford 2 0 0% −2.00
Tipperary 2 0 0% −2.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 19 1 5% −4.00
1m2f – 1m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ambrose McCurtin 12 1 8% +3.00
Mr D Doyle 7 0 0% −7.00
Wayne Hassett 2 0 0% −2.00
Ronan Whelan 1 0 0% −1.00
Donagh O'Connor 1 0 0% −1.00
Emmet McNamara 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr R James 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 24 1 4% −9.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 6 0 0% −6.00
2023 8 0 0% −8.00
2022 4 0 0% −4.00
2021 5 1 20% +10.00
2020 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 15 1 7% +0.00
Flat 6 0 0% −6.00
Chase 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
27 Dec 24+213d Limerick Roche's Feeds Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 16f · Yielding To Soft · 18 ran Held up near the back - into the pack by halfway - driven approaching 3 out then dropped away 13/18 19 11-7 10235C90C Mr D Doyle 10/1
28 May 24+19d Ballinrobe Portwest Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 16.5f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 6/16 3 11-1 10392B110A Mr D Doyle 9/1
09 May 24+38d Gowran Park Racing Again May 22nd Handicap (47-70) 14f · Soft · 16 ran 8/16 6 9-6 60117C59C Ronan Whelan 11/1
01 Apr 24+22d Cork Leisure Domes Ltd Marquee Hire Handicap Hurdle 16f · Soft · 15 ran 8/15 hd 11-9 104126B119A Ambrose McCurtin 6/1
10 Mar 24+55d Naas Bar One Racing 'Price Boosts All 28 Favourites At Cheltenham' Handicap Hurdle (80-102) (Div 1) 15.5f · Soft · 19 ran 2/19 2 11-7 10238B137A Mr D Doyle 5/1
15 Jan 24+36d Punchestown John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle 16.5f · Soft · 17 ran 4/17 8 11-10 103—118A Mr D Doyle 9/2
10 Dec 23+17d Cork Bar One Racing 'Guaranteed Overnight Prices' Handicap Hurdle 17f · Soft To Heavy · 10 ran 2/10 1½ 10-6 10114A110A Mr D Doyle 3/1
23 Nov 23+23d Thurles Holycross Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 16f · Yielding To Soft · 15 ran 2/15 nk 11-3 9891B126A Mr D Doyle 11/2
31 Oct 23+15d Curragh Tote Guarantee Available On Course & Tote.ie Handicap 14f · Heavy · 20 ran 4/20 ½ 8-5 5875C69A Wayne Hassett 18/1
16 Oct 23+23d Gowran Park Join The Gowran Park Racing Club Handicap (47-65) 12f · Heavy · 16 ran 6/16 2¼ 9-4 5978C69A Wayne Hassett 33/1
23 Sep 23+160d Curragh Manguard Plus Maiden 10f · Yielding To Soft · 19 ran 17/19 1¾ 9-13 —75C63C Donagh O'Connor 150/1
16 Apr 23+66d Tramore Lismore Handicap Chase (0-109) 15f · Soft · 13 ran F/13 — 11-4 98—— Ambrose McCurtin 12/1
09 Feb 23+39d Thurles Horse & Jockey Beginners Chase 16.5f · Good To Yielding · 10 ran 4/10 30 11-9 —61C99C Ambrose McCurtin 80/1
01 Jan 23+62d Tramore Core Bullion Traders Rated Novice Chase 15.5f · Heavy · 8 ran 7/8 6 11-2 —-41C94C Ambrose McCurtin 25/1
31 Oct 22+8d Wexford Thank You Val O'connell From All At Wexford Racecourse Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 16.5f · Heavy · 13 ran PU/13 — 11-12 107—— Ambrose McCurtin 11/1
23 Oct 22+115d Curragh Tote Always Sp Or Better At The Curragh Amateur Riders Derby (Q.R.) Race 12f · Soft To Heavy · 9 ran 6/9 11 10-11 —34C59C Mr D Doyle 66/1
30 Jun 22+73d Tipperary TipperaryRaces.ie Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 16f · Yielding · 17 ran 14/17 9 11-11 10960C101C Ambrose McCurtin 20/1
18 Apr 22+175d Cork Boulta Schooling Handicap Hurdle 16f · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran 14/16 7 11-12 110133C95C Ambrose McCurtin 15/2
25 Oct 21+108d Wexford Dan & May Arnold Memorial Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 16.5f · Heavy · 12 ran 2/12 1¼ 11-13 10565A120A Ambrose McCurtin 17/2
09 Jul 21+38d Cork Mallow Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 16f · Good To Yielding · 17 ran 1/17 10-13 95133B123A Ambrose McCurtin 14/1
01 Jun 21+46d Tipperary Thank You To All The Frontline Workers Maiden 12.5f · Yielding · 14 ran 9/14 nk 10-7 —102C62C Emmet McNamara 100/1
16 Apr 21+38d Ballinrobe Killeen Sportsgrounds (C & G) Maiden Hurdle 17.5f · Yielding · 14 ran 13/14 ¾ 11-1 —59C87C Ambrose McCurtin 20/1
09 Mar 21+93d Clonmel Derrygrath Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) 16f · Soft · 14 ran 3/14 3½ 11-9 —98B112A Ambrose McCurtin 9/1
06 Dec 20+45d Cork Charleville Cheese Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 16f · Soft To Heavy · 18 ran 9/18 6 11-9 —48C97C Ambrose McCurtin 16/1
22 Oct 20 Thurles Munster Flat Race 16f · Yielding · 13 ran 5/13 ½ 11-9 —93B104A Mr R James 11/2

Quick answers

How many races has Ricky Bobby (IRE) won?
Ricky Bobby (IRE) won 1 of 25 archived starts between 2020 and 2024, a strike rate of 4%. Placed 8 times in total (32% of starts).
Who trained Ricky Bobby (IRE)?
Ricky Bobby (IRE) was trained by Timothy Doyle on the most recent run on record, at Limerick on 27 December 2024.
Who is Ricky Bobby (IRE)'s sire?
Ricky Bobby (IRE) is by Elusive Pimpernel (USA) out of Tobar Suil Lady (IRE), whose sire is Statue Of Liberty.
What going does Ricky Bobby (IRE) prefer?
Ricky Bobby (IRE) has the best record on good to soft 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 Ricky Bobby (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 102, from the run on 27 December 2024. The highest on record is 110.
What is Ricky Bobby (IRE)'s sire's record?
Elusive Pimpernel (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.6% of 3,122 runs since Jan 2008 (315 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 10.6% from 378.
Who are Ricky Bobby (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Tobar Suil Lady (IRE), Ricky Bobby (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2020. 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.