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Horse profile

Shannon Bob (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, May 2011) · Last trainer Caroline Fryer · Last owner Caroline Fryer
by Bob's Return (IRE) out of Strong Watch (IRE) (Strong Gale)
9 runs · 8 courses · from Aug 2009
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 May 2011 — 5,648 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2011 New yard
KTB Profile

Shannon Bob (IRE) is yet to win from 9 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 11 at Worcester (Sep 2009).

Based on 9 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 88C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newbury, 27 Nov 2009 Official rating 85 at the last run, 20 Aug 2010

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 8 figures · best 111A · median 87.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Soft5111A87—
Firm1———
Good1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f499A84.5—
1m5f – 2m4111A99—

Of 9 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 · 8 figures from 9 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%−8.50 from 1
Good to Firm2543011.8%+3.30 from 1
Good649416.3%−2.20 from 1
Good to Soft361349.4%+0.90 from 5
Soft564447.8%−0.70 from 1
Heavy3723910.5%+2—
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 4
2m1f – 2m4f806749.2%+0.70 from 4
2m5f – 3m583559.4%+0.90 from 1
Over 3m102109.8%+1.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Strong Watch (IRE) (Strong Gale)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Aneda Rose (IRE)20——
Ballyvodock (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Worcester 2 0 0% −2.00
Folkestone 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ryan Raftery 2 0 0% −2.00
William Kennedy 2 0 0% −2.00
Mikey Ennis 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00
Roger Loughran 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Johnson 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr M J O'Connor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 1 0 0% −1.00
2010 2 0 0% −2.00
2009 6 0 0% −6.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00
NH Flat 3 0 0% −3.00
Chase 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 · 1 run
12 May 11+265d Folkestone Grant's Cherry Brandy South East Novices' Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 21f · Good To Firm · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-7 —— Mikey Ennis 10/1
2010 · 2 runs
20 Aug 10+8d Killarney Grand Hotel Killarney Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 20f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 16/16 16 11-2 8587C Tom Doyle 25/1
12 Aug 10+258d Tramore Irish Racegoers Club Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16f · Firm · 15 ran 10/15 5 11-5 8784C Roger Loughran 25/1
2009 · 6 runs
27 Nov 09+21d Newbury Racing UK 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle Class 3 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 7/13 9 10-4 8788C Ryan Raftery 100/1
06 Nov 09+5d Fontwell John Smith's Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 19f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 11/15 13 10-2 —78C Ryan Raftery 80/1
01 Nov 09+24d Huntingdon Ken Harrington 70th Birthday Celebration Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 4/6 30 10-12 —82C Richard Johnson 5/1
08 Oct 09+13d Worcester Book Christmas Parties At Worcester Intermediate Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 4/14 1¼ 11-4 —111A William Kennedy 14/1
25 Sep 09+53d Worcester Leukaemia Care Intermediate Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 16f · Good · 11 ran 2/11 6 11-0 —110A William Kennedy 20/1
03 Aug 09 Cork Glantane Flat Race 17f · Soft · 22 ran 11/22 3 11-11 —99A Mr M J O'Connor 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Shannon Bob won?
Shannon Bob (IRE) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2009 and 2011. Placed 1 time in total (11.1% of starts).
Who trained Shannon Bob?
Shannon Bob (IRE) was trained by Caroline Fryer on the most recent run on record, at Folkestone on 12 May 2011.
Who is Shannon Bob's sire?
Shannon Bob (IRE) is by Bob's Return (IRE) out of Strong Watch (IRE), whose sire is Strong Gale.
What is Shannon Bob's official rating?
Shannon Bob (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 87.
What is Shannon Bob'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 Shannon Bob's siblings?
Out of Strong Watch (IRE), Shannon Bob (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2009. 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.