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Horse profile

The Breathalyser (IRE)

10yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2012) · Last trainer Patrick Neville · Last owner Bentley Car Syndicate
by Bob Back (USA) out of Babs Mulligan (IRE) (Le Bavard)
18 runs · 8 courses · from Mar 2008
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 29 Oct 2012 — 5,120 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2012 Won at Gowran Park
KTB Profile

The Breathalyser (IRE) is 1 from 18. Hasn't won since Apr 2008.

Based on 18 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 11lb off peak
Official rating91↓ 11lb off peak
91 2–102

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 97A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Listowel, 23 Sep 2011 Official rating 91 at the last run, 29 Sep 2012

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 14 figures · best 127A · median 104
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft10124A106.5—
Heavy4127A101.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m9127A103—
2m1f – 2m4f5124A105—

Of 18 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 18 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%−1.7—
Soft1,06613012.2%+0.40 from 11
Heavy79410613.4%+1.61 from 7
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%+0.9—
2m1f – 2m4f1,31916612.6%+0.80 from 7
2m5f – 3m1,19913311.1%−0.71 from 11
Over 3m300299.7%−2.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Babs Mulligan (IRE) (Le Bavard)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Mulligan's Pride (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Mulligan's Pride (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Mulligan's Pride (IRE)3422m–2m4fClass 5

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 11 0 0% −11.00
Heavy 7 1 14% +0.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Limerick 4 0 0% −4.00
Listowel 3 0 0% −3.00
Thurles 3 0 0% −3.00
Navan 2 0 0% −2.00
Gowran Park 2 1 50% +5.00
Cork 2 0 0% −2.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 11 1 9% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 7 0 0% −7.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tom Doyle 7 0 0% −7.00
B C Byrnes 5 1 20% +2.00
Sean McDermott 2 0 0% −2.00
Paul Townend 1 0 0% −1.00
P W Flood 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew J McNamara 1 0 0% −1.00
Stephen Gray 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 14 1 7% −7.00
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00
Blinkers 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 3 0 0% −3.00
2011 8 0 0% −8.00
2010 1 0 0% −1.00
2009 1 0 0% −1.00
2008 5 1 20% +2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 15 1 7% −8.00
Chase 3 0 0% −3.00

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
2012 · 3 runs
29 Oct 12+30d Galway W.B. Gavin & Co. E.B.F. Beginners Chase 2m6½f · Heavy · 13 ran PU/13 — 11-12 —— Tom Doyle 40/1
29 Sep 12+51d Navan Drogheda Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m7f · Soft · 27 ran 19/27 1 11-8 9195C Paul Townend 14/1
09 Aug 12+321d Sligo Strandhill Lodge & Suites Maiden Hurdle 3m · Yielding To Soft · 11 ran 6/11 26 11-4 9283C Tom Doyle 7/1
2011 · 8 runs
23 Sep 11+8d Listowel Edmond Whelan Memorial Handicap Hurdle 2m4f · Heavy · 9 ran 8/9 2¼ 9-10 9597A Tom Doyle 7/1
15 Sep 11+173d Listowel Devon Inn Hotel Handicap Hurdle 3m · Soft · 16 ran 6/16 1½ 9-11 95108A P W Flood 12/1
26 Mar 11+7d Navan Oldcastle Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 2m7f · Yielding · 26 ran 6/26 2½ 10-13 96108A Tom Doyle 14/1
19 Mar 11+6d Gowran Park Goresbridge Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Yielding · 20 ran 6/20 6 11-12 98105A Sean McDermott 20/1
13 Mar 11+17d Limerick Mullins Electrical Beginners Chase 2m1f · Soft · 10 ran F/10 — 11-12 —— Sean McDermott 7/1
24 Feb 11+29d Thurles Ballycahill Beginners Chase 3m · Heavy · 14 ran UR/14 — 11-12 —— Andrew J McNamara 6/1
26 Jan 11+13d Limerick Australian Day At Greenmount Park Celebrations Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 2m3f · Heavy · 18 ran 10/18 13 11-2 99100C Tom Doyle 7/1
13 Jan 11+16d Thurles Tote Trifecta Rollover Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 2m6f · Soft · 18 ran 2/18 ¾ 11-5 95121A Tom Doyle 12/1
2010 · 1 run
28 Dec 10+415d Limerick Ryans Event Cleaners Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 2m5f · Soft To Heavy · 17 ran 14/17 1 11-7 97103C Tom Doyle 10/1
2009 · 1 run
08 Nov 09+353d Limerick Newton Abbot Races Handicap Hurdle (81-123) 2m4f · Heavy · 15 ran PU/15 — 10-4 102— Stephen Gray 14/1
2008 · 5 runs
20 Nov 08+61d Thurles I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Novice Hurdle 2m6½f · Soft · 16 ran 6/16 20 11-0 10296C B C Byrnes 11/4F
20 Sep 08+27d Listowel Charleville Cheese Maiden Hurdle 3m · Soft · 16 ran 7/16 4½ 11-9 102101A B C Byrnes EvensF
24 Aug 08+144d Cork Goggin & Buckley Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Yielding · 21 ran 3/21 3 11-9 102117A B C Byrnes 13/8J
02 Apr 08+10d Gowran Park Gowran Park Golf Spring Team 08 Maiden Hurdle 3m · Heavy · 20 ran 1/20 11-9 102127A B C Byrnes 6/1
23 Mar 08 Cork Munster Waste Management Maiden Hurdle 2m3f · Yielding · 21 ran 2/21 1¾ 11-9 2124A B C Byrnes 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Breathalyser won?
The Breathalyser (IRE) won 1 of 18 archived starts between 2008 and 2012, a strike rate of 5.6%. Placed 4 times in total (22.2% of starts).
Who trained The Breathalyser?
The Breathalyser (IRE) was trained by Patrick Neville on the most recent run on record, at Galway on 29 October 2012.
Who is The Breathalyser's sire?
The Breathalyser (IRE) is by Bob Back (USA) out of Babs Mulligan (IRE), whose sire is Le Bavard.
What going does The Breathalyser prefer?
The Breathalyser (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is The Breathalyser's official rating?
The Breathalyser (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 102.
What is The Breathalyser'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 The Breathalyser's siblings?
Out of Babs Mulligan (IRE), The Breathalyser (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Mulligan's Pride (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Mulligan's Pride (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m4f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from March 2008. 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.