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Horse profile

The Jigsaw Man (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, May 2012) · Last trainer Rebecca Curtis · Last owner Ll R P Racing
by Bob Back (USA) out of Native Sunset (IRE) (Be My Native)
24 runs · 13 courses · from Jun 2009
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 18 May 2012 — 5,284 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2012 · 4th of 17 8 wins · 6 courses Last raced off OR 132
KTB Profile

The Jigsaw Man (IRE) is 8 from 24, including a Listed win. The biggest win we hold: the bet365.com Hurdle at Sandown (Apr 2011). Hasn't won since Apr 2011. Every win has come on good or faster ground (0 from 7 on softer). Last raced off 132, 11lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 24 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster OR ↓ 11lb off peak
Official rating132↓ 11lb off peak
132 125–143

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 137A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Aintree, 18 May 2012 Official rating 132 at the last run, 18 May 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 23 figures · best 147A · median 130
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good10147A128.5—
Good to Firm6141A131.5—
Good to Soft5139A122—
Soft2142A126.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f11147A125—
1m5f – 2m8143C137.5—
2m5f – 3m4137A126—

Of 24 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 · 23 figures from 24 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%+24 from 6
Good97610010.2%−1.64 from 11
Good to Soft5725810.1%−1.70 from 5
Soft1,06613012.2%+0.40 from 2
Heavy79410613.4%+1.6—
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%+0.94 from 9
2m1f – 2m4f1,31916612.6%+0.84 from 11
2m5f – 3m1,19913311.1%−0.70 from 4
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
Native Sunset (IRE) (Be My Native)

4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Tisseman (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Tisseman (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Tisseman (IRE)922m–2m1½fClass 4
El Batal (IRE)2022m3f–3m1½fClass 4
Redwood Boy (IRE)3622m3½f–2m4f—
Vincentian (IRE)80——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 11 4 36% +5.40
Good to Firm 6 4 67% +1.74
Good to Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 10 0 0% −10.00
Class 3 5 2 40% +1.17
Class 4 4 3 75% +1.07
Class 5 2 2 100% +2.40
Class 1 1 1 100% +7.50

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ffos Las 4 0 0% −4.00
Stratford 4 2 50% +0.40
Worcester 3 2 67% +0.24
Aintree 2 1 50% +2.50
Bangor-on-Dee 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheltenham 2 1 50% −0.33
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 1 100% +7.50
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 1 100% +0.83
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 11 4 36% −1.43
1m5f – 2m 9 4 44% +5.57
2m5f – 3m 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Aodhagan Conlon 11 0 0% −11.00
A P McCoy 6 4 67% +3.41
Donal Devereux 3 2 67% +1.40
Lee Evans 1 0 0% −1.00
Jeremiah McGrath 1 0 0% −1.00
Aidan Coleman 1 1 100% +7.50
Nick Scholfield 1 1 100% +0.83

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 20 8 40% +4.14
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 5 0 0% −5.00
2011 7 1 14% +1.50
2010 6 3 50% +1.74
2009 6 4 67% +1.90

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 16 4 25% +0.50
Chase 5 2 40% −1.76
NH Flat 3 2 67% +1.40

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 · 5 runs
18 May 12+33d Aintree Betdaq Roulette Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 2m4f · Good · 17 ran 4/17 1½ 10-6 132137A Aodhagan Conlon 17/2
15 Apr 12+46d Ffos Las Shadow Scaffolding Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m4f · Good · 13 ran 7/13 7 11-7 133120A Aodhagan Conlon 6/1
29 Feb 12+12d Bangor-on-Dee Weatherbys Bloodstock Insurance Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 2m3½f · Good · 14 ran 7/14 7 10-9 133113A Lee Evans 7/1
17 Feb 12+20d Newbury Betfair Supports Walking With The Wounded Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 3m½f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 4/15 1¼ 10-9 133137A Aodhagan Conlon 33/1
28 Jan 12+29d Cheltenham Stellar Football 'End Of Transfer Window' Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 2m1f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 11/14 hd 10-11 135121A Aodhagan Conlon 33/1
2011 · 7 runs
30 Dec 11+154d Taunton totepool Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m3f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 5/10 8 11-9 138122C Aodhagan Conlon 12/1
29 Jul 11+19d Bangor-on-Dee Debenhams Of Wrexham Dee Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 2m½f · Good · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-12 141— A P McCoy 7/2
10 Jul 11+17d Stratford 1A Plumb It Summer Handicap Chase (For The Stratford Summer Cup) Class 2 · 2m1f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 3¾ 11-5 136130A Aodhagan Conlon 7/1
23 Jun 11+26d Ffos Las Lloyds TSB Commercial 'Best For Business' Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 2m · Good · 14 ran 8/14 ¾ 11-5 143118A Jeremiah McGrath 8/1
28 May 11+25d Stratford Rybrook BMW And Mini Handicap Chase (For The Gambling Prince Trophy) Class 2 · 2m5f · Good · 10 ran 4/10 1¼ 11-5 140120A Aodhagan Conlon 15/2
03 May 11+10d Punchestown '3' Handicap Hurdle (Grade C) 2m · Good To Yielding · 19 ran 6/19 2½ 11-5 143139A Aodhagan Conlon 16/1
23 Apr 11+244d Sandown bet365.com Hurdle (Listed) Class 1 · 2m · Good · 4 ran 1/4 11-0 139143C Aidan Coleman 15/2
2010 · 6 runs
22 Aug 10+16d Newton Abbot Totesuper7 Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 2m5½f · Soft · 13 ran 9/13 6 11-5 139111C Aodhagan Conlon 9/1
06 Aug 10+44d Worcester Bob Love 'King Of Dirt' Memorial Novices' Chase Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good · 5 ran 1/5 11-7 —136B A P McCoy 4/7F
23 Jun 10+7d Worcester Betfair Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 3m · Good To Firm · 12 ran 3/12 6 11-5 139132A Aodhagan Conlon 5/2F
16 Jun 10+15d Worcester Leukaemia Care Leukaemiacare.org.uk Novices' Chase Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 1/8 10-12 —125B A P McCoy 4/6F
01 Jun 10+18d Ffos Las Frances Griffiths Memorial Novices' Chase Class 4 · 2m · Good To Firm · 4 ran 2/4 14 10-12 —119B A P McCoy 4/9F
14 May 10+144d Aintree Mamma Mia! At The Echo Arena Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m1f · Good · 12 ran 1/12 11-6 125147A A P McCoy 7/2F
2009 · 6 runs
21 Dec 09+43d Ffos Las Toteswinger Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 5/12 2½ 11-6 128113A Donal Devereux 3/1F
08 Nov 09+23d Hereford Greg Thomas Memorial Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good · 9 ran 1/9 11-5 128127A Nick Scholfield 5/6F
16 Oct 09+41d Cheltenham Champagne Lanson Maiden Hurdle Class 3 · 2m½f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 1/9 11-0 —141A A P McCoy 4/6F
05 Sep 09+34d Stratford Lafarge Plasterboard Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 2m½f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 1/11 11-2 —136A Donal Devereux 2/5F
02 Aug 09+33d Galway Fr. Breen Memorial (pro/am) Flat Race 2m · Yielding · 13 ran 2/13 1 11-7 —142A Aodhagan Conlon 7/1
30 Jun 09 Stratford Stratford-on-avon Standard NH Flat Race (Conds'/Amts') Class 5 · 2m½f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 1/10 10-9 —131A Donal Devereux 2/1F

Quick answers

How many races has The Jigsaw Man won?
The Jigsaw Man (IRE) won 8 of 24 archived starts between 2009 and 2012, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 12 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained The Jigsaw Man?
The Jigsaw Man (IRE) was trained by Rebecca Curtis on the most recent run on record, at Aintree on 18 May 2012.
Who is The Jigsaw Man's sire?
The Jigsaw Man (IRE) is by Bob Back (USA) out of Native Sunset (IRE), whose sire is Be My Native.
What going does The Jigsaw Man prefer?
The Jigsaw Man (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 4 wins from 6 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is The Jigsaw Man's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 132, from the run on 18 May 2012. The highest on record is 143.
What is The Jigsaw Man'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 Jigsaw Man's siblings?
Out of Native Sunset (IRE), The Jigsaw Man (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Tisseman (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Tisseman (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m1½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from June 2009. 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.