The Looney Bishop (GB)
The Looney Bishop (GB) is 2 from 9. Hasn't won since Oct 2005. Each win came on a first visit to the course.
- 2–9Wins / Runs
- 22.2%Strike rate
- 5 (55.6%)Placed
- +11.00£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 2.73Fair A/E n=9 · 1.75 incl. margin
- 116Highest OR
- 35dBetween runs (median)longest 361 d
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 7.9% of 611 runs since Jan 2008 (53 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 8 | 2 | 25% | +17.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 126 | 8 | 6.3% | −1.6 | — |
| Good | 126 | 10 | 7.9% | 0 | 1 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 78 | 3 | 3.8% | −4.1 | 1 from 1 |
| Soft | 48 | 5 | 10.4% | +2.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 23 | 2 | 8.7% | +0.8 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 202 | 18 | 8.9% | +1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 45 | 2 | 4.4% | −3.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 111 | 7 | 6.3% | −1.6 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 144 | 14 | 9.7% | +1.8 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 120 | 12 | 10% | +2.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 98 | 9 | 9.2% | +1.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 51 | 3 | 5.9% | −2 | 2 from 8 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 37 | 1 | 2.7% | −5.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −7.9 | — |
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
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +16.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork (IRE) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cork | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 1 | 100% | +16.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 8 | 2 | 25% | +12.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J P Elliott | 3 | 1 | 33% | +14.00 |
| Ms N Carberry | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| Mr E O'Grady | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr J T McNamara | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr C Motherway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2005 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +13.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NH Flat | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.00 |
| Hurdle | 3 | 1 | 33% | +14.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 19 Nov 06+35d | Cork (IRE) | O'Flynn Construction Handicap Hurdle | PU/14 | — | 11-4 | 116 | — | J P Elliott | 9/2F |
| 15 Oct 06+361d | Cork (IRE) | Dairygold Agri Trading Hurdle | 2/20 | ½ | 11-12 | — | 126C | J P Elliott | 8/1 |
| 2005 · 7 runs | |||||||||
| 19 Oct 05+43d | Punchestown | Punchestown Annual Membership Maiden Hurdle | 1/22 | 11-6 | — | 126C | J P Elliott | 16/1 | |
| 06 Sep 05+36d | Galway | Anglo Printers INH Flat Race | 4/10 | 1½ | 11-7 | — | 120C | Mr J T McNamara | 8/1 |
| 01 Aug 05+25d | Naas | Go Racing In Kildare INH Flat Race | 1/19 | 11-6 | — | 113C | Ms N Carberry | 2/1F | |
| 07 Jul 05+48d | Gowran Park | Blackstairs INH Flat Race | 3/19 | hd | 11-4 | — | — | Ms N Carberry | 12/1 |
| 20 May 05+18d | Cork | Charlville INH Flat Race | 8/24 | 2½ | 10-13 | — | 81C | Mr C Motherway | 10/1 |
| 02 May 05+8d | Limerick | Big Band Night INH Flat Race | 2/8 | 12 | 11-0 | — | 107C | Mr E O'Grady | 13/2 |
| 24 Apr 05 | Cork | INH Flat Race (Div 2) | 6/22 | 9 | 10-6 | — | 76C | Mr E O'Grady | 20/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has The Looney Bishop won?
- The Looney Bishop (GB) won 2 of 9 archived starts between 2005 and 2006, a strike rate of 22.2%. Placed 5 times in total (55.6% of starts).
- Who trained The Looney Bishop?
- The Looney Bishop (GB) was trained by T J Nagle Jr on the most recent run on record, at Cork (IRE) on 19 November 2006.
- Who is The Looney Bishop's sire?
- The Looney Bishop (GB) is by First Trump (GB) out of Aunt Jemima (GB), whose sire is Busted.
- What going does The Looney Bishop prefer?
- The Looney Bishop (GB) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is The Looney Bishop's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 116, from the run on 19 November 2006. That is also the highest on record.
- What is The Looney Bishop's sire's record?
- First Trump (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.9% of 611 runs since Jan 2008 (53 horses), Flat and jumps together.