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Horse profile

The Rebel Returns (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2009) · Last trainer M F Morris · Last owner Michael Oflynn
by Bob's Return (IRE) out of Ithastobesaid (IRE) (LanfrancoI)
9 runs · 9 courses · from Apr 2008
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 27 Sep 2009 — 6,248 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2009 · 9th of 17 Won at Tipperary (IRE) Last raced off OR 109
KTB Profile

The Rebel Returns (IRE) is 1 from 9. Hasn't won since Jul 2009. Last raced off 109, 22lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 22lb off peak
Official rating109↓ 22lb off peak
109 89–131

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 128A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Galway, 29 Jul 2009 Official rating 109 at the last run, 27 Sep 2009

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 9 figures · best 128A · median 103
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft6128A109—
Good to Firm1———
Heavy1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5128A99—
1m5f – 2m3122A115—
2m5f – 3m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 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%−8.5—
Good to Firm2543011.8%+3.30 from 1
Good649416.3%−2.2—
Good to Soft361349.4%+0.90 from 1
Soft564447.8%−0.71 from 6
Heavy3723910.5%+20 from 1
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%−1.81 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f806749.2%+0.70 from 5
2m5f – 3m583559.4%+0.90 from 1
Over 3m102109.8%+1.3—

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
Ithastobesaid (IRE) (LanfrancoI)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Letmespeak (IRE)40——
Hall Of Dreams (IRE)70——
Storm On By (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 6 1 17% +9.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary (IRE) 1 1 100% +14.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m5f – 2m 3 1 33% +12.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Niall P Madden 6 1 17% +9.00
Andrew Leigh 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00
P W Flood 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 5 1 20% +10.00
2008 4 0 0% −4.00

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
2009 · 5 runs
27 Sep 09+60d Clonmel Powerstown Park Handicap Hurdle (81-116) 3m · Good To Firm · 17 ran 9/17 ½ 11-8 109116A Andrew Leigh 8/1
29 Jul 09+10d Galway Williamhill.com Handicap Hurdle (81-123) 2m4½f · Soft · 17 ran 2/17 hd 10-6 103128A Niall P Madden 14/1
19 Jul 09+13d Tipperary (IRE) O'Dwyer Tarmac Handicap Hurdle 2m · Yielding To Soft · 19 ran 1/19 10-7 89122A Niall P Madden 14/1
06 Jul 09+135d Roscommon Flemings Super Valu Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 2m4f · Heavy · 18 ran 15/18 15 11-2 9290C Niall P Madden 14/1
21 Feb 09+57d Fairyhouse Early Bird Discounted Tickets For Easter Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Soft · 24 ran 13/24 ½ 11-10 9297C Niall P Madden 20/1
2008 · 4 runs
26 Dec 08+36d Leopardstown Durkan New Homes 4-y-o Maiden Hurdle 2m2f · Soft · 28 ran 9/28 3½ 11-7 —103C Niall P Madden 16/1
20 Nov 08+39d Thurles Cahir Maiden Hurdle 2m · Soft · 18 ran 2/18 14 11-2 —115A Niall P Madden 25/1
12 Oct 08+172d Limerick Michael Punch & Partners Hurdle 2m2f · Soft · 12 ran 10/12 ¾ 10-10 —99C Tom Doyle 50/1
23 Apr 08 Punchestown Evening Herald Hurdle 2m · Good To Yielding · 23 ran 15/23 ¾ 11-0 13197C P W Flood 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Rebel Returns won?
The Rebel Returns (IRE) won 1 of 9 archived starts between 2008 and 2009, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 3 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained The Rebel Returns?
The Rebel Returns (IRE) was trained by M F Morris on the most recent run on record, at Clonmel on 27 September 2009.
Who is The Rebel Returns's sire?
The Rebel Returns (IRE) is by Bob's Return (IRE) out of Ithastobesaid (IRE), whose sire is LanfrancoI.
What going does The Rebel Returns prefer?
The Rebel Returns (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is The Rebel Returns's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 109, from the run on 27 September 2009. The highest on record is 131.
What is The Rebel Returns'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 The Rebel Returns's siblings?
Out of Ithastobesaid (IRE), The Rebel Returns (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 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.