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Horse profile

Turtle Dubh (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2009) · Last trainer Martin Brassil · Last owner The Caesar Club
by Turtle Island (IRE) out of Bobadil (IRE) (Bob Back)
9 runs · 6 courses · from Jan 2006
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 Mar 2009 — 6,430 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2009 2 wins · Punchestown & Cork
KTB Profile

Turtle Dubh (IRE) is 2 from 9, including a Listed win. The biggest win we hold: the INH Stallion Owners EBF Novice Hurdle at Punchestown (Dec 2006). Hasn't won since Dec 2006.

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 124A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Punchestown, 3 Feb 2008 Official rating 123 at the last run, 3 Feb 2008

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 129C · median 109.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Heavy7129C115—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m5129C104—
2m1f – 2m4f2115A106—
2m5f – 3m1———

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
Turtle Island (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.5% of 3,325 runs since Jan 2008 (309 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 10.7% from 215.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2428.3%+0.8—
Good to Firm2152310.7%+3.2—
Good800607.5%0—
Good to Soft459408.7%+1.2—
Soft1,001707%−0.50 from 2
Heavy786546.9%−0.62 from 7
Standard (AW)4000%−7.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−7.5—
6f – 7f1100%−7.5—
1m – 1m1f2314.3%−3.2—
1m2f – 1m4f4137.3%−0.2—
1m5f – 2m954818.5%+12 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f1,144807%−0.50 from 3
2m5f – 3m954727.5%00 from 1
Over 3m197126.1%−1.4—

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
Bobadil (IRE) (Bob Back)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Legend Again (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 7 2 29% +5.50
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Punchestown 4 1 25% +1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 1 100% +6.50

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 2 40% +7.50
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Michael Darcy 3 1 33% +2.00
Mr K E Power 2 1 50% +5.50
Mark Walsh 1 0 0% −1.00
P W Flood 1 0 0% −1.00
D J Casey 1 0 0% −1.00
Roger Loughran 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 1 0 0% −1.00
2008 2 0 0% −2.00
2007 2 0 0% −2.00
2006 4 2 50% +8.50

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 1 17% −1.00
NH Flat 2 1 50% +5.50
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
2009 · 1 run
21 Mar 09+412d Gowran Park Bagenalstown Beginners Chase 20f · Yielding · 18 ran F/18 — 11-12 —— Mark Walsh 12/1
2008 · 2 runs
03 Feb 08+22d Punchestown Jim Ryan Racecourse Services Handicap Hurdle (0-140) 24f · Heavy · 14 ran 4/14 5 10-12 123124A P W Flood 6/1
12 Jan 08+310d Punchestown Ollie Finn Supporting Go Racing In Kildare Hurdle 20f · Heavy · 14 ran 6/14 3 11-6 117115A D J Casey 12/1
2007 · 2 runs
08 Mar 07+32d Thurles Michael Purcell Memorial Novice Hurdle (Grade 2) 20f · Heavy · 13 ran 11/13 30 11-3 —97C Michael Darcy 16/1
04 Feb 07+39d Punchestown Byrne Group PLC Novice Hurdle (Grade 2) 16f · Soft · 11 ran 7/11 10 11-2 —104C Roger Loughran 33/1
2006 · 4 runs
27 Dec 06+17d Leopardstown paddypower.com Future Champion Novice Hurdle (Grade 2) 16f · Heavy · 8 ran 7/8 4½ 11-4 —104C Michael Darcy 7/1
10 Dec 06+294d Punchestown INH Stallion Owners EBF Novice Hurdle (Listed) 16f · Heavy · 4 ran 1/4 11-5 —124C Michael Darcy 4/1
19 Feb 06+48d Navan Bar-one Racing (pro-am) Inh Flat Race 16f · Soft To Heavy · 8 ran 3/8 5 11-8 —100C Mr K E Power 6/4F
02 Jan 06 Cork Mallow INH Flat Race 16f · Heavy · 9 ran 1/9 10-11 —129C Mr K E Power 13/2

Quick answers

How many races has Turtle Dubh won?
Turtle Dubh (IRE) won 2 of 9 archived starts between 2006 and 2009, a strike rate of 22.2%. Placed 3 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained Turtle Dubh?
Turtle Dubh (IRE) was trained by Martin Brassil on the most recent run on record, at Gowran Park on 21 March 2009.
Who is Turtle Dubh's sire?
Turtle Dubh (IRE) is by Turtle Island (IRE) out of Bobadil (IRE), whose sire is Bob Back.
What going does Turtle Dubh prefer?
Turtle Dubh (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 7 starts (28.6%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Turtle Dubh's official rating?
Turtle Dubh (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 123.
What is Turtle Dubh's sire's record?
Turtle Island (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.5% of 3,325 runs since Jan 2008 (309 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 10.7% from 215.
Who are Turtle Dubh's siblings?
Out of Bobadil (IRE), Turtle Dubh (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2006. 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.