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Horse profile

Violet Hill (IRE)

5yo mare (at last run, Dec 2008) · Last trainer F Flood · Last owner Thisiswhenthetroublestarts Syn
by Bob Back (USA) out of Melarka (GB) (Dara Monarch)
3 runs · 2 courses · from May 2008
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 6 Dec 2008 — 6,529 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2008 · 11th of 16
KTB Profile

Violet Hill (IRE) is yet to win from 3 starts.

Based on 3 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026

Progeny in our archive

Produce record

As a dam, Violet Hill (IRE) has 2 produce in the archive, 1 winner — most wins He's No Molly (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m4f–3m.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
He's No Molly (IRE)432m4f–3m—
Kris The Ground (IRE)40——

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 83C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Navan, 6 Dec 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 3 figures · best 83C · median 79
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Heavy283C72.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m383C79—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 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%−1.70 from 1
Soft1,06613012.2%+0.4—
Heavy79410613.4%+1.60 from 2
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%+0.90 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f1,31916612.6%+0.8—
2m5f – 3m1,19913311.1%−0.7—
Over 3m300299.7%−2.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Melarka (GB) (Dara Monarch)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Cockspur (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m1½f–3m½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Cockspur (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Cockspur (IRE)2022m1½f–3m½fClass 5
No Shenanigans (IRE)30——
Good Call (IRE)50——
More Hanky Panky (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Navan 2 0 0% −2.00
Sligo (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
S J Hassett 2 0 0% −2.00
Aodhagan Conlon 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 2 0 0% −2.00
NH Flat 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 KTB Jockey SP
06 Dec 08+70d Navan Irish Racing Yearbook INH Flat Race 16f · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran 11/16 9 11-2 83C Aodhagan Conlon 33/1
27 Sep 08+146d Navan Navan Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good To Yielding · 29 ran 28/29 2 11-2 79C S J Hassett 33/1
04 May 08 Sligo (IRE) Join The 2008 Sligo Race Supporters Club Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 15 ran 9/15 ½ 10-8 62C S J Hassett 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Violet Hill (IRE) won?
Violet Hill (IRE) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts in 2008.
Who trained Violet Hill (IRE)?
Violet Hill (IRE) was trained by F Flood on the most recent run on record, at Navan on 6 December 2008.
Who is Violet Hill (IRE)'s sire?
Violet Hill (IRE) is by Bob Back (USA) out of Melarka (GB), whose sire is Dara Monarch.
What is Violet Hill (IRE)'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 Violet Hill (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Melarka (GB), Violet Hill (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Cockspur (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Cockspur (IRE)). The wins came over 2m1½f–3m½f. As at Oct 2026.
Has Violet Hill (IRE) produced winners?
As a dam, Violet Hill (IRE) has 2 produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: He's No Molly (IRE) (3). The wins came over 2m4f–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2008. 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.