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Horse profile

Whats Up Bob (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2010) · Last trainer P J Rothwell · Last owner Ms Roseanna Lawlor
by New Frontier (IRE) out of Make Me Smile (IRE) (Spanish Place)
21 runs · 15 courses · from Mar 2007
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 29 Aug 2010 — 5,912 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2010 · 12th of 12 2 wins · Uttoxeter & Gowran Park Last raced off OR 103
KTB Profile

Whats Up Bob (IRE) is 2 from 21. Hasn't won since Jun 2009. Both wins came on good or faster ground (0 from 10 on softer).

Based on 21 archived runs · updated 6 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster
Official rating103↓ 5lb off peak
103 93–108

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 101A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Tramore, 4 Jun 2010 Official rating 103 at the last run, 29 Aug 2010

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 21 figures · best 122A · median 102
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
Good7122A110—
Heavy6105A97—
Good to Firm3115A105—
Soft3113A108—
Good to Soft1———
Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f13120A105—
1m5f – 2m5108C96—
2m5f – 3m3122A102—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 21 figures from 21 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
New Frontier (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 857 runs since Jan 2008 (62 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1218.3%−0.80 from 1
Good to Firm8078.8%−0.30 from 3
Good2212310.4%+1.32 from 7
Good to Soft1351611.9%+2.80 from 1
Soft242177%−2.10 from 3
Heavy166148.4%−0.70 from 6
Standard (AW)100%−9.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m166137.8%−1.30 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f302268.6%−0.52 from 13
2m5f – 3m2792910.4%+1.30 from 3
Over 3m110109.1%0—

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
Make Me Smile (IRE) (Spanish Place)

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

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 7 2 29% +7.50
Heavy 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 1 1 100% +5.50

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Gowran Park 5 1 20% +3.00
Tramore 2 0 0% −2.00
Clonmel 2 0 0% −2.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 1 100% +5.50
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 13 2 15% +1.50
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Shane Jackson 8 1 13% +0.00
Andrew J McNamara 3 0 0% −3.00
Eoin McCarthy 2 0 0% −2.00
John Cullen 2 0 0% −2.00
Declan Bates 1 0 0% −1.00
Davy Russell 1 0 0% −1.00
D MacAuley 1 1 100% +5.50
Mr K H Clarke 1 0 0% −1.00
Robbie Moran 1 0 0% −1.00
P W Flood 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 11 1 9% −3.00
Cheekpieces 10 1 10% −3.50

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2010 3 0 0% −3.00
2009 8 1 13% −1.50
2008 3 0 0% −3.00
2007 7 1 14% +1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 16 2 13% −1.50
Chase 5 0 0% −5.00

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
2010 · 3 runs
29 Aug 10+22d Galway Galway City Publicans Handicap Hurdle (81-130) 2m · Good To Firm · 12 ran 12/12 3 10-1 10381C Shane Jackson 20/1
07 Aug 10+64d Kilbeggan Kieran Kelly Memorial Beginners Chase 2m4f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran 6/13 13 11-12 10792C Andrew J McNamara 6/1
04 Jun 10+245d Tramore August Racing Festival 12th-15th Beginners Chase 2m6f · Firm · 13 ran 6/13 3 11-12 108101A Shane Jackson 13/2
2009 · 8 runs
02 Oct 09+9d Gowran Park Stoneyford Beginners Chase 2m4f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 5/15 2 11-12 108115A Andrew J McNamara 8/1
23 Sep 09+4d Downpatrick Britvic Ni Beginners Chase 2m2½f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 4/14 5 11-12 —105A Andrew J McNamara 9/2
19 Sep 09+36d Listowel Edmond Whelan Memorial Handicap Hurdle (0-140) 2m4f · Good · 15 ran 10/15 30 9-8 10787C Declan Bates 14/1
14 Aug 09+47d Tramore Brennans Pharmacy Beginners Chase 2m6f · Good · 15 ran 3/15 ½ 11-12 —122A Davy Russell 6/1
28 Jun 09+44d Uttoxeter Ladies At The Races Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 17 ran 1/17 10-11 105120A D MacAuley 11/2
15 May 09+9d Cork Firville Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 2m4f · Good · 23 ran 6/23 ½ 11-2 99110A Mr K H Clarke 16/1
06 May 09+46d Gowran Park Rooftop Restaurant At Gowran Park Handicap Hurdle (81-109) 2m4f · Yielding · 20 ran 10/20 5 11-5 100113A Shane Jackson 12/1
21 Mar 09+108d Gowran Park Evening Racing At Gowran Park Handicap Hurdle (81-130) 2m4f · Yielding · 11 ran 4/11 2 10-3 100101A Eoin McCarthy 6/1
2008 · 3 runs
03 Dec 08+34d Fairyhouse Elle Cardiff Handicap Hurdle (81-109) 2m4f · Soft To Heavy · 14 ran 10/14 9 11-3 10298C Shane Jackson 16/1
30 Oct 08+15d Clonmel Fethard Handicap Hurdle (81-109) 3m · Heavy · 18 ran 16/18 18 11-3 103102C Shane Jackson 20/1
15 Oct 08+367d Punchestown Come Racing Again Tomorrow Handicap Hurdle (81-116) 2m · Soft To Heavy · 25 ran 11/25 1¾ 10-10 103105A Eoin McCarthy 16/1
2007 · 7 runs
14 Oct 07+154d Naas (IRE) Paddy and Ivy Barrett Memorial Handicap Hurdle 2m4f · Good · 14 ran 2/14 2½ 10-5 100110C Robbie Moran 14/1
13 May 07+14d Killarney Newmarket Motors Audi Quattro Handicap Hurdle (81-116) 2m4f · Good · 17 ran 13/17 hd 10-8 10079C Shane Jackson 12/1
29 Apr 07+26d Gowran Park Shane Reville Racing Consultants Handicap Hurdle (74-109) 2m4f · Good · 20 ran 1/20 10-3 96110C Shane Jackson 7/1
03 Apr 07+12d Gowran Park Blackstairs Handicap Hurdle (74-102) 2m · Yielding · 20 ran 5/20 1¾ 10-10 93108C Shane Jackson 14/1
22 Mar 07+11d Clonmel Powerstown Maiden Hurdle 2m2f · Soft To Heavy · 17 ran 11/17 1½ 11-4 —88C P W Flood 16/1
11 Mar 07+8d Naas William Malone Novice Hurdle 2m · Heavy · 19 ran 8/19 2½ 11-0 —84C John Cullen 66/1
03 Mar 07 Navan N.I. Childrens Hospice Maiden Hurdle 2m · Heavy · 30 ran 13/30 8 11-10 —96C John Cullen 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Whats Up Bob won?
Whats Up Bob (IRE) won 2 of 21 archived starts between 2007 and 2010, a strike rate of 9.5%. Placed 4 times in total (19% of starts).
Who trained Whats Up Bob?
Whats Up Bob (IRE) was trained by P J Rothwell on the most recent run on record, at Galway on 29 August 2010.
Who is Whats Up Bob's sire?
Whats Up Bob (IRE) is by New Frontier (IRE) out of Make Me Smile (IRE), whose sire is Spanish Place.
What going does Whats Up Bob prefer?
Whats Up Bob (IRE) has the best record on good 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 Whats Up Bob's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 103, from the run on 29 August 2010. The highest on record is 108.
What is Whats Up Bob's sire's record?
New Frontier (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 857 runs since Jan 2008 (62 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from March 2007. 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.