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Horse profile

Willie Bob (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2023) · Last trainer Michael P Hourigan · Last owner Seosamh Ocorbain
by Libertarian (GB) out of Whatsdacraic (IRE) (Vinnie Roe)
9 runs · 7 courses · from May 2021
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Aug 2023 — 1,153 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2023 · 12th of 15 Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 82
KTB Profile

Willie Bob (IRE) is yet to win from 9 starts. Last raced off 82, 9lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 110 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Killarney, 2 Oct 2022

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Jumps 5 figures · best 110B · median 70
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good3110B70—
Soft288B72—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3110B56—
1m5f – 2m288B79—

Of 9 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (3) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 80A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Killarney, 2 Oct 2022 Official rating 82 at the last run, 26 Aug 2023

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 6 figures · best 92A · median 78
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good489C78—
Soft292A82.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f380A76—
1m5f – 2m392A89—

Of 9 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 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
Libertarian (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.6% of 556 runs since Jan 2008 (74 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm400%−7.6—
Good180168.9%+1.30 from 5
Good to Soft115108.7%+1.1—
Soft18394.9%−2.70 from 3
Heavy6269.7%+2.10 from 1
Standard (AW)1218.3%+0.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−7.6—
1m – 1m1f5120%+12.4—
1m2f – 1m4f9111.1%+3.5—
1m5f – 2m152117.2%−0.40 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f242208.3%+0.70 from 4
2m5f – 3m12797.1%−0.5—
Over 3m1900%−7.6—

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
Whatsdacraic (IRE) (Vinnie Roe)

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 5 0 0% −5.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Killarney 3 0 0% −3.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
G B Noonan 4 0 0% −4.00
Jack Foley 2 0 0% −2.00
James O'Sullivan 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Deegan 1 0 0% −1.00
Shane Fenelon 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 0 0% −7.00
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 2 0 0% −2.00
2022 6 0 0% −6.00
2021 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 0 0% −8.00
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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
26 Aug 23+37d Killarney Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) 20f · Yielding To Soft · 15 ran 12/15 2¾ 11-1 8256C73C James O'Sullivan 22/1
20 Jul 23+277d Killarney Ivo O'Sullivan Snr Memorial Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 20f · Good · 16 ran 14/16 1½ 11-0 8651C76C G B Noonan 40/1
16 Oct 22+14d Cork Fermoy Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) 19f · Yielding · 17 ran F/17 — 11-2 90—— G B Noonan 33/1
02 Oct 22+55d Killarney Vincent Casey Life & Pensions Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 17f · Good · 14 ran 10/14 3½ 10-12 91110B80A G B Noonan 25/1
08 Aug 22+35d Ballinrobe Carney's Eating House Maiden Hurdle 16.5f · Good · 11 ran 9/11 nk 11-4 —70C89C Richard Deegan 80/1
04 Jul 22+28d Roscommon Larry O'Farrelly Memorial Maiden Hurdle 15.5f · Good · 15 ran F/15 — 11-1 ——— Jack Foley 28/1
06 Jun 22+156d Listowel John B. Keane (C & G) Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 18 ran 7/18 3¾ 11-9 —88B92A Jack Foley 80/1
01 Jan 22+232d Tramore David Flynn Construction Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 15 ran PU/15 — 10-13 ——— Shane Fenelon 200/1
14 May 21 Kilbeggan Racing Again June 6th (Pro/Am) Flat Race 16f · Good · 15 ran 10/15 1½ 11-3 ——72C G B Noonan 22/1

Quick answers

How many races has Willie Bob (IRE) won?
Willie Bob (IRE) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2021 and 2023.
Who trained Willie Bob (IRE)?
Willie Bob (IRE) was trained by Michael P Hourigan on the most recent run on record, at Killarney on 26 August 2023.
Who is Willie Bob (IRE)'s sire?
Willie Bob (IRE) is by Libertarian (GB) out of Whatsdacraic (IRE), whose sire is Vinnie Roe.
What is Willie Bob (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 82, from the run on 26 August 2023. The highest on record is 91.
What is Willie Bob (IRE)'s sire's record?
Libertarian (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.6% of 556 runs since Jan 2008 (74 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from May 2021. 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.