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Horse profile

Blue Bob

Bob's Return (IRE) × Maid In Blue (IRE) (Bluebird (USA))

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 2003

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 6 Jul 2008, Limerick (IRE) (15/15)
Last win (GB & IRE): Never won

Recent form

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Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Days	Future form
6 Jul 08	Limerick (IRE)	15/15	14/1	dist	Mr J E Burns	Richard Francis O'Gorman	Blizzards Play July 24th INH Flat Race	Non-handicap (unclassified)	NH Flat	2m	Yielding	11-7	The Armed Man (IRE)	€6,910	71	0/11
26 Apr 08	Punchestown (IRE)	12/24	25/1	dist	Mr J T Carroll	Richard Francis O'Gorman	Peggy Barry-Walsh Memorial (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race	Non-handicap (unclassified)	NH Flat	2m1f	Good to Yielding	11-7	On Raglan Road (IRE)	€10,365	-	2/20

15/156 Jul 08 · Limerick (IRE)14/1
Blizzards Play July 24th INH Flat Race
Non-handicap (unclassified)2mYielding
All fields
Date
6 Jul 08
Course
Limerick (IRE)
Pos
15/15
SP
14/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
Mr J E Burns
Trainer
Richard Francis O'Gorman
Race
Blizzards Play July 24th INH Flat Race
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
NH Flat
Dist
2m
Going
Yielding
Wgt
11-7
Winner / 2nd
The Armed Man (IRE)
Winner prize
€6,910
Days
71
Future form
0/11
12/2426 Apr 08 · Punchestown (IRE)25/1
Peggy Barry-Walsh Memorial (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race
Non-handicap (unclassified)2m1fGood to Yielding
All fields
Date
26 Apr 08
Course
Punchestown (IRE)
Pos
12/24
SP
25/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
Mr J T Carroll
Trainer
Richard Francis O'Gorman
Race
Peggy Barry-Walsh Memorial (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
NH Flat
Dist
2m1f
Going
Good to Yielding
Wgt
11-7
Winner / 2nd
On Raglan Road (IRE)
Winner prize
€10,365
Days
-
Future form
2/20

Every British and Irish run since 1990, latest first. Btn is the overall distance beaten (lengths). Where the horse won, the runner-up and winning margin are shown.

Future form: next-time-out winners from this horse's races

Date	Course	Race	This horse	Winner next time	Their pos	Won on	At	Race won
26 Apr 08	Punchestown (IRE)	Peggy Barry-Walsh Memorial (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race	12/24	On Raglan Road (IRE)	1	3 Oct 08	Hexham	Rowlands Chartered Accountants Novices' Hurdle
26 Apr 08	Punchestown (IRE)	Peggy Barry-Walsh Memorial (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race	12/24	Dunguib (IRE)	2	15 Nov 08	Punchestown (IRE)	Gain Stars Of Tomorrow (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race

12/2426 Apr 08 · Punchestown (IRE)
Peggy Barry-Walsh Memorial (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race
All fields
Date
26 Apr 08
Course
Punchestown (IRE)
Race
Peggy Barry-Walsh Memorial (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race
This horse
12/24
Winner next time
On Raglan Road (IRE)
Their pos
1
Won on
3 Oct 08
At
Hexham
Race won
Rowlands Chartered Accountants Novices' Hurdle
12/2426 Apr 08 · Punchestown (IRE)
Peggy Barry-Walsh Memorial (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race
All fields
Date
26 Apr 08
Course
Punchestown (IRE)
Race
Peggy Barry-Walsh Memorial (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race
This horse
12/24
Winner next time
Dunguib (IRE)
Their pos
2
Won on
15 Nov 08
At
Punchestown (IRE)
Race won
Gain Stars Of Tomorrow (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race

Other runners from this horse's races (latest 20 races with a next-time-out winner, up to 40 rows) that won on their next start in Britain or Ireland. FF on the race record = next-time-out winners / runners that have run again (this horse excluded).

Trainer changes

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Richard Francis O'Gorman	26 Apr 08	6 Jul 08	12/24	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Richard Francis O'Gorman

Trainer: Richard Francis O'Gorman
First run: 26 Apr 08
Last run: 6 Jul 08
First run for yard: 12/24
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Trained by one trainer throughout its British and Irish career.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

Code	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)	First run	Last run
National Hunt	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0	26 Apr 08	6 Jul 08

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 26 Apr 08
Last run: 6 Jul 08

Placed = 1st in 2-4 runners, 1st-2nd in 5-7, 1st-3rd in 8+.

Pedigree

Sire branchBob's Return (IRE)

Parent · 1

SireBob's Return (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireBob Back (USA)
Sire's damQuality Of Life (GB)

Great-grandparents · 4

Sire's sire's sireNot traced
Sire's sire's damNot traced
Sire's dam's sireNot traced
Sire's dam's damNot traced

Dam branchMaid In Blue (IRE)

Parent · 1

DamMaid In Blue (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireBluebird (USA)
Dam's damMaiden Fair (GB)

Great-grandparents · 4

Dam's sire's sireNot traced
Dam's sire's damNot traced
Dam's dam's sireMonseigneur (USA)
Dam's dam's damNot traced

Bob's Return (IRE)

Maid In Blue (IRE)

Bob Back (USA)

Quality Of Life (GB)

Bluebird (USA)

Maiden Fair (GB)

Not traced

Monseigneur (USA)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseBlue Bob (IRE)

Sexgelding

Foaled2003

SireBob's Return (IRE)

DamMaid In Blue (IRE)

DamsireBluebird (USA)

Sire's sireBob Back (USA)

Sire's damQuality Of Life (GB)

2nd damMaiden Fair (GB)

2nd dam's sireMonseigneur (USA)

Dam's produce1 winners from 3 runners

Notable siblingFair Return (IRE)

Female line

Maid In Blue (IRE) · by Bluebird (USA) · 1 winners from 3 runners
Maiden Fair (GB) · by Monseigneur (USA) · 2 winners from 4 runners
Fair Mark (GB) · 1 winners from 4 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Bob's Return (IRE)	Maid In Blue (IRE)	Bluebird (USA)	gelding	Flat 9.8f · NH 2m3½f	Flat 7.2f · NH 2m2f

Bob's Return (IRE)

Sire: Bob's Return (IRE)
Dam: Maid In Blue (IRE)
Damsire: Bluebird (USA)
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 9.8f · NH 2m3½f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 7.2f · NH 2m2f

Progeny of Bob's Return (IRE) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	3,389	292	812	8.6%	24.0%	2
At 2m to 2m1f	1,395	104	305	7.5%	21.9%	2
On Good to soft or yielding going	736	60	153	8.2%	20.8%	1
At 2m to 2m1f on Good to soft or yielding going	296	28	72	9.5%	24.3%	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 3,389
Wins: 292
Placed: 812
Win %: 8.6%
Place %: 24.0%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f
Runs: 1,395
Wins: 104
Placed: 305
Win %: 7.5%
Place %: 21.9%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

On Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: On Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 736
Wins: 60
Placed: 153
Win %: 8.2%
Place %: 20.8%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f on Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f on Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 296
Wins: 28
Placed: 72
Win %: 9.5%
Place %: 24.3%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

Best distance band and going band are where this horse has most wins (then places, then runs) in its main code. Sire figures: all British and Irish runs by the sire's progeny since 1990.

Bob's Return (IRE) × Bluebird mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	2	0	0.0%	0	9	0	1	0.0%	£0	€710

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 2
Winners: 0
Winners %: 0.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 9
Wins: 0
2nd/3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €710

Small sample (under 5 runners): read with care. Includes this horse.

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Wins	Black-type wins	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Blue Bob (IRE)	2	0	0	£0	€0
Fair Return (IRE)	7	0	0	£0	€710

Blue Bob (IRE)

Horse: Blue Bob (IRE)
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Fair Return (IRE)

Horse: Fair Return (IRE)
Runs: 7
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €710

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Maid In Blue (IRE)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 1 winners from 3 runners

Full siblings

Fair Return (IRE)0W · 7R

Half siblings

By Fruits Of Love (USA)

Bishopslough (IRE)2W · 26R

Female line

1Maid In Blue (IRE) · by Bluebird (USA)
2Maiden Fair (GB) · by Monseigneur (USA)
3Fair Mark (GB)

Notable relatives

No black-type winners in this female family in GB or IRE since 1990.

View full Fair Mark family

In brief

When was Blue Bob foaled?

Blue Bob (IRE) was foaled in 2003.

Who are the sire and dam of Blue Bob?

Blue Bob (IRE) is by Bob's Return (IRE) out of Maid In Blue (IRE), a daughter of Bluebird (USA).

Who trained Blue Bob?

Blue Bob (IRE) was trained by Richard Francis O'Gorman and owned by S T S Syndicate at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Blue Bob's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Blue Bob (IRE) ran 2 times without winning.

Is Blue Bob still racing?

Blue Bob (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 6 July 2008 at Limerick (IRE) in the Blizzards Play July 24th INH Flat Race, finishing 15th of 15, and has not run there since.