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Sire profile

Bob's Return (IRE)

Best progeny: Joncol (IRE), Ground Ball (IRE), Tribes And Banner (IRE)

Avg winning distance: Flat 9.8f · NH 2m3½f
Damsire avg winning distance: Flat 9.8f · NH 2m3½f
Race record: 13 runs, 5 wins
By: Bob Back (USA)
As damsire: 103 winners from 206 runners
Country: IRE

Winners (GB & IRE): 108 of 323 runners (33%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 304 from 3,577 runs
Black-type winners (GB & IRE): 2 (1 Group/Grade)
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £1,552,059 GB · €1,613,249 IRE
Best progeny: Joncol (IRE), Ground Ball (IRE), Tribes And Banner (IRE)

Progeny

Progeny record by season


2018/19	NH	2	1	7	1	14.3%	£3,448	-
2017/18	NH	2	1	10	2	20.0%	£14,437	€2,101
2016/17	NH	6	0	23	0	0.0%	£1,346	€2,048
2015	Flat	1	0	2	0	0.0%	-	-
2015/16	NH	14	2	56	3	5.4%	£18,336	€4,340
2014	Flat	1	0	2	0	0.0%	£626	-
2014/15	NH	20	5	100	8	8.0%	£85,106	€1,020
2013	Flat	3	0	5	0	0.0%	-	-
2013/14	NH	39	10	178	13	7.3%	£67,605	€61,160
2012	Flat	3	1	7	2	28.6%	-	€14,880
2012/13	NH	50	18	221	23	10.4%	£114,807	€216,415
2011	Flat	3	2	25	4	16.0%	-	€36,440
2011/12	NH	72	16	292	21	7.2%	£132,567	€137,313
2010	Flat	4	0	13	0	0.0%	-	€1,955
2010/11	NH	98	22	351	29	8.3%	£142,828	€141,680
2009	Flat	3	0	9	0	0.0%	-	-
2009/10	NH	113	33	409	45	11.0%	£150,618	€324,559
2008	Flat	2	0	15	0	0.0%	£298	€937
2008/09	NH	114	20	384	32	8.3%	£109,673	€188,891
2007	Flat	1	1	11	1	9.1%	£3,245	-
2007/08	NH	106	17	340	18	5.3%	£91,338	€78,111
2006	Flat	3	1	5	1	20.0%	£1,365	-
2006/07	NH	69	12	263	19	7.2%	£155,746	€65,415
2005	Flat	3	1	14	1	7.1%	£849	€6,910
2005/06	NH	50	9	184	11	6.0%	£91,200	€33,206
2004	Flat	3	0	9	0	0.0%	-	-
2004/05	NH	53	10	160	20	12.5%	£142,860	€99,809
2003	Flat	2	0	3	0	0.0%	-	-
2003/04	NH	49	13	172	24	14.0%	£111,139	€79,460
2002	Flat	2	0	3	0	0.0%	-	-
2002/03	NH	33	8	119	11	9.2%	£22,538	€84,910
2001/02	NH	27	4	83	7	8.4%	£51,955	€25,056
2000	Flat	4	1	16	1	6.3%	£9,181	-
2000/01	NH	9	3	29	4	13.8%	£12,137	€6,636
1999	Flat	7	1	34	1	2.9%	£7,445	-
1999/00	NH	3	1	8	1	12.5%	£2,912	-
1998	Flat	5	1	15	1	6.7%	£6,456	-

Flat seasons are calendar years; NH seasons follow the official British and Irish dates.

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Best offspring: top 50 progeny


Joncol (IRE)	-	-	Paul Nolan	2008-2013	24	7	11	29.2%	4	Grade 1	-	€344,320
Ground Ball (IRE)	-	-	Jonjo O'Neill	2001-2007	49	9	16	18.4%	1	Listed	£58,652	€193,636
Tribes And Banner (IRE)	-	-	Norman Lee	2008-2016	70	10	13	14.3%	0	-	£702	€98,236
Creevytennant (IRE)	gelding	Northwood May (GB)	Fergal O'Brien	2011-2018	25	9	3	36.0%	0	-	£71,055	-
Across The Bay (IRE)	-	-	Donald McCain	2008-2015	43	8	9	18.6%	0	-	£85,837	€65,872
Bob's Buster (GB)	-	-	Robert Johnson	1998-2006	75	8	22	10.7%	0	-	£49,623	-
Oneway I (IRE)	-	-	Mark Rimell	2002-2010	39	7	9	17.9%	0	-	£147,146	-
Returning (GB)	-	-	Henrietta C Knight	1999-2003	29	7	8	24.1%	0	-	£53,737	-
Little Shilling (IRE)	-	-	Tim Vaughan	2006-2009	28	7	2	25.0%	0	-	£35,063	-
Bob's Dream I (IRE)	-	-	Alison Hamilton	2006-2015	51	7	10	13.7%	0	-	£32,503	-
Bob Lingo (IRE)	-	-	Thomas Mullins	2007-2014	47	6	11	12.8%	0	-	-	€240,976
Miss Pross (GB)	-	-	Tim Walford	2004-2010	46	6	14	13.0%	0	-	£47,033	-
Deep Return (IRE)	-	-	Noel Meade	2003-2007	28	5	10	17.9%	0	-	-	€64,417
Buffalo Bob (IRE)	-	-	Kim Bailey	2008-2013	36	5	8	13.9%	0	-	£52,820	-
Five Star Wilsham (IRE)	-	-	Nigel Twiston-Davies	2010-2015	40	5	11	12.5%	0	-	£49,032	-
Sonny Mullen (IRE)	-	-	Kim Bailey	2009-2011	14	5	4	35.7%	0	-	£29,143	-
Nedzer's Return (IRE)	-	-	Gordon Elliott	2010-2014	15	5	2	33.3%	0	-	£15,726	€12,495
Diamond's Return (IRE)	-	-	Seamus O'Farrell	2009-2015	24	5	2	20.8%	0	-	£12,491	€6,879
Countess Camilla (GB)	-	-	Kim Bailey	2002-2004	9	5	2	55.6%	0	-	£16,942	-
Monty's Revenge (IRE)	-	-	Martin Keighley	2009-2016	41	5	5	12.2%	0	-	£15,466	-
Ted Dolly (IRE)	-	-	Tom Symonds	2010-2015	67	4	17	6.0%	0	-	£3,044	€55,245
Sizing Africa (IRE)	-	-	Henry de Bromhead	2006-2011	19	4	4	21.1%	0	-	£573	€54,669
Minella Boys (IRE)	-	-	Charlie Longsdon	2008-2011	24	4	6	16.7%	0	-	£48,123	-
Just Kate (GB)	-	-	Alan King	2003-2005	11	4	3	36.4%	0	-	£27,639	-
The Pennys Dropped (IRE)	-	-	Jonjo O'Neill	2002-2007	21	4	3	19.0%	0	-	£24,337	-
Bollitree Bob (GB)	-	-	Jamie Snowden	2005-2010	30	4	4	13.3%	0	-	£22,449	-
Role On (IRE)	-	-	Rose Dobbin	2006-2011	20	4	3	20.0%	0	-	£21,059	-
Kildonnan (GB)	-	-	Neil Mechie	2005-2013	23	4	6	17.4%	0	-	£20,530	-
Pearly StarI (GB)	-	-	Sophie Leech	2005-2011	40	4	1	10.0%	0	-	£13,191	-
Megsie Here (IRE)	-	-	P R Lenihan	2001-2004	17	3	6	17.6%	0	-	-	€35,402
Huncheon Paddy (IRE)	-	-	I R Ferguson	2003-2009	19	3	3	15.8%	0	-	£1,527	€33,463
Tough Talkin Man (IRE)	-	-	Paul Collins	2010-2015	33	3	12	9.1%	0	-	£10,642	€16,235
Return Home (GB)	-	-	Julian Smith	2004-2009	36	3	11	8.3%	0	-	£26,090	-
Ballyrobert (IRE)	-	-	Alex Hales	2002-2006	20	3	3	15.0%	0	-	£24,970	-
Supreme Bob (IRE)	gelding	Supremememories (IRE)	Debra Hamer	2011-2017	37	3	11	8.1%	0	-	£18,206	€5,240
Bobby Gee (GB)	-	-	Renee Robeson	2006-2011	22	3	6	13.6%	0	-	£21,717	-
Trafalgar Road (IRE)	-	-	Miss C V Hart	2008-2013	12	3	1	25.0%	0	-	£19,513	-
Bridlingtonbygones (IRE)	-	-	Karen McLintock	2009-2013	22	3	9	13.6%	0	-	£17,064	-
Real Shady (GB)	-	-	Michael Easterby	2001-2005	17	3	6	17.6%	0	-	£16,888	-
Bobby Dazzler (GB)	-	-	Nigel Twiston-Davies	2003-2004	7	3	1	42.9%	0	-	£16,734	-
Master Of The Game (IRE)	-	-	David Dennis	2012-2016	17	3	3	17.6%	0	-	£15,471	-
Next To Nothing (IRE)	-	-	Nicky Richards	2003-2005	11	3	2	27.3%	0	-	£14,245	-
Lambrini Legend (IRE)	-	-	Michael Easterby	2006-2008	11	3	2	27.3%	0	-	£9,944	-
Cash Back (GB)	-	-	Anthony Honeyball	2006-2011	15	3	4	20.0%	0	-	£9,885	-
Great Mates (IRE)	-	-	David Pipe	2008-2011	14	3	1	21.4%	0	-	£7,648	-
Saint Luke (IRE)	-	-	Peter Bowen	2010-2012	18	3	2	16.7%	0	-	£6,321	-
Echo Bob (IRE)	-	-	Henry de Bromhead	2008-2013	39	2	19	5.1%	0	-	£7,492	€59,691
Maria Pia (IRE)	-	-	C F Swan	2002-2005	29	2	7	6.9%	0	-	£2,040	€28,710
Fairwood Bob (IRE)	-	-	Paul Morgan	2008-2014	24	2	8	8.3%	0	-	-	€29,481
Betabob (IRE)	-	-	E Walker	2007-2013	37	2	11	5.4%	0	-	£15,502	€6,427

Ranked by best win (Group/Grade 1 first), then black-type wins, then wins. GB and IRE races only.

Quick answers

How many winners has Bob's Return sired?: Bob's Return (IRE) has sired 108 winners from 323 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1998 (33%), with 304 wins from 3,577 runs. Progeny runs abroad are not included.
How many black-type winners has Bob's Return sired?: Bob's Return (IRE) has sired 2 black-type winners in Britain and Ireland since 1998, 1 of them at Group or Grade level.
How many Group 1 winners has Bob's Return sired?: Bob's Return (IRE) has sired 1 Grade 1 winner (2 Grade 1 wins) in Britain and Ireland since 1998.
Who is the best offspring of Bob's Return?: Ranked by level of win and black-type wins, the leading runner by Bob's Return (IRE) in Britain and Ireland is Joncol (IRE), a Grade 1 winner with 4 black-type wins from 24 runs.
Who is the latest Group 1 winner by Bob's Return?: The most recent Grade 1 winner by Bob's Return (IRE) in Britain and Ireland is Joncol (IRE), in the Hennessy Gold Cup (Grade 1) at Leopardstown (IRE) on 7 February 2010.
Who is Bob's Return's sire?: Bob's Return (IRE) is by Bob Back (USA), and won 5 of 13 races in Britain and Ireland as a racehorse.
What is the average winning distance of Bob's Return's progeny?: The average winning distance of Bob's Return (IRE)'s progeny in Britain and Ireland is 9.8 furlongs on the Flat and 2m3½f over jumps.
How much prize money have Bob's Return's progeny won?: Bob's Return (IRE)'s progeny have earned £1,552,059 in Britain and €1,613,249 in Ireland since 1998.
How has Bob's Return done as a broodmare sire?: Runners out of Bob's Return (IRE)'s daughters include 103 winners from 206 runners in Britain and Ireland, 8 of them black-type winners.

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