Bob The Builder
Bob The Builder has now run 15 times without a win, though he has finished second or third on two occasions. At nine years old, he is well into middle age for a racehorse, and his record suggests he sits at the lower end of the racing game — the kind of horse that turns up week after week, tries hard enough, but rarely gets his nose in front. His recent form has been mixed at best: a pair of fifth-place finishes sandwiched around some poor showings, including a ninth-place run just a few days ago. That last outing came only yesterday, so the yard is clearly keeping him active.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Trainer P J Rothwell, based at Tinahely in County Wicklow, has had a decent season overall — his yard has produced 35 winners — but Bob The Builder sits well outside that success story. Still, the fact that Rothwell keeps running him suggests the horse remains sound and willing, qualities worth something in a tough sport. For a horse with no wins to his name but two minor placings across 15 tries, Bob The Builder is proof that racing isn't always about glory: sometimes it's about turning up, giving it a go, and hoping one day the gaps open up. So far they haven't, but he's still here.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Yet to win at Wexford in 5 attempts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
14 Aug
DNF
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
9 Aug
3rd
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners
10 Jul
DNF
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 26 runners
29 Aug
7th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
8 Aug
5th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 17 runners
24 Jul
9th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
7 Jun
DNF
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 23 runners
21 Apr
10th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 20 runners
17 Mar
8th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 9 runners
3 Mar
6th
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 8 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Wexford Sharp |
5 |
1 third, 4 other |
29 Aug |
0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
14 Aug |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
10 Jul |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
3 Mar |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
6 Nov |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
14 Aug |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
4 Dec |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
7 Jun |
0% |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
1 |
1 third |
9 Aug |
0% |