Boston Bobby
There's a horse finding its stride at just the right time of year. Boston Bobby is a 7-year-old with a modest overall record — 2 wins from 16 races, which works out to roughly 1 in every 8 — but the numbers that matter most right now are pointing upward. Two wins from the last six races tells a very different story from the career headline, and when a horse doubles its win tally in a short burst like that, it tends to mean something has clicked.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
The first of those wins came at Down Royal on 26 December 2025, which is always a competitive card and not the sort of place a horse stumbles into a win by accident. The second came just this week at Kilbeggan on 10 July 2026 — Boston Bobby raced as recently as yesterday, so this is form caught absolutely live. Back-to-back wins across a six-race stretch suggests the horse is in the form of its life.
Boston Bobby is trained by P J Rothwell, whose yard is based in Tinahely, County Wicklow, and has been in cracking shape this season with 35 winners already on the board. A trainer firing at that rate tends to know which horses are ready to run, and running Boston Bobby so recently suggests confidence rather than desperation. One interesting wrinkle: regular jockey Tiernan Power Roche has ridden this horse five times without a win. Both victories have come with someone else in the saddle, which is the kind of detail worth filing away if you're following where this one goes next.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on yielding ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Sharp tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Yielding (slightly soft)
Loves
Good (a little give)
Likes
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
10 Jul
🏆 Won
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
9 Jun
6th
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
18 Apr
12th
Bellewstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 19 runners
9 Jan
DNF
Naas
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 15 runners
26 Dec
🏆 Won
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 23 runners
27 Nov
11th
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 16 runners
30 Oct
DNF
Thurles
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 21 runners
5 Oct
DNF
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 14 runners
26 Sep
5th
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 20 runners
13 Jul
11th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 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 |
3 |
3 other |
13 Jul |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
10 Jul |
50% |
| Thurles Undulating |
2 |
2 other |
27 Nov |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
9 Jun |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
26 Dec |
100% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
29 Sep |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
27 Jul |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
26 Sep |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
5 Oct |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
18 Apr |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
9 Jan |
0% |