Bob's Return was a dark brown horse with a small white star bred by the Baronrath stud at Straffan in County Kildare.
[9] Bob's Return made his racecourse debut in a five furlong maiden race at Beverley in June 1992 in which he finished fourth behind Rock Symphony.
Robinson took Bob's Return to the lead early on, and the colt went clear in the straight before staying on to win by a neck from Tioman Island at odds of 14/1.
He led the field into the straight but weakened in the closing stages and finished sixth, fourteen lengths behind the winner Commander in Chief.
[14] In the Coalite-sponsored St Leger at Doncaster Racecourse on 11 September, Bob's Return started 3/1 favourite ahead of the Henry Cecil-trained Armiger.
He briefly led the field in the straight but was outpaced in the closing stages[16] and finished sixth, beaten four lengths behind the winner Urban Sea.
[17] Bob's Return ran six times as a four-year-old without success, beginning with a fourth place behind Romildo in the Prix Ganay.
His most successful offspring was the Irish steeplechaser Joncol,[21] winner of the Hennessy Gold Cup (Ireland) and the John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase.