Big John Wayne (IRE)
Big John Wayne won the Weatherbys Handicap Chase at Hexham in Mar 2026 on soft ground at Class 4 level off a mark of 116. The gelding has one win and three places from seven turf starts overall, with the success coming over 2m1f – 2m4f. He finished second of 11 in the CPMS Novices Champion Handicap Chase at Ayr in Apr 2026 when last raced off his career-high mark of 119.
- 1–7Wins / Runs
- 14.3%Strike rate
- 3 (42.9%)Placed
- −4.12£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 0.79Fair A/E n=7 · 0.69 incl. margin
- 119Highest OR
- 135dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 70
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 112C | 86 | 2 · 86 / 75.5 |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 112C | 91 | 1 · — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 86C | 75.5 | 2 · 86 / 75.5 |
Of 7 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast
Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.
Run style from 3 analysed runs
- Prominent 1 (33%) · 1 win
- Held up 1 (33%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (33%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,819 runs since Jan 2008 (539 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 1 | 50% | +36.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 158 | 32 | 20.3% | +6.7 | — |
| Good | 2,286 | 310 | 13.6% | 0 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1,430 | 176 | 12.3% | −1.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 2,610 | 363 | 13.9% | +0.3 | 1 from 3 |
| Heavy | 1,282 | 178 | 13.9% | +0.3 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 51 | 5 | 9.8% | −3.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −13.6 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −13.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 62 | 6 | 9.7% | −3.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,030 | 276 | 13.6% | 0 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,707 | 378 | 14% | +0.4 | 1 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,338 | 333 | 14.2% | +0.6 | 0 from 3 |
| Over 3m | 668 | 72 | 10.8% | −2.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Mr Josiey Wales (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 3m½f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Josiey Wales (IRE) | 7 | 1 | 3m½f | — |
| Plus One (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Keady Lady (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.12 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.12 |
| Class 3 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayr | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Hexham | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.88 |
| Worcester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hereford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.12 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Fox | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.12 |
| Patrick Wadge | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stephen Mulqueen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.12 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.12 |
| Hurdle | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Apr 26+24d | Ayr | CPMS Novices' Champion Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Shared front spot early - lost place before 11th - closed to challenge 4 out - shared advantage again approaching 3 out - driven along and battled on toward the last - outpaced close home to finish 2nd | 2/11 | 3 | 10-7 | 119 | 70A | 129A | Derek Fox | 10/3F |
| 25 Mar 26+30d | Hexham | Weatherbys Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Handy early - shared front spot from 9th before edging clear before the last - held on strongly for the win | 1/5 | 11-13 | 116 | 86C | 124C | Derek Fox | 15/8 | |
| 23 Feb 26+41d | Ayr | Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Sent to front early - still up with pace after 8th before slipping back 13th - tailed off from 14th - worked back into fourth 3 out - improved to third approaching last - kept on to finish third | 3/7 | 2¼ | 11-11 | 117 | 65B | 122B | Derek Fox | 4/1 |
| 13 Jan 26+454d | Ayr | Book Coral Scottish Grand National 'Chasing Excellence' Novices' Chase (GBB Race) Settled fourth early - slipped to the back before the home turn - held no chance from there - came home well held in 5th | 5/5 | 8½ | 11-2 | 117 | — | 115B | Derek Fox | 33/1 |
| 16 Oct 24+235d | Worcester | Sri Lanka, The Jewel Of Asia Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Set the pace early - drifted right at fences - pressed for effort before last where rival came alongside - lost advantage and pushed out on run-in but couldn't quite peg back winner | 2/4 | 2¾ | 10-11 | — | 112C | 124B | Patrick Wadge | 11/4 |
| 24 Feb 24+26d | Newcastle | Betting.Bet Horse Racing Tips Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | F/4 | — | 11-2 | — | — | — | Derek Fox | 9/4 |
| 29 Jan 24 | Hereford | Bet 10 Get 10 At PlanetSportBet Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) | 3/8 | 7 | 11-5 | — | — | 125B | Stephen Mulqueen | 14/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Big John Wayne (IRE) won?
- Big John Wayne (IRE) won 1 of 7 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 3 times in total (42.9% of starts).
- Who trains Big John Wayne (IRE)?
- Big John Wayne (IRE) is trained by Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 18 April 2026.
- Who is Big John Wayne (IRE)'s sire?
- Big John Wayne (IRE) is by Shantou (USA) out of Balwaney (FR), whose sire is Exit To Nowhere.
- What going does Big John Wayne (IRE) prefer?
- Big John Wayne (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Big John Wayne (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 119, from the run on 18 April 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Big John Wayne (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Shantou (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,819 runs since Jan 2008 (539 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.
- Who are Big John Wayne (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Balwaney (FR), Big John Wayne (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Mr Josiey Wales (IRE) (1). The wins came over 3m½f. As at Oct 2026.