Big Johnny D (IRE)
Big Johnny D (IRE) is 5 from 18. Hasn't won since Sep 2014.
- 5–18Wins / Runs
- 27.8%Strike rate
- 8 (44.4%)Placed
- +6.88£1 level staken=18 at SP
- 1.88Fair A/E n=18 · 1.60 incl. margin
- 97Highest OR
- 68dAvg 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
No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 4,158 runs since Jan 2008 (308 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 51 | 2 | 3.9% | −5.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 625 | 76 | 12.2% | +2.5 | 2 from 4 |
| Good | 1,018 | 107 | 10.5% | +0.8 | 1 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 489 | 45 | 9.2% | −0.5 | 1 from 4 |
| Soft | 805 | 79 | 9.8% | +0.1 | 1 from 5 |
| Heavy | 366 | 34 | 9.3% | −0.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 804 | 61 | 7.6% | −2.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 101 | 7 | 6.9% | −2.8 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 522 | 42 | 8% | −1.7 | 4 from 11 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 630 | 68 | 10.8% | +1.1 | 1 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,052 | 106 | 10.1% | +0.4 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 952 | 95 | 10% | +0.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 586 | 55 | 9.4% | −0.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 260 | 25 | 9.6% | −0.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 55 | 6 | 10.9% | +1.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 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 Big John Cannon (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Big John Cannon (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big John Cannon (IRE) | 15 | 1 | 2m | Class 4 |
| Claretaracar (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| The Pooler (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.00 |
| Good | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.50 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 2 | 50% | +7.88 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Class 4 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +4.38 |
| Class 5 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.50 |
| Class 3 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +9.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newmarket | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Chester | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
| Haydock | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| Ascot | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Redcar | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.88 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 11 | 4 | 36% | +4.88 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 1 | 25% | +5.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Gibbons | 9 | 4 | 44% | +10.38 |
| Ted Durcan | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Franny Norton | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Shane Gray | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul Hanagan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 17 | 5 | 29% | +7.88 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 8 | 2 | 25% | +6.50 |
| 2013 | 5 | 3 | 60% | +5.38 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 · 8 runs | |||||||||
| 10 Oct 14+13d | York | This Isn't The 'Stan James Champion Hurdle' Handicap | 14/15 | nk | 9-3 | 96 | 66C | Graham Gibbons | 11/1 |
| 27 Sep 14+17d | Newmarket | Betfred Cambridgeshire (Heritage Handicap) | 7/31 | nse | 8-5 | 92 | 94A | Shane Gray | 50/1 |
| 10 Sep 14+11d | Carlisle | Comlongon Castle Handicap | 1/8 | 9-7 | 92 | 97A | Graham Gibbons | 8/1 | |
| 30 Aug 14+29d | Chester | Crabbie's Alcoholic Ginger Beer Handicap | 11/14 | ¾ | 8-7 | 93 | 72A | Graham Gibbons | 14/1 |
| 01 Aug 14+35d | Thirsk | Breeders Backing Racing Ebf Conditions Stakes | 3/4 | ¾ | 9-4 | 96 | 86B | Franny Norton | 4/1 |
| 27 Jun 14+49d | Chester | Moet & Chandon Claiming Stakes | 1/7 | 9-0 | 96 | 93A | Franny Norton | 9/2 | |
| 09 May 14+13d | Chester | Sportingbet.com Earl Grosvenor Handicap | 10/10 | 52 | 9-0 | 96 | 75C | Graham Gibbons | 17/2 |
| 26 Apr 14+203d | Haydock | 25 Free Bet At corbettsports.com Handicap | 13/14 | 9 | 9-1 | 97 | 61C | Paul Hanagan | 11/2F |
| 2013 · 5 runs | |||||||||
| 05 Oct 13+29d | Ascot | Betfred 'Goals Galore' Challenge Cup (Heritage Handicap) | 17/17 | 1¾ | 8-12 | 97 | 54C | Graham Gibbons | 6/1 |
| 06 Sep 13+27d | Haydock | Betfred UoB Fibrelec Handicap | 1/10 | 9-8 | 88 | 103A | Graham Gibbons | 2/1F | |
| 10 Aug 13+117d | Redcar | Alec & Mary Golden Wedding Anniversary Handicap | 1/10 | 9-2 | 75 | 102A | Graham Gibbons | 15/8F | |
| 15 Apr 13+14d | Newcastle | Sendrig Construction Maiden Stakes | 1/11 | 10-0 | 75 | 104A | Graham Gibbons | 7/2 | |
| 01 Apr 13+166d | Redcar | Win A VIP Day Out At redcarracing.co.uk Maiden Stakes | 3/14 | 2½ | 10-0 | 79 | 91A | Graham Gibbons | 9/4F |
| 2012 · 3 runs | |||||||||
| 17 Oct 12+18d | Nottingham | Roseland Business Park Maiden Stakes | 6/15 | 6 | 9-3 | 82 | 62C | Ted Durcan | 5/2 |
| 29 Sep 12+78d | Newmarket | Baileys Horse Feeds Handicap | 11/14 | hd | 8-8 | 82 | 64C | Ted Durcan | 9/1 |
| 13 Jul 12+314d | Newmarket | Equinefx.com Maiden Stakes | 3/11 | 1¾ | 9-3 | — | 86A | Ted Durcan | 15/2 |
| 2011 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 03 Sep 11+29d | Ascot | Ark Build Maiden Stakes | 8/13 | ½ | 9-3 | — | 71A | Ted Durcan | 9/4 |
| 05 Aug 11 | Newmarket | Bet At Bluesq.com Maiden Stakes | 3/13 | 2½ | 9-3 | — | 91A | Ted Durcan | 20/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Big Johnny D won?
- Big Johnny D (IRE) won 5 of 18 archived starts between 2011 and 2014, a strike rate of 27.8%. Placed 8 times in total (44.4% of starts).
- Who trained Big Johnny D?
- Big Johnny D (IRE) was trained by David Barron on the most recent run on record, at York on 10 October 2014.
- Who is Big Johnny D's sire?
- Big Johnny D (IRE) is by Alhaarth (IRE) out of Bakiya (USA), whose sire is Trempolino.
- What going does Big Johnny D prefer?
- Big Johnny D (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Big Johnny D's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 96, from the run on 10 October 2014. The highest on record is 97.
- What is Big Johnny D's sire's record?
- Alhaarth (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 4,158 runs since Jan 2008 (308 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Big Johnny D's siblings?
- Out of Bakiya (USA), Big Johnny D (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Big John Cannon (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Big John Cannon (IRE)). The wins came over 2m. As at Oct 2026.