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Horse profile

Billy Jango (IRE)

5yo gelding · Trainer Josef Vana Jr · Owner Scuderia Aichner Srl
by Buratino (IRE) out of Piccola Mia (GB) (Authorized)
3 runs · 3 courses · from Jan 2026
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Ran 71 days ago · 5th of 7
KTB Profile

Billy Jango is a gelding by Buratino out of Piccola Mia who has shown one placed effort from three starts on turf. He finished third of seven at Clairefontaine in Jul 2026 and was fifth of seven at Dieppe in Aug 2026. All three runs came over 2m1f to 2m4f on soft ground in France. His last run at Dieppe was his first for trainer Josef Vana Jr.

Based on 3 archived runs · updated 18 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 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

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 7.5% of 1,876 runs since Jan 2008 (118 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 4.2% from 118.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm400%−7.5—
Good to Firm13175.3%−2.2—
Good511448.6%+1.1—
Good to Soft193136.7%−0.8—
Soft313237.3%−0.20 from 3
Heavy11854.2%−3.3—
Standard (AW)606498.1%+0.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f144139%+1.5—
6f – 7f687547.9%+0.4—
1m – 1m1f376266.9%−0.6—
1m2f – 1m4f284207%−0.5—
1m5f – 2m242187.4%−0.1—
2m1f – 2m4f11686.9%−0.60 from 3
2m5f – 3m2627.7%+0.2—
Over 3m100%−7.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Piccola Mia (GB) (Authorized)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Nawraq (IRE)250——

Record by conditions

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dieppe (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Clairefontaine (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jan Kratochvil 2 0 0% −2.00
Thomas Journiac 1 0 0% −1.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
07 Aug 26+23d Dieppe (FR) Prix Qg Nautic Martin-eglise (Prix Le Roi Thibault) 19.5f · Soft · 7 ran 5/7 nk 11-0 Thomas Journiac 15/2
15 Jul 26+190d Clairefontaine (FR) Prix Pole International Du Cheval (Prix Des Ypreaux) Class 3 · 18.5f · Soft · 7 ran 3/7 4½ 10-10 Jan Kratochvil 14/1
06 Jan 26 Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR) Prix des Iles de Lerins (Conditions Chase) (Turf) 19f · Very Soft · 10 ran 3/10 nk 11-0 Jan Kratochvil 22/5

Quick answers

How many races has Billy Jango (IRE) won?
Billy Jango (IRE) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts in 2026. Placed 1 time in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trains Billy Jango (IRE)?
Billy Jango (IRE) is trained by Josef Vana Jr, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 7 August 2026.
Who is Billy Jango (IRE)'s sire?
Billy Jango (IRE) is by Buratino (IRE) out of Piccola Mia (GB), whose sire is Authorized.
What is Billy Jango (IRE)'s sire's record?
Buratino (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.5% of 1,876 runs since Jan 2008 (118 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 4.2% from 118.
Who are Billy Jango (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Piccola Mia (GB), Billy Jango (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2026. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.