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Horse profile

Black Johnny (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2013) · Last trainer John Patrick Ryan · Last owner John Callanan
by Waky Nao (GB) out of Lyrical Vision (IRE) (Vision)
9 runs · 8 courses · from Apr 2012
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 10 Oct 2013 — 4,758 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2013 Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 81
KTB Profile

Black Johnny (IRE) is yet to win from 9 starts. Last raced off 81, 9lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 21 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

Best recent KTB Rating 90A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wexford, 20 Jun 2012 Official rating 81 at the last run, 10 Oct 2013

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 7 figures · best 112C · median 87
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good494C88.5—
Good to Firm284C82.5—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m394C84—
2m1f – 2m4f3112C90—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 9 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 9 runs · as at 4 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Waky Nao (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 311 runs since Jan 2008 (43 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5120%+8.7—
Good to Firm2926.9%−4.40 from 3
Good73912.3%+10 from 5
Good to Soft3825.3%−6—
Soft861011.6%+0.3—
Heavy49816.3%+50 from 1
Standard (AW)3139.7%−1.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f5120%+8.7—
6f – 7f28310.7%−0.6—
1m – 1m1f2827.1%−4.2—
1m2f – 1m4f26415.4%+4.1—
1m5f – 2m10598.6%−2.70 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f681014.7%+3.40 from 3
2m5f – 3m45613.3%+20 from 1
Over 3m600%−11.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Lyrical Vision (IRE) (Vision)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Sound And Vision (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m; the highest grade won is Class 7 (Sound And Vision (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Sound And Vision (IRE)2511mClass 7
Digital Dish (IRE)100——
Rebecca's Vision (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wexford 2 0 0% −2.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
John Cullen 5 0 0% −5.00
Mr J J Codd 2 0 0% −2.00
Robert Jones 1 0 0% −1.00
Mark Enright 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 0 0% −6.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2013 2 0 0% −2.00
2012 7 0 0% −7.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 0 0% −7.00
NH Flat 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
10 Oct 13+93d Tramore Like Tramore Racecourse On Facebook Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16f · Good · 12 ran PU/12 — 10-9 81— Robert Jones 33/1
09 Jul 13+346d Roscommon Pyramid Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) 16f · Good To Firm · 17 ran PU/17 — 10-9 81— Mark Enright 16/1
28 Jul 12+11d Wexford Maura Derrane Judges Littlewoods Ireland Ladies Day Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) 16f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 8/15 4¾ 11-4 8681A John Cullen 25/1
17 Jul 12+27d Killarney Malton Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 20f · Good · 15 ran 14/15 73 11-0 9084C John Cullen 40/1
20 Jun 12+26d Wexford Mount Leinster Maiden Hurdle 20f · Good · 13 ran 7/13 4¾ 11-4 —90A John Cullen 33/1
25 May 12+14d Cork corkracecourse.ie Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 24 ran 10/24 4¾ 11-12 —94C John Cullen 40/1
11 May 12+16d Downpatrick Heart Of Down Maiden Hurdle 21.5f · Good · 11 ran 5/11 23 11-4 —87A John Cullen 25/1
25 Apr 12+22d Punchestown At The Races Flat Race 18f · Heavy · 12 ran 10/12 29 12-0 —112C Mr J J Codd 33/1
03 Apr 12 Thurles Littleton Flat Race 16f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 15/16 31 12-0 —84C Mr J J Codd 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Black Johnny (IRE) won?
Black Johnny (IRE) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2012 and 2013.
Who trained Black Johnny (IRE)?
Black Johnny (IRE) was trained by John Patrick Ryan on the most recent run on record, at Tramore on 10 October 2013.
Who is Black Johnny (IRE)'s sire?
Black Johnny (IRE) is by Waky Nao (GB) out of Lyrical Vision (IRE), whose sire is Vision.
What is Black Johnny (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 81, from the run on 10 October 2013. The highest on record is 90.
What is Black Johnny (IRE)'s sire's record?
Waky Nao (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 311 runs since Jan 2008 (43 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Black Johnny (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Lyrical Vision (IRE), Black Johnny (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Sound And Vision (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 7 (Sound And Vision (IRE)). The wins came over 1m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2012. 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.