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Horse profile

City Saint John (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2017) · Last trainer Fergal Birrane · Last owner F Birrane
by City Honours (USA) out of Rahanine Melody (IRE) (Orchestra)
3 runs · 3 courses · from Apr 2016
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 9 Mar 2017 — 3,527 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2017
KTB Profile

City Saint John (IRE) is yet to win from 3 starts.

Based on 3 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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 →

Of 2 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 2 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Of 3 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 3 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
City Honours (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 8% of 1,050 runs since Jan 2008 (125 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm19315.8%+7.8—
Good to Firm103109.7%+1.7—
Good241239.5%+1.50 from 1
Good to Soft143107%−1—
Soft314175.4%−2.6—
Heavy224208.9%+0.90 from 2
Standard (AW)6116.7%+8.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f500%−8—
1m5f – 2m288206.9%−1.1—
2m1f – 2m4f357298.1%+0.10 from 1
2m5f – 3m317299.1%+1.10 from 2
Over 3m8367.2%−0.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Rahanine Melody (IRE) (Orchestra)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Almost Blue (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m7½f–3m1f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (City Music (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Almost Blue (IRE)513m1fClass 6
City Music (IRE)1012m7½fClass 4
Bridge Lady (IRE)50——
Frenchfort (IRE)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mark Bolger 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr M A Rogan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00
None 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 2 0 0% −2.00
2016 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 SpdKTB Jockey SP
2017 · 2 runs
09 Mar 17+46d Thurles I.n.h. Stallion Owners E.B.F. Maiden Hurdle 2m7f · Soft To Heavy · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-4 —— Mark Bolger 66/1
22 Jan 17+282d Leopardstown Coral.ie 'best Price Guaranteed On Irish Racing' Maiden Hurdle 2m2f · Good · 16 ran PU/16 — 11-12 —— Mark Bolger 100/1
2016 · 1 run
15 Apr 16 Ballinrobe Costello & Mcdermott Maiden Hurdle 2m5f · Heavy · 7 ran PU/7 — 10-11 —— Mr M A Rogan 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has City Saint John won?
City Saint John (IRE) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts between 2016 and 2017.
Who trained City Saint John?
City Saint John (IRE) was trained by Fergal Birrane on the most recent run on record, at Thurles on 9 March 2017.
Who is City Saint John's sire?
City Saint John (IRE) is by City Honours (USA) out of Rahanine Melody (IRE), whose sire is Orchestra.
What is City Saint John's sire's record?
City Honours (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8% of 1,050 runs since Jan 2008 (125 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are City Saint John's siblings?
Out of Rahanine Melody (IRE), City Saint John (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Almost Blue (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (City Music (IRE)). The wins came over 2m7½f–3m1f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2016. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.