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Horse profile

Father Jim (GB)

11yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2006) · Last trainer Jonathen de Giles · Last owner Jonathen De Giles
by Seymour Hicks (FR) out of Deaconess (GB) (The Parson)
8 runs · 6 courses · from Apr 2005
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 Jul 2006 — 7,412 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2006 · 11th of 14 Last raced off OR 80
KTB Profile

Father Jim (GB) is yet to win from 8 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 8 at Folkestone (May 2006). Last raced off 80, 8lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 27 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 102C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cheltenham, 3 May 2006 Official rating 80 at the last run, 12 Jul 2006

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 5 figures · best 102C · median 78
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good4102C87—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m4102C87—
Over 3m1———

Of 8 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2) · no runner of known ability in the race — the level cannot be solved (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 8 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
Seymour Hicks (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 0% of 6 runs since Jan 2008 (2 horses). A small sample.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Soft100%00 from 1
Soft400%0—
Heavy100%00 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
2m1f – 2m4f100%0—
2m5f – 3m200%00 from 5
Over 3m300%00 from 3

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

Dam
Deaconess (GB) (The Parson)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Captain Corelli (GB) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m6f–2m7f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Captain Corelli (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Captain Corelli (GB)1032m6f–2m7fClass 2

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Folkestone 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheltenham 2 0 0% −2.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Towcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 5 0 0% −5.00
Over 3m 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Felix De Giles 7 0 0% −7.00
Mr Freddie de Giles 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 0 0% −7.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2006 6 0 0% −6.00
2005 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
2006 · 6 runs
12 Jul 06+23d Worcester Richard Wright Memorial Handicap Chase Class 5 · 23.5f · Good · 14 ran 11/14 11 11-0 8055C Felix De Giles 12/1
19 Jun 06+26d Hereford Charles Dawson Memorial Handicap Chase Class 4 · 25f · Good To Firm · 12 ran PU/12 — 9-12 88— Felix De Giles 16/1
24 May 06+21d Folkestone Wine & Dine At White Horse Inn, Sandway Open Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 21f · Good · 8 ran 3/8 4 11-10 88100C Felix De Giles 12/1
03 May 06+55d Cheltenham Cheltenham.co.uk Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 21f · Good · 17 ran 6/17 ½ 11-7 —102C Mr Freddie de Giles 33/1
09 Mar 06+23d Towcester Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 24.5f · Heavy · 8 ran UR/8 — 11-5 —— Felix De Giles 16/1
14 Feb 06+280d Folkestone Digweed Decade Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 25f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 7/11 6 11-7 —78C Felix De Giles 33/1
2005 · 2 runs
10 May 05+13d Huntingdon Honeybell Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 30.5f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 7/14 13 11-7 —— Felix De Giles 14/1
27 Apr 05 Cheltenham Maiden Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 21f · Good · 14 ran 4/14 6 11-0 —74C Felix De Giles 40/1

Quick answers

How many races has Father Jim won?
Father Jim (GB) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2005 and 2006. Placed 1 time in total (12.5% of starts).
Who trained Father Jim?
Father Jim (GB) was trained by Jonathen de Giles on the most recent run on record, at Worcester on 12 July 2006.
Who is Father Jim's sire?
Father Jim (GB) is by Seymour Hicks (FR) out of Deaconess (GB), whose sire is The Parson.
What is Father Jim's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 80, from the run on 12 July 2006. The highest on record is 88.
What is Father Jim's sire's record?
Seymour Hicks (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 0% of 6 runs since Jan 2008 (2 horses), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.
Who are Father Jim's siblings?
Out of Deaconess (GB), Father Jim (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Captain Corelli (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Captain Corelli (GB)). The wins came over 2m6f–2m7f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2005. 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.