Horse profile
Frankie John (IRE)
by Walk In The Park (IRE) out of The Crown Jewel (IRE) (Stowaway)
14 runs · 11 courses · from Feb 2025
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
4 wins · 4 courses
Last run 1 Nov 2026 · 2nd of 6
Last raced off OR 140
KTB Profile
Typically ridden prominently in 10 of 14 analysed runs — Frankie John (IRE) is 4 from 14, including a Grade 3 win. The biggest win we hold: the Like A Butterfly Novice Steeplechase at Gowran Park (IRE) (Oct 2026). All 4 wins have come over 2m1f – 2m4f. Last raced off a career-high mark of 140.
Based on 14 archived runs · run-style from 14 commented runs since Feb 2025 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically prominent
OR at career high
- 4–14Wins / Runs
- 28.6%Strike rate
- 8 (57.1%)Placed
- +6.63£1 level staken=14 at SP
- 1.76Fair A/E n=14 · 1.46 incl. margin
- 140Highest OR
- 30dBetween runs (median)longest 147 d
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.
Official rating140At career-high mark
140
129–140
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 126
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 →
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 6 | 126B | 104.5 | 4 runs · 126 / 104.5 |
| Heavy | 3 | 107A | 86 | 2 runs · 107 / 96.5 |
| Good | 2 | 107B | 103 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 126B | 104.5 | 4 runs · 126 / 104.5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 107A | 92.5 | 3 runs · 107 / 95 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 107B | 85.5 | — |
Of 14 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 14 runs · as at 1 Nov 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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 from 14 analysed runs since Feb 2025
- Prominent 10 (71%) · 4 wins
- Mid-division 3 (21%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (7%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 7,001 runs since May 2011 (699 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 50 | 11 | 22% | +8.7 | — |
| Good | 1,884 | 256 | 13.6% | +0.3 | 2 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 1,573 | 216 | 13.7% | +0.4 | 2 from 6 |
| Soft | 2,460 | 320 | 13% | −0.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 997 | 130 | 13% | −0.3 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 37 | 1 | 2.7% | −10.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −13.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 18 | 1 | 5.6% | −7.7 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 26 | 0 | 0% | −13.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 75 | 9 | 12% | −1.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,228 | 310 | 13.9% | +0.6 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,815 | 405 | 14.4% | +1.1 | 4 from 8 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,547 | 172 | 11.1% | −2.2 | 0 from 4 |
| Over 3m | 291 | 37 | 12.7% | −0.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2011 · as at 1 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
The Crown Jewel (IRE) (Stowaway)
4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Shearer (IRE) (8 wins).
The wins came over 2m–3m1f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Shearer (IRE)).
Family form: Louis Winthorpe (IRE) finished 3rd of 20 at Galway (IRE), 26 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shearer (IRE) | 20 | 8 | 2m–3m1f | Class 2 |
| I Am Lorenzo (IRE) | 11 | 1 | 2m | — |
| Louis Winthorpe (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sapphire Jewel (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 6 | 2 | 33% | +3.25 |
| Good | 3 | 2 | 67% | +8.38 |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.25 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.50 |
| Navan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Galway | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.50 |
| Cork (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park (IRE) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.75 |
| Galway (IRE) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.88 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 8 | 4 | 50% | +12.63 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel King | 6 | 2 | 33% | −0.37 |
| D G Hogan | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.50 |
| Mr H C Swan | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.50 |
| Mr B O'Neill | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr D Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 13 | 4 | 31% | +7.63 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 2 | 29% | −1.37 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +8.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 8 | 1 | 13% | −1.50 |
| Chase | 3 | 2 | 67% | +2.63 |
| NH Flat | 3 | 1 | 33% | +5.50 |
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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 01 Nov 26+29d | Cork (IRE) | Paddy Power Betting Shops Irish EBF Novice Steeplechase (Grade 3) Prominent early - 3rd at halfway before urged on after 4 out - moved up to 2nd after 3 out and driven - small error at the last with winner gone clear - held in 2nd at the finish | 2/6 | 15 | 11-6 | 140 | 126B | 144B | Daniel King | 4/1 |
| 03 Oct 26+67d | Gowran Park (IRE) | Like A Butterfly Novice Steeplechase (Grade 3) sat close to the front pair - jumping a bit untidy in 2nd - still 2nd at halfway - dropped to 3rd after 7th - moved back into 2nd 3 out - urged approaching the following fence - hit front after the last and stayed on strongly to win | 1/5 | 10-13 | — | 92C | 129B | Daniel King | 7/4 | |
| 28 Jul 26+90d | Galway (IRE) | Latin Quarter Beginners Steeplechase Sat behind pace early - shared front spot two out before edging clear entering straight - kept finding response through final furlong to score | 1/10 | 11-12 | — | — | 141A | Daniel King | 15/8 | |
| 29 Apr 26+19d | Punchestown | Channor Real Estate Group Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) Sat close to front group early - fighting for control in the early stages - third at halfway - scrappy over the penultimate obstacle and driven on - fourth turning into straight - asked for more without responding - faded before the last - finished eighth | 8/14 | 4¾ | 11-10 | 138 | 95C | 126C | Daniel King | 20/1 |
| 10 Apr 26+67d | Aintree | Oddschecker Sefton Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Held up in the pack - driven forward approaching the last and kept on - unable to make any dent on the leaders on the run-in | 4/12 | 1¼ | 11-8 | 133 | 107A | 149A | Daniel King | 25/1 |
| 02 Feb 26+24d | Leopardstown | Nathaniel Lacy & Partners Solicitors Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) Held a midfield position early - hit a jump 4th-6th around halfway - driven for effort and gained ground 2 out - up to 5th and urged straight - unable to find more and well held late | 5/8 | 12 | 11-10 | 129 | 86A | 121A | D G Hogan | 18/1 |
| 09 Jan 26+11d | Naas | Ballymore Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) Held up in the pack early - 8th at halfway - urged into 6th before turning for home - still 5th 2f out without threatening - stayed on same speed to finish 5th | 5/10 | 4 | 11-10 | 129 | — | 132A | D G Hogan | 28/1 |
| 2025 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Dec 25+43d | Leopardstown | Donohue Marquees Maiden Hurdle Sat behind front group early - 4th at halfway - up into 3rd with three furlongs left - improved into 2nd soon after - asked for more effort entering the straight - hit the front just before the line - stayed on strongly to score | 1/11 | 11-12 | — | 102A | 140A | D G Hogan | 11/2 | |
| 16 Nov 25+21d | Navan | John Lynch Carpets & Flooring Monksfield Novice Hurdle (Grade 3) Sat just behind the front group early - improved into 2nd approaching 3 out - shared front spot going strongly 2 out - pressed along soon after - lost front spot nearing last and clipped the fence - held on for 3rd without finding more | 3/7 | 6½ | 11-0 | — | 107A | 128A | D G Hogan | 5/1 |
| 26 Oct 25+30d | Galway | Glenlo Abbey Hotel & Estate Maiden Hurdle Settled just behind the front pack - hit a small error at the 5th - up to 3rd by halfway - moved into 2nd approaching the final two furlongs - pushed along after the second-last - unable to close from before the last and held on for second | 2/8 | 5½ | 11-12 | — | 90A | 137A | Daniel King | 2/1 |
| 26 Sep 25+57d | Listowel | John J. Galvin Maiden Hurdle Sat handy behind the front group early - clipped the first fence - moved up to second place after the next - asked for effort after 3 out - held no more in response from 2 out - stayed on same gear to finish second | 2/11 | 5½ | 11-12 | — | 107A | 124A | Mr H C Swan | 8/11F |
| 31 Jul 25+147d | Galway | Guinness Time Flat Race Sat close to the pace - went to the front after 7f - challenged for a spell 4f out then asked for effort with a length in hand 2f out - stayed on strongly to the line | 1/16 | 12-0 | — | 99C | 134A | Mr H C Swan | 15/2 | |
| 06 Mar 25+25d | Thurles | Ballagh Flat Race Sat close to pace early - up to 2nd early in straight under pressure - 3rd approaching final furlong - held that spot to the line without closing further | 3/18 | 4¾ | 12-0 | — | 107B | 132A | Mr B O'Neill | 7/2F |
| 09 Feb 25 | Navan | William Hill Keep Your Raceday Positive (Pro/Am) Flat Race Held up towards the back of the pack - still down in 10th with 2f left - pushed along - improved to 6th with a furlong to go - stayed on same gait to finish 4th | 4/11 | 1¾ | 11-7 | — | 64A | 126A | Mr D Doyle | 12/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Frankie John won?
- Frankie John (IRE) won 4 of 14 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 28.6%. Placed 8 times in total (57.1% of starts).
- Who trains Frankie John?
- Frankie John (IRE) is trained by Denis Gerard Hogan, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 1 November 2026.
- Who is Frankie John's sire?
- Frankie John (IRE) is by Walk In The Park (IRE) out of The Crown Jewel (IRE), whose sire is Stowaway.
- What going does Frankie John prefer?
- Frankie John (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Frankie John's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 140, from the run on 1 November 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Frankie John's sire's record?
- Walk In The Park (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 7,001 runs since May 2011 (699 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Frankie John's siblings?
- Out of The Crown Jewel (IRE), Frankie John (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Shearer (IRE) (8). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Shearer (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m1f. As at Nov 2026.