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Horse profile

Franz Josef (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2023) · Last trainer Sandy Thomson · Last owner Midnight Racing Club
by Jet Away (GB) out of Invisible Spirit (IRE) (Invincible Spirit)
5 runs · 4 courses · from Feb 2022
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 11 Jun 2023 — 1,234 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2023 · 5th of 8
KTB Profile

Franz Josef was a gelding who ran five times between Feb 2022 and Jun 2023 without winning or placing. His best effort came when he finished fourth of nine at Kelso in May 2023. He raced over trips from 1m5f to 3m on good to soft, good and soft ground, all on turf. His last run, at Perth in Jun 2023, saw him finish fifth of eight in a Class 4 novices hurdle.

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 5 figures · best 108C · median 78
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good to Soft394C78—
Good1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f2108C87.5—
1m5f – 2m294C72.5—
2m5f – 3m1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 95C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Perth, 11 Jun 2023

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 95C · median 91
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good to Soft395C94—
Good1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f295C89.5—
1m5f – 2m294C92.5—
2m5f – 3m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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
Jet Away (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 2,520 runs since Jan 2008 (271 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm26830.8%+19.5—
Good89410912.2%+0.90 from 1
Good to Soft6307111.3%00 from 3
Soft661639.5%−1.80 from 1
Heavy2743010.9%−0.4—
Standard (AW)3538.6%−2.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−11.3—
1m – 1m1f1000%−11.3—
1m2f – 1m4f4037.5%−3.8—
1m5f – 2m7978110.2%−1.10 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1,00711911.8%+0.50 from 2
2m5f – 3m5696812%+0.70 from 1
Over 3m951313.7%+2.4—

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
Invisible Spirit (IRE) (Invincible Spirit)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kelso 2 0 0% −2.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00

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

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ryan Mania 4 0 0% −4.00
Mr Lyall Hodgins 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 3 0 0% −3.00
None 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 2 0 0% −2.00
2022 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 3 0 0% −3.00
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 SpdKTB Jockey SP
2023 · 2 runs
11 Jun 23+32d Perth bet365 Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 5/8 9½ 11-1 67C95C Ryan Mania 50/1
10 May 23+200d Kelso Bruce Stevenson Insurance Brokers Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 21f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 4/9 36 11-1 78C88C Ryan Mania 28/1
2022 · 3 runs
22 Oct 22+209d Kelso Lynnie's Big Boozie Birthday Bash 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 10/14 2 10-11 94C94C Mr Lyall Hodgins 80/1
27 Mar 22+32d Carlisle Baldwinholme Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 17f · Good · 5 ran 5/5 7½ 11-3 108C84C Ryan Mania 16/1
23 Feb 22 Doncaster Virgin Bet Fives Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16.5f · Soft · 4 ran 4/4 ¾ 11-2 51C91C Ryan Mania 6/1

Quick answers

How many races has Franz Josef won?
Franz Josef (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2022 and 2023.
Who trained Franz Josef?
Franz Josef (IRE) was trained by Sandy Thomson on the most recent run on record, at Perth on 11 June 2023.
Who is Franz Josef's sire?
Franz Josef (IRE) is by Jet Away (GB) out of Invisible Spirit (IRE), whose sire is Invincible Spirit.
What is Franz Josef's sire's record?
Jet Away (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 2,520 runs since Jan 2008 (271 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from February 2022. 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.