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Horse profile

Gracious John (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2020) · Last trainer Ian Williams · Last owner Terry Reffell
by Baltic King (GB) out of Dorn Hill (GB) (Lujain)
71 runs · 25 courses · from Aug 2015
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 22 Jun 2020 — 2,312 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2020 · 14th of 14 12 wins · 9 courses Last raced off OR 75
KTB Profile

Gracious John (IRE) is 12 from 71 in our archive, including 2 Listed wins. The biggest win we hold: the Betway Hever Sprint Stakes at Lingfield (AW) (Feb 2018). Hasn't won since Apr 2018. Last raced off 75, 35lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 71 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 35lb off peak
Official rating75↓ 35lb off peak
75 75–110

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 106 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 24 Feb 2020

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 →

Flat 54 figures · best 139A · median 98
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)26125A102—
Good to Firm11111A93—
Good7139A80—
Good to Soft6110A90—
Soft4117A95.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Under 6f39139A97—
6f – 7f15115A99—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 54 figures from 54 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 72B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 24 Feb 2020 Official rating 75 at the last run, 22 Jun 2020

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 →

Flat 70 figures · best 108A · median 85
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)30106A86—
Good to Firm12106A86—
Good11108A78—
Good to Soft9102A90—
Soft8107A78—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Under 6f48108A88—
6f – 7f22100A81—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 70 figures from 70 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

Progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 1,458 runs since Jan 2008 (93 horses).

Weakest on soft going: 4.8% from 147. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 6.3% from 254.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm20315%+5.3—
Good to Firm2532811.1%+1.40 from 12
Good267166%−3.72 from 11
Good to Soft151117.3%−2.42 from 9
Soft14774.8%−4.92 from 9
Heavy50714%+4.3—
Standard (AW)5707012.3%+2.66 from 30
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2282410.5%+0.810 from 48
6f – 7f6937711.1%+1.42 from 23
1m – 1m1f254166.3%−3.4—
1m2f – 1m4f168169.5%−0.2—
1m5f – 2m8167.4%−2.3—
2m1f – 2m4f28310.7%+1—
2m5f – 3m600%−9.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Desert Doctor (IRE) (10 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Desert Doctor (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Desert Doctor (IRE)49105f–1mClass 2
Helmsley Flyer (IRE)1621m4fClass 6
Its Gonna Be Me (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 30 6 20% −4.73
Good to Firm 12 0 0% −12.00
Good 11 2 18% +13.00
Good to Soft 9 2 22% +9.00
Soft 9 2 22% −1.35

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 37 8 22% +11.02
Class 1 16 1 6% −7.00
Class 3 8 2 25% +5.50
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Lingfield (AW) 17 4 24% +2.83
York 6 1 17% +5.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 4 1 25% +0.00
Nottingham 4 1 25% +9.00
Ascot 4 0 0% −4.00
Newbury 3 1 33% +4.00
Leicester 3 1 33% +8.00
Haydock 3 1 33% +0.25
Newcastle (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Thirsk 2 0 0% −2.00
Chester 2 0 0% −2.00
Sandown 2 0 0% −2.00
Newmarket 2 0 0% −2.00
Curragh 2 0 0% −2.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Yarmouth 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Chelmsford (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 1 100% +0.44
Maisons-Laffitte (FR) 1 1 100% +3.40
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
Under 6f 48 10 21% +21.08
6f – 7f 23 2 9% −17.16

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
J F Egan 19 7 37% +18.92
Fran Berry 11 4 36% +13.00
Adam Kirby 8 0 0% −8.00
Katherine Begley 7 1 14% +6.00
David Probert 3 0 0% −3.00
Declan McDonogh 3 0 0% −3.00
Josephine Gordon 2 0 0% −2.00
Angus Villiers 2 0 0% −2.00
Martin Dwyer 1 0 0% −1.00
Luke Morris 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Kingscote 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew Mullen 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Marquand 1 0 0% −1.00
Oisin Murphy 1 0 0% −1.00
Eoin Walsh 1 0 0% −1.00
Charles Bishop 1 0 0% −1.00
Ben Curtis 1 0 0% −1.00
P J McDonald 1 0 0% −1.00
Jim Crowley 1 0 0% −1.00
Silvestre De Sousa 1 0 0% −1.00
Stevie Donohoe 1 0 0% −1.00
Pat Smullen 1 0 0% −1.00
Steve Drowne 1 0 0% −1.00
Philip Prince 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2020 5 0 0% −5.00
2019 12 0 0% −12.00
2018 18 2 11% −2.00
2017 15 3 20% +4.00
2016 15 4 27% +6.27
2015 6 3 50% +12.65

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
22 Jun 20+102d Thirsk Join RacingTV Now Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Good · 14 ran 14/14 2¼ 9-2 7569C59A Martin Dwyer 18/1
12 Mar 20+17d Chelmsford City (AW) Ladies Day 2020 Featuring Peter Andre Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Standard · 8 ran 7/8 3 9-6 8387B71A David Probert 16/1
24 Feb 20+18d Wolverhampton (AW) Betway Heed Your Hunch Handicap Class 2 · 6f · Standard · 6 ran 5/6 ¾ 8-8 86106B72B Luke Morris 25/1
06 Feb 20+20d Chelmsford City (AW) New tote Handicap Class 3 · 6f · Standard · 8 ran 7/8 ½ 9-1 8899A70A David Probert 16/1
17 Jan 20+39d Lingfield (AW) Betway Live Casino Handicap Class 2 · 6f · Standard · 5 ran 3/5 1 9-1 89100C82B David Probert 9/1
09 Dec 19+18d Lingfield (AW) Betway Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Standard · 7 ran 7/7 7 8-7 8972A44A Josephine Gordon 7/2J
21 Nov 19+68d Chelmsford City (AW) Irish Lotto At totesport.com Handicap Class 2 · 6f · Standard · 13 ran 2/13 1¼ 8-7 88105B89A Josephine Gordon 25/1
14 Sep 19+14d Chester White Horse Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Good · 13 ran 9/13 2¼ 9-7 8370C73A Richard Kingscote 8/1
31 Aug 19+10d Sandown Play 4 To Score At Betway Handicap Class 3 · 5f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 8/11 ½ 8-5 84104A60A Angus Villiers 14/1
21 Aug 19+49d Carlisle racingtv.com Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 5/9 ½ 9-5 85110A90A Angus Villiers 12/1
03 Jul 19+78d Thirsk Sri Lanka Staying Strong Handicap Class 3 · 6f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 9/9 1¼ 9-6 8885A58A Andrew Mullen 28/1
16 Apr 19+4d Wolverhampton (AW) Betway Conditions Stakes Class 3 · 5f · Standard · 7 ran 7/7 ½ 9-2 97102B74A Tom Marquand 7/1
12 Apr 19+20d Newbury Dubai Duty Free Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Soft · 8 ran 8/8 9 8-9 9185C33C Oisin Murphy 5/1
23 Mar 19+21d Lingfield (AW) Betway Casino Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Standard · 10 ran 4/10 shd 9-8 9988B85A J F Egan 8/1
02 Mar 19+7d Lingfield (AW) Betway Casino Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Standard · 7 ran 3/7 ½ 9-2 100117A89A J F Egan 5/1
23 Feb 19+51d Lingfield (AW) Betway Hever Sprint Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 5f · Standard · 6 ran 4/6 nk 9-0 102107B94B Eoin Walsh 12/1
03 Jan 19+13d Chelmsford City (AW) Bet Totetrifecta At Totesport.com Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Standard · 7 ran 6/7 1¼ 9-7 10393A80A Adam Kirby 9/4F
21 Dec 18+17d Wolverhampton (AW) Betway Heed Your Hunch Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Standard · 10 ran 3/10 nk 9-5 103106A96A Adam Kirby 7/2
04 Dec 18+17d Lingfield (AW) Betway Heed Your Hunch Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Standard · 9 ran 2/9 1½ 9-5 103110A93A Adam Kirby 3/1F
17 Nov 18+10d Lingfield (AW) Betway Golden Rose Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran 9/12 nk 9-3 9585A83A Charles Bishop 16/1
07 Nov 18+29d Nottingham Lady Cecil Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Soft · 7 ran 4/7 nk 8-7 96106A76A Katherine Begley 9/1
09 Oct 18+17d Leicester Racing UK Autumn Sprint Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Good · 7 ran 7/7 hd 9-4 9871A78A Fran Berry 7/1
22 Sep 18+31d Newbury Dubai International Airport World Trophy Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 5f · Soft · 9 ran 7/9 6 9-1 9983A56A Ben Curtis 20/1
22 Aug 18+11d York Sky Bet And Symphony Group Handicap Class 2 · 5.5f · Good To Firm · 19 ran 13/19 nse 9-4 9990C83A P J McDonald 12/1
11 Aug 18+15d Ascot Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Dash (Handicap) Class 2 · 5f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 1¼ 9-12 99106B104A Fran Berry 12/1
27 Jul 18+15d Ascot Neptune Investment Management Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 5/10 nse 9-10 10093A98A Jim Crowley 8/1
12 Jul 18+10d Newmarket Saeed Suhail Saeed Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 3/8 ½ 10-2 10186A98A Adam Kirby 11/2
02 Jul 18+23d Windsor Asset Finance Solutions Funding UK Businesses Handicap Class 2 · 6f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 5/6 ¾ 9-12 101111A85B Fran Berry 11/2
09 Jun 18+23d Haydock Betway Achilles Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 3/10 2¼ 9-7 101108A95A Silvestre De Sousa 14/1
17 May 18+27d York Betfred 'supports Jack Berry House' Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Good To Firm · 18 ran 10/18 nk 9-7 10195C87A Fran Berry 14/1
20 Apr 18+21d Newbury Dubai Duty Free Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 1/8 8-11 9893A102A Fran Berry 6/1
30 Mar 18+34d Lingfield (AW) Betway All-weather Sprint Championships Conditions Stakes Class 2 · 6f · Standard · 8 ran 6/8 dht 9-5 11089A86A Fran Berry 33/1
24 Feb 18+21d Lingfield (AW) Betway Hever Sprint Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 5f · Standard · 8 ran 1/8 9-0 11097A90A Fran Berry 8/1
03 Feb 18+32d Lingfield (AW) Betway Cleves Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran 12/12 4 9-0 10594A62A Fran Berry 25/1
02 Jan 18+11d Newcastle (AW) Betway Conditions Stakes (Qualifier) Class 2 · 5f · Standard · 7 ran 7/7 2½ 9-0 105108A72A Fran Berry 3/1
22 Dec 17+10d Wolverhampton (AW) Betway Sprint Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Standard · 8 ran 1/8 9-9 101105A98A Fran Berry 3/1F
12 Dec 17+34d Lingfield (AW) Betway Dash Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Standard · 8 ran 1/8 9-5 101125A96A Fran Berry 3/1
08 Nov 17+22d Nottingham Lady Cecil Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Soft · 9 ran 5/9 dht 8-11 98117A82A Katherine Begley 6/1
17 Oct 17+27d Leicester Racing UK Autumn Sprint Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 1/10 8-11 9687A93A J F Egan 10/1
20 Sep 17+8d Yarmouth Stanley Threadwell Memorial Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 5/6 nk 8-13 95103A75B Katherine Begley 7/1
12 Sep 17+10d Leicester EBF Stallions Prestwold Conditions Stakes Class 3 · 5f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 3/5 ½ 8-5 9582C87B Katherine Begley 16/1
02 Sep 17+10d Chester ThembnaTeam Handicap Class 2 · 5.5f · Good · 12 ran 6/12 ¾ 9-9 9791A93A J F Egan 6/1
23 Aug 17+8d York Symphony Group Handicap Class 2 · 5.5f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 11/16 2½ 9-2 10385C73A Katherine Begley 25/1
15 Aug 17+38d Nottingham British Stallion Studs Ebf Conditions Stakes Class 3 · 5f · Good · 6 ran 6/6 2¼ 9-4 10380A70B Adam Kirby 11/2
08 Jul 17+18d Sandown Coral Charge (Registered As The Sprint Stakes) (Group 3) Class 1 · 5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 8/10 1¾ 9-3 10593A80A Stevie Donohoe 40/1
20 Jun 17+45d Ascot King's Stand Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series) Class 1 · 5f · Good To Firm · 17 ran 14/17 1¼ 9-4 10796C84A J F Egan 80/1
06 May 17+22d Newmarket Longholes Palace House Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 5f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 10/15 ½ 9-3 10893C91A J F Egan 33/1
14 Apr 17+69d Lingfield (AW) Betway All-weather Sprint Championships Conditions Stakes Class 2 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran 2/12 ½ 9-5 108102A100A J F Egan 8/1
04 Feb 17+23d Lingfield (AW) Betway Best Odds Guaranteed Plus Cleves Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 6f · Standard · 7 ran 4/7 nk 9-0 10999A86A Adam Kirby 8/1
12 Jan 17+22d Newcastle (AW) Betway Conditions Stakes Class 2 · 5f · Standard · 9 ran 4/9 ¾ 9-0 11099A85A J F Egan 5/4F
21 Dec 16+16d Newcastle (AW) Betway Sprint Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Standard · 8 ran 2/8 1½ 9-5 110117A98A Katherine Begley 4/1
05 Dec 16+23d Lingfield (AW) Betway Sprint Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Standard · 10 ran 1/10 9-9 107114A106A J F Egan 10/3
12 Nov 16+10d Lingfield (AW) Betway Golden Rose Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran 4/12 1¼ 9-3 107115A91A J F Egan 7/1
02 Nov 16+52d Nottingham Lady Cecil Morpheus Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 8-10 105139A98A Katherine Begley 12/1
11 Sep 16+17d Curragh Derrinstown Stud Flying Five Stakes (Group 2) 5f · Yielding · 13 ran 13/13 1 9-3 106—62A Declan McDonogh 20/1
25 Aug 16+40d Tipperary Kilfrush Stud Abergwaun Stakes (listed) 5f · Soft · 8 ran 6/8 1¾ 9-5 106—83A Declan McDonogh 7/4F
16 Jul 16+49d Curragh Kilfrush Stud Sapphire Stakes (Group 2) 5f · Good To Yielding · 6 ran 3/6 ½ 9-3 106—93B Declan McDonogh 20/1
28 May 16+16d Haydock 188Bet Sandy Lane Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 · 6f · Good · 7 ran 7/7 ½ 9-0 106—78A Adam Kirby 16/1
12 May 16+15d York British Stallion Studs EBF Westow Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 2/9 ¾ 9-5 102—106A Pat Smullen 13/2
27 Apr 16+25d Ascot Merriebelle Stable Pavilion Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 6f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 3/9 1½ 9-1 102—94A Adam Kirby 25/1
02 Apr 16+8d Doncaster Betway Cammidge Trophy (Listed) Class 1 · 6f · Soft · 13 ran 9/13 ½ 8-10 106—80A J F Egan 13/2
25 Mar 16+47d Lingfield (AW) Unibet 3 Year Old Sprint All-weather Championships Conditions Stakes Class 2 · 5f · Standard · 9 ran 6/9 ½ 9-5 109—75A J F Egan 5/4F
07 Feb 16+21d Chelmsford (AW) totequadpot Conditions Stakes (Plus 10 Race) (All-Weather Championship Fast-Track Qualifier) Class 2 · 5f · Standard · 4 ran 3/4 ½ 9-6 109—85B J F Egan 4/6F
17 Jan 16+12d Kempton (AW) Watch Racing UK On 3 Devices Conditions Stakes (All-Weather Championship Fast-Track Qualifier) Class 2 · 6f · Standard · 4 ran 1/4 9-5 106—89B J F Egan 4/9F
05 Jan 16+66d Lingfield (AW) Bet&Watch Every Race At Unibet Conditions Stakes (Plus 10) Class 3 · 5f · Standard · 3 ran 1/3 9-5 106—99C J F Egan 6/4
31 Oct 15+21d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix Zeddaan () (2yo) (Turf) 6f · Very Soft · 8 ran 1/8 8-13 ——— J F Egan 17/5
10 Oct 15+15d York coral.co.uk Rockingham Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 6f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 3/8 2¼ 9-1 98—87A J F Egan 11/4
25 Sep 15+19d Haydock Brown Shipley Nursery Class 2 · 5f · Soft · 9 ran 1/9 9-7 88—107A J F Egan 9/4F
06 Sep 15+24d York WDY UK Ltd Irish Champions Weekend EBF Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) Class 3 · 5.5f · Good · 9 ran 1/9 9-5 ——108A J F Egan 10/1
13 Aug 15+12d Ffos Las European Breeders' Fund Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7.5f · Good · 9 ran 7/9 shd 9-5 ——71A Steve Drowne 9/4F
01 Aug 15 Lingfield Mark And Clare Wedding Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 6 · 7.5f · Good · 10 ran 3/10 ¾ 9-2 ——80A Philip Prince 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Gracious John (IRE) won?
Gracious John (IRE) won 12 of 71 archived starts between 2015 and 2020, a strike rate of 16.9%. Placed 24 times in total (33.8% of starts).
Who trained Gracious John (IRE)?
Gracious John (IRE) was trained by Ian Williams on the most recent run on record, at Thirsk on 22 June 2020.
Who is Gracious John (IRE)'s sire?
Gracious John (IRE) is by Baltic King (GB) out of Dorn Hill (GB), whose sire is Lujain.
What going does Gracious John (IRE) prefer?
Gracious John (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 9 starts (22.2%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Gracious John (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 75, from the run on 22 June 2020. The highest on record is 110.
What is Gracious John (IRE)'s sire's record?
Baltic King (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 1,458 runs since Jan 2008 (93 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 4.8% from 147. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 6.3% from 254.
Who are Gracious John (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Dorn Hill (GB), Gracious John (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Desert Doctor (IRE) (10). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Desert Doctor (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2015. 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.