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Horse profile

Grandpa Jo (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2012) · Last trainer Jarlath P Fahey · Last owner Patrick Galvin
by Captain Rio (GB) out of Alice Brand (IRE) (Nucleon)
12 runs · 11 courses · from Aug 2009
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 6 Jan 2012 — 5,416 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2012 · 7th of 14 Last raced off OR 47
KTB Profile

Grandpa Jo (IRE) is yet to win from 12 starts. Last raced off 47, 38lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 38lb off peak
Official rating47↓ 38lb off peak
47 47–85

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 (flat) 50A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Dundalk (AW), 6 Jan 2012 Official rating 47 at the last flat run, 6 Jan 2012

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 81A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wexford, 30 Oct 2011 Official rating 83 at the last jumps run, 26 Nov 2011

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 →

Flat 7 figures · best 50A · median 41
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft344A44—
Standard (AW)1———
Firm1———
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f450A42—
1m – 1m1f241C30.5—
6f – 7f1———
Jumps 5 figures · best 81A · median 80
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft281A80.5—
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m581A80—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 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
Captain Rio (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 6,912 runs since Jan 2008 (423 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm71811.3%+1.80 from 1
Good to Firm1,21313010.7%+1.2—
Good1,4201228.6%−0.90 from 2
Good to Soft773628%−1.50 from 2
Soft1,04311410.9%+1.40 from 5
Heavy3764211.2%+1.70 from 1
Standard (AW)2,0161819%−0.50 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1,62816710.3%+0.8—
6f – 7f3,0222889.5%00 from 1
1m – 1m1f953768%−1.50 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f485469.5%00 from 4
1m5f – 2m5625710.1%+0.60 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f211209.5%0—
2m5f – 3m43511.6%+2.1—
Over 3m800%−9.5—

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
Alice Brand (IRE) (Nucleon)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Via Branca (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Gowran Park 2 0 0% −2.00
Dundalk (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
1m2f – 1m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Leigh Roche 5 0 0% −5.00
Ian McCarthy 4 0 0% −4.00
Ross Coakley 1 0 0% −1.00
Paddy Kennedy 1 0 0% −1.00
W J Lee 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 10 0 0% −10.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 1 0 0% −1.00
2011 4 0 0% −4.00
2010 6 0 0% −6.00
2009 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 7 0 0% −7.00
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00

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
2012 · 1 run
06 Jan 12+41d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 1m2½f · Standard · 14 ran 7/14 3¼ 8-3 4750A Ross Coakley 40/1
2011 · 4 runs
26 Nov 11+27d Gowran Park Thomastown Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m · Soft · 19 ran 14/19 3½ 10-6 8380C Ian McCarthy 20/1
30 Oct 11+26d Wexford Casey Cattle Slats Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m · Soft · 15 ran 8/15 2¾ 10-7 8581A Paddy Kennedy 25/1
04 Oct 11+15d Tipperary Visit Tipperary Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) 2m · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 13/18 3¾ 10-12 —80C Ian McCarthy 50/1
19 Sep 11+341d Ballinrobe www.ballinroberacecourse.ie Maiden Hurdle 2m · Soft To Heavy · 9 ran 8/9 43 10-12 —81C Ian McCarthy 50/1
2010 · 6 runs
13 Oct 10+60d Punchestown Go Racing In Kildare Festival 3-y-o Maiden Hurdle 2m · Good · 17 ran 17/17 18 10-9 —78C Ian McCarthy 50/1
14 Aug 10+10d Tramore Mcdonald Brothers Handicap (47-75) 1m4f · Firm · 7 ran 7/7 8 7-11 4727C Leigh Roche 8/1
04 Aug 10+21d Sligo Sligo Champion Handicap (47-65) 1m4f · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran 5/16 ½ 8-1 4744A Leigh Roche 25/1
14 Jul 10+63d Killarney Killarney Oils Ltd. Handicap (47-70) 1m½f · Soft · 14 ran 12/14 nk 7-11 4720C Leigh Roche 33/1
12 May 10+12d Naas Kill (c & G) Maiden 1m2f · Good · 11 ran 8/11 11 8-7 4740C Leigh Roche 50/1
30 Apr 10+268d Cork Cork Racecourse (c & G) Maiden 1m · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 12/14 9 8-7 —41C Leigh Roche 50/1
2009 · 1 run
05 Aug 09 Gowran Park Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F Maiden 7f · Soft · 10 ran 9/10 3 9-3 —44C W J Lee 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Grandpa Jo won?
Grandpa Jo (IRE) has yet to win, from 12 archived starts between 2009 and 2012.
Who trained Grandpa Jo?
Grandpa Jo (IRE) was trained by Jarlath P Fahey on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 6 January 2012.
Who is Grandpa Jo's sire?
Grandpa Jo (IRE) is by Captain Rio (GB) out of Alice Brand (IRE), whose sire is Nucleon.
What is Grandpa Jo's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 47, from the run on 6 January 2012. The highest on record is 85.
What is Grandpa Jo's sire's record?
Captain Rio (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 6,912 runs since Jan 2008 (423 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Grandpa Jo's siblings?
Out of Alice Brand (IRE), Grandpa Jo (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from August 2009. 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.