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Hold On Julio (IRE)

10yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2013) · Last trainer Alan King · Last owner Mr Mrs F Belln Farrell A Marsh
by Blueprint (IRE) out of Eileens Native (IRE) (Be My Native)
14 runs · 8 courses · from Nov 2008
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 19 Oct 2013 — 4,764 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2013 3 wins · Sandown & Kelso Last raced off OR 132
KTB Profile

Hold On Julio (IRE) is 3 from 14. Hasn't won since Jan 2012. 3 of 10 starts with soft in the ground have ended in wins — 0 from 4 on quicker. Last raced off 132, 16lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 14 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 16lb off peak
Official rating132↓ 16lb off peak
132 117–148

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 127A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Haydock, 16 Feb 2013 Official rating 132 at the last run, 19 Oct 2013

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 →

Jumps 10 figures · best 147A · median 125
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Soft5147A139—
Good3121C121—
Heavy1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m7147A134—
Over 3m3123A121—

Of 14 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 14 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
Blueprint (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 1,670 runs since Jan 2008 (137 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm6116.7%+6.8—
Good to Firm1241512.1%+2.2—
Good5865910.1%+0.20 from 4
Good to Soft2592610%+0.13 from 6
Soft409409.8%−0.10 from 2
Heavy277248.7%−1.20 from 2
Standard (AW)9111.1%+1.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f400%−9.9—
1m5f – 2m3393510.3%+0.4—
2m1f – 2m4f618609.7%−0.20 from 1
2m5f – 3m5585810.4%+0.52 from 9
Over 3m151138.6%−1.31 from 4

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
Eileens Native (IRE) (Be My Native)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Beal Geal (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 6 3 50% +1.98
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 2 4 1 25% −0.50
Class 3 3 1 33% −0.25
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 1 1 100% +0.73

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cheltenham 3 0 0% −3.00
Sandown 3 2 67% +3.25
Ascot 2 0 0% −2.00
Kelso 2 1 50% −0.27
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 9 2 22% −2.75
Over 3m 4 1 25% −2.27
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Robert Thornton 7 1 14% −4.25
Wayne Hutchinson 4 1 25% −0.50
Brian Harding 2 0 0% −2.00
Mikey Ennis 1 1 100% +0.73

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 13 3 23% −5.02
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2013 5 0 0% −5.00
2012 5 1 20% −1.50
2011 2 2 100% +2.48
2008 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 9 3 33% −1.02
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
2013 · 5 runs
19 Oct 13+175d Cheltenham Jools Holland Here On 9th November Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 3m1½f · Good · 10 ran PU/10 — 10-12 132— Robert Thornton 9/2
27 Apr 13+20d Sandown bet365 Gold Cup Chase (Grade 3 Handicap) Class 1 · 3m5f · Good · 19 ran 12/19 shd 11-8 145121C Wayne Hutchinson 10/1
07 Apr 13+50d Ascot A.p. Security Veterans' Handicap Chase Class 2 · 3m · Good · 13 ran 5/13 9 11-12 145121C Wayne Hutchinson 13/2
16 Feb 13+35d Haydock Pertemps Handicap Hurdle (series Qualifier) Class 2 · 2m7f · Heavy · 9 ran 5/9 hd 10-12 133127A Wayne Hutchinson 10/3F
12 Jan 13+21d Kempton williamhill.com Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 3m½f · Soft · 8 ran 2/8 2¾ 11-2 —134A Robert Thornton 5/2J
2012 · 5 runs
22 Dec 12+21d Ascot Champagne Bollinger Silver Cup Handicap Chase (Listed) Class 1 · 3m · Heavy · 6 ran UR/6 — 10-11 146— Robert Thornton 9/4F
01 Dec 12+42d Newbury Hennessy Gold Cup Chase (Grade 3 Handicap) Class 1 · 3m2f · Good To Soft · 19 ran 5/19 12 10-8 148123A Robert Thornton 8/1
20 Oct 12+221d Cheltenham Ryman The Stationer Handicap Chase Class 2 · 3m½f · Good To Soft · 19 ran 3/19 hd 11-9 144147A Robert Thornton 13/2
13 Mar 12+66d Cheltenham JLT Specialty Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Class 1 · 3m½f · Good · 19 ran 10/19 8 11-2 145115C Robert Thornton 11/2J
07 Jan 12+63d Sandown 32Red.com HBLB Handicap Chase Class 2 · 3m · Good To Soft · 10 ran 1/10 10-0 130140A Wayne Hutchinson 5/2F
2011 · 2 runs
05 Nov 11+215d Sandown Download The Blue Square Bet App Handicap Chase Class 3 · 3m · Good To Soft · 9 ran 1/9 11-4 117139B Robert Thornton 7/4F
04 Apr 11+861d Kelso Brewin Dolphin Buccleuch Cup (Maiden Hunters' Chase) Class 5 · 3m1f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 1/10 11-7 —121B Mikey Ennis 8/11F
2008 · 2 runs
24 Nov 08+16d Ayr BEN Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 11 ran PU/11 — 10-12 —— Brian Harding 300/1
08 Nov 08 Kelso Ship Inn, Dalkeith 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 2m6½f · Soft · 11 ran PU/11 — 10-12 —— Brian Harding 200/1

Quick answers

How many races has Hold On Julio won?
Hold On Julio (IRE) won 3 of 14 archived starts between 2008 and 2013, a strike rate of 21.4%. Placed 5 times in total (35.7% of starts).
Who trained Hold On Julio?
Hold On Julio (IRE) was trained by Alan King on the most recent run on record, at Cheltenham on 19 October 2013.
Who is Hold On Julio's sire?
Hold On Julio (IRE) is by Blueprint (IRE) out of Eileens Native (IRE), whose sire is Be My Native.
What going does Hold On Julio prefer?
Hold On Julio (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 3 wins from 6 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Hold On Julio's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 132, from the run on 19 October 2013. The highest on record is 148.
What is Hold On Julio's sire's record?
Blueprint (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 1,670 runs since Jan 2008 (137 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Hold On Julio's siblings?
Out of Eileens Native (IRE), Hold On Julio (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from November 2008. 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.