Honest John (GB)
Honest John (GB) is 5 from 28. Hasn't won since Nov 2012. Last raced off 107, 29lb below the career-high mark.
- 5–28Wins / Runs
- 17.9%Strike rate
- 9 (32.1%)Placed
- +23.75£1 level staken=28 at SP
- 1.19Fair A/E n=28 · 1.03 incl. margin
- 136Highest OR
- 81dAvg between runs
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.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 381 runs since Jan 2008 (42 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −10.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 63 | 8 | 12.7% | +2.5 | — |
| Good | 85 | 10 | 11.8% | +1.6 | 1 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 65 | 6 | 9.2% | −1 | 2 from 13 |
| Soft | 59 | 5 | 8.5% | −1.7 | 2 from 7 |
| Heavy | 21 | 2 | 9.5% | −0.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 84 | 8 | 9.5% | −0.7 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −10.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 28 | 2 | 7.1% | −3.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 56 | 5 | 8.9% | −1.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 80 | 10 | 12.5% | +2.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 103 | 12 | 11.7% | +1.5 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 61 | 5 | 8.2% | −2 | 2 from 5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 41 | 3 | 7.3% | −2.9 | 2 from 18 |
| Over 3m | 11 | 2 | 18.2% | +8 | 1 from 3 |
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
8 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Out Sam (GB) (5 wins).
The wins came over 1m–3m4f; the highest grade won is Class 1 (Out Sam (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Out Sam (GB) | 43 | 5 | 2m3f–3m4f | Class 1 |
| Surround Sound (GB) | 59 | 4 | 1m–1m4½f | Class 6 |
| Martha Divine (GB) | 11 | 1 | 2m6f | — |
| Global Stage (GB) | 7 | 1 | 2m4½f | Class 5 |
| Jamaddji (GB) | 17 | 0 | — | — |
| Kalantera (IRE) | 14 | 0 | — | — |
| Movie Theatre (GB) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| I Get It (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 13 | 2 | 15% | +15.25 |
| Soft | 7 | 2 | 29% | +1.50 |
| Good | 6 | 1 | 17% | +9.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 12 | 3 | 25% | −1.25 |
| Class 3 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 2 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +23.00 |
| Class 1 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +12.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Rasen | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Doncaster | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.00 |
| Aintree | 4 | 1 | 25% | +11.00 |
| Huntingdon | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.50 |
| Carlisle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Catterick | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.25 |
| Hexham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Perth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fakenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Taunton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell | 1 | 1 | 100% | +25.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 18 | 2 | 11% | −9.50 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 2 | 40% | +36.00 |
| Over 3m | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.75 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Mercer | 11 | 2 | 18% | +6.25 |
| Paul Bohan | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Tom Scudamore | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.50 |
| Jason Maguire | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| A P McCoy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robert Thornton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Denis O'Regan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Brian Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wilson Renwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrew Glassonbury | 1 | 1 | 100% | +25.00 |
| James Reveley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 25 | 5 | 20% | +26.75 |
| Tongue tie | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2012 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +2.50 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +24.00 |
| 2009 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.75 |
| 2008 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +11.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 17 | 2 | 12% | −8.50 |
| Hurdle | 9 | 2 | 22% | +19.25 |
| NH Flat | 2 | 1 | 50% | +13.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Honest John (GB) won?
- Honest John (GB) won 5 of 28 archived starts between 2008 and 2014, a strike rate of 17.9%. Placed 9 times in total (32.1% of starts).
- Who trained Honest John (GB)?
- Honest John (GB) was trained by Steve Gollings on the most recent run on record, at Market Rasen on 9 March 2014.
- Who is Honest John (GB)'s sire?
- Honest John (GB) is by Alzao (USA) out of Tintera (IRE), whose sire is King's Theatre.
- What going does Honest John (GB) prefer?
- Honest John (GB) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 7 starts (28.6%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Honest John (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 107, from the run on 9 March 2014. The highest on record is 136.
- What is Honest John (GB)'s sire's record?
- Alzao (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 381 runs since Jan 2008 (42 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Honest John (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Tintera (IRE), Honest John (GB) has 8 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Out Sam (GB) (5). Highest grade won: Class 1 (Out Sam (GB)). The wins came over 1m–3m4f. As at Oct 2026.