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Horse profile

Jack Hobbs (GB)

5yo horse (at last run, Jul 2017) · Last trainer John Gosden · Last owner Godolphin Partners
by Halling (USA) out of Swain's Gold (USA) (Swain)
11 runs · 8 courses · from Dec 2014
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 29 Jul 2017 — 3,371 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2017 · 9th of 10 4 wins · 4 courses Last raced off OR 123
KTB Profile

Jack Hobbs (GB) is 4 from 11, including a Group 1 win. The biggest win we hold: the 150th Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at Curragh (Jun 2015). Hasn't won since Sep 2015. Each win came on a first visit to the course. Last raced off a career-high mark of 123.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high

Progeny in our archive

Progeny record

As a sire, Jack Hobbs (GB)’s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 1,064 runs since Jan 2008 (201 horses).

Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 17.6% from 119.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sire
Good to Firm27518.5%+8.3
Good4434911.1%+0.9
Good to Soft280279.6%−0.6
Soft207178.2%−2
Heavy47817%+6.8
Standard (AW)6035%−5.2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sire
6f – 7f400%−10.2
1m – 1m1f1100%−10.2
1m2f – 1m4f4624.3%−5.9
1m5f – 2m562498.7%−1.5
2m1f – 2m4f3133611.5%+1.3
2m5f – 3m1192117.6%+7.4
Over 3m9111.1%+0.9

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

Official rating123At career-high mark
123 85–123

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 80 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Ascot, 21 Jun 2017

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 3 figures · best 82C · median 80
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f382C80—

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 99A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ascot, 15 Oct 2016 Official rating 123 at the last run, 29 Jul 2017

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 10 figures · best 113A · median 101
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Firm3113A108—
Good3110A109—
Good to Soft2102A95—
Standard (AW)2100A98.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f9113A102—
1m – 1m1f1———

Of 11 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 11 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
Halling (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 6,095 runs since Jan 2008 (409 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 4.8% from 187.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm72811.1%+0.1—
Good to Firm1,15114612.7%+1.71 from 3
Good1,60617911.1%+0.11 from 3
Good to Soft7518311.1%+0.10 from 3
Soft7898911.3%+0.3—
Heavy2562810.9%−0.1—
Standard (AW)1,4701369.3%−1.72 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3638.3%−2.7—
6f – 7f578488.3%−2.7—
1m – 1m1f979939.5%−1.51 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f2,07924711.9%+0.93 from 10
1m5f – 2m1,59219612.3%+1.3—
2m1f – 2m4f6146811.1%+0.1—
2m5f – 3m18794.8%−6.2—
Over 3m30516.7%+5.7—

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
Swain's Gold (USA) (Swain)

6 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Niceofyoutotellme (GB) (4 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m4½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Niceofyoutotellme (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Niceofyoutotellme (GB)3341m1f–1m3fClass 2
Mrs Greeley (GB)1936f–7fClass 5
Safecracker (GB)2431m2½f–1m4½f—
Manson (GB)2527f–1mClass 4
Missy's Hobbs (GB)40——
Fleetwoodmaxi (USA)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 3 1 33% −1.09
Good 3 1 33% −1.09
Standard (AW) 2 2 100% +1.20

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 8 1 13% −6.80
Class 3 1 1 100% +0.91
Class 5 1 1 100% +1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ascot 4 0 0% −4.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 1 100% +0.20
Curragh 1 1 100% +0.91
Epsom Downs 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 1 100% +0.91
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 1 100% +1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 10 3 30% −4.98
1m – 1m1f 1 1 100% +1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
William Buick 8 2 25% −4.89
Frankie Dettori 2 1 50% −0.09
Robert Havlin 1 1 100% +1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 9 4 44% −1.98
Blinkers 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 2 0 0% −2.00
2016 2 0 0% −2.00
2015 6 3 50% −0.98
2014 1 1 100% +1.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
29 Jul 17+38d Ascot King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Sponsored By Qipco) (Group 1) Class 1 · 12f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 9/10 11 9-7 12382C88C William Buick 11/2
21 Jun 17+249d Ascot Prince Of Wales's Stakes (Group 1) Class 1 · 10f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 8/8 ½ 9-0 12380B91A William Buick 2/1F
15 Oct 16+168d Ascot Qipco Champion Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Middle Distance) Class 1 · 10f · Good · 10 ran 3/10 1¾ 9-5 12378B99A William Buick 7/1
30 Apr 16+196d Newmarket Dunaden At Overbury Jockey Club Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 · 12f · Good To Soft · 6 ran PU/6 — 9-0 123—— William Buick 8/15F
17 Oct 15+42d Ascot Qipco Champion Stakes (British Champions Middle Distance) (Group 1) Class 1 · 10f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 3/13 ½ 9-0 123—102A William Buick EvensF
05 Sep 15+70d Kempton (AW) totescoop6 September Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 12f · Standard To Slow · 7 ran 1/7 9-3 123—97A William Buick 1/5F
27 Jun 15+21d Curragh 150th Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby (Group 1) 12f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 1/8 9-0 119—113A William Buick 10/11F
06 Jun 15+23d Epsom Downs Investec Derby (Group 1) Class 1 · 12f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 2/12 3½ 9-0 112—108A William Buick 4/1
14 May 15+20d York Betfred Dante Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 · 10.5f · Good · 7 ran 2/7 2¾ 9-0 109—109A Frankie Dettori 2/1F
24 Apr 15+118d Sandown bet365 Handicap Class 3 · 10f · Good · 9 ran 1/9 8-13 85—110A Frankie Dettori 10/11F
27 Dec 14 Wolverhampton (AW) 32Red Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8.5f · Standard · 12 ran 1/12 9-5 ——100A Robert Havlin EvensF

Quick answers

How many races has Jack Hobbs (GB) won?
Jack Hobbs (GB) won 4 of 11 archived starts between 2014 and 2017, a strike rate of 36.4%. Placed 8 times in total (72.7% of starts).
Who trained Jack Hobbs (GB)?
Jack Hobbs (GB) was trained by John Gosden on the most recent run on record, at Ascot on 29 July 2017.
Who is Jack Hobbs (GB)'s sire?
Jack Hobbs (GB) is by Halling (USA) out of Swain's Gold (USA), whose sire is Swain.
What going does Jack Hobbs (GB) prefer?
Jack Hobbs (GB) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Jack Hobbs (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 123, from the run on 29 July 2017. That is also the highest on record.
What is Jack Hobbs (GB)'s sire's record?
Halling (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 6,095 runs since Jan 2008 (409 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 4.8% from 187.
Who are Jack Hobbs (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Swain's Gold (USA), Jack Hobbs (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Niceofyoutotellme (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Niceofyoutotellme (GB)). The wins came over 6f–1m4½f. As at Oct 2026.
Has Jack Hobbs (GB) sired winners?
As a sire, Jack Hobbs (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 1,064 runs since Jan 2008 (201 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 17.6% from 119.

Record shown from December 2014. 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.