Horse profile
Jack Sprat (IRE)
by Walk In The Park (IRE) out of Hell Cat Maggie (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
30 runs · 14 courses · from Mar 2022
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Exeter & Huntingdon
Ran 47 days ago · 5th of 7
Last raced off OR 99
KTB Profile
Jack Sprat is a gelding who has won three of 30 starts on turf, all in handicap hurdles. He gained those wins at Exeter and Huntingdon between Nov 2023 and Jan 2025, one on good to soft, one on good and one on soft, at trips from 2m1f to over 3m. His last run, at Cartmel in Aug 2026, saw him finish fifth of seven after leading in a Class 3 handicap chase off an official rating of 99, which was 9lb below his highest ever mark. He has raced five times at both Huntingdon, where he has two wins, and Exeter, where he has one.
Based on 30 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 9lb off peak
- 3–30Wins / Runs
- 10%Strike rate
- 9 (30%)Placed
- −17.75£1 level staken=30 at SP
- 0.74Fair A/E n=30 · 0.63 incl. margin
- 108Highest OR
- 56dAvg 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.
Official rating99↓ 9lb off peak
99
95–108
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 88
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 →
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 11 | 123A | 90 | 7 · 123 / 85 |
| Good to Soft | 9 | 124C | 108 | 2 · 113 / 100.5 |
| Soft | 6 | 109A | 98.5 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 15 | 123A | 90 | 8 · 123 / 86.5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 124C | 93.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 120B | 112.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 118C | 102 | 1 · — |
Of 30 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 27 figures from 30 runs · as at 3 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 from 8 analysed runs
- Midfield 4 (50%) · 0 wins
- Held up 2 (25%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (13%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (13%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 13.2% of 6,925 runs since Jan 2008 (686 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 49 | 11 | 22.4% | +9.2 | — |
| Good | 1,859 | 253 | 13.6% | +0.4 | 1 from 12 |
| Good to Soft | 1,545 | 210 | 13.6% | +0.4 | 1 from 10 |
| Soft | 2,445 | 314 | 12.8% | −0.4 | 1 from 7 |
| Heavy | 990 | 128 | 12.9% | −0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 37 | 1 | 2.7% | −10.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −13.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 18 | 1 | 5.6% | −7.6 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 26 | 0 | 0% | −13.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 75 | 9 | 12% | −1.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,212 | 307 | 13.9% | +0.7 | 0 from 6 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,779 | 395 | 14.2% | +1 | 1 from 5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,530 | 170 | 11.1% | −2.1 | 1 from 17 |
| Over 3m | 284 | 35 | 12.3% | −0.9 | 1 from 2 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Hell Cat Maggie (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Mayor's Walk (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 2m3½f–2m4f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor's Walk (IRE) | 6 | 2 | 2m3½f–2m4f | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 12 | 1 | 8% | −7.50 |
| Good to Soft | 10 | 1 | 10% | −6.25 |
| Soft | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 22 | 2 | 9% | −13.50 |
| Class 5 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.25 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wincanton | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Exeter | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.00 |
| Huntingdon | 5 | 2 | 40% | +3.25 |
| Cartmel | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hereford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 17 | 1 | 6% | −13.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.25 |
| Over 3m | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Sheehan | 15 | 2 | 13% | −6.75 |
| Isabelle Ryder | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Brian Hughes | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Will Featherstone | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.00 |
| James Davies | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Miss Gina Andrews | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr William Biddick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Charlie Deutsch | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 19 | 3 | 16% | −6.75 |
| Cheekpieces | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.00 |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.50 |
| 2023 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.25 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 20 | 3 | 15% | −7.75 |
| Chase | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| NH Flat | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 26+42d | Cartmel | Fgh Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race) Settled close to pace early - edged onto front rank before 3rd then blundered heavily and dropped away 6th - driven along towards back through midfield before 2 out - unable to quicken approaching last - nudged a shade closer inside final furlong - finished fifth | 5/7 | 5½ | 10-2 | 99 | 88B | 93A | Brian Hughes | 4/1 |
| 20 Jul 26+24d | Cartmel | Old Park Wood Handicap Steeple Chase raced in mid-division - responded to the whip approaching 2 out to secure third | 3/9 | 1¼ | 11-13 | 99 | 80A | 123A | Brian Hughes | 9/2 |
| 26 Jun 26+30d | Cartmel | Molson Coors Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Sat close to the pace early - pressed for the lead after the last - moved into second on the run-in - unable to peg back winner beaten 2¾ lengths | 2/5 | 2¾ | 11-2 | 98 | 77C | 106B | Brian Hughes | 12/1 |
| 27 May 26+40d | Cartmel | Join Rebecca Menzies Racing Club Handicap Hurdle Settled midfield in the early stages - urged forward approaching two out - dropped away soon after and well held at the finish | 9/10 | 10 | 11-8 | 102 | 86B | 97A | Isabelle Ryder | 16/1 |
| 17 Apr 26+25d | Exeter | Heavitree Brewery PLC Handicap Hurdle Handy early - moved into second 5th out then pushed along and dropped that spot before 3 out - faded before the last | 4/5 | 11 | 11-0 | 103 | 85C | 96B | Gavin Sheehan | 4/1 |
| 23 Mar 26+18d | Wincanton | Cheese & Cider Raceday April 1st Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Settled no closer than mid-pack - lost touch two out - dropped away late to finish 7th | 7/10 | hd | 11-9 | 105 | 123A | 110A | Miss Gina Andrews | 16/1 |
| 05 Mar 26+84d | Wincanton | GBIM Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Held a forward position early - tracking the front two into the final stages - pressed for effort before the last - dropped away after jumping it and slipped to fourth | 4/9 | 1¼ | 11-4 | 106 | 113A | 109A | Isabelle Ryder | 17/2 |
| 11 Dec 25+34d | Warwick | Larkshill Engineering Ltd Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Held up at back - error at the 10th and again 13th - well beaten before 4 out - eased and pulled up | PU/9 | — | 10-13 | 102 | — | — | Isabelle Ryder | 8/1 |
| 07 Nov 25+11d | Exeter | Invest In Gold With AU Bullion Handicap Hurdle Settled off the pace early - dropped back around 6th and hit a flat spot 5 out - faded from 4 out to finish well back in 11th | 11/14 | 1¾ | 11-1 | 104 | 40C | 99C | Gavin Sheehan | 9/2 |
| 27 Oct 25+210d | Bangor-on-Dee | Countryside Day On 12th November Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Up with the pace - nudged forward 4 out - closed on the pacesetter after 3 out - driven up to challenge 2 out - kept on but could not peg back the winner on the run-in - second | 2/8 | 2 | 10-7 | 104 | 106B | 114B | Isabelle Ryder | 17/2 |
| 31 Mar 25+25d | Wincanton | Golf Membership On Sale Now Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Settled inside early - stayed with leader until asked for effort entering straight then dropped away approaching two out - stumbled at final flight | 4/6 | 12 | 11-7 | 106 | 101A | 108B | Mr William Biddick | 4/1 |
| 06 Mar 25+41d | Wincanton | Wiltshire & Bath Air Ambulance Handicap Hurdle Settled midfield early - jumped awkwardly 6th and edged wide to close on the front group before 8th - moved into second 3 out - driven approaching the home turn - eased back from second before 2 out - dropped away rapidly to finish sixth | 6/10 | 15 | 11-5 | 108 | 114C | 88C | Will Featherstone | 8/1 |
| 24 Jan 25+11d | Doncaster | Virgin Bet Daily Extra Places Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back - improved into contention past the 4th before getting squeezed for room going around 3 out - unable to find more from there and well held at the finish | 12/17 | 1 | 10-11 | 102 | — | 100A | Will Featherstone | 5/1 |
| 13 Jan 25+36d | Exeter | Hall Down Hill Stayers' Conditional Jockeys' Training Series Handicap Hurdle Settled off the pace early - made progress wide on the home turn - hit front 3 out - stayed on well to win unchallenged | 1/7 | 10-12 | 102 | 100A | 114B | Will Featherstone | 3/1 | |
| 08 Dec 24+20d | Huntingdon | trustatrader.com Handicap Chase Settled at the back early - needed encouragement in the running - clumsy at the 2nd and 3rd - unbalanced leaving the 4th from home - pushed forward to reach contention approaching 2 out - kept battling but found little on the run to the line finishing fourth beaten 4¼ lengths | 4/6 | nk | 11-7 | 103 | 39B | 114B | Gavin Sheehan | 6/4F |
| 18 Nov 24+33d | Exeter | DragonBet Download The App Today Handicap Chase Settled towards back - hit third obstacle - improved on outer approaching turn - pressed and lost place four out then stayed on late from the last | 2/4 | 8½ | 11-12 | 105 | 90C | 126B | Gavin Sheehan | 9/4 |
| 16 Oct 24+205d | Wetherby | Watch Racing TV In HD Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled towards the back - still in touch around 12th - finished with running late but not close enough | 5/9 | 3¼ | 11-0 | 106 | 76A | 111A | Gavin Sheehan | 14/1 |
| 25 Mar 24+29d | Huntingdon | Racing TV Handicap Hurdle | 1/5 | 10-9 | 101 | 118C | 122B | Gavin Sheehan | 7/2 | |
| 25 Feb 24+31d | Hereford | Watch & Bet At PlanetSportBet Novices' Handicap Hurdle | 4/11 | 1¾ | 11-11 | 102 | 97B | 118A | Gavin Sheehan | 15/2 |
| 25 Jan 24+34d | Huntingdon | Full Circle Series At Punchestown Festival Handicap Hurdle | 4/15 | nse | 11-6 | 102 | 120B | 116A | Charlie Deutsch | 7/1 |
| 22 Dec 23+29d | Uttoxeter | In Memory Of June Taylor Handicap Hurdle | 2/13 | 3½ | 12-0 | 100 | 117B | 124A | Gavin Sheehan | 15/2 |
| 23 Nov 23+18d | Wincanton | Bruton Handicap Hurdle | 5/13 | 1½ | 11-13 | 99 | 108B | 117A | Gavin Sheehan | 9/2 |
| 05 Nov 23+27d | Huntingdon | Price Boosts On Football At Rhino.Bet Handicap Hurdle | 1/7 | 11-2 | 95 | 108A | 117B | Gavin Sheehan | 11/4F | |
| 09 Oct 23+176d | Stratford | CWM Inspection Company Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 5/7 | 12 | 11-1 | 97 | — | 99A | Gavin Sheehan | 15/2 |
| 16 Apr 23+32d | Wincanton | Eastbury Hotel Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) | 2/10 | 1 | 11-4 | — | 62A | 117A | Gavin Sheehan | 5/2 |
| 15 Mar 23+43d | Huntingdon | Bet At racingtv.com Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 3/9 | 17 | 11-6 | — | 109A | 110A | James Davies | 66/1 |
| 31 Jan 23+32d | Lingfield | Download The At The Races App Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 7/7 | 5½ | 11-8 | — | 67C | 90C | James Davies | 50/1 |
| 30 Dec 22+46d | Haydock | Betfred Happy New Year Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 6/9 | 5 | 11-2 | — | 91C | 96C | Gavin Sheehan | 4/1 |
| 14 Nov 22+239d | Exeter | Wadge's Wager Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 4/14 | ½ | 11-0 | — | 96B | 116A | Gavin Sheehan | 9/1 |
| 20 Mar 22 | Chepstow | Invades, More Of The Good Stuff Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 4/8 | 5 | 10-4 | — | 124C | 101A | Gavin Sheehan | 9/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Jack Sprat (IRE) won?
- Jack Sprat (IRE) won 3 of 30 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 9 times in total (30% of starts).
- Who trains Jack Sprat (IRE)?
- Jack Sprat (IRE) is trained by James Moffatt, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 31 August 2026.
- Who is Jack Sprat (IRE)'s sire?
- Jack Sprat (IRE) is by Walk In The Park (IRE) out of Hell Cat Maggie (IRE), whose sire is Flemensfirth.
- What going does Jack Sprat (IRE) prefer?
- Jack Sprat (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Jack Sprat (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 99, from the run on 31 August 2026. The highest on record is 108.
- What is Jack Sprat (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Walk In The Park (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.2% of 6,925 runs since Jan 2008 (686 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Jack Sprat (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Hell Cat Maggie (IRE), Jack Sprat (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Mayor's Walk (IRE) (2). The wins came over 2m3½f–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.