John Barleycorn (IRE)
John Barleycorn is a maiden who has run seven times without a win and placed once. His best effort came when second of seven at Newbury in Jul 2025. The Saxon Warrior gelding has raced exclusively over 6f to 7f on turf, with five of his starts on good to firm going. He finished 10th of 11 at Haydock in Apr 2026 on his first run in first-time headgear.
- 0–7Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (14.3%)Placed
- −7.00£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=7 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 71Highest OR
- 57dAvg 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
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 5 | 88B | 64 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 7 | 88B | 64 | 1 run · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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 7 analysed runs since May 2025
- Prominent 5 (71%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (14%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (14%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 2,894 runs since Jan 2008 (361 horses).
Strongest on standard (aw) going: 14.9% from 938. Weakest on heavy going: 5.9% from 136.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 5 | 2 | 40% | +28.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 373 | 47 | 12.6% | +1.1 | 0 from 5 |
| Good | 692 | 65 | 9.4% | −2.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 333 | 34 | 10.2% | −1.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 417 | 37 | 8.9% | −2.6 | — |
| Heavy | 136 | 8 | 5.9% | −5.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 938 | 140 | 14.9% | +3.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 69 | 3 | 4.3% | −7.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 886 | 96 | 10.8% | −0.7 | 0 from 7 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 887 | 104 | 11.7% | +0.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 796 | 104 | 13.1% | +1.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 190 | 22 | 11.6% | +0.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 65 | 4 | 6.2% | −5.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −11.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Golden Thorn (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Golden Thorn (IRE)).
Family form: Monsieur Charlie (IRE) finished 2nd of 9 at Deauville (FR), 22 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Thorn (IRE) | 9 | 1 | 1m | Class 5 |
| Monsieur Charlie (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newbury | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Bishop | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Callum Hutchinson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rob Hornby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pierre-Louis Jamin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hollie Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 25 Apr 26+218d | Haydock | William Hill Each Way Extra Handicap Handy in the early stages - pushed along and lost ground 2f out - well held at the finish | 10/11 | 2½ | 9-7 | 68 | 67C | 39C | Charles Bishop | 11/2 |
| 2025 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Sep 25+41d | Newbury | Dubai Duty Free Nursery (Str) Sat handy behind front pack - urged forward with over 2f left - dropped away with more than a furlong to run - finished eighth | 8/10 | 3¼ | 8-8 | 70 | 72C | 53C | Callum Hutchinson | 25/1 |
| 09 Aug 25+16d | Newmarket | Aston Martin Nursery Up with the front group - nudged forward 2f out and squeezed for room over 1f out - faded to finish seventh | 7/7 | nk | 8-9 | 71 | 55B | 50A | Rob Hornby | 9/2 |
| 24 Jul 25+14d | Newbury | Get Best Odds Guaranteed At BetVictor Nursery Settled just off the pace early - moved out to make progress past the 2f marker - edged left approaching the front pair - pushed into command inside the last furlong - drifted left again and could not go on from there | 2/7 | 1 | 9-1 | 70 | 88B | 74A | Charles Bishop | 8/1 |
| 10 Jul 25+15d | Newbury | Juddmonte EBF Restricted Novice Stakes Settled towards the outer of the field - held no better than midpack position throughout - unable to make further impression - finished well held in 7th | 7/12 | 1½ | 9-2 | — | 64A | 59A | Pierre-Louis Jamin | 22/1 |
| 25 Jun 25+40d | Salisbury | Juddmonte EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Held a handy spot early - asked for effort over 2f out but failed to find extra gear inside final furlong - held on at an unchanged rate to finish fourth | 4/7 | 2½ | 9-7 | — | 63A | 67A | Charles Bishop | 10/1 |
| 16 May 25 | Newbury | Arc Proud To Support Starlight Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Held up towards the back - never a factor - well held at the finish | 15/18 | nk | 9-7 | — | 52C | 68A | Hollie Doyle | 28/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has John Barleycorn won?
- John Barleycorn (IRE) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2025 and 2026. Placed 1 time in total (14.3% of starts).
- Who trains John Barleycorn?
- John Barleycorn (IRE) is trained by Eve Johnson Houghton, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 25 April 2026.
- Who is John Barleycorn's sire?
- John Barleycorn (IRE) is by Saxon Warrior (JPN) out of Celtic Beauty (IRE), whose sire is No Nay Never.
- What is John Barleycorn's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 68, from the run on 25 April 2026. The highest on record is 71.
- What is John Barleycorn's sire's record?
- Saxon Warrior (JPN)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 2,894 runs since Jan 2008 (361 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 14.9% from 938. Weakest on heavy going: 5.9% from 136.
- Who are John Barleycorn's siblings?
- Out of Celtic Beauty (IRE), John Barleycorn (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Golden Thorn (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Golden Thorn (IRE)). The wins came over 1m. As at Oct 2026.