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Horse profile

John Claude (IRE)

3yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2006) · Last trainer Ronald Thompson · Last owner The Magic Racing Club
by Night Shift (USA) out of Koukla Mou (GB) (Keen)
15 runs · 11 courses · from Apr 2005
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 28 Nov 2006 — 7,273 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2006 · 11th of 11 Won at Beverley Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 55
KTB Profile

John Claude (IRE) is 1 from 15, the win coming at Class 6 level. Hasn't won since Jul 2005. The win came on turf — 0 from 5 on the all-weather, and the win came on good or faster ground (0 from 3 on softer). Last raced off 55, 18lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Won on turf, 0 on AW Wins on good or faster Win at Class 6 OR ↓ 18lb off peak
Official rating55↓ 18lb off peak
55 55–73

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 31C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 11 Mar 2006 Official rating 55 at the last run, 28 Nov 2006

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 13 figures · best 90C · median 44
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)544C19—
Good to Firm490C77.5—
Heavy253C39.5—
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Under 6f1090C56—
6f – 7f326C16—

Of 15 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: no runner of known ability in the race — the level cannot be solved (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 15 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
Night Shift (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 2,176 runs since Jan 2008 (140 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm34411.8%+3.1—
Good to Firm451419.1%+0.40 from 4
Good478469.6%+0.91 from 3
Good to Soft2092210.5%+1.80 from 1
Soft261207.7%−1—
Heavy7322.7%−60 from 2
Standard (AW)670548.1%−0.60 from 5
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2592710.4%+1.71 from 12
6f – 7f734587.9%−0.80 from 3
1m – 1m1f471459.6%+0.9—
1m2f – 1m4f297299.8%+1.1—
1m5f – 2m248197.7%−1—
2m1f – 2m4f134118.2%−0.5—
2m5f – 3m3200%−8.7—
Over 3m100%−8.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Koukla Mou (GB) (Keen)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Camilla Knight (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Firm 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 3 1 33% −0.38
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 8 0 0% −8.00
Class 6 4 1 25% −1.38
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Leicester 2 0 0% −2.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Ripon 1 0 0% −1.00
Beverley 1 1 100% +1.62
Chester 1 0 0% −1.00
Brighton 1 0 0% −1.00
Yarmouth 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
Under 6f 12 1 8% −9.38
6f – 7f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Phillip Makin 4 0 0% −4.00
Neil Callan 2 0 0% −2.00
Frankie Dettori 2 0 0% −2.00
Dale Gibson 1 0 0% −1.00
Micky Fenton 1 0 0% −1.00
Dean McKeown 1 0 0% −1.00
Tony Culhane 1 0 0% −1.00
Kerrin McEvoy 1 1 100% +1.62
Adam Kirby 1 0 0% −1.00
Darryll Holland 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 11 1 9% −8.38
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2006 4 0 0% −4.00
2005 11 1 9% −8.38

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
2006 · 4 runs
28 Nov 06+235d Southwell (AW) Hospitality Packages Available Claiming Stakes (Div 2) Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran 11/11 23 8-9 55-6C Dale Gibson 40/1
07 Apr 06+27d Southwell (AW) Book Tickets On Line Handicap Class 6 · 5f · Standard · 11 ran 10/11 3 9-2 586C Phillip Makin 33/1
11 Mar 06+30d Wolverhampton (AW) Play Spottheball Claiming Stakes Class 6 · 5f · Standard · 9 ran 8/9 1¾ 8-12 6231C Phillip Makin 16/1
09 Feb 06+56d Southwell (AW) Footballpools.com Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Standard · 8 ran 5/8 1 8-11 6744C Phillip Makin 66/1
2005 · 11 runs
15 Dec 05+43d Southwell (AW) Betdirect Only 10 Days Til Xmas Nursery Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Standard · 12 ran 11/12 5 8-13 6719C Micky Fenton 20/1
02 Nov 05+53d Nottingham Season Finale Lunch Nursery Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Heavy · 17 ran 11/17 1¾ 9-2 6853C Phillip Makin 25/1
10 Sep 05+4d Doncaster GNER Conditions Stakes Class 4 · 6f · Heavy · 5 ran 4/5 8 8-11 7126C Neil Callan 12/1
06 Sep 05+24d Catterick 'Sponsor A Race At Catterick' Nursery Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 10/16 shd 9-3 7163C Dean McKeown 20/1
13 Aug 05+26d Ripon Ripon Horn Blower Conditions Stakes Class 3 · 6f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 7/8 5 8-11 7216C Tony Culhane 7/1
18 Jul 05+10d Beverley Medieval Night Claiming Stakes Class 6 · 5f · Good · 9 ran 1/9 8-13 —— Kerrin McEvoy 13/8F
08 Jul 05+39d Chester Astbury Wren Nursery Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 5/9 ¾ 8-13 7372C Neil Callan 8/1
30 May 05+13d Leicester Foxy's Lucky Peg & Concrete Shuffle Median Auctn Maiden Stks Class 5 · 5f · Good · 8 ran 4/8 ¾ 8-9 —— Adam Kirby 11/1
17 May 05+23d Leicester BBC Radio Leicester Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 5f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 3/11 3 9-0 —90C Frankie Dettori 15/8F
24 Apr 05+20d Brighton Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 5.5f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 3/11 2 9-0 —83C Darryll Holland 4/1
04 Apr 05 Yarmouth Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Good · 8 ran 4/8 hd 9-0 —59C Frankie Dettori 11/2

Quick answers

How many races has John Claude won?
John Claude (IRE) won 1 of 15 archived starts between 2005 and 2006, a strike rate of 6.7%. Placed 3 times in total (20% of starts).
Who trained John Claude?
John Claude (IRE) was trained by Ronald Thompson on the most recent run on record, at Southwell (AW) on 28 November 2006.
Who is John Claude's sire?
John Claude (IRE) is by Night Shift (USA) out of Koukla Mou (GB), whose sire is Keen.
What going does John Claude prefer?
John Claude (IRE) has the best record on good 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 John Claude's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 55, from the run on 28 November 2006. The highest on record is 73.
What is John Claude's sire's record?
Night Shift (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 2,176 runs since Jan 2008 (140 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are John Claude's siblings?
Out of Koukla Mou (GB), John Claude (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2005. 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.