Horse profile
John Kirkup (GB)
10yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2025) · Trainer David Thompson · Owner Mrs Suzanne Kirkup Kevin Kirkup
by Assertive (GB) out of Bikini (GB) (Trans Island)
120 runs · 17 courses · from May 2017
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
10 wins · 7 courses
Off 346 days · 8th of 12
Last raced off OR 45
KTB Profile
John Kirkup is a gelding who has won 10 of 120 starts. All 10 wins came on turf with seven at under 6f and three at 6f – 7f. He has scored three times at Ayr and three times on heavy ground. He led when finishing eighth of 12 in a Class 6 handicap at Musselburgh in Nov 2025, last raced off an official rating of 45 which was 47lb below his highest ever mark. He has not won since Oct 2023.
Based on 120 archived runs · run-style from 9 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins on turf
OR ↓ 47lb off peak
- 10–120Wins / Runs
- 8.3%Strike rate
- 43 (35.8%)Placed
- −56.50£1 level staken=120 at SP
- 0.82Fair A/E n=120 · 0.70 incl. margin
- 92Highest OR
- 26dAvg 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 rating45↓ 47lb off peak
45
44–92
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 116
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 28 | 113B | 85 | — |
| Soft | 23 | 144A | 89 | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 23 | 122C | 90 | — |
| Good to Firm | 19 | 111A | 86 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 17 | 101A | 86 | — |
| Heavy | 8 | 142A | 102 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 71 | 144A | 88 | — |
| Under 6f | 47 | 142A | 88 | 1 · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 118 figures from 118 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 9 analysed runs
- Led 3 (33%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 3 (33%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 2 (22%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (11%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 7.2% of 1,569 runs since Jan 2008 (84 horses).
Strongest on soft going: 11.3% from 159.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 30 | 1 | 3.3% | −3.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 277 | 20 | 7.2% | 0 | 1 from 19 |
| Good | 329 | 21 | 6.4% | −0.8 | 0 from 29 |
| Good to Soft | 162 | 10 | 6.2% | −1 | 3 from 23 |
| Soft | 159 | 18 | 11.3% | +4.1 | 3 from 24 |
| Heavy | 38 | 7 | 18.4% | +11.2 | 3 from 8 |
| Standard (AW) | 574 | 36 | 6.3% | −0.9 | 0 from 17 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 459 | 36 | 7.8% | +0.6 | 7 from 48 |
| 6f – 7f | 849 | 62 | 7.3% | +0.1 | 3 from 72 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 132 | 7 | 5.3% | −1.9 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 90 | 6 | 6.7% | −0.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 32 | 2 | 6.3% | −0.9 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −7.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −7.2 | — |
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
Bikini (GB) (Trans Island)
8 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Kommander Kirkup (GB) (6 wins).
The wins came over 5f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Havagomecca (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kommander Kirkup (GB) | 72 | 6 | 5f–6f | Class 4 |
| Havagomecca (GB) | 34 | 5 | 5f | Class 3 |
| Tight Fit (GB) | 16 | 3 | 7f | Class 4 |
| Twilight Tone (GB) | 11 | 2 | 7f | Class 6 |
| Kolossus (GB) | 30 | 1 | 6f | Class 5 |
| Space Raider (GB) | 16 | 0 | — | — |
| Marietty (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Cadeaux (GB) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 29 | 0 | 0% | −29.00 |
| Soft | 24 | 3 | 13% | −3.50 |
| Good to Soft | 23 | 3 | 13% | −12.00 |
| Good to Firm | 19 | 1 | 5% | −4.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 17 | 0 | 0% | −17.00 |
| Heavy | 8 | 3 | 38% | +9.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 39 | 0 | 0% | −39.00 |
| Class 4 | 37 | 4 | 11% | −9.00 |
| Class 5 | 25 | 5 | 20% | +8.25 |
| Class 3 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −8.75 |
| Class 2 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayr | 17 | 3 | 18% | −4.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 14 | 0 | 0% | −14.00 |
| Catterick | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| Thirsk | 13 | 1 | 8% | −10.75 |
| Carlisle | 12 | 2 | 17% | +6.00 |
| Redcar | 10 | 1 | 10% | −3.50 |
| Musselburgh | 6 | 1 | 17% | +9.00 |
| York | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Ripon | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Hamilton | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Beverley | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Pontefract | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.25 |
| Haydock | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Chester | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 72 | 3 | 4% | −57.75 |
| Under 6f | 48 | 7 | 15% | +1.25 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Beasley | 38 | 6 | 16% | −1.25 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 13 | 3 | 23% | +7.25 |
| David Allan | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Jonny Peate | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Andrew Mullen | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Tom Eaves | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Ben Curtis | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Cam Hardie | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Paula Muir | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Callum Rodriguez | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Zak Wheatley | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Dylan Hogan | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.50 |
| Phil Dennis | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ben Robinson | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Miss Becky Smith | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Clifford Lee | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ethan Tindall | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aiden Brookes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Kirrane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Luke Morris | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss Serena Brotherton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paddy Mathers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dale Swift | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Amie Waugh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aled Beech | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aidan Redpath | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Graham Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pat Cosgrave | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blinkers | 60 | 5 | 8% | −27.25 |
| None | 45 | 3 | 7% | −24.75 |
| Cheekpieces | 14 | 2 | 14% | −3.50 |
| Visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | 0 | 0% | −14.00 |
| 2024 | 18 | 0 | 0% | −18.00 |
| 2023 | 17 | 1 | 6% | −10.50 |
| 2022 | 17 | 1 | 6% | −2.00 |
| 2021 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −5.25 |
| 2020 | 11 | 2 | 18% | −1.75 |
| 2019 | 14 | 2 | 14% | −5.25 |
| 2018 | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| 2017 | 8 | 3 | 38% | +12.25 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Nov 25+45d | Musselburgh | Happy 70th Birthday John Grossick Handicap Settled midpack and out wide - pushed along with 2f left - stayed on without getting near the front rank - finished 8th beaten 6 lengths | 8/12 | nk | 7-11 | 45 | 116A | 53A | Ethan Tindall | 33/1 |
| 21 Sep 25+8d | Hamilton | Moira Stein Memorial Handicap Tracked leading group early - urged forward with two furlongs left - dropped away late - finished seventh beaten 4.5 lengths | 7/12 | nk | 8-6 | 45 | 60A | 57A | Aiden Brookes | 28/1 |
| 13 Sep 25+12d | Musselburgh | Jewson Edinburgh Craigentinny Handicap Settled midpack near the inside - moved across to the outside approaching 3f out - made progress into contention a furlong out - edged right under pressure but stuck on to finish third | 3/11 | 2 | 9-1 | 45 | 98A | 68A | Cam Hardie | 28/1 |
| 01 Sep 25+54d | Carlisle | PricedUp Daily Sports Boosts Handicap Just in front early - pressed for effort inside final furlong and dropped away - well held at the line | 14/14 | 1 | 9-0 | 45 | 65C | 28A | David Allan | 18/1 |
| 09 Jul 25+33d | Catterick | Pinker's Pond Apprentice Handicap Away smartly but drifted right early - fighting for control - tracked the pace group on the rail - pressed for effort 2f out before fading inside the final furlong | 8/9 | nse | 8-9 | 45 | 93B | 53A | Zak Wheatley | 25/1 |
| 06 Jun 25+20d | Thirsk | Hambleton Room Delicious Dining 'A La Carte' Handicap Tracked the front group early - lost momentum and drifted left approaching the final furlong - dropped away close home - finished seventh beaten 7 lengths | 7/10 | ¾ | 8-11 | 45 | 68A | 54A | Sean Kirrane | 8/1 |
| 17 May 25+16d | Thirsk | Limec Logistics 10th Anniversary Handicap Settled in the pack early - fighting for control under restraint - urged forward but unable to gain ground with 2f to run - stayed on for tenth beaten 6½ lengths | 10/13 | 1¾ | 8-6 | 45 | 73C | 54A | Zak Wheatley | 22/1 |
| 01 May 25+10d | Redcar | Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Handicap (Div 1) Sluggish start - settled towards back of field - moved through into contention inside final furlong but lacked the speed to get on terms finishing 4th | 4/10 | ¾ | 8-6 | 45 | 74A | 58A | Zak Wheatley | 22/1 |
| 21 Apr 25+9d | Redcar | Celebrating 60 Years Of Cleveland Mountain Rescue Handicap (Div 2) Sat close to the front group pulling hard early - pushed along 2f out - made ground inside final furlong to be in contention - unable to find more in the closing stages - finished fifth | 5/10 | 1½ | 9-0 | 45 | 76A | 67A | David Allan | 10/1 |
| 12 Apr 25+44d | Thirsk | Barstewards Enquiry Racing Podcast Handicap Tracked the front group - pushed along with just over a furlong left - lost ground inside the final furlong - finished 11th | 11/17 | dht | 9-0 | 46 | 66C | 55A | Dylan Hogan | 20/1 |
| 27 Feb 25+19d | Newcastle (AW) | BetUK: It's Where The UK Bets Classified Stakes (Div 2) Tracked front pack early - lost ground in the closing furlong - finished sixth | 6/9 | 2½ | 9-9 | 44 | 82A | 57A | Jonny Peate | 16/1 |
| 08 Feb 25+7d | Newcastle (AW) | Free Bets With BetUK Bet Club Classified Stakes Settled towards the back on the far flank - urged forward off the pack 2f out - found a little late progress in the closing stages - finished sixth beaten three lengths | 6/12 | nk | 9-9 | 44 | 86A | 75A | Jonny Peate | 28/1 |
| 01 Feb 25+9d | Newcastle (AW) | BetUK: It's Where The UK Bets Handicap Held a midfield spot early - urged forward with 2f left - dropped away inside the final furlong - finished 10th | 10/11 | 1½ | 9-0 | 45 | 86A | 50A | Andrew Mullen | 25/1 |
| 23 Jan 25+79d | Newcastle (AW) | 30 In Free Bets With BetUK Classified Stakes Settled midpack early - pushed along with two furlongs left - moved up wide of rivals in the closing stages to finish third | 3/12 | ½ | 9-9 | 44 | 86A | 76A | Andrew Mullen | 28/1 |
| 05 Nov 24+7d | Redcar | Redcar Racecourse Supports RBL Poppy Appeal Handicap Slow to begin - settled midfield - pushed along with a furlong left before fading fast to finish tenth | 10/10 | hd | 8-5 | 48 | 69A | 36A | Paula Muir | 10/1 |
| 29 Oct 24+11d | Newcastle (AW) | Extra Winnings With BetUK Acca Club Handicap (Div 1) Sat close to the pace early - pushed along with 3f left - dropped away inside final furlong - finished 6th | 6/10 | 4 | 9-3 | 45 | 71A | 46A | Tom Eaves | 18/1 |
| 18 Oct 24+20d | Redcar | Celebrate The Life Of Christine Dixon Handicap Held handy in the pack - urged forward with over 2f left - lost ground with more than a furlong to run - finished 11th | 11/13 | ½ | 8-7 | 49 | 71C | 52A | Luke Morris | 14/1 |
| 28 Sep 24+17d | Ripon | Michael Raby Memorial Handicap (Div 1) Bumped stall gate at the off - settled towards back - lost touch inside final 2f - shortened deficit late but held to finish fifth | 5/9 | 1½ | 8-11 | 50 | 75A | 59A | Connor Beasley | 10/3F |
| 11 Sep 24+1d | Carlisle | Quooker Supporting Andersons Celebrate 135 Years Handicap Tracked the pace-setter - pushed along a furlong out then drifted right to surrender second inside the final furlong - held no more late finishing 4th | 4/16 | 2¼ | 9-1 | 50 | 95C | 80A | Ben Robinson | 5/2F |
| 10 Sep 24+13d | Catterick | Racing Again 2nd October Handicap (Div 2) Stumbled at the break - travelled with plenty of enthusiasm early - up with the pace and went in front after two furlongs - driven and lost the advantage with a furlong left - battled on gamely to the line - couldn't quite live with winner in final stages | 2/9 | 2 | 9-1 | 50 | 97A | 78A | Ben Robinson | 7/2 |
| 28 Aug 24+18d | Catterick | Dave Watson Memorial Classified Stakes (Div 2) Held handy position wide - pushed along with 2f remaining - finished strongly to move into second inside the final furlong | 2/10 | 4½ | 9-9 | 50 | 95A | 75A | Tom Eaves | 5/1 |
| 10 Aug 24+4d | Ayr | Specsavers Handicap Hampered slightly at the off - soon in touch with the pace - hit the front with 2f remaining - pushed along and overtaken inside the final furlong - fought back close home to finish third | 3/15 | nk | 8-10 | 50 | 122C | 87A | Paula Muir | 8/1 |
| 06 Aug 24+10d | Catterick | Abf The Soldiers' Charity Classified Stakes Held up in the pack - progress from 3f out - driven 2f out and moved up to pursue the front-runner - stuck on without closing the gap | 2/11 | 3 | 9-9 | 50 | 103B | 73A | Connor Beasley | 9/1 |
| 27 Jul 24+9d | Newcastle (AW) | Livello Classified Stakes | 5/9 | shd | 9-6 | 45 | 88A | 62A | Jonny Peate | 14/1 |
| 18 Jul 24+12d | Hamilton | Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap | 3/9 | 2½ | 9-5 | 51 | 113B | 74A | Connor Beasley | 11/1 |
| 06 Jul 24+19d | Carlisle | Every Life Matters 'Suicide Prevention' Handicap | 7/11 | nk | 9-5 | 53 | 96A | 67A | Phil Dennis | 7/1 |
| 17 Jun 24+7d | Carlisle | Euro2024 Daily Giveaways On Rhino.Bet Handicap (Div 2) | 3/9 | 2 | 9-8 | 54 | 86A | 73A | Phil Dennis | 9/2 |
| 10 Jun 24+13d | Carlisle | racingtv.com Handicap | 3/10 | nk | 8-9 | 56 | 83B | 74A | Connor Beasley | 16/1 |
| 28 May 24+26d | Redcar | Watch Race Replays On Racing TV Amateur Jockeys' Handicap | 6/14 | ½ | 10-13 | 57 | 88C | 84A | Miss Serena Brotherton | 12/1 |
| 02 May 24+8d | Redcar | Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Handicap | 5/10 | hd | 9-8 | 59 | 80B | 88A | Dylan Hogan | 11/1 |
| 24 Apr 24+21d | Catterick | Racing To School Apprentice Handicap | 3/8 | 6 | 9-8 | 59 | 47A | 74A | Jonny Peate | 7/2 |
| 03 Apr 24+141d | Catterick | Racing Again 24th April Handicap | 6/10 | 2½ | 8-7 | 59 | 22A | 64A | Cam Hardie | 9/1 |
| 14 Nov 23+25d | Newcastle (AW) | Stay In Control At BetUK Handicap | 10/12 | 3¾ | 9-4 | 52 | 66A | 47A | Jonny Peate | 6/1 |
| 20 Oct 23+16d | Redcar | Sam Hall Memorial Handicap | 1/11 | 8-11 | 56 | 91A | 85A | Dylan Hogan | 11/2 | |
| 04 Oct 23+5d | Catterick | Aceodds Bet Calculator Amateur Jockeys' Handicap | 2/9 | 3½ | 11-0 | 58 | 103A | 104A | Miss Becky Smith | 5/2F |
| 29 Sep 23+27d | Newcastle (AW) | Vickers Bet Handicap | 7/12 | 1¼ | 9-3 | 52 | 83A | 66A | Jonny Peate | 6/1 |
| 02 Sep 23+3d | Beverley | Constant Security Handicap | 4/12 | nk | 8-12 | 56 | 80A | 72A | Ben Curtis | 10/3F |
| 30 Aug 23+13d | Catterick | Fascination By Cherished Handicap | 2/12 | hd | 9-5 | 56 | 84A | 82A | Phil Dennis | 6/1 |
| 17 Aug 23+13d | Beverley | Robin And Wendy Adams 40th Anniversary Handicap | 4/13 | 1¾ | 8-11 | 58 | 104C | 74A | David Allan | 9/1 |
| 04 Aug 23+9d | Musselburgh | Thistle TBS - Xtratherm Unilin Insulation UK Handicap | 5/10 | nk | 9-9 | 60 | 88B | 74A | David Allan | 7/2 |
| 26 Jul 23+2d | Catterick | Racing Again 8th August Handicap | 4/9 | nk | 9-12 | 60 | 100B | 79A | Connor Beasley | 3/1F |
| 24 Jul 23+15d | Beverley | Jaimie Kerr Memorial Handicap | 3/9 | 1 | 9-9 | 60 | 74B | 83A | David Allan | 11/2 |
| 09 Jul 23+1d | Ayr | Ayrshire Cancer Support Amateur Jockeys' Handicap | 4/6 | ¾ | 10-5 | 59 | 88B | 65B | Miss Becky Smith | EvensF |
| 08 Jul 23+16d | Carlisle | Every Life Matters 'Suicide Prevention' Handicap | 2/11 | nk | 9-11 | 59 | 104A | 93A | Ben Curtis | 17/2 |
| 22 Jun 23+28d | Ripon | Grantley Hall Handicap | 4/9 | 1 | 9-4 | 60 | 82A | 71A | Ben Curtis | 17/2 |
| 25 May 23+10d | Catterick | Download The Vickers.Bet App Handicap | 3/10 | ¾ | 9-1 | 60 | 78A | 80A | David Allan | 11/1 |
| 15 May 23+3d | Catterick | Join Racing TV Now Handicap | 7/10 | nk | 9-7 | 63 | 100A | 76A | David Allan | 6/1 |
| 12 May 23+18d | Ripon | Ripon Races Ladies Day 22nd June Handicap | 4/6 | ½ | 8-11 | 63 | 88A | 75B | Paddy Mathers | 8/1 |
| 24 Apr 23+123d | Pontefract | Join Racing Tv Now Handicap | 8/10 | 2 | 9-4 | 65 | 75A | 56A | Ben Curtis | 15/2 |
| 22 Dec 22+48d | Southwell (AW) | Huge Daily Boosts Only At BetUK Handicap | 10/14 | 1¼ | 9-6 | 62 | 91B | 64A | David Allan | 14/1 |
| 04 Nov 22+18d | Newcastle (AW) | Top Odds Every Day With BetUK Handicap | 6/14 | ½ | 9-3 | 64 | 96B | 80A | Connor Beasley | 20/1 |
| 17 Oct 22+7d | Pontefract | Richard Jackson 87th Birthday Handicap (Div 2) | 10/14 | shd | 9-8 | 70 | 72C | 64A | Clifford Lee | 12/1 |
| 10 Oct 22+19d | Musselburgh | Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Handicap | 6/12 | shd | 9-5 | 70 | 90A | 78A | Clifford Lee | 14/1 |
| 21 Sep 22+15d | Redcar | Start Your RacingTV Free Trial Now Handicap | 8/16 | ½ | 10-0 | 72 | 80C | 85A | Connor Beasley | 10/1 |
| 06 Sep 22+10d | Catterick | Join Racing TV Now Handicap | 4/7 | 1½ | 9-7 | 73 | 142A | 88A | Connor Beasley | 11/4J |
| 27 Aug 22+8d | Beverley | Constant Security Handicap (Div 2) | 3/9 | hd | 9-11 | 72 | 90A | 92A | Callum Rodriguez | 10/1 |
| 19 Aug 22+10d | Carlisle | Carrs Group PLC Handicap | 5/11 | 3¾ | 10-2 | 72 | 78A | 76A | Dale Swift | 8/1 |
| 09 Aug 22+15d | Carlisle | Racing TV Handicap | 3/9 | hd | 9-4 | 72 | 105A | 79A | Connor Beasley | 25/1 |
| 25 Jul 22+37d | Ayr | Book Scottish Sun Ladies Night Handicap | 11/13 | 3¼ | 9-11 | 74 | 66C | 53A | Cam Hardie | 80/1 |
| 18 Jun 22+14d | Ayr | Enjoy Afternoon Tea At westernhousehotel Handicap | 7/10 | 6 | 9-7 | 76 | 63A | 53A | Tom Eaves | 20/1 |
| 04 Jun 22+15d | Musselburgh | Inchs Cider Scottish Sprint Cup Handicap | 9/13 | ¾ | 7-11 | 77 | 88C | 59A | Amie Waugh | 50/1 |
| 20 May 22+7d | Catterick | Download The Vickers.Bet Handicap | 3/7 | 1½ | 9-8 | 75 | 93A | 86A | Cam Hardie | 13/2 |
| 13 May 22+4d | Hamilton | Palmaris Hire Services William Wallace Handicap | 6/13 | ¾ | 9-8 | 75 | 111C | 90A | Paul Mulrennan | 15/2 |
| 09 May 22+22d | Musselburgh | Join Racing TV Now Handicap | 1/6 | 9-4 | 75 | 111A | 80B | Connor Beasley | 14/1 | |
| 17 Apr 22+8d | Southwell (AW) | Cazoo Handicap | 11/13 | shd | 9-0 | 73 | 83B | 68A | Connor Beasley | 20/1 |
| 09 Apr 22+173d | Thirsk | Vickers.Bet For Great Grand National Prices Handicap (Div 2) | 5/14 | 1½ | 9-4 | 77 | 92C | 84A | Aled Beech | 33/1 |
| 18 Oct 21+11d | Pontefract | Racing TV Club Day Handicap | 8/14 | 2¼ | 9-1 | 79 | 73C | 74A | Connor Beasley | 10/1 |
| 07 Oct 21+9d | Ayr | Virgin Bet Handicap | 6/12 | shd | 9-7 | 81 | 115A | 85A | Connor Beasley | 9/1 |
| 28 Sep 21+11d | Ayr | Virgin Bet Fives Handicap | 5/14 | shd | 10-2 | 81 | 107C | 90A | Connor Beasley | 10/1 |
| 17 Sep 21+47d | Ayr | Virgin Bet Ayr Bronze Cup Handicap | 19/22 | ¾ | 9-6 | 82 | 80C | 71A | Connor Beasley | 33/1 |
| 01 Aug 21+27d | Thirsk | JW 4x4 Northallerton Handicap | 6/9 | ¾ | 9-12 | 83 | 94A | 79A | Ben Curtis | 11/2 |
| 05 Jul 21+39d | Ayr | Ayrshire Cancer Support Handicap | 1/5 | 9-11 | 81 | 90C | 82B | Connor Beasley | 11/4 | |
| 27 May 21+12d | Haydock | Lowton Handicap | 2/7 | 1¾ | 9-7 | 81 | 107A | 99A | Connor Beasley | 3/1 |
| 15 May 21+14d | Thirsk | Sky Bet Request A Bet Handicap | 7/8 | ¾ | 8-12 | 83 | 88A | 67A | Paul Mulrennan | 14/1 |
| 01 May 21+163d | Thirsk | Stay At Frankel Cottage Cliff Stud Handicap | 9/10 | 1 | 10-0 | 85 | 85A | 71A | Connor Beasley | 12/1 |
| 19 Nov 20+15d | Newcastle (AW) | Betway Supporting Safer Gambling Week Handicap | 12/13 | nk | 8-4 | 85 | 65B | 58A | Aidan Redpath | 12/1 |
| 04 Nov 20+16d | Nottingham | Bet 10 Get 20 At MansionBet Handicap | 2/8 | 1 | 9-7 | 85 | 132A | 93A | Paul Mulrennan | 7/2 |
| 19 Oct 20+11d | Pontefract | Visit goracinginyorkshire.com Handicap | 1/12 | 9-2 | 79 | 123A | 125A | Connor Beasley | 11/4F | |
| 08 Oct 20+9d | Ayr | October Family Staycations At Western House Hotel Handicap | 3/9 | hd | 9-4 | 79 | 113A | 94A | Connor Beasley | 3/1F |
| 29 Sep 20+11d | Ayr | Scotty Brand Handicap | 8/11 | shd | 9-11 | 79 | 84A | 79A | Connor Beasley | 9/2F |
| 18 Sep 20+17d | Ayr | QTS Ayr Bronze Cup Handicap | 4/23 | ½ | 9-4 | 80 | 111C | 100A | Connor Beasley | 10/1 |
| 01 Sep 20+27d | Ripon | Watch Sky Sports Racing In HD Handicap | 6/15 | 1¼ | 9-2 | 80 | 116C | 85A | Connor Beasley | 17/2 |
| 05 Aug 20+30d | Ayr | Jordan Electrics Handicap | 1/11 | 9-9 | 77 | 128C | 106A | Connor Beasley | 9/2 | |
| 06 Jul 20+16d | Ayr | Jordan Electrics Handicap | 2/11 | 1¼ | 8-12 | 77 | 106A | 85A | Connor Beasley | 6/1 |
| 20 Jun 20+14d | Ripon | Summerbridge Handicap (Div 1) | 2/11 | 2 | 9-2 | 77 | 102A | 90A | Connor Beasley | 5/1F |
| 06 Jun 20+184d | Newcastle (AW) | Betway Casino Handicap | 10/11 | ¾ | 9-3 | 78 | 82A | 56A | Connor Beasley | 16/1 |
| 05 Dec 19+27d | Southwell (AW) | Betway Handicap | 10/13 | ½ | 9-7 | 80 | 40B | 58A | Callum Rodriguez | 11/1 |
| 08 Nov 19+17d | Newcastle (AW) | Betway Supporting Responsible Gambling Week Handicap | 9/14 | shd | 9-4 | 80 | 92B | 77A | Callum Rodriguez | 4/1F |
| 22 Oct 19+21d | Newcastle (AW) | Betway Heed Your Hunch Handicap | 3/11 | ½ | 9-8 | 80 | 101A | 88A | Graham Lee | 6/1 |
| 01 Oct 19+15d | Ayr | Christmas Day Lunch At Western House Hotel Handicap | 1/7 | 9-6 | 73 | 144A | 114A | Connor Beasley | 11/4F | |
| 16 Sep 19+17d | Thirsk | Chestnut Room At Thirsk Racecourse Ideal Party Venue Handicap | 5/15 | 1¾ | 9-6 | 74 | 92C | 83A | Connor Beasley | 12/1 |
| 30 Aug 19+27d | Thirsk | Anderson Barrowcliff Chartered Accountants Handicap | 14/14 | 2¼ | 9-3 | 75 | 66C | 47C | Pat Cosgrave | 17/2 |
| 03 Aug 19+8d | Thirsk | Tomahawk Handicap | 4/15 | shd | 8-13 | 76 | 88C | 83A | Connor Beasley | 20/1 |
| 26 Jul 19+14d | York | Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Handicap | 8/16 | 1¼ | 9-4 | 77 | 80C | 78A | Connor Beasley | 10/1 |
| 12 Jul 19+27d | Chester | Together, Lending For The New Normal, Handicap | 3/12 | 1½ | 9-11 | 77 | 95A | 87A | Connor Beasley | 20/1 |
| 15 Jun 19+8d | York | Plasmor Concrete Products Diamond Anniversary Handicap | 7/22 | hd | 9-10 | 78 | 59C | 99A | Connor Beasley | 13/2 |
| 07 Jun 19+18d | Haydock | CJM Maintenance Handicap (Div 2) | 1/9 | 9-6 | 74 | 118A | 100A | Connor Beasley | 4/1 | |
| 20 May 19+16d | Carlisle | Blackwell Handicap (Div 2) | 4/11 | 1¾ | 9-9 | 76 | 86A | 89A | Connor Beasley | 17/2 |
| 04 May 19+12d | Thirsk | Scouting For Girls - Live At thirskraces Friday 16th August Handicap | 9/13 | 3¾ | 9-1 | 79 | 90C | 66A | Paula Muir | 8/1 |
| 22 Apr 19+181d | Redcar | Market Cross Jewellers Handicap | 5/6 | nk | 8-11 | 80 | 89A | 75B | Connor Beasley | 8/1 |
| 23 Oct 18+24d | Newcastle (AW) | Betway Sprint Handicap | 3/14 | ¾ | 9-7 | 80 | 88B | 94A | Andrew Mullen | 20/1 |
| 29 Sep 18+8d | Haydock | Smarkets.com Handicap | 3/15 | 1¾ | 8-11 | 80 | 89C | 91A | Connor Beasley | 12/1 |
| 21 Sep 18+12d | Ayr | William Hill Ayr Bronze Cup Handicap | 17/23 | ½ | 9-2 | 82 | 85C | 71A | Shane Kelly | 33/1 |
| 09 Sep 18+19d | York | Coopers Marquees Handicap | 5/11 | 2¼ | 8-9 | 82 | 88A | 77A | Tom Eaves | 14/1 |
| 21 Aug 18+15d | Hamilton | BB Foodservice 'William The Lion' Handicap | 8/13 | 2¼ | 9-1 | 82 | 92C | 68A | Callum Rodriguez | 11/2 |
| 06 Aug 18+17d | Carlisle | Bet On The Premier League On Smarkets Handicap (Professional Lady Riders) | 2/5 | 3¾ | 9-5 | 82 | 87C | 79B | Paula Muir | 11/4J |
| 20 Jul 18+6d | Haydock | Smarkets Betting Exchange Handicap | 3/8 | nk | 9-2 | 80 | 104A | 85A | Tom Eaves | 10/1 |
| 14 Jul 18+28d | Chester | Mbna Handicap | 2/10 | nk | 9-7 | 80 | 79A | 93A | Andrew Mullen | 16/1 |
| 16 Jun 18+12d | Chester | Liverpool Organic Gin Handicap | 7/10 | shd | 9-7 | 83 | 86A | 68A | Andrew Mullen | 33/1 |
| 04 Jun 18+19d | Ayr | Watch More With Racing Uk Extra Handicap | 6/11 | ½ | 9-3 | 85 | 85A | 73A | Connor Beasley | 16/1 |
| 16 May 18+25d | York | Conundrum Hr Consulting Handicap | 12/15 | ¾ | 9-1 | 89 | 61C | 66A | Paul Mulrennan | 40/1 |
| 21 Apr 18+196d | Thirsk | Watch Racing UK In Stunning HD Handicap | 12/12 | 2¾ | 9-7 | 92 | 67A | 55A | Paul Mulrennan | 8/1 |
| 07 Oct 17+24d | Redcar | totepool Two-year-old Trophy (Listed) | 21/23 | nse | 8-9 | 92 | 75C | 54A | Paul Mulrennan | 6/1 |
| 13 Sep 17+21d | Doncaster | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Conditions Stakes (Plus 10) | 2/4 | 7 | 8-11 | 92 | 89C | 82B | Paul Mulrennan | 9/2 |
| 23 Aug 17+19d | York | Betway Nursery | 4/17 | 2¾ | 9-2 | 92 | 80C | 95A | Paul Mulrennan | 20/1 |
| 04 Aug 17+20d | Thirsk | Tomrods Steel Stockholders Nursery | 1/4 | 9-7 | 86 | 95C | 84B | Paul Mulrennan | 5/4F | |
| 15 Jul 17+17d | York | John Smith's Nursery | 2/7 | nk | 9-7 | 86 | 92A | 94A | Paul Mulrennan | 9/2 |
| 28 Jun 17+19d | Carlisle | Edmundson Cabletech Carlisle Novice Auction Stakes | 1/10 | 9-9 | — | 86A | 89A | Paul Mulrennan | 4/1 | |
| 09 Jun 17+16d | Carlisle | Racing UK In HD Novice Stakes | 1/7 | 9-2 | — | — | — | Paul Mulrennan | 12/1 | |
| 24 May 17 | Ayr | EBF Stallions Appletiser Novice Stakes (Plus 10) | 7/11 | 3 | 9-2 | — | — | — | Paul Mulrennan | 18/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has John Kirkup (GB) won?
- John Kirkup (GB) won 10 of 120 archived starts between 2017 and 2025, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 43 times in total (35.8% of starts).
- Who trains John Kirkup (GB)?
- John Kirkup (GB) is trained by David Thompson, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 5 November 2025.
- Who is John Kirkup (GB)'s sire?
- John Kirkup (GB) is by Assertive (GB) out of Bikini (GB), whose sire is Trans Island.
- What going does John Kirkup (GB) prefer?
- John Kirkup (GB) has the best record on heavy going: 3 wins from 8 starts (37.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is John Kirkup (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 45, from the run on 5 November 2025. The highest on record is 92.
- What is John Kirkup (GB)'s sire's record?
- Assertive (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.2% of 1,569 runs since Jan 2008 (84 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on soft going: 11.3% from 159.
- Who are John Kirkup (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Bikini (GB), John Kirkup (GB) has 8 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Kommander Kirkup (GB) (6). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Havagomecca (GB)). The wins came over 5f–7f. As at Oct 2026.