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Horse profile

John O'Groats (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2007) · Last trainer Terry Clement · Last owner Miss E Johnston
by Distinctly North (USA) out of Bannons Dream (IRE) (Thatching)
11 runs · 7 courses · from Sep 2005
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 30 Oct 2007 — 6,931 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2007 · 15th of 15 Won at Chepstow Last raced off OR 57
KTB Profile

John O'Groats (IRE) is 1 from 11, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Jul 2007. Last raced off a career-high mark of 57.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5 OR at career high
Official rating57At career-high mark
57 43–57

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 72C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Chepstow, 27 Jul 2007 Official rating 57 at the last run, 30 Oct 2007

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 11 figures · best 72C · median 36
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft443C36.5—
Good253C39.5—
Good to Firm230C27.5—
Heavy1———
Soft1———
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f772C43—
Under 6f437C33—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 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
Distinctly North (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 27 runs since Jan 2008 (6 horses). A small sample.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2150%+38.9—
Good to Firm11100%+88.90 from 2
Good1317.7%−3.40 from 2
Good to Soft100%−11.10 from 4
Soft600%−11.10 from 1
Heavy300%−11.11 from 1
Standard (AW)100%−11.10 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f300%−11.1—
1m5f – 2m700%−11.1—
2m1f – 2m4f400%−11.1—
2m5f – 3m11327.3%+16.2—
Over 3m200%−11.1—

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
Bannons Dream (IRE) (Thatching)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Knockanure Lad (IRE)170——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 1 100% +9.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 6 1 17% +4.00
Class 7 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Hamilton 3 0 0% −3.00
Ayr 2 0 0% −2.00
Musselburgh 2 0 0% −2.00
Yarmouth 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 1 100% +9.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 7 1 14% +3.00
Under 6f 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Charlotte Kerton 5 0 0% −5.00
Amy Baker 3 1 33% +7.00
Duran Fentiman 1 0 0% −1.00
R F Keogh 1 0 0% −1.00
Greg Fairley 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 6 1 17% +4.00
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 5 1 20% +5.00
2006 4 0 0% −4.00
2005 2 0 0% −2.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
30 Oct 07+95d Yarmouth East Coast Waste Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 15/15 1½ 7-12 5717C Amy Baker 33/1
27 Jul 07+8d Chepstow toteexacta Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Heavy · 6 ran 1/6 8-2 4572C Amy Baker 9/1
19 Jul 07+70d Leicester ladbrokes.com Apprentice Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Soft · 13 ran 3/13 nk 8-3 4558C Amy Baker 40/1
10 May 07+4d Ayr Ladies Night At Ayr Classified Stakes Class 7 · 5f · Good · 18 ran 14/18 nk 8-7 4526C Charlotte Kerton 10/1
06 May 07+210d Hamilton Bernadette Murphy Estates Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 7/11 nk 8-5 5325C Charlotte Kerton 33/1
08 Oct 06+13d Musselburgh Subscribe To Racing UK On 08700 506949 Banded Stakes Class 7 · 7f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 3/13 1¼ 8-7 4543C Charlotte Kerton 20/1
25 Sep 06+11d Hamilton Hamilton Park Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 8/15 hd 7-12 4337C Charlotte Kerton 100/1
14 Sep 06+28d Ayr Scottish Autotrader Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good To Soft · 21 ran 17/21 ¾ 7-12 4336C Charlotte Kerton 66/1
17 Aug 06+271d Musselburgh Belmont Suzuki Style Handicap Class 6 · 5f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 10/12 1 8-7 4530C Duran Fentiman 33/1
19 Nov 05+54d Southwell (AW) Cashbacks On Sky Text Page 371 Banded Stakes Class 7 · 6f · Standard To Slow · 8 ran 7/8 1¼ 8-4 45-1C R F Keogh 22/1
26 Sep 05 Hamilton Sam Collingwood-Cameron Conditions Stakes Class 2 · 6f · Good · 13 ran 10/13 shd 8-9 4553C Greg Fairley 200/1

Quick answers

How many races has John O'Groats (IRE) won?
John O'Groats (IRE) won 1 of 11 archived starts between 2005 and 2007, a strike rate of 9.1%. Placed 3 times in total (27.3% of starts).
Who trained John O'Groats (IRE)?
John O'Groats (IRE) was trained by Terry Clement on the most recent run on record, at Yarmouth on 30 October 2007.
Who is John O'Groats (IRE)'s sire?
John O'Groats (IRE) is by Distinctly North (USA) out of Bannons Dream (IRE), whose sire is Thatching.
What is John O'Groats (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 57, from the run on 30 October 2007. That is also the highest on record.
What is John O'Groats (IRE)'s sire's record?
Distinctly North (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 27 runs since Jan 2008 (6 horses), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.
Who are John O'Groats (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Bannons Dream (IRE), John O'Groats (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 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.