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John The Baptist (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2023) · Last trainer Fergal O'Brien · Last owner Nic Brereton
by Caravaggio (USA) out of Scream Blue Murder (IRE) (Oratorio)
18 runs · 13 courses · from Jul 2021
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 11 Sep 2023 — 1,142 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2023 · 8th of 8 Won at Curragh Last raced off OR 93
KTB Profile

John The Baptist won the Juddmonte Farms Expert Eye Irish EBF Maiden at Curragh over 6f-7f on good ground in Jul 2021. The gelding is 1 from 18 overall with three places and has not won since. He raced on turf and all-weather, going 1 from 11 on turf and 0 from 7 on the all-weather. Aged 4 at his last run in Sep 2023, he finished 8 of 8 in a Class 4 handicap hurdle at Perth off an official rating of 93.

Based on 18 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Won on turf, 0 on AW Wins on good or faster
Official rating93↓ 2lb off peak
93 58–95

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 90 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ludlow, 2 Mar 2023

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 4 figures · best 90A · median 83
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft285A78—
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m490A83—
Flat 14 figures · best 91B · median 68
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)791B77—
Good479A69.5—
Heavy1———
Good to Firm1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f790B77—
6f – 7f491B66.5—
1m2f – 1m4f372C61—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 18 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 96A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ludlow, 23 Mar 2023 Official rating 93 at the last jumps run, 11 Sep 2023

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 76A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kempton (AW), 4 Jan 2023 Official rating 58 at the last flat run, 15 Jan 2023

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 →

Jumps 4 figures · best 96A · median 84
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft296A81—
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m496A84—
Flat 14 figures · best 83A · median 59.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)776A60—
Good483A69.5—
Heavy1———
Good to Firm1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f776A60—
6f – 7f483A69.5—
1m2f – 1m4f359C59—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 18 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
Caravaggio (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 1,770 runs since Jan 2008 (201 horses).

Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16.4% from 165.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm600%−11.8—
Good to Firm2092612.4%+0.60 from 1
Good4525411.9%+0.11 from 5
Good to Soft165169.7%−2.10 from 1
Soft2502710.8%−10 from 3
Heavy78810.3%−1.50 from 1
Standard (AW)6107712.6%+0.80 from 7
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1652716.4%+4.6—
6f – 7f7359012.2%+0.41 from 4
1m – 1m1f5315710.7%−1.10 from 7
1m2f – 1m4f2252410.7%−1.10 from 3
1m5f – 2m8989%−2.80 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f2328.7%−3.1—
2m5f – 3m200%−11.8—

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
Scream Blue Murder (IRE) (Oratorio)

7 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Wargrave (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 5f–2m; the highest grade won is Listed (Too Soon To Panic (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Wargrave (IRE)1727f–2mClass 4
Too Soon To Panic (IRE)1321m–1m1½fListed
Run Ran Run (IRE)625f–6f—
Ahandfulofsummers (IRE)1111m1f—
Saint Agatha (IRE)716f—
And Yet It Moves (IRE)20——
Pala Aurelia (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 7 0 0% −7.00
Good 5 1 20% +46.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 6 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Ludlow 2 0 0% −2.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Chester 2 0 0% −2.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Epsom Downs 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Dundalk (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 1 100% +50.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 7 0 0% −7.00
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
6f – 7f 4 1 25% +47.00
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Liam Harrison 4 0 0% −4.00
Mark Enright 4 1 25% +47.00
Theodore Ladd 3 0 0% −3.00
Frederick Larson 2 0 0% −2.00
Jason Hart 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Marquand 1 0 0% −1.00
Luke Morris 1 0 0% −1.00
Ray Dawson 1 0 0% −1.00
Silvestre De Sousa 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 1 17% +45.00
Hood + tongue tie 4 0 0% −4.00
Hood + tongue tie + blinkers 3 0 0% −3.00
Hood + cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Hood 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 6 0 0% −6.00
2022 10 0 0% −10.00
2021 2 1 50% +49.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 14 1 7% +37.00
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2023 · 6 runs
11 Sep 23+154d Perth Auto Services Perth Ltd. 24hour Recovery Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 8 ran 8/8 28 10-2 9371C66C Liam Harrison 20/1
10 Apr 23+18d Huntingdon Racing TV Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 4/7 2 10-8 —81C79C Liam Harrison 25/1
23 Mar 23+21d Ludlow Balfours LLP Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 9 ran 3/9 7½ 10-6 —85A96A Liam Harrison 25/1
02 Mar 23+46d Ludlow Flowfit Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 12 ran 8/12 nk 10-1 —90A89A Liam Harrison 22/1
15 Jan 23+11d Southwell (AW) Spreadex Sports 300 Spread Betting Cashback Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 13 ran 8/13 ¾ 9-7 5890B60A Jason Hart 11/1
04 Jan 23+21d Kempton (AW) Unibet Horserace Betting Operator Of The Year Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 10 ran 2/10 2½ 9-7 5861A76A Tom Marquand 6/1
2022 · 10 runs
14 Dec 22+44d Kempton (AW) Unibet Horserace Betting Operator Of The Year Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 13 ran 4/13 nk 9-1 6091B73A Frederick Larson 18/1
31 Oct 22+34d Wolverhampton (AW) Spreadex Sports Live UK Racing Streaming Handicap Class 5 · 8.5f · Standard · 13 ran 13/13 2 9-5 6577B41A Luke Morris 40/1
27 Sep 22+19d Wolverhampton (AW) At The Races App Form Study Handicap Class 5 · 8.5f · Standard · 12 ran 12/12 4½ 9-9 7069A42A Theodore Ladd 22/1
08 Sep 22+15d Epsom Downs Quick Ride By Quickslide Handicap Class 5 · 8.5f · Heavy · 7 ran 6/7 7 9-7 7360A55A Theodore Ladd 20/1
24 Aug 22+26d Kempton (AW) Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day Handicap Class 3 · 11f · Standard To Slow · 6 ran 6/6 5½ 8-10 7761A47B Ray Dawson 50/1
29 Jul 22+13d Goodwood Oliver Brown Handicap Class 3 · 11f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 11/12 7½ 9-2 8256C59C Silvestre De Sousa 50/1
16 Jul 22+21d Chester Camden Hells Handicap Class 3 · 10.5f · Good · 5 ran 5/5 6 9-1 8772C59B Frederick Larson 18/1
25 Jun 22+90d Chester Chandon Garden Spritz Handicap Class 2 · 7f · Good · 7 ran 6/7 2¼ 9-0 8967A66A Theodore Ladd 20/1
27 Mar 22+23d Naas Madrid Handicap (Premier Handicap) 7f · Yielding · 10 ran 10/10 4½ 9-6 9366C59C Mark Enright 14/1
04 Mar 22+174d Dundalk (AW) Patton Stakes (Listed) 8f · Standard · 8 ran 8/8 nse 9-5 9590A63A Mark Enright 14/1
2021 · 2 runs
11 Sep 21+56d Leopardstown KPMG Champions Juvenile Stakes (Group 2) 8f · Good · 10 ran 8/10 hd 9-5 —79A73A Mark Enright 25/1
17 Jul 21 Curragh Juddmonte Farms Expert Eye Irish EBF (C & G) Maiden 7f · Good · 10 ran 1/10 9-5 —57A83A Mark Enright 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has John The Baptist won?
John The Baptist (IRE) won 1 of 18 archived starts between 2021 and 2023, a strike rate of 5.6%. Placed 3 times in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trained John The Baptist?
John The Baptist (IRE) was trained by Fergal O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Perth on 11 September 2023.
Who is John The Baptist's sire?
John The Baptist (IRE) is by Caravaggio (USA) out of Scream Blue Murder (IRE), whose sire is Oratorio.
What going does John The Baptist prefer?
John The Baptist (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is John The Baptist's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 93, from the run on 11 September 2023. The highest on record is 95.
What is John The Baptist's sire's record?
Caravaggio (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 1,770 runs since Jan 2008 (201 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16.4% from 165.
Who are John The Baptist's siblings?
Out of Scream Blue Murder (IRE), John The Baptist (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Wargrave (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Listed (Too Soon To Panic (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–2m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2021. 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.