John The Soldier (IRE)
John The Soldier (IRE) is 2 from 22. Hasn't won since Jul 2013. Both wins came on good or faster ground (0 from 12 on softer). Last raced off a career-high mark of 107.
- 2–22Wins / Runs
- 9.1%Strike rate
- 6 (27.3%)Placed
- +14.00£1 level staken=22 at SP
- 1.24Fair A/E n=22 · 0.89 incl. margin
- 107Highest OR
- 77dAvg 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
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 17,044 runs since Jan 2008 (1,155 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 66 | 5 | 7.6% | −2.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 939 | 107 | 11.4% | +1 | 1 from 4 |
| Good | 5,296 | 549 | 10.4% | 0 | 1 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 2,466 | 267 | 10.8% | +0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 5,057 | 519 | 10.3% | −0.1 | 0 from 8 |
| Heavy | 3,159 | 328 | 10.4% | 0 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 61 | 6 | 9.8% | −0.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −10.4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 10 | 1 | 10% | −0.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 64 | 5 | 7.8% | −2.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4,890 | 502 | 10.3% | −0.1 | 0 from 6 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6,355 | 661 | 10.4% | 0 | 1 from 12 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4,701 | 522 | 11.1% | +0.7 | 1 from 4 |
| Over 3m | 1,022 | 90 | 8.8% | −1.6 | — |
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
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Good | 5 | 1 | 20% | +21.00 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 1 | 25% | +6.00 |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Tipperary | 3 | 1 | 33% | +7.00 |
| Tramore | 2 | 1 | 50% | +24.00 |
| Gowran Park | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Limerick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Clonmel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 12 | 1 | 8% | −2.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 1 | 25% | +22.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Hayes | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Phillip Enright | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Ian McCarthy | 4 | 2 | 50% | +32.00 |
| Martin Ferris | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Joseph Holly | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Davy Russell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Keith Donoghue | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Niall P Madden | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +29.00 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2010 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 15 | 2 | 13% | +21.00 |
| NH Flat | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Chase | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Flat | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 · 7 runs | |||||||||
| 25 Aug 13+19d | Cork | Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-116) | 11/12 | 8½ | 11-4 | 107 | 87C | Joseph Holly | 5/1J |
| 06 Aug 13+16d | Roscommon | J.f. Hanley Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 3/17 | 9½ | 11-7 | 107 | 121A | Ian McCarthy | 11/2 |
| 21 Jul 13+14d | Tipperary | Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 1/17 | 11-5 | 102 | 127A | Ian McCarthy | 9/1 | |
| 07 Jul 13+37d | Bellewstown | Bellewstown Golfcourse Handicap Hurdle (80-109) (Div 1) | UR/16 | — | 11-2 | 102 | — | Ian McCarthy | 8/1 |
| 31 May 13+15d | Tramore | Jogforjockeys.ie Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 1/16 | 11-2 | 95 | 124A | Ian McCarthy | 25/1 | |
| 16 May 13+24d | Tipperary | Arkenvale Ltd Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 5/16 | 11 | 11-6 | 96 | 89C | Martin Ferris | 20/1 |
| 22 Apr 13+513d | Cork | Fathers Day June 16th Novice Handicap Hurdle (80-116) | 11/21 | 2 | 10-8 | 98 | 92A | Martin Ferris | 25/1 |
| 2011 · 3 runs | |||||||||
| 26 Nov 11+20d | Gowran Park | Gowran Park Racing Club 2012 Handicap Hurdle (80-116) | PU/20 | — | 11-2 | 106 | — | Davy Russell | 12/1 |
| 06 Nov 11+220d | Cork | Paddypower.com Mobile Betting I.n.h. Stallion Owners E.B.F. Maiden Hurdle | 9/20 | 2¾ | 11-5 | — | 95C | Brian Hayes | 20/1 |
| 31 Mar 11+177d | Cork | Explicit.ie Maiden Hurdle | 4/23 | 6 | 11-7 | — | 117A | Keith Donoghue | 25/1 |
| 2010 · 9 runs | |||||||||
| 05 Oct 10+17d | Tipperary | Blue & Gold Beginners Chase | 2/16 | 3½ | 11-10 | — | 118A | Phillip Enright | 25/1 |
| 18 Sep 10+36d | Listowel | Guinness Surge Beginners Chase | PU/15 | — | 11-10 | — | — | Niall P Madden | 14/1 |
| 13 Aug 10+22d | Tramore | Ernst & Young Maiden Hurdle | PU/14 | — | 11-1 | — | — | Phillip Enright | 11/4 |
| 22 Jul 10+42d | Limerick | Ladies Day 10th October Maiden Hurdle | 4/18 | 8 | 11-9 | — | 107A | Phillip Enright | 3/1F |
| 10 Jun 10+14d | Clonmel | Cluain Meala Maiden Hurdle | 5/18 | 3 | 11-1 | — | 109A | Phillip Enright | 13/8F |
| 27 May 10+24d | Clonmel | Summer Bbq Evening June 10th Maiden Hurdle | 2/18 | 1¾ | 11-1 | — | 120A | Phillip Enright | 9/2 |
| 03 May 10+28d | Limerick | Special Olympics Maiden Hurdle | 2/17 | 5½ | 11-9 | — | 119A | Phillip Enright | 16/1 |
| 05 Apr 10+30d | Fairyhouse | Gigginstown House Stud Point To Point Championship Flat Race | 7/11 | 19 | 11-7 | — | 106C | Brian Hayes | 20/1 |
| 06 Mar 10+312d | Gowran Park | Bennettsbridge Flat Race | 5/15 | 13 | 11-7 | — | 96C | Brian Hayes | 33/1 |
| 2009 · 3 runs | |||||||||
| 28 Apr 09+16d | Punchestown | Goffs Land Rover Bumper | 16/25 | 1¾ | 10-4 | — | 84C | Brian Hayes | 50/1 |
| 12 Apr 09+29d | Cork | Hickey Communications (pro/am) Flat Race | 6/19 | 9 | 11-0 | — | 60C | Brian Hayes | 20/1 |
| 14 Mar 09 | Naas | Rockview (q.r.) Flat Race | 11/12 | 30 | 10-9 | — | 71C | Brian Hayes | 20/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has John The Soldier won?
- John The Soldier (IRE) won 2 of 22 archived starts between 2009 and 2013, a strike rate of 9.1%. Placed 6 times in total (27.3% of starts).
- Who trained John The Soldier?
- John The Soldier (IRE) was trained by Raymond Hurley on the most recent run on record, at Cork on 25 August 2013.
- Who is John The Soldier's sire?
- John The Soldier (IRE) is by Beneficial (GB) out of Cut Lose (IRE), whose sire is Supreme Leader.
- What going does John The Soldier prefer?
- John The Soldier (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). 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 Soldier's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 107, from the run on 25 August 2013. That is also the highest on record.
- What is John The Soldier's sire's record?
- Beneficial (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 17,044 runs since Jan 2008 (1,155 horses), Flat and jumps together.