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Horse profile

John The Spark (GB)

8yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2025) · Last trainer Karen Jewell · Last owner Paul Beckett Derek Hill
by Telescope (IRE) out of Tally Em Up (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
13 runs · 7 courses · from Apr 2023
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 Apr 2025 — 550 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2025 · 4th of 8 Last raced off OR 103
KTB Profile

John The Spark is a maiden who has failed to win in 13 starts on turf and has placed three times. His best effort came when second of nine at Fairyhouse in Oct 2024. He raced over 2m1f to 2m4f on seven occasions and over 2m5f to 3m on seven others, with all runs on good or softer ground. Aged 8 at his last run in Apr 2025, he finished fourth of eight in a Class 4 handicap chase at Fontwell.

Based on 13 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 9lb off peak
Official rating103↓ 9lb off peak
103 101–112

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 107 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Fontwell, 25 Apr 2025

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 9 figures · best 110B · median 75
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good5110B107—
Soft392B57—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m492B71—
2m1f – 2m4f4110B90.5—
Over 3m1———

Of 13 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (2) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 13 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 107B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fontwell, 25 Apr 2025 Official rating 103 at the last run, 25 Apr 2025

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 11 figures · best 120A · median 106
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good5114A107—
Soft5120A99—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m5108A94—
2m1f – 2m4f5120A111—
Over 3m1———

Of 13 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 13 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 from 8 analysed runs since Oct 2024

  • Prominent 3 (38%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 3 (38%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 2 (25%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Telescope (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.4% of 1,899 runs since Jan 2008 (296 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 1.9% from 104. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 13.2% from 281.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−8.4—
Good to Firm57915.8%+7.4—
Good704699.8%+1.40 from 6
Good to Soft473326.8%−1.60 from 1
Soft413327.7%−0.70 from 5
Heavy1471510.2%+1.80 from 1
Standard (AW)10421.9%−6.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−8.4—
6f – 7f2514%−4.4—
1m – 1m1f6634.5%−3.9—
1m2f – 1m4f1251310.4%+2—
1m5f – 2m726506.9%−1.5—
2m1f – 2m4f592488.1%−0.30 from 5
2m5f – 3m2813713.2%+4.80 from 7
Over 3m8378.4%00 from 1

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
Tally Em Up (IRE) (Flemensfirth)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Wednesday Addams (GB)130——
Iwanttobreakfree (GB)20——
Grey Frontieres (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 6 0 0% −6.00
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fairyhouse 4 0 0% −4.00
Fontwell 3 0 0% −3.00
Down Royal 2 0 0% −2.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 7 0 0% −7.00
2m1f – 2m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Keith Donoghue 4 0 0% −4.00
Brendan Powell 3 0 0% −3.00
Caragh Monaghan 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr D G Lavery 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr J Dunne 2 0 0% −2.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 10 0 0% −10.00
Cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 5 0 0% −5.00
2024 6 0 0% −6.00
2023 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 0 0% −7.00
Chase 6 0 0% −6.00

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
2025 · 5 runs
25 Apr 25+14d Fontwell All In Or All Out Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 26f · Good · 8 ran Inclined to veer right over obstacles - settled just off the pace before being asked for effort after 4 out - lost ground before 2 out and faded out of contention 4/8 2½ 11-7 103107B107B Brendan Powell 25/1
11 Apr 25+25d Fontwell BetGoodwin Online Bookies Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 21.5f · Good · 6 ran Settled with the pack early - clipped the first fence and dropped to the rear - well off the pace and finished last of those completing 4/6 37 11-7 10675C85C Brendan Powell 33/1
17 Mar 25+60d Fontwell Birchwood Kia - Chichester, Driven By You Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 19f · Good · 10 ran Tracked front group early - dropped back by the 6th and fading three out - trailing badly by two out 6/10 12 11-7 11272C94C Brendan Powell 11/2
16 Jan 25+15d Fairyhouse Jump Into January Maiden Hurdle 20f · Soft · 9 ran Held up towards the back - made progress from 3 out to lie 4th before finding little approaching the last - held 3rd and stayed on at same rate up the run-in 3/9 6 11-4 101—120A Keith Donoghue 25/1
01 Jan 25+45d Fairyhouse Easter Festival 18th - 20th April Handicap Hurdle 20f · Yielding To Soft · 20 ran Sat close to the front pack - urged forward 4 out - dropped away late finishing 18th 18/20 1½ 11-7 10557C106C Keith Donoghue 14/1
2024 · 6 runs
17 Nov 24+16d Navan Bar One Racing 'Bet 10 Get 50 Sign Up Offer' Tara Handicap Hurdle (80-130) 22.5f · Yielding · 23 ran Held up towards the back - unable to land a blow - well held in 14th 14/23 1¼ 9-10 10592B91A Caragh Monaghan 50/1
01 Nov 24+20d Down Royal Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden Hurdle 22.5f · Good To Yielding · 7 ran Sat behind the front group early - up to 3rd by halfway then 2nd and driven after 3 out - dropped to 4th nearing last and clipped it without gaining ground - held on for 5th 5/7 2¾ 11-12 —67A108A Keith Donoghue 12/1
12 Oct 24+5d Fairyhouse O'Neills.com Maiden Hurdle 18.5f · Good · 9 ran Settled in the rear - blundered at the 6th - 6th place 4 out - no progress when brushed by trouble and advanced to 5th 2 out - flat-footed at the last - driven out after the final fence - plugged on at one speed to take 2nd near the line 2/9 25 11-4 —109B111A Keith Donoghue 4/1
07 Oct 24+154d Fairyhouse Buy Now & Save With The Winter Festival Real Deal Bundle Maiden Hurdle 20.5f · Good · 14 ran Settled midpack early - improved into 6th before three out - found more ground into second last - up to 4th at final fence - held on at the finish for 4th 4/14 2¼ 10-11 —110B114A Caragh Monaghan 66/1
06 May 24+6d Down Royal C&C White Maiden Hunters Chase 23f · Good · 12 ran PU/12 — 12-0 ——— Mr D G Lavery 7/1
30 Apr 24+125d Punchestown Kildare Hunt Club Cross Country Chase For The Ladies Perpetual Cup 24.5f · Yielding · 16 ran 8/16 ¾ 11-0 —8B94A Mr J Dunne 9/1
2023 · 2 runs
27 Dec 23+269d Limerick Earl Of Harrington Memorial Maiden Hunters Chase 22.5f · Heavy · 16 ran F/16 — 11-7 ——— Mr J Dunne 12/1
02 Apr 23 Downpatrick Boardsmill Sires Maiden Hunters Chase 23.5f · Soft · 9 ran 3/9 14 12-0 ——99B Mr D G Lavery 6/1

Quick answers

How many races has John The Spark won?
John The Spark (GB) has yet to win, from 13 archived starts between 2023 and 2025. Placed 3 times in total (23.1% of starts).
Who trained John The Spark?
John The Spark (GB) was trained by Karen Jewell on the most recent run on record, at Fontwell on 25 April 2025.
Who is John The Spark's sire?
John The Spark (GB) is by Telescope (IRE) out of Tally Em Up (IRE), whose sire is Flemensfirth.
What is John The Spark's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 103, from the run on 25 April 2025. The highest on record is 112.
What is John The Spark's sire's record?
Telescope (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.4% of 1,899 runs since Jan 2008 (296 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 1.9% from 104. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 13.2% from 281.
Who are John The Spark's siblings?
Out of Tally Em Up (IRE), John The Spark (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2023. 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.