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Horse profile

John Veale (USA)

7yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2013) · Last trainer Thomas McLaughlin · Last owner Thomas Mclaughlin
by Strong Hope (USA) out of Soccory (USA) (Tricky Creek)
26 runs · 14 courses · from Jun 2008
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 Aug 2013 — 4,810 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2013 Won at Wolverhampton (AW)
KTB Profile

John Veale (USA) is 1 from 26, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Dec 2010. The win came on the all-weather — 0 from 16 on turf.

Based on 26 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Won on AW, 0 on turf Win at Class 5 OR ↓ 33lb off peak
Official rating43↓ 33lb off peak
43 43–76

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 53A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Sligo, 19 Jun 2012 Official rating 43 at the last run, 19 Jun 2012

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 25 figures · best 86A · median 65
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)1079B55—
Soft675A68.5—
Good to Firm486A76—
Good to Soft370A58—
Good286A69—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f1182A68—
1m – 1m1f886A61.5—
1m2f – 1m4f675A61.5—

Of 26 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 25 figures from 26 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
Strong Hope (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.4% of 83 runs since Jan 2008 (7 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1700%−8.40 from 4
Good800%−8.40 from 2
Good to Soft7114.3%+5.90 from 3
Soft10110%+1.60 from 7
Standard (AW)41512.2%+3.81 from 10
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f6233.3%+24.9—
6f – 7f3226.3%−2.11 from 11
1m – 1m1f1616.3%−2.10 from 8
1m2f – 1m4f17211.8%+3.40 from 6
1m5f – 2m1200%−8.40 from 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
Soccory (USA) (Tricky Creek)

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

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 10 1 10% −8.56
Soft 7 0 0% −7.00
Good to Firm 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 4 1 25% −2.56

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 5 0 0% −5.00
Leopardstown 4 0 0% −4.00
Sligo 2 0 0% −2.00
Naas 2 0 0% −2.00
Kempton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 2 1 50% −0.56
Curragh 2 0 0% −2.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Laytown (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 11 1 9% −9.56
1m – 1m1f 8 0 0% −8.00
1m2f – 1m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Kevin Manning 8 0 0% −8.00
Colm O'Donoghue 3 0 0% −3.00
Eddie Ahern 3 1 33% −1.56
Martin Harley 2 0 0% −2.00
Michael Darcy 1 0 0% −1.00
Shane Foley 1 0 0% −1.00
Fergal Lynch 1 0 0% −1.00
Gary Carroll 1 0 0% −1.00
Rory Cleary 1 0 0% −1.00
Ross Coakley 1 0 0% −1.00
P Shanahan 1 0 0% −1.00
Fran Berry 1 0 0% −1.00
Danny Mullins 1 0 0% −1.00
Ronan Whelan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 13 1 8% −11.56
None 7 0 0% −7.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 5 0 0% −5.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2013 1 0 0% −1.00
2012 5 0 0% −5.00
2011 7 0 0% −7.00
2010 7 1 14% −5.56
2009 3 0 0% −3.00
2008 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 25 1 4% −23.56
Hurdle 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
20 Aug 13+427d Sligo Kilcawley Construction Sligo Maiden Hurdle 16f · Yielding · 16 ran PU/16 — 11-12 —— Michael Darcy 40/1
19 Jun 12+6d Sligo Family Day 15th July At Sligo Claiming Race 10f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 8/13 2¾ 9-0 4353A Colm O'Donoghue 20/1
13 Jun 12+12d Fairyhouse Ratoath Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) 10f · Soft · 17 ran 14/17 2¾ 8-11 4748C Colm O'Donoghue 22/1
01 Jun 12+14d Down Royal Samsung Star Handicap (47-65) 7f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 8/14 3¼ 8-13 4752A Shane Foley 33/1
18 May 12+133d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Stadium On Facebook Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 10.5f · Standard · 13 ran 8/13 2½ 8-12 4847A Colm O'Donoghue 33/1
06 Jan 12+70d Dundalk (AW) Group Discounts At Dundalk Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 7f · Standard · 14 ran 14/14 23 9-6 5746C Fergal Lynch 40/1
28 Oct 11+93d Dundalk (AW) Group Bookings At Dundalk Handicap (47-65) 8f · Standard · 14 ran 14/14 18 9-13 6450C Gary Carroll 33/1
27 Jul 11+21d Galway www.totegoracingclub.com Handicap (50-70) 8.5f · Good To Yielding · 17 ran 16/17 8 9-11 6758C Rory Cleary 33/1
06 Jul 11+68d Naas Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap (50-75) 10f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran 8/12 shd 9-3 6970A Ross Coakley 25/1
29 Apr 11+37d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Stadium On Facebook Handicap (50-80) 8f · Standard · 14 ran 13/14 11 9-5 7148C P Shanahan 16/1
23 Mar 11+47d Kempton (AW) skysports.com Racing Handicap (London Mile Qualifier) Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 13 ran 11/13 1½ 8-12 7147C Martin Harley 14/1
04 Feb 11+2d Wolverhampton (AW) Sponsor A Race By Calling 01902 390000 Claiming Stakes Class 5 · 9.5f · Standard · 10 ran 4/10 3½ 9-3 7267A Eddie Ahern 4/1
02 Feb 11+53d Kempton (AW) Racing At skysports.com Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Standard · 12 ran 7/12 ½ 9-4 7275A Eddie Ahern 16/1
11 Dec 10+7d Wolverhampton (AW) wolverhampton-racecourse.co.uk Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 4 ran 1/4 9-3 7279B Eddie Ahern 4/9F
04 Dec 10+88d Dundalk (AW) Group Discounts At Dundalk Maiden 8f · Standard · 10 ran 3/10 ½ 9-1 7265A Martin Harley 9/2
07 Sep 10+16d Laytown (AW) Gilna's Cottage Inn Maiden 7f · Standard · 10 ran 6/10 4 10-3 7360A Fran Berry 11/2
22 Aug 10+16d Cork Mount Hillary Handicap (50-75) 8f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 6/16 nk 10-0 7386A Kevin Manning 7/1
06 Aug 10+15d Tipperary Castle Park Stud Handicap (50-75) 9f · Good · 14 ran 2/14 ¾ 9-6 7086A Danny Mullins 8/1
22 Jul 10+45d Leopardstown Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap (50-75) 10f · Yielding · 17 ran 7/17 ¾ 9-8 7375A Ronan Whelan 14/1
07 Jun 10+262d Naas www.thetote.com Community Raceday Handicap (60-90) 7f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 8/16 3 8-11 7370A Kevin Manning 10/1
18 Sep 09+83d Listowel L.m. Carey & Company Handicap (50-80) 7f · Good · 15 ran 13/15 2 9-8 7652C Kevin Manning 7/1
27 Jun 09+23d Curragh Newstalk 106-108fm Handicap (50-85) 7f · Yielding · 20 ran 13/20 shd 9-2 7669A Kevin Manning 6/1F
04 Jun 09+214d Leopardstown Rochestown Handicap (50-80) 7f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 2/16 hd 9-3 7282A Kevin Manning 6/1
02 Nov 08+6d Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden Stakes 7f · Soft · 17 ran 10/17 hd 9-0 7268A Kevin Manning 25/1
27 Oct 08+121d Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms Ebf (c&g) Maiden 7f · Yielding To Soft · 18 ran 10/18 nk 9-0 —70A Kevin Manning 12/1
28 Jun 08 Curragh Barronstown Stud Maiden 6f · Yielding · 18 ran 14/18 1¾ 9-3 —53C Kevin Manning 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has John Veale (USA) won?
John Veale (USA) won 1 of 26 archived starts between 2008 and 2013, a strike rate of 3.8%. Placed 4 times in total (15.4% of starts).
Who trained John Veale (USA)?
John Veale (USA) was trained by Thomas McLaughlin on the most recent run on record, at Sligo on 20 August 2013.
Who is John Veale (USA)'s sire?
John Veale (USA) is by Strong Hope (USA) out of Soccory (USA), whose sire is Tricky Creek.
What going does John Veale (USA) prefer?
John Veale (USA) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 10 starts (10%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is John Veale (USA)'s official rating?
John Veale (USA)'s highest official rating on record is 76.
What is John Veale (USA)'s sire's record?
Strong Hope (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.4% of 83 runs since Jan 2008 (7 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from June 2008. 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.