Horse profile
Johngus (IRE)
by Arakan (USA) out of Equation (IRE) (Lahib)
38 runs · 12 courses · from Dec 2019
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Limerick & Clonmel
Off 331 days · 7th of 12
Last raced off OR 102
KTB Profile
Johngus is a gelding who has won two of 38 starts on turf, both over 1m5f – 2m on heavy ground. He won the Roche's Feeds Handicap Hurdle at Limerick in Dec 2023 off an official rating of 102 and the Kilmanahan Beginners Chase at Clonmel in Mar 2023 off 98. He has never won on soft ground or over further than 2m. Aged 11 at his last run in Nov 2025, he finished 7 of 12 in a handicap hurdle at Thurles off an official rating of 102.
Based on 38 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 11lb off peak
- 2–38Wins / Runs
- 5.3%Strike rate
- 9 (23.7%)Placed
- −12.00£1 level staken=38 at SP
- 0.58Fair A/E n=38 · 0.47 incl. margin
- 113Highest OR
- 58dAvg 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.
Official rating102↓ 11lb off peak
102
95–113
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 98
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 13 | 126A | 85 | — |
| Soft | 12 | 114B | 84 | 2 · 92 / 76 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 107C | 97.5 | — |
| Good | 2 | 99A | 94.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 14 | 126A | 79 | 1 · — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 9 | 108B | 89 | 1 · — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 107C | 90 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 38 runs looked at, 9 have no figure: did not complete (5) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (3) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 29 figures from 38 runs · as at 3 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 4 analysed runs
- Held up 3 (75%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 1 (25%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 3,467 runs since Jan 2008 (266 horses).
Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 4.5% from 134.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 16 | 2 | 12.5% | +3.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 290 | 24 | 8.3% | −0.9 | — |
| Good | 1,035 | 113 | 10.9% | +1.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 439 | 48 | 10.9% | +1.7 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 768 | 54 | 7% | −2.2 | 0 from 17 |
| Heavy | 378 | 34 | 9% | −0.2 | 2 from 16 |
| Standard (AW) | 541 | 43 | 7.9% | −1.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 134 | 6 | 4.5% | −4.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 631 | 56 | 8.9% | −0.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 397 | 46 | 11.6% | +2.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 242 | 15 | 6.2% | −3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 967 | 91 | 9.4% | +0.2 | 2 from 17 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 747 | 68 | 9.1% | −0.1 | 0 from 11 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 298 | 33 | 11.1% | +1.9 | 0 from 8 |
| Over 3m | 51 | 3 | 5.9% | −3.3 | 0 from 2 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Equation (IRE) (Lahib)
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Asking For Answers (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 3m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Asking For Answers (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking For Answers (IRE) | 25 | 2 | 3m | Class 5 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 17 | 0 | 0% | −17.00 |
| Heavy | 16 | 2 | 13% | +10.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 9 | 1 | 11% | +12.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Thurles | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Punchestown | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Cork | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Clonmel | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.00 |
| Gowran Park | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 17 | 2 | 12% | +9.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr S Tobin | 9 | 1 | 11% | +12.00 |
| Peter Carberry | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Mr J Hurley | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| E Walsh | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Danny Power | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Miss S Ahern | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Rachael Blackmore | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr E P O'Brien | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Diarmuid Moloney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kieran Callaghan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Phillip Enright | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Richard Deegan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean O'Keeffe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Simon Torrens | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Denis O'Regan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oakley Brown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 21 | 1 | 5% | −16.00 |
| None | 17 | 1 | 6% | +4.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2023 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +19.00 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 18 | 1 | 6% | +3.00 |
| Chase | 16 | 1 | 6% | −11.00 |
| NH Flat | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Flat | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Nov 25+24d | Thurles | William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Settled midfield - 7th at halfway - driven with no gain into the straight and beaten from 2 out home | 7/12 | 9 | 10-11 | 102 | 92A | 97A | Danny Power | 50/1 |
| 27 Oct 25+287d | Wexford | Slaney View Honda Handicap Hurdle Held up at back - suffered a heavy knock 3rd and needed urging in 11th before 7th - nudged into contention after 2 out - held on at same rate to finish 8th | 8/14 | 14 | 11-0 | 105 | 60C | 92C | Danny Power | 66/1 |
| 13 Jan 25+18d | Punchestown | John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle Went straight to the front - lost the advantage before the 2nd - settled 4th behind the front-runner from the 4th - slipped further back through the 5th and faded before two out | 7/9 | 11 | 12-2 | 108 | 74C | 99C | Mr S Tobin | 33/1 |
| 26 Dec 24+219d | Limerick | BRC McMahon Reinforcements Handicap Chase Held up at the back - error at the 6th - soon put under pressure - blundered four out - lost touch and pulled up before two out | PU/10 | — | 11-5 | 104 | — | — | Mr S Tobin | 16/1 |
| 21 May 24+12d | Punchestown | FitClub At Punchestown 9th June Handicap Hurdle (80-116) | 9/11 | 3½ | 11-1 | 109 | 88A | 95A | Mr S Tobin | 18/1 |
| 09 May 24+23d | Tipperary | Porter House Handicap Chase | 5/14 | 1 | 11-2 | 104 | 98B | 111A | Mr S Tobin | 13/2 |
| 16 Apr 24+15d | Naas | Daragh Fitzpatrick Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle | 3/13 | 1½ | 11-0 | 109 | 109B | 123A | Mr S Tobin | 16/1 |
| 01 Apr 24+11d | Cork | Leisure Domes Ltd Marquee Hire Handicap Hurdle | 11/15 | 7 | 11-8 | 110 | 114B | 101A | Diarmuid Moloney | 7/1 |
| 21 Mar 24+70d | Cork | Full Circle Series At Punchestown Festival 2024 Qualifier Handicap Hurdle | 4/20 | 1½ | 11-1 | 110 | 108B | 126A | Mr S Tobin | 50/1 |
| 11 Jan 24+13d | Clonmel | Jossestown Handicap Chase (0-109) | 5/10 | 1¾ | 11-5 | 104 | 126A | 95A | Mr S Tobin | 4/1 |
| 29 Dec 23+2d | Limerick | QuinnBet Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 7/14 | ½ | 12-0 | 95 | 50B | 115A | Mr S Tobin | 9/4F |
| 27 Dec 23+261d | Limerick | Roche's Feeds Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 1/16 | 11-7 | 102 | 45B | 137A | Mr S Tobin | 20/1 | |
| 10 Apr 23+20d | Cork | Coolmore N.H. Sires Capri Handicap Chase | 7/9 | 2 | 9-7 | 104 | 62C | 83C | Kieran Callaghan | 9/2C |
| 21 Mar 23+9d | Clonmel | Kilmanahan Beginners Chase | 1/9 | 11-12 | 98 | 84A | 139B | Phillip Enright | 4/1 | |
| 12 Mar 23+17d | Limerick | Book Online At www.limerickraces.ie Beginners Chase | 3/6 | 3½ | 11-12 | 96 | 76A | 123B | Richard Deegan | 33/1 |
| 23 Feb 23+37d | Thurles | Thurles Racecourse (Q.R.) Handicap Chase (0-102) | 10/17 | ¾ | 11-7 | 98 | 90B | 102A | Mr J Hurley | 8/1 |
| 17 Jan 23+21d | Clonmel | Rathronan Maiden Hunters Chase | 5/12 | 1 | 11-7 | 102 | 36B | 103A | Mr J Hurley | 9/2 |
| 27 Dec 22+255d | Limerick | Earl Of Harrington Memorial Maiden Hunters Chase | 2/13 | 12 | 11-7 | 102 | 91B | 112A | Mr J Hurley | 5/1 |
| 16 Apr 22+28d | Fairyhouse | Fred Kenny Lifetime Services To Racing Ladies National Handicap Chase | PU/10 | — | 10-0 | 104 | — | — | Miss S Ahern | 5/1 |
| 19 Mar 22+23d | Thurles | Duggan Veterinary 4cyte For Horses Handicap Chase | 6/12 | 2¾ | 11-10 | 105 | 99A | 105A | Peter Carberry | 3/1F |
| 24 Feb 22+5d | Thurles | Thurles Racecourse (Q.R.) Handicap Chase (0-109) | 2/17 | 7 | 11-6 | 102 | 114B | 125A | Mr J Hurley | 3/1F |
| 19 Feb 22+23d | Gowran Park | Download The BoyleSports App Careys Cottage Cup Novice Handicap Chase | 3/10 | 4 | 11-0 | 102 | 62B | 116A | Peter Carberry | 9/2C |
| 27 Jan 22+12d | Gowran Park | Daly Farrell Chartered Accountants Beginners Chase | 7/12 | 1¼ | 12-0 | — | -32C | 103C | Peter Carberry | 40/1 |
| 15 Jan 22+14d | Fairyhouse | Fairyhouse Supporting Local Business Beginners Chase | 13/16 | 2¼ | 12-0 | — | 44C | 97C | Peter Carberry | 16/1 |
| 01 Jan 22+39d | Fairyhouse | Happy New Year From Tote.ie Beginners Chase | 5/10 | 5½ | 12-0 | — | — | 107C | Peter Carberry | 80/1 |
| 23 Nov 21+209d | Punchestown | Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle | 5/9 | 25 | 11-10 | 112 | 107C | 99C | Sean O'Keeffe | 18/1 |
| 28 Apr 21+38d | Punchestown | Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Hurdle Series Final | BD/18 | — | 11-2 | 113 | — | — | Simon Torrens | 66/1 |
| 21 Mar 21+22d | Downpatrick | Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle | 6/11 | 2¾ | 11-10 | 113 | 107A | 101A | Rachael Blackmore | 15/8 |
| 27 Feb 21+30d | Fairyhouse | Connolly's Red Mills Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle | F/18 | — | 11-10 | 113 | — | — | Rachael Blackmore | 2/1F |
| 28 Jan 21+26d | Gowran Park | Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Ladies Auction Maiden Hurdle | 2/9 | hd | 11-3 | — | 89A | 111C | Miss S Ahern | 8/1 |
| 02 Jan 21+21d | Cork | Happy New Year From All At Cork Maiden Hurdle | 4/8 | 8 | 11-9 | — | 63A | 110A | E Walsh | 16/1 |
| 12 Dec 20+11d | Fairyhouse | Visit irishracingyearbook.com For The Perfect Racing Gift Maiden Hurdle | 4/11 | 5 | 11-1 | — | — | 98C | E Walsh | 20/1 |
| 01 Dec 20+261d | Limerick | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle | PU/13 | — | 11-6 | — | — | — | Denis O'Regan | 18/1 |
| 15 Mar 20+28d | Limerick | 63 Hospitality Packages At Limerick Racecourse Maiden Hurdle | 4/10 | 1 | 11-5 | — | 85A | 113A | E Walsh | 40/1 |
| 16 Feb 20+17d | Navan | Flower Hill (Pro/Am) Flat Race | 6/11 | 7½ | 11-7 | — | 98C | 100C | Oakley Brown | 16/1 |
| 30 Jan 20+19d | Limerick | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Auction (Pro/Am) Flat Race | 2/8 | 8½ | 11-3 | — | — | 77B | E Walsh | 4/1 |
| 11 Jan 20+15d | Fairyhouse | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Auction Flat Race | 5/9 | 1¼ | 11-3 | — | — | 67C | Mr E P O'Brien | 28/1 |
| 27 Dec 19 | Limerick | 'david Fitzgerald - Take It Easee' Flat Race | 4/9 | 5 | 11-7 | — | 111A | 110A | Mr E P O'Brien | 20/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Johngus (IRE) won?
- Johngus (IRE) won 2 of 38 archived starts between 2019 and 2025, a strike rate of 5.3%. Placed 9 times in total (23.7% of starts).
- Who trains Johngus (IRE)?
- Johngus (IRE) is trained by Sean Aherne, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 20 November 2025.
- Who is Johngus (IRE)'s sire?
- Johngus (IRE) is by Arakan (USA) out of Equation (IRE), whose sire is Lahib.
- What going does Johngus (IRE) prefer?
- Johngus (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 16 starts (12.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Johngus (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 102, from the run on 20 November 2025. The highest on record is 113.
- What is Johngus (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Arakan (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 3,467 runs since Jan 2008 (266 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 4.5% from 134.
- Who are Johngus (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Equation (IRE), Johngus (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Asking For Answers (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Asking For Answers (IRE)). The wins came over 3m. As at Oct 2026.