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Horse profile

Johnny Boy (FR)

7yo gelding · Trainer Venetia Williams · Owner Hereford Racing Club
by Kapgarde (FR) out of Cry For You (FR) (Poliglote)
8 runs · 3 courses · from Apr 2024
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 11 Feb 2026 · 2nd of 5 Last raced off OR 93
KTB Profile

Johnny Boy is a maiden who has won none of eight starts on turf but has placed once. He showed his best effort when second of five at Hereford in Feb 2026 in a Class 5 novices handicap chase, racing prominently off an official rating of 93 which was 8 lb below his highest ever mark of 101. All his runs have come on soft or heavier ground, with four starts at Hereford and three at Ffos Las. His sire is Kapgarde.

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 1 Nov 2026
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KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 100 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Hereford, 12 Feb 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 7 figures · best 100B · median 87
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Soft594A872 runs · 94 / 91.5
Heavy1——1 run · —
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Over 3m3100B942 runs · 94 / 78
2m5f – 3m289C83.51 run · —
2m1f – 2m4f1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 8 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 102A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Hereford, 20 Dec 2025 Official rating 93 at the last run, 11 Feb 2026

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 7 figures · best 106A · median 93
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Soft5102A882 runs · 102 / 95
Heavy1——1 run · —
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Over 3m3106A1022 runs · 102 / 97.5
2m5f – 3m288C86.51 run · —
2m1f – 2m4f1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 8 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 · 7 figures from 8 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 7 analysed runs since Nov 2024

  • Prominent 4 (57%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 2 (29%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (14%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Kapgarde (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 6,625 runs since Mar 2008 (725 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−12.5—
Good to Firm981313.3%+0.8—
Good1,27618614.6%+2.1—
Good to Soft1,03115014.5%+20 from 1
Soft2,71432211.9%−0.60 from 5
Heavy1,46215210.4%−2.10 from 2
Standard (AW)4037.5%−5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−12.5—
1m – 1m1f800%−12.5—
1m2f – 1m4f32721.9%+9.4—
1m5f – 2m1,35720715.3%+2.80 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f3,21337411.6%−0.90 from 1
2m5f – 3m1,62719712.1%−0.40 from 3
Over 3m3874110.6%−1.90 from 3

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2008 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Cry For You (FR) (Poliglote)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Maestro Du Mesnil (FR)40——
La Belle Argentee (FR)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Hereford 4 0 0% −4.00
Ffos Las 3 0 0% −3.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
Over 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Charlie Deutsch 5 0 0% −5.00
Shane Quinlan 2 0 0% −2.00
Ned Fox 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 0 0% −2.00
2025 4 0 0% −4.00
2024 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 0 0% −6.00
Chase 1 0 0% −1.00
NH 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 2 runs
11 Feb 26+12d Hereford Spa Motors Hereford Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m1f · Heavy · 5 ran Sat third early - lost touch approaching 4 out - stayed handy behind the front pair before moving distant second at the last fence - stayed on to finish second 2/5 21 11-13 9362C93C Charlie Deutsch 15/2
30 Jan 26+41d Ffos Las tigerbet.co.uk Extra Places Paid Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 3m · Heavy · 10 ran Settled at the back early - pushed to keep up from the 6th and slipped behind by the 8th - pulled up after the 9th PU/10 — 12-0 98—— Charlie Deutsch 40/1
2025 · 4 runs
20 Dec 25+23d Hereford tigerbet.co.uk New Betting Site Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 3m1½f · Soft · 11 ran Settled at the back early - improved into contention after 3 out - stayed on to finish sixth 6/11 1½ 11-9 10094A102A Ned Fox 7/1
27 Nov 25+288d Uttoxeter ORS UK 25th Anniversary Race Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m7½f · Soft · 7 ran Settled just off the pace early - pushed along after 4 out - made no headway thereafter - well beaten in 7th 7/7 18 11-2 10189C88C Charlie Deutsch 12/1
12 Feb 25+28d Hereford Star Sports We Believe In Bookmaking Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 3m1½f · Good To Soft · 7 ran Tracked front group wide early - dropped away before the 6th then found improvement despite a mistake at the 9th - awkward again 3 out - held no chance from 2 out home 4/7 6½ 11-4 —100B106A Charlie Deutsch 40/1
15 Jan 25+56d Hereford DragonBet Oncourse Values Online Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m5½f · Soft · 9 ran Sat close to front two early - drifted off line at the 3rd and scrambled 5th - slipped back through the field by the 7th - toiling before 3 out - well held at the finish 6/9 15 11-0 —78B85A Shane Quinlan 66/1
2024 · 2 runs
20 Nov 24+218d Ffos Las Diplomat Hotel And Spa Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m4f · Soft · 12 ran Settled in the pack early - pushed along and dropped away after 4 out - well held at the finish 7/12 8 11-1 —87C97C Shane Quinlan 33/1
16 Apr 24 Ffos Las everytip.com - Racing Tips Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m · Soft · 6 ran 6/6 4 11-4 —64C86C Charlie Deutsch 6/1

Quick answers

How many races has Johnny Boy won?
Johnny Boy (FR) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2024 and 2026. Placed 1 time in total (12.5% of starts).
Who trains Johnny Boy?
Johnny Boy (FR) is trained by Venetia Williams, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 11 February 2026.
Who is Johnny Boy's sire?
Johnny Boy (FR) is by Kapgarde (FR) out of Cry For You (FR), whose sire is Poliglote.
What is Johnny Boy's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 93, from the run on 11 February 2026. The highest on record is 101.
What is Johnny Boy's sire's record?
Kapgarde (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 6,625 runs since Mar 2008 (725 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Johnny Boy's siblings?
Out of Cry For You (FR), Johnny Boy (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2024. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.