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Johnny Drama (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2022) · Last trainer Andrew Balding · Last owner King Power Racing Co Ltd
by Lilbourne Lad (IRE) out of Quelle Histoire (IRE) (Whipper)
24 runs · 15 courses · from Oct 2018
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 2 Jun 2022 — 1,608 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2022 · 9th of 10 7 wins · 5 courses Last raced off OR 102
KTB Profile

Johnny Drama (IRE) is 7 from 24, including a Listed win. The biggest win we hold: the Unibet Wild Flower Stakes at Kempton (AW) (Dec 2020). Hasn't won since Jul 2021.

Based on 24 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
Official rating102↓ 7lb off peak
102 85–109

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 107 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Kempton (AW), 2 Dec 2020

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 →

Flat 24 figures · best 124C · median 94.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)7124C103—
Good6103C83.5—
Soft6124C100.5—
Good to Firm390C89—
Heavy1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f22124C94.5—
1m – 1m1f2108C94—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 24 figures from 24 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 100A the best of the last 3 rated runs · York, 20 Aug 2021 Official rating 102 at the last run, 2 Jun 2022

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 24 figures · best 104A · median 92
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)799C91—
Good6100A88.5—
Soft6104A94—
Good to Firm3101A100—
Heavy1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f22104A92—
1m – 1m1f2102A95—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 24 figures from 24 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
Lilbourne Lad (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.1% of 2,553 runs since Jan 2008 (174 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1815.6%−2.5—
Good to Firm406307.4%−0.70 from 3
Good520448.5%+0.42 from 6
Good to Soft277196.9%−1.20 from 1
Soft280238.2%+0.11 from 6
Heavy7800%−8.10 from 1
Standard (AW)974899.1%+14 from 7
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f229208.7%+0.6—
6f – 7f1,101857.7%−0.4—
1m – 1m1f571518.9%+0.81 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f383328.4%+0.36 from 22
1m5f – 2m176126.8%−1.3—
2m1f – 2m4f7334.1%−4—
2m5f – 3m1400%−8.1—
Over 3m6350%+41.9—

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
Quelle Histoire (IRE) (Whipper)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Rick Dalton (IRE)170——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 7 4 57% +4.86
Good 6 2 33% +18.91
Soft 6 1 17% −0.50
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 16 3 19% +13.88
Class 1 3 1 33% −0.12
Class 3 1 1 100% +1.10

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
York 5 1 20% +18.00
Kempton (AW) 3 3 100% +6.76
Goodwood 2 0 0% −2.00
Lingfield (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Ascot 2 0 0% −2.00
Redcar 1 0 0% −1.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 1 100% +1.10
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Epsom Downs 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 1 100% +0.91
Gowran Park 1 1 100% +4.50
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 22 6 27% +14.77
1m – 1m1f 2 1 50% +3.50

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Silvestre De Sousa 9 4 44% +2.86
Colin Keane 5 2 40% +2.41
Callum Hutchinson 2 0 0% −2.00
Joshua Bryan 2 1 50% +21.00
Ryan Moore 1 0 0% −1.00
Daniel Tudhope 1 0 0% −1.00
Oisin Murphy 1 0 0% −1.00
David Probert 1 0 0% −1.00
Rob Hornby 1 0 0% −1.00
Jason Watson 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 13 3 23% −1.09
Tongue tie 11 4 36% +19.36

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2022 2 0 0% −2.00
2021 4 1 25% +19.00
2020 9 4 44% +2.86
2019 7 2 29% +0.41
2018 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2022 · 2 runs
02 Jun 22+14d Redcar Racing TV Zetland Gold Cup Handicap Class 2 · 10f · Good · 10 ran 9/10 17 9-7 10269C69C Callum Hutchinson 28/1
19 May 22+272d Chelmsford City (AW) Betsi Handicap Class 2 · 10f · Standard · 4 ran 4/4 ½ 9-6 10799C87B Callum Hutchinson 14/1
2021 · 4 runs
20 Aug 21+24d York Sky Bet Handicap Class 2 · 12f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 4/15 ¾ 9-10 10390C100A Silvestre De Sousa 15/2
27 Jul 21+17d Goodwood Unibet 'you're On' Chesterfield Cup Handicap Class 2 · 10f · Heavy · 11 ran 4/11 nk 9-4 10373A95A Silvestre De Sousa 17/2
10 Jul 21+133d York John Smith's Cup Handicap Class 2 · 10.5f · Good · 20 ran 1/20 8-13 9877C100A Joshua Bryan 22/1
27 Feb 21+70d Lingfield (AW) Betway Winter Derby Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 10f · Standard · 5 ran 5/5 3½ 9-0 10993C76B Ryan Moore 11/2
2020 · 9 runs
19 Dec 20+17d Lingfield (AW) Betway Quebec Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 10f · Standard · 8 ran 5/8 ¾ 9-11 10797A92A Daniel Tudhope 16/1
02 Dec 20+5d Kempton (AW) Unibet Wild Flower Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 12f · Standard To Slow · 9 ran 1/9 9-6 105107A95A Silvestre De Sousa 15/8
27 Nov 20+9d Southwell (AW) Betway EBF Buccaneer Conditions Stakes Class 3 · 12f · Standard · 3 ran 1/3 9-10 100124C99C Silvestre De Sousa 11/10
18 Nov 20+16d Kempton (AW) Try Our New Super Boosts At Unibet Handicap Class 2 · 12f · Standard To Slow · 5 ran 1/5 9-9 96103C91B Silvestre De Sousa 11/8F
02 Nov 20+9d Kempton (AW) Try Our New Super Boosts At Unibet Handicap Class 2 · 11f · Standard To Slow · 6 ran 1/6 8-10 90103A89B Silvestre De Sousa 7/2
24 Oct 20+14d Doncaster Think Smart At Vertem Handicap Class 2 · 12f · Soft · 9 ran 6/9 1¾ 9-1 9395C75C Oisin Murphy 9/2
10 Oct 20+98d York Coral Beaten By A Length Free Bet Handicap Class 2 · 10.5f · Soft · 13 ran 6/13 1½ 9-3 9595C94A David Probert 10/1
04 Jul 20+15d Epsom Downs Investec Handicap Class 2 · 10f · Good · 13 ran 9/13 ¾ 9-3 9786C85A Silvestre De Sousa 6/1
19 Jun 20+251d Ascot Duke Of Edinburgh Stakes (Handicap) Class 2 · 12f · Soft · 14 ran 11/14 3¼ 9-1 9973C68C Joshua Bryan 11/1
2019 · 7 runs
12 Oct 19+21d York Smart Money's On Coral Handicap Class 2 · 10.5f · Soft · 7 ran 2/7 3 8-13 99106A104A Silvestre De Sousa 2/1F
21 Sep 19+28d Newbury Dubai Duty Free Handicap Class 2 · 10f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 10/13 hd 9-2 9778C80A Rob Hornby 11/1
24 Aug 19+25d York Sky Bet Handicap Class 2 · 10.5f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 2/14 1½ 9-7 9789C101A Jason Watson 9/1
30 Jul 19+39d Goodwood Unibet Handicap Class 2 · 10f · Good · 16 ran 6/16 ¾ 9-0 9781C92A Silvestre De Sousa 13/2
21 Jun 19+39d Ascot Duke Of Edinburgh Stakes (Handicap) Class 2 · 12f · Good · 19 ran 13/19 2 9-2 9894C71A Colin Keane 10/1
13 May 19+34d Roscommon Knockcroghery Handicap 10f · Good · 4 ran 1/4 9-11 85103C97B Colin Keane 10/11F
09 Apr 19+156d Gowran Park Tickets Online At www.gowranpark.ie Maiden 9.5f · Yielding To Soft · 17 ran 1/17 9-7 —108C102A Colin Keane 9/2
2018 · 2 runs
04 Nov 18+15d Naas JF Dunne Insurances Maiden 12f · Yielding · 15 ran 2/15 nk 9-5 —124C94A Colin Keane 2/1J
20 Oct 18 Leopardstown Tote Maiden 9f · Good To Yielding · 22 ran 7/22 shd 9-5 —80C88A Colin Keane 6/1

Quick answers

How many races has Johnny Drama won?
Johnny Drama (IRE) won 7 of 24 archived starts between 2018 and 2022, a strike rate of 29.2%. Placed 10 times in total (41.7% of starts).
Who trained Johnny Drama?
Johnny Drama (IRE) was trained by Andrew Balding on the most recent run on record, at Redcar on 2 June 2022.
Who is Johnny Drama's sire?
Johnny Drama (IRE) is by Lilbourne Lad (IRE) out of Quelle Histoire (IRE), whose sire is Whipper.
What going does Johnny Drama prefer?
Johnny Drama (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 4 wins from 7 starts (57.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Johnny Drama's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 102, from the run on 2 June 2022. The highest on record is 109.
What is Johnny Drama's sire's record?
Lilbourne Lad (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.1% of 2,553 runs since Jan 2008 (174 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Johnny Drama's siblings?
Out of Quelle Histoire (IRE), Johnny Drama (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2018. 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.