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Horse profile

Johnny Moonshine (IRE)

5yo gelding · Trainer Donald McCain · Owner Wayne Woods
by Mahler (GB) out of Apollonia Vitelli (IRE) (Famous Name)
5 runs · 3 courses · from Nov 2025
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 22 Oct 2026 · 4th of 13 Last raced off OR 105
KTB Profile

Johnny Moonshine is a Mahler gelding who is yet to win from five starts on turf. He has raced three times at Carlisle without success and showed his best effort when fourth of 13 in a Class 4 novices hurdle there in Oct 2026. Ridden prominently in four of his five analysed runs, he last ran off an official rating of 105.

Based on 5 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs since Nov 2025 · updated 5 Nov 2026
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KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 113 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Carlisle, 22 Oct 2026

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 4 figures · best 113B · median 92
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft393C913 runs · 93 / 91
Good1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3113B913 runs · 113 / 91
1m5f – 2m1——1 run · —

Of 5 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 5 runs · as at 30 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 123A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ayr, 2 Jan 2026 Official rating 105 at the last run, 22 Oct 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 4 figures · best 123A · median 116
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft3123A1183 runs · 123 / 118
Good1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3118A1143 runs · 118 / 114
1m5f – 2m1——1 run · —

Of 5 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 · 4 figures from 5 runs · as at 30 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 5 analysed runs since Nov 2025

  • Prominent 4 (80%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (20%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,877 runs since Sep 2014 (787 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 15.1% from 119.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1191815.1%+4.3—
Good2,97437812.7%+1.90 from 2
Good to Soft1,8181799.8%−1—
Soft2,7422599.4%−1.40 from 3
Heavy1,21412410.2%−0.6—
Standard (AW)10110%−0.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f500%−10.8—
1m2f – 1m4f1600%−10.8—
1m5f – 2m2,0491999.7%−1.10 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f3,21232410.1%−0.70 from 3
2m5f – 3m2,82634112.1%+1.30 from 1
Over 3m7699512.4%+1.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Sep 2014 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Apollonia Vitelli (IRE) (Famous Name)

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
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Carlisle 3 0 0% −3.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00

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

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 0 0% −4.00
2025 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
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 · 4 runs
22 Oct 26+187d Carlisle Class Of '63: 63 Years On Novices' Hurdle Race (Go North Night Nurse Series Qualifier) (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m1f · Good · 13 ran up with the pace early then second soon after - urged at 5th fence - slipped back two places 3 out - faded before the last - finished 4th 4/13 6½ 11-0 105113B114B Theo Gillard 11/2
18 Apr 26+61d Bangor-on-Dee Bangor-On-Dee Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m7f · Good · 5 ran Up with the front group early - cleared the 2nd fence steeply and met the 4th all wrong - untidy at the 5th with the rider having to urge - fell to the back of the field - responding before the 7th but under pressure from the 8th - faded four out and pulled up after the 3rd last PU/5 — 11-4 ——— Theo Gillard 18/1
16 Feb 26+45d Carlisle Come Racing At Carlisle In 2026 Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m3½f · Soft · 10 ran Held up handy early - clipped first fence and needed urging from the 5th as things went flat - dropped away three out and finished well beaten 6/10 5 11-9 —86C111C Theo Gillard 9/2
02 Jan 26+33d Ayr Cheltenham Gold Cup Lunch at WesternHouseHotel Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 13 ran Settled in the pack early - blundered at the opening fence - driven up approaching three out - kept going late but without getting near the front-runners 4/13 3½ 11-8 —93C123A Theo Gillard 20/1
2025 · 1 run
30 Nov 25 Carlisle PricedUp Supports British Racing Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m1f · Soft · 7 ran Sat close to the front pack early - urged forward with 3f remaining - dropped away and continued at a steady gallop to the finish - fourth 4/7 2½ 11-2 —91B118A Theo Gillard 17/2

Quick answers

How many races has Johnny Moonshine won?
Johnny Moonshine (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2025 and 2026.
Who trains Johnny Moonshine?
Johnny Moonshine (IRE) is trained by Donald McCain, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 22 October 2026.
Who is Johnny Moonshine's sire?
Johnny Moonshine (IRE) is by Mahler (GB) out of Apollonia Vitelli (IRE), whose sire is Famous Name.
What is Johnny Moonshine's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 105, from the run on 22 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Johnny Moonshine's sire's record?
Mahler (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,877 runs since Sep 2014 (787 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 15.1% from 119.

Record shown from November 2025. 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.