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Horse profile

Johnston's Swallow (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2007) · Last trainer Jonjo O'Neill · Last owner John P Mcmanus
by Commanche Run (GB) out of Mirror of Flowers (GB) (Artaius)
16 runs · 11 courses · from Jan 2005
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 6 Oct 2007 — 6,955 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2007 · 6th of 12 3 wins · Towcester, Bangor-on-Dee & Down Royal Last raced off OR 88
KTB Profile

Johnston's Swallow (IRE) is 3 from 16. Hasn't won since Jun 2007. Last raced off 88, 27lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 16 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 27lb off peak
Official rating88↓ 27lb off peak
88 70–115

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 81C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fontwell, 6 Oct 2007 Official rating 88 at the last run, 6 Oct 2007

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 →

Jumps 12 figures · best 129C · median 83
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good6105C85.5—
Heavy292C84—
Soft2129C106.5—
Good to Firm1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m5129C92—
2m1f – 2m4f496C82—
2m5f – 3m389C81—

Of 16 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 16 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
Commanche Run (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.3% of 384 runs since Jan 2008 (50 horses).

Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 10.4% from 125. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4% from 101.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−7.3—
Good to Firm4424.5%−2.80 from 1
Good10376.8%−0.52 from 6
Good to Soft7379.6%+2.30 from 2
Soft9788.2%+0.91 from 4
Heavy5946.8%−0.50 from 3
Standard (AW)600%−7.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f100%−7.3—
1m2f – 1m4f200%−7.3—
1m5f – 2m10144%−3.32 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f9577.4%+0.11 from 5
2m5f – 3m1251310.4%+3.10 from 4
Over 3m6046.7%−0.60 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
Mirror of Flowers (GB) (Artaius)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Malin Bay (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m6½f–3m½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Malin Bay (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Malin Bay (IRE)3032m6½f–3m½fClass 3
Johnston's Baby (IRE)150——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 6 2 33% −1.25
Soft 4 1 25% −1.12
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 7 1 14% −4.75
Class 5 5 1 20% −2.50
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fontwell 3 0 0% −3.00
Bangor-on-Dee 2 1 50% +0.50
Newton Abbot 2 0 0% −2.00
Punchestown 2 0 0% −2.00
Towcester 1 1 100% +1.25
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 1 100% +1.88

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 6 2 33% −0.87
2m1f – 2m4f 5 1 20% −2.50
2m5f – 3m 4 0 0% −4.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
A P McCoy 9 2 22% −4.25
Noel Fehily 3 0 0% −3.00
Richard Johnson 1 0 0% −1.00
Dominic Elsworth 1 0 0% −1.00
T G M Ryan 1 1 100% +1.88
Conor O'Dwyer 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Blinkers 8 2 25% −3.25
None 7 1 14% −4.12
Tongue tie + blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 9 2 22% −4.25
2006 4 0 0% −4.00
2005 3 1 33% −0.12

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 13 2 15% −8.25
Hurdle 3 1 33% −0.12

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
06 Oct 07+49d Fontwell Amp5 Challenge costain.com Supporting WaterAid Handicap Chs Class 4 · 21f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 6/12 2½ 11-0 8881C A P McCoy 7/1
18 Aug 07+33d Bangor-on-Dee Llangollen Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 11 ran 9/11 4 11-3 9180C A P McCoy 8/1
16 Jul 07+35d Newton Abbot Samworth Brothers Distribution Handicap Chase Class 5 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 4/10 15 11-11 9172C A P McCoy 10/3F
11 Jun 07+3d Newton Abbot Racecourse For Your Product Launch Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 10 ran 5/10 5 10-6 8182C A P McCoy 7/2
08 Jun 07+15d Towcester Peter Branch Memorial Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 10-4 81105C A P McCoy 5/4F
24 May 07+8d Bangor-on-Dee Saint Dunod Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 17.5f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 10-8 7096C A P McCoy 6/4F
16 May 07+121d Fontwell Weatherbys Bloodstock Insurance Handicap Chase Class 5 · 21f · Good · 11 ran 3/11 1¼ 11-4 7389C A P McCoy 9/2
15 Jan 07+11d Plumpton Skybet Press Red To Bet On ATR Handicap Chase Class 5 · 25.5f · Soft · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-6 79— Richard Johnson 8/1
04 Jan 07+20d Lingfield Lingfield Park For Weddings Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Heavy · 14 ran 4/14 7 10-13 8276C Noel Fehily 25/1
15 Dec 06+14d Uttoxeter Air And Ground Aviation Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Heavy · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-12 100— Dominic Elsworth 50/1
01 Dec 06+19d Sandown williamhillcasino.com Novices' Handicap Chase Class 3 · 20f · Good To Soft · 6 ran PU/6 — 11-7 110— Noel Fehily 25/1
12 Nov 06+17d Fontwell Walcot Lad Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 17.5f · Good · 5 ran 4/5 33 11-5 11377C Noel Fehily 14/1
26 Oct 06+545d Stratford George Pragnell Jewellers Handicap Chase Class 4 · 17f · Soft · 9 ran 4/9 30 11-12 11584C A P McCoy 11/2
29 Apr 05+43d Punchestown Opel Novice Hurdle 16f · Soft · 25 ran PU/25 — 11-12 —— A P McCoy 16/1
17 Mar 05+61d Down Royal Bass Maiden Hurdle 16f · Yielding To Soft · 20 ran 1/20 11-1 —129C T G M Ryan 15/8F
15 Jan 05 Punchestown I.N.H. Stallion Farms E.B.F. Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 22 ran 6/22 4 11-12 —92C Conor O'Dwyer 7/2

Quick answers

How many races has Johnston's Swallow (IRE) won?
Johnston's Swallow (IRE) won 3 of 16 archived starts between 2005 and 2007, a strike rate of 18.8%. Placed 4 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trained Johnston's Swallow (IRE)?
Johnston's Swallow (IRE) was trained by Jonjo O'Neill on the most recent run on record, at Fontwell on 6 October 2007.
Who is Johnston's Swallow (IRE)'s sire?
Johnston's Swallow (IRE) is by Commanche Run (GB) out of Mirror of Flowers (GB), whose sire is Artaius.
What going does Johnston's Swallow (IRE) prefer?
Johnston's Swallow (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 6 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Johnston's Swallow (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 88, from the run on 6 October 2007. The highest on record is 115.
What is Johnston's Swallow (IRE)'s sire's record?
Commanche Run (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.3% of 384 runs since Jan 2008 (50 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 10.4% from 125. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4% from 101.
Who are Johnston's Swallow (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Mirror of Flowers (GB), Johnston's Swallow (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Malin Bay (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Malin Bay (IRE)). The wins came over 2m6½f–3m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2005. 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.