Jolly Jack Tar (GB)
Jolly Jack Tar won two of his six starts, both over 1m2f – 1m4f on Standard (AW) at Chelmsford City and Lingfield. He took a Class 4 handicap at Chelmsford City in Jun 2025 off an official rating of 85 and has reached a highest ever mark of 94. The gelding was last seen finishing 13 of 13 at Ascot in Sep 2026 when last raced off OR 92. By Too Darn Hot out of a Storming Home mare, he is trained by John & Thady Gosden.
- 2–6Wins / Runs
- 33.3%Strike rate
- 4 (66.7%)Placed
- −1.38£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 1.50Fair A/E n=6 · 1.29 incl. margin
- 94Highest OR
- 187dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 117
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 117B | 88.5 | — |
| Good | 2 | 79C | 67 | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 117B | 76 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 85A | 82 | 1 run · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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 since Dec 2024
- Prominent 3 (75%) · 1 win
- Led 1 (25%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 14% of 2,352 runs since Apr 2023 (321 horses).
Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 9.4% from 117.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 9 | 3 | 33.3% | +19.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 469 | 71 | 15.1% | +1.1 | — |
| Good | 623 | 83 | 13.3% | −0.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 265 | 37 | 14% | 0 | — |
| Soft | 241 | 29 | 12% | −2 | — |
| Heavy | 63 | 11 | 17.5% | +3.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 682 | 95 | 13.9% | −0.1 | 2 from 4 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 117 | 11 | 9.4% | −4.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 925 | 134 | 14.5% | +0.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 714 | 104 | 14.6% | +0.6 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 481 | 67 | 13.9% | −0.1 | 2 from 4 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 92 | 13 | 14.1% | +0.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 23 | 0 | 0% | −14 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2023 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them First Snowfall (GB) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m1f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (First Snowfall (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Snowfall (GB) | 12 | 1 | 1m2f | Class 6 |
| Act Fast (GB) | 2 | 1 | 1m1f | — |
| Cracking Cloud (GB) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Emirates Flight (GB) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Winter Daydream (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 2 | 50% | +0.62 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.38 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.62 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 2 | 50% | +0.62 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Buick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kieran Shoemark | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Benoit De La Sayette | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Robert Havlin | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.62 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.38 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 04 Sep 26+402d | Ascot | Ascot Hospitality Handicap Stakes Went straight to the front - overtaken before 2f - slipped into the pack by halfway - faded fast to trail from a furlong out - well held at the finish | 13/13 | 7 | 9-2 | 92 | 79C | 63C | William Buick | 16/1 |
| 2025 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Jul 25+40d | Goodwood | Coral Chesterfield Cup Handicap Sat handy in 4th early - asked for effort 3f out then drifted right and lost ground fast inside the final 2f - allowed to drop away in the closing stages | 16/18 | 1¾ | 8-10 | 94 | 55C | 68C | William Buick | 9/1 |
| 19 Jun 25+196d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Experience Luxury With Champagne Collet Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Prominent on the outer - moved to front over 2f out - pushed along and hung left over 1f out - pulled further left inside the final furlong and drew well in advance - won with plenty in hand | 1/10 | 9-9 | 85 | 117B | 102A | Benoit De La Sayette | 2/1 | |
| 2024 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 05 Dec 24+286d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Racing Is Everyone's Sport Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Handy near the front - pushed along a furlong out but unable to close on leader - stayed on same stride to finish third | 3/14 | 1 | 9-11 | — | 92B | 89A | Kieran Shoemark | 2/1 |
| 23 Feb 24+9d | Lingfield (AW) | Stay Golden With BetMGM Safer Gambling Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/4 | 9-7 | — | 60C | 77B | Robert Havlin | 8/13F | |
| 14 Feb 24 | Kempton (AW) | Unibet More Extra Place Races Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) | 3/8 | 2 | 8-11 | — | 85A | 81A | Kieran Shoemark | 17/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Jolly Jack Tar won?
- Jolly Jack Tar (GB) won 2 of 6 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 4 times in total (66.7% of starts).
- Who trains Jolly Jack Tar?
- Jolly Jack Tar (GB) is trained by John & Thady Gosden, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 4 September 2026.
- Who is Jolly Jack Tar's sire?
- Jolly Jack Tar (GB) is by Too Darn Hot (GB) out of Flying Cloud (IRE), whose sire is Storming Home.
- What going does Jolly Jack Tar prefer?
- Jolly Jack Tar (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Jolly Jack Tar's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 92, from the run on 4 September 2026. The highest on record is 94.
- What is Jolly Jack Tar's sire's record?
- Too Darn Hot (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 14% of 2,352 runs since Apr 2023 (321 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 9.4% from 117.
- Who are Jolly Jack Tar's siblings?
- Out of Flying Cloud (IRE), Jolly Jack Tar (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: First Snowfall (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 6 (First Snowfall (GB)). The wins came over 1m1f–1m2f. As at Nov 2026.