Horse profile
Jon Ess (IRE)
by Dragon Pulse (IRE) out of Novosibirsk (USA) (Distant View)
49 runs · 17 courses · from Feb 2017
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 Aug 2021 — 1,883 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2021
8 wins · Cork, Gowran Park & Dundalk (AW)
Last raced off OR 121
KTB Profile
Jon Ess (IRE) is 8 from 49. Hasn't won since Aug 2021. Last raced off a career-high mark of 121.
Based on 49 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR at career high
- 8–49Wins / Runs
- 16.3%Strike rate
- 22 (44.9%)Placed
- −2.70£1 level staken=49 at SP
- 1.29Fair A/E n=49 · 1.06 incl. margin
- 121Highest OR
- 35dAvg 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.
Official rating121At career-high mark
121
69–121
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 118
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 6 | 118B | 98.5 | — |
| Good | 6 | 115B | 108 | — |
| Soft | 3 | 96B | 92 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 12 | 118B | 92 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 114B | 107 | — |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 18 | 118A | 100.5 | — |
| Good | 7 | 107C | 88 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 90A | 72.5 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 102C | 88 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 12 | 117B | 100 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 10 | 118A | 99 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 107A | 91.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 49 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2) · did not complete (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 45 figures from 49 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 4,261 runs since Jan 2008 (320 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13.3% from 570. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5% from 363.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 23 | 2 | 8.7% | −0.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 447 | 45 | 10.1% | +1.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Good | 918 | 79 | 8.6% | −0.3 | 2 from 15 |
| Good to Soft | 422 | 35 | 8.3% | −0.6 | 1 from 6 |
| Soft | 773 | 47 | 6.1% | −2.8 | 0 from 7 |
| Heavy | 286 | 23 | 8% | −0.9 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,392 | 147 | 10.6% | +1.7 | 5 from 18 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 570 | 76 | 13.3% | +4.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,501 | 118 | 7.9% | −1 | 2 from 6 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 928 | 76 | 8.2% | −0.7 | 1 from 12 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 685 | 73 | 10.7% | +1.8 | 3 from 10 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 363 | 18 | 5% | −3.9 | 2 from 16 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 170 | 14 | 8.2% | −0.7 | 0 from 5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 42 | 3 | 7.1% | −1.8 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −8.9 | — |
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
Novosibirsk (USA) (Distant View)
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Perpetual Treasure (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 5f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Perpetual Treasure (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perpetual Treasure (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 5f | Class 6 |
| Siberian Power (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Zilzie (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 18 | 5 | 28% | +2.80 |
| Good | 15 | 2 | 13% | −4.50 |
| Soft | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 1 | 17% | +9.00 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 18 | 5 | 28% | +2.80 |
| Leopardstown | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Cork | 3 | 2 | 67% | +17.00 |
| Bellewstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Killarney | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sligo | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gowran Park | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Limerick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Curragh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Galway | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Navan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 16 | 2 | 13% | +4.50 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 12 | 1 | 8% | −10.20 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 10 | 3 | 30% | +5.50 |
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 2 | 33% | +2.50 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Doyle | 19 | 2 | 11% | +1.50 |
| W J Lee | 11 | 4 | 36% | +5.30 |
| Kevin Manning | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Tom Madden | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.00 |
| Charlie O'Dwyer | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Colin Keane | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Pat Smullen | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Killian Leonard | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| L P Dempsey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robbie Downey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane Foley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 45 | 5 | 11% | −24.20 |
| Visor | 2 | 2 | 100% | +8.50 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 1 | 100% | +14.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | 1 | 14% | +8.00 |
| 2020 | 8 | 3 | 38% | +8.00 |
| 2019 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −6.00 |
| 2018 | 14 | 2 | 14% | −8.20 |
| 2017 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −4.50 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 29 | 6 | 21% | −3.20 |
| Hurdle | 20 | 2 | 10% | +0.50 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug 21+23d | Bellewstown | Bective Stud Mullacurry Cup Handicap Hurdle | PU/15 | — | 11-6 | 121 | — | — | Ricky Doyle | 25/1 |
| 02 Aug 21+14d | Cork | Fermoy Handicap Hurdle | 1/13 | 11-8 | 118 | 118B | 136A | Ricky Doyle | 14/1 | |
| 19 Jul 21+35d | Ballinrobe | David Heneghan Memorial Handicap | 6/7 | 2½ | 10-0 | 81 | 99A | 70A | Tom Madden | 40/1 |
| 14 Jun 21+36d | Kilbeggan | Paul & Carmel Fay Memorial Handicap Hurdle | 7/8 | 21 | 10-12 | 120 | 50C | 97C | L P Dempsey | 11/1 |
| 09 May 21+34d | Killarney | Kelly Farm Modernisation Ltd Handicap Hurdle (Grade B) | 9/18 | 9½ | 10-9 | 121 | 92B | 108A | Ricky Doyle | 16/1 |
| 05 Apr 21+24d | Fairyhouse | Farmhouse Foods Novice Handicap Hurdle | 2/20 | 9 | 11-5 | 118 | 96B | 137A | Ricky Doyle | 28/1 |
| 12 Mar 21+181d | Dundalk (AW) | DundalkStadium.com Handicap | 6/6 | 2¼ | 9-10 | 90 | 60A | 75B | W J Lee | 11/2 |
| 12 Sep 20+38d | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF 'Petingo' Handicap (Premier Handicap) | 10/18 | nk | 9-0 | 86 | 78C | 81A | Tom Madden | 100/1 |
| 05 Aug 20+16d | Sligo | Martin Reilly Motors Rated Novice Hurdle | 2/8 | ¾ | 11-0 | 116 | 114B | 120A | Ricky Doyle | 10/3 |
| 20 Jul 20+28d | Gowran Park | Goffs Supporting Irish Racing Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) | 1/15 | 11-11 | 111 | 105B | 137A | Ricky Doyle | 9/2 | |
| 22 Jun 20+9d | Limerick | Well Done To All Frontline Staff From Limerick Racecourse Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) | 2/15 | 7 | 11-11 | 111 | 115B | 126A | Ricky Doyle | 4/1 |
| 13 Jun 20+99d | Curragh | Irish Stallion Farms EBF 'Ragusa' Handicap (Premier Handicap) | 17/17 | 4¾ | 8-7 | 89 | 55C | 57C | Charlie O'Dwyer | 22/1 |
| 06 Mar 20+21d | Dundalk (AW) | Craic At The Track 13th & 14th March Handicap | 2/7 | nk | 9-12 | 92 | 68A | 94A | W J Lee | EvensF |
| 14 Feb 20+28d | Dundalk (AW) | Fundraise At Dundalk Stadium Handicap | 1/10 | 9-12 | 83 | 102A | 95A | W J Lee | 9/2F | |
| 17 Jan 20+22d | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap | 1/14 | 9-8 | 76 | 75B | 89A | W J Lee | 4/1F | |
| 26 Dec 19+48d | Leopardstown | Holden Plant Rentals Novice Handicap Hurdle | 15/25 | 10 | 10-13 | 113 | — | 98C | Ricky Doyle | 25/1 |
| 08 Nov 19+13d | Dundalk (AW) | Parkview Provisions Apprentice Handicap | 9/14 | hd | 9-9 | 77 | 99B | 70A | Charlie O'Dwyer | 14/1 |
| 26 Oct 19+28d | Galway | W.B. Gavin & Co. Handicap Hurdle | 6/10 | 1¾ | 10-5 | 114 | — | 112A | Ricky Doyle | 8/1 |
| 28 Sep 19+30d | Navan | Bar One Racing Download The App Maiden Hurdle | 2/25 | 4 | 11-7 | 114 | 81B | 125A | Ricky Doyle | 5/1 |
| 29 Aug 19+21d | Bellewstown | Bluegrass Horse Feeds Mullacurry Cup Handicap Hurdle | 8/11 | 2½ | 10-12 | 114 | 111A | 99A | Ricky Doyle | 8/1 |
| 08 Aug 19+5d | Sligo | Guinness Rated Novice Hurdle | 2/7 | 3 | 10-6 | 112 | 103A | 118A | Ricky Doyle | 5/2F |
| 03 Aug 19+43d | Galway | O'Leary Insurances Maiden Hurdle | 4/18 | 6½ | 11-7 | 112 | — | 121A | Ricky Doyle | 25/1 |
| 21 Jun 19+50d | Down Royal | Armatas Fire & Security Ltd. Maiden Hurdle | 4/19 | ½ | 11-7 | 112 | 83B | 131A | Ricky Doyle | 5/1 |
| 02 May 19+10d | Punchestown | Jlt Handicap Hurdle (88-123) | 11/25 | 2¼ | 10-13 | 112 | 94B | 111A | Ricky Doyle | 11/1 |
| 22 Apr 19+15d | Fairyhouse | Farmhouse Foods Novice Handicap Hurdle | 3/22 | ½ | 10-8 | 109 | 90B | 127A | Ricky Doyle | 9/1 |
| 07 Apr 19+102d | Cork | Buy Online At corkracecourse.ie Apprentice Handicap (45-70) | 1/16 | 9-13 | 69 | 107C | 100A | Tom Madden | 4/1 | |
| 26 Dec 18+19d | Leopardstown | Tote Pays Dividends Maiden Hurdle | 8/20 | shd | 11-2 | — | 78B | 110A | Ricky Doyle | 33/1 |
| 07 Dec 18+21d | Dundalk (AW) | Crowne Plaza Jockey & Trainer Awards Handicap | 7/14 | hd | 10-0 | 80 | 105B | 88A | Kevin Manning | 11/4F |
| 16 Nov 18+12d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Stadium - Light Up Your Night Handicap | 2/11 | 3 | 8-9 | 79 | 118A | 90A | Robbie Downey | 9/2 |
| 04 Nov 18+23d | Cork | Paddy's Super Enhancements Maiden Hurdle | 2/24 | ½ | 11-2 | — | 110B | 122A | Ricky Doyle | 20/1 |
| 12 Oct 18+19d | Dundalk (AW) | Crowne Plaza Race & Stay Package Handicap | 7/11 | ½ | 9-6 | 82 | 98A | 84A | W J Lee | 13/2 |
| 23 Sep 18+18d | Navan | Bar One Racing Download The App Maiden Hurdle | 9/24 | 2¼ | 11-3 | — | 77B | 93A | Ricky Doyle | 25/1 |
| 05 Sep 18+19d | Gowran Park | Join Us September 22nd Handicap | 6/7 | 2½ | 9-9 | 78 | 90A | 67A | W J Lee | 7/1 |
| 17 Aug 18+62d | Dundalk (AW) | Bar One Racing Mourne Handicap | 6/10 | ¾ | 8-11 | 85 | 91A | 75A | Kevin Manning | 11/2 |
| 16 Jun 18+20d | Limerick | Big 50 Happy Valley Brewery Classic Handicap | 11/11 | 6 | 9-3 | 83 | 88A | 54A | Seamie Heffernan | 10/1 |
| 27 May 18+14d | Curragh | Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund 'Habitat' Handicap | 10/13 | 11 | 9-0 | 86 | 70C | 58C | Kevin Manning | 20/1 |
| 13 May 18+58d | Leopardstown | John R Fitzpatrick Agricultural Contractor Handicap | 14/16 | nk | 9-2 | 87 | 81C | 72A | W J Lee | 11/2F |
| 16 Mar 18+21d | Dundalk (AW) | At The Races Handicap | 1/7 | 9-3 | 83 | 113A | 94A | W J Lee | 4/5F | |
| 23 Feb 18+21d | Dundalk (AW) | Print Express Handicap | 2/8 | 1½ | 8-8 | 82 | 112A | 85A | Shane Foley | 13/8F |
| 02 Feb 18+93d | Dundalk (AW) | Parkview Provisions Handicap | 1/11 | 9-0 | 78 | 107A | 91A | W J Lee | 3/1F | |
| 01 Nov 17+19d | Dundalk (AW) | Book Your Christmas Party At Dundalk Handicap | 3/13 | nk | 9-7 | 84 | 102B | 84A | Kevin Manning | 9/4F |
| 13 Oct 17+19d | Dundalk (AW) | Crowne Plaza Race & Stay Package Handicap | 2/14 | ½ | 9-4 | 83 | 117B | 81A | W J Lee | 10/1 |
| 24 Sep 17+30d | Naas | Hospitality At Naas Racecourse Handicap | 8/10 | 2¼ | 8-13 | 84 | 74A | 66A | W J Lee | 9/1 |
| 25 Aug 17+71d | Killarney | John J. Galvin & Son Limited Rated Race | 3/6 | ½ | 8-11 | 84 | 102C | 83B | Colin Keane | 4/1 |
| 15 Jun 17+36d | Leopardstown | Jerry Fish Electric Sideshow Handicap | 5/7 | 1¼ | 9-8 | 85 | 90A | 84A | Pat Smullen | 9/2 |
| 10 May 17+55d | Dundalk (AW) | Light Up Your Night At Dundalk Stadium Handicap | 1/6 | 9-6 | 76 | 98A | 101B | Pat Smullen | 7/2 | |
| 16 Mar 17+20d | Dundalk (AW) | Crowne Plaza Dundalk Race & Stay Package Median Auction Race | 3/6 | 1¼ | 9-2 | — | 103A | 78B | Colin Keane | 3/1 |
| 24 Feb 17+21d | Dundalk (AW) | Elusive Pimpernel Median Auction Maiden (Plus 10) | 3/13 | ½ | 9-0 | — | 81B | 83A | Killian Leonard | 7/4F |
| 03 Feb 17 | Dundalk (AW) | Elusive Pimpernel Maiden (Plus 10) | 2/14 | shd | 9-0 | — | 92B | 81A | Killian Leonard | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Jon Ess (IRE) won?
- Jon Ess (IRE) won 8 of 49 archived starts between 2017 and 2021, a strike rate of 16.3%. Placed 22 times in total (44.9% of starts).
- Who trained Jon Ess (IRE)?
- Jon Ess (IRE) was trained by Conor O'Dwyer on the most recent run on record, at Bellewstown on 25 August 2021.
- Who is Jon Ess (IRE)'s sire?
- Jon Ess (IRE) is by Dragon Pulse (IRE) out of Novosibirsk (USA), whose sire is Distant View.
- What going does Jon Ess (IRE) prefer?
- Jon Ess (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 5 wins from 18 starts (27.8%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Jon Ess (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 121, from the run on 25 August 2021. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Jon Ess (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Dragon Pulse (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 4,261 runs since Jan 2008 (320 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13.3% from 570. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5% from 363.
- Who are Jon Ess (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Novosibirsk (USA), Jon Ess (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Perpetual Treasure (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Perpetual Treasure (IRE)). The wins came over 5f. As at Oct 2026.