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Horse profile

Josh Central (IRE)

5yo gelding · Trainer Sarah-Jayne Davies · Owner Menzies Asset Management Ltd
by Joshua Tree (IRE) out of The Central Lady (IRE) (Lord Americo)
6 runs · 6 courses · from Mar 2025
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Off 201 days · 6th of 8
KTB Profile

Josh Central is a gelding by Joshua Tree out of The Central Lady. He is yet to win from six starts on turf, all at 1m5f to 2m4f, and has been held up in three of five analysed runs. His last run, at Ludlow in Mar 2026, was his first for Sarah-Jayne Davies when he finished 6 of 8 in a Class 4 novices hurdle on good ground. He has also raced at Leicester, Bangor-on-Dee and Hereford.

Based on 6 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 103 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ludlow, 30 Mar 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 6 figures · best 103B · median 89
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good4103B961 · —
Heavy1——1 · —
Soft1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m4103B962 · 103 / 73.5
2m1f – 2m4f289B87.51 · —

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 95C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Leicester, 20 Jan 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 6 figures · best 99A · median 94
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good499A931 · —
Heavy1——1 · —
Soft1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m495C932 · 95 / 93
2m1f – 2m4f299A961 · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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 from 5 analysed runs

  • Held up 3 (60%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 2 (40%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Joshua Tree (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 831 runs since Jan 2008 (115 horses).

Strongest on good going: 22.2% from 158. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 17.7% from 124.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1000%−11.9—
Good1583522.2%+10.30 from 4
Good to Soft9177.7%−4.2—
Soft2973210.8%−1.10 from 1
Heavy2022210.9%−10 from 1
Standard (AW)7334.1%−7.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f500%−11.9—
1m – 1m1f5147.8%−4.1—
1m2f – 1m4f1051211.4%−0.5—
1m5f – 2m1622213.6%+1.70 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f363369.9%−20 from 2
2m5f – 3m1242217.7%+5.8—
Over 3m21314.3%+2.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
The Central Lady (IRE) (Lord Americo)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Tip Top Mountain (IRE) (7 wins).

The wins came over 2m3½f–3m2f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Tip Top Mountain (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Tip Top Mountain (IRE)2372m3½f–3m2fClass 4
Central Court (IRE)230——
Jeremy Central (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
James Best 2 0 0% −2.00
Paddy Hanlon 1 0 0% −1.00
Tabitha Worsley 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Bowen 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Tudor 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Hood 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 0 0% −2.00
2025 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 3 0 0% −3.00
NH Flat 3 0 0% −3.00

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 SpdKTB Jockey SP
30 Mar 26+69d Ludlow Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 8 ran Settled in the pack - pushed along from 6th - faded tamely to finish a distant 6th 6/8 6½ 11-0 103B91B James Best 300/1
20 Jan 26+52d Leicester Join Racing TV Now Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 15.5f · Heavy · 12 ran Held up towards the back - lost touch under pressure two out - well beaten from there - finished last of the field 10/12 15 11-8 44C95C James Best 300/1
29 Nov 25+221d Bangor-on-Dee Wrexham Lager Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 9 ran Handy early - urged forward after 3 out - dropped away quickly - well held in 7th 7/9 18 10-12 86C93C Paddy Hanlon 200/1
22 Apr 25+12d Hereford Spa Motors Hereford Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16f · Good · 8 ran Held up wide behind front pack - fighting for control early - dropped away with 3f left - well held at finish 7/8 6½ 10-9 103B82A Tabitha Worsley 125/1
10 Apr 25+16d Newton Abbot Newton Abbot Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 4 · 17f · Good · 7 ran Settled in second early - shared the lead after 4f before drifting off line and shipping a setback on the turn towards halfway - driven on 3f from home - faded steadily in the closing stages to finish fifth 5/7 hd 10-10 89B99A Sean Bowen 13/2
25 Mar 25 Taunton April 3 For 2 Race Meetings Offer Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16.5f · Good · 8 ran Sat close behind front group early - pressed for effort 3f from home - unable to threaten and lost place steadily to finish fifth 5/8 8½ 10-6 89B95A Jack Tudor 11/1

Quick answers

How many races has Josh Central (IRE) won?
Josh Central (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2025 and 2026.
Who trains Josh Central (IRE)?
Josh Central (IRE) is trained by Sarah-Jayne Davies, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 30 March 2026.
Who is Josh Central (IRE)'s sire?
Josh Central (IRE) is by Joshua Tree (IRE) out of The Central Lady (IRE), whose sire is Lord Americo.
What is Josh Central (IRE)'s sire's record?
Joshua Tree (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 831 runs since Jan 2008 (115 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 22.2% from 158. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 17.7% from 124.
Who are Josh Central (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of The Central Lady (IRE), Josh Central (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Tip Top Mountain (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Tip Top Mountain (IRE)). The wins came over 2m3½f–3m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2025. 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.