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Horse profile

Josh The Plod (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, May 2023) · Last trainer Rob Cundy · Last owner Mrs J K Buckle
by Arcano (IRE) out of Dune Breeze (IRE) (Azamour)
6 runs · 6 courses · from Jun 2017
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 5 May 2023 — 1,279 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2023 New yard First-time headgear LTO
KTB Profile

Josh The Plod is a maiden who ran six times between Jun 2017 and May 2023 without winning but placed twice. His best effort came when third of eight at Leicester in Aug 2017. The gelding, by Arcano out of a daughter of Azamour, reached an official rating of 73. His last run at Cheltenham in May 2023 in a Class 5 hunters chase was his first for Rob Cundy and came in first-time headgear.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 99 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 17 Jul 2017

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 →

Flat 5 figures · best 99A · median 74
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Firm266A63.5—
Good278A76—
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f478A70—
1m – 1m1f1———

Of 6 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 70A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 17 Jul 2017 Official rating 67 at the last run, 16 Aug 2017

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 →

Flat 5 figures · best 70A · median 53
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Firm253A49.5—
Good261A57—
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f461A53—
1m – 1m1f1———

Of 6 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 · 5 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Arcano (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 4,647 runs since Apr 2014 (262 horses).

Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.8% from 147.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm18211.1%+0.5—
Good to Firm74510013.4%+2.80 from 2
Good1,006929.1%−1.50 from 3
Good to Soft516479.1%−1.5—
Soft661548.2%−2.4—
Heavy2082813.5%+2.9—
Standard (AW)1,49217111.5%+0.90 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f5336311.8%+1.2—
6f – 7f1,72917310%−0.6—
1m – 1m1f91310211.2%+0.60 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f83410112.1%+1.50 from 4
1m5f – 2m425399.2%−1.40 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f147106.8%−3.8—
2m5f – 3m58610.3%−0.3—
Over 3m800%−10.6—

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

Dam
Dune Breeze (IRE) (Azamour)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Military Dress (IRE)110——
Andar Avanti (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 6 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Salisbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jason Watson 5 0 0% −5.00
Mr Charles Buckle 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 1 0 0% −1.00
2017 5 0 0% −5.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 5 0 0% −5.00
Chase 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
2023 · 1 run
05 May 23+2088d Cheltenham John Wyke Aka Mr Guinness Memorial Open Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 2m½f · Good · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-5 ——— Mr Charles Buckle 100/1
2017 · 5 runs
16 Aug 17+14d Salisbury Champagne Joseph Perrier Handicap Class 5 · 1m2f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 7/8 3½ 8-6 6766A46A Jason Watson 12/1
02 Aug 17+16d Leicester Pat And Pete Woodcock Diamond Anniversary Selling Stakes Class 6 · 1m2f · Good · 8 ran 3/8 2½ 8-9 7374B61A Jason Watson 9/4
17 Jul 17+16d Wolverhampton (AW) Fcl Global Forwarding Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 6 · 1m1½f · Standard · 8 ran 3/8 1 8-12 —99A70A Jason Watson 25/1
01 Jul 17+26d Lingfield Amy Bowditch Quarter Century Old-Timer Maiden Auction Stakes Class 6 · 1m2f · Good · 9 ran 6/9 ¾ 8-9 —78A53A Jason Watson 9/2
05 Jun 17 Windsor Trailfinders Award-winning Travel Maiden Auction Stakes Class 5 · 1m2f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 3/7 8 8-6 —61A53A Jason Watson 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Josh The Plod won?
Josh The Plod (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2017 and 2023. Placed 2 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained Josh The Plod?
Josh The Plod (IRE) was trained by Rob Cundy on the most recent run on record, at Cheltenham on 5 May 2023.
Who is Josh The Plod's sire?
Josh The Plod (IRE) is by Arcano (IRE) out of Dune Breeze (IRE), whose sire is Azamour.
What is Josh The Plod's official rating?
Josh The Plod (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 73.
What is Josh The Plod's sire's record?
Arcano (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 4,647 runs since Apr 2014 (262 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.8% from 147.
Who are Josh The Plod's siblings?
Out of Dune Breeze (IRE), Josh The Plod (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from June 2017. 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.