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Horse profile

Jovial Jack (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2022) · Last trainer Paul Midgley · Last owner Robert Wardlaw Paul Williamson
by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Present Gesture (IRE) (Presenting)
10 runs · 10 courses · from Mar 2021
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 Aug 2022 — 1,525 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2022 · 7th of 7 Last raced off OR 83
KTB Profile

Jovial Jack (IRE) is yet to win from 10 starts. Last raced off 83, 10lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 10lb off peak
Official rating83↓ 10lb off peak
83 83–93

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 104 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Sedgefield, 24 Aug 2022

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 9 figures · best 104A · median 61
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft461A28.5—
Good395B94—
Good to Firm1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m595B61—
2m1f – 2m4f3104A50—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 10 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 86A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Hexham, 4 Jun 2022 Official rating 83 at the last run, 24 Aug 2022

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 9 figures · best 93C · median 83
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft493C83.5—
Good386A85—
Good to Firm1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m586A83—
2m1f – 2m4f393C84—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 10 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 · 9 figures from 10 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
Flemensfirth (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 17,281 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3800%−11.8—
Good to Firm522509.6%−2.20 from 1
Good4,05344110.9%−0.90 from 3
Good to Soft2,93335412.1%+0.30 from 1
Soft5,87675112.8%+10 from 4
Heavy3,81744911.8%00 from 1
Standard (AW)4224.8%−7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f200%−11.8—
1m2f – 1m4f2514%−7.8—
1m5f – 2m4,48454712.2%+0.40 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f6,08172411.9%+0.10 from 3
2m5f – 3m5,25762211.8%00 from 1
Over 3m1,43215310.7%−1.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

4 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Burncourt Boy (IRE)30——
The Rosary Flyer (IRE)50——
Mikhail (IRE)10——
Pottsie (IRE)80——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 6 0 0% −6.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
L P Dempsey 3 0 0% −3.00
Tom Midgley 2 0 0% −2.00
Conor Maxwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Jonathan England 1 0 0% −1.00
Jonathan Moore 1 0 0% −1.00
Cian Walsh 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 0 0% −7.00
Cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2022 4 0 0% −4.00
2021 6 0 0% −6.00

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
2022 · 4 runs
24 Aug 22+26d Sedgefield Clan Young Suite Reiver Apartments Berwick Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 7/7 7½ 10-11 83104A75A Jonathan England 22/1
29 Jul 22+55d Bangor-on-Dee R W Hough & Sons Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 23f · Good · 8 ran 5/8 9½ 10-8 8568A83A Tom Midgley 40/1
04 Jun 22+86d Hexham Racegoers Club, British Horseracing's Fan Club Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 16f · Good · 8 ran 7/8 4¼ 10-13 9094A86A Tom Midgley 22/1
10 Mar 22+174d Thurles Killinan Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16.5f · Yielding · 14 ran 12/14 32 11-5 866C82C L P Dempsey 20/1
2021 · 6 runs
17 Sep 21+13d Downpatrick Northern Ireland On Course Bookmakers Association.co.uk Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 18f · Yielding · 14 ran 12/14 15 11-8 8950C84C L P Dempsey 40/1
04 Sep 21+102d Wexford Support Local Stay Local Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16.5f · Good · 13 ran 9/13 ½ 11-8 9195B85A L P Dempsey 40/1
25 May 21+16d Tipperary TipperaryRacecourse.ie Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) 16f · Heavy · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-6 93—— Jonathan Moore 28/1
09 May 21+35d Killarney Follow Killarney Races On Instagram Maiden Hurdle 17f · Yielding · 18 ran 15/18 2¼ 11-4 —7C93C Conor Maxwell 66/1
04 Apr 21+13d Cork Dermot Casey Tree Care Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 16/16 1¾ 11-2 —34C77C Cian Walsh 66/1
22 Mar 21 Navan Boyne Valley Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) 16f · Yielding · 12 ran 7/12 2 11-9 —61A83A Conor Maxwell 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Jovial Jack won?
Jovial Jack (IRE) has yet to win, from 10 archived starts between 2021 and 2022.
Who trained Jovial Jack?
Jovial Jack (IRE) was trained by Paul Midgley on the most recent run on record, at Sedgefield on 24 August 2022.
Who is Jovial Jack's sire?
Jovial Jack (IRE) is by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Present Gesture (IRE), whose sire is Presenting.
What is Jovial Jack's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 83, from the run on 24 August 2022. The highest on record is 93.
What is Jovial Jack's sire's record?
Flemensfirth (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 17,281 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Jovial Jack's siblings?
Out of Present Gesture (IRE), Jovial Jack (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2021. 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.