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Horse profile

Just A Try (USA)

7yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2009) · Last trainer John C McConnell · Last owner Newlands Racing Club
by Lure (USA) out of Boubasis (USA) (Diesis)
12 runs · 10 courses · from Jan 2005
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 Jul 2009 — 6,301 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2009 Won at Windsor
KTB Profile

Just A Try (USA) is 1 from 12, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since May 2005. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 6 on softer).

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 5 OR ↓ 19lb off peak
Official rating54↓ 19lb off peak
54 54–73

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 42C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Killarney, 10 May 2009 Official rating 54 at the last run, 15 Jun 2009

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 →

Flat 11 figures · best 78C · median 47
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft452C41.5—
Good to Firm376C64—
Standard (AW)247C38.5—
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f676C47—
6f – 7f378C47—
1m2f – 1m4f252C47—

Of 12 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 · 11 figures from 12 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
Lure (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 5.5% of 55 runs since Jan 2008 (4 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1218.3%+2.81 from 3
Good1100%−5.50 from 1
Good to Soft500%−5.50 from 1
Soft500%−5.50 from 5
Heavy100%−5.5—
Standard (AW)2129.5%+40 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−5.5—
6f – 7f1600%−5.50 from 3
1m – 1m1f19315.8%+10.31 from 6
1m2f – 1m4f1400%−5.50 from 2
1m5f – 2m500%−5.50 from 1

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
Boubasis (USA) (Diesis)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Firm 3 1 33% +4.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 5 1 20% +2.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ballinrobe 2 0 0% −2.00
Lingfield (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00
Ripon 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 1 100% +6.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 6 1 17% +1.00
6f – 7f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Richard Hughes 4 1 25% +3.00
I M Carter 1 0 0% −1.00
Nicola Walsh 1 0 0% −1.00
Miss A Flood 1 0 0% −1.00
Derek McCormack 1 0 0% −1.00
Chris Hayes 1 0 0% −1.00
Frankie McDonald 1 0 0% −1.00
Pat Dobbs 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Smith 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 10 1 10% −3.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 4 0 0% −4.00
2006 1 0 0% −1.00
2005 7 1 14% +0.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 11 1 9% −4.00
Hurdle 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
21 Jul 09+36d Ballinrobe Tim Kelly Electrical Maiden Hurdle 16f · Yielding To Soft · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-5 —— I M Carter 25/1
15 Jun 09+36d Ballinrobe Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap (47-65) 9f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 15/15 22 8-10 5425C Nicola Walsh 14/1
10 May 09+22d Killarney O'connor, Sutton & Cronin Ladies Handicap (50-70) 12f · Yielding To Soft · 15 ran 12/15 1½ 10-2 5642C Miss A Flood 20/1
18 Apr 09+1099d Naas Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap (47-65) 8f · Yielding · 17 ran 14/17 hd 9-1 5641C Derek McCormack 16/1
15 Apr 06+302d Leopardstown Leopardstown Family Day Handicap (60-90) 7f · Yielding To Soft · 18 ran 16/18 1 8-7 7133C Chris Hayes 25/1
17 Jun 05+24d Newmarket Newmarketracecources.co.uk Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 5/12 1¼ 9-2 7264C Richard Hughes 11/4F
24 May 05+15d Ripon Sawley Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Soft · 13 ran 6/13 3 8-12 7352C Richard Hughes 13/2
09 May 05+7d Windsor Universal Events Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 18 ran 1/18 9-2 6876C Richard Hughes 6/1C
02 May 05+6d Kempton Passport2sport.co.uk Handicap Class 4 · 9f · Good · 16 ran 6/16 shd 7-12 7153C Frankie McDonald 20/1
26 Apr 05+54d Warwick Cubbington Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 5/14 2 9-3 6978C Pat Dobbs 10/1
03 Mar 05+54d Lingfield (AW) Classified Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 8 ran 3/8 1¾ 8-1 7030C Richard Smith 14/1
08 Jan 05 Lingfield (AW) Bet Direct Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 7 ran 7/7 1 9-4 7047C Richard Hughes 7/4F

Quick answers

How many races has Just A Try (USA) won?
Just A Try (USA) won 1 of 12 archived starts between 2005 and 2009, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 2 times in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trained Just A Try (USA)?
Just A Try (USA) was trained by John C McConnell on the most recent run on record, at Ballinrobe on 21 July 2009.
Who is Just A Try (USA)'s sire?
Just A Try (USA) is by Lure (USA) out of Boubasis (USA), whose sire is Diesis.
What going does Just A Try (USA) prefer?
Just A Try (USA) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Just A Try (USA)'s official rating?
Just A Try (USA)'s highest official rating on record is 73.
What is Just A Try (USA)'s sire's record?
Lure (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 5.5% of 55 runs since Jan 2008 (4 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from January 2005. 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.