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Horse profile

Just Gino (FR)

6yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2025) · Trainer Donald McCain · Owner T G Leslie
by It's Gino (GER) out of Distillee (FR) (Alberto Giacometti)
8 runs · 6 courses · from Dec 2023
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 14 Nov 2025 · 5th of 6 Last raced off OR 92
KTB Profile

Just Gino is a maiden who has yet to win from eight starts on turf, with one placing. His best effort came when second of four at Catterick in Jan 2025. The gelding, by It's Gino out of a daughter of Alberto Giacometti, has contested races over 1m5f – 2m and 2m1f – 2m4f on ground ranging from heavy to good. He finished fifth of six in a Class 5 novices' handicap chase at Southwell in Nov 2025, last raced off an official rating of 92.

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up
Official rating92↓ 7lb off peak
92 92–99

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 65 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Warwick, 3 Oct 2024

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 134C · median 66
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good to Soft264B61.5—
Good274B69.5—
Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f367C64—
1m5f – 2m3134C74—

Of 8 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 121A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Catterick, 22 Jan 2025 Official rating 92 at the last run, 14 Nov 2025

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 8 figures · best 121A · median 110
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good to Soft3121A104—
Soft2117B99.51 run · —
Good2119A112—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m4119A1101 run · —
2m1f – 2m4f4121A110.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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 6 analysed runs since Oct 2024

  • Held up 4 (67%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 2 (33%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
It's Gino (GER)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.7% of 963 runs since Jan 2008 (128 horses).

Strongest on good going: 23.4% from 222. Weakest on soft going: 10.1% from 308. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 16.7% from 227.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1218.3%−5.4—
Good2225223.4%+9.70 from 2
Good to Soft1572113.4%−0.30 from 3
Soft3083110.1%−3.60 from 2
Heavy2052311.2%−2.50 from 1
Standard (AW)5647.1%−6.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f800%−13.7—
1m – 1m1f3412.9%−10.8—
1m2f – 1m4f7434.1%−9.6—
1m5f – 2m2273816.7%+30 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f4556414.1%+0.40 from 4
2m5f – 3m1392316.5%+2.8—
Over 3m26311.5%−2.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Distillee (FR) (Alberto Giacometti)

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
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Catterick 2 0 0% −2.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00

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

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Brian Hughes 5 0 0% −5.00
Theo Gillard 3 0 0% −3.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00
None 3 0 0% −3.00
Hood 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 3 0 0% −3.00
2024 4 0 0% −4.00
2023 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 5 0 0% −5.00
Hurdle 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2025 · 3 runs
14 Nov 25+296d Southwell Join Southwell Golf Club Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 6 ran Held up at the back - driven 8th but failed to quicken and already a long way adrift 3 out 5/6 10 11-6 92—82B Theo Gillard 5/1
22 Jan 25+21d Catterick Start Your RacingTV Free Trial Now Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 19f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Settled towards the rear - progress into 6th - hampered for space in 9th - jumped awkwardly 3 out - hit the front 2 out - overtaken on the run-in and one-paced late 3/10 1¾ 11-11 9359A121A Theo Gillard 9/2
01 Jan 25+34d Catterick Happy 30th Birthday Sam Iveson Handicap Chase Class 5 · 19f · Soft · 4 ran Sat close to pace early - improved into second place approaching 5 out - pushed along 2 out and stayed on to finish second beaten a length 2/4 1 12-0 9267C117B Theo Gillard 6/1
2024 · 4 runs
28 Nov 24+33d Musselburgh Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Tracking the pace-setter wide - moved through nearly level 4 out before being asked for effort and dropping away from 3 out - lost more ground approaching 2 out to finish well held 4/8 12 12-0 9664B102A Brian Hughes 9/2
26 Oct 24+23d Kelso Jumps Season Free Trial On RacingTV Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 17f · Good To Soft · 11 ran Held up towards the back - pushed along and losing touch before 2 out - well held at the finish 9/11 1¾ 11-13 99—104A Brian Hughes 17/2
03 Oct 24+142d Warwick racingtv.com 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 11 ran Settled towards the back - scratchy over the third-last - improved and drifted left two out - moved into 4th after the last but always short of the front pack 4/11 8 11-3 —65A119A Brian Hughes 10/1
14 May 24+151d Southwell Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 13 ran 5/13 7½ 11-4 —74B105A Brian Hughes 9/4J
2023 · 1 run
15 Dec 23 Bangor-on-Dee Corbettsports Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16.5f · Heavy · 10 ran 5/10 1¼ 11-0 —134C115A Brian Hughes 9/4F

Quick answers

How many races has Just Gino won?
Just Gino (FR) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2023 and 2025. Placed 1 time in total (12.5% of starts).
Who trains Just Gino?
Just Gino (FR) is trained by Donald McCain, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 14 November 2025.
Who is Just Gino's sire?
Just Gino (FR) is by It's Gino (GER) out of Distillee (FR), whose sire is Alberto Giacometti.
What is Just Gino's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 92, from the run on 14 November 2025. The highest on record is 99.
What is Just Gino's sire's record?
It's Gino (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.7% of 963 runs since Jan 2008 (128 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 23.4% from 222. Weakest on soft going: 10.1% from 308. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 16.7% from 227.

Record shown from December 2023. 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.