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Horse profile

Little John (IRE)

5yo gelding · Trainer Colin Motherway · Owner Drury Tea Coffee Limited
by Blue Bresil (FR) out of Drury (IRE) (Beat Hollow)
3 runs · 2 courses · from Apr 2026
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 10 May 2026 · 4th of 8
KTB Profile

Little John is a gelding by Blue Bresil out of a Beat Hollow mare who is yet to win from three starts on turf. He has raced twice at Clonmel and once at Cork, with efforts over 2m1f to 2m4f and 2m5f to 3m on good and soft ground. His best effort came when fourth of eight in a maiden hurdle at Cork in May 2026.

Based on 3 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs since Apr 2026 · updated 1 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 101 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Clonmel, 14 Apr 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 3 figures · best 101B · median 89
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Soft2101B91.52 runs · 101 / 91.5
Good1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f2101B91.52 runs · 101 / 91.5
2m5f – 3m1——1 run · —

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 110B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cork, 10 May 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 — 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 →

Jumps 3 figures · best 110B · median 99
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Soft299A962 runs · 99 / 96
Good1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f299A962 runs · 99 / 96
2m5f – 3m1——1 run · —

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

  • Prominent 2 (67%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (33%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Blue Bresil (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.2% of 3,518 runs since Sep 2013 (460 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−12.2—
Good to Firm47714.9%+2.7—
Good90910211.2%−10 from 1
Good to Soft7358511.6%−0.6—
Soft1,19815412.9%+0.70 from 2
Heavy5767513%+0.8—
Standard (AW)5259.6%−2.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f10110%−2.2—
1m – 1m1f3725.4%−6.8—
1m2f – 1m4f6857.4%−4.8—
1m5f – 2m1,24916613.3%+1.1—
2m1f – 2m4f1,49517311.6%−0.60 from 2
2m5f – 3m5687112.5%+0.30 from 1
Over 3m911011%−1.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Sep 2013 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Drury (IRE) (Beat Hollow)

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 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Clonmel 2 0 0% −2.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Michael Kenneally 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr Alan O'Sullivan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
None 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 2 0 0% −2.00
NH Flat 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 SpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 3 runs
10 May 26+26d Cork Springfort Hall Country House Hotel Maiden Hurdle 3m½f · Good · 8 ran Sat close to the front pair early - third at halfway - asked for effort into the straight but found little and slipped to fourth before 3 out - stayed on at one speed to finish fourth 4/8 2¼ 11-7 89A110B Michael Kenneally 25/1
14 Apr 26+12d Clonmel Botanica International Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Yielding · 17 ran Sat close to pace early - moved into second after 6th and pushed to keep tempo entering straight - dropped away rapidly before 2 out and finished sixth 6/17 14 10-13 101B99A Michael Kenneally 50/1
02 Apr 26 Clonmel Happy Easter To All Our Patrons Flat Race 2m3½f · Soft · 9 ran Shared front spot early - lost command past 8f then sat second at halfway - fought back to share command 5f out - driven up and put in front turning in then dropped away 2f out 7/9 4½ 11-7 82A93A Mr Alan O'Sullivan 11/1

Quick answers

How many races has Little John won?
Little John (IRE) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts in 2026.
Who trains Little John?
Little John (IRE) is trained by Colin Motherway, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 10 May 2026.
Who is Little John's sire?
Little John (IRE) is by Blue Bresil (FR) out of Drury (IRE), whose sire is Beat Hollow.
What is Little John's sire's record?
Blue Bresil (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.2% of 3,518 runs since Sep 2013 (460 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from April 2026. 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.