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Horse profile

Master John (IRE)

10yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2011) · Last trainer E Walker · Last owner J H Burbidge
by Bob's Return (IRE) out of B Greenhill (GB) (Gunner B)
12 runs · 8 courses · from Feb 2008
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 11 Mar 2011 — 5,703 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2011 · 6th of 12 2 wins · Bangor-on-Dee & Towcester New yard Last raced off OR 118
KTB Profile

Master John (IRE) is 2 from 12. Hasn't won since Apr 2009. Last raced off a career-high mark of 118.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating118At career-high mark
118 103–118

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 120A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Bangor-on-Dee, 18 Apr 2009 Official rating 118 at the last run, 11 Mar 2011

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 120A · median 99
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good3120A102—
Good to Soft3113C99—
Good to Firm297A97—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m6120A98—
2m1f – 2m4f3113C112—

Of 12 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 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
Bob's Return (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.5% of 2,268 runs since Jan 2008 (219 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 11.8% from 254.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2000%−8.5—
Good to Firm2543011.8%+3.30 from 3
Good649416.3%−2.21 from 4
Good to Soft361349.4%+0.91 from 4
Soft564447.8%−0.70 from 1
Heavy3723910.5%+2—
Standard (AW)4848.3%−0.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−8.5—
6f – 7f9111.1%+2.6—
1m – 1m1f3113.2%−5.3—
1m2f – 1m4f32412.5%+4—
1m5f – 2m704476.7%−1.8—
2m1f – 2m4f806749.2%+0.71 from 3
2m5f – 3m583559.4%+0.91 from 7
Over 3m102109.8%+1.30 from 2

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
B Greenhill (GB) (Gunner B)

4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Steel Summit (IRE) (8 wins).

The wins came over 2m1f–3m1f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (On The Road (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Steel Summit (IRE)3182m2½f–3m1fClass 3
On The Road (IRE)3672m1f–2m5½fClass 2
Colline De Fleurs (GB)1622m1½f–2m5fClass 4
Corporal (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 1 25% +8.00
Good to Soft 4 1 25% +0.50
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 1 25% +0.50
Class 6 3 1 33% +9.00
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Towcester 3 1 33% +1.50
Wincanton 2 0 0% −2.00
Exeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 1 100% +11.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 7 1 14% +5.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 1 33% +1.50
Over 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Nick Scholfield 4 1 25% +0.50
Tom O'Brien 3 0 0% −3.00
Donal Devereux 2 1 50% +10.00
Miss P Gundry 1 0 0% −1.00
Christian Williams 1 0 0% −1.00
Felix De Giles 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 1 0 0% −1.00
2009 4 1 25% +8.00
2008 7 1 14% −2.50

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 7 2 29% +9.50
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00

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
11 Mar 11+692d Wincanton Dick And Sue Woodhouse Memorial Hunters' Chase (For The Dick Woodhouse Trophy) Class 6 · 21f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 6/12 7 12-4 11897A Miss P Gundry 14/1
18 Apr 09+9d Bangor-on-Dee Jane McAlpine Memorial Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 24f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 12-1 108120A Donal Devereux 11/1
09 Apr 09+24d Wincanton Stewart Tory Memorial Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 25f · Good To Firm · 10 ran F/10 — 12-0 108— Donal Devereux 20/1
16 Mar 09+18d Hereford Digibet.co.uk Handicap Chase Class 3 · 31f · Good · 10 ran PU/10 — 10-13 112— Christian Williams 20/1
26 Feb 09+282d Ludlow Forbra Gold Challenge Cup Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24f · Good · 11 ran 7/11 6 10-4 11586C Nick Scholfield 20/1
20 May 08+25d Towcester Weatherbys Bloodstock Insurance Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 8/11 nk 10-13 10397A Nick Scholfield 11/2
25 Apr 08+16d Newton Abbot Newton Abbot Races Novices' Chase Class 3 · 21f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 6/11 18 10-13 11692C Felix De Giles 6/1
09 Apr 08+17d Towcester gg.com Novices' Chase Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 1/5 10-7 103113C Nick Scholfield 7/2
23 Mar 08+19d Towcester TPMCC Tiramisu Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 19f · Soft · 14 ran 3/14 2¾ 10-8 103112A Nick Scholfield 7/1
04 Mar 08+9d Exeter Weatherbys Printing Novices' Hurdle Race Class 4 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 3/9 19 11-3 10399C Tom O'Brien 66/1
24 Feb 08+10d Exeter Exeter Racecourse Conference Centre Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 22.5f · Good · 13 ran 7/13 ¾ 11-4 103102A Tom O'Brien 40/1
14 Feb 08 Chepstow Jenkinsons Caterers 1st Choice For Hospitality Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 16 ran PU/16 — 11-0 —— Tom O'Brien 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Master John (IRE) won?
Master John (IRE) won 2 of 12 archived starts between 2008 and 2011, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 4 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained Master John (IRE)?
Master John (IRE) was trained by E Walker on the most recent run on record, at Wincanton on 11 March 2011.
Who is Master John (IRE)'s sire?
Master John (IRE) is by Bob's Return (IRE) out of B Greenhill (GB), whose sire is Gunner B.
What going does Master John (IRE) prefer?
Master John (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Master John (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 118, from the run on 11 March 2011. That is also the highest on record.
What is Master John (IRE)'s sire's record?
Bob's Return (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.5% of 2,268 runs since Jan 2008 (219 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 11.8% from 254.
Who are Master John (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of B Greenhill (GB), Master John (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Steel Summit (IRE) (8). Highest grade won: Class 2 (On The Road (IRE)). The wins came over 2m1f–3m1f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from February 2008. 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.