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Horse profile

Odd Socks (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2008) · Last trainer Howard Johnson · Last owner W M G Black Mrs S Johnson
by Zaffaran (USA) out of Mrs Marples (IRE) (Sexton Blake)
6 runs · 4 courses · from Mar 2007
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 31 Oct 2008 — 6,570 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2008 · 9th of 10 First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 85
KTB Profile

Odd Socks (IRE) is yet to win from 6 starts. Best effort: 3rd of 7 at Newcastle (Mar 2007). Last raced off a career-high mark of 85.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

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 86C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Catterick, 1 Jan 2008 Official rating 85 at the last run, 31 Oct 2008

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 5 figures · best 90C · median 83
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Firm1———
Good1———
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f286C83—
1m5f – 2m290C86.5—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 6 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 · 5 figures from 6 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
Zaffaran (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 1,087 runs since Jan 2008 (140 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 13.4% from 209. Weakest on good to soft going: 4% from 174. Weakest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 5.2% from 155.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1200%−8.6—
Good to Firm10965.5%−3.10 from 1
Good286207%−1.60 from 1
Good to Soft17474%−4.60 from 1
Soft2963311.1%+2.50 from 2
Heavy2092813.4%+4.80 from 1
Standard (AW)100%−8.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f1218.3%−0.3—
1m5f – 2m137118%−0.60 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f3773910.3%+1.70 from 2
2m5f – 3m406358.6%00 from 2
Over 3m15585.2%−3.4—

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
Mrs Marples (IRE) (Sexton Blake)

7 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Golden Sunbird (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m2½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Golden Sunbird (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Golden Sunbird (IRE)2562m–2m5fListed
Bright Sunbird (IRE)3632m4f–3m2½fClass 4
Earlshill (IRE)1422m4½f–2m5fClass 4
Estrica (IRE)140——
Redmond Hall (IRE)110——
Sixteen Stringjack (IRE)20——
Golden Honeybird (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wetherby 3 0 0% −3.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00

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

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Denis O'Regan 2 0 0% −2.00
James O'Farrell 2 0 0% −2.00
Michael McAlister 1 0 0% −1.00
Paddy Brennan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 3 0 0% −3.00
2007 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00
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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2008 · 3 runs
31 Oct 08+187d Wetherby Sanderson Weatherall Conditionals' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 21.5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 9/10 10 10-7 8572C Michael McAlister 8/1
27 Apr 08+117d Wetherby Rocom Ltd Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good · 12 ran 9/12 9 10-13 8580C Denis O'Regan 25/1
01 Jan 08+24d Catterick Turftv.Co.uk Novices' Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 9 ran 8/9 4 11-3 —86C James O'Farrell 25/1
2007 · 3 runs
08 Dec 07+15d Wetherby goracing.co.uk Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 23f · Soft · 15 ran PU/15 — 10-12 —— Denis O'Regan 14/1
23 Nov 07+262d Kelso Scotdisc Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 8/16 13 10-7 —83C James O'Farrell 50/1
06 Mar 07 Newcastle 3663 Intermediate Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Heavy · 7 ran 3/7 7 11-4 —90C Paddy Brennan 7/1

Quick answers

How many races has Odd Socks won?
Odd Socks (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2007 and 2008.
Who trained Odd Socks?
Odd Socks (IRE) was trained by Howard Johnson on the most recent run on record, at Wetherby on 31 October 2008.
Who is Odd Socks's sire?
Odd Socks (IRE) is by Zaffaran (USA) out of Mrs Marples (IRE), whose sire is Sexton Blake.
What is Odd Socks's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 85, from the run on 31 October 2008. That is also the highest on record.
What is Odd Socks's sire's record?
Zaffaran (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 1,087 runs since Jan 2008 (140 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 13.4% from 209. Weakest on good to soft going: 4% from 174. Weakest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 5.2% from 155.
Who are Odd Socks's siblings?
Out of Mrs Marples (IRE), Odd Socks (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Golden Sunbird (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Listed (Golden Sunbird (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m2½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2007. 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.