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Horse profile

Oh Pickles (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2009) · Last trainer Howard Johnson · Last owner W M G Black
by Needle Gun (IRE) out of Tartan Trouble (GB) (Warpath)
9 runs · 6 courses · from Feb 2007
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 Feb 2009 — 6,454 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2009 Won at Carlisle Last raced off OR 89
KTB Profile

Oh Pickles (IRE) is 1 from 9, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Nov 2007. Last raced off 89, 15lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 4 OR ↓ 15lb off peak
Official rating89↓ 15lb off peak
89 89–104

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 96C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Perth, 24 Apr 2008 Official rating 89 at the last run, 24 Feb 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 →

Jumps 6 figures · best 118C · median 94.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft2102C93.5—
Heavy2118C105.5—
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3118C102—
2m5f – 3m296C94.5—
Over 3m1———

Of 9 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 · 6 figures from 9 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
Needle Gun (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 5% of 1,228 runs since Jan 2008 (139 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1100%−5—
Good to Firm14964%−1—
Good407256.1%+1.10 from 2
Good to Soft18863.2%−1.80 from 1
Soft278134.7%−0.30 from 4
Heavy190126.3%+1.31 from 2
Standard (AW)500%−5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f800%−5—
1m5f – 2m402194.7%−0.3—
2m1f – 2m4f442245.4%+0.41 from 4
2m5f – 3m321185.6%+0.60 from 3
Over 3m5511.8%−3.20 from 2

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
Tartan Trouble (GB) (Warpath)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Devils And Dust (IRE)210——
Orcabelle (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 1 50% +11.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 6 1 17% +7.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Carlisle 4 1 25% +9.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 1 25% +9.00
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
Over 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Denis O'Regan 5 1 20% +8.00
James O'Farrell 2 0 0% −2.00
Wilson Renwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Liam Berridge 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 1 0 0% −1.00
2008 5 0 0% −5.00
2007 3 1 33% +10.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 4 0 0% −4.00
Hurdle 4 1 25% +9.00
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
2009 · 1 run
24 Feb 09+60d Catterick Racing UK Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 25f · Good · 9 ran PU/9 — 10-11 89— James O'Farrell 25/1
2008 · 5 runs
26 Dec 08+64d Wetherby Guy Salmon Land Rover Leeds Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 25f · Soft · 10 ran 3/10 12 10-11 9585B Denis O'Regan 9/1
23 Oct 08+12d Carlisle Carlisle-races.co.uk Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 21f · Heavy · 10 ran 5/10 4½ 11-11 9993C Denis O'Regan 8/1
11 Oct 08+170d Hexham Solar Signs Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-6 104— Denis O'Regan 8/1
24 Apr 08+99d Perth E.B.F./DM Hall Future Champions 'NH' Novices' Hurdle Class 2 · 24f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 6/6 30 11-3 10496C Wilson Renwick 40/1
16 Jan 08+48d Newcastle Bet365 Call 08000 322 365 Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 24f · Soft · 16 ran PU/16 — 11-4 —— Denis O'Regan 8/1
2007 · 3 runs
29 Nov 07+25d Carlisle WBX.COM E.B.F. 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Heavy · 14 ran 1/14 10-12 —118C Denis O'Regan 12/1
04 Nov 07+258d Carlisle Join WBX.COM For Free Football Shirt Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good · 16 ran 6/16 14 10-7 —83C James O'Farrell 100/1
19 Feb 07 Carlisle Racing Post 'Hands And Heels' Jumps Series NH Flat Race Class 6 · 17f · Soft · 11 ran 5/11 5 11-4 —102C Liam Berridge 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has Oh Pickles won?
Oh Pickles (IRE) won 1 of 9 archived starts between 2007 and 2009, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 2 times in total (22.2% of starts).
Who trained Oh Pickles?
Oh Pickles (IRE) was trained by Howard Johnson on the most recent run on record, at Catterick on 24 February 2009.
Who is Oh Pickles's sire?
Oh Pickles (IRE) is by Needle Gun (IRE) out of Tartan Trouble (GB), whose sire is Warpath.
What is Oh Pickles's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 89, from the run on 24 February 2009. The highest on record is 104.
What is Oh Pickles's sire's record?
Needle Gun (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 5% of 1,228 runs since Jan 2008 (139 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Oh Pickles's siblings?
Out of Tartan Trouble (GB), Oh Pickles (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from February 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.