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Horse profile

Spanish John (USA)

8yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2007) · Last trainer P Hughes · Last owner John M B Oconnor
by Dynaformer (USA) out of Esprit d'Escalier (USA) (Diesis)
19 runs · 11 courses · from Oct 2005
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 Jun 2007 — 7,065 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2007 · 5th of 14 Last raced off OR 98
KTB Profile

Spanish John (USA) is yet to win from 19 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 9 at Fairyhouse (Jan 2007). Last raced off 98, 23lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 19 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 23lb off peak
Official rating98↓ 23lb off peak
98 79–121

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 (jumps) 112C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Tralee (IRE), 26 May 2007 Official rating 98 at the last jumps run, 25 Jun 2007

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 67C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Galway, 31 Jul 2006 Official rating 79 at the last flat run, 16 Aug 2006

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 14 figures · best 125C · median 103
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Heavy8125C103.5—
Good4112C103—
Good to Firm1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m9125C104—
2m1f – 2m4f4117C102—
Over 3m1———
Flat 4 figures · best 67C · median 52
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Heavy255C52—
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m367C55—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

Of 19 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 · 18 figures from 19 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
Dynaformer (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.6% of 1,776 runs since Jan 2008 (154 horses).

Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 20.6% from 199. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 8.3% from 169.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm9111.1%−3.50 from 1
Good to Firm2804817.1%+2.50 from 1
Good4326715.5%+0.90 from 4
Good to Soft2523815.1%+0.50 from 1
Soft3324413.3%−1.30 from 2
Heavy1321813.6%−10 from 10
Standard (AW)3394312.7%−1.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f200%−14.6—
6f – 7f811417.3%+2.7—
1m – 1m1f1994120.6%+6—
1m2f – 1m4f5839816.8%+2.20 from 1
1m5f – 2m4725611.9%−2.70 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f2403213.3%−1.30 from 5
2m5f – 3m169148.3%−6.30 from 9
Over 3m30413.3%−1.30 from 1

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
Esprit d'Escalier (USA) (Diesis)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Morson Boy (USA) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m3½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Morson Boy (USA)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Morson Boy (USA)712m3½fClass 5

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 10 0 0% −10.00
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fairyhouse 4 0 0% −4.00
Leopardstown 3 0 0% −3.00
Navan 2 0 0% −2.00
Clonmel 2 0 0% −2.00
Gowran Park 2 0 0% −2.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Tralee (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 9 0 0% −9.00
2m1f – 2m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
P A Carberry 9 0 0% −9.00
Martin Mooney 2 0 0% −2.00
J P Elliott 2 0 0% −2.00
Tom Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr K H Clarke 1 0 0% −1.00
Fran Berry 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr P Fahey 1 0 0% −1.00
Willie Supple 1 0 0% −1.00
E M Butterly 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 6 0 0% −6.00
2006 9 0 0% −9.00
2005 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 9 0 0% −9.00
Chase 6 0 0% −6.00
Flat 4 0 0% −4.00

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
2007 · 6 runs
25 Jun 07+8d Kilbeggan Carroll Cuisine Handicap Chase (0-123) 25f · Good · 14 ran 5/14 6 10-13 9899C Tom Doyle 14/1
17 Jun 07+22d Fairyhouse Bet On-line at betchronicle.com Handicap Hurdle (81-130) 24f · Good · 21 ran 14/21 1 11-9 108107C Martin Mooney 16/1
26 May 07+6d Tralee (IRE) Ballybeggan Handicap Hurdle 22f · Good · 20 ran 9/20 nk 11-7 109112C Martin Mooney 14/1
20 May 07+13d Navan Laurence Mcloughlin Builders Handicap Hurdle 23f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 8/11 ½ 10-5 111102C P A Carberry 10/1
07 May 07+126d Down Royal Daily Mirror Handicap Chase (0-130) 20f · Firm · 9 ran PU/9 — 10-7 104— P A Carberry 13/2
01 Jan 07+5d Fairyhouse Kilbride Beginners Chase 21f · Heavy · 9 ran 3/9 30 11-5 10487C Mr K H Clarke 10/1
2006 · 9 runs
27 Dec 06+11d Leopardstown paddypowerpoker.com Handicap Hurdle (0-140) 24f · Heavy · 21 ran 13/21 11 10-6 113103C P A Carberry 20/1
16 Dec 06+9d Fairyhouse Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase 21.5f · Heavy · 16 ran 5/16 7 11-12 104104C P A Carberry 25/1
07 Dec 06+11d Clonmel John Harney Bookmaker (C&G) Beginners Chase 17f · Heavy · 15 ran 13/15 4 11-12 —101C P A Carberry 20/1
26 Nov 06+10d Navan Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase 17f · Soft · 18 ran 11/18 ½ 11-12 —96C P A Carberry 20/1
16 Nov 06+40d Clonmel Clonmel Oil Service Station Handicap Hurdle 24f · Heavy · 16 ran 7/16 2½ 11-2 115125C P A Carberry 25/1
07 Oct 06+14d Gowran Park Langtons House Handicap Hurdle 24f · Good · 13 ran 7/13 11 10-10 11792C P A Carberry 16/1
23 Sep 06+38d Listowel Edmond Whelan Handicap Hurdle (0-140) 20f · Heavy · 6 ran 4/6 10 10-12 119103C P A Carberry 14/1
16 Aug 06+16d Gowran Park McEnery Cup Handicap (60-100) 12f · Good To Yielding · 10 ran 10/10 8 9-7 7940C Fran Berry 14/1
31 Jul 06+253d Galway G.P.T. Galway (Q.R.) Handicap (60-90) 16f · Yielding · 20 ran 11/20 8 11-5 7967C Mr P Fahey 25/1
2005 · 4 runs
20 Nov 05+11d Cork Paddypowerpoker.com Handicap Hurdle (Listed) 20f · Heavy · 12 ran 6/12 9 10-10 121117C J P Elliott 10/1
09 Nov 05+3d Fairyhouse Clover Hill Hurdle 22f · Heavy · 9 ran 4/9 ½ 11-12 —114C J P Elliott 11/2
06 Nov 05+6d Leopardstown Leopardstown November Handicap (Prem) 16f · Soft To Heavy · 13 ran 11/13 14 8-7 8655C Willie Supple 20/1
31 Oct 05 Leopardstown Elmwood Handicap (60-90) 14f · Heavy · 12 ran 9/12 5 9-0 8649C E M Butterly 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has Spanish John won?
Spanish John (USA) has yet to win, from 19 archived starts between 2005 and 2007. Placed 1 time in total (5.3% of starts).
Who trained Spanish John?
Spanish John (USA) was trained by P Hughes on the most recent run on record, at Kilbeggan on 25 June 2007.
Who is Spanish John's sire?
Spanish John (USA) is by Dynaformer (USA) out of Esprit d'Escalier (USA), whose sire is Diesis.
What is Spanish John's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 98, from the run on 25 June 2007. The highest on record is 121.
What is Spanish John's sire's record?
Dynaformer (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.6% of 1,776 runs since Jan 2008 (154 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 20.6% from 199. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 8.3% from 169.
Who are Spanish John's siblings?
Out of Esprit d'Escalier (USA), Spanish John (USA) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Morson Boy (USA) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Morson Boy (USA)). The wins came over 2m3½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2005. 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.