Horse profile
Spanish John (IRE)
41 runs · 19 courses · from Sep 2022
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Bellewstown, Tipperary & Ballinrobe
Last run 23 Oct 2026 · 3rd of 9
Last raced off OR 86
KTB Profile
Spanish John is a gelding with three wins from 41 starts on turf, all in handicaps. He won the SIS Supporting Irish Racing Handicap at Bellewstown in Oct 2025 over 1m2f – 1m4f on soft ground off an official rating of 57, the Visit Tipperary Handicap at Tipperary in May 2025 over the same trip and going off 51, and the Broderick's Electric Handicap Hurdle at Ballinrobe in Aug 2023 over 1m5f – 2m on good to soft off 86. He has two wins from eight starts over 1m2f – 1m4f and two from 20 on soft. Aged 8 at his last run in Oct 2026, he finished third of nine in the Solar Generation Handicap Hurdle at Sligo, racing mid-division off an official rating of 86.
Based on 41 archived runs · run-style from 24 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 8lb off peak
- 3–41Wins / Runs
- 7.3%Strike rate
- 9 (22%)Placed
- −3.50£1 level staken=41 at SP
- 1.40Fair A/E n=41 · 1.08 incl. margin
- 94Highest OR
- 38dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating86↓ 8lb off peak
86
51–94
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 107
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 8 | 107A | 55.5 | 2 runs · 107 / 98 |
| Good | 6 | 107B | 98 | — |
| Heavy | 4 | 106C | 66 | 2 runs · 106 / 87.5 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 100B | 87 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 11 | 107B | 77 | 3 runs · 106 / 89 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 103A | 64 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 11 | 105C | 87 | — |
| Heavy | 4 | 108C | 91 | 1 run · — |
| Good | 4 | 122A | 94 | 2 runs · 103 / 94 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 11 | 122A | 85 | 2 runs · 103 / 94 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 8 | 108C | 98.5 | 1 run · — |
Of 41 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 39 figures from 41 runs · as at 28 Oct 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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 24 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Held up 9 (38%) · 1 win
- Prominent 8 (33%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 7 (29%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 775 runs since Jan 2008 (82 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 5.7% from 123.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 8 | 0 | 0% | −9.2 | — |
| Good | 208 | 22 | 10.6% | +1.4 | 0 from 11 |
| Good to Soft | 156 | 13 | 8.3% | −0.9 | 1 from 2 |
| Soft | 275 | 29 | 10.5% | +1.3 | 2 from 20 |
| Heavy | 123 | 7 | 5.7% | −3.5 | 0 from 8 |
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −9.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 19 | 5 | 26.3% | +17.1 | 2 from 8 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 274 | 27 | 9.9% | +0.7 | 1 from 20 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 288 | 19 | 6.6% | −2.6 | 0 from 12 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 174 | 19 | 10.9% | +1.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 18 | 1 | 5.6% | −3.6 | 0 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
2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I'm Ghosted (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Senorita Diana (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 20 | 2 | 10% | −5.50 |
| Good | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Heavy | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | +21.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galway | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Curragh | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Bellewstown | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
| Clonmel | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 3 | 1 | 33% | +20.00 |
| Gowran Park | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Punchestown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wexford | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Navan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sligo (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tramore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 20 | 1 | 5% | +3.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 8 | 2 | 25% | +6.50 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Mullins | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Harry Sexton | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Cian Horgan | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| W J Lee | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
| Richard Condon | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Michael O'Sullivan | 3 | 1 | 33% | +20.00 |
| Keithen Kennedy | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.00 |
| Shane Foley | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr S Cavanagh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Josh Williamson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shay Wallace | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Julian Pietropaolo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ricky Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chris Hayes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Coen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Alan O'Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| J J Slevin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr B Barry | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack G Gilligan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 29 | 3 | 10% | +8.50 |
| Tongue tie | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 17% | +2.50 |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2023 | 10 | 1 | 10% | +13.00 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 20 | 1 | 5% | +3.00 |
| Flat | 19 | 2 | 11% | −4.50 |
| NH Flat | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 23 Oct 26+23d | Sligo (IRE) | Solar Generation Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack's midst - moved up to third before 2 out and soon pushed along - gained ground at the last - stuck on up the run-in but unable to catch the first two | 3/9 | 1 | 9-13 | 86 | 107A | 109A | Josh Williamson | 15/2 |
| 30 Sep 26+85d | Bellewstown (IRE) | Paddy Woods Memorial Apprentice Series Final Apprentice Handicap Settled out the back - moved up to 7th 3f out - pushed along soon after but made no dent - finished 6th | 6/12 | ½ | 9-4 | 62 | 106A | 62A | Shay Wallace | 16/1 |
| 07 Jul 26+23d | Tramore | August Festival Early Bird Packages On tramoreraces.ie Handicap In the pack early - 8th at halfway - driven 3f out - stayed on inside the final furlong without ever threatening | 6/11 | 6 | 9-7 | 65 | 103A | 62A | W J Lee | 28/1 |
| 14 Jun 26+21d | Downpatrick | Cab Plant Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Settled around midfield - dropped to 9th by the 4th and made no headway from 3 out - well held in 8th | 8/14 | 9 | 10-10 | 87 | — | 82C | Richard Condon | 11/1 |
| 24 May 26+143d | Curragh | CAVALOR Equine Nutrition Handicap Handy early - slipped back through the pack after 3f and needed urging into straight - faded 2f out | 23/24 | 2 | 8-0 | 66 | 85C | 51C | Julian Pietropaolo | 100/1 |
| 01 Jan 26+30d | Fairyhouse | TheTravelShop.ie Handicap Hurdle Race close to the pace early - settled midfield by halfway - urged approaching straight but found nothing more from 2 out - finished well held in 12th | 12/24 | 7 | 10-5 | 88 | 89C | 84C | Ricky Doyle | 11/1 |
| 2025 · 12 runs | ||||||||||
| 02 Dec 25+19d | Clonmel | William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) Sat close up early - back in 4th at halfway - improved into contention approaching straight - hit front turning in but overtaken before last and clipped the fence - unable to threaten winner late | 2/16 | 3¼ | 11-0 | 86 | 69B | 111A | Danny Mullins | 10/3F |
| 13 Nov 25+17d | Punchestown | Matchbook Best Odds On Horse Racing Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Held up at back - still down in 20th after 5th - began to find room 2 out - improved to 6th by last - kept coming in straight to finish 4th | 4/21 | ¾ | 10-7 | 86 | 106C | 104A | Harry Sexton | 5/1 |
| 27 Oct 25+11d | Galway | Domino's Handicap Settled towards the back of the pack early - still in that spot at halfway before improving position with 3f left - into 6th and pushed along 2f out - unable to find more back into 9th | 9/16 | 2¼ | 8-7 | 66 | 108C | 64A | Chris Hayes | 16/1 |
| 16 Oct 25+14d | Curragh | DNG Gold Handicap Towards the back early - still 19th with 6f to run - progress into contention from 2f out - kept on well inside the final furlong to finish 6th | 6/19 | nse | 9-10 | 66 | 104C | 76A | Ben Coen | 20/1 |
| 02 Oct 25+3d | Bellewstown | SIS Supporting Irish Racing Handicap (0-60) (Div 2) Sat behind the pace early - mid-division at halfway - up into 3rd with 3f left - 2nd approaching final 2f - asked for effort to hit front - drew away inside final furlong and stayed on strongly to score | 1/10 | 10-0 | 57 | 103A | 89A | W J Lee | 9/2 | |
| 29 Sep 25+18d | Roscommon | Thomas A. Murray Bar Roscommon Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Settled just off the front pair - sixth at halfway - urged forward after three out - improved into fourth nearing the following fence - asked for effort to move up to third before the last then held on for a one-paced finish - third at the line | 3/16 | 5 | 10-7 | 86 | 100B | 107A | Harry Sexton | 6/1 |
| 11 Sep 25+13d | Clonmel | John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Handicap (Div 2) Drifted left leaving stalls and settled towards back of field - 8th with 3f to run and urged forward before being asked for effort on inner approaching final 2f - unable to improve and finished steadily without change of gear from 1f out | 7/11 | ½ | 11-4 | 58 | 79A | 65A | Mr Alan O'Sullivan | 11/2 |
| 29 Aug 25+28d | Wexford | Wexford Heritage Trails Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Settled towards the back early - still held up on the inner and stumbled four out - pushed along turning for home - improved to 6th two out and stayed on for 4th | 4/14 | shd | 11-2 | 86 | 107B | 112A | J J Slevin | 6/1 |
| 01 Aug 25+28d | Galway | Hop House 13 Handicap Sat behind the front group early - 5th at halfway - up to 4th and driven entering the straight - dropped away inside the final furlong finishing 9th | 9/16 | ½ | 9-4 | 60 | 87C | 64A | Seamie Heffernan | 28/1 |
| 04 Jul 25+11d | Wexford | Clearwater Construction Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) Settled in midfield early - made progress from three out - up to 4th and driven before the second last - no further gain despite urging approaching the final fence - stayed on at same rate to the finish | 3/14 | 1½ | 10-7 | 86 | 104B | 106A | Harry Sexton | 12/1 |
| 23 Jun 25+27d | Ballinrobe | GAIN The Advantage Series Handicap Settled in the pack early - up to 6th and asked for effort turning into the straight - stayed on same gait late to finish 5th | 5/14 | ½ | 9-0 | 61 | 105C | 65A | Keithen Kennedy | 9/1 |
| 27 May 25+191d | Tipperary | Visit Tipperary Handicap (0-60) Settled towards the back - burst through on the outside approaching final two furlongs and swept past inside the last - asserted to score late on | 1/12 | 9-2 | 51 | 94A | 81A | Keithen Kennedy | 8/1 | |
| 2024 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 17 Nov 24+12d | Navan | Gaeil Colmcille GAA Kells 'Day At The Races' Handicap Hurdle (80-102) Tracked front group early - held 6th spot at halfway - pushed along and unable to quicken from 2 out - well held at the finish | 14/23 | 2¾ | 10-7 | 88 | 65C | 78C | Harry Sexton | 10/1 |
| 05 Nov 24+8d | Fairyhouse | BARONERACING.COM Winter Festival Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) Settled among the pack early - improved position past the fourth-last - made headway approaching two out - unable to reel in the front-runner nearing the final fence - stayed on to the line - slipped to third late on | 3/16 | ½ | 11-0 | 88 | 93B | 100A | Harry Sexton | 12/1 |
| 28 Oct 24+18d | Galway | Benetti Menswear Handicap (47-65) Held up towards the back - improved into the straight then edged right and up to 7th inside the final furlong - pushed along and stayed on at one speed to finish fifth | 5/18 | 2½ | 9-6 | 55 | 76C | 61C | W J Lee | 28/1 |
| 10 Oct 24+8d | Thurles | www.thurlesraces.ie Handicap (47-70) Sat close to the front pair early - third at halfway then fifth turning in - dropped away with over a furlong left | 11/11 | 3½ | 9-3 | 57 | 122A | 54A | Shane Foley | 18/1 |
| 02 Oct 24+55d | Bellewstown | Johnny Kierans Memorial Handicap (47-70) Held up towards the back - driven to little effect 4f out - improved into 9th on the outside 2f out - into 8th under pressure a furlong out then stayed on to finish sixth | 6/14 | 3¾ | 9-5 | 59 | 104C | 70A | Shane Foley | 40/1 |
| 08 Aug 24+33d | Leopardstown | Fegentri World Championship (Q.R.) Handicap Settled with the pack early - 4th at halfway - up to 3rd approaching 2f out but unable to threaten - eased back to 5th and held late | 5/10 | ½ | 10-5 | 62 | 42A | 66A | Mr B Barry | 18/1 |
| 06 Jul 24+41d | Bellewstown | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-102) (Div 1) | 9/14 | ½ | 10-11 | 89 | 67B | 89A | Jack G Gilligan | 18/1 |
| 26 May 24+17d | Curragh | Fleetwood Paints Handicap | 16/17 | 2½ | 8-0 | 65 | 56C | 53C | Cian Horgan | 100/1 |
| 09 May 24+16d | Gowran Park | Racing Again May 22nd Handicap (47-70) | 12/16 | 4¾ | 9-7 | 68 | 83C | 60C | Cian Horgan | 66/1 |
| 23 Apr 24+129d | Gowran Park | Racing Again Tomorrow Maiden | 8/12 | 3½ | 9-2 | — | 74A | 50A | Cian Horgan | 100/1 |
| 2023 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Dec 23+41d | Fairyhouse | Happy Christmas From All At Fairyhouse Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 9/12 | shd | 10-8 | 91 | 63A | 84A | Richard Condon | 15/2 |
| 05 Nov 23+18d | Curragh | Watch Racing TV Free For 31 Days Maiden | 5/10 | 3¼ | 9-6 | — | 40A | 65A | Cian Horgan | 150/1 |
| 18 Oct 23+19d | Navan | Safer Gambling Navan Maiden | 12/15 | 34 | 9-8 | — | 73C | 53C | Cian Horgan | 125/1 |
| 29 Sep 23+18d | Gowran Park | Thomastown Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 5/9 | 5½ | 10-12 | 93 | 32A | 93A | Danny Mullins | 14/1 |
| 11 Sep 23+12d | Galway | angloprinters.ie Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | PU/14 | — | 10-13 | 94 | — | — | Michael O'Sullivan | 11/1 |
| 30 Aug 23+16d | Bellewstown | Reddans Of Bettystown Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 9/15 | 16 | 11-6 | 94 | 77C | 91C | Michael O'Sullivan | 15/2 |
| 14 Aug 23+165d | Ballinrobe | Broderick's Electric Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 1/16 | 11-5 | 86 | 74B | 115A | Michael O'Sullivan | 22/1 | |
| 02 Mar 23+22d | Clonmel | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle | 15/18 | 12 | 11-4 | — | 66C | 96C | Danny Mullins | 125/1 |
| 08 Feb 23+32d | Fairyhouse | Fairyhouse Easter Festival Maiden Hurdle | 13/16 | 13 | 11-4 | — | 9C | 104C | Danny Mullins | 150/1 |
| 07 Jan 23+49d | Cork | Happy New Year From All At Cork Maiden Hurdle | 15/19 | 30 | 11-12 | — | 35C | 100C | Danny Mullins | 80/1 |
| 2022 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Nov 22+46d | Punchestown | O'Connor Heating & Plumbing Supporting Longford GAA Maiden Hurdle | 14/22 | 3 | 11-2 | — | 41C | 97C | Richard Condon | 66/1 |
| 04 Oct 22+25d | Galway | Student Raceday On Monday 31st October Flat Race | 9/11 | nk | 11-0 | — | 46A | 90A | Mr S Cavanagh | 33/1 |
| 09 Sep 22 | Ballinrobe | OCL Laundry Flat Race | 6/12 | ½ | 10-7 | — | 103A | 101A | Mr S Cavanagh | 50/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Spanish John won?
- Spanish John (IRE) won 3 of 41 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 7.3%. Placed 9 times in total (22% of starts).
- Who trains Spanish John?
- Spanish John (IRE) is trained by P A Fahy, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 23 October 2026.
- Who is Spanish John's sire?
- Spanish John (IRE) is by Vendangeur (IRE) out of Black Belt (IRE), whose sire is Big Bad Bob.
- What going does Spanish John prefer?
- Spanish John (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 20 starts (10%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Spanish John's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 86, from the run on 23 October 2026. The highest on record is 94.
- What is Spanish John's sire's record?
- Vendangeur (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 775 runs since Jan 2008 (82 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 5.7% from 123.
- Who are Spanish John's siblings?
- Out of Black Belt (IRE), Spanish John (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.