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Horse profile

St John's Square (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2018) · Last trainer Padraig Roche · Last owner John P Mcmanus
by Milan (GB) out of Back Me Up (IRE) (Bob Back)
1 run · 1 course · from Dec 2018
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 18 Dec 2018 — 2,864 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2018 · 16th of 20
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 1 archived start in Dec 2018 as a 4yo gelding. Finished 16 of 20 at Naas last time. By Milan (GB), whose progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 16,848 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 1 archived run · updated 22 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 96C the best of the last 1 rated run · Naas, 18 Dec 2018

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 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · 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
Milan (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 16,848 runs since Jan 2008 (1,463 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1815.6%−5.7—
Good to Firm5526612%+0.7—
Good5,16864712.5%+1.2—
Good to Soft3,29038611.7%+0.4—
Soft5,03150110%−1.30 from 1
Heavy2,71630311.2%−0.1—
Standard (AW)7322.7%−8.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f300%−11.3—
1m – 1m1f9111.1%−0.2—
1m2f – 1m4f5835.2%−6.1—
1m5f – 2m3,85540110.4%−0.9—
2m1f – 2m4f5,47359910.9%−0.40 from 1
2m5f – 3m5,80169712%+0.7—
Over 3m1,64920512.4%+1.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Back Me Up (IRE) (Bob Back)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them It's Only A Number (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Got Your Back (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
It's Only A Number (IRE)2812m4f—
Got Your Back (IRE)1212m4fClass 4
Till You Can't (IRE)70——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt SpdKTB Jockey SP
18 Dec 18 Naas 2019 Naas Membership Maiden Hurdle 19f · Yielding · 20 ran 16/20 13 11-7 60C96C L P Dempsey 100/1

Quick answers

How many races has St John's Square (IRE) won?
St John's Square (IRE) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2018.
Who trained St John's Square (IRE)?
St John's Square (IRE) was trained by Padraig Roche on the most recent run on record, at Naas on 18 December 2018.
Who is St John's Square (IRE)'s sire?
St John's Square (IRE) is by Milan (GB) out of Back Me Up (IRE), whose sire is Bob Back.
What is St John's Square (IRE)'s sire's record?
Milan (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 16,848 runs since Jan 2008 (1,463 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are St John's Square (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Back Me Up (IRE), St John's Square (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: It's Only A Number (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Got Your Back (IRE)). The wins came over 2m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2018. 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.