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Horse profile

The Junior Man (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2019) · Last trainer John Norton · Last owner Fellowship Of The Rose Partnership 2
by Darsi (FR) out of Pear Tart (IRE) (Rock Hopper)
8 runs · 6 courses · from Nov 2016
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 Feb 2019 — 2,806 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2019 Last raced off OR 76
KTB Profile

The Junior Man (IRE) is yet to win from 8 starts. Best effort: 4th of 6 at Newcastle (Dec 2016). Last raced off 76, 11lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 28 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 4 figures · best 66C · median 59
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft266C64—
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m366C62—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 8 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (3) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 98C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wetherby, 6 Jan 2017 Official rating 76 at the last run, 21 Feb 2019

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 4 figures · best 98C · median 95
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft295C91.5—
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m398C95—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 8 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 8 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

Progeny in our archive have won 7.1% of 1,116 runs since Jan 2008 (112 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm3412.9%−4.2—
Good345288.1%+10 from 1
Good to Soft209157.2%+0.10 from 2
Soft347216.1%−10 from 3
Heavy178147.9%+0.80 from 2
Standard (AW)300%−7.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f200%−7.1—
1m5f – 2m237145.9%−1.20 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f385256.5%−0.60 from 1
2m5f – 3m375297.7%+0.60 from 5
Over 3m117119.4%+2.30 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
Pear Tart (IRE) (Rock Hopper)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Amron Lad (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m3f–2m3½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Amron Lad (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Amron Lad (IRE)822m3f–2m3½fClass 4
Thedevilyouknow (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wetherby 3 0 0% −3.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00

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

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2019 1 0 0% −1.00
2018 1 0 0% −1.00
2017 4 0 0% −4.00
2016 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 0 0% −7.00
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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2019 · 1 run
21 Feb 19+79d Sedgefield Sky Sports Racing Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 27f · Good · 10 ran PU/10 — 10-6 76—— Colm McCormack 66/1
2018 · 1 run
04 Dec 18+342d Southwell Bet At toals.com Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Good To Soft · 11 ran PU/11 — 10-9 76—— Colm McCormack 200/1
2017 · 4 runs
27 Dec 17+35d Wetherby Bet 10 Get 20 At 188bet Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24f · Soft · 16 ran PU/16 — 10-6 83—— Colm McCormack 50/1
22 Nov 17+291d Hexham Christmas Packages Available On 13th December Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20f · Heavy · 13 ran PU/13 — 10-10 87—— Colm McCormack 80/1
04 Feb 17+29d Wetherby Totepoolliveinfo.com Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 21.5f · Soft · 8 ran 7/8 16 10-9 —66C95C Colm McCormack 100/1
06 Jan 17+29d Wetherby Racing UK In Glorious HD Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 21.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 7/9 1¼ 11-3 —45C98C Colm McCormack 150/1
2016 · 2 runs
08 Dec 16+20d Newcastle Sunbets Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 22f · Soft · 6 ran 4/6 36 10-9 —62C88C Colm McCormack 200/1
18 Nov 16 Haydock Racing Welfare Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 4 · 15.5f · Heavy · 11 ran 10/11 ½ 10-13 —56C95C Colm McCormack 150/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Junior Man won?
The Junior Man (IRE) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2016 and 2019.
Who trained The Junior Man?
The Junior Man (IRE) was trained by John Norton on the most recent run on record, at Sedgefield on 21 February 2019.
Who is The Junior Man's sire?
The Junior Man (IRE) is by Darsi (FR) out of Pear Tart (IRE), whose sire is Rock Hopper.
What is The Junior Man's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 76, from the run on 21 February 2019. The highest on record is 87.
What is The Junior Man's sire's record?
Darsi (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.1% of 1,116 runs since Jan 2008 (112 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are The Junior Man's siblings?
Out of Pear Tart (IRE), The Junior Man (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Amron Lad (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Amron Lad (IRE)). The wins came over 2m3f–2m3½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2016. 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.