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Horse profile

Vodka Red (IRE)

10yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2018) · Last trainer Kenny Johnson · Last owner Carter Thompson Associates
by Ivan Denisovich (IRE) out of Begine (IRE) (Germany)
27 runs · 11 courses · from Sep 2010
As at 15 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 Jan 2018 — 3,197 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2018 Won at Newcastle Last raced off OR 83
KTB Profile

Vodka Red (IRE) is 1 from 27, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Mar 2014. Last raced off 83, 10lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 27 archived runs · updated 15 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5 OR ↓ 10lb off peak
Official rating83↓ 10lb off peak
83 81–93

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 141 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newcastle, 17 Nov 2017

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.

Jumps 3 figures · best 141B · median 100
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 15 Oct 2025
Heavy2100B54—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 15 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 5 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 95A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Carlisle, 26 Oct 2017 Official rating 83 at the last jumps run, 12 Jan 2018

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 41A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newcastle, 29 Sep 2010

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.

Jumps 20 figures · best 114A · median 92
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 15 Oct 2025
Good7111A92—
Heavy5114A95—
Soft4108B80.5—
Good to Soft2111A99.5—
Good to Firm2100B83—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 15 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m13114A91—
2m1f – 2m4f6111A95.5—
2m5f – 3m1———
Flat 3 figures · best 41A · median 40
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 15 Oct 2025
Heavy241A39.5—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 15 Oct 2025
6f – 7f241A39.5—
1m – 1m1f1———

Of 27 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 · 23 figures from 27 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 8.7% of 1,019 runs since Jan 2008 (71 horses).

Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 13.5% from 192.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1715.9%−2.8—
Good to Firm139128.6%−0.10 from 2
Good199147%−1.70 from 8
Good to Soft79810.1%+1.40 from 2
Soft173169.2%+0.51 from 8
Heavy63812.7%+40 from 7
Standard (AW)349308.6%−0.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f9855.1%−3.6—
6f – 7f217156.9%−1.80 from 2
1m – 1m1f192157.8%−0.90 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f2302410.4%+1.7—
1m5f – 2m1922613.5%+4.80 from 14
2m1f – 2m4f8045%−3.71 from 9
2m5f – 3m1000%−8.70 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Begine (IRE) (Germany)

4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Noble Jack (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m3f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Noble Jack (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Noble Jack (IRE)3161m–1m1½fClass 5
Tancredi (SWE)3027f–1m3fClass 6
Goodbye Earl (IRE)1916f—
Lordofthenight (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 8 1 13% −1.00
Good 8 0 0% −8.00
Heavy 7 0 0% −7.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 18 1 6% −11.00
Class 4 9 0 0% −9.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newcastle 12 1 8% −5.00
Sedgefield 3 0 0% −3.00
Wetherby 3 0 0% −3.00
Kelso 2 0 0% −2.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 14 0 0% −14.00
2m1f – 2m4f 9 1 11% −2.00
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Kenny Johnson 10 1 10% −3.00
Peter Buchanan 4 0 0% −4.00
Thomas Dowson 2 0 0% −2.00
Kane Yeoman 2 0 0% −2.00
Stephen Mulqueen 2 0 0% −2.00
Lee Topliss 2 0 0% −2.00
Ross Chapman 1 0 0% −1.00
Alison Clarke 1 0 0% −1.00
Dean Pratt 1 0 0% −1.00
Miss Catherine Walton 1 0 0% −1.00
Paddy Mathers 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 7 0 0% −7.00
None 6 0 0% −6.00
Cheekpieces 5 0 0% −5.00
HB 5 1 20% +2.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 4 0 0% −4.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 1 0 0% −1.00
2017 4 0 0% −4.00
2016 1 0 0% −1.00
2015 4 0 0% −4.00
2014 4 1 25% +3.00
2013 7 0 0% −7.00
2011 3 0 0% −3.00
2010 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 23 1 4% −16.00
Flat 3 0 0% −3.00
Chase 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
12 Jan 18+20d Sedgefield Brian Ellison Racing Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 9 ran F/9 — 10-4 83—— Thomas Dowson 20/1
23 Dec 17+36d Newcastle Bet365 Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 15 ran 11/15 17 10-6 84—72C Ross Chapman 8/1
17 Nov 17+22d Newcastle Newcastle Flooring Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24f · Good · 13 ran 7/13 1¾ 10-6 85141B92A Alison Clarke 22/1
26 Oct 17+222d Carlisle Watch Racing Uk On Bt Tv Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Heavy · 11 ran 4/11 3 10-0 85100B95A Kane Yeoman 33/1
18 Mar 17+375d Newcastle Enhanced Sun Boost At sunbets.co.uk 'Hands And Heels' Handicap Hurdle (Conditionals and Amateurs) Class 5 · 16f · Heavy · 7 ran 4/7 5 10-6 858A91A Kane Yeoman 8/1
08 Mar 16+89d Newcastle Hollinshead Hop Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20.5f · Heavy · 9 ran 3/9 10 11-0 90—96B Thomas Dowson 11/2
10 Dec 15+16d Newcastle Macnaughton Mcgregor Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Heavy · 11 ran 2/11 1¾ 10-10 84—114A Peter Buchanan 33/1
24 Nov 15+7d Sedgefield Betfred Racing 'Like Us On Facebook' Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 17f · Soft · 10 ran 8/10 8 11-8 93—81C Peter Buchanan 33/1
17 Nov 15+19d Southwell Mrfreebet.co.uk On Your Mobile Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Soft · 11 ran PU/11 — 10-9 93—— Peter Buchanan 80/1
29 Oct 15+580d Sedgefield J Amer & M Sweeney Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 10 ran PU/10 — 10-11 93—— Peter Buchanan 20/1
28 Mar 14+13d Newcastle Now Careers Supporting The Construction Industry Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20.5f · Soft · 6 ran 1/6 10-11 83—108B Kenny Johnson 6/1
15 Mar 14+15d Newcastle MTrec Technical & Permanent Placements 'Hands & Heels' Handicap Hurdle (Conditional/Amateur) Class 5 · 16f · Good · 9 ran 2/9 1½ 10-8 81—95A Dean Pratt 9/2F
28 Feb 14+18d Doncaster Betdaq 25 No Lose Mobile Bet Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 11 ran BD/11 — 9-9 81—— Stephen Mulqueen 7/1
10 Feb 14+51d Catterick Cheltenham Preview Evening February 28th Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 15.5f · Heavy · 8 ran 5/8 2¾ 9-7 81—88A Stephen Mulqueen 11/1
21 Dec 13+9d Newcastle Pin Point Industrial Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 9 ran 8/9 7 10-12 84—80C Kenny Johnson 10/1
12 Dec 13+33d Newcastle S T P Construction Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good · 10 ran 7/10 ½ 10-12 86—92A Kenny Johnson 10/1
09 Nov 13+34d Kelso David Mclean (dm27) 7/7 Memorial Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 18f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 7/10 4½ 10-12 86—88A Kenny Johnson 10/1
06 Oct 13+129d Kelso Katie Scott Pointing & Emma Dunkley's 18th Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 18f · Good · 10 ran 4/10 hd 11-3 86—111A Kenny Johnson 11/1
30 May 13+32d Wetherby Racing Uk Live On Sky Channel 432 Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 3/12 ¾ 11-3 85—111A Kenny Johnson 20/1
28 Apr 13+25d Wetherby Royal Pigeon Racing Association Lady Riders' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good · 11 ran 5/11 2 10-11 87—98A Miss Catherine Walton 16/1
03 Apr 13+601d Wetherby wetherbyracing.co.uk Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 16f · Good · 8 ran 6/8 21 11-4 87—71C Kenny Johnson 33/1
11 Aug 11+48d Stratford Happy Birthday Rachel Walker Juvenile Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 16.5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 2/8 12 10-12 ——100B Kenny Johnson 25/1
24 Jun 11+20d Market Rasen Svitzer Juvenile Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 12 ran 9/12 37 10-12 ——61C Kenny Johnson 150/1
04 Jun 11+230d Hexham Film Nova Juvenile Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 5/8 4½ 10-12 ——66C Kenny Johnson 50/1
17 Oct 10+18d Newcastle Beaglers' Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Heavy · 9 ran 8/9 3¼ 8-12 ——38C Lee Topliss 33/1
29 Sep 10+17d Newcastle E.B.F./Parklands Golfcourse Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 6f · Heavy · 10 ran 6/10 2¾ 8-9 ——41A Lee Topliss 40/1
12 Sep 10 Newcastle Ford Centenary Classic Maiden Auction Stakes (Str) Class 5 · 8f · Soft · 10 ran 10/10 9 8-7 ——40C Paddy Mathers 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Vodka Red (IRE) won?
Vodka Red (IRE) won 1 of 27 archived starts between 2010 and 2018, a strike rate of 3.7%. Placed 6 times in total (22.2% of starts).
Who trained Vodka Red (IRE)?
Vodka Red (IRE) was trained by Kenny Johnson on the most recent run on record, at Sedgefield on 12 January 2018.
Who is Vodka Red (IRE)'s sire?
Vodka Red (IRE) is by Ivan Denisovich (IRE) out of Begine (IRE), whose sire is Germany.
What going does Vodka Red (IRE) prefer?
Vodka Red (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 8 starts (12.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Vodka Red (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 83, from the run on 12 January 2018. The highest on record is 93.
What is Vodka Red (IRE)'s sire's record?
Ivan Denisovich (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 1,019 runs since Jan 2008 (71 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 13.5% from 192.
Who are Vodka Red (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Begine (IRE), Vodka Red (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Noble Jack (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Noble Jack (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m3f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2010. 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.