What A Johnny (IRE)
What A Johnny won two of nine starts over hurdles on turf. Both wins came on soft going with the first in a Class 3 novices hurdle at Stratford in Nov 2023 over 1m5f to 2m and the second in a Class 4 handicap at Perth in Apr 2024 over 2m1f to 2m4f off an official rating of 107. The gelding was last seen when held in the Class 1 Virgin Bet Heroes Handicap Hurdle at Sandown in Feb 2025 off a mark of 120. He raced eight times at seven different courses.
- 2–9Wins / Runs
- 22.2%Strike rate
- 4 (44.4%)Placed
- −4.02£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 0.94Fair A/E n=9 · 0.82 incl. margin
- 120Highest OR
- 57dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 136
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 6 | 146A | 127.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 108A | 101.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 146A | 118.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 136A | 131 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 91C | 74 | — |
Of 9 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 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 from 4 analysed runs since Nov 2024
- Held up 4 (100%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 9,826 runs since Jan 2008 (706 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.9% from 204. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.3% from 818.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 5 | 0 | 0% | −11.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 222 | 28 | 12.6% | +0.7 | — |
| Good | 3,438 | 476 | 13.8% | +1.9 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1,959 | 212 | 10.8% | −1.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 2,839 | 305 | 10.7% | −1.2 | 2 from 6 |
| Heavy | 1,159 | 136 | 11.7% | −0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 204 | 14 | 6.9% | −5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 28 | 1 | 3.6% | −8.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 86 | 6 | 7% | −4.9 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 263 | 26 | 9.9% | −2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,437 | 274 | 11.2% | −0.7 | 1 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3,288 | 352 | 10.7% | −1.2 | 1 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,906 | 387 | 13.3% | +1.4 | 0 from 3 |
| Over 3m | 818 | 125 | 15.3% | +3.4 | — |
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
4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Taskeen (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Taskeen (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taskeen (IRE) | 14 | 1 | 1m | Class 5 |
| Knockraha Park (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Lettuce Snow (IRE) | 12 | 0 | — | — |
| Shanakill Star (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 6 | 2 | 33% | −1.02 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.75 |
| Class 2 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.73 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perth | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.25 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sedgefield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.73 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.75 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.27 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Bowen | 6 | 2 | 33% | −1.02 |
| Gavin Sheehan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kevin Brogan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fergus Gregory | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 6 | 2 | 33% | −1.02 |
| Tongue tie | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.75 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.27 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 01 Feb 25+31d | Sandown | Virgin Bet Heroes Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Held up towards the back - poor leap at the opener - awkward again 6th - driven without effect into the home turn before being pulled up after the second last | PU/13 | — | 10-3 | 120 | — | — | Gavin Sheehan | 12/1 |
| 01 Jan 25+35d | Cheltenham | Best Odds On The Betfair Exchange Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled towards the back - pushed along and made strong progress nearing the last - moved into third - kept going but unable to close late | 3/9 | 1¼ | 10-4 | 119 | 126A | 123A | Sean Bowen | 9/2 |
| 2024 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Nov 24+24d | Market Rasen | Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle Drifted left early - settled at back - made ground wide though scrambled at the 9th - pressed leaders approaching the final flight - edged out of second near the line but kept on to finish third | 3/7 | ¾ | 10-7 | 118 | 136A | 129B | Sean Bowen | 7/2 |
| 03 Nov 24+171d | Carlisle | Stephex Trucks UK Castletown Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Held up towards the back - urged into contention 3f out and kept on without threatening - lost momentum on the run to the line | 6/9 | ½ | 11-0 | 119 | 95A | 117A | Kevin Brogan | 5/1 |
| 16 May 24+21d | Perth | Edinburgh Gin Handicap Hurdle | 2/10 | 1½ | 12-1 | 116 | 108A | 140A | Sean Bowen | 5/4F |
| 25 Apr 24+33d | Perth | Assured Partners Handicap Hurdle | 1/11 | 11-6 | 107 | 129A | 136A | Sean Bowen | 9/4F | |
| 23 Mar 24+116d | Bangor-on-Dee | Broxton Gates Handicap Hurdle | 3/7 | 1¾ | 11-10 | 106 | 91C | 123A | Fergus Gregory | 13/2 |
| 2023 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Nov 23+26d | Sedgefield | Betting Sites Ltd At bettingsites.ltd.uk Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 3/7 | 1¾ | 11-7 | — | 146A | 122B | Sean Bowen | 2/1J |
| 02 Nov 23 | Stratford | EBF And Traffic Lights Jamie 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) | 1/6 | 11-0 | — | 57B | 115B | Sean Bowen | 8/11F | |
Quick answers
- How many races has What A Johnny won?
- What A Johnny (IRE) won 2 of 9 archived starts between 2023 and 2025, a strike rate of 22.2%. Placed 4 times in total (44.4% of starts).
- Who trained What A Johnny?
- What A Johnny (IRE) was trained by Olly Murphy on the most recent run on record, at Sandown on 1 February 2025.
- Who is What A Johnny's sire?
- What A Johnny (IRE) is by Yeats (IRE) out of Lola Rosa (IRE), whose sire is Peintre Celebre.
- What going does What A Johnny prefer?
- What A Johnny (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 6 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is What A Johnny's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 120, from the run on 1 February 2025. That is also the highest on record.
- What is What A Johnny's sire's record?
- Yeats (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 9,826 runs since Jan 2008 (706 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.9% from 204. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.3% from 818.
- Who are What A Johnny's siblings?
- Out of Lola Rosa (IRE), What A Johnny (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Taskeen (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Taskeen (IRE)). The wins came over 1m. As at Oct 2026.