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Optima RacingHorses › Sporting John (IRE)

Sporting John (IRE)

8yo gelding · Form & record 2019-11-05 to 2023-05-20 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Philip Hobbs & Johnson White.
Pedigree Getaway (GER) × ?
Ratings Official 140 · best RPR 157 · best TS 134
17
Runs
5
Wins
29.4%
Strike rate
35.3%
Place rate
1.27
Actual / Expected
0.0%
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Full form — last 17 runs

Btn = beaten lengths · OR = official rating · RPR = Racing Post Rating · TS = Topspeed. Blank cells are values we don't hold for that run — never a zero.
DateOffCourseDistGoingCl PosBtnJockeyWgt ORRPRTSSP
2023-05-20 19d Uttoxeter 23.5f Good 2 7/9 Aidan Coleman 167 140 123 9 25/1
Boulton Group Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)
2023-05-01 21d Kempton 24f Good 3 8/12 Aidan Coleman 163 130 109 88 12/1
Heart Of The Community Since 1878 Handicap Chase
2023-04-10 26d Chepstow 23.5f Soft 3 4/8 Aidan Coleman b 164 136 101 88 7/1
Don Long Hello Gorgeous Memorial Handicap Chase
2023-03-15 11d Cheltenham 21f Soft 1 99/26 Micheal Nolan 168 151 80/1
Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
2023-03-04 14d Doncaster 26f Good 2 5/7 Aidan Coleman b 152 141 129 110 9/1
Virgin Bet Grimthorpe Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
2023-02-18 112d Ascot 24f Soft 1 11/14 Tom OBrien 168 147 114 87 12/1
LK Bennett Swinley Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
2022-10-29 287d Wetherby 24f Soft 1 4/6 Tom OBrien 160 154 141 112 7/4
bet365 Hurdle (Registered As The West Yorkshire Hurdle) (GBB Race)
2022-01-15 36d Warwick 25f Soft 2 1/7 Aidan Coleman 159 151 157 93 3/1
Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (Pertemps Hurdle Series Qualifier) (GBB Race)
2021-12-10 27d Cheltenham 24f Soft 2 4/9 Tom OBrien 166 151 147 118 5/4
Citipost Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)
2021-11-13 218d Cheltenham 24f Good 1 1/9 Tom OBrien 166 146 153 78 9/2
Paddy Power Games Handicap Hurdle () (GBB Race)
2021-04-09 23d Aintree 25f Soft 1 99/7 Tom OBrien 158 153 16/1
Betway Mildmay Novices Chase (GBB Race)
2021-03-17 126d Cheltenham 24.5f Soft 1 99/6 Richard Johnson 158 153 16/1
Brown Advisory Novices Chase (Registered As The Broadway Novices Chase) (GBB Race)
2020-11-11 245d Exeter 19f Soft 3 3/6 Richard Johnson 156 149 123 35 10/11
Racing TV HD On Sky 426 Beginners Chase (GBB Race)
2020-03-11 25d Cheltenham 21f Soft 1 7/12 Barry Geraghty 161 149 130 85 5/1
Ballymore Novices Hurdle (Registered As The Baring Bingham)
2020-02-15 71d Ascot 19.5f Soft 2 1/4 Barry Geraghty 162 146 148 134 6/4
Thames Materials Novices Hurdle
2019-12-06 31d Exeter 17f Soft 4 1/18 Barry Geraghty 158 136 92 1/4
British Stallion Studs EBF National Hunt Novices Hurdle (Qualifier)
2019-11-05 DEB Exeter 17f Soft 3 1/13 Barry Geraghty 152 131 115 11/4
D & S Commissioning Novices Hurdle

Record by layoff

Days since the previous run. Does this one go well fresh, or need a run? Career debut excluded — no prior run means no layoff.
Time since last runRunsWinsSR
Quick (under 2wk)200.0%
Normal (2-4wk)600.0%
Freshened (1-2m)22100.0%
Layoff (2-6m)3133.3%
Long break (6m+)3133.3%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 17114.3%
Class 25240.0%
Class 34125.0%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Staying (13f+)17529.4%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Soft13430.8%
Good4125.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Cheltenham5120.0%
Exeter3266.7%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2019-11-05–2023-05-20. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.