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John Betjeman

10-year-old gelding with a 8% win rate who thrives on very wet, muddy ground.
Quick Facts
Age
10 years old
Sex
Gelding
Father
Poet's Voice
Mother
A Great Beauty
Owner
Donald McCain Racing Club
Rating
102

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
51
Career races
4
Wins
7.8%
Win rate
avg ~10%
52.9%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
87 days
Since last race

Strengths & Risks AI Analysis

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on heavy ground: 2 wins from 3 starts (67%)
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 19 starts
Yet to win at Wincanton in 9 attempts
Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 12 starts
Struggles on RH Undulating tracks: 0 wins from 8 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Heavy (very wet)
Loves
Soft (muddy)
Good to soft
Ok
Standard (all-weather)
Good (firm-ish)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
1M1F – 1M2F
1M3F – 1M4F
1M6F – 2M
Ok
🏅 Competition Level
Class 3
Class 4
Ok
Class 5
Loves
Class 6
Avoids
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, wide and galloping
Loves
Left-handed, tight turning
Loves
Left-handed, tight
Wide and galloping
Right-handed, tight turning
Right-handed, wide and galloping
Avoids
Right-handed, undulating
Avoids
Left-handed, undulating
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
1 Jan
2nd
Catterick Bridge
1m6f – 2m · Good · 10 runners
22 Dec
3rd
Musselburgh
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Soft · 12 runners
24 Nov
🏆 Won
Sedgefield
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 9 runners
4 Jun
9th
Newton Abbot
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners
6 May
8th
Ffos Las
1m6f – 2m · Good · 13 runners
19 Apr
🏆 Won
Newton Abbot
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 10 runners
6 Apr
4th
Plumpton
1m6f – 2m · Good · 8 runners
25 Mar
6th
Taunton
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 runners
6 Mar
2nd
Wincanton
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Soft · 11 runners
16 Jan
10th
Wincanton
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Soft · 18 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
0%
Win rate
0/22
Won / Rode
Theo Gillard Current Jockey
12.5%
Win rate
1/8
Won / Rode
Joe Anderson
42.9%
Win rate
3/7
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Dane O'Neill
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Bradley Harris
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
William Maggs
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Mr Freddie Gordon
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Luke Scott
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Angus Cheleda
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
George Rooke
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Wincanton
Galloping
9 4 seconds, 1 third, 4 other 6 Mar 0%
Ffos Las
Galloping
8 2 wins, 3 seconds, 3 other 6 May 25%
Bath
Undulating
3 1 third, 2 other 15 Jun 0%
Warwick
Sharp
3 1 second, 2 other 1 Nov 0%
Taunton
Undulating
3 1 third, 2 other 25 Mar 0%
Newton Abbot
Sharp
2 1 win, 1 other 4 Jun 50%
Ludlow
Undulating
2 1 third, 1 other 21 Feb 0%
Newbury
Galloping
2 1 second, 1 other 5 Mar 0%
Fontwell Park
Tight
2 2 thirds 10 Dec 0%
Sedgefield
Sharp
1 1 win 24 Nov 100%
Lingfield Park
Sharp
1 1 other 9 Nov 0%
Musselburgh
Sharp
1 1 third 22 Dec 0%
Plumpton
Sharp
1 1 other 6 Apr 0%
Kempton Park
Galloping
1 1 second 13 Nov 0%
chelmsford 1 1 other 28 Apr 0%
Southwell
Galloping
1 1 other 23 Oct 0%
Ascot
Galloping
1 1 other 30 Oct 0%
Goodwood
Undulating
1 1 other 10 Oct 0%
Catterick Bridge
Sharp
1 1 second 1 Jan 0%
hereford 1 1 other 12 Nov 0%
Huntingdon
Galloping
1 1 third 1 Apr 0%
Exeter
Undulating
1 1 other 20 Nov 0%
Salisbury
Undulating
1 1 second 4 May 0%
Leicester
Sharp
1 1 second 15 Dec 0%
Worcester
Galloping
1 1 second 15 Jun 0%
Bangor-on-Dee
Sharp
1 1 third 11 Feb 0%