John Betjeman (GB)

Owner: Donald McCain Racing Club Trainer: D McCain Jnr Sex: colt Age: 9

Breeding: Poet's Voice / A Great Beauty (Acclamation)

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Date	Time	Course	Race name
22 Dec 2025	13:38	Musselburgh	LiveScore Bet Handicap Hurdle

Form Summary

GoingView detailed formhide detailed form	Starts	Wins	2nds	3rds
Good	10	1	3	1
Good (Good to Firm in places)	6
Good (Good to Soft in places)	5			3
Good to Firm	5		2
Good to Firm (Good in places in the Back Straight)	1
Good to Firm (Good in Places)	1
Good to Soft	8		1	1
Good to Soft (Good in places)	9	1	3	1
Good to Soft (Soft in places)	8	1	3	2
Heavy	6	1	2
Heavy (Soft in places)	3	1
Soft	6	1	4
Soft (Good to Soft in places)	9		1	3
Soft (Heavy in places)	5		2
Standard	4			2
Standard / Slow	3
Totals	89	6	21	13

Race History

Date	Course	Going	Distance	Class	Race Winner	Weight	Position	Jockey	SP
24 Nov 2025	Sedgefield	Soft	2m 178y	5	John Betjeman	11st 9lbs	1 of 9	Theo Gillard	11/2
midfield, chased leaders 5th, ridden and headway 2 out, soon went second, joined leader approaching last, soon led outright and kept on
04 Jun 2025	Newton Abbot	Good (Good To Firm in places)	2m 167y	5	Gore Point	11st 13lbs	9 of 10	Joe Anderson	11/2
chased leaders, lost place before 5th, well beaten 3 out, tailed off
06 May 2025	Ffos Las	Good (Good to Soft in places)	1m 7f 182y	5	Gavin	11st 10lbs	8 of 11	Lorcan Williams	17/2
led until 2nd, chased (clear) winner until after 4 out, chased leaders, weakened and hit 2 out
19 Apr 2025	Newton Abbot	Heavy	2m 167y	5	John Betjeman	11st 10lbs	1 of 8	Joe Anderson	7/4
close up in 2nd, not fluent 4th, led before 4 out, pushed along home turn, ridden and faced challenge before 2 out where joined, kept on, mistake last, regained lead run-in, gamely
06 Apr 2025	Plumpton	Good	1m 7f 195y	5	Tara Iti	11st 11lbs	4 of 8	Joe Anderson	11/2
towards rear, some headway from 3 out, went modest fourth 2 out, kept on but never going pace to mount serious challenge
25 Mar 2025	Taunton	Good	2m 104y	5	Mr Zee	11st 11lbs	6 of 14	Fergus Gillard	15/2
chased leaders, pushed along after 3 out, faded 2 out
06 Mar 2025	Wincanton	Good to Soft (Good in places)	1m 7f 50y	5	Just Aidan	11st 8lbs	2 of 11	Joe Anderson	6/1
mid-division, headway tracking leaders before 3 out, went 2nd before next, ridden between last two, challenging last, ridden and weakened final 110 yards
16 Jan 2025	Wincanton	Good to Soft (Soft in places)	1m 7f 50y	5	Chicago Storm	11st 10lbs	10 of 17	Fergus Gillard	6/1
handy, ridden and weakened 2 out (limited comments due to fog)
26 Dec 2024	Wincanton	Good to Soft	1m 7f 50y	4	Ugo Bingo	11st 1lbs	5 of 15	Luke Scott	8/1
disputed lead, headed from 3 out, pushed along and outpaced approaching 2 out, weakened last
10 Dec 2024	Fontwell	Soft (Good to Soft in Places)	2m 1f 162y	5	Motazzen	11st 12lbs	3 of 9	Fergus Gillard	7/1
close up, led 2nd, hit 3 out, ridden when headed approaching last, dropped to third run-in, weakened towards finish
12 Nov 2024	Hereford	Good (Good to Firm in places)	2m 53y	5	Jazz King	11st 10lbs	4 of 6	Fergus Gillard	9/2
led, ridden and headed after 2 out, weakened before last
23 Oct 2024	Southwell	Good (Good to Firm in places)	1m 7f 182y	4	Goblet Of Fire	11st 8lbs	8 of 9	Theo Gillard	28/1
led, headed 5th, led after 3 out, headed final bend, soon weakened, tailed off
14 Oct 2024	Windsor	Heavy	1m 3f 99y	6	Cotswold Cottage	9st 7lbs	of 8	George Bass	0/0
NonRunner
15 Jun 2024	Bath	Good to Soft	2m 1f 24y	6	Al Sayah	9st 4lbs	8 of 8	Fred Daly	8/1
soon led, headed 4f out, ridden and weakened 2f out
15 May 2024	Ffos Las	Good (Good to Soft In Places)	1m 7f 182y	4	Manuelito	11st 4lbs	4 of 11	Fergus Gillard	11/2
prominent until 2nd, chased leaders, front pair clear 3rd, closed after 5th, 3rd and held 2 out, 4th and weakening last
24 Apr 2024	Taunton	Good	2m 104y	5	Jolyjump	12st	3 of 16	Mr Martin McIntyre	7/2
led, not fluent 2nd, pushed along before 2 out, ridden and headed last, no extra run-in
19 Apr 2024	Fontwell	Good (Good to Soft in places)	2m 1f 162y	5	Solar System	11st 13lbs	3 of 15	Fergus Gillard	12/1
prominent, led before 2nd, pressed 2 out, headed before last, lost 2nd flat, no extra
01 Apr 2024	Huntingdon	Good (Good to Soft in places)	1m 7f 171y	4	Wreckless Eric	11st 10lbs	3 of 10	Theo Gillard	14/1
led, headed after 3rd, outpaced after 3 out, well held when left 3rd 2 out
11 Mar 2024	Taunton	Soft (Good to Soft in places)	2m 104y	4	Tintintin	11st 7lbs	7 of 12	Fergus Gillard	20/1
led to 1st but headed on landing, raced in second, closed on leader after 6th, lost position before 2 out, ridden before last, weakened run-in
21 Feb 2024	Ludlow	Soft (Heavy in places)	1m 7f 169y	4	Latin Verse	12st 1lbs	5 of 12	Theo Gillard	11/1
raced in second, dropped to third 5th, ridden before 3 out, gradually weakened after 2 out
12 Jan 2024	Wincanton	Good to Soft	2m 3f 179y	4	Ilanz	11st 11lbs	8 of 15	Theo Gillard	20/1
held up towards rear, pushed along and headway 2 out, never nearer
26 Dec 2023	Wincanton	Good to Soft (Soft in places)	1m 7f 50y	4	Black Hawk Eagle	12st 2lbs	3 of 10	Bradley Harris	13/2
led, ridden and challenged 2 out, soon headed, kept on same pace from last
12 Dec 2023	Ffos Las	Heavy	1m 7f 182y	4	Milldam	12st	4 of 10	William Maggs	9/2
chased leader, led before 3 out, soon headed, weakened from 2 out
02 Dec 2023	Bangor-on-Dee	Soft (Heavy in places)	2m 145y	4	Chti Balko	11st 13lbs	of 9	Fergus Gillard	0/0
NonRunner
13 Nov 2023	Kempton	Good to Soft (Good in places)	2m	4	Tapley	12st 2lbs	2 of 13	Fergus Gillard	14/1
close up, tracked leaders 4th, ridden 2 out, chased winner flat
19 Oct 2023	Wincanton	Good	1m 7f 50y	4	Inca De Lafayette	11st 9lbs	5 of 10	Fergus Gillard	4/1
prominent, pushed along 3 out, ridden 2 out, kept on same pace
17 Oct 2023	Huntingdon	Good (Good to Firm in places)	1m 7f 171y	4	Enthused	12st	of 7	Fergus Gillard	0/0
NonRunner
16 Sep 2023	Bath	Good to Soft	1m 3f 137y	6	Silver Atom	10st 12lbs	4 of 14	Freddie Gordon	10/1
prominent, lost place and pushed along over 2f out, plugged on one pace final furlong
15 Jun 2023	Worcester	Good	2m	4	No Recollection	12st	2 of 7	Fergus Gillard	11/4
tracked leaders, challenged 2 out, led and jumped left last, headed flat, no impression towards finish
22 May 2023	Ffos Las	Good to Firm	1m 7f 182y	4	Nibras Gold	12st	2 of 10	Fergus Gillard	9/4
chased winner, ridden 2 out, held from last, kept on
04 May 2023	Salisbury	Good to Soft (Good in places)	1m 6f 44y	6	Fred Bear	9st 5lbs	2 of 10	Dane O'Neill	4/1
held up towards rear, headway on outside over 3f out, challenged over 2f out, held by winner inside final furlong, kept on
21 Apr 2023	Bath	Good to Soft	1m 6f	5	Tralee Hills	8st 12lbs	3 of 13	Hollie Doyle	10/3
took keen hold, midfield, headway to chase leaders 3f out, soon driven, briefly disputed over lead 1f out, every chance entering final furlong, no extra close home
27 Mar 2023	Wincanton	Good to Soft (Soft in places)	1m 7f 50y	4	Universal Secret	11st 8lbs	2 of 6	Fergus Gillard	7/4
tracked leaders until 2nd, chased leaders, slightly outpaced briefly 3 out, rallied on inside soon after, went 2nd out wide approaching 2 out, every chance last, no extra final 100 yards
22 Mar 2023	Ffos Las	Heavy (Soft in places)	1m 7f 182y	4	John Betjeman	11st 13lbs	1 of 6	Joe Anderson	10/3
led until narrowly headed approaching 3rd, pressed leader, led again and awkward 4 out, headed next, chased leader, strong challenge and carried badly left run-in, led towards finish
22 Feb 2023	Ludlow	Good (Good to Soft in places)	1m 7f 169y	4	Patient Dream	12st	3 of 9	Fergus Gillard	10/3
prominent until 1st, chased leaders, switched left before 3 out, no impression on front pair when not fluent last
10 Feb 2023	Bangor-on-Dee	Good to Soft (Good in places)	2m 145y	4	Hidalgo De L'isle	11st 8lbs	of 9	Fergus Gillard	0/0
NonRunner
26 Dec 2022	Wincanton	Good to Soft (Soft in places)	1m 7f 50y	4	No No Tonic	11st 13lbs	2 of 16	Tom Cannon	22/1
tracked leaders, 3rd when pushed after 3 out, ridden entering home straight and went 2nd, no match for winner but kept on gamely
20 Nov 2022	Exeter	Good to Soft (Soft in places)	2m 161y	4	Pilsdon Pen	12st 1lbs	7 of 9	Fergus Gillard	10/1
mid-division, asked for effort 3 out, weakened from 2 out
01 Nov 2022	Warwick	Good to Soft	2m	4	Iontach Cheval	11st 13lbs	9 of 13	Fergus Gillard	10/1
led until 4th, weakened before 2 out
25 Oct 2022	Catterick	Soft (Heavy in places)	1m 7f 189y	6	Cold Henry	9st 10lbs	of 13	Non Runner	0/0
NonRunner
06 Oct 2022	Warwick	Good	2m 3f	4	Guernesey	11st 10lbs	5 of 9	Fergus Gillard	14/1
chased leader until 4th, chased leaders, pushed along before 2 out, weakened soon after
26 Sep 2022	Ffos Las	Good to Soft	1m 6f	6	Virtuoso	9st 11lbs	2 of 12	Oliver Searle	10/1
held up in touch, went 2nd over 3f out, ridden 2f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong, kept on
28 May 2022	Ffos Las	Good	1m 7f 182y	4	John Betjeman	11st 9lbs	1 of 6	Fergus Gillard	6/4
led, headed bypassing omitted 3 out, edged right and bumped rival bypassing omitted last, soon led and continued to edge right, stayed on (finished 1st placed 2nd)
22 May 2022	Fakenham	Good	2m 3y	4	Glimpse Of Gold	11st 12lbs	of 4	Theo Gillard	0/0
NonRunner
18 May 2022	Warwick	Good	2m	4	Elham Valley	11st 13lbs	2 of 8	Fergus Gillard	11/1
prominent, mistake 2nd, pushed along after 3 out, went second 2 out, kept on but no match for winner
28 Apr 2022	Chelmsford City	Standard	1m 6f	6	Estrela Star	9st 7lbs	8 of 9	Joey Haynes	20/1
Prominent, ridden 3f out, weakened 1f out
23 Mar 2022	Ffos Las	Good to Soft (Good in places)	1m 7f 182y	4	John Betjeman	11st 11lbs	1 of 8	Joe Anderson	5/1
prominent, disputed lead after 3 out, left in clear lead 2 out, pushed out
05 Mar 2022	Newbury	Soft (Good to Soft in places)	2m 69y	4	Punctuation	11st 4lbs	7 of 9	Fergus Gillard	11/1
prominent, ridden before 3 out, lost place 2 out
11 Feb 2022	Bangor-on-Dee	Soft (Good to Soft in places)	2m 145y	4	Gamesters Icon	11st 12lbs	3 of 11	Theo Gillard	3/1
prominent, not fluent 4th or 5th, pushed along and led before 2 out, ridden and headed 2 out, kept on, no extra after last
19 Jan 2022	Newbury	Good to Soft (Soft in places)	2m 69y	4	Fine Casting	11st	2 of 13	Fergus Gillard	20/1
chased leader until before 2nd, chased leaders, lost place 4 out, awkward 3 out, rallied chasing leaders before 2 out, mistake last, kept on run-in, went 2nd post, no chance with winner
26 Dec 2021	Wincanton	Soft (Good to Soft in places)	1m 7f 50y	4	Galore Desassences	11st 12lbs	2 of 17	Angus Cheleda	12/1
prominent, pushed along before 2 out, ridden approaching last, kept on flat
15 Dec 2021	Leicester	Soft	1m 7f 113y	4	Falcon Sun	11st 12lbs	2 of 7	Joe Anderson	10/1
made most until before 2 out, mistake last, held flat, kept on
09 Nov 2021	Lingfield	Good to Soft (Good in places)	2m	4	Glimpse Of Gold	10st 6lbs	5 of 7	K T O'Neill	40/1
mid-division, not fluent 3 out, soon ridden and well held from 2 out
30 Oct 2021	Ascot	Soft (Good to Soft in places)	1m 7f 152y	3	Kandoo Kid	11st 4lbs	9 of 11	Fergus Gillard	100/1
led until 2nd, chased leader weakened after 4 out, tailed off
10 Oct 2021	Goodwood	Soft	1m	4	Diamil	8st 7lbs	18 of 19	George Rooke	50/1
mid-division on inside, pushed along 3f out, soon lost place and behind, tailed off
29 May 2021	Ffos Las	Good to Soft (Good in places)	1m 7f 182y	4	Timeforaspin	11st 7lbs	3 of 8	James Davies	11/1
led until 1st, chased winner until after 2nd, went 2nd again 3 out until last, kept on same pace
17 May 2021	Ffos Las	Good to Soft (Soft in places)	1m 7f 182y	4	John Betjeman	11st 12lbs	1 of 7	Fergus Gillard	3/1
made virtually all, jumped left 1st, hit 2 out, clear last, edged right flat, stayed on well
20 Mar 2021	Fontwell	Good to Soft (Good in places)	2m 1f 162y	4	Sambezi	11st 4lbs	4 of 11	Jordan Nailor	6/1
prominent, close up when jumped left 6th, ridden before 2 out, weakening when not fluent last, no extra
18 Feb 2021	Sandown	Heavy (Soft in places)	1m 7f 216y	4	Eamon An Cnoic	11st 5lbs	6 of 10	Theo Gillard	25/1
off the pace in 4th place, closer at 5th, went modest 3rd before 2 out, weakened badly before the last
25 Jan 2021	Plumpton	Soft (Heavy in places)	1m 7f 195y	4	Khan	11st 4lbs	2 of 12	Fergus Gillard	6/4
led, left clear at 4th, reduced lead and pushed along home turn, joined and and hit 2 out, ridden and headed when awkward last, kept on run-in until no extra inside final 100 yards
04 Jan 2021	Fakenham	Soft (Good to Soft in places)	2m 3y	4	Sopat	11st 5lbs	8 of 14	Theo Gillard	15/2
led until after 1st, chased winner until after 3 out, weakening when blundered next
15 Dec 2020	Wincanton	Soft	1m 7f 65y	4	Pol Crocan	11st	2 of 12	Fergus Gillard	11/10
Led, ridden clear 2 out, kept on after last, caught on line
26 Nov 2020	Lingfield	Heavy (Soft in places)	2m	4	Annual Invictus	10st 12lbs	6 of 11	Dave Crosse	50/1
Soon led, ridden and headed before 2 out, weakened
21 Aug 2020	Salisbury	Good to Soft (Good in places)	1m	5	Mountain Rescue	10st 10lbs	of 14	Fergus Gillard	0/0
NonRunner
17 Jul 2020	Chepstow	Good to Firm	1m 2f	5	Songkran	9st 3lbs	of 16	William Cox	0/0
NonRunner
03 Jul 2020	Chepstow	Good (Good to Firm in places)	7f 16y	5	Sir Plato	9st 7lbs	8 of 9	Ella McCain	50/1
prominent, pushed along over 3f out, soon weakened
10 Jun 2020	Kempton	Standard / Slow	1m 2f 219y	5	Hey Gracie	10st	9 of 12	T P Queally	20/1
led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out
06 Jan 2020	Chepstow	Heavy	2m 11y	5	Le Cameleon	10st 7lbs	2 of 11	Fergus Gillard	4/1
pulled hard, not fluent 1st, soon led, slow 2nd and 3rd, headed 2 out, still every chance last, kept on
18 Dec 2019	Newbury	Soft (Good to Soft in Places)	2m 69y	4	Fraser Island	10st 12lbs	3 of 12	Fergus Gillard	3/1
pulled hard early and set steady pace, settled better before 2nd where jumped slowly, mistake next, joined 3 out, headed between last 2, kept on same pace, lost modest 2nd towards finish
10 Dec 2019	Fontwell	Soft (Heavy in places)	2m 1f 162y	4	Zamani	10st 12lbs	2 of 11	James Davies	20/1
keen in mid-division, headway on outside chasing leaders 3 out, left 2nd at the last, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner
07 Nov 2019	Southwell	Standard	1m 13y	5	Fancy Footings	9st 4lbs	of 12	William Cox	0/0
NonRunner
25 Oct 2019	Newbury	Heavy	7f	4	Molls Memory	8st 6lbs	9 of 17	William Cox	28/1
chased leaders, pushed along inside final 3f, pushed along over 2f out, ridden 2f out, soon outpaced, no threat after
14 Aug 2019	Salisbury	Soft	6f 213y	5	Another Boy	9st 10lbs	2 of 10	Ella McCain	5/1
tracked leaders on rail, switched left over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd close home
07 Aug 2019	Kempton	Standard / Slow	7f	5	Dubrava	9st 2lbs	9 of 10	Jim Crowley	20/1

27 Jul 2019	Salisbury	Good to Firm (Good in Places)	6f 213y	4	Posted	9st	of 8	Callum Shepherd	0/0
NonRunner
04 Jul 2019	Newbury	Good to Firm	1m	5	Canal Rocks	9st 5lbs	9 of 11	Seamus Cronin	13/2
reared up as stalls opened and very awkwardly away, always behind
13 Jun 2019	Newbury	Soft	7f	5	Global Destination	9st 7lbs	2 of 13	Rob Hornby	10/1
held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders went 2nd final 100 yards, stayed on towards finish, always held
02 May 2019	Salisbury	Good to Firm	6f	5	Air Of York	9st 1lbs	8 of 18	Ryan While	8/1
chased leader, every chance 2f out, soon ridden, weakened inside final furlong
29 Apr 2019	Windsor	Good (Good to Firm in places)	6f 12y	5	Tone The Barone	9st 9lbs	4 of 16	Ryan While	20/1
led, edged left 2f out, soon ridden, headed over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, weakened and lost 2 places close homed
06 Apr 2019	Lingfield	Standard	7f 1y	5	Mawsool	9st 2lbs	3 of 6	Ryan While	10/1
led, pushed along and joined 2f out, ridden and headed entering final furlong, kept on one pace
03 Apr 2019	Kempton	Standard / Slow	7f	5	Balata Bay	9st 8lbs	10 of 14	Ryan While	33/1
led, ridden and headed inside final 2f, chased leaders, weakened over 1f out
08 Oct 2018	Windsor	Soft (Good to Soft in places)	1m 31y	4	Divine Gift	9st 4lbs	7 of 8	Thore Hammer-Hansen	5/1
pulled hard, prominent, led after 1f, headed over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out
14 Sep 2018	Salisbury	Good to Firm	6f 213y	5	Sufficient	9st 7lbs	2 of 9	Finley Marsh	13/2
pressed leader, led narrowly 3f out, ridden over 1f out, narrowly headed when bumped and carried right inside final furlong, kept on same pace
24 Aug 2018	Salisbury	Good	6f	4	Flashcard	8st 9lbs	2 of 9	E J Walsh	7/1
soon led, strongly challenged over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on well under pressure
16 Aug 2018	Chepstow	Good to Soft (Soft in places)	7f 16y	4	Hackle Setter	9st 2lbs	3 of 6	Jason Watson	12/1
chased leader, ridden well over 1f out, soon wandered under pressure, lost 2nd inside final furlong, not quicken
15 May 2018	Chepstow	Good to Firm (Good in places in the Back Straight)	5f 16y	5	Whataguy	9st 2lbs	6 of 13	Finley Marsh	3/1
with leader, lost place 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression final furlong
07 Apr 2018	Kempton	Standard	5f	4	Lihou	9st 2lbs	3 of 10	Jason Watson	13/2
tracked leaders, hampered after 1f, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace
30 Mar 2018	Bath	Heavy	5f 10y	2	Izzer	9st 2lbs	2 of 8	William Carson	25/1
soon led, headed over 1f out, rallied inside final furlong, no extra closing stages

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