John Betjeman (GB)
Owner: Robin Gillard And Rory Gillard Trainer: Mark Gillard Sex: colt Age: 8
Breeding: Poet's Voice / A Great Beauty (Acclamation)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 5 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 4 | 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 | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Heavy | 5 | 2 | ||
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 5 | 4 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 9 | 1 | 3 | |
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 5 | 2 | ||
| Standard | 4 | 2 | ||
| Standard / Slow | 3 | |||
| Totals | 79 | 4 | 20 | 13 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||||