Spanish John (IRE)
Owner: Ballinaboley Plant Hire Syndicate Trainer: P A Fahy Sex: gelding Age: 7
Breeding: Vendangeur / Black Belt (Big Bad Bob)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Heavy | 1 | |||
| Heavy (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2 | |||
| Soft | 7 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy | 1 | |||
| Yielding | 3 | |||
| Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 2 | |||
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding to Soft | 2 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 2 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Oct 2025 | Bellewstown | Soft | 1m 4f 77y | 0 | Spanish John | 10st | 1 of 10 | Billy Lee | 9/2 |
| tracked leaders, 5th halfway, 3rd 3f out, 2nd 2f out, soon pushed along and led, ridden clear 1f out, kept on well | |||||||||
| 29 Sep 2025 | Roscommon | Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 1m 7f 135y | 0 | Hope She Flies | 11st | 3 of 16 | Harry Sexton | 6/1 |
| tracked leaders, 6th halfway, pushed along after 3 out, progress into 4th approaching next, ridden to go 3rd before last, soon no extra and kept on one pace run-in | |||||||||
| 11 Sep 2025 | Clonmel | Soft | 2m 144y | 0 | Make Good | 11st 4lbs | 7 of 11 | Mr Alan O'Sullivan | 11/2 |
| edged left from stalls and soon towards rear, 8th 3f out and soon pushed along, ridden on inner under 2f out, no extra and kept on same pace from over 1f out | |||||||||
| 29 Aug 2025 | Wexford | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 4f 100y | 0 | Stone Forest | 11st 2lbs | 4 of 14 | J J Slevin | 6/1 |
| rear of mid-division, mid-division on inner and mistake 4 out, ridden entering straight, went 6th 2 out, kept on without threatening in 4th close home | |||||||||
| 01 Aug 2025 | Galway | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 1m 6f 14y | 0 | Steps In The Sand | 9st 4lbs | 9 of 16 | Reserve 3 | 28/1 |
| tracked leaders, 5th halfway, 4th and pushed along approaching straight, soon ridden and lost place over 1f out, no extra | |||||||||
| 04 Jul 2025 | Wexford | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 1f 55y | 0 | Menas Miracle | 11st | 4 of 14 | Reserve 1 | 12/1 |
| mid-division, headway after 3 out, 4th and pushed along before next, ridden and no impression approaching last, kept on one pace (finished 4th, placed 3rd) | |||||||||
| 23 Jun 2025 | Ballinrobe | Yielding | 1m 5f 9y | 0 | Magnetic North | 9st 5lbs | 5 of 14 | K G Kennedy | 9/1 |
| mid-division, 7th halfway, 6th and pushed along approaching straight, 5th and kept on one pace inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 27 May 2025 | Tipperary | Yielding to Soft | 1m 4f 110y | 0 | Spanish John | 9st 7lbs | 1 of 12 | K G Kennedy | 8/1 |
| held up towards rear, rapid headway under pressure on outside 2f out, stayed on well to lead inside final furlong, on top close home | |||||||||
| 17 Nov 2024 | Navan | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | Love Me | 11st | 14 of 23 | H E Sexton | 10/1 |
| soon settled behind leaders, 6th halfway, ridden and no extra 2 out | |||||||||
| 05 Nov 2024 | Fairyhouse | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 4f 110y | 0 | Tommies Call | 11st 7lbs | 3 of 16 | H E Sexton | 12/1 |
| in touch, mid-division after 7th, progress after 4 out, closed 2 out, no impression on leader in 2nd last, kept on, dropped to 3rd closing stages | |||||||||
| 28 Oct 2024 | Galway | Heavy | 1m 3f 180y | 0 | Nans View | 9st 6lbs | 5 of 18 | W J Lee | 28/1 |
| towards rear, some headway entering straight, 7th and switched right 1f out, ridden and kept on one pace inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 10 Oct 2024 | Thurles | Good | 2m 89y | 0 | Empress Alma | 9st 3lbs | 11 of 11 | S Foley | 18/1 |
| tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along in 5th entering straight, soon no extra and weakened from over 1f out | |||||||||
| 02 Oct 2024 | Bellewstown | Yielding to Soft | 1m 4f 61y | 0 | Arch Enemy | 9st 5lbs | 6 of 14 | S Foley | 40/1 |
| towards rear, pushed along and no impression 4f out, some headway on outer in 9th 2f out, 8th and ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 08 Aug 2024 | Leopardstown | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 7f | 0 | Elzaamsan | 10st 12lbs | 5 of 10 | Mr B Barry | 18/1 |
| in touch, 4th halfway, 3rd over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, dropped to 5th and no extra closing stages | |||||||||
| 06 Jul 2024 | Bellewstown | Good | 2m 4f 110y | 0 | Lucky Storm | 11st 1lbs | 9 of 14 | J G Gilligan | 18/1 |
| rear of mid division, progress into 8th after 3 out, soon no extra and kept on one pace from next | |||||||||
| 26 May 2024 | Curragh | Yielding | 1m 6f | 0 | Fairytale Princess | 8st 7lbs | 16 of 17 | C Horgan | 100/1 |
| mid-division, ridden and no extra 3f out | |||||||||
| 09 May 2024 | Gowran Park | Soft (Heavy in places) | 1m 6f | 0 | Barrier | 10st | 12 of 16 | C Horgan | 66/1 |
| rear of mid-division, lost place over 3f out, under pressure entering straight, weakened over 2f out | |||||||||
| 23 Apr 2024 | Gowran Park | Soft | 1m 4f 100y | 0 | Johanna Whitty | 9st 9lbs | 8 of 12 | C Horgan | 100/1 |
| mid division, 10th halfway, pushed along over 2f out, soon no extra and kept on one pace inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 16 Dec 2023 | Fairyhouse | Heavy (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m 30y | 0 | Don't Talk | 10st 13lbs | 9 of 12 | R J Condon | 15/2 |
| in rear, mistake at 1st and not fluent 2nd, pushed along after 3 out, moderate 9th and mistake 2 out, no impression | |||||||||
| 05 Nov 2023 | Curragh | Heavy (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1m 4f | 0 | Queenstown | 9st 13lbs | 5 of 12 | C Horgan | 150/1 |
| mid-division, progress 4f out, ridden in 5th 3f out, under pressure in 4th 2f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 18 Oct 2023 | Navan | Soft | 1m 6f | 0 | Bay Of Sanibel | 10st 1lbs | 12 of 17 | C Horgan | 125/1 |
| mid-division, ridden and no impression 3f out, weakened and tailed off | |||||||||
| 29 Sep 2023 | Gowran Park | Soft to Heavy | 2m 4f 70y | 0 | Emancipator | 10st 12lbs | 5 of 13 | D E Mullins | 14/1 |
| tracked leaders, not fluent jumping, 3rd when mistake 6th, mistake 4 out, pushed along and no impression in 5th entering straight, ridden after 2 out, no extra | |||||||||
| 11 Sep 2023 | Galway | Soft | 2m 130y | 0 | Listentillitellyea | 10st 13lbs | PulledUp of 17 | M J M O'Sullivan | 11/1 |
| always towards rear, mistake 1st, no extra and detached approaching 2 out, pulled up before last | |||||||||
| 30 Aug 2023 | Bellewstown | Good | 2m 4f 90y | 0 | Final Orders | 11st 6lbs | 9 of 17 | M J M O'Sullivan | 15/2 |
| always towards rear, pecked 1st and detached after 3rd, kept on one pace from 3 out, never a factor | |||||||||
| 14 Aug 2023 | Ballinrobe | Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 2m 143y | 0 | Spanish John | 11st 5lbs | 1 of 19 | M J M O'Sullivan | 22/1 |
| towards rear, 14th halfway, pushed along after 2 out, progress into 8th approaching last, headway on outer to go 5th entering straight, soon ridden and kept on well to lead over 100 yards out | |||||||||
| 02 Mar 2023 | Clonmel | Soft | 2m 2f 152y | 0 | Figaroc | 11st 4lbs | 15 of 21 | D E Mullins | 125/1 |
| chased leader early, mid-division halfway, pushed along and towards rear 3 out, no extra | |||||||||
| 08 Feb 2023 | Fairyhouse | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m | 0 | Viva Devito | 11st 4lbs | 13 of 19 | D E Mullins | 150/1 |
| tracked leaders early, dropped to 7th halfway, pushed along and no impression from 4 out | |||||||||
| 07 Jan 2023 | Cork | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m | 0 | Action Motion | 11st 12lbs | 15 of 19 | D E Mullins | 80/1 |
| tracked leaders, 5th halfway, lost place approaching straight, soon no extra, weakened, completely tailed off | |||||||||
| 19 Nov 2022 | Punchestown | Yielding | 2m 3f 100y | 0 | Absolute Notions | 11st 7lbs | 14 of 25 | R J Condon | 66/1 |
| held up, never a factor | |||||||||
| 04 Oct 2022 | Galway | Soft | 2m 160y | 0 | Affordale Fury | 11st 7lbs | 9 of 12 | Mr S Cavanagh | 33/1 |
| led, soon headed and tracked leader, 4th halfway, 5th under 6f out, lost place over 3f out, under pressure 3f out, weakened over 2f out | |||||||||
| 09 Sep 2022 | Ballinrobe | Good | 2m | 0 | Mazyad | 11st | 6 of 14 | Mr S Cavanagh | 50/1 |
| towards rear, rear of mid-division and pushed along under 3f out, 8th entering straight, ridden and kept on one pace inside final furlong | |||||||||