Horse

John Betjeman (GB)

10yo gelding · Trainer Donald McCain

5 wins from 79 runs, placed in 41.

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Runs

Win rate

5 wins

Placed

52%

41 of 79

Official rating

102

peak 115

Prize money

£81k

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Form over time finishing position and official rating

Mar 24 → Jan 26

Run history

Date	Course	Race	Dist	Going	Class	Draw	Pos	Beaten	Weight	OR	Jockey	Trainer	SP	BSP
01 Jan 26	Catterick	Racing Again 8th January Handicap Hurdle	1m 7f 110y	Good	C5	—	2/10	1¾L	11-12	102	Theo Gillard	Donald McCain	3.50	4.01
22 Dec 25	Musselburgh	Livescore Bet Handicap Hurdle (Go North Sea Pigeon Series Qualifier)	1m 7f 110y	Good To Soft	C5	—	3/11	2½L	11-11	102	Theo Gillard	Donald McCain	6.00	7.20
24 Nov 25	Sedgefield	BetWright Bangers NCash Handicap Hurdle	2m 1f	Soft	C5	—	1/9	—	11-9	94	Theo Gillard	Donald McCain	6.50	8.39
04 Jun 25	Newton Abbot	Book Our Winning Post Restaurant Handicap Hurdle	2m 1f	Good	C5	—	9/10	39¾L	11-10	95	Joe Anderson	Mark Gillard	6.50	8.87
06 May 25	Ffos Las	Backing Welsh Racing - DragonBet Handicap Hurdle	2m	Good	C5	—	8/11	26¾L	11-10	96	Lorcan Williams	Mark Gillard	9.50	13.4
19 Apr 25	Newton Abbot	Thatchers Handicap Hurdle	2m 1f	Heavy	C5	—	1/8	—	11-7	91	Joe Anderson	Mark Gillard	2.75	2.92
06 Apr 25	Plumpton	Goodoaks Homecare You Can Rely On Handicap Hurdle	2m	Good	C5	—	4/8	7L	11-8	94	Joe Anderson	Mark Gillard	6.50	7.83
25 Mar 25	Taunton	Paddy Kenneally Cillas Cottage 1955 Winner Handicap Hurdle	2m 110y	Good	C5	—	6/14	10¾L	11-11	97	Fergus Gillard	Mark Gillard	8.50	9.48
06 Mar 25	Wincanton	Gore Browne IM Handicap Hurdle	1m 7f	Good To Soft	C5	—	2/11	1½L	11-5	94	Joe Anderson	Mark Gillard	7.00	8.00
16 Jan 25	Wincanton	#90 January & February Hospitality Offer Handicap Hurdle	1m 7f	Good To Soft	C5	—	10/17	22¼L	11-10	96	Fergus Gillard	Mark Gillard	7.00	8.96
26 Dec 24	Wincanton	Longman Cheese Handicap Hurdle	1m 7f	Good To Soft	C4	—	5/15	6¾L	10-10	97	Luke Scott	Mark Gillard	9.00	11.1
10 Dec 24	Fontwell Park	John And Maryanne Birch Memorial Handicap Hurdle	2m 1f 110y	Soft	C5	—	3/9	6¾L	11-12	97	Fergus Gillard	Mark Gillard	8.00	8.90
12 Nov 24	Hereford	Spa Motors Hereford Handicap Hurdle	2m	Good	C5	—	4/6	16L	11-10	100	Fergus Gillard	Mark Gillard	5.50	5.80
23 Oct 24	Southwell	attheraces.com/marketmovers Handicap Hurdle	2m	Good	C4	—	8/9	40¼L	11-8	104	Theo Gillard	Mark Gillard	29.0	29.2
15 Jun 24	Bath	Sporting Family Change Apprentice Handicap (Bath Summer Stayers Series Qualifier)	2m 1f	Good To Soft	C6	6	8/8	39¼L	8-11	55	Fred Daly	Mark Gillard	9.00	10.6
15 May 24	Ffos Las	AK Bets Home Of Free Bets Handicap Hurdle	2m	Good	C4	—	4/11	19¼L	11-4	105	Fergus Gillard	Mark Gillard	6.50	7.05
24 Apr 24	Taunton	C & D Southwest Handicap Hurdle	2m 110y	Good	C5	—	3/16	3½L	12-0	104	Fergus Gillard	Mark Gillard	4.50	4.95
19 Apr 24	Fontwell Park	Yeeehaaa.Bet Handicap Hurdle	2m 1f 110y	Good	C5	—	3/15	5¼L	11-13	104	Fergus Gillard	Mark Gillard	13.0	17.4
01 Apr 24	Huntingdon	Boost Your Winnings At Rhino.Bet Handicap Hurdle	2m	Good	C4	—	3/10	24L	11-10	106	Theo Gillard	Mark Gillard	15.0	15.5
11 Mar 24	Taunton	William Hill Extra Place Races Handicap Hurdle	2m 110y	Soft	C4	—	7/12	12¾L	11-7	108	Fergus Gillard	Mark Gillard	21.0	34.0
21 Feb 24	Ludlow	Michael Lumsden Memorial Handicap Hurdle	2m	Soft	C4	—	5/11	39L	12-1	111	Theo Gillard	Mark Gillard	12.0	15.5
12 Jan 24	Wincanton	Start Your RacingTV Free Trial Now Handicap Hurdle	2m 4f	Good To Soft	C4	—	8/15	32¼L	11-11	112	Theo Gillard	Mark Gillard	21.0	36.0
26 Dec 23	Wincanton	Steel Beams Steelbeams.Online Boxing Day Handicap Hurdle	1m 7f	Good To Soft	C4	—	3/10	4L	11-11	112	Bradley Harris	Mark Gillard	7.50	9.76
12 Dec 23	Ffos Las	Join Our Vickers Free Spins Club Handicap Hurdle	2m	Heavy	C4	—	4/10	23L	11-7	114	William Maggs	Mark Gillard	5.50	6.98
13 Nov 23	Kempton Park	Racing TV Conditional Jockeys Handicap Hurdle	2m	Good	C4	—	2/13	2¾L	12-2	112	Fergus Gillard	Mark Gillard	15.0	23.2
19 Oct 23	Wincanton	Lester Aldridge Handicap Hurdle	1m 7f	Good	C4	—	5/9	18¾L	11-6	115	Fergus Gillard	Mark Gillard	5.00	5.97
16 Sep 23	Bath	Signs Express Confined Amateur Jockeys Handicap (For horses Which Have Not Won A Race In 2023)	1m 3f 110y	Good To Soft	C6	3	4/12	5L	10-12	56	Freddie Gordon	Mark Gillard	11.0	14.8
15 Jun 23	Worcester	FBC Manby Bowdler Handicap Hurdle	2m	Good	C4	—	2/7	3¼L	11-11	115	Fergus Gillard	Mark Gillard	3.75	4.30
22 May 23	Ffos Las	Welsh Cottage Cakes Handicap Hurdle	2m	Good To Firm	C4	—	2/8	2L	11-11	112	Fergus Gillard	Mark Gillard	3.25	3.26
04 May 23	Salisbury	William Hill Keep Your Raceday Positive Handicap (Div II)	1m 6f	Good To Soft	C6	—	2/10	2L	9-5	56	Dane ONeill	Mark Gillard	5.00	5.80
21 Apr 23	Bath	Havana Grey Standing At Whitsbury Manor Handicap	1m 6f	Good To Soft	C5	5	3/13	2L	8-12	56	Hollie Doyle	Mark Gillard	4.33	4.80
27 Mar 23	Wincanton	CRS & IBMG Handicap Hurdle	1m 7f	Good To Soft	C4	—	2/5	1L	11-5	109	Fergus Gillard	Mark Gillard	2.75	2.83
22 Mar 23	Ffos Las	Follow Vickers.Bet On Twitter Conditional Jockeys Handicap Hurdle	2m	Heavy	C4	—	1/5	—	11-10	109	Joe Anderson	Mark Gillard	4.33	4.10
22 Feb 23	Ludlow	Michael Lumsden Memorial Handicap Hurdle	2m	Good	C4	—	3/8	13¼L	11-11	109	Fergus Gillard	Mark Gillard	4.33	4.36
20 Nov 22	Exeter	Lynnette Reed 50th Birthday Handicap Hurdle	2m 110y	Good To Soft	C4	—	7/9	27¾L	11-12	111	Fergus Gillard	Mark Gillard	11.0	11.5
01 Nov 22	Warwick	Jewson Coventry Handicap Hurdle	2m	Good To Soft	C4	—	9/12	20¾L	11-10	114	Fergus Gillard	Mark Gillard	11.0	11.0
06 Oct 22	Warwick	Shrewley Conditional Jockeys Handicap Hurdle	2m 3f	Good	C4	—	5/9	6½L	11-10	115	Fergus Gillard	Mark Gillard	15.0	16.5
26 Sep 22	Ffos Las	Download The Vickers.Bet App Apprentice Handicap	1m 6f	Good To Soft	C6	4	2/11	2½L	9-4	55	Oliver Searle	Mark Gillard	11.0	15.0
28 May 22	Ffos Las	Caswell Interiors Handicap Hurdle	2m	Good	C4	—	2/5	—	11-6	114	Fergus Gillard	Mark Gillard	2.50	2.76
18 May 22	Warwick	Coronation Handicap Hurdle	2m	Good	C4	—	2/8	7½L	11-10	114	Fergus Gillard	Mark Gillard	12.0	14.9
28 Apr 22	Chelmsford City	Fairwood Brasserie Handicap	1m 6f	Standard	C6	5	8/9	11¼L	9-7	60	Joey Haynes	Mark Gillard	21.0	23.0
23 Mar 22	Ffos Las	Cazoo Conditional Jockeys Handicap Hurdle	2m	Good To Soft	C4	—	1/8	—	11-6	109	Joe Anderson	Mark Gillard	6.00	7.27
05 Mar 22	Newbury	Download The BetVictor App Novices Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)	2m 110y	Soft	C4	—	7/9	36¼L	11-1	110	Fergus Gillard	Mark Gillard	12.0	13.1
11 Feb 22	Bangor-on-Dee	Off The Fence On youtube.com/attheraces Handicap Hurdle	2m 110y	Soft	C4	—	3/11	2L	11-9	110	Theo Gillard	Mark Gillard	4.00	4.70
19 Jan 22	Newbury	Book The Lodge Hotel At Newbury Racecourse Handicap Hurdle (Challenger Two Mile Hurdle Series Qual)	2m 110y	Good To Soft	C4	—	2/11	4½L	10-11	110	Fergus Gillard	Mark Gillard	21.0	29.8
26 Dec 21	Wincanton	NAF Handicap Hurdle	1m 7f	Soft	C4	—	2/14	5½L	11-7	109	Angus Cheleda	Mark Gillard	13.0	13.9
15 Dec 21	Leicester	Racing Excellence Training Series Conditional Jockeys Handicap Hurdle (Part Of The REI)	1m 7f 110y	Soft	C4	—	2/4	¾L	11-9	110	Joe Anderson	Mark Gillard	11.0	10.4
09 Nov 21	Lingfield Park	Flat Jockeys Can Jump Handicap Hurdle (To Be Ridden By Professional Flat Race Jockeys)	2m	Good To Soft	C4	—	5/6	16¾L	10-6	112	Kieran O'Neill	Mark Gillard	41.0	66.0
30 Oct 21	Ascot	Stella Artois Novices Hurdle (GBB Race)	1m 7f 110y	Soft	C3	—	9/10	73½L	11-1	113	Fergus Gillard	Mark Gillard	101.0	193.5
10 Oct 21	Goodwood	Halcyon Build Handicap	1m	Soft	C4	7	18/19	30L	8-4	66	George Rooke	Mark Gillard	51.0	72.8
29 May 21	Ffos Las	KP Tyres Handicap Hurdle	2m	Good To Soft	C4	—	3/7	13¾L	11-7	114	James Davies	Mark Gillard	12.0	14.5
17 May 21	Ffos Las	PJ & KR Smith-Maxwell Horse Ambulance Service Novices Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)	2m	Good To Soft	C4	—	1/6	—	11-7	109	Fergus Gillard	Mark Gillard	4.00	4.70
20 Mar 21	Fontwell Park	Visit attheraces.com Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)	2m 1f 110y	Good To Soft	C4	—	4/11	8½L	11-1	109	Jordan Nailor	Mark Gillard	7.00	7.80
18 Feb 21	Sandown Park	Greenwich Conditional Jockeys Handicap Hurdle	2m	Heavy	C4	—	6/9	52½L	11-2	112	Theo Gillard	Mark Gillard	26.0	35.0
25 Jan 21	Plumpton	Strong Flavours Catering Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)	2m	Soft	C4	—	2/5	½L	10-13	110	Fergus Gillard	Mark Gillard	2.50	1.65
04 Jan 21	Fakenham	Thorpland Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)	2m	Soft	C4	—	8/14	30L	10-12	110	Theo Gillard	Mark Gillard	8.50	9.20
15 Dec 20	Wincanton	Every Race Live On Racing TV Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div I)	1m 7f 110y	Soft	C4	—	2/10	½L	10-9	112	Fergus Gillard	Mark Gillard	2.10	2.16
26 Nov 20	Lingfield Park	Follow At The Races On Twitter Novices Hurdle (GBB Race)	2m	Heavy	C4	—	6/10	22½L	10-12	114	Dave Crosse	Mark Gillard	51.0	154.3
03 Jul 20	Chepstow	Elite Racing Club 394 Wins Handicap	7f	Good	C5	2	8/8	14¾L	9-0	70	Ella McCain	Mark Gillard	51.0	121.8
10 Jun 20	Kempton Park	Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day Median Auction Maiden Stakes (Div II)	1m 3f	Standard To Slow	C5	10	9/11	15¼L	10-0	72	Tom Queally	Mark Gillard	21.0	30.0
06 Jan 20	Chepstow	Plan A Consulting Maiden Hurdle (Div I)	2m	Heavy	C5	—	2/10	1¾L	10-0	114	Fergus Gillard	Mark Gillard	5.00	6.40
18 Dec 19	Newbury	Prodec Networks Juvenile Hurdle	2m 110y	Soft	C4	—	3/11	12L	10-5	—	Fergus Gillard	Mark Gillard	4.00	4.70
10 Dec 19	Fontwell Park	Follow At The Races On Twitter Juvenile Hurdle	2m 1f 110y	Soft	C4	—	2/11	3¼L	10-12	—	James Davies	Mark Gillard	21.0	86.1
25 Oct 19	Newbury	Energy Check Handicap	7f	Heavy	C4	10	9/15	14L	8-3	72	William Cox	Mark Gillard	29.0	65.0
14 Aug 19	Salisbury	Shadwell Racing Excellence Apprentice Handicap (Whips Shall Be Carried But Not Used) (Div I)	7f	Soft	C5	1	2/10	¾L	9-10	72	Ella McCain	Mark Gillard	6.00	7.20
07 Aug 19	Kempton Park	Matchbook 2% Net Win Handicap	7f	Standard To Slow	C5	6	9/10	5¾L	9-2	72	Tom Marquand	Mark Gillard	21.0	33.8
04 Jul 19	Newbury	Rayner Bosch Car Service Handicap	1m	Good To Firm	C5	4	9/9	9L	9-0	73	Seamus Cronin	Mark Gillard	7.50	8.20
13 Jun 19	Newbury	Be Wiser Insurance Handicap	7f	Soft	C5	5	2/11	nk	9-7	70	Rob Hornby	Mark Gillard	11.0	12.0
02 May 19	Salisbury	William Hill Retail Bookmaker Of The Year Handicap	6f	Good To Firm	C5	13	8/17	5¼L	8-10	72	Ryan While	Bill Turner	9.00	10.3
29 Apr 19	Windsor	Zuperman Automotive Handicap	6f	Good	C5	10	4/15	4½L	9-4	72	Ryan While	Bill Turner	21.0	27.5
06 Apr 19	Lingfield Park	Ladbrokes Novice Stakes	7f	Standard	C5	1	3/6	2L	8-11	76	Ryan While	Bill Turner	11.0	17.2
03 Apr 19	Kempton Park	32Red Casino Handicap	7f	Standard To Slow	C5	8	10/13	11¼L	9-3	76	Ryan While	Bill Turner	34.0	69.8
08 Oct 18	Windsor	Ancaster Nissan Nursery Handicap	1m	Soft	C4	3	7/7	8½L	8-11	76	Thore Hammer Hansen	Bill Turner	6.00	5.96
14 Sep 18	Salisbury	Draintech Tankers Nursery Handicap	7f	Good To Firm	C5	9	2/8	1L	9-2	75	Finley Marsh	Bill Turner	7.50	8.28
24 Aug 18	Salisbury	Johnson Valves British EBF Novice Auction Stakes (Plus 10 Race)	6f	Good	C4	7	2/9	1L	8-6	76	Eoin Walsh	Bill Turner	8.00	13.0
16 Aug 18	Chepstow	interbet.com EBF Novice Auction Stakes (Plus 10 Race)	7f	Good To Soft	C4	3	3/5	1¾L	8-13	76	Jason Watson	Bill Turner	13.0	18.5
15 May 18	Chepstow	Follow 188Bet On Twitter Novice Auction Stakes	5f	Good To Firm	C5	5	6/12	4½L	8-11	—	Finley Marsh	Bill Turner	4.00	4.90
07 Apr 18	Kempton Park	Betfred TV/British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10 Race)	5f	Standard	C4	4	3/10	2½L	8-9	—	Jason Watson	Bill Turner	7.50	8.20
30 Mar 18	Bath	Betway Conditions Stakes (Plus 10 Race)	5f	Heavy	C2	4	2/7	1L	9-2	—	William Carson	Bill Turner	26.0	43.7