Horse Details

John Betjeman (GB)

80 Runs 5 Wins (6.3%) 37 Places (46.3%)
9 years old b GB
Sire: Poet's Voice (GB)
Dam: A Great Beauty (GB)
Damsire: Acclamation
Past Runs (80 Total)
Date/Time Course Draw Distance Jockey Trainer Position Time Beaten By OR Weight SP Comment
01/01/26
15:20
Catterick - 1m7½f Theo Gillard Donald McCain 2nd 3:50.62 1.75 102 11-12 5/2F
Took keen hold - prominent on inner - went second 2 out - challenging before last - kept on run-in - no extra final 110yds(op 9/2)
22/12/25
13:38
Musselburgh - 1m7½f Theo Gillard Donald McCain 3rd 3:46.88 2.25 102 11-11 5/1
In touch with leaders in centre of group - prominent 3 out - pressed winner last - squeezed out run-in - no extra final 110yds(op 11/1 tchd 12/1)
24/11/25
13:15
Sedgefield - 2m1f Theo Gillard Donald McCain 1st 4:7.74 Won 94 11-9 11/2
In touch with leaders - headway and went second 2 out - ridden and challenging approaching last - led narrowly last - kept on well(op 6/1)
04/06/25
16:35
Newton Abbot - 2m1f Joe Anderson Mark Gillard 9 4:1.85 21 95 11-10 11/2
Prominent - lost position gradually after 4th - dropped to last 3 out - lost touch before 2 out - tailed off(op 5/1 tchd 6/1)
06/05/25
17:00
Ffos Las - 2m Lorcan Williams Mark Gillard 8 3:53.57 2.25 96 11-10 17/2
Pressed leader - chased clear leader after 2nd - lost position home turn - weakening when hit 2 out(op 8/1 tchd 15/2)
19/04/25
15:44
Newton Abbot - 2m1f Joe Anderson Mark Gillard 1st 4:21.06 Won 91 11-7 7/4F
Raced in second - disputed lead 3rd - not fluent 4th - led before 5th - faced challenge when hung right after 2 out - headed approaching last - not fluent last - led again run-in - kept on well(op 15/8 tchd 6/4 and tchd 9/4)
06/04/25
16:27
Plumpton - 2m Joe Anderson Mark Gillard 4 3:51.02 1 94 11-8 11/2
Held up in rear - jockey dropped whip but headway after 2 out - kept on well run-in(tchd 13/2)
25/03/25
15:35
Taunton - 2m½f Fergus Gillard Mark Gillard 6 4:4.51 6.5 97 11-11 15/2
Prominent - weakened from 2 out
06/03/25
17:20
Wincanton - 1m7f Joe Anderson Mark Gillard 2nd 3:54.83 1.5 94 11-5 6/1
In touch with leaders - steady headway after 3 out - pressed leader 2 out - soon went clear with winner - kept on run-in - no extra towards finish(op 15/2 tchd 8/1)
16/01/25
14:00
Wincanton - 1m7f Fergus Gillard Mark Gillard 10 3:49.01 3.25 96 11-10 6/1
Visibility reduced by fog - prominent - weakened after 2 out(op 15/2 tchd 8/1)
26/12/24
15:45
Wincanton - 1m7f Luke Scott Mark Gillard 5 3:52.05 2 97 10-10 8/1
Led - headed before 2 out - kept on(op 6/1 tchd 17/2)
10/12/24
15:30
Fontwell - 2m1½f Fergus Gillard Mark Gillard 3rd 4:47.69 1.75 97 11-12 7/1
Disputed lead - hit 3 out - headed before last - soon lost second - no extra run-in(op 6/1)
12/11/24
15:35
Hereford - 2m Fergus Gillard Mark Gillard 4 3:58.37 11 100 11-10 9/2
Led - disputed lead halfway - headed after 2 out - weakened before last(op 6/1 tchd 7/2)
23/10/24
17:00
Southwell - 2m Theo Gillard Mark Gillard 8 3:56.55 26 104 11-8 28/1
Led - headed but pressed leader 5th - lost ground quickly home turn - weakened 2 out - tailed off(op 20/1)
15/06/24
13:45
Bath 6 2m1f Fred Daly Mark Gillard 8 3:59.20 13 55 8-11 8/1
Pressed leader - led after 1f - headed after 7f - weakened quickly over 2f out (jockey said gelding stopped quickly; vet had nothing to report)(tchd 17/2)
15/05/24
14:30
Ffos Las - 2m Fergus Gillard Mark Gillard 4 3:43.25 10 105 11-4 11/2
Prominent - prominent behind clear leaders 3rd - briefly went second home turn - lost position gradually before 2 out - weakened run-in(op 13/2 tchd 7/1)
24/04/24
20:10
Taunton - 2m½f Fergus Gillard Mark Gillard 3rd 4:2.89 1.25 104 12-0 7/2J
Led - headed approaching last - no extra when lost second inside final 110yds(op 4/1 tchd 9/2)
19/04/24
14:30
Fontwell - 2m1½f Fergus Gillard Mark Gillard 3rd 4:19.85 3 104 11-13 12/1
Raced in second - led after 2nd - headed after 2 out - kept on but lost second run-in(op 11/1)
01/04/24
15:55
Huntingdon - 2m Theo Gillard Mark Gillard 3rd 4:2.90 21 106 11-10 14/1
Led - raced in second before 4th - hit 3 out - weakened before 2 out
11/03/24
15:10
Taunton - 2m½f Fergus Gillard Mark Gillard 7 4:22.26 2.5 108 11-7 20/1
Raced in second behind clear leader - pressed leader before 2 out - weakened after 2 out(op 18/1)
21/02/24
14:55
Ludlow - 2m Theo Gillard Mark Gillard 5 4:16.26 2.75 111 12-1 11/1
Prominent - lost position after 3 out - soon weakened - disputing modest third last(op 17/2 tchd 8/1)
12/01/24
13:30
Wincanton - 2m4f Theo Gillard Mark Gillard 8 5:9.93 0.3 112 11-11 20/1
Towards rear - weakened before 2 out(tchd 18/1)
26/12/23
14:38
Wincanton - 1m7f Bradley Harris Mark Gillard 3rd 3:54.61 3.25 112 11-11 13/2
Prominent - led with one circuit to go - headed 3 out - pressed leader 2 out - outpaced approaching last - kept on but no impression run-in(op 8/1 tchd 9/1)
12/12/23
14:52
Ffos Las - 2m William Maggs Mark Gillard 4 4:14.15 14 114 11-7 9/2
Prominent - outpaced after 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 6/1 tchd 4/1)
13/11/23
16:00
Kempton - 2m Fergus Gillard Mark Gillard 2nd 3:58.07 2.75 112 12-2 14/1
In touch with leaders - went third 2 out - went second after last - ran on(op 12/1 tchd 11/1)
19/10/23
15:45
Wincanton - 1m7f Fergus Gillard Mark Gillard 5 3:45.11 1.25 115 11-6 4/1
Took keen hold - prominent - not fluent 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 11/2)
16/09/23
13:40
Bath 3 1m3½f Freddie Gordon Mark Gillard 4 2:34.70 3.5 56 10-12 10/1
Soon prominent - ridden over 2f out - no extra final 110yds(op 5/1 tchd 11/1)
15/06/23
21:00
Worcester - 2m Fergus Gillard Mark Gillard 2nd 3:51.45 3.25 115 11-11 11/4
Prominent - jumped left and briefly disputed lead last - kept on - no match for winner(op 3/1)
22/05/23
15:50
Ffos Las - 2m Fergus Gillard Mark Gillard 2nd 3:38.00 2 112 11-11 9/4F
Raced in second - went clear with winner before 2 out - ridden and kept on final 110yds - no match for winner(op 5/2)
04/05/23
17:25
Salisbury - 1m6f Dane O'Neill Mark Gillard 2nd 3:15.57 2 56 9-5 4/1
Held up in rear - headway from 3f out - challenging when ridden 2f out - stayed on inside final furlong(op 7/2)
21/04/23
16:40
Bath 5 1m6f Hollie Doyle Mark Gillard 3rd 3:9.59 .75 56 8-12 100/30F
Prominent - dropped to midfield after 2f - headway over 6f out - led over 2f out - ridden and hung left over 1f out - no extra inside final 110yds (jockey said gelding hung badly left-handed under pressure)(tchd 16/5 and tchd 7/2)
27/03/23
16:00
Wincanton - 1m7f Fergus Gillard Mark Gillard 2nd 3:47.72 1 109 11-5 7/4F
Towards rear - headway after 3 out - disputed lead 2 out - soon ridden - kept on run-in(op 9/4 tchd 13/8)
22/03/23
13:30
Ffos Las - 2m Joe Anderson Mark Gillard 1st 4:3.00 Won 109 11-10 100/30
Led at steady pace - headed 3 out - pushed along and battling back when bumped before 2 out - pressed leader last - soon ridden and carried left - kept on and led again final 110yds - all out(tchd 16/5)
22/02/23
15:10
Ludlow - 2m Fergus Gillard Mark Gillard 3rd 3:54.85 13 109 11-11 100/30
Prominent - lost position before 4th - rallied and went third 4 out - ridden 3 out - 5 lengths down when not fluent last - weakened run-in (vet reported gelding lost his right front shoe)(op 11/4)
26/12/22
14:38
Wincanton - 1m7f Tom Cannon Mark Gillard 2nd 3:41.52 8.5 109 11-13 22/1
Prominent - ridden after 3 out - went second after 2 out - kept on but no match for winner(op 25/1)
20/11/22
13:50
Exeter - 2m½f Fergus Gillard Mark Gillard 7 4:19.47 .75 111 11-12 10/1
Prominent - ridden before 3 out - soon weakened(op 14/1)
01/11/22
14:40
Warwick - 2m Fergus Gillard Mark Gillard 9 4:6.01 0.3 114 11-10 10/1
Led at steady pace - headed and pressed leader 5 out - not fluent 4 out - ridden and weakened before 2 out(op 9/1)
06/10/22
16:00
Warwick - 2m3f Fergus Gillard Mark Gillard 5 4:28.75 5 115 11-10 14/1
Raced in second - ridden when lost second home turn - kept on but held from 2 out
26/09/22
13:25
Ffos Las 4 1m6f Oliver Searle Mark Gillard 2nd 3:14.70 2.5 55 9-4 10/1
Prominent - pushed along over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - no match for winner(op 9/1 tchd 14/1)
28/05/22
20:00
Ffos Las - 2m Fergus Gillard Mark Gillard 2nd 3:43.40 0 114 11-6 6/4F
Led - led but pestered home turn - headed but pressed leader 4f out - ridden and sustained battle with runner-up from over 2f out - led again 1f out - edged right and bumped rival but kept on inside final furlong - finished 1st - placed 2nd(op 7/4)
18/05/22
15:30
Warwick - 2m Fergus Gillard Mark Gillard 2nd 3:49.24 7.5 114 11-10 11/1
Prominent - ridden after 3 out - went second 2 out - kept on but no match for winner(op 14/1)
28/04/22
17:10
Chelmsford (AW) 5 1m6f Joey Haynes Mark Gillard 8 3:5.51 2.5 60 9-7 20/1
Led - soon headed and chased leader - lost second and chased leaders after 3f - ridden and lost third over 2f out - weakened final furlong(op 18/1)
23/03/22
13:55
Ffos Las - 2m Joe Anderson Mark Gillard 1st 3:47.74 Won 109 11-6 5/1
Led - headed but prominent 1st - good headway after 4 out - pushed along and led after 3 out - faced strong challenge when left clear 2 out - kept on strongly(op 11/2)
05/03/22
14:27
Newbury - 2m½f Fergus Gillard Mark Gillard 7 4:14.56 18 110 11-1 11/1
Prominent - ridden and lost position before 3 out - weakened 2 out(tchd 9/1)
11/02/22
15:40
Bangor-on-Dee - 2m½f Theo Gillard Mark Gillard 3rd 4:12.06 1.25 110 11-9 3/1F
Tracked leader - not fluent 4th - not fluent 5th - briefly led before 2 out - soon ridden and headed - lost second approaching last - kept on
19/01/22
14:25
Newbury - 2m½f Fergus Gillard Mark Gillard 2nd 4:8.10 4.5 110 10-11 20/1
Tracked leader - dropped to midfield after 4 out - mistake 3 out - soon ridden - rallied 2 out - not fluent last - held but kept on well run-in - went second final stride(op 22/1)
26/12/21
13:28
Wincanton - 1m7f Angus Cheleda Mark Gillard 2nd 3:48.94 5.5 109 11-7 12/1
Tracked leader - prominent from 3rd - ridden and briefly led before 2 out - kept on but no chance with winner from last(tchd 11/1)
15/12/21
12:00
Leicester - 1m7½f Joe Anderson Mark Gillard 2nd 4:4.79 .75 110 11-9 10/1
Took keen hold - led - ridden and headed before 2 out - not fluent last - rallied run-in - always held(op 14/1)
09/11/21
15:07
Lingfield - 2m Kieran O'Neill Mark Gillard 5 4:5.31 6.5 112 10-6 40/1
Pulled hard - tracked leaders - not fluent 2nd - awkward jump 3rd - ridden 4 out - weakened from 3 out(op 50/1 tchd 33/1)
30/10/21
15:55
Ascot - 1m7½f Fergus Gillard Mark Gillard 9 4:3.78 6.5 113 11-1 100/1
Led - jumped left 2nd - soon headed and lost two places - lost position and dropped to rear 3 out - soon lost touch - tailed off(op 80/1 tchd 66/1)
10/10/21
17:15
Goodwood 7 1m George Rooke Mark Gillard 18 1:48.48 .5 66 8-4 50/1
Tracked leaders - pushed along over 3f out - soon weakened(op 33/1)
29/05/21
19:30
Ffos Las - 2m James Davies Mark Gillard 3rd 3:46.36 2.75 114 11-7 11/1
Led - not fluent and headed when chased leader 1st - lost second and chased leaders 2nd - soon ridden - went second again and pushed along 3 out - soon ridden - lost second and well held approaching last(op 12/1)
17/05/21
16:05
Ffos Las - 2m Fergus Gillard Mark Gillard 1st 3:53.10 Won 109 11-7 3/1
Made virtually all - joined 3rd - jumped left 1st - led clearly when mistake 2 out - ridden and drifted right run-in - kept on well(op 10/3)
20/03/21
12:30
Fontwell - 2m1½f Jordan Nailor Mark Gillard 4 4:39.24 2.25 109 11-1 6/1
Tracked leader - not fluent 4th - lost second home turn - ridden and outpaced 2 out - hit last - lost third final 110yds(op 17/2)
18/02/21
13:20
Sandown - 2m Theo Gillard Mark Gillard 6 4:40.32 11 112 11-2 25/1
Chased leaders - pushed along and lost ground after 3 out - went modest third 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 20/1)
25/01/21
13:50
Plumpton - 2m Fergus Gillard Mark Gillard 2nd 4:7.88 .5 110 10-13 6/4
Led - not fluent 1st - jumped left and not fluent 2 out - soon ridden and headed - every chance last - kept on but no extra towards finish(Mkt1: op 14/1 tchd 12/1; Mkt2 op 13/8)
04/01/21
12:25
Fakenham - 2m Theo Gillard Mark Gillard 8 4:20.75 3 110 10-12 15/2
Disputed lead - chased winner after 5th - ridden and lost second after 3 out - lost position and beaten when hit 2 out - soon weakened - lost shoe (vet said gelding lost left fore shoe)(op 7/1 tchd 8/1)
15/12/20
12:05
Wincanton - 1m7½f Fergus Gillard Mark Gillard 2nd 3:57.47 .5 112 10-9 11/10F
Set good pace - pushed along and went clear before 2 out - ridden inside final 110yds - headed final strides(op 11/8 tchd Evens)
26/11/20
14:33
Lingfield - 2m Dave Crosse Mark Gillard 6 4:22.25 2 114 10-12 50/1
Took keen hold - led - not fluent 4th - 2 lengths ahead 3 out - faced challenge home turn - ridden when headed before 2 out - hit 2 out - soon weakened(op 28/1)
03/07/20
14:20
Chepstow 2 7f Ella McCain Mark Gillard 8 1:25.78 0.3 70 9-0 50/1
Close up until ridden and lost ground quickly over 2f out - soon behind(op 40/1)
10/06/20
19:00
Kempton (AW) 10 1m3f Tom Queally Mark Gillard 9 2:25.33 7.5 72 10-0 20/1
Led - ridden and headed 2f out - hung left and weakened over 1f out (jockey said gelding hung left-handed)
06/01/20
13:20
Chepstow - 2m Fergus Gillard Mark Gillard 2nd 4:26.04 1.75 114 10-0 4/1
Pulled hard - chased leaders until led after 1st - wandered around into 2nd - not fluent 3rd - ridden and joined 2 out - headed before last - kept on run-in(op 9/2)
18/12/19
12:20
Newbury - 2m½f Fergus Gillard Mark Gillard 3rd 4:13.15 1 10-5 3/1
Jumped slightly left and not always fluent - led - awkward 1st and rider lost irons - soon took strong hold and quickened pace - headed 2 out - soon ridden - kept on same pace from last(op 9/2)
10/12/19
13:30
Fontwell - 2m1½f James Davies Mark Gillard 2nd 5:3.16 3.25 10-12 20/1
Took keen hold - midfield on outer - headway and close up 3 out - ridden before 2 out - left in second 2 lengths down last - soon edged left - kept on (jockey said gelding hung left-handed)(op 16/1)
25/10/19
16:00
Newbury 10 7f William Cox Mark Gillard 9 1:36.44 .5 72 8-3 28/1
Chased leaders - ridden over 2f out - soon struggling to quicken and lost place over 1f out - weakened final furlong(op 25/1)
14/08/19
16:50
Salisbury 1 7f Ella McCain Mark Gillard 2nd 1:32.59 .75 72 9-10 5/1
Chased leaders - pushed along and switched left over 2f out - stayed on to go 2nd near finish(op 13/2 tchd 9/2)
07/08/19
20:30
Kempton (AW) 6 7f Tom Marquand Mark Gillard 9 1:28.80 .5 72 9-2 20/1
Held up in rear-division and took keen hold early - ridden over 2f out - no impression(op 14/1)
04/07/19
21:00
Newbury 4 1m Seamus Cronin Mark Gillard 9 1:38.90 0.3 73 9-0 13/2
Held up - switched left and headway well over 1f out - weakened final furlong(op 7/1 tchd 6/1)
13/06/19
16:10
Newbury 5 7f Rob Hornby Mark Gillard 2nd 1:30.55 0.3 70 9-7 10/1
Awkwardly away - towards rear - headway from 3f out - ridden to chase leaders over 1f out - kept on to press winner inside final furlong - held nearing finish(tchd 11/1)
02/05/19
17:25
Salisbury 13 6f Ryan While Bill Turner 8 1:16.11 0.3 72 8-10 8/1
Prominent - ridden 2f out - soon one pace
29/04/19
16:55
Windsor 10 6f Ryan While Bill Turner 4 1:12.89 0.2 72 9-4 20/1
Raced on outer - made most to over 1f out - outpaced after(tchd 16/1)
06/04/19
14:35
Lingfield (AW) 1 7f Ryan While Bill Turner 3rd 1:25.37 1.75 76 8-11 10/1
Led - pushed along and joined 2f out - ridden and headed 1f out - one pace final furlong(op 9/1 tchd 8/1)
03/04/19
18:15
Kempton (AW) 8 7f Ryan While Bill Turner 10 1:28.13 0.05 76 9-3 33/1
Led - ridden over 2f out - headed and weakened over 1f out(op 25/1)
08/10/18
13:25
Windsor 3 1m Thore Hammer Hansen Bill Turner 7 1:47.89 0.1 76 8-11 5/1
Took keen hold early - made most to 2f out - weakened over 1f out (jockey said colt ran too free)(op 8/1 tchd 17/2)
14/09/18
17:05
Salisbury 9 7f Finley Marsh Bill Turner 2nd 1:28.49 1 75 9-2 13/2
Soon prominent - led over 3f out - ridden when strongly challenged over 1f out - headed when bumped twice inside final 100yds - no extra nearing finish
24/08/18
17:50
Salisbury 7 6f Eoin Walsh Bill Turner 2nd 1:16.11 1 76 8-6 7/1
Led - driven 2f out - ridden in 1 length lead 1 1/2f out - soon pressed by winner - headed entering final furlong - kept on(op 13/2)
16/08/18
18:10
Chepstow 3 7f Jason Watson Bill Turner 3rd 1:25.11 1.25 76 8-13 12/1
With leader until raced in 2nd place over 5f out - ridden over 2f out - hung right over 1f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 9/1 tchd 8/1)
15/05/18
17:15
Chepstow 5 5f Finley Marsh Bill Turner 6 0:59.90 .75 8-11 3/1F
Close up 3f - soon ridden and outpaced by leaders - kept on but held final furlong(op 11/4 tchd 5/2)
07/04/18
13:30
Kempton (AW) 4 5f Jason Watson Bill Turner 3rd 1:0.93 2.25 8-9 13/2
Slightly awkward bend after 1f - chased leading pair - ridden to dispute 2nd briefly over 1f out - one pace final furlong - just held on for 3rd (jockey said colt did not handle the first bend)(op 6/1 tchd 8/1)
30/03/18
14:20
Bath 4 5f William Carson Bill Turner 2nd 1:11.33 1 9-2 25/1
Led until ridden over 1f out - edged right but kept pressing winner inside final furlong - always being held (jockey said the colt hung right-handed)(op 33/1 tchd 20/1)