Horse Details

Sporting John (IRE)

13 Runs 4 Wins (30.8%) 0 Places (0.0%)
Owner: John P McManus Silks John P McManus Trainer: Philip Hobbs
8 years old
Sire: Getaway (GER)
Dam: Wild Spell (IRE)
Damsire: Oscar
Past Runs (13 Total)
Date/Time Course Distance Jockey Trainer Position Time Beaten By OR Weight SP Comment
20/05/23
19:05 		Uttoxeter 2m7½f Aidan Coleman Philip Hobbs & Johnson White 7 6:9.80 5 140 11-13 25/1
In touch with leaders - headway after 8th - ridden after 3 out - weakened after 2 out(op 18/1 tchd 28/1)
15/03/23
14:50 		Cheltenham 2m5f Micheal Nolan Philip Hobbs & Johnson White 99 - - 151 12-0 80/1
In rear throughout - tailed off when pulled up before last(tchd 66/1)
04/03/23
15:15 		Doncaster 3m2f Aidan Coleman Philip Hobbs 5 6:28.27 0.3 141 10-12 9/1
Held up in rear - headway 10th - ridden before 4 out - weakened after 3 out(op 8/1 tchd 13/2)
18/02/23
14:25 		Ascot 3m Tom O'Brien Philip Hobbs 11 6:19.18 14 147 12-0 12/1
Towards rear of midfield - pushed along briefly after 8th - pushed along 5 out - weakened and behind after 4 out
29/10/22
15:00 		Wetherby 3m Tom O'Brien Philip Hobbs 4 6:0.91 .75 154 11-6 7/4F
In touch with leaders - pushed along after 3 out - soon no response and beaten(tchd 13/8)
15/01/22
15:35 		Warwick 3m1f Aidan Coleman Philip Hobbs 1st 6:27.74 Won 151 11-5 3/1
Held up in behind leaders - went third going easily home turn - close up 2 out - shaken up approaching last - disputed lead last - went clear run-in - readily(op 10/3)
10/12/21
15:35 		Cheltenham 3m Tom O'Brien Philip Hobbs 4 6:0.81 3.25 151 11-12 5/4F
Towards rear - going okay before 2 out - nudged along and headway home turn - soon close up - pushed along and outpaced approaching last - ridden and kept on run-in(op 11/8)
09/04/21
14:50 		Aintree 3m1f Tom O'Brien Philip Hobbs 99 - - 153 11-4 16/1
Didn't jump with fluency - held up in last - pushed along and outpaced after 8th - pulled up before 9th (jockey said gelding made a mistake at the second fence and he felt the gelding had lost its confidence thereafter)(op 14/1 tchd 12/1)
17/03/21
13:55 		Cheltenham 3m½f Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs 99 - - 153 11-4 16/1
Towards rear but in touch with leaders - bad mistake and lost ground 11th - niggled along 15th - pushed along and lost touch before 3 out - fell 2 out(op 14/1 tchd 12/1)
06/02/21
13:50 		Sandown 2m4f Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs 1st 5:26.40 Won 149 11-4 14/1
Held up in last - detached when slow jump 5th - left in fourth after 12th - headway before 3 out - shaken up and went second after 2 out - challenging when not fluent last - ridden and kept on strongly to lead run-in - won going away (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the apparent improvement in form)
11/03/20
13:30 		Cheltenham 2m5f Barry Geraghty Philip Hobbs 7 5:26.29 3.25 149 11-7 5/1
Workmanlike; in touch - pushed along and lost place after 4th - dropped to midfield - pushed along and outpaced after 4 out - weakened before 2 out (trainer said - regarding poor performance - that the gelding finished distressed)(op 4/1)
15/02/20
13:15 		Ascot 2m3½f Barry Geraghty Philip Hobbs 1st 4:54.00 Won 146 11-8 6/4
Chased leader - led 2 out - ridden approaching last - stayed on strongly - eased near finish(op 11/8)
06/12/19
12:55 		Exeter 2m1f Barry Geraghty Philip Hobbs 1st 4:20.70 Won – 11-4 1/4F
Tracked leaders - challenged 3 out - led before next - drew clear between last 2 - easily (vet said gelding lost its right hind shoe)(op 4/11 tchd 2/5)