Horse Details

John The Spark (GB)

13 Runs 0 Wins (0.0%) 3 Places (23.1%)
Owner: S P O'Connor Silks S P O'Connor Trainer: Ian Patrick Donoghue
8 years old
Sire: Telescope (IRE)
Dam: Tally Em Up (IRE)
Damsire: Flemensfirth
Past Runs (13 Total)
Date/Time Course Distance Jockey Trainer Position Time Beaten By OR Weight SP Comment
25/04/25
17:47 		Fontwell 3m2f Brendan Powell Karen Jewell 4 6:43.90 2.5 103 11-7 25/1
In touch with leaders - outpaced after 4 out - headway approaching last - went fourth run-in - kept on(op 28/1 tchd 22/1)
11/04/25
14:15 		Fontwell 2m5½f Brendan Powell Karen Jewell 4 5:44.19 37 106 11-7 33/1
In touch with leaders - dropped to rear 8th - detached and struggling with one circuit to go - tailed off from 3 out(op 22/1)
17/03/25
14:02 		Fontwell 2m3f Brendan Powell Karen Jewell 6 5:0.10 12 112 11-7 11/2
In touch with leaders - weakened before 2 out (jockey said gelding hung right-handed from 2nd last flight of hurdles)
16/01/25
14:50 		Fairyhouse (IRE) 2m4f Keith Donoghue Ian Patrick Donoghue 3rd 5:18.23 6 101 11-4 25/1
Didn't always jump with fluency - held up in last - headway after 4 out - prominent when ridden and no extra after 2 out - no match for first two(op 33/1 tchd 22/1)
01/01/25
13:15 		Fairyhouse (IRE) 2m4f Keith Donoghue Ian Patrick Donoghue 18 5:27.70 1.5 105 11-7 14/1
Prominent - lost position 3 out - lost ground quickly and eased before 2 out - tailed off
17/11/24
13:55 		Navan (IRE) 2m6½f Caragh Monaghan Ian Patrick Donoghue 14 5:53.32 1.25 105 9-10 50/1
Towards rear - not fluent 4 out - some headway approaching last - never near to challenge(tchd 40/1)
01/11/24
12:25 		Down Royal (IRE) 2m6½f Keith Donoghue Ian Patrick Donoghue 5 5:54.23 2.75 – 11-12 12/1
Prominent - no extra before 2 out - weakening when jumped slightly right and not fluent last - lost fourth run-in(op 18/1)
12/10/24
14:15 		Fairyhouse (IRE) 2m2½f Keith Donoghue Ian Patrick Donoghue 2nd 4:30.08 25 – 11-4 4/1
In touch with leaders - mistake 6th - headway from 2 out - ran on and went remote second towards finish - no match for winner
07/10/24
15:43 		Fairyhouse (IRE) 2m4½f Caragh Monaghan Ian Patrick Donoghue 4 4:55.86 2.25 – 10-11 66/1
Midfield - headway 4 out - outpaced after 3 out - stayed on and went fourth run-in(op 50/1)
06/05/24
16:30 		Down Royal (IRE) 2m7f Mr D G Lavery Ian Patrick Donoghue 99 - - – 12-0 7/1
Led - headed but prominent after 1st - raced in fourth behind clear leaders halfway - bad mistake 9th - mistake 10th - soon pulled up (jockey said gelding burst a blood vessel)
30/04/24
14:30 		Punchestown (IRE) 3m½f Mr J Dunne Ian Patrick Donoghue 8 7:6.93 .75 – 11-0 9/1
Prominent - not fluent 20th - weakened from 3 out(op 10/1)
27/12/23
12:52 		Limerick (IRE) 2m6½f Mr J Dunne Ian Patrick Donoghue 99 - - – 11-7 12/1
Prominent - mistake and fell 4 out(op 17/2 tchd 14/1)
02/04/23
17:10 		Downpatrick (IRE) 2m7½f Mr D G Lavery Ian Patrick Donoghue 3rd 6:40.35 14 – 12-0 6/1
In touch with leaders - not fluent 1st - went second before 3 out - lost second and weakening when mistake 2 out - no extra from last(op 10/1)