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Horse profile

Just John

Groom Dancer (USA) × Saffron Rose (GB) (Polar Falcon (USA))

TrainerDonald McCain
OwnerD McCain
FamilyTweedling

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 2004

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 10 Mar 2009, Sedgefield (10/11)
Last win (GB & IRE): Never won

Recent form

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Headgear	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Future form
10 Mar 09	Sedgefield	10/11	6/1	dist	P J Benson	Donald McCain	paddypower.com Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race	Class 6	NH Flat	2m1f	Good	10-12	t	Gunpoint (IRE)	£1,561	0/9

10/1110 Mar 09 · Sedgefield6/1
paddypower.com Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race
Class 62m1fGood
All fields
Date
10 Mar 09
Course
Sedgefield
Pos
10/11
SP
6/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
P J Benson
Trainer
Donald McCain
Race
paddypower.com Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race
Class
Class 6
Type
NH Flat
Dist
2m1f
Going
Good
Wgt
10-12
Headgear
t
Winner / 2nd
Gunpoint (IRE)
Winner prize
£1,561
Future form
0/9

Every British and Irish run since 1990, latest first. Btn is the overall distance beaten (lengths). Where the horse won, the runner-up and winning margin are shown.

Trainer changes

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Donald McCain	10 Mar 09	10 Mar 09	10/11	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Donald McCain

Trainer: Donald McCain
First run: 10 Mar 09
Last run: 10 Mar 09
First run for yard: 10/11
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Trained by one trainer throughout its British and Irish career.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

Code	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)	First run	Last run
National Hunt	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0	10 Mar 09	10 Mar 09

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 10 Mar 09
Last run: 10 Mar 09

Placed = 1st in 2-4 runners, 1st-2nd in 5-7, 1st-3rd in 8+.

Pedigree

Sire branchGroom Dancer (USA)

Parent · 1

SireGroom Dancer (USA)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireNot traced
Sire's damNot traced

Great-grandparents · 4

Sire's sire's sireNot traced
Sire's sire's damNot traced
Sire's dam's sireNot traced
Sire's dam's damNot traced

Dam branchSaffron Rose (GB)

Parent · 1

DamSaffron Rose (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sirePolar Falcon (USA)
Dam's damTweedling (USA)

Great-grandparents · 4

Dam's sire's sireNot traced
Dam's sire's damNot traced
Dam's dam's sireNot traced
Dam's dam's damNot traced

Groom Dancer (USA)

Saffron Rose (GB)

Not traced

Polar Falcon (USA)

Tweedling (USA)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseJust John (GB)

Sexgelding

Foaled2004

SireGroom Dancer (USA)

DamSaffron Rose (GB)

DamsirePolar Falcon (USA)

2nd damTweedling (USA)

Dam's produce0 winners from 1 runners

Female line

Saffron Rose (GB) · by Polar Falcon (USA) · 0 winners from 1 runners
Tweedling (USA) · 4 winners from 7 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Groom Dancer (USA)	Saffron Rose (GB)	Polar Falcon (USA)	gelding	Flat 9.3f · NH 2m2f	Flat 7.9f · NH 2m2½f

Groom Dancer (USA)

Sire: Groom Dancer (USA)
Dam: Saffron Rose (GB)
Damsire: Polar Falcon (USA)
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 9.3f · NH 2m2f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 7.9f · NH 2m2½f

Progeny of Groom Dancer (USA) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	1,244	104	288	8.4%	23.2%	1
At 2m to 2m1f	657	61	172	9.3%	26.2%	1
On Good going	409	33	86	8.1%	21.0%	1
At 2m to 2m1f on Good going	210	18	53	8.6%	25.2%	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 1,244
Wins: 104
Placed: 288
Win %: 8.4%
Place %: 23.2%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f
Runs: 657
Wins: 61
Placed: 172
Win %: 9.3%
Place %: 26.2%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Good going

Condition: On Good going
Runs: 409
Wins: 33
Placed: 86
Win %: 8.1%
Place %: 21.0%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f on Good going

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f on Good going
Runs: 210
Wins: 18
Placed: 53
Win %: 8.6%
Place %: 25.2%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

Best distance band and going band are where this horse has most wins (then places, then runs) in its main code. Sire figures: all British and Irish runs by the sire's progeny since 1990.

Groom Dancer (USA) × Polar Falcon mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Flat	3	3	100.0%	114	16	25	14.0%	£136,757	€0
National Hunt	3	0	0.0%	11	0	3	0.0%	£3,684	€0
All runs	4	3	75.0%	125	16	28	12.8%	£140,441	€0

Flat

Code: Flat
Runners: 3
Winners: 3
Winners %: 100.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 114
Wins: 16
2nd/3rd: 25
Win %: 14.0%
Prize GB (£): £136,757
Prize IRE (€): €0

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 3
Winners: 0
Winners %: 0.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 11
Wins: 0
2nd/3rd: 3
Win %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £3,684
Prize IRE (€): €0

All runs

Code: All runs
Runners: 4
Winners: 3
Winners %: 75.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 125
Wins: 16
2nd/3rd: 28
Win %: 12.8%
Prize GB (£): £140,441
Prize IRE (€): €0

All British and Irish runners by this sire out of mares by this damsire, since 1990 (includes this horse). Black type = Group/Grade 1-3 or Listed winner.

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Wins	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Kindlelight Debut (GB)	78	10	£79,517	€0
Crimson Dancer (GB)	18	4	£23,189	€0
Alfie Noakes (GB)	28	2	£37,735	€0
Just John (GB)	1	0	£0	€0

Kindlelight Debut (GB)

Horse: Kindlelight Debut (GB)
Runs: 78
Wins: 10
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £79,517
Prize IRE (€): €0

Crimson Dancer (GB)

Horse: Crimson Dancer (GB)
Runs: 18
Wins: 4
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £23,189
Prize IRE (€): €0

Alfie Noakes (GB)

Horse: Alfie Noakes (GB)
Runs: 28
Wins: 2
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £37,735
Prize IRE (€): €0

Just John (GB)

Horse: Just John (GB)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Saffron Rose (GB)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 0 winners from 1 runners

Full siblings

Just John is the only foal out of Saffron Rose (GB) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

Just John is the only foal out of Saffron Rose (GB) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Female line

1Saffron Rose (GB) · by Polar Falcon (USA)
2Tweedling (USA)

Notable relatives

No black-type winners in this female family in GB or IRE since 1990.

View full Tweedling family

In brief

When was Just John foaled?

Just John (GB) was foaled in 2004.

Who are the sire and dam of Just John?

Just John (GB) is by Groom Dancer (USA) out of Saffron Rose (GB), a daughter of Polar Falcon (USA).

Who trained Just John?

Just John (GB) was trained by Donald McCain and owned by D McCain at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Just John's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Just John (GB) ran 1 time without winning.

Is Just John still racing?

Just John (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 10 March 2009 at Sedgefield in the paddypower.com Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race, finishing 10th of 11, and has not run there since.