Celtic John (2021) Horse

Foal Date
14-Apr-21
Colour
chestnut
Sire
Buratino
Dam
Celtic Ava
Prize Money
6887
Trainer
P Phelan
Owners
Mr J Whyte
About

Celtic John, a 4yo ch trained by P Phelan, is by the stallion Buratino out of Celtic Ava. The horse has not yet broken its maiden, remaining winless after 12 starts. In its most recent race at Lingfield on 2 Dec 2025, ridden by Rhys Clutterbuck, Celtic John finished second, behind the winner Villalobos.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Lingfield 02-Dec-25 1610m SYNTHETIC R5 CL6 Hcp $1,474 (of $5,902) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:36.990, SP: 21.00 1st Villalobos ( F Marsh 126 ) 2nd Celtic John ( R Clutterbuck 125 ) 1.50L 3rd Jet Packer ( D Murphy 133 , Cd 140 ) 3.25L See full resultsR Clutterbuck 56.7kg 1.50L2 (12)
Bath 20-Oct-25 1610m SOFT R8 CL6 Hcp (of $6,492) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:48.220, SP: 7.00 1st Lovely Jubly ( G Mangan 121 ) 2nd Whiteley Way ( A Lewis 132 ) 2.50L 3rd Gladiadora ( K Shoemark 133 ) 1.25L 8th Celtic John ( R Clutterbuck 125 ) 11.15L See full resultsR Clutterbuck 56.7kg 11.15L8 (9)
Brighton 08-Oct-25 1610m SOFT R6 CL6 Hcp $1,621 (of $6,492) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:36.390, SP: 13.00 1st Gone Rogue ( T P Queally 133 ) 2nd Celtic John ( P Bradley 128 ) 2.50L 3rd Dinah Myte ( J Doughty 126 ) 0.15L See full resultsP Bradley 58.1kg 2.50L2 (9)
Lingfield 04-Aug-25 1610m GOOD R4 CL6 Hcp $275 (of $8,853) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:39.280, SP: 6.00 1st Semser ( R Clutterbuck 130 ) 2nd Capallcliste ( T Langley 127 ) 0.75L 3rd Beautiful Dawn ( R Ryan 126 ) 0.30L 5th Celtic John ( P Bradley 133 ) 5.30L See full resultsP Bradley 60.3kg 5.30L5 (7)
Windsor 01-Jul-25 1640m GOOD R6 CL6 Hcp (of $7,081) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:44.040, SP: 15.00 Soon racing in rear, ridden over 2f out, never in contention 1st Galileo's Compass ( A Lewis 135 ) 2nd Rival ( S Osborne 135 ) 2.00L 3rd Dandy Khan ( O Murphy 126 ) 1.00L 10th Celtic John ( C Shepherd 137 ) 9.90L See full resultsC Shepherd 62.1kg 9.90L10 (13)
Kempton 21-Nov-24 1410m GOOD R9 CL6 Hcp (of $5,902) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:25.760, SP: 9.50 Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong 1st The Spotlight Kid ( L Morris 132 ) 2nd Adace ( K T O'neill 134 ) 0.75L 3rd Valadero ( J Leavy 133 ) 0.30L 9th Celtic John ( P Bradley 131 ) 4.05L See full resultsP Bradley 59.4kg 4.05L9 (14)
Kempton 04-Nov-24 1610m GOOD R1 CL6 Hcp (of $5,902) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:40.520, SP: 51.00 Mid-division, headway over 6f out, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong 1st Monopolise ( B Loughnane 138 ) 2nd Wadacre Tivoli ( R Kingscote 133 ) 1.75L 3rd Johnjay ( L Edmunds 137 ) 0.75L 8th Celtic John ( P Bradley 134 ) 5.50L See full resultsP Bradley 60.8kg 5.50L8 (14)
Kempton 26-Sep-24 1410m GOOD R1 CL6 Hcp (of $5,902) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:26.530, SP: 19.00 Never better than midfield 1st God Bless America ( G Downing 138 ) 2nd Portoro ( D Hogan 126 ) 1.25L 3rd Grecian God ( G Bass 130 ) 0.30L 11th Celtic John ( K T O'neill 135 ) 10.25L See full resultsK T O'neill 61.2kg 10.25L11 (12)
Lingfield 10-Sep-24 1610m GOOD R8 CL5 Hcp (of $6,983) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:37.550, SP: 51.00 In touch towards rear, never a factor 1st Kalamunda ( J Doyle 145 ) 2nd Cavalry Call ( H Davies 133 ) 0.50L 3rd Francesi ( S Garcia 140 ) 2.00L 8th Celtic John ( P Bradley 130 ) 6.25L See full resultsP Bradley 59kg 6.25L8 (11)
Kempton 29-Aug-24 1410m GOOD R3 Nv (of $3,780), Winning Time: 01:25.500, SP: 300/1 Towards rear division, headway over 3f out, pushed along over 2f out, ran on same pace 1st Cognisance ( T Marquand 132 ) 2nd Hello Miss Lady ( R Clutterbuck 125 ) 0.50L 3rd Port Road ( D Muscutt 130 ) 1.00L 5th Celtic John ( P Bradley 130 , Cd 0 ) 7.25L See full resultsP Bradley 59kg, Cd 0 7.25L5 (9)
Kempton 08-Aug-24 1610m GOOD R3 Nv (of $5,940), Winning Time: 01:37.970, SP: 300/1 Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never on terms 1st Arabian Light ( W Buick 136 ) 2nd Running Spirit ( O Murphy 125 ) 5.50L 3rd Al Ameed ( H Davies 130 ) 0.50L 7th Celtic John ( P Bradley 130 , Cd 0 ) 30.00L See full resultsP Bradley 59kg, Cd 0 30.00L7 (9)
Windsor 23-Jul-24 2010m GOOD R3 Md (of $4,320), Winning Time: 02:06.350, SP: 80/1 Slowly away, ran green towards rear, struggling 4f out, tailed off 1st Calumet ( O Murphy 133 ) 2nd Glendower ( L Edmunds 133 ) 9.00L 3rd Upton ( R Hornby 128 ) 3.50L 8th Celtic John ( P Bradley 133 , Cd 0 ) 0.00L See full resultsP Bradley 60.3kg, Cd 0 0.00L8 (9)