Spanish John (2018) Horse
About
Spanish John is a 7yo ch unknown from trained by P A Fahy, who is based at Carlow. It is sired by the stallion Vendangeur out of the dam Black Belt. Spanish John has managed to win 3 races in its career so far. On 15th Aug 2023 at Ballinrobe, Spanish John scored its most significant win to date, getting the money in the $10500.00 Hcph. It has proven a profitable horse for the punters over the journey. If you had backed Spanish John throughout its career you'd have achieved a 7% return on investment.
Raced At
Clonmel
• Punchestown
• Galway
• Curragh
• Bellewstown
• Roscommon
• Wexford
• Ballinrobe
• Tipperary
• Navan
• Fairyhouse
• Thurles
• Leopardstown
• Gowran Park
• CorkRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Clonmel 02-Dec-25 3910m HEAVY R6 HcpH $2,101 (of $10,502), SP: 4.33 1st Ballinaboola Jet ( R Deegan 144 ) 2nd Spanish John ( D Mullins 154 ) 3.25L 3rd Wakey Wakey Man ( J Gainford 154 ) 5.25L See full results | D Mullins 69.9kg 3.25L | 2 (16) |
| Punchestown 13-Nov-25 4170m SOFT R8 HcpH $500 (of $9,999), SP: 6.00 1st It's Never Simple ( R Doyle 157 ) 2nd My Good Pal ( B M Coonan 158 , Cd 151 ) 7.00L 3rd Yoursimplythebest ( D Gilligan 143 ) 9.25L 4th Spanish John ( H Sexton 154 , Cd 161 ) 10.00L See full results | H Sexton 69.9kg, Cd 73kg 10.00L | 4 (22) |
| Galway 27-Oct-25 2380m HEAVY R7 Hcp (of $16,500) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 02:48.030, SP: 17.00 1st Slurricane ( S Foley 125 ) 2nd Granite Bay ( R Whelan 138 ) 1.00L 3rd Ehteyat ( J Pietropaolo 128 ) 0.15L 9th Spanish John ( C Hayes 119 ) 10.80L See full results | C Hayes 54kg 10.80L | 9 (17) |
| Curragh 16-Oct-25 2820m SOFT R7 Hcp $361 (of $18,001) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 03:08.900, SP: 21.00 1st Trubshaw ( G Hill 127 ) 2nd Quiz Test ( R Whelan 135 ) 3.50L 3rd Imarajan ( C Hayes 135 ) 0.50L 6th Spanish John ( B Coen 136 ) 5.10L See full results | B Coen 61.7kg 5.10L | 6 (20) |
| Bellewstown 02-Oct-25 2480m SOFT R8 Hcp $6,000 (of $9,999) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 02:53.810, SP: 5.50 1st Spanish John ( B Lee 140 ) 2nd Dont Do Dramas ( W Joyce 135 ) 3.75L 3rd Numidia ( R Cleary 138 ) 4.25L See full results | B Lee 63.5kg | 1 (10) |
| Roscommon 29-Sep-25 3140m SOFT R2 HcpH $1,050 (of $10,502), Winning Time: 03:43.600, SP: 7.00 1st Hope She Flies ( S Fitzgerald 152 ) 2nd No Big Deal ( G Brouder 159 ) 3.75L 3rd Spanish John ( H Sexton 154 ) 8.75L See full results | H Sexton 69.9kg 8.75L | 3 (16) |
| Clonmel 12-Sep-25 3350m SOFT R8 Hcp (of $12,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 03:59.430, SP: 6.50 1st Make Good ( J R Martin 166 ) 2nd No Big Deal ( J H Williamson 164 ) 4.75L 3rd Dream Escape ( C Mullins 159 ) 1.25L 7th Spanish John ( A O'sullivan 158 ) 9.00L See full results | A O'sullivan 71.7kg 9.00L | 7 (11) |
| Wexford 30-Aug-25 4110m SOFT R3 HcpH $500 (of $9,999), Winning Time: 05:04.700, SP: 7.00 1st Stone Forest ( J Shinnick 157 ) 2nd Corkbeg ( C Quirke 157 ) 2.00L 3rd Gerrys Wish ( K C Sexton 155 ) 2.25L 4th Spanish John ( J J Slevin 156 ) 4.40L See full results | J J Slevin 70.8kg 4.40L | 4 (14) |
| Galway 02-Aug-25 2830m SOFT R8 Hcp (of $16,998) Barrier 16, Winning Time: 03:11.780, SP: 29.00 1st Steps In The Sand ( P Mcgettigan 132 ) 2nd Coulstys Way ( R Whearty 124 ) 2.00L 3rd Lagoon Nebula ( L Mcateer 140 ) 1.25L 9th Spanish John ( J A Heffernan 130 ) 9.10L See full results | J A Heffernan 59kg 9.10L | 9 (15) |
| Wexford 04-Jul-25 3470m GOOD R3 HcpH $999 (of $9,999), Winning Time: 04:15.200, SP: 13.00 Mid-division, headway after 3 out, 4th and pushed along before next, ridden and no impression approaching last, kept on one pace (finished 4th, placed 3rd) 1st Menas Miracle ( C Stone-walsh 146 ) 2nd Hatfield Hammer ( J C Gainford 167 ) 2.25L 3rd Spanish John ( H Sexton 154 ) 6.25L See full results | H Sexton 69.9kg 6.25L | 3 (14) |
| Ballinrobe 24-Jun-25 2620m SOFT R6 Hcp $450 (of $15,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 02:56.380, SP: 10.00 Mid-division, 7th halfway, 6th and pushed along approaching straight, 5th and kept on one pace inside final furlong 1st Magnetic North ( N Burns 133 ) 2nd Positive Energy ( C Keane 139 ) 3.75L 3rd Preparations ( J M Sheridan 138 ) 4.75L 5th Spanish John ( K Kennedy 131 , Cd 136 ) 9.30L See full results | K Kennedy 59.4kg, Cd 61.7kg 9.30L | 5 (14) |
| Tipperary 28-May-25 2510m SOFT R7 Hcp $6,000 (of $9,999) Barrier 16, Winning Time: 02:55.950, SP: 9.00 Held up towards rear, rapid headway under pressure on outside 2f out, stayed on well to lead inside final furlong, on top close home 1st Spanish John ( K G Kennedy 133 ) 2nd Plunkett Street ( L F Roche 141 ) 0.75L 3rd Slieve Bearnagh ( L Mcateer 133 ) 6.00L See full results | K G Kennedy 60.3kg | 1 (12) |
| Navan 17-Nov-24 3220m SOFT R3 HcpH (of $15,000), Winning Time: 03:58.200, SP: 11.00 Soon settled behind leaders, 6th halfway, ridden and no extra 2 out 1st Love Me ( D J O'keeffe 163 ) 2nd St Denis's Well ( K M Donoghue 157 ) 1.75L 3rd O'Faolains Glory ( C P Millar 156 , Cd 149 ) 4.25L 14th Spanish John ( H Sexton 154 , Cd 161 ) 37.40L See full results | H Sexton 69.9kg, Cd 73kg 37.40L | 14 (23) |
| Fairyhouse 05-Nov-24 4120m GOOD R6 HcpH $1,000 (of $10,000), Winning Time: 05:11.200, SP: 13.00 In touch, mid-division after 7th, progress after 4 out, closed 2 out, no impression on leader in 2nd last, kept on, dropped to 3rd closing stages 1st Tommies Call ( A P Kelly 161 , Cd 156 ) 2nd Hatfield Hammer ( R Deegan 162 ) 5.00L 3rd Spanish John ( H E Sexton 161 , Cd 154 ) 5.50L See full results | H E Sexton 73kg, Cd 69.9kg 5.50L | 3 (16) |
| Galway 28-Oct-24 2380m HEAVY R8 Hcp $315 (of $10,501) Barrier 21, Winning Time: 02:51.120, SP: 29.00 Towards rear, some headway entering straight, 7th and switched right 1f out, ridden and kept on one pace inside final furlong 1st Nans View ( R P Whelan 143 ) 2nd Cafe Con Leche ( C T Keane 136 ) 1.50L 3rd Carried With Love ( D Mcmonagle 133 ) 6.25L 5th Spanish John ( W J Lee 132 ) 15.25L See full results | W J Lee 59.9kg 15.25L | 5 (18) |
| Thurles 10-Oct-24 3300m GOOD R7 Hcp (of $10,501) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 03:36.730, SP: 19.00 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along in 5th entering straight, soon no extra and weakened from over 1f out 1st Empress Alma ( G F Carroll 130 ) 2nd Sir Allen ( A J Slattery 142 ) 0.30L 3rd Building Bridges ( W J Lee 136 ) 1.55L 11th Spanish John ( S Foley 129 ) 12.15L See full results | S Foley 58.5kg 12.15L | 11 (11) |
| Bellewstown 02-Oct-24 2470m SOFT R8 Hcp $220 (of $11,001) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:45.300, SP: 41.00 Towards rear, pushed along and no impression 4f out, some headway on outer in 9th 2f out, 8th and ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong 1st Arch Enemy ( S Coen 139 , Cd 129 ) 2nd Beautiful Chaos ( S R Markey 133 , Cd 123 ) 2.50L 3rd Sceptred Isle ( R M Mulligan 139 , Cd 132 ) 2.65L 6th Spanish John ( S Foley 131 ) 8.20L See full results | S Foley 59.4kg 8.20L | 6 (14) |
| Leopardstown 09-Aug-24 3020m GOOD R8 Hcp $450 (of $9,470), Winning Time: 03:23.350, SP: 18/1 In touch, 4th halfway, 3rd over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, dropped to 5th and no extra closing stages 1st Elzaamsan ( J M Halford 149 ) 2nd Riyami ( D Poggi 165 ) 4.75L 3rd Curious Bride ( K Dieltjens 160 ) 0.20L 5th Spanish John ( B Barry 152 , Cd 0 ) 6.25L See full results | B Barry 68.9kg, Cd 0 6.25L | 5 (10) |
| Bellewstown 07-Jul-24 4120m GOOD R5 HcpH (of $7,200), Winning Time: 04:55.800, SP: 18/1 Rear of mid division, progress into 8th after 3 out, soon no extra and kept on one pace from next 1st Lucky Storm ( D J Gilligan 163 ) 2nd On My Bike ( P M O'brien 164 ) 2.75L 3rd Duncarrig ( S D Greene 166 ) 1.75L 9th Spanish John ( J G Gilligan 155 , Cd 0 ) 15.50L See full results | J G Gilligan 70.3kg, Cd 0 15.50L | 9 (14) |
| Curragh 26-May-24 2820m SOFT R8 Hcp (of $12,000), Winning Time: 03:07.020, SP: 100/1 Mid-division, ridden and no extra 3f out 1st Fairytale Princess ( G F Carroll 126 ) 2nd Grappa Nonino ( C D Hayes 122 ) 3.25L 3rd Rain ( N M Crosse 119 ) 3.25L 16th Spanish John ( C Horgan 119 , Cd 0 ) 30.25L See full results | C Horgan 54kg, Cd 0 30.25L | 16 (17) |
| Gowran Park 09-May-24 2820m HEAVY R7 Hcp (of $10,501) Barrier 16, Winning Time: 03:22.610, SP: 67.00 Rear of mid-division, lost place over 3f out, under pressure entering straight, weakened over 2f out 1st Barrier ( K G Kennedy 141 ) 2nd Valleyoftheeagles ( M W Hassett 138 ) 1.00L 3rd Pigeon House ( S Foley 139 ) 3.50L 12th Spanish John ( C Horgan 140 , Cd 147 ) 0.00L See full results | C Horgan 63.5kg, Cd 66.7kg 0.00L | 12 (16) |
| Gowran Park 24-Apr-24 2510m HEAVY R7 Md (of $11,001) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 03:01.360, SP: 101.00 Mid division, 10th halfway, pushed along over 2f out, soon no extra and kept on one pace inside final furlong 1st Johanna Whitty ( D P Mcdonogh 130 ) 2nd Neptunes Staircase ( C T Keane 135 ) 0.75L 3rd Cut The Rope ( C Stone-walsh 135 ) 0.50L 8th Spanish John ( C Horgan 135 , Cd 142 ) 13.25L See full results | C Horgan 61.2kg, Cd 64.4kg 13.25L | 8 (12) |
| Fairyhouse 16-Dec-23 3250m HEAVY R4 HcpH (of $6,717), Winning Time: 04:29.100, SP: 15/2 In rear, mistake at 1st and not fluent 2nd, pushed along after 3 out, moderate 9th and mistake 2 out, no impression 1st Don't Talk ( D Meyler 153 ) 2nd Robindevidastar ( P J O'hanlon 145 ) 2.50L 3rd Mr Social ( J S Mcgarvey 149 ) 3.50L 9th Spanish John ( R Condon 153 , Cd 0 ) 20.25L See full results | R Condon 69.4kg, Cd 0 20.25L | 9 (12) |
| Curragh 05-Nov-23 2410m HEAVY R8 Md $450 (of $14,999) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:55.050, SP: 151.00 Mid-division, progress 4f out, ridden in 5th 3f out, under pressure in 4th 2f out, kept on one pace 1st Queenstown ( J A Heffernan 134 ) 2nd Neptunes Staircase ( C T Keane 134 ) 0.00L 3rd Johanna Whitty ( N G Mccullagh 129 ) 1.25L 5th Spanish John ( C Horgan 139 , Cd 146 ) 8.50L See full results | C Horgan 63kg, Cd 66.2kg 8.50L | 5 (10) |
| Navan 18-Oct-23 2820m SOFT R6 Md (of $12,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 03:26.620, SP: 126.00 Mid-division, ridden and no impression 3f out, weakened and tailed off 1st Bay Of Sanibel ( S Foley 129 ) 2nd Neptunes Staircase ( C T Keane 134 ) 0.30L 3rd Golden Temple ( B M Coen 134 ) 1.00L 12th Spanish John ( C Horgan 141 , Cd 148 ) 0.00L See full results | C Horgan 64kg, Cd 67.1kg 0.00L | 12 (15) |
| Gowran Park 29-Sep-23 4090m HEAVY R6 HcpH $330 (of $10,999), Winning Time: 05:38.400, SP: 15.00 Tracked leaders, not fluent jumping, 3rd when mistake 6th, mistake 4 out, pushed along and no impression in 5th entering straight, ridden after 2 out, no extra 1st Emancipator ( J P Shinnick 163 ) 2nd Added Bonus ( D J O'keeffe 140 ) 8.00L 3rd Happy Dreams ( S F O'keeffe 158 ) 11.00L 5th Spanish John ( D Mullins 152 ) 25.00L See full results | D Mullins 68.9kg 25.00L | 5 (9) |
| Galway 12-Sep-23 3340m SOFT R2 HcpH (of $12,000), Winning Time: 04:06.400, SP: 12.00 Always towards rear, mistake 1st, no extra and detached approaching 2 out, pulled up before last 1st Listentillitellyea ( D J O'keeffe 163 ) 2nd Tomas O Maille ( A Mccurtin 159 ) 11.00L 3rd Gekkota ( P T Enright 161 ) 1.00L UPL Spanish John ( M J M O'sullivan 153 ) 0.00L See full results | M J M O'sullivan 69.4kg 0.00L | UPD (14) |
| Bellewstown 30-Aug-23 4110m GOOD HcpH (of $6,412), Winning Time: 04:56.500, SP: 8.50 Always towards rear, pecked 1st and detached after 3rd, kept on one pace from 3 out, never a factor 1st Final Orders ( K M Donoghue 168 ) 2nd Artemis Angel ( C M Quirke 159 ) 3.25L 3rd Dunleer Phoenix ( J W Kennedy 155 ) 11.00L 9th Spanish John ( M J M O'sullivan 160 , Cd 0 ) 0.00L | M J M O'sullivan 72.6kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 9 (15) |
| Ballinrobe 15-Aug-23 3350m SOFT R4 HcpH $6,300 (of $10,500), Winning Time: 04:11.200, SP: 23.00 Towards rear, 14th halfway, pushed along after 2 out, progress into 8th approaching last, headway on outer to go 5th entering straight, soon ridden and kept on well to lead over 100 yards out 1st Spanish John ( M J M O'sullivan 159 ) 2nd Thefaithfulindian ( S D Torrens 160 ) 3.25L 3rd Light Parade ( D J O'keeffe 166 ) 1.00L See full results | M J M O'sullivan 72.1kg | 1 (16) |
| Clonmel 03-Mar-23 3760m SOFT R5 MdH (of $13,000), Winning Time: 05:00.300, SP: 126.00 Chased leader early, mid-division halfway, pushed along and towards rear 3 out, no extra 1st Figaroc ( P Townend 158 ) 2nd Trust Me Nate ( J C Gainford 158 ) 1.00L 3rd Battle It Out ( C G O'dwyer 158 ) 0.75L 15th Spanish John ( D Mullins 158 ) 0.00L See full results | D Mullins 71.7kg 0.00L | 15 (18) |
| Fairyhouse 08-Feb-23 3220m SOFT R7 MdH (of $9,998), Winning Time: 04:12.010, SP: 151.00 Tracked leaders early, dropped to 7th halfway, pushed along and no impression from 4 out 1st Viva Devito ( P Townend 166 ) 2nd Stuzzikini ( J C Gainford 158 ) 21.00L 3rd Battle It Out ( C G O'dwyer 158 ) 0.75L UPL Spanish John ( D Mullins 158 ) 0.00L See full results | D Mullins 71.7kg 0.00L | UPD (16) |
| Cork 07-Jan-23 3220m SOFT R1 CLMdH (of $12,500), Winning Time: 04:09.900, SP: 81.00 Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, lost place approaching straight, soon no extra, weakened, completely tailed off 1st Action Motion ( D King 153 ) 2nd Alastor ( P Townend 166 ) 0.50L 3rd Whatcouldhavebeen ( A P Kelly 159 ) 2.75L UPL Spanish John ( D Mullins 166 ) 0.00L See full results | D Mullins 75.3kg 0.00L | UPD (19) |
| Punchestown 19-Nov-22 3910m SOFT R3 MdH (of $12,001), Winning Time: 04:54.600, SP: 67.00 Held up, never a factor 1st Absolute Notions ( J W Kennedy 161 ) 2nd Deep Cave ( D N Russell 161 ) 3.75L 3rd Joshua Des Flos ( J J Slevin 161 ) 0.50L UPL Spanish John ( R Condon 161 , Cd 166 ) 0.00L See full results | R Condon 73kg, Cd 75.3kg 0.00L | UPD (22) |
| Galway 04-Oct-22 3360m SOFT R7 NHF (of $10,000), Winning Time: 04:20.300, SP: 34.00 Led, soon headed and tracked leader, 4th halfway, 5th under 6f out, lost place over 3f out, under pressure 3f out, weakened over 2f out 1st Affordale Fury ( P Taaffe 161 ) 2nd Allibaba ( P W Mullins 161 ) 4.50L 3rd Soldante ( H C Swan 161 ) 4.50L UPL Spanish John ( S Cavanagh 161 , Cd 168 ) 26.75L See full results | S Cavanagh 73kg, Cd 76.2kg 26.75L | UPD (11) |
| Ballinrobe 10-Sep-22 3220m GOOD R8 NHF (of $11,500), Winning Time: 03:45.600, SP: 51.00 Towards rear, rear of mid-division and pushed along under 3f out, 8th entering straight, ridden and kept on one pace inside final furlong 1st Mazyad ( J L Gleeson 154 ) 2nd This Songisforyou ( D O'connor 161 ) 0.50L 3rd Art Of Silence ( J C Barry 161 ) 5.00L UPL Spanish John ( S Cavanagh 154 , Cd 161 ) 13.25L See full results | S Cavanagh 69.9kg, Cd 73kg 13.25L | UPD (12) |
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