Special John (2019) Horse
About
Special John is a 6yo b unknown from trained by S Thomas, who is based at Cardiff. It is sired by the stallion Soldier Of Fortune out of the dam Royal Choice. Special John has managed to win 3 races in its career so far. On 4th Dec 2025 at Wincanton, Special John scored its most significant win to date, getting the money in the $7377.00 Cl5 Hcpch. It has proven a profitable horse for the punters over the journey. If you had backed Special John throughout its career you'd have achieved a 13% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Wincanton 04-Dec-25 5380m SOFT R6 CL5 HcpCh $3,961 (of $7,377), SP: 2.38 1st Special John ( D Johnston 168 ) 2nd I'm Your Buckaroo ( C Quinn 160 ) 2.50L 3rd Ted The Thief ( H Kimber 142 ) 3.25L See full results | D Johnston 76.2kg | 1 (11) |
| Exeter 18-Nov-25 4880m SOFT R5 CL5 NvHcpCh $3,829 (of $7,133), Winning Time: 06:02.040, SP: 2.00 1st Special John ( D Johnston 161 ) 2nd Fat Faced Columbo ( J Best 152 ) 0.15L 3rd Mythe Bridge ( S Sheppard 168 ) 8.00L See full results | D Johnston 73kg | 1 (10) |
| Stratford 09-May-25 4430m GOOD R3 CL5 NvHcpH $1,859 (of $7,524), SP: 3.50 1st Summerleaze ( S Bowen 165 ) 2nd Special John ( C Pritchard 166 ) 14.00L 3rd Make Sunshine ( C Ring 165 ) 6.00L See full results | C Pritchard 75.3kg 14.00L | 2 (4) |
| Exeter 24-Mar-25 4650m GOOD R2 CL5 HcpH $1,701 (of $6,886), Winning Time: 05:48.900, SP: 2.20 Led, not fluent 7th, headed 3 out, edged left flat, no impression towards finish 1st Coconut Twist ( R David 168 ) 2nd Special John ( C Pritchard 164 ) 4.25L 3rd Miss Popalong ( M G Nolan 151 ) 7.00L See full results | C Pritchard 74.4kg 4.25L | 2 (6) |
| Southwell 18-Mar-25 4880m SOFT R6 CL5 NvHcpH $1,494 (of $6,049), SP: 4.00 Disputed lead, led outright before 9th, ridden and joined 2 out, every chance approaching last, sustained duel with winner run-in, headed near finish 1st Lizzie Rey ( F Lambert 149 ) 2nd Special John ( C Pritchard 165 ) 4.00L 3rd Trevor's Lad ( C Quinn 159 ) 3.00L See full results | C Pritchard 74.8kg 4.00L | 2 (9) |
| Doncaster 02-Mar-25 3900m SOFT R1 CL3 MdH $672 (of $10,526), Winning Time: 04:37.080, SP: 29.00 Mid-division on outside, pushed along and outpaced home turn, plugged on from 2 out 1st Queensbury Boy ( D Maxwell 161 ) 2nd Doctor Kildare ( J Bowen 161 ) 8.50L 3rd Bold Reaction ( R Patrick 161 ) 4.00L 4th Special John ( J Davies 161 ) 30.50L See full results | J Davies 73kg 30.50L | 4 (12) |
| Uttoxeter 09-Feb-25 4690m SOFT R1 CL4 NvH $484 (of $7,575), Winning Time: 10:17.390, SP: 17.00 Led, ridden and headed before 3 out, weakened quickly before 2 out, tailed off before last 1st Saint Palais ( H Bannister 154 ) 2nd Newton Tornado ( B S Hughes 154 ) 0.50L 3rd Histrionic ( B Frost 154 ) 3.50L 4th Special John ( J Davies 154 ) 42.00L See full results | J Davies 69.9kg 42.00L | 4 (6) |
| Larkhill 23-Mar-24 4830m GOOD Md (of $4,193), Winning Time: 06:20.000, SP: 8.00 Made all; r.o wl 1st Special John ( C Sprake 164 ) 2nd Badbury Rings ( E Herbison 164 ) 2.25L 3rd Court Cian ( C Case 168 ) 5.00L | C Sprake 74.4kg | 1 |
| Charlton Horethorne 03-Mar-24 4020m HEAVY Md (of $2,451), Winning Time: 05:49.000, SP: 9/2 Led to 3 & 11 til hdd & outpcd aft 3 out 1st Rip Wheeler ( W Biddick 158 ) 3rd Special John ( M Mcintyre 168 ) 10.00L | M Mcintyre 76.2kg 10.00L | 3 |
| Badbury Rings 18-Feb-24 4830m SOFT Md (of $2,451), Winning Time: 06:44.000, SP: 5/4 Fell 1 1st Hurricane Deal ( M Dodd 168 ) 2nd Assassins Lullaby ( J Stenhouse 168 ) 30.00L Special John ( M Mcintyre 161 , Cd 0 ) 0.00L | M Mcintyre 73kg, Cd 0 0.00L | UPD |
| Larkhill 31-Dec-23 4830m SOFT Md (of $2,451), Winning Time: 06:33.000, SP: 7/1 Wl bhnd to 8; hdwy 14; wknd 2 out 1st Gasmani ( J King 161 ) 3rd Fine Dining ( T Hutsby 161 ) 4.00L 5th Special John ( M Mcintyre 161 , Cd 0 ) 27.50L | M Mcintyre 73kg, Cd 0 27.50L | 5 |
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