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American Artist (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2016) · Last trainer Roger Varian · Last owner Thurloe Thoroughbreds Xxxv
by Danehill Dancer (IRE) out of American Adventure (USA) (Miswaki)
15 runs · 10 courses · from Sep 2014
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 22 Oct 2016 — 3,664 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2016 · 3rd of 20 4 wins · 4 courses Last raced off OR 89
KTB Profile

American Artist (IRE) is 4 from 15. Hasn't won since Sep 2015.

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
Official rating89↓ 3lb off peak
89 76–92

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Flat 2 figures · best 107C · median 100.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f1———
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 100A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Doncaster, 22 Oct 2016 Official rating 89 at the last run, 22 Oct 2016

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 15 figures · best 100A · median 87
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good9100A88—
Good to Firm483A79.5—
Standard (AW)1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f891A82.5—
1m2f – 1m4f5100A87—
6f – 7f291A89.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 15 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Danehill Dancer (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 10,094 runs since Jan 2008 (783 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.2% from 130.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm911011%−0.2—
Good to Firm1,74022312.8%+1.62 from 4
Good2,4992489.9%−1.32 from 9
Good to Soft1,08912011%−0.20 from 1
Soft1,73322412.9%+1.7—
Heavy6567811.9%+0.7—
Standard (AW)2,2852249.8%−1.40 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4035313.2%+2—
6f – 7f2,71033112.2%+11 from 2
1m – 1m1f2,71531211.5%+0.32 from 8
1m2f – 1m4f2,31123710.3%−0.91 from 5
1m5f – 2m1,27013410.6%−0.6—
2m1f – 2m4f533519.6%−1.6—
2m5f – 3m13086.2%−5—
Over 3m2214.5%−6.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
American Adventure (USA) (Miswaki)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Adventure Seeker (FR) (2 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m2½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Adventure Seeker (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Adventure Seeker (FR)521m2f–1m2½fListed
Along Again (IRE)616fClass 5
Amberita (GB)20——
Prime Time (FR)220——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 9 2 22% −2.12
Good to Firm 4 2 50% +0.87
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 5 1 20% −1.00
Class 4 5 2 40% −0.13
Class 2 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 2 1 50% +0.88

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Doncaster 3 1 33% +1.00
Newmarket 2 0 0% −2.00
Sandown 2 1 50% +0.62
Windsor 2 1 50% +0.25
Chester 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Epsom Downs 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 1 100% +1.88
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 8 2 25% −3.13
1m2f – 1m4f 5 1 20% −1.00
6f – 7f 2 1 50% +0.88

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Andrea Atzeni 6 2 33% +0.88
Harry Bentley 3 0 0% −3.00
William Buick 3 1 33% −0.38
James Doyle 2 1 50% +0.25
Ryan Moore 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 6 0 0% −6.00
2015 7 3 43% +1.87
2014 2 1 50% +0.88

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2016 · 6 runs
22 Oct 16+28d Doncaster Sunbets.co.uk Download The App Handicap Class 3 · 1m2f · Good · 20 ran 3/20 hd 9-9 8994C100A Andrea Atzeni 8/1
24 Sep 16+15d Newmarket Betfred Cambridgeshire (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 1m1f · Good To Firm · 31 ran 14/31 ½ 8-4 90107C81A Harry Bentley 20/1
09 Sep 16+102d Sandown Fidelity Information Services Handicap Class 3 · 1m · Good · 10 ran 5/10 hd 9-5 90—91A Harry Bentley 13/2
30 May 16+25d Windsor Mr & Mrs Newman Golden Wedding Anniversary Handicap Class 3 · 1m2f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 6/9 1 9-7 92—78A William Buick 11/4F
05 May 16+12d Chester Gateley PLC Original Legal Thinking Handicap Class 2 · 1m2½f · Good · 11 ran 5/11 nk 8-13 92—84A Andrea Atzeni 7/1
23 Apr 16+211d Doncaster Mott Macdonald Bentley Handicap Class 3 · 1m2f · Good · 13 ran 2/13 shd 9-2 90—91A Harry Bentley 4/1
2015 · 7 runs
25 Sep 15+14d Newmarket Shadwell Farm Handicap (Silver Cambridgeshire) Class 2 · 1m1f · Good · 11 ran 3/11 ½ 9-11 84—88A William Buick 11/4F
11 Sep 15+24d Doncaster Park Hill Private Hospital Classified Stakes Class 3 · 1m2f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 8-11 84—87A Andrea Atzeni 3/1
18 Aug 15+15d Leicester Barkby Thorpe Handicap Class 4 · 1m · Good · 8 ran 2/8 nk 9-2 82—90A James Doyle 9/4F
03 Aug 15+12d Windsor Bet Now With The Ladbrokes App Handicap Class 4 · 1m · Good To Firm · 7 ran 1/7 9-3 79—83A James Doyle 5/4F
22 Jul 15+14d Sandown share.com - Invest With Confidence Handicap Class 4 · 1m · Good To Firm · 7 ran 1/7 8-11 76—75A William Buick 13/8F
08 Jul 15+77d Kempton (AW) 32Red.com Handicap (London Mile Series Qualifier) Class 4 · 1m · Standard · 12 ran 6/12 hd 9-4 77—82A Ryan Moore 5/4F
22 Apr 15+210d Epsom Downs Investec Private Bank Handicap Class 4 · 1m½f · Good · 10 ran 7/10 ¾ 9-5 77—82A Andrea Atzeni 2/1F
2014 · 2 runs
24 Sep 14+20d Goodwood British Stallion Studs Ebf Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Good · 10 ran 1/10 9-5 ——88A Andrea Atzeni 15/8F
04 Sep 14 Haydock Betfred Supports Jack Berry EBF Maiden Stakes (Div 1) Class 5 · 6f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 4/10 shd 9-0 ——91A Andrea Atzeni 10/11F

Quick answers

How many races has American Artist won?
American Artist (IRE) won 4 of 15 archived starts between 2014 and 2016, a strike rate of 26.7%. Placed 8 times in total (53.3% of starts).
Who trained American Artist?
American Artist (IRE) was trained by Roger Varian on the most recent run on record, at Doncaster on 22 October 2016.
Who is American Artist's sire?
American Artist (IRE) is by Danehill Dancer (IRE) out of American Adventure (USA), whose sire is Miswaki.
What going does American Artist prefer?
American Artist (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is American Artist's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 89, from the run on 22 October 2016. The highest on record is 92.
What is American Artist's sire's record?
Danehill Dancer (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 10,094 runs since Jan 2008 (783 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.2% from 130.
Who are American Artist's siblings?
Out of American Adventure (USA), American Artist (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Adventure Seeker (FR) (2). Highest grade won: Listed (Adventure Seeker (FR)). The wins came over 6f–1m2½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from September 2014. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.