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Horse profile

Anthem National (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2024) · Last trainer Philip Kirby · Last owner James And Susan Cookson
13 runs · 8 courses · from Feb 2022
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 3 Mar 2024 — 975 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2024 Won at Newcastle (AW) Last raced off OR 91
KTB Profile

Anthem National won his only race in 13 starts at Class 5 level on Standard going at Newcastle over 6f-7f in Feb 2022. The gelding, by Dark Angel out of Anthem Alexander, has not won since and is 0 from 7 on turf. He last ran off an official rating of 91 at Newcastle in Mar 2024, 14lb below his highest ever mark of 105.

Based on 13 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Won on AW, 0 on turf Win at Class 5 OR ↓ 14lb off peak
Official rating91↓ 14lb off peak
91 91–105

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 100 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · York, 10 Sep 2023

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 12 figures · best 110A · median 85
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good6104C89.5—
Standard (AW)5110A86—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
6f – 7f10110A85—
Under 6f1———
1m – 1m1f1———

Of 13 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 13 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 76A the best of the last 3 rated runs · York, 10 Sep 2023 Official rating 91 at the last run, 3 Mar 2024

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 12 figures · best 106A · median 86.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good6106A88—
Standard (AW)592A86—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
6f – 7f10106A86.5—
Under 6f1———
1m – 1m1f1———

Of 13 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 13 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

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 21,928 runs since Mar 2011 (1,595 horses).

Strongest on firm going: 15% from 107.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1071615%+3.7—
Good to Firm3,69445212.2%+0.90 from 1
Good4,84551010.5%−0.80 from 6
Good to Soft2,41425110.4%−0.9—
Soft2,7332549.3%−2—
Heavy828718.6%−2.7—
Standard (AW)7,30692012.6%+1.31 from 6
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2,06427813.5%+2.20 from 1
6f – 7f10,7251,25611.7%+0.41 from 11
1m – 1m1f5,00854610.9%−0.40 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f2,4732379.6%−1.7—
1m5f – 2m1,09310910%−1.3—
2m1f – 2m4f475428.8%−2.5—
2m5f – 3m8678.1%−3.2—
Over 3m400%−11.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2011 · as at 3 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

6 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Darvel (IRE) (8 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m1½f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Great Wish (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Darvel (IRE)5786f–1mClass 5
Great Wish (IRE)316fGroup 3
Full Verse (IRE)516½fClass 4
Gulf Of Mexico (IRE)511m—
Silent Warning (IRE)311m1½fClass 3
Chanter Le Blues (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 6 1 17% −4.17
Good 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 2 1 50% −0.17

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newcastle (AW) 3 1 33% −1.17
York 2 0 0% −2.00
Curragh 2 0 0% −2.00
Dundalk (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 11 1 9% −9.17
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jack Mitchell 4 1 25% −2.17
Declan McDonogh 3 0 0% −3.00
Andrew Mullen 2 0 0% −2.00
Kieran Shoemark 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Mulrennan 1 0 0% −1.00
Dylan Browne McMonagle 1 0 0% −1.00
Mikey Sheehy 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 1 0 0% −1.00
2023 8 0 0% −8.00
2022 4 1 25% −2.17

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
2024 · 1 run
03 Mar 24+149d Newcastle (AW) Bet 10 Get 40 At BetMGM Handicap Class 3 · 7f · Standard · 13 ran F/13 — 9-5 91—— Andrew Mullen 80/1
2023 · 8 runs
06 Oct 23+26d Ascot Ascot Iron Stand Membership Handicap Class 2 · 6f · Good · 16 ran 15/16 5½ 9-10 10080C62A Kieran Shoemark 80/1
10 Sep 23+15d York BetGoodwin Garrowby Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 6f · Good · 8 ran 8/8 ½ 9-4 103100A76A Andrew Mullen 66/1
26 Aug 23+55d York Sky Bet Constantine Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 6f · Good To Firm · 17 ran 15/17 1½ 9-12 10563C71A Paul Mulrennan 66/1
02 Jul 23+37d Curragh Jebel Ali Racecourse & Stables Dash Stakes (Listed) 6f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 1¼ 9-7 9695A106A Declan McDonogh 18/1
26 May 23+5d Curragh Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund 'Habitat' Handicap (Premier Handicap) 6f · Good · 15 ran 5/15 1¼ 9-11 97104C103A Declan McDonogh 22/1
21 May 23+72d Naas Sole Power Sprint Stakes (Listed) 5f · Good · 10 ran 5/10 1 9-9 9870A88A Declan McDonogh 66/1
10 Mar 23+49d Dundalk (AW) Join Us On Instagram At dundalk_stadium Race 1m · Standard · 6 ran 4/6 3½ 9-5 100104A81B Dylan Browne McMonagle 2/1
20 Jan 23+281d Dundalk (AW) Story Of Dundalk Stadium Book Available Online Race 7f · Standard · 4 ran 3/4 1½ 9-5 10058C86B Mikey Sheehy 2/1
2022 · 4 runs
14 Apr 22+40d Newmarket bet365 British EBF Conditions Stakes (GBB Race) Class 3 · 7f · Good · 6 ran 3/6 1 9-6 10184A88B Jack Mitchell 9/2
05 Mar 22+10d Lingfield (AW) Coral Spring Cup Stakes (Listed) (All-Weather Championships Fast-Track Qualifier) Class 1 · 7f · Standard · 7 ran 3/7 hd 9-2 —110A92A Jack Mitchell 12/1
23 Feb 22+19d Newcastle (AW) Play Coral Racing-Super-Series For Free Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 8 ran 1/8 9-5 —47B87A Jack Mitchell 5/6F
04 Feb 22 Newcastle (AW) Betway Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 6f · Standard To Slow · 7 ran 3/7 shd 8-13 —86A76A Jack Mitchell 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has Anthem National won?
Anthem National (IRE) won 1 of 13 archived starts between 2022 and 2024, a strike rate of 7.7%. Placed 2 times in total (15.4% of starts).
Who trained Anthem National?
Anthem National (IRE) was trained by Philip Kirby on the most recent run on record, at Newcastle (AW) on 3 March 2024.
Who is Anthem National's sire?
Anthem National (IRE) is by Dark Angel (IRE) out of Anthem Alexander (IRE), whose sire is Starspangledbanner.
What going does Anthem National prefer?
Anthem National (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Anthem National's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 91, from the run on 3 March 2024. The highest on record is 105.
What is Anthem National's sire's record?
Dark Angel (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 21,928 runs since Mar 2011 (1,595 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 15% from 107.
Who are Anthem National's siblings?
Out of Anthem Alexander (IRE), Anthem National (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Darvel (IRE) (8). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Great Wish (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m1½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from February 2022. 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.