Horse profile
Argus (IRE)
by Rip Van Winkle (IRE) out of Steel Princess (IRE) (Danehill)
48 runs · 22 courses · from Apr 2015
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 May 2023 — 1,257 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2023 · 7th of 11
8 wins · 6 courses
Last raced off OR 74
KTB Profile
Argus (IRE) is 8 from 48. Hasn't won since Nov 2019. Last raced off 74, 40lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 48 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 40lb off peak
- 8–48Wins / Runs
- 16.7%Strike rate
- 11 (22.9%)Placed
- +12.50£1 level staken=48 at SP
- 1.93Fair A/E n=48 · 1.64 incl. margin
- 114Highest OR
- 63dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating74↓ 40lb off peak
74
62–114
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 101
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 →
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 3 | 96A | 49 | — |
| Soft | 3 | 96C | 78 | — |
| Good | 2 | 112C | 79.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 112C | 51.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 96A | 96 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 22 | 129C | 91.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 112A | 93 | — |
| Good | 2 | 100A | 86.5 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 17 | 116B | 87 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 9 | 129C | 99 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 39 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (3).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 36 figures from 39 runs · as at 3 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 10.1% of 3,947 runs since Jan 2008 (324 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 19 | 2 | 10.5% | +0.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 499 | 49 | 9.8% | −0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 901 | 82 | 9.1% | −1 | 2 from 8 |
| Good to Soft | 440 | 35 | 8% | −2.1 | 2 from 10 |
| Soft | 541 | 54 | 10% | −0.1 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 182 | 20 | 11% | +0.9 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,363 | 157 | 11.5% | +1.4 | 4 from 22 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 127 | 15 | 11.8% | +1.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 902 | 101 | 11.2% | +1.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 976 | 89 | 9.1% | −1 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 990 | 98 | 9.9% | −0.2 | 5 from 24 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 636 | 66 | 10.4% | +0.3 | 3 from 15 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 258 | 23 | 8.9% | −1.2 | 0 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 57 | 7 | 12.3% | +2.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −10.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Steel Princess (IRE) (Danehill)
7 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Sugar Boy (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 7½f–1m5f; the highest grade won is Group 2 (Sarah Lynx (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Boy (IRE) | 12 | 4 | 7½f–1m2f | Group 3 |
| Sarah Lynx (IRE) | 12 | 2 | 1m4½f–1m5f | Group 2 |
| Steel Prince (IRE) | 4 | 1 | 1m3½f | — |
| Anklet (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Infatuator (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Bo Hengy (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Influx (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 22 | 4 | 18% | +24.25 |
| Good to Soft | 10 | 2 | 20% | −4.75 |
| Good | 8 | 2 | 25% | +1.00 |
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 22 | 2 | 9% | −5.50 |
| Class 5 | 11 | 4 | 36% | +26.25 |
| Class 2 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.75 |
| Class 3 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.50 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kempton (AW) | 14 | 2 | 14% | +18.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 5 | 2 | 40% | +9.25 |
| Exeter | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Doncaster | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.25 |
| Taunton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wincanton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Windsor | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.50 |
| Newmarket | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Le Croise-Laroche (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Saint-Cloud (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ripon | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 24 | 5 | 21% | +6.75 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 15 | 3 | 20% | +14.75 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liam Keniry | 5 | 2 | 40% | +27.00 |
| Adam Wedge | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
| Daniel Muscutt | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Oisin Murphy | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.50 |
| Andrea Atzeni | 4 | 2 | 50% | +1.25 |
| Thore Hammer Hansen | 3 | 1 | 33% | +8.00 |
| Richie McLernon | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Rossa Ryan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Edward Greatrex | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Graham Gibbons | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jamie Moore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Conor Ring | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ciaran Gethings | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bertrand Flandrin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Kingscote | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.25 |
| Mark Galligan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kieran O'Neill | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robert Havlin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jason Watson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adam Kirby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dougie Costello | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| John Fahy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss K Harrington | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brendan Powell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 33 | 6 | 18% | +18.75 |
| Tongue tie | 10 | 1 | 10% | −6.75 |
| Hood | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.50 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2019 | 8 | 2 | 25% | +6.25 |
| 2018 | 11 | 2 | 18% | +21.00 |
| 2017 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −3.50 |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2015 | 5 | 3 | 60% | +3.75 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 37 | 7 | 19% | +18.00 |
| Hurdle | 11 | 1 | 9% | −5.50 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May 23+23d | Market Rasen | BDN Construction Handicap Hurdle | 7/11 | nk | 10-2 | 74 | 96A | 86A | Adam Wedge | 8/1 |
| 19 Apr 23+48d | Kempton (AW) | Racing Tv Handicap | 2/7 | ¾ | 9-8 | 62 | 101A | 82A | Thore Hammer Hansen | 80/1 |
| 02 Mar 23+54d | Taunton | British Racing School 40th Anniversary Celebration Handicap Hurdle | PU/14 | — | 10-6 | 78 | — | — | Jamie Moore | 33/1 |
| 07 Jan 23+30d | Wincanton | Virgin Bet Fives Handicap Hurdle | 7/17 | ¾ | 10-6 | 83 | 49C | 80C | Conor Ring | 80/1 |
| 08 Dec 22+688d | Taunton | Christmas Meeting 21st December Handicap Hurdle | 11/12 | 30 | 11-3 | 88 | 47C | 79C | Adam Wedge | 80/1 |
| 19 Jan 21+10d | Exeter | Bet At racingtv.com Handicap Hurdle | PU/12 | — | 11-11 | 100 | — | — | Richie McLernon | 66/1 |
| 09 Jan 21+315d | Wincanton | MansionBet's Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Hurdle | PU/11 | — | 11-8 | 103 | — | — | Ciaran Gethings | 33/1 |
| 29 Feb 20+25d | Southwell (AW) | Betway Handicap | 3/7 | 16 | 9-5 | 73 | 99C | 62C | Daniel Muscutt | 16/1 |
| 04 Feb 20+10d | Kempton (AW) | 32Red Casino Handicap | 6/7 | 2 | 9-3 | 75 | 79A | 61A | Daniel Muscutt | 33/1 |
| 25 Jan 20+13d | Kempton (AW) | 32Red Handicap | 8/8 | 2¾ | 9-5 | 77 | 97C | 62C | Daniel Muscutt | 20/1 |
| 12 Jan 20+25d | Southwell (AW) | Betway Handicap | 4/5 | 3¼ | 9-2 | 78 | 104C | 66B | Daniel Muscutt | 12/1 |
| 18 Dec 19+21d | Le Croise-Laroche (FR) | Prix De Cloture (Claimer) (4yo+) (Turf) | 4/15 | 1 | 8-11 | — | — | — | Bertrand Flandrin | 29/1 |
| 27 Nov 19+18d | Southwell (AW) | Betway Heed Your Hunch Handicap | 1/5 | 9-11 | 75 | 129C | 84B | Richard Kingscote | 9/4F | |
| 09 Nov 19+45d | Saint-Cloud (FR) | Prix Baron Henry de Montesquieu (Claimer) (4yo+) (Gentleman Riders) (Turf) | 4/6 | 7 | 10-6 | — | — | — | Mark Galligan | 36/5 |
| 25 Sep 19+102d | Kempton (AW) | 32Red Handicap | 7/10 | ¾ | 9-9 | 77 | 97A | 68A | Rossa Ryan | 11/1 |
| 15 Jun 19+95d | Sandown | Randox Food Handicap | 3/12 | 2¼ | 9-4 | 77 | 93A | 80A | Rossa Ryan | 22/1 |
| 12 Mar 19+19d | Southwell (AW) | Betway Heed Your Cheltenham Hunch Handicap | 2/13 | nk | 9-3 | 75 | 116B | 91A | Thore Hammer Hansen | 3/1 |
| 21 Feb 19+50d | Southwell (AW) | Betway Casino Handicap | 1/6 | 8-13 | 71 | 112B | 87B | Thore Hammer Hansen | 10/1 | |
| 02 Jan 19+44d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Betway Heed Your Hunch Handicap | 7/7 | 5 | 9-1 | 73 | 79B | 57A | Edward Greatrex | 33/1 |
| 19 Nov 18+56d | Kempton (AW) | 32red London Middle Distance Series Final Handicap | 10/13 | 2¾ | 8-1 | 75 | 84B | 57A | Kieran O'Neill | 100/1 |
| 24 Sep 18+16d | Kempton (AW) | Matchbook Betting Podcast Handicap | 7/11 | 8 | 9-6 | 77 | 83A | 65A | Liam Keniry | 50/1 |
| 08 Sep 18+17d | Kempton (AW) | Read Silvestre De Sousa At 188Bet Handicap | 8/10 | 2 | 9-11 | 79 | 73A | 72A | Edward Greatrex | 33/1 |
| 22 Aug 18+14d | Kempton (AW) | 'Guy Salmon, Moving To Sunbury' Handicap | 8/8 | nse | 9-7 | 80 | 77A | 62A | Robert Havlin | 12/1 |
| 08 Aug 18+63d | Kempton (AW) | 32Red Casino Handicap | 10/13 | 3½ | 9-7 | 81 | 74C | 62C | Rossa Ryan | 40/1 |
| 06 Jun 18+37d | Kempton (AW) | 32red Handicap | 9/14 | 6 | 8-8 | 82 | 87C | 63C | Jason Watson | 20/1 |
| 30 Apr 18+30d | Windsor | Phil Rendell's Forty-Twelfth Birthday Handicap | 4/8 | nse | 9-10 | 82 | 100A | 90A | Oisin Murphy | 9/2 |
| 31 Mar 18+42d | Kempton (AW) | Matchbook Casino Handicap | 3/7 | 2¾ | 9-6 | 83 | 95A | 79A | Liam Keniry | 6/1 |
| 17 Feb 18+15d | Kempton (AW) | Matchbook Betting Podcast Handicap (Qualifier) | 1/9 | 9-2 | 80 | 88B | 86A | Liam Keniry | 10/1 | |
| 02 Feb 18+17d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Betway Handicap | 6/9 | ¾ | 9-9 | 80 | 118A | 73A | Adam Kirby | 5/1 |
| 16 Jan 18+17d | Kempton (AW) | Racing UK HD Handicap | 1/11 | 10-1 | 76 | 86A | 88A | Liam Keniry | 20/1 | |
| 30 Dec 17+17d | Lingfield (AW) | Betway Casino Handicap | 9/12 | ½ | 9-5 | 80 | 109A | 69A | Liam Keniry | 80/1 |
| 13 Dec 17+70d | Kempton (AW) | Matchbook Betting Podcast Handicap | 10/12 | 2 | 9-5 | 83 | 85A | 67A | Dougie Costello | 40/1 |
| 04 Oct 17+15d | Bangor-on-Dee | Sportingbet Handicap Hurdle | 10/10 | 17 | 11-9 | 114 | 49C | 91C | Richie McLernon | 11/1 |
| 19 Sep 17+50d | Chepstow | Read Silvestre De Sousa At 188Bet Handicap | 5/9 | 1 | 9-12 | 84 | 75A | 89A | John Fahy | 20/1 |
| 31 Jul 17+76d | Galway | Connacht Hotel (Q.R.) Handicap (70-100) | 18/20 | 6½ | 11-2 | 86 | 103C | 71C | Miss K Harrington | 33/1 |
| 16 May 17+94d | Warwick | Magic Weekend Rugby Betting At 188bet Novices' Hurdle | 1/4 | 10-12 | — | 112C | 114B | Adam Wedge | 9/2 | |
| 11 Feb 17+25d | Newbury | Read Paul Nicholls Exclusively At Betfair Novices' Hurdle | 9/10 | 2¾ | 11-2 | — | 54A | 96A | Adam Wedge | 100/1 |
| 17 Jan 17+16d | Exeter | Jockey Club Ownership Syndicate Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) | 6/13 | 5 | 11-4 | — | 96C | 94C | Richie McLernon | 16/1 |
| 01 Jan 17+71d | Exeter | Billy Williams Memorial Maiden Hurdle | 6/12 | 4½ | 11-5 | — | 78C | 102C | Brendan Powell | 33/1 |
| 22 Oct 16+12d | Doncaster | Bet Through The Racing Post App Handicap | 10/12 | 1 | 9-2 | 89 | 73C | 68C | Graham Gibbons | 10/1 |
| 10 Oct 16+30d | Salisbury | Bathwick Tyres "Season Finale" Handicap | 5/11 | ½ | 9-11 | 90 | 112A | 89A | Oisin Murphy | 8/1 |
| 10 Sep 16+64d | Doncaster | Harriet De-vere Powell Handicap | 3/6 | 5 | 9-1 | 91 | — | 78B | Oisin Murphy | 3/1J |
| 08 Jul 16+258d | York | Groceryaid Chairman's Charity Cup Handicap | 6/9 | 1¾ | 9-7 | 92 | — | 79A | Graham Gibbons | 9/2 |
| 24 Oct 15+15d | Doncaster | Bet Through The Racing Post App Handicap | 1/11 | 8-8 | 89 | — | 77A | Andrea Atzeni | 9/4F | |
| 09 Oct 15+103d | Newmarket | Vision Old Rowley Cup (Heritage Handicap) | 6/14 | ½ | 8-10 | 89 | — | 86A | Andrea Atzeni | 9/2F |
| 28 Jun 15+25d | Windsor | Bet Now With The Ladbrokes App Handicap | 1/6 | 9-3 | 84 | — | 79B | Oisin Murphy | 5/2 | |
| 03 Jun 15+48d | Ripon | Sis Live Maiden Stakes | 1/8 | 9-0 | — | — | 76A | Andrea Atzeni | EvensF | |
| 16 Apr 15 | Newmarket | Swan At Lavenham Wood Ditton Stakes | 5/12 | ¾ | 9-5 | — | — | 84A | Andrea Atzeni | 3/1J |
Quick answers
- How many races has Argus (IRE) won?
- Argus (IRE) won 8 of 48 archived starts between 2015 and 2023, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 11 times in total (22.9% of starts).
- Who trained Argus (IRE)?
- Argus (IRE) was trained by Alexandra Dunn on the most recent run on record, at Market Rasen on 12 May 2023.
- Who is Argus (IRE)'s sire?
- Argus (IRE) is by Rip Van Winkle (IRE) out of Steel Princess (IRE), whose sire is Danehill.
- What going does Argus (IRE) prefer?
- Argus (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 8 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Argus (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 74, from the run on 12 May 2023. The highest on record is 114.
- What is Argus (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Rip Van Winkle (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 3,947 runs since Jan 2008 (324 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Argus (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Steel Princess (IRE), Argus (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Sugar Boy (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Group 2 (Sarah Lynx (IRE)). The wins came over 7½f–1m5f. As at Oct 2026.