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Art Dancer (GB)

5yo gelding · Trainer Chris Grant · Owner G F White
by Dragon Dancer (GB) out of Artless (USA) (Aptitude)
6 runs · 4 courses · from Oct 2025
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
First-time headgear LTO Off 209 days · 7th of 9 Last raced off OR 77
KTB Profile

Art Dancer is a maiden who has yet to win from six starts on turf. His best effort came when third of six at Sedgefield in Dec 2025. He ran over 2m1f to 2m4f on five of those starts, mostly on good to soft ground. He finished seventh of nine at Carlisle in Mar 2026 on his first run in first-time headgear and last raced off his career-high mark of 77.

Based on 6 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 78 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Sedgefield, 5 Dec 2025

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 5 figures · best 100C · median 78
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good to Soft3100C603 · 100 / 60
Soft1——1 · —
Good1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4100C784 · 100 / 78
1m5f – 2m1——1 · —

Of 6 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 97C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Carlisle, 22 Mar 2026 Official rating 77 at the last run, 22 Mar 2026

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 5 figures · best 104B · median 94
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good to Soft397C923 · 97 / 92
Soft1——1 · —
Good1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4104B95.54 · 104 / 95.5
1m5f – 2m1——1 · —

Of 6 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 · 5 figures from 6 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 from 3 analysed runs

  • Prominent 2 (67%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (33%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Dragon Dancer (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 565 runs since Jan 2008 (80 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1600%−8.8—
Good1551811.6%+2.80 from 1
Good to Soft126107.9%−0.90 from 4
Soft139139.4%+0.60 from 1
Heavy80911.3%+2.5—
Standard (AW)4900%−8.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−8.8—
6f – 7f1500%−8.8—
1m – 1m1f3000%−8.8—
1m2f – 1m4f7311.4%−7.4—
1m5f – 2m1802011.1%+2.30 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f170148.2%−0.60 from 5
2m5f – 3m731013.7%+4.9—
Over 3m23521.7%+12.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Artless (USA) (Aptitude)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Lyreen Lad (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 3m.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Lyreen Lad (IRE)913m—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Sedgefield 3 0 0% −3.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Danny McMenamin 3 0 0% −3.00
Ross Chapman 2 0 0% −2.00
William Maggs 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 0 0% −4.00
2025 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

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
22 Mar 26+26d Carlisle Pauline Phizacklea Memorial Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 17f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Sat close to the pace early - pushed along after the 2nd - dropped away 3 out - well held at the finish 7/9 2¾ 11-5 77100C97C Ross Chapman 250/1
24 Feb 26+20d Catterick Racing TV Club Day Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Broke to the right early - held a midpack spot - errored and needed driving 3rd - dropped away before 3 out and well held late 8/9 42 11-7 —46C92C Danny McMenamin 300/1
04 Feb 26+20d Sedgefield Paxtons Serving Farmers Since 1853 Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Travelled close up early - dropped away with a shove approaching 6th and slipped to the rear by 3 out - pulled up before 2 out PU/10 — 11-6 ——— Ross Chapman 250/1
15 Jan 26+41d Newcastle Virgin Bet Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 · 17f · Good To Soft · 12 ran Settled around mid-pack - lost touch with the pack in 6th - dropped right away and finished well beaten 12/12 18 11-3 —60C92C William Maggs 80/1
05 Dec 25+47d Sedgefield Merry Christmas From Fairlight Studios Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 17f · Soft · 6 ran Set the pace early - driven and challenged for the front outside 2f out before giving it up and settling for second rank - dropped away close home to finish third 3/6 3¾ 11-2 —78B104B Danny McMenamin 22/1
19 Oct 25 Sedgefield Paxtons No1 For CaseIH Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 17f · Good · 5 ran Sat close up early - dropped away with 3f left - stayed on late for third 3/5 14 11-1 —78C94B Danny McMenamin 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Art Dancer (GB) won?
Art Dancer (GB) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2025 and 2026.
Who trains Art Dancer (GB)?
Art Dancer (GB) is trained by Chris Grant, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 22 March 2026.
Who is Art Dancer (GB)'s sire?
Art Dancer (GB) is by Dragon Dancer (GB) out of Artless (USA), whose sire is Aptitude.
What is Art Dancer (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 77, from the run on 22 March 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Art Dancer (GB)'s sire's record?
Dragon Dancer (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 565 runs since Jan 2008 (80 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Art Dancer (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Artless (USA), Art Dancer (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Lyreen Lad (IRE) (1). The wins came over 3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2025. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.