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Horse profile

Art Scholar (IRE)

10yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2017) · Last trainer Michael Appleby · Last owner Mick Appleby Racing
by Pyrus (USA) out of Marigold (FR) (Marju)
68 runs · 23 courses · from Aug 2009
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 Aug 2017 — 3,358 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2017 · 6th of 9 10 wins · 6 courses Last raced off OR 59
KTB Profile

Art Scholar (IRE) is 10 from 68. Hasn't won since Nov 2012. Last raced off 59, 40lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 68 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 40lb off peak
Official rating59↓ 40lb off peak
59 49–99

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 97 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Nottingham, 19 Jun 2017

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 5 figures · best 97B · median 85
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good to Firm397B85—
Good to Soft292C79—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f385A66—
1m5f – 2m297B94.5—

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 66A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Nottingham, 25 Jul 2017 Official rating 59 at the last run, 17 Aug 2017

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 →

Flat 68 figures · best 107A · median 76
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)2893A73—
Good to Firm2087A75—
Good9107A85—
Soft6101A84.5—
Good to Soft4100A68.5—
Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f52105A78—
6f – 7f775C59—
1m – 1m1f589A72—
1m5f – 2m383A66—
Under 6f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 68 figures from 68 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
Pyrus (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 1,446 runs since Jan 2008 (89 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 4.2% from 119. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.8% from 208.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1815.6%−3.50 from 1
Good to Firm2923110.6%+1.52 from 20
Good2743111.3%+2.25 from 9
Good to Soft1021110.8%+1.71 from 4
Soft240177.1%−20 from 6
Heavy11954.2%−4.9—
Standard (AW)401369%−0.12 from 28
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f8378.4%−0.71 from 1
6f – 7f413419.9%+0.80 from 7
1m – 1m1f313278.6%−0.50 from 5
1m2f – 1m4f3123611.5%+2.49 from 52
1m5f – 2m208125.8%−3.30 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f7856.4%−2.7—
2m5f – 3m38410.5%+1.4—
Over 3m100%−9.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Marigold (FR) (Marju)

5 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Jaeger Train (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 6f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Jaeger Train (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Jaeger Train (IRE)616fClass 5
Dandiesque (IRE)80——
Ten To The Top (IRE)20——
Mr Weebee (IRE)20——
That's All (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 28 2 7% +8.00
Good to Firm 20 2 10% −9.00
Good 9 5 56% +36.10
Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Soft 4 1 25% +22.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 24 6 25% +62.00
Class 3 14 0 0% −14.00
Class 6 13 2 15% −6.90
Class 2 10 1 10% +11.00
Class 5 6 1 17% −1.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton (AW) 12 1 8% −2.00
Doncaster 8 3 38% +30.00
Yarmouth 7 1 14% −3.00
Nottingham 7 2 29% +26.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 7 1 14% +19.00
Lingfield (AW) 5 0 0% −5.00
Leicester 2 0 0% −2.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Southwell (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Newmarket 2 0 0% −2.00
Bath 2 2 100% +5.10
Beverley 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Brighton 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Folkestone 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 52 9 17% +61.10
6f – 7f 7 0 0% −7.00
1m – 1m1f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
Under 6f 1 1 100% +4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Neil Chalmers 10 5 50% +36.10
Andrew Mullen 8 0 0% −8.00
Tom Queally 8 2 25% +28.00
George Baker 7 0 0% −7.00
Alistair Rawlinson 6 0 0% −6.00
Fergus Sweeney 3 0 0% −3.00
Ray Dawson 2 0 0% −2.00
Silvestre De Sousa 2 0 0% −2.00
Ryan Tate 2 0 0% −2.00
Luke Morris 2 0 0% −2.00
Liam Keniry 2 1 50% +8.00
Amir Quinn 2 0 0% −2.00
Pat Dobbs 2 1 50% +3.00
Jamie Spencer 1 0 0% −1.00
Louis Steward 1 0 0% −1.00
Royston Ffrench 1 0 0% −1.00
Oisin Murphy 1 0 0% −1.00
James Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00
Franny Norton 1 1 100% +20.00
Paul Mulrennan 1 0 0% −1.00
John Fahy 1 0 0% −1.00
Kieren Fallon 1 0 0% −1.00
Justin Newman 1 0 0% −1.00
Chris Catlin 1 0 0% −1.00
Ryan Moore 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 58 10 17% +60.10
Cheekpieces 9 0 0% −9.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 5 0 0% −5.00
2016 5 0 0% −5.00
2015 2 0 0% −2.00
2014 10 0 0% −10.00
2013 5 0 0% −5.00
2012 16 4 25% +51.00
2011 19 5 26% +27.10
2010 3 0 0% −3.00
2009 3 1 33% +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
2017 · 5 runs
17 Aug 17+8d Yarmouth Bet Totejackpot At Betfred.com Handicap Class 6 · 11.5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 6/9 1½ 9-1 5985A61A Jamie Spencer 16/1
09 Aug 17+15d Yarmouth Banham Poultry Handicap Class 6 · 10f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 5/5 1 9-2 5966C62B Louis Steward 9/2
25 Jul 17+36d Nottingham 32Red Sport Handicap Class 6 · 14f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 4/14 1¾ 9-0 6092C66A Ray Dawson 12/1
19 Jun 17+41d Nottingham Best Odds Guaranteed At 188Bet Handicap Class 5 · 14f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 4/6 4½ 8-2 6297B57B Ray Dawson 33/1
09 May 17+383d Leicester Kirby Mallory Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 6/6 7 8-2 6453B44B Royston Ffrench 50/1
2016 · 5 runs
21 Apr 16+21d Beverley Rapid Lad Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 6/11 3¾ 9-3 70—71A Andrew Mullen 10/1
31 Mar 16+16d Chelmsford City (AW) Totepool Betting On All Uk Racing Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Standard · 6 ran 6/6 2¼ 8-8 72—63B Andrew Mullen 33/1
15 Mar 16+40d Southwell (AW) Coral.co.uk Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Standard · 4 ran 2/4 6 9-7 73—81B Silvestre De Sousa 8/1
04 Feb 16+14d Southwell (AW) Download The Coral App Handicap Class 5 · 11f · Standard · 7 ran 5/7 1¾ 9-5 75—70A Alistair Rawlinson 4/1
21 Jan 16+43d Chelmsford City (AW) totequadpot Racing's Four Legged Friend Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Standard · 8 ran 6/8 2¼ 8-13 76—68A Andrew Mullen 12/1
2015 · 2 runs
09 Dec 15+292d Kempton (AW) 32Red Handicap Class 4 · 11f · Standard · 14 ran 5/14 ½ 8-12 76—76A Alistair Rawlinson 16/1
20 Feb 15+83d Wolverhampton (AW) Coral Connect Handicap Class 4 · 9.5f · Standard · 10 ran 7/10 1¼ 8-13 77—72A Andrew Mullen 14/1
2014 · 10 runs
29 Nov 14+15d Wolverhampton (AW) Coral Handicap Class 3 · 12f · Standard · 8 ran 5/8 ½ 8-8 79—70A Ryan Tate 11/2
14 Nov 14+17d Wolverhampton (AW) coral.co.uk Handicap Class 3 · 9.5f · Standard · 10 ran 3/10 ½ 8-7 79—89A Ryan Tate 17/2
28 Oct 14+13d Windsor 188bet Great In Play Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Soft · 11 ran 5/11 2¼ 9-10 80—82A Silvestre De Sousa 3/1F
15 Oct 14+21d Nottingham 10 Free Bet At 32Red Sport Handicap Class 3 · 10f · Soft · 9 ran 4/9 nse 8-10 76—87A Oisin Murphy 10/1
24 Sep 14+33d Kempton (AW) BetBright.com Handicap Class 4 · 12f · Standard · 7 ran 4/7 2½ 8-13 77—72A Tom Queally 16/1
22 Aug 14+11d Newcastle Newcastle Falcons Rda Handicap Class 4 · 12.5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 7/10 2 9-2 79—70A Alistair Rawlinson 11/2
11 Aug 14+40d Ayr Peacock Salt Handicap Class 3 · 10f · Soft · 10 ran 3/10 6 8-9 79—71A Alistair Rawlinson 12/1
02 Jul 14+20d Kempton (AW) BetBright Mobile Handicap Class 3 · 12f · Standard · 8 ran 6/8 4½ 8-9 81—67A James Doyle 10/1
12 Jun 14+12d Yarmouth Facebook At Great Yarmouth Racecourse Handicap Class 4 · 11.5f · Good To Firm · 4 ran 4/4 shd 9-0 84—74B Alistair Rawlinson 9/2
31 May 14+301d Newmarket Ofquest Office Furniture Supporting AHT Handicap Class 3 · 10f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 6/9 1½ 8-11 89—71A Alistair Rawlinson 14/1
2013 · 5 runs
03 Aug 13+15d Doncaster Unison Essential Cover Wherever You Work Handicap Class 2 · 10f · Good · 12 ran 12/12 2¾ 9-7 92—63C Andrew Mullen 20/1
19 Jul 13+7d Nottingham 32Red Handicap Class 2 · 10f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 5/5 1¼ 9-13 96—76B Andrew Mullen 11/1
12 Jul 13+20d York GroceryAid Chairman's Charity Cup (Handicap) Class 2 · 12f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 5/8 3¾ 9-10 96—83A Andrew Mullen 8/1
22 Jun 13+92d Ascot Duke Of Edinburgh Handicap Class 2 · 12f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 13/16 ¾ 9-1 96—69C Tom Queally 33/1
22 Mar 13+114d Doncaster William Hill No 1 Downloaded Betting App Doncaster Shield (Conditions Stakes) Class 2 · 12f · Soft · 5 ran 3/5 5 9-0 98—72B Tom Queally 9/2
2012 · 16 runs
28 Nov 12+18d Kempton (AW) Betdaq Casino Games Wild Flower Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 12f · Standard · 9 ran 8/9 nk 9-6 99—71A George Baker 6/1
10 Nov 12+14d Doncaster Betfred November Handicap Class 2 · 12f · Good · 23 ran 1/23 8-7 93—105A Franny Norton 20/1
27 Oct 12+10d Doncaster Racing Post iPad App Handicap Class 2 · 12f · Soft · 21 ran 2/21 1½ 9-4 90—101A George Baker 10/1
17 Oct 12+7d Nottingham Ryan's Event Cleaning Supporting Horse Racing UK Handicap Class 3 · 10f · Soft · 15 ran 2/15 3½ 9-4 82—96A George Baker 15/2
10 Oct 12+7d Nottingham BDN Construction Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 1/12 9-10 83—100A Tom Queally 25/1
03 Oct 12+11d Kempton (AW) Racing Plus The Best Weekend Action Handicap Class 4 · 12f · Standard · 10 ran 5/10 1¼ 9-10 83—83A George Baker 20/1
22 Sep 12+17d Catterick Pin Point Recruitment September Handicap Class 3 · 12f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 7/11 nk 9-5 83—79A Andrew Mullen 16/1
05 Sep 12+18d Kempton (AW) McArthurglen Designer Outlets Handicap Class 4 · 12f · Standard · 10 ran 5/10 ¾ 9-11 84—78A Tom Queally 14/1
18 Aug 12+7d Doncaster Park Hill Hospital Handicap Class 4 · 14.5f · Good · 9 ran 4/9 nk 9-13 84—83A Paul Mulrennan 8/1
11 Aug 12+7d Haydock Betvictor.com Handicap Class 2 · 10.5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 4/8 ¾ 9-4 84—82A Tom Queally 7/1
04 Aug 12+16d Doncaster Unison 'Speaking Up For Public Services' Handicap Class 2 · 10f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 6/11 ½ 9-1 84—80A John Fahy 8/1
19 Jul 12+15d Doncaster Mirror Punters Club Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Good · 11 ran 1/11 9-4 82—92A Tom Queally 9/1
04 Jul 12+7d Kempton (AW) Leonard Curtis Handicap Class 3 · 12f · Standard · 12 ran 3/12 2¼ 8-10 84—87A Kieren Fallon 5/1
27 Jun 12+144d Kempton (AW) Racing Plus Out Every Saturday Handicap Class 4 · 12f · Standard · 14 ran 5/14 hd 9-6 84—85A Luke Morris 12/1
04 Feb 12+20d Lingfield (AW) Blue Square Bet Handicap Class 3 · 12f · Standard · 8 ran 5/8 ½ 8-10 84—74A Liam Keniry 4/1F
15 Jan 12+17d Kempton (AW) 32RedBet.com Handicap Class 4 · 12f · Standard · 10 ran 1/10 9-4 78—90A Liam Keniry 9/1
2011 · 19 runs
29 Dec 11+20d Kempton (AW) Book Your 2012 Wedding At Kempton Park Handicap Class 4 · 12f · Standard · 12 ran 3/12 ¾ 9-3 78—85A Neil Chalmers 12/1
09 Dec 11+35d Wolverhampton (AW) totetrifecta Handicap Class 4 · 12f · Standard · 11 ran 4/11 4½ 9-4 79—82A Luke Morris 9/2
04 Nov 11+15d Wolverhampton (AW) Visit attheraces.com/breederscup Handicap Class 4 · 12f · Standard · 10 ran 4/10 1½ 9-5 79—88A Neil Chalmers 3/1
20 Oct 11+36d Wolverhampton (AW) wolverhampton-racecourse.co.uk Handicap Class 4 · 12f · Standard · 12 ran 1/12 9-8 76—93A Neil Chalmers 25/1
14 Sep 11+38d Yarmouth Vauxhall Holiday Park Handicap (For The Golden Jubilee Trophy) Class 3 · 10f · Good · 6 ran 5/6 hd 9-0 77—78B Neil Chalmers 16/1
07 Aug 11+8d Leicester Happy 70th Birthday Jack Paley Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 5/7 ½ 9-0 78—76A Tom Queally 7/2J
30 Jul 11+16d Newmarket Adnams Tally Ho Handicap Class 3 · 10f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 5/10 shd 9-3 78—87A Neil Chalmers 12/1
14 Jul 11+12d Doncaster Lilywhites Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Good · 11 ran 1/11 8-10 73—85A Neil Chalmers 6/1
02 Jul 11+2d Nottingham Your Reliable Bet 01159500500 DG Cars Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 1/9 8-13 63—86A Neil Chalmers 6/1
30 Jun 11+19d Yarmouth Racing Welfare 'Hands And Heels' Apprentice Series Handicap Class 6 · 11.5f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 3/6 8 9-5 63—68B Justin Newman EvensF
11 Jun 11+3d Bath toteplacepot Win Without Backing A Winner Handicap Class 6 · 10f · Good · 11 ran 1/11 9-2 49—94A Neil Chalmers 11/10F
08 Jun 11+8d Yarmouth Great Yarmouth Greyhound Homefinders Handicap Class 6 · 10f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 1/7 8-5 49—80A Neil Chalmers 3/1
31 May 11+21d Yarmouth Time And Tide Museum Handicap Class 6 · 10f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 3/11 ¾ 9-0 49—77A Neil Chalmers 12/1
10 May 11+25d Warwick Best Horse Racing On Sky Channel 432 Handicap Class 6 · 11f · Good · 17 ran 9/17 1¼ 9-1 52—64A Chris Catlin 25/1
15 Apr 11+16d Brighton Poker At Bet365 Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 6/10 2¾ 9-4 55—59A George Baker 9/1
30 Mar 11+29d Lingfield (AW) H & V Serviceplan Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 14 ran 7/14 hd 9-5 58—67A George Baker 25/1
01 Mar 11+24d Lingfield (AW) Breathe Spa At Marriott Lingfield Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 10 ran 10/10 5 9-7 60—40C George Baker 15/2
05 Feb 11+8d Lingfield (AW) Cyprium Bar At Marriott Lingfield Selling Stakes Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 8 ran 4/8 ½ 8-13 62—77A Fergus Sweeney 16/1
28 Jan 11+37d Wolverhampton (AW) Hotel & Conferencing At Wolverhampton Classified Claiming Stakes Class 5 · 8.5f · Standard To Slow · 9 ran 7/9 4½ 8-9 70—51C Fergus Sweeney 20/1
2010 · 3 runs
22 Dec 10+11d Kempton (AW) Digibet Claiming Stakes Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 9 ran 6/9 3¼ 9-1 77—65A Amir Quinn 10/1
11 Dec 10+7d Lingfield (AW) Steve Abbott Memorial Handicap Class 3 · 6f · Standard · 7 ran 7/7 2¼ 9-0 85—48A Amir Quinn 25/1
04 Dec 10+441d Kempton (AW) William Hill - The Home Of Betting Handicap Class 2 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran 11/12 7 8-11 90—50C Fergus Sweeney 33/1
2009 · 3 runs
19 Sep 09+12d Newbury Totescoop6 Nursery Handicap Class 3 · 6f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 9/10 5 9-7 92—59A Ryan Moore 5/1
07 Sep 09+10d Folkestone Bet After The Off At ladbrokes.com Novice Stakes Class 4 · 6f · Firm · 3 ran 2/3 ¾ 9-2 92—75C Pat Dobbs 3/10F
28 Aug 09 Bath Sportingbet.com Heros Maiden Auction Stakes Class 5 · 5.5f · Good · 9 ran 1/9 8-13 ——107A Pat Dobbs 4/1

Quick answers

How many races has Art Scholar won?
Art Scholar (IRE) won 10 of 68 archived starts between 2009 and 2017, a strike rate of 14.7%. Placed 17 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trained Art Scholar?
Art Scholar (IRE) was trained by Michael Appleby on the most recent run on record, at Yarmouth on 17 August 2017.
Who is Art Scholar's sire?
Art Scholar (IRE) is by Pyrus (USA) out of Marigold (FR), whose sire is Marju.
What going does Art Scholar prefer?
Art Scholar (IRE) has the best record on good going: 5 wins from 9 starts (55.6%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Art Scholar's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 59, from the run on 17 August 2017. The highest on record is 99.
What is Art Scholar's sire's record?
Pyrus (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 1,446 runs since Jan 2008 (89 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 4.2% from 119. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.8% from 208.
Who are Art Scholar's siblings?
Out of Marigold (FR), Art Scholar (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Jaeger Train (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Jaeger Train (IRE)). The wins came over 6f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2009. 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.