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Horse profile

Art Thief (GB)

5yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2013) · Last trainer Michael Appleby · Last owner Terry Pryke
by Catcher In The Rye (IRE) out of Eurolink Sundance (GB) (Night Shift)
17 runs · 9 courses · from Oct 2010
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Aug 2013 — 4,829 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2013 · 4th of 10 Won at Wolverhampton (AW) Last raced off OR 50
KTB Profile

Art Thief (GB) is 1 from 17, the win coming at Class 6 level. Hasn't won since Sep 2011. The win came on the all-weather — 0 from 7 on turf. Last raced off 50, 8lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 17 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Won on AW, 0 on turf Win at Class 6 OR ↓ 8lb off peak
Official rating50↓ 8lb off peak
50 50–58

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 67A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Brighton, 7 Aug 2013 Official rating 50 at the last run, 7 Aug 2013

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 17 figures · best 72A · median 52
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)1072A54.5—
Good to Firm467A59—
Soft246A40—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f1172A57—
6f – 7f460A47.5—
1m5f – 2m1———
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 17 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
Catcher In The Rye (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 2,570 runs since Jan 2008 (239 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1600%−8.9—
Good to Firm298248.1%−0.80 from 4
Good644649.9%+1—
Good to Soft298279.1%+0.20 from 1
Soft544468.5%−0.40 from 2
Heavy320226.9%−2—
Standard (AW)4494510%+1.11 from 10
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4449.1%+0.2—
6f – 7f303237.6%−1.30 from 4
1m – 1m1f300186%−2.90 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f415348.2%−0.71 from 11
1m5f – 2m665649.6%+0.70 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f5635710.1%+1.2—
2m5f – 3m2512610.4%+1.5—
Over 3m2926.9%−2—

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
Eurolink Sundance (GB) (Night Shift)

6 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Mango Music (GB) (10 wins).

The wins came over 5f–2m3½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Mango Music (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Mango Music (GB)80105f–7fClass 3
Mountrath (GB)3937f–1mClass 5
Fine Kingdom (GB)2721m4f–2m3½fClass 4
Bevsboy (IRE)2716fClass 6
Dairy Maid (GB)10——
Hula Hula (GB)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 10 1 10% −4.50
Good to Firm 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 14 1 7% −8.50
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wolverhampton (AW) 7 1 14% −1.50
Kempton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Yarmouth 2 0 0% −2.00
Brighton 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 11 1 9% −5.50
6f – 7f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Andrew Mullen 3 0 0% −3.00
Liam Keniry 2 0 0% −2.00
Neil Chalmers 2 0 0% −2.00
Ryan Powell 1 0 0% −1.00
Luke Morris 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Duern 1 0 0% −1.00
Silvestre De Sousa 1 1 100% +4.50
Chris Catlin 1 0 0% −1.00
James Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00
Ryan Moore 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Queally 1 0 0% −1.00
Travis Block 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Hughes 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 14 1 7% −8.50
Cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2013 3 0 0% −3.00
2012 2 0 0% −2.00
2011 11 1 9% −5.50
2010 1 0 0% −1.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2013 · 3 runs
07 Aug 13+9d Brighton La Corsa Di Cavalli Birra Moretti Selling Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 4/10 shd 9-5 5067A Andrew Mullen 20/1
29 Jul 13+14d Wolverhampton (AW) BetVictor 2 Good Money Back At Goodwood Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 12 ran 11/12 28 9-4 5052C Andrew Mullen 14/1
15 Jul 13+529d Wolverhampton (AW) Open Championship 8 Places At BetVictor Classified Claiming Stakes Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 10 ran 5/10 ½ 9-4 5159C Andrew Mullen 10/1
2012 · 2 runs
02 Feb 12+20d Wolverhampton (AW) Sponsor A Race By Calling 01902 390000 Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 12 ran 8/12 nk 8-11 5357A Liam Keniry 11/1
13 Jan 12+16d Wolverhampton (AW) Great Offers At wolverhampton-racecourse.co.uk Handicap Class 6 · 14f · Standard · 8 ran 6/8 ¾ 8-4 5445A Ryan Powell 8/1
2011 · 11 runs
28 Dec 11+17d Wolverhampton (AW) Did Big Money totejackpot Rollover Today Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 11 ran 7/11 4½ 8-10 5647A Neil Chalmers 16/1
11 Dec 11+17d Southwell (AW) Totepool Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 7 ran 7/7 14 9-6 5838C Luke Morris 15/2
24 Nov 11+5d Kempton (AW) Download The Blue Square Bet App Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 10 ran 5/10 2 8-7 5550A Jack Duern 3/1
19 Nov 11+77d Wolverhampton (AW) 32RedCasino.com Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 7 ran 2/7 3 8-13 5572A Neil Chalmers 6/1
03 Sep 11+12d Wolverhampton (AW) Spotless Facility Services Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 10 ran 1/10 8-8 5162A Silvestre De Sousa 9/2
22 Aug 11+14d Kempton (AW) 32 For Betting Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 9 ran 3/9 nk 8-11 5067A Chris Catlin 25/1
08 Aug 11+21d Lingfield Dormans Park Handicap Class 6 · 11.5f · Soft · 8 ran 5/8 5 8-11 5346A James Doyle 15/2
18 Jul 11+48d Yarmouth Pleasurewood Hills Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Soft · 13 ran 10/13 1 9-2 5534C Ryan Moore 9/2F
31 May 11+10d Yarmouth Merrivale Model Village Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 5/10 3 9-7 5858A Tom Queally 5/1
21 May 11+21d Newbury Bathwick Tyres Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 7/8 hd 9-3 —47A Travis Block 16/1
30 Apr 11+183d Goodwood Try Totequickpick If You're Feeling Lucky Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 6/11 3½ 9-3 —60A Liam Keniry 20/1
2010 · 1 run
29 Oct 10 Newmarket ukunpublished.co.uk E.B.F. Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 6f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 9/15 1¾ 9-3 —48C Richard Hughes 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Art Thief won?
Art Thief (GB) won 1 of 17 archived starts between 2010 and 2013, a strike rate of 5.9%. Placed 3 times in total (17.6% of starts).
Who trained Art Thief?
Art Thief (GB) was trained by Michael Appleby on the most recent run on record, at Brighton on 7 August 2013.
Who is Art Thief's sire?
Art Thief (GB) is by Catcher In The Rye (IRE) out of Eurolink Sundance (GB), whose sire is Night Shift.
What going does Art Thief prefer?
Art Thief (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 10 starts (10%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Art Thief's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 50, from the run on 7 August 2013. The highest on record is 58.
What is Art Thief's sire's record?
Catcher In The Rye (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 2,570 runs since Jan 2008 (239 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Art Thief's siblings?
Out of Eurolink Sundance (GB), Art Thief (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Mango Music (GB) (10). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Mango Music (GB)). The wins came over 5f–2m3½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2010. 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.