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Arthurian Fable (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2024) · Last trainer Richard J Bandey · Last owner The Rumble Racing Club
by Sea The Stars (IRE) out of Abstain (GB) (Araafa)
16 runs · 7 courses · from Sep 2019
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 Mar 2024 — 961 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2024 · 7th of 15 Won at Sandown
KTB Profile

Arthurian Fable won a Class 3 handicap at Sandown over 1m5f – 2m on good to firm in Jul 2020 off a mark of 87. The gelding, who reached a highest ever mark of 97, has one win and six places from 16 starts on turf. All six of his other runs at Sandown, Newmarket, Newbury and Ascot came without success. He finished 7 of 15 at Huntingdon in a Class 4 maiden hurdle in Mar 2024.

Based on 16 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 3 OR at career high
Official rating97At career-high mark
97 81–97

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 105 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newmarket, 22 May 2021

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 3 figures · best 103B · median 86
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft286B84—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m2103B94.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
Flat 13 figures · best 124A · median 91
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft5105A90—
Good to Firm3124A110—
Good390C90—
Good to Soft297C97—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m6124A101—
1m2f – 1m4f490C90—
1m – 1m1f297A79—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 16 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 128A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newbury, 20 Dec 2023

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 91A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newmarket, 9 Jul 2021 Official rating 97 at the last flat run, 9 Jul 2021

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 →

Jumps 3 figures · best 128A · median 107
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft2128A112.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m2128A117.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
Flat 13 figures · best 99A · median 88
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft590B80—
Good to Firm393B91—
Good390A88—
Good to Soft299A97—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m699A89—
1m2f – 1m4f490B89—
1m – 1m1f295A77—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 16 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 15.7% of 9,972 runs since Jun 2013 (1,116 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 18.9% from 1,503. Weakest on heavy going: 9.4% from 457. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 11.5% from 139.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm18316.7%+1—
Good to Firm1,50328418.9%+3.21 from 3
Good2,64742115.9%+0.20 from 3
Good to Soft1,24320616.6%+0.90 from 3
Soft1,53518812.2%−3.50 from 7
Heavy457439.4%−6.3—
Standard (AW)2,56942416.5%+0.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f28414.3%−1.4—
6f – 7f77411314.6%−1.1—
1m – 1m1f2,10833716%+0.30 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f4,42275917.2%+1.50 from 4
1m5f – 2m1,89426313.9%−1.81 from 8
2m1f – 2m4f5867412.6%−3.10 from 2
2m5f – 3m1391611.5%−4.2—
Over 3m21314.3%−1.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jun 2013 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Abstain (GB) (Araafa)

4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Thrifty Of Digby (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 5½f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Liars Corner (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Thrifty Of Digby (IRE)2657½f–1m2½f—
Gloriously Glam (IRE)3545½f–1m—
Liars Corner (IRE)2721m4fClass 6
Claycastle (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 7 0 0% −7.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 3 1 33% +1.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 7 0 0% −7.00
Class 3 6 1 17% −2.00
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newmarket 7 0 0% −7.00
Newbury 2 0 0% −2.00
Ascot 2 0 0% −2.00
Sandown 2 1 50% +2.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 8 1 13% −4.00
1m2f – 1m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Martin Dwyer 5 0 0% −5.00
Harry Bannister 3 0 0% −3.00
Jim Crowley 3 0 0% −3.00
Ryan Moore 2 1 50% +2.00
George Buckell 1 0 0% −1.00
William Buick 1 0 0% −1.00
Oisin Murphy 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 2 0 0% −2.00
2023 1 0 0% −1.00
2021 3 0 0% −3.00
2020 7 1 14% −3.00
2019 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 13 1 8% −9.00
Hurdle 3 0 0% −3.00

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
2024 · 2 runs
17 Mar 24+54d Huntingdon Read Henry Brooke on Blog.Rhino.Bet Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m3½f · Soft · 15 ran 7/15 2½ 11-7 —82C97C Harry Bannister 4/1
23 Jan 24+34d Newbury Get Best Odds Guaranteed At BetVictor Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 3 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 6/16 6 11-8 —103B107A Harry Bannister 4/1
2023 · 1 run
20 Dec 23+894d Newbury BetVictor Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m½f · Soft · 18 ran 3/18 2 11-4 —86B128A Harry Bannister 8/1
2021 · 3 runs
09 Jul 21+24d Newmarket Bet365 Trophy (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 1m6f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 4/15 1¼ 9-3 97110C91A Ryan Moore 7/1
15 Jun 21+24d Ascot Copper Horse Stakes (Handicap) Class 2 · 1m6f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 4/15 nse 9-2 9693C87A Jim Crowley 8/1
22 May 21+224d Newmarket WSG Promotions Handicap Class 2 · 1m6f · Soft · 7 ran 4/7 1¼ 9-1 96105A86A George Buckell 9/1
2020 · 7 runs
10 Oct 20+35d Newmarket Together For Racing International Cesarewitch Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 2m2f · Soft · 34 ran 12/34 hd 8-7 9791C73C William Buick 22/1
05 Sep 20+14d Haydock Best Odds On The Betfair Exchange Handicap Class 2 · 1m6f · Soft · 5 ran 4/5 4½ 8-13 9782C80B Jim Crowley 2/1F
22 Aug 20+30d York Sky Bet Melrose Handicap Class 2 · 1m6f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 2/14 4 9-1 9397C99A Jim Crowley 9/1
23 Jul 20+13d Sandown Young Stayers Handicap Class 3 · 1m6f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 1/6 9-7 87124A93B Ryan Moore 3/1F
10 Jul 20+23d Newmarket Cash Out At bet365 Handicap Class 3 · 1m4f · Soft · 6 ran 3/6 ¾ 9-3 8668A90B Oisin Murphy 85/40F
17 Jun 20+10d Ascot King George V Stakes (Handicap) Class 2 · 1m4f · Good · 17 ran 5/17 nk 8-2 8190C88A Martin Dwyer 17/2
07 Jun 20+228d Newmarket Betfair Weighed In Podcast Handicap Class 3 · 1m2f · Good · 9 ran 2/9 shd 8-12 8190A90A Martin Dwyer 8/1
2019 · 3 runs
23 Oct 19+18d Newmarket Coates And Seely Brut Reserve Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) Class 3 · 1m2f · Soft · 10 ran 3/10 ½ 9-5 —90A80A Martin Dwyer 13/2
05 Oct 19+17d Newmarket Lettergold British EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10) Class 4 · 1m · Good To Soft · 12 ran 2/12 3¾ 9-2 —97A95A Martin Dwyer 100/1
18 Sep 19 Sandown British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10) Class 4 · 1m · Good · 12 ran 10/12 1½ 9-5 —61C59C Martin Dwyer 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Arthurian Fable won?
Arthurian Fable (IRE) won 1 of 16 archived starts between 2019 and 2024, a strike rate of 6.3%. Placed 6 times in total (37.5% of starts).
Who trained Arthurian Fable?
Arthurian Fable (IRE) was trained by Richard J Bandey on the most recent run on record, at Huntingdon on 17 March 2024.
Who is Arthurian Fable's sire?
Arthurian Fable (IRE) is by Sea The Stars (IRE) out of Abstain (GB), whose sire is Araafa.
What going does Arthurian Fable prefer?
Arthurian Fable (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Arthurian Fable's official rating?
Arthurian Fable (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 97.
What is Arthurian Fable's sire's record?
Sea The Stars (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.7% of 9,972 runs since Jun 2013 (1,116 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 18.9% from 1,503. Weakest on heavy going: 9.4% from 457. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 11.5% from 139.
Who are Arthurian Fable's siblings?
Out of Abstain (GB), Arthurian Fable (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Thrifty Of Digby (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Liars Corner (IRE)). The wins came over 5½f–1m4f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from September 2019. 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.