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Articulum (IRE)

11yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2021) · Last trainer Terence O'Brien · Last owner Martin Mcdonagh Paul G Murphy M J Nixon
by Definite Article (GB) out of Lugante (IRE) (Luso)
25 runs · 10 courses · from Apr 2015
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 18 Apr 2021 — 2,011 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2021 4 wins · Naas, Cork & Limerick Last raced off OR 149
KTB Profile

Articulum (IRE) is 4 from 25. Hasn't won since Jan 2019. Last raced off a career-high mark of 149.

Based on 25 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating149At career-high mark
149 132–149

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 120 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Cork, 20 Oct 2019

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 11 figures · best 137A · median 95
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft6134B71.5—
Heavy4137A104—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m6137A86—
2m1f – 2m4f5120A102—

Of 20 runs looked at, 9 have no figure: did not complete (5) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 20 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 148A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Navan, 5 Dec 2020 Official rating 149 at the last run, 18 Apr 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 18 figures · best 149A · median 133.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Heavy8149A133—
Soft7148A140—
Good to Soft3130C107—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m10149A135—
2m1f – 2m4f8148A128—

Of 25 runs looked at, 7 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (7).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 25 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
Definite Article (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 5,617 runs since Jan 2008 (527 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.1% from 138. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.3% from 211.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm26519.2%+8.7—
Good to Firm5316913%+2.5—
Good2,03122411%+0.50 from 1
Good to Soft8358910.7%+0.21 from 3
Soft1,3771228.9%−1.60 from 10
Heavy6797410.9%+0.43 from 11
Standard (AW)13875.1%−5.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f11218.2%+7.7—
1m – 1m1f49510.2%−0.3—
1m2f – 1m4f21194.3%−6.2—
1m5f – 2m1,81118510.2%−0.32 from 10
2m1f – 2m4f1,90020410.7%+0.22 from 10
2m5f – 3m1,34915611.6%+1.10 from 5
Over 3m2862910.1%−0.4—

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

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 11 3 27% +0.88
Soft 10 0 0% −10.00
Good to Soft 3 1 33% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Punchestown 5 0 0% −5.00
Limerick 3 1 33% −0.62
Naas 3 2 67% +3.50
Cork 3 1 33% +2.00
Thurles 3 0 0% −3.00
Leopardstown 2 0 0% −2.00
Navan 2 0 0% −2.00
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 10 2 20% −3.12
1m5f – 2m 10 2 20% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 5 0 0% −5.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Kevin Brouder 6 0 0% −6.00
David Splaine 5 1 20% +0.00
Mr P D Collins 5 2 40% +1.88
Phillip Enright 4 0 0% −4.00
David Mullins 4 1 25% −2.00
A E Lynch 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 18 1 6% −16.00
None 7 3 43% +4.88

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 2 0 0% −2.00
2020 5 0 0% −5.00
2019 6 1 17% −4.00
2018 6 0 0% −6.00
2017 1 1 100% +4.00
2016 3 2 67% +3.88
2015 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 12 1 8% −10.00
Hurdle 8 1 13% −3.00
NH Flat 5 2 40% +1.88

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
18 Apr 21+70d Tramore Tramore Racecourse Directors Chase 21.5f · Good · 5 ran UR/5 — 11-8 149—— Kevin Brouder 10/3
07 Feb 21+41d Leopardstown William Fry Handicap Hurdle (0-150) (Grade B) 24f · Soft To Heavy · 22 ran PU/22 — 10-7 133—— Kevin Brouder 25/1
28 Dec 20+23d Limerick Tim Duggan Memorial Handicap Chase (0-150) (Grade B) 19.5f · Heavy · 15 ran 2/15 22 11-10 149102B135B Kevin Brouder 13/2
05 Dec 20+286d Navan Foxrock Handicap Chase (0-150) (Grade B) 20f · Soft · 17 ran 3/17 ¾ 11-10 14865B148A Kevin Brouder 16/1
23 Feb 20+21d Naas WhatOddsPaddy Chase (Grade 3) 16f · Heavy · 5 ran 2/5 1¼ 11-1 148—136B Kevin Brouder 5/2F
02 Feb 20+22d Leopardstown Gaelic Plant Hire Leopardstown Handicap Chase (Grade A) 21f · Yielding · 24 ran F/24 — 11-3 148—— Kevin Brouder 12/1
11 Jan 20+14d Fairyhouse Dan & Joan Moore Memorial Handicap Chase (Grade A) 17f · Soft · 14 ran UR/14 — 11-6 148—— Phillip Enright 5/1
28 Dec 19+27d Limerick Tim Duggan Memorial Handicap Chase (0-150) (Grade B) 19.5f · Heavy · 16 ran F/16 — 11-10 148—— Phillip Enright 5/1F
01 Dec 19+42d Fairyhouse Download The App Baroneracing.com Handicap Hurdle (grade A) 16f · Yielding To Soft · 15 ran 3/15 3¼ 10-11 132—140A Phillip Enright 10/1
20 Oct 19+173d Cork coopsuperstores.ie Handicap Chase (Grade B) 17.5f · Yielding · 11 ran 2/11 8½ 11-9 146120A143A Phillip Enright 5/1
30 Apr 19+49d Punchestown Dooley Insurance Group Champion Novice Chase (Grade 1) 24.5f · Yielding To Soft · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-10 146—— David Mullins 20/1
12 Mar 19+65d Cheltenham Racing Post Arkle Challenge Trophy Novices' Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 16f · Soft · 12 ran 3/12 3¾ 11-4 14572A133A David Mullins 25/1
06 Jan 19+28d Naas Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Chase 16f · Good To Yielding · 3 ran 1/3 11-2 —77C130C David Mullins Evens
09 Dec 18+229d Punchestown GAIN Supporting Laois GAA Beginners Chase 16f · Yielding · 12 ran 2/12 7½ 11-12 —41A144A David Mullins 8/1
24 Apr 18+23d Punchestown Killashee Handicap Hurdle (Grade B) 16.5f · Yielding To Soft · 24 ran 7/24 hd 10-7 132134B134A A E Lynch 12/1
01 Apr 18+9d Cork Fbd Insurance Handicap Hurdle (0-145) (grade B) 19f · Soft To Heavy · 17 ran 4/17 11 11-7 132106B125A David Splaine 9/2
23 Mar 18+29d Navan Irish Racing Writers Kingsfurze Novice Hurdle (listed) 16f · Heavy · 8 ran 2/8 ½ 11-6 —95A141A David Splaine 7/1
22 Feb 18+32d Thurles Thurles Racecourse Michael Purcell Memorial Novice Hurdle (Grade 3) 20f · Soft · 6 ran 4/6 7 11-0 —71A117B David Splaine 4/1
21 Jan 18+63d Thurles W.t. O'grady Memorial Irish Ebf Novice Hurdle 22.5f · Heavy · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-5 ——— David Splaine 5/2F
19 Nov 17+571d Cork I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft To Heavy · 11 ran 1/11 11-12 —137A149A David Splaine 4/1
27 Apr 16+46d Punchestown Attheraces.com Champion I.n.h. Flat Race (grade 1) 16f · Good To Yielding · 11 ran 10/11 2 12-0 ——107A Mr P D Collins 14/1
12 Mar 16+56d Limerick Bet & Watch Irish And UK Racing Live At Coral.ie (Pro/Am) Flat Race 19f · Heavy · 7 ran 1/7 11-7 ——131A Mr P D Collins 11/8F
16 Jan 16+27d Naas Tipper Road (pro/am) Flat Race 19f · Soft To Heavy · 10 ran 1/10 11-7 ——123A Mr P D Collins 7/2
20 Dec 15+235d Thurles Curaheen (pro/am) Flat Race 16f · Soft To Heavy · 17 ran 2/17 1 11-7 ——130A Mr P D Collins 12/1
29 Apr 15 Punchestown Old House, Kill Flat Race 18f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 3/15 28 11-7 ——103A Mr P D Collins 7/1

Quick answers

How many races has Articulum (IRE) won?
Articulum (IRE) won 4 of 25 archived starts between 2015 and 2021, a strike rate of 16%. Placed 15 times in total (60% of starts).
Who trained Articulum (IRE)?
Articulum (IRE) was trained by Terence O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Tramore on 18 April 2021.
Who is Articulum (IRE)'s sire?
Articulum (IRE) is by Definite Article (GB) out of Lugante (IRE), whose sire is Luso.
What going does Articulum (IRE) prefer?
Articulum (IRE) has the best record on good to soft 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 Articulum (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 149, from the run on 18 April 2021. That is also the highest on record.
What is Articulum (IRE)'s sire's record?
Definite Article (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 5,617 runs since Jan 2008 (527 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.1% from 138. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.3% from 211.

Record shown from April 2015. 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.