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Horse profile

Artists Boy (GB)

7yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2014) · Last trainer Chris Down · Last owner C J Down
by Thank Heavens (GB) out of Night Bloomer (USA) (Told)
2 runs · 2 courses · from Apr 2013
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 28 Jan 2014 — 4,655 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2014
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 2 archived starts between Apr 2013 and Jan 2014, the last of them as a 7yo gelding.

Based on 2 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026

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 78C the best of the last 1 rated run · Wincanton, 11 Apr 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 →

Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 2 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 · 1 figure from 2 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
Thank Heavens (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 0% of 24 runs since Jan 2008 (6 horses). A small sample.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm400%0—
Good700%00 from 1
Good to Soft300%0—
Soft700%0—
Heavy300%00 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m400%00 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f800%0—
2m5f – 3m800%0—
Over 3m400%0—

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
Night Bloomer (USA) (Told)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Ryeman (GB) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m1f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Ryeman (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Ryeman (GB)2012m1fClass 5

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt KTB Jockey SP
2014 · 1 run
28 Jan 14+292d Taunton Epds Racing Welfare Bto Series 2014 Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Heavy · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-4 — James Davies 200/1
2013 · 1 run
11 Apr 13 Wincanton Land Value Alliances (LVA) 'Newcomers' Standard Open NH Flat Race (Div 1) Class 6 · 15.5f · Good · 13 ran 12/13 48 11-1 78C Giles Hawkins 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Artists Boy won?
Artists Boy (GB) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts between 2013 and 2014.
Who trained Artists Boy?
Artists Boy (GB) was trained by Chris Down on the most recent run on record, at Taunton on 28 January 2014.
Who is Artists Boy's sire?
Artists Boy (GB) is by Thank Heavens (GB) out of Night Bloomer (USA), whose sire is Told.
What is Artists Boy's sire's record?
Thank Heavens (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 0% of 24 runs since Jan 2008 (6 horses), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.
Who are Artists Boy's siblings?
Out of Night Bloomer (USA), Artists Boy (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Ryeman (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Ryeman (GB)). The wins came over 2m1f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2013. 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.