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Horse profile

Cu Culen (IRE)

7yo gelding · Trainer Tom Symonds · Owner William Bennett
by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Sommer Sonnet (IRE) (Taipan)
1 run · 1 course · from Mar 2026
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Off 216 days
KTB Profile

Cu Culen is a lightly raced gelding with one run. By Flemensfirth, whose progeny have recorded 2044 wins from 17256 runs since Jan 2008, he is out of a dam who has produced four winners from six runners to date, the best being Forthefunofit with five wins. He finished unplaced in the Class 4 BBS Memorial Maiden Hurdle at Chepstow in Mar 2026 on soft ground over 2m5f – 3m.

Based on 1 archived run · updated 18 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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 →

Of 1 run looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 1 run · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

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 →

Of 1 run 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 · 0 figures from 1 run · 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Flemensfirth (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 17,272 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3800%−11.8—
Good to Firm522509.6%−2.2—
Good4,05144110.9%−0.9—
Good to Soft2,92935312.1%+0.3—
Soft5,87675112.8%+10 from 1
Heavy3,81444911.8%0—
Standard (AW)4224.8%−7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f200%−11.8—
1m2f – 1m4f2514%−7.8—
1m5f – 2m4,48454712.2%+0.4—
2m1f – 2m4f6,07672311.9%+0.1—
2m5f – 3m5,25362211.8%00 from 1
Over 3m1,43215310.7%−1.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Sommer Sonnet (IRE) (Taipan)

6 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Forthefunofit (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m2½f; the highest grade won is Grade 1 (Poetic Rhythm (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Forthefunofit (IRE)2152m3½f–3m2½fClass 2
Poetic Rhythm (IRE)1742m–2m4½fGrade 1
Writteninthesand (IRE)1512m7fClass 5
Poetry Man (IRE)1913m1fClass 5
Sea Road Fill (IRE)250——
Bruce Of Crionaich (IRE)30——

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

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt SpdKTB Jockey SP
15 Mar 26 Chepstow BBS Memorial Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 23.5f · Soft · 7 ran Settled at the back early - urged into effort after the 4th then slipped towards the back markers before the 7th - lost touch and eased down before three out PU/7 — 11-6 —— Ben Poste 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Cu Culen (IRE) won?
Cu Culen (IRE) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2026.
Who trains Cu Culen (IRE)?
Cu Culen (IRE) is trained by Tom Symonds, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 15 March 2026.
Who is Cu Culen (IRE)'s sire?
Cu Culen (IRE) is by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Sommer Sonnet (IRE), whose sire is Taipan.
What is Cu Culen (IRE)'s sire's record?
Flemensfirth (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 17,272 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Cu Culen (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Sommer Sonnet (IRE), Cu Culen (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Forthefunofit (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Grade 1 (Poetic Rhythm (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m2½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2026. 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.