How many races has Declamation (IRE) won?

Declamation (IRE) won 6 of 43 archived starts between 2012 and 2020, a strike rate of 14%. Placed 12 times in total (27.9% of starts).

Who trained Declamation (IRE)?

Declamation (IRE) was trained by John Butler on the most recent run on record, at Southwell (AW) on 24 February 2020.

Who is Declamation (IRE)'s sire?

Declamation (IRE) is by Shamardal (USA) out of Dignify (IRE), whose sire is Rainbow Quest.

What going does Declamation (IRE) prefer?

Declamation (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 2 wins from 8 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.

What is Declamation (IRE)'s official rating?

The most recent official rating on record is 49, from the run on 24 February 2020. The highest on record is 75.

What is Declamation (IRE)'s sire's record?

Shamardal (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.8% of 10,411 runs since Jan 2008 (1,008 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 11.7% from 1,287. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 475.

Who are Declamation (IRE)'s siblings?

Out of Dignify (IRE), Declamation (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Personify (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Personify (GB)). The wins came over 1m–2m. As at Oct 2026.

Horse profile

Declamation (IRE)

10yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2020) · Last trainer John Butler · Last owner J Butler

by Shamardal (USA) out of Dignify (IRE) (Rainbow Quest)

43 runs · 12 courses · from Oct 2012

As at 13 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

No run recorded since 24 Feb 2020 — 2,423 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.

Last run Feb 2020 · 6th of 7 6 wins · 4 courses Last raced off OR 49

KTB Profile

Declamation (IRE) is 6 from 43. Hasn't won since Dec 2018. Last raced off 49, 26lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 43 archived runs · updated 13 Oct 2026

KTB at a glance OR ↓ 26lb off peak

6–43Wins / Runs
14%Strike rate
12 (27.9%)Placed
−13.62£1 level staken=43 at SP
1.07Fair A/E n=43 · 0.92 incl. margin
75Highest OR
64dAvg between runs

Official rating49↓ 26lb off peak

49 49–75

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 82 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Kempton (AW), 20 Jan 2020

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.

Flat 22 figures · best 94^A · median 76

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 13 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)	19	94^A	77	—
Good	2	79^B	71	—
Soft	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 13 Oct 2025
6f – 7f	20	94^A	78	—
1m – 1m1f	2	72^B	69.5	—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 22 figures from 22 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 69^A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kempton (AW), 20 Jan 2020 Official rating 49 at the last run, 24 Feb 2020

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.

Flat 43 figures · best 101^A · median 61

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 13 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)	26	101^A	64	—
Good to Firm	8	77^A	69	—
Soft	4	86^A	62.5	—
Good	4	58^A	53.5	—
Good to Soft	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 13 Oct 2025
6f – 7f	32	101^A	65.5	—
1m – 1m1f	10	77^A	57	—
1m2f – 1m4f	1	—	—	—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 43 figures from 43 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

Shamardal (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.8% of 10,411 runs since Jan 2008 (1,008 horses).

Weakest on soft going: 11.7% from 1,287. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 475.

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Firm	57	11	19.3%	+4.5	—
Good to Firm	1,981	306	15.4%	+0.6	2 from 8
Good	2,387	335	14%	−0.8	0 from 4
Good to Soft	1,013	124	12.2%	−2.6	0 from 1
Soft	1,287	151	11.7%	−3.1	0 from 4
Heavy	370	45	12.2%	−2.6	—
Standard (AW)	3,315	564	17%	+2.2	4 from 26

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Under 6f	583	87	14.9%	+0.1	—
6f – 7f	4,073	593	14.6%	−0.2	5 from 32
1m – 1m1f	2,985	476	15.9%	+1.1	1 from 10
1m2f – 1m4f	2,073	313	15.1%	+0.3	0 from 1
1m5f – 2m	475	44	9.3%	−5.5	—
2m1f – 2m4f	180	21	11.7%	−3.1	—
2m5f – 3m	38	2	5.3%	−9.5	—
Over 3m	4	0	0%	−14.8	—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 13 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

Dignify (IRE) (Rainbow Quest)

8 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Personify (GB) (3 wins).

The wins came over 1m–2m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Personify (GB)).

Produce	Runs	Wins	Win trips	Best grade
Personify (GB)	33	3	1m–1m2f	Class 4
Y Fyn Duw A Fydd (GB)	15	1	2m	—
So Hoity Toity (GB)	15	1	1m	Class 5
Tea Gown (IRE)	16	0	—	—
Very Distinguished (GB)	20	0	—	—
Pugnacious (IRE)	10	0	—	—
You Wish (GB)	4	0	—	—
Cuban (GB)	1	0	—	—

Record by conditions

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Standard (AW)	26	4	15%	−2.22
Good to Firm	8	2	25%	−2.40
Soft	4	0	0%	−4.00
Good	4	0	0%	−4.00
Good to Soft	1	0	0%	−1.00

Class	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Class 6	21	2	10%	−2.50
Class 5	16	1	6%	−12.50
Class 4	4	1	25%	−1.90
Class 7	2	2	100%	+3.28

Course	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Southwell (AW)	9	2	22%	−3.97
Wolverhampton (AW)	9	1	11%	−5.25
Ayr	7	0	0%	−7.00
Kempton (AW)	5	0	0%	−5.00
Lingfield (AW)	3	1	33%	+12.00
Redcar	2	0	0%	−2.00
Hamilton	2	0	0%	−2.00
Beverley	2	2	100%	+3.60
Musselburgh	1	0	0%	−1.00
Newmarket	1	0	0%	−1.00
Yarmouth	1	0	0%	−1.00
Newcastle	1	0	0%	−1.00

Distance	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
6f – 7f	32	5	16%	−4.72
1m – 1m1f	10	1	10%	−7.90
1m2f – 1m4f	1	0	0%	−1.00

Jockey	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Robert Winston	8	3	38%	+0.78
Joey Haynes	7	1	14%	+8.00
Joe Fanning	6	1	17%	−2.50
Garry Whillans	4	0	0%	−4.00
P J McDonald	3	0	0%	−3.00
Tim Clark	2	0	0%	−2.00
Silvestre De Sousa	2	1	50%	+0.10
Luke Morris	1	0	0%	−1.00
Dylan Hogan	1	0	0%	−1.00
Sean Levey	1	0	0%	−1.00
Oliver Stammers	1	0	0%	−1.00
Kieran O'Neill	1	0	0%	−1.00
Ben Curtis	1	0	0%	−1.00
Tom Eaves	1	0	0%	−1.00
Martin Lane	1	0	0%	−1.00
Liam Jones	1	0	0%	−1.00
Franny Norton	1	0	0%	−1.00
Neil Callan	1	0	0%	−1.00

Headgear	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
None	42	6	14%	−12.62
Cheekpieces	1	0	0%	−1.00

Season	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
2020	2	0	0%	−2.00
2019	7	0	0%	−7.00
2018	7	2	29%	+9.53
2017	5	1	20%	−1.50
2016	2	0	0%	−2.00
2015	3	1	33%	+0.75
2014	6	0	0%	−6.00
2013	10	2	20%	−4.40
2012	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

Date	Course	Race	Pos	Btn	Wgt	OR	Spd	KTB	Jockey	SP
24 Feb 20+35d	Southwell (AW)	BetYourWay At Betway Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 7 ran	6/7	3½	9-2	49	49^B	41^A	Luke Morris	12/1
20 Jan 20+21d	Kempton (AW)	Wise Betting At racingtv.com Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 11 ran	5/11	¾	9-3	51	82^A	69^A	Joey Haynes	16/1
30 Dec 19+37d	Lingfield (AW)	Bombardier 'March To Your Own Drum' Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran	9/12	3¼	9-5	53	79^A	55^A	Joey Haynes	5/1
23 Nov 19+18d	Wolverhampton (AW)	Betway Heed Your Hunch Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran	8/12	1	9-3	53	83^A	63^A	Joey Haynes	33/1
05 Nov 19+15d	Kempton (AW)	Bet At racingtv.com Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 14 ran	9/14	nk	9-7	55	72^B	56^A	Joey Haynes	100/1
21 Oct 19+40d	Southwell (AW)	Jordan Road Surfacing Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 8 ran	6/8	6	9-8	58	43^C	45^C	Joey Haynes	16/1
11 Sep 19+16d	Kempton (AW)	32Red Casino Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 13 ran	8/13	2	8-9	60	77^B	56^A	Dylan Hogan	40/1
26 Aug 19+19d	Southwell (AW)	MSR Newsgroup Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran	10/11	1	9-1	61	46^A	45^A	Joey Haynes	14/1
07 Aug 19+238d	Kempton (AW)	Bet At Racingtv.com Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran	8/12	1½	9-11	62	67^A	59^A	Sean Levey	16/1
12 Dec 18+30d	Lingfield (AW)	Sun Racing Top Tips And Previews Selling Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 11 ran	1/11		9-2	60	87^A	84^A	Joey Haynes	14/1
12 Nov 18+14d	Southwell (AW)	Betway Dash Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard To Slow · 13 ran	3/13	4	9-1	62	39^B	79^A	Tim Clark	7/1
29 Oct 18+13d	Redcar	Racing UK Profits Returned To Racing Apprentice Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 6f · Soft · 13 ran	6/13	1¼	9-4	64	73^C	71^A	Oliver Stammers	12/1
16 Oct 18+259d	Kempton (AW)	32Red On The App Store Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 11 ran	9/11	2	9-0	66	75^A	56^A	Tim Clark	66/1
30 Jan 18+16d	Southwell (AW)	Betway Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 10 ran	8/10	2	9-5	68	61^B	56^A	Robert Winston	15/2
14 Jan 18+9d	Southwell (AW)	Sunbets.co.uk Top Price On All Favourites Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 9 ran	8/9	½	9-10	68	75^B	61^A	Robert Winston	11/4
05 Jan 18+7d	Southwell (AW)	Betway Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Class 7 · 6f · Standard · 13 ran	1/13		10-2	50	89^B	101^A	Robert Winston	8/15F
29 Dec 17+28d	Southwell (AW)	Betway Sprint Classified Stakes Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 8 ran	1/8		9-0	50	81^A	97^A	Robert Winston	5/2F
01 Dec 17+130d	Southwell (AW)	Betway Sprint Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 10 ran	2/10	1¾	8-7	50	83^A	76^A	Kieran O'Neill	7/1
24 Jul 17+31d	Ayr	QTS Ladies Night On 12 August Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Good · 11 ran	8/11	2	9-1	52	63^A	56^A	P J McDonald	5/1
23 Jun 17+130d	Ayr	Menabrea Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Good · 12 ran	9/12	¾	8-13	55	79^B	58^A	Ben Curtis	20/1
13 Feb 17+65d	Wolverhampton (AW)	sunbets.co.uk Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran	9/12	1½	9-4	57	94^A	56^A	Robert Winston	15/2
10 Dec 16+159d	Wolverhampton (AW)	Download The Betway App Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran	7/12	½	8-13	57	80^A	66^A	Robert Winston	13/8F
04 Jul 16+219d	Ayr	Racing UK Day Pass Just 10 Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 6f · Soft · 8 ran	2/8	nk	9-5	55	—	86^A	Tom Eaves	10/1
28 Nov 15+124d	Wolverhampton (AW)	Download The Ladbrokes App Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran	2/12	1¾	9-6	54	—	76^A	Robert Winston	2/1F
27 Jul 15+171d	Ayr	Racing UK Anywhere Available Now Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 7f · Soft · 9 ran	6/9	1¼	9-9	55	—	54^A	Joe Fanning	11/2
06 Feb 15+137d	Wolverhampton (AW)	Ladbrokes Handicap Class 7 · 7f · Standard · 11 ran	1/11		9-6	50	—	80^A	Robert Winston	11/4J
22 Sep 14+27d	Hamilton	Collect totepool Winnings At Betfred Shops Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 8.5f · Good · 8 ran	8/8	8	8-10	53	—	28^A	Garry Whillans	9/1
26 Aug 14+17d	Wolverhampton (AW)	All New 32redsport.com Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 11 ran	5/11	1¼	9-1	55	—	59^A	Garry Whillans	10/1
09 Aug 14+18d	Ayr	QTS Ladies' Night Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Good To Soft · 7 ran	6/7	4½	8-11	62	—	52^C	Garry Whillans	16/1
22 Jul 14+16d	Musselburgh	Arthur Mckay Handicap Class 5 · 9f · Good To Firm · 7 ran	6/7	5	9-6	67	—	58^A	P J McDonald	25/1
06 Jul 14+27d	Ayr	FSB Card Payment Processing Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 7 ran	7/7	10	9-4	70	—	35^A	Garry Whillans	18/1
09 Jun 14+228d	Ayr	Happy 40th Birthday Zoe Heaney Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Soft · 8 ran	7/8	10	9-1	72	—	50^C	P J McDonald	16/1
24 Oct 13+17d	Wolverhampton (AW)	32Red Handicap (Div 2) Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 8 ran	6/8	2	9-2	72	—	65^A	Joe Fanning	8/1
07 Oct 13+58d	Wolverhampton (AW)	Betfred 'The Home Of Goals Galore' Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 11 ran	7/11	3¼	9-4	74	—	66^A	Martin Lane	12/1
10 Aug 13+19d	Redcar	Download The Free Racing UK App Handicap (Qualifier For Straight-Mile Championship) Class 4 · 8f · Good To Firm · 7 ran	5/7	3¾	8-9	74	—	55^A	Liam Jones	9/2
22 Jul 13+33d	Beverley	Infinity Ecomax Tyres Handicap Class 4 · 8.5f · Good To Firm · 4 ran	1/4		9-2	72	—	70^B	Silvestre De Sousa	11/10F
19 Jun 13+12d	Hamilton	McGhee's Teaz Handicap Class 4 · 8.5f · Good To Firm · 5 ran	3/5	2½	8-11	73	—	68^B	Franny Norton	5/2F
07 Jun 13+10d	Newmarket	Lloyds Tsb Cardnet Classified Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 11 ran	6/11	2	9-0	75	—	77^A	Joe Fanning	5/1
28 May 13+14d	Yarmouth	Norfolkbroads.com Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Good To Firm · 10 ran	3/10	1	9-7	75	—	77^A	Joe Fanning	15/8F
14 May 13+14d	Beverley	Beverley Driftwood Horse Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7.5f · Good To Firm · 7 ran	1/7		9-5	72	—	77^A	Joe Fanning	5/2
30 Apr 13+15d	Lingfield (AW)	British Stallion Studs Supporting British Racing E.B.F. Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 9 ran	6/9	½	9-5	—	—	70^A	Joe Fanning	14/1
15 Apr 13+167d	Newcastle	Sendrig Construction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Good · 11 ran	8/11	1¾	9-0	—	—	51^A	Silvestre De Sousa	5/1
30 Oct 12	Wolverhampton (AW)	32Red Maiden Stakes (Div 2) Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 9 ran	2/9	5	9-3	—	—	73^A	Neil Callan	6/1

Quick answers

How many races has Declamation (IRE) won?: Declamation (IRE) won 6 of 43 archived starts between 2012 and 2020, a strike rate of 14%. Placed 12 times in total (27.9% of starts).
Who trained Declamation (IRE)?: Declamation (IRE) was trained by John Butler on the most recent run on record, at Southwell (AW) on 24 February 2020.
Who is Declamation (IRE)'s sire?: Declamation (IRE) is by Shamardal (USA) out of Dignify (IRE), whose sire is Rainbow Quest.
What going does Declamation (IRE) prefer?: Declamation (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 2 wins from 8 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Declamation (IRE)'s official rating?: The most recent official rating on record is 49, from the run on 24 February 2020. The highest on record is 75.
What is Declamation (IRE)'s sire's record?: Shamardal (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.8% of 10,411 runs since Jan 2008 (1,008 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 11.7% from 1,287. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 475.
Who are Declamation (IRE)'s siblings?: Out of Dignify (IRE), Declamation (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Personify (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Personify (GB)). The wins came over 1m–2m. As at Oct 2026.

KTB Speed and Rating

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