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Horse profile

Declaration of War (IRE)

3yo colt (at last run, Sep 2008) · Last trainer Peter Chapple-Hyam · Last owner Mrs Violet Mercer
by Okawango (USA) out of Date Mate (USA) (Thorn Dance)
8 runs · 6 courses · from May 2007
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 14 Sep 2008 — 6,625 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2008 · 8th of 8 2 wins · Epsom Downs & Newmarket Last raced off OR 106
KTB Profile

Declaration of War (IRE) is 2 from 8, including a Listed win. The biggest win we hold: the Vodafone Woodcote Stakes at Epsom Downs (Jun 2007). Hasn't won since Jun 2007. Last raced off 106, 9lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 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 77C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Doncaster, 27 Oct 2007 Official rating 106 at the last run, 14 Sep 2008

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 →

Flat 7 figures · best 88C · median 77
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good488C82—
Good to Firm283C79—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
6f – 7f488C85—
1m – 1m1f277C71.5—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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
Okawango (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 936 runs since Jan 2008 (80 horses).

Strongest on good to soft going: 13.4% from 134.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm300%−9.4—
Good to Firm4249.5%+0.10 from 2
Good209209.6%+0.22 from 4
Good to Soft1341813.4%+40 from 1
Soft226198.4%−10 from 1
Heavy105109.5%+0.1—
Standard (AW)217177.8%−1.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f40512.5%+3.1—
6f – 7f176137.4%−22 from 5
1m – 1m1f282258.9%−0.50 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f256259.8%+0.40 from 1
1m5f – 2m901011.1%+1.7—
2m1f – 2m4f6357.9%−1.5—
2m5f – 3m20210%+0.6—
Over 3m9333.3%+23.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Date Mate (USA) (Thorn Dance)

At least 12 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Truancy (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 6f–2m; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Soraaya (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Truancy (IRE)1357f–1m2fClass 2
Soraaya (IRE)426fGroup 3
Mean Machine (IRE)2612m—
Freak Occurence (IRE)811m2fClass 5
Sahaayeb (IRE)30——
My Mate (IRE)210——
Beckett Hall (IRE)120——
Dark Ambition (IRE)120——
Rooney O'mara (GB)90——
Idontknow Hisname (IRE)20——
Ferdowsi (GB)70——
Foxy Dancer (IRE)50——

The twelve with most wins are shown; the family holds more.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 2 50% +7.50
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 6 1 17% −0.50
Class 4 1 1 100% +5.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newmarket 3 1 33% +3.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Longchamp (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Epsom Downs 1 1 100% +4.50

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 5 2 40% +6.50
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Robert Havlin 7 2 29% +4.50
Ryan Moore 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 2 0 0% −2.00
2007 6 2 33% +5.50

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2008 · 2 runs
14 Sep 08+150d Goodwood Select Racing UK On Sky 432 Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 1m2f · Soft · 8 ran 8/8 7 8-7 10660A Robert Havlin 16/1
17 Apr 08+173d Newmarket banshahousestables.com Craven Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 1m · Good · 10 ran 7/10 2 8-12 11566C Robert Havlin 14/1
2007 · 6 runs
27 Oct 07+20d Doncaster Racing Post Trophy (Group 1) (Str) Class 1 · 1m · Good · 12 ran 6/12 1½ 9-0 10677C Robert Havlin 14/1
07 Oct 07+86d Longchamp (FR) Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere (Grand Criterium) (Colts & Fillies) 7f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 2/8 2½ 9-0 —— Ryan Moore 16/1
13 Jul 07+24d Newmarket Weatherbys Superlative Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 · 7f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 2/10 nk 9-0 —83C Robert Havlin 4/1
19 Jun 07+17d Ascot Coventry Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 · 6f · Good To Firm · 20 ran 8/20 ½ 9-1 —75C Robert Havlin 9/2
02 Jun 07+14d Epsom Downs Vodafone Woodcote Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 6f · Good · 13 ran 1/13 9-0 —88C Robert Havlin 9/2
19 May 07 Newmarket betdirectpoker.com $50K Freeroll Tomorrow Novice Stakes Class 4 · 6f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 8-12 —87C Robert Havlin 5/1

Quick answers

How many races has Declaration of War won?
Declaration of War (IRE) won 2 of 8 archived starts between 2007 and 2008, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 4 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Declaration of War?
Declaration of War (IRE) was trained by Peter Chapple-Hyam on the most recent run on record, at Goodwood on 14 September 2008.
Who is Declaration of War's sire?
Declaration of War (IRE) is by Okawango (USA) out of Date Mate (USA), whose sire is Thorn Dance.
What going does Declaration of War prefer?
Declaration of War (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Declaration of War's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 106, from the run on 14 September 2008. The highest on record is 115.
What is Declaration of War's sire's record?
Okawango (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 936 runs since Jan 2008 (80 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 13.4% from 134.
Who are Declaration of War's siblings?
Out of Date Mate (USA), Declaration of War (IRE) has at least 12 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Truancy (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Soraaya (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–2m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2007. 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.