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Horse profile

Diaconescu (IRE)

6yo mare (at last run, Jul 2009) · Last trainer S J Treacy · Last owner John J M Murphy
by Definite Article (GB) out of Just An Illusion (IRE) (Shernazar)
9 runs · 6 courses · from Apr 2008
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 Jul 2009 — 6,304 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2009 · 8th of 15 Won at Downpatrick Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 95
KTB Profile

Diaconescu (IRE) is 1 from 9. Hasn't won since Jun 2009. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 3 on softer). Last raced off a career-high mark of 95.

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster

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 (jumps) 115A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wexford, 3 Jul 2009 Official rating 95 at the last jumps run, 24 Jul 2009

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 72B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kilbeggan, 17 May 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 6 figures · best 115A · median 100.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good2115A105—
Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
Heavy1———
Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3108A106—
1m5f – 2m3115A95—
Flat 3 figures · best 72B · median 68
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Heavy1———
Firm1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f372B68—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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%+8.70 from 2
Good to Firm5316913%+2.51 from 1
Good2,03122411%+0.50 from 3
Good to Soft8358910.7%+0.2—
Soft1,3771228.9%−1.60 from 1
Heavy6797410.9%+0.40 from 2
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%−0.30 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f1,90020410.7%+0.21 from 6
2m5f – 3m1,34915611.6%+1.1—
Over 3m2862910.1%−0.4—

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
Just An Illusion (IRE) (Shernazar)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Oscar Magic (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m3f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Oscar Magic (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Oscar Magic (IRE)1632m–2m3fClass 3
L'enfant Lu (IRE)50——
Encrypt (IRE)170——
Gingerslookingreat (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 1 100% +5.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wexford 2 0 0% −2.00
Punchestown 2 0 0% −2.00
Kilbeggan 2 0 0% −2.00
Downpatrick 1 1 100% +5.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 6 1 17% +0.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sean Flanagan 2 1 50% +4.00
Mr B O'Neill 2 0 0% −2.00
Brian O'Connell 2 0 0% −2.00
Emmet Mullins 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr B O Walsh 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr S C Byrne 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 6 1 17% +0.00
2008 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 3 1 33% +3.00
NH Flat 3 0 0% −3.00
Flat 3 0 0% −3.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2009 · 6 runs
24 Jul 09+21d Wexford Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 20f · Yielding · 15 ran 8/15 ¾ 11-3 95106A Emmet Mullins 11/2F
03 Jul 09+19d Wexford Nick O'donnell Memorial Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16f · Good · 16 ran 4/16 ½ 11-12 95115A Sean Flanagan 5/1
14 Jun 09+24d Downpatrick Mr Baileys Maiden Hurdle 18f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 1/14 10-13 —108A Sean Flanagan 5/1
21 May 09+20d Clonmel Kilsheelan Flat Race 16f · Heavy · 18 ran 5/18 6 11-2 —94A Mr B O'Neill 16/1
01 May 09+36d Punchestown Irish Thoroughbred Breeders Association Fillies Scheme E.B.F Fillies Premier Bumper 17f · Soft To Heavy · 23 ran 7/23 dht 11-2 —65B Mr B O'Neill 16/1
26 Mar 09+298d Thurles Littleton Mares Flat Race 16f · Good · 17 ran 11/17 1¼ 11-6 —95A Brian O'Connell 33/1
2008 · 3 runs
01 Jun 08+15d Kilbeggan Www.kilbegganraces.com Inh Flat Race 19f · Firm · 14 ran 12/14 13 11-4 —66C Brian O'Connell 3/1
17 May 08+22d Kilbeggan www.kilbegganraces.ie Pro-Am Flat Race 20f · Firm · 16 ran 3/16 2½ 11-2 —72B Mr B O Walsh 16/1
25 Apr 08 Punchestown Bewleys Hotels & EBF National Hunt Fillies Bumper 17f · Good · 25 ran 10/25 3 11-2 —68C Mr S C Byrne 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Diaconescu won?
Diaconescu (IRE) won 1 of 9 archived starts between 2008 and 2009, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 3 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained Diaconescu?
Diaconescu (IRE) was trained by S J Treacy on the most recent run on record, at Wexford on 24 July 2009.
Who is Diaconescu's sire?
Diaconescu (IRE) is by Definite Article (GB) out of Just An Illusion (IRE), whose sire is Shernazar.
What is Diaconescu's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 95, from the run on 24 July 2009. That is also the highest on record.
What is Diaconescu'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.
Who are Diaconescu's siblings?
Out of Just An Illusion (IRE), Diaconescu (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Oscar Magic (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Oscar Magic (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m3f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2008. 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.