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Emotional Article (IRE)

11yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2011) · Last trainer Belinda Clarke · Last owner Mrs Belinda Clarke
by Definite Article (GB) out of Cairo Lady (IRE) (Persian Bold)
49 runs · 20 courses · from Jan 2005
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 Apr 2011 — 5,661 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2011 6 wins · 6 courses Last raced off OR 115
KTB Profile

Emotional Article (IRE) is 6 from 49. Hasn't won since May 2010. Last raced off 115, 25lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 49 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 25lb off peak
Official rating115↓ 25lb off peak
115 68–140

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) 102A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ludlow, 10 Apr 2011 Official rating 115 at the last jumps run, 21 Apr 2011

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 75C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Tipperary, 12 Apr 2007 Official rating 68 at the last flat run, 17 Sep 2009

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 31 figures · best 131C · median 111
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good9124C112—
Soft7131C110—
Good to Firm6121A105—
Good to Soft5126A111—
Heavy4117A115—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f22131C109—
2m5f – 3m6126C117.5—
1m5f – 2m3117A113—
Flat 9 figures · best 75C · median 61
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft369C69—
Good to Firm275C68—
Soft259C56.5—
Heavy1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m875C63.5—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

Of 49 runs looked at, 9 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (9).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 40 figures from 49 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%+8.7—
Good to Firm5316913%+2.50 from 8
Good2,03122411%+0.52 from 13
Good to Soft8358910.7%+0.22 from 9
Soft1,3771228.9%−1.62 from 12
Heavy6797410.9%+0.40 from 7
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%−6.20 from 1
1m5f – 2m1,81118510.2%−0.31 from 14
2m1f – 2m4f1,90020410.7%+0.24 from 26
2m5f – 3m1,34915611.6%+1.11 from 8
Over 3m2862910.1%−0.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Cairo Lady (IRE) (Persian Bold)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Persian Rock (IRE)190——
Financial Standing (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 13 2 15% −4.17
Soft 12 2 17% −2.50
Good to Soft 9 2 22% +5.00
Good to Firm 8 0 0% −8.00
Heavy 7 0 0% −7.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 5 1 20% −0.67
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ludlow 6 1 17% −1.67
Listowel 5 1 20% −2.50
Galway 5 0 0% −5.00
Punchestown 4 0 0% −4.00
Tralee 3 1 33% +4.00
Killarney 3 1 33% +4.00
Fairyhouse 3 1 33% +1.50
Gowran Park 3 0 0% −3.00
Navan 2 0 0% −2.00
Cork 2 0 0% −2.00
Limerick 2 0 0% −2.00
Tipperary 2 0 0% −2.00
Leopardstown 2 0 0% −2.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 1 100% +6.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 26 4 15% −7.67
1m5f – 2m 14 1 7% −7.00
2m5f – 3m 8 1 13% −1.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
A B Joyce 9 3 33% +5.00
Mr A Wadlow 6 1 17% −1.67
Niall P Madden 6 1 17% +1.00
Barry Geraghty 5 0 0% −5.00
Seamie Heffernan 3 1 33% +4.00
R Walsh 3 0 0% −3.00
T G M Ryan 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr P D Collins 2 0 0% −2.00
Tadhg O'Shea 2 0 0% −2.00
S M McGovern 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr W Kinsey 1 0 0% −1.00
John Cullen 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr G O'Sullivan 1 0 0% −1.00
Ian McCarthy 1 0 0% −1.00
Mark Walsh 1 0 0% −1.00
Peter Toole 1 0 0% −1.00
Timmy Murphy 1 0 0% −1.00
D J Casey 1 0 0% −1.00
John Allen 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 48 6 13% −15.67
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 3 0 0% −3.00
2010 4 1 25% +0.33
2009 6 0 0% −6.00
2008 8 2 25% +1.50
2007 9 1 11% −4.50
2006 12 2 17% +2.00
2005 7 0 0% −7.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 26 4 15% −7.67
Hurdle 14 1 7% −7.00
Flat 9 1 11% −2.00

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
21 Apr 11+11d Ludlow Abberley Hall Old Boys Association Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 20f · Good · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-7 115— Mr A Wadlow 16/1
10 Apr 11+10d Ludlow Ludlow Gold Cup Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 20f · Good · 10 ran 3/10 23 11-7 118102A Mr A Wadlow 16/1
31 Mar 11+307d Ludlow Bitterley Point To Point Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 20f · Good · 12 ran 5/12 hd 11-7 120102A Mr A Wadlow 22/1
28 May 10+15d Stratford Happy 60th Birthday Jonathan Bourne Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 17f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 4/14 10 11-7 120101A Mr W Kinsey 15/2
13 May 10+18d Ludlow Bob Champion 60:60 Challenge Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 20f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 11-3 117118B Mr A Wadlow 10/3
25 Apr 10+60d Ludlow McGrath For Skips Hunters' Chase (For The Ludlow Gold Cup) Class 5 · 20f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 3/11 11 11-3 123104B Mr A Wadlow 6/1
24 Feb 10+151d Ludlow Magnus-allcroft Memorial Trophy Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 20f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 4/9 8 11-13 130100B Mr A Wadlow 4/1
26 Sep 09+9d Navan Le Grande Chase 20f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 2/5 3 11-2 130116B Barry Geraghty 5/1
17 Sep 09+48d Listowel F.B.D. Insurance Handicap (50-80) 16f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 13/18 ¾ 9-3 6861A Seamie Heffernan 20/1
31 Jul 09+56d Galway Guinness Handicap Chase 18f · Soft To Heavy · 10 ran 8/10 5½ 11-2 135113C John Cullen 14/1
05 Jun 09+55d Cork Cork Handicap Chase 17f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 12/13 ¾ 10-8 140103C A B Joyce 12/1
11 Apr 09+14d Cork Imperial Call Chase (listed) 24f · Yielding To Soft · 7 ran 7/7 30 11-7 13094C A B Joyce 8/1
28 Mar 09+154d Navan Irish Form Book An Uaimh Chase (grade 3) 20f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 ½ 11-3 131120A A B Joyce 20/1
25 Oct 08+24d Naas Woodlands Park 100 Poplar Square Chase (grade 3) 16f · Soft To Heavy · 8 ran 2/8 20 11-1 131117A Mr G O'Sullivan 5/1
01 Oct 08+13d Tralee Denny Gold Medal Handicap Chase 20f · Soft To Heavy · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-0 113— Ian McCarthy 10/1
18 Sep 08+51d Listowel Southhampton Goodwill Chase 19f · Soft · 3 ran 1/3 10-8 132110C A B Joyce 6/4J
29 Jul 08+15d Galway McDonogh Properties Chase 22.5f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 4/14 2½ 11-10 131121A A B Joyce 7/1
14 Jul 08+22d Killarney Gleneagle Summer Cabaret Chase 17f · Good To Yielding · 5 ran 4/5 ½ 10-8 129111B A B Joyce 11/4
22 Jun 08+58d Down Royal Britvic N.I. Galway Plate Trial Handicap Chase 20f · Good To Yielding · 10 ran 1/10 10-7 122126A A B Joyce 6/1
25 Apr 08+31d Punchestown betfair.com Novice Handicap Chase 21f · Good · 24 ran F/24 — 10-12 112— Mark Walsh 25/1
25 Mar 08+159d Fairyhouse Gleesons Meats Handicap Chase (0-123) 17f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran 5/12 1¾ 11-7 123108A A B Joyce 11/1
18 Oct 07+29d Punchestown Visa International Asia Pacific Novice Chase (Grade 3) 18f · Good · 6 ran 3/6 4½ 11-1 123101C T G M Ryan 11/4
19 Sep 07+27d Listowel Guinness Kerry National Handicap Chase 24f · Good · 18 ran PU/18 — 9-13 125— T G M Ryan 8/1
23 Aug 07+21d Tralee Denny Gold Medal Handicap Chase 20f · Soft To Heavy · 12 ran 2/12 ½ 10-6 115117C R Walsh 11/4F
02 Aug 07+25d Galway Guinness Novice Chase 18f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran 3/12 5½ 11-6 121119C R Walsh 3/1
08 Jul 07+21d Limerick Bulmers Summer Sundays Novice Chase 19.5f · Yielding · 16 ran 2/16 ¾ 11-3 —131C R Walsh 7/4F
17 Jun 07+14d Fairyhouse Chronicle Private Clients Beginners Chase 20f · Good · 18 ran 1/18 11-5 —112C A B Joyce 7/2
03 Jun 07+40d Listowel Kingdom (qr) Race 14f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran 3/12 3½ 10-7 7369C Peter Toole 5/2F
24 Apr 07+12d Punchestown Evening Herald Handicap Hurdle (0-140) 20f · Good · 25 ran 13/25 2 11-0 123104C Niall P Madden 10/1
12 Apr 07+170d Tipperary Thomastown Castle Race 14f · Good To Firm · 17 ran 3/17 hd 9-10 7675C Seamie Heffernan 5/1
24 Oct 06+17d Cheltenham 34 Festival Winners Commercial First Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 21f · Good · 19 ran 2/19 ½ 10-9 123124C Niall P Madden 5/1F
07 Oct 06+38d Gowran Park Langtons House Handicap Hurdle 24f · Good · 13 ran 3/13 3½ 10-11 118114C Niall P Madden 4/1
30 Aug 06+30d Tralee Ballygarry House Handicap Hurdle (0-140) 22f · Yielding · 14 ran 1/14 11-5 112126C Niall P Madden 6/1
31 Jul 06+22d Galway G.P.T. Galway (Q.R.) Handicap (60-90) 16f · Yielding · 20 ran 8/20 3½ 10-11 7859C Mr P D Collins 12/1
09 Jul 06+35d Limerick Supermacs Summer Handicap Hurdle 20f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 2/12 ½ 10-6 109106C Niall P Madden 7/1
04 Jun 06+7d Listowel Kingdom (Q.R.) Race 14f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 3/14 1½ 10-12 7861C Mr P D Collins 7/2
28 May 06+19d Curragh Boylesports 100 Nationwide Handicap 12f · Soft · 17 ran 10/17 3 8-4 8154C Tadhg O'Shea 10/1
09 May 06+19d Killarney Killarney Racegoers Club Flat Race 14f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 1/14 9-7 8069C Seamie Heffernan 6/1
20 Apr 06+33d Tipperary Thomastown Castle Race 14f · Heavy · 18 ran 4/18 1½ 9-4 —66C Tadhg O'Shea 16/1
18 Mar 06+28d Gowran Park Garryrichard Stud Handicap Hurdle (81-123) 16f · Yielding · 19 ran 9/19 ¾ 11-0 11094C S M McGovern 12/1
18 Feb 06+34d Gowran Park T.M.Byrne & Sons Auctioneers Handicap Hurdle (81-123) 20f · Soft · 17 ran 5/17 6 11-1 111101C Barry Geraghty 10/1
15 Jan 06+57d Leopardstown Pertemps Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier) 24f · Heavy · 25 ran 13/25 ¾ 9-9 11291C S M McGovern 20/1
19 Nov 05+20d Haydock Drink J.W. Lees Bitter Jump V Flat Jockeys Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran UR/12 — 11-0 116— Barry Geraghty 6/1
30 Oct 05+31d Galway City Tribune Handicap Hurdle (Listed) 16f · Soft · 9 ran 3/9 1 10-12 112113C Barry Geraghty 5/1
29 Sep 05+144d Thurles October Race 16f · Good · 14 ran 9/14 3 9-5 —58C Niall P Madden 10/1
08 May 05+12d Killarney Killarney Grand Hotel Handicap Hurdle (81-116) 20f · Yielding · 18 ran PU/18 — 11-9 113— Barry Geraghty 4/1
26 Apr 05+28d Punchestown Tote Ireland 75th Anniversary Handicap Hurdle (Listed) 20f · Soft · 25 ran F/25 — 10-2 113— Timmy Murphy 12/1
29 Mar 05+79d Fairyhouse Menolly Homes Handicap Hurdle 16f · Soft · 16 ran F/16 — 10-3 113— D J Casey 15/2
09 Jan 05 Leopardstown Pierse Hurdle 16f · Soft To Heavy · 21 ran F/21 — 9-5 118— John Allen 7/1

Quick answers

How many races has Emotional Article (IRE) won?
Emotional Article (IRE) won 6 of 49 archived starts between 2005 and 2011, a strike rate of 12.2%. Placed 20 times in total (40.8% of starts).
Who trained Emotional Article (IRE)?
Emotional Article (IRE) was trained by Belinda Clarke on the most recent run on record, at Ludlow on 21 April 2011.
Who is Emotional Article (IRE)'s sire?
Emotional Article (IRE) is by Definite Article (GB) out of Cairo Lady (IRE), whose sire is Persian Bold.
What going does Emotional Article (IRE) prefer?
Emotional Article (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 9 starts (22.2%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Emotional Article (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 115, from the run on 21 April 2011. The highest on record is 140.
What is Emotional Article (IRE)'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 Emotional Article (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Cairo Lady (IRE), Emotional Article (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2005. 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.