Expensive Art (IRE)
Expensive Art (IRE) is 5 from 19. Won last time out at Lingfield (AW) (Class 4). All 5 wins have come over 6f – 7f. Last raced off a career-high mark of 80.
- 5–19Wins / Runs
- 26.3%Strike rate
- 11 (57.9%)Placed
- +4.08£1 level staken=19 at SP
- 1.03Fair A/E n=18 · 1.09 incl. margin
- 80Highest OR
- 27dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 12,754 runs since Jan 2008 (988 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 8.4% from 477. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.8% from 230.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 141 | 22 | 15.6% | +2.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2,367 | 353 | 14.9% | +1.6 | 1 from 6 |
| Good | 2,866 | 382 | 13.3% | 0 | 1 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 1,378 | 135 | 9.8% | −3.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,618 | 172 | 10.6% | −2.7 | — |
| Heavy | 477 | 40 | 8.4% | −4.9 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3,905 | 588 | 15.1% | +1.8 | 3 from 10 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 245 | 31 | 12.7% | −0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 2,817 | 357 | 12.7% | −0.6 | 5 from 18 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,292 | 455 | 13.8% | +0.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3,812 | 544 | 14.3% | +1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,699 | 224 | 13.2% | −0.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 629 | 61 | 9.7% | −3.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 230 | 18 | 7.8% | −5.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 30 | 3 | 10% | −3.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Alfie Tupper (IRE) (7 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Alfie Tupper (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfie Tupper (IRE) | 42 | 7 | 7f–1m2f | Class 5 |
| Nut Hand (IRE) | 11 | 0 | — | — |
| Xaravella (IRE) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| Sputnik One (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 10 | 3 | 30% | +3.25 |
| Good to Firm | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.67 |
| Good | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 11 | 3 | 27% | +1.25 |
| Class 4 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +4.83 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lingfield (AW) | 5 | 2 | 40% | +5.25 |
| Kempton (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Catterick | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
| Yarmouth | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.33 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Folkestone | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brighton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 18 | 5 | 28% | +5.08 |
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Callan | 3 | 2 | 67% | +4.33 |
| Hayley Turner | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.50 |
| Jamie Spencer | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kirsty Milczarek | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| William Buick | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.75 |
| Ryan Moore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Graham Gibbons | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oscar Urbina | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chris Catlin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Micky Fenton | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Bradley Roper | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Seb Sanders | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 9 | 3 | 33% | +4.83 |
| 2007 | 10 | 2 | 20% | −0.75 |
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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Aug 08+11d | Lingfield (AW) | Gopher Handicap | 1/10 | 9-2 | 80 | 87A | Hayley Turner | 11/2 | |
| 01 Aug 08+8d | Newmarket | GL Events Handicap | 4/10 | dht | 9-1 | 78 | 77A | Hayley Turner | 14/1 |
| 24 Jul 08+22d | Kempton (AW) | Enjoy The Guinness Next Wednesday Handicap | 2/11 | 1¼ | 9-5 | 78 | 98A | Ryan Moore | 8/1 |
| 02 Jul 08+39d | Catterick | Telephone 01748 810165 For Raceday Hospitality Handicap | 5/7 | nk | 9-13 | 79 | 73A | Graham Gibbons | 11/2 |
| 24 May 08+12d | Catterick | Bet totepool On All Irish Racing Handicap | 8/8 | 2¼ | 8-13 | 78 | 57A | Oscar Urbina | 10/3 |
| 12 May 08+7d | Yarmouth | Digibet Handicap | 1/5 | 9-2 | 76 | 84B | Neil Callan | 10/3 | |
| 05 May 08+16d | Kempton (AW) | Family Day Fillies' Handicap | 2/4 | hd | 8-13 | 76 | 72B | Neil Callan | 4/6F |
| 19 Apr 08+9d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Five Profitable Years At equineinvestments.co.uk Handicap | 1/7 | 9-4 | 68 | 100A | Neil Callan | 2/1F | |
| 10 Apr 08+138d | Kempton (AW) | Digibet Fillies' Handicap | 2/5 | nk | 9-2 | 68 | 83B | Jamie Spencer | 4/5F |
| 24 Nov 07+12d | Lingfield (AW) | Play Casino At ladbrokes.com Stakes (Listed) | 9/9 | 1 | 8-11 | 68 | 65C | Chris Catlin | 33/1 |
| 12 Nov 07+13d | Lingfield (AW) | lingfieldpark.co.Uk Handicap | 3/9 | 1 | 8-10 | 67 | 73C | Richard Hughes | 7/1 |
| 30 Oct 07+42d | Catterick | Go Racing At Wetherby This Friday Handicap | 1/9 | 8-7 | 63 | 73C | Micky Fenton | 9/2 | |
| 18 Sep 07+41d | Lingfield (AW) | Betfair Apprentice Handicap | 7/9 | 1½ | 8-6 | 59 | 61C | Bradley Roper | 4/1 |
| 08 Aug 07+13d | Yarmouth | Banham Poultry Handicap | 5/8 | 1 | 8-5 | 65 | 49C | Kirsty Milczarek | 11/4 |
| 26 Jul 07+8d | Folkestone | folkestone-racecourse.co.uk Apprentice Handicap | 2/8 | 3 | 8-12 | 57 | 81C | Kirsty Milczarek | 11/8F |
| 18 Jul 07+64d | Lingfield (AW) | Rydon Group Handicap (AW) | 1/9 | 8-0 | 57 | 67C | William Buick | 11/4F | |
| 15 May 07+13d | Brighton | friday-ad.co.uk Maiden Stakes | 4/8 | 1½ | 8-4 | — | 64C | William Buick | 12/1 |
| 02 May 07+10d | Nottingham | Racing Uk On Channel 432 Maiden Stakes | 3/13 | 2 | 8-12 | — | 73C | Seb Sanders | 10/1 |
| 22 Apr 07 | Southwell (AW) | Play Golf Come Racing Maiden Fillies' Stakes | 2/11 | 6 | 8-12 | — | 67C | Jamie Spencer | 11/10F |
Quick answers
- How many races has Expensive Art (IRE) won?
- Expensive Art (IRE) won 5 of 19 archived starts between 2007 and 2008, a strike rate of 26.3%. Placed 11 times in total (57.9% of starts).
- Who trained Expensive Art (IRE)?
- Expensive Art (IRE) was trained by Simon Callaghan on the most recent run on record, at Lingfield (AW) on 12 August 2008.
- Who is Expensive Art (IRE)'s sire?
- Expensive Art (IRE) is by Cape Cross (IRE) out of Walnut Lady (GB), whose sire is Forzando.
- What going does Expensive Art (IRE) prefer?
- Expensive Art (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 3 wins from 10 starts (30%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Expensive Art (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 80, from the run on 12 August 2008. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Expensive Art (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Cape Cross (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 12,754 runs since Jan 2008 (988 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 8.4% from 477. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.8% from 230.
- Who are Expensive Art (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Walnut Lady (GB), Expensive Art (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Alfie Tupper (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Alfie Tupper (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.