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Horse profile

Farewell To Arms (IRE)

3yo colt · Trainer Charles O'Brien · Owner Mrs T Obrien
by Sioux Nation (USA) out of Beacon of Hope (IRE) (Barathea)
3 runs · 3 courses · from Sep 2025
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 8 Jul 2026 · 15th of 15
KTB Profile

Farewell To Arms is a colt by Sioux Nation out of a Barathea mare who has been unplaced in all three starts on turf. He made his debut at Gowran Park in Sep 2025 and has since raced at Leopardstown and Fairyhouse without placing. His last run at Fairyhouse in Jul 2026 saw him finish 15 of 15 in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden after being held up. He has raced over 6f to 1m1f on good and heavy ground.

Based on 3 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs since Sep 2025 · updated 8 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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. What this means →

Flat 3 figures · best 70C · median 67
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good270C51.52 runs · 70 / 51.5
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f270C68.51 run · —
6f – 7f1——1 run · —

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 57C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fairyhouse, 8 Jul 2026

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 3 figures · best 57C · median 50
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good257C53.52 runs · 57 / 53.5
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f250A49.51 run · —
6f – 7f1——1 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 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 from 3 analysed runs since Sep 2025

  • Held up 3 (100%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Sioux Nation (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.3% of 2,917 runs since Mar 2022 (363 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 17.2% from 425. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16.1% from 583. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.7% from 190.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm400%−12.3—
Good to Firm4257317.2%+4.9—
Good7387810.6%−1.70 from 2
Good to Soft2943110.5%−1.8—
Soft3914912.5%+0.2—
Heavy1131412.4%+0.10 from 1
Standard (AW)95211412%−0.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f5839416.1%+3.8—
6f – 7f1,59220212.7%+0.40 from 1
1m – 1m1f535539.9%−2.40 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f19094.7%−7.6—
1m5f – 2m1100%−12.3—
2m1f – 2m4f6116.7%+4.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2022 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Beacon of Hope (IRE) (Barathea)

6 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Lord Riddiford (IRE) (12 wins).

The wins came over 5f–7f; the highest grade won is Listed (Lord Riddiford (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Lord Riddiford (IRE)67125fListed
Mister Freeze (IRE)4936f–7fClass 6
Hope Probe (IRE)2525f–7fClass 5
Red Beacon (IRE)160——
Lady Rowah (IRE)20——
Montana Gold (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ronan Whelan 1 0 0% −1.00
Declan McDonogh 1 0 0% −1.00
Shane Foley 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 0 0% −2.00
2025 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt SpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 2 runs
08 Jul 26+54d Fairyhouse Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden 7f · Good · 15 ran held up at the back throughout - did not get involved 15/15 1 9-8 33C57C Ronan Whelan 200/1
15 May 26+237d Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden 1m · Good · 15 ran Settled in the tail of the field - made no impression - well held at the finish 13/15 1 9-8 70C50A Declan McDonogh 125/1
2025 · 1 run
20 Sep 25 Gowran Park Irish EBF (C & G) Maiden (Smullen Series) 1m · Heavy · 9 ran Slow to break - held up towards the back - made little impression - finished well beaten in 8th 8/9 8½ 9-5 67C49C Shane Foley 100/1

Quick answers

How many races has Farewell To Arms won?
Farewell To Arms (IRE) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts between 2025 and 2026.
Who trains Farewell To Arms?
Farewell To Arms (IRE) is trained by Charles O'Brien, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 8 July 2026.
Who is Farewell To Arms's sire?
Farewell To Arms (IRE) is by Sioux Nation (USA) out of Beacon of Hope (IRE), whose sire is Barathea.
What is Farewell To Arms's sire's record?
Sioux Nation (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.3% of 2,917 runs since Mar 2022 (363 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 17.2% from 425. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16.1% from 583. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.7% from 190.
Who are Farewell To Arms's siblings?
Out of Beacon of Hope (IRE), Farewell To Arms (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Lord Riddiford (IRE) (12). Highest grade won: Listed (Lord Riddiford (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–7f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from September 2025. 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.