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Horse profile

Henri Matisse (IRE)

3yo colt (at last run, Sep 2025) · Last trainer A P O'Brien · Last owner Mrs J Magnierm Tabord Smithmerriebelle Irish Farm Ltd
10 runs · 5 courses · from May 2024
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Sep 2025 — 423 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2025 · 5th of 12 5 wins · Longchamp (FR), Leopardstown & Curragh Beaten favourite LTO
KTB Profile

Henri Matisse won five of ten starts on turf, including the Group 1 Emirates Poule d'Essai des Poulains at Longchamp in May 2025. In our archive the colt holds one Group 1 win, two Group 2 wins and one Group 3 win. All five wins came at 6f to 1m1f, three of them at the Curragh. He finished fifth of 12 as beaten favourite in the Qatar Prix du Moulin de Longchamp at Longchamp in Sep 2025.

Based on 10 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 4 Nov 2026
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KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 106 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Leopardstown, 30 Mar 2025

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 7 figures · best 108C · median 93
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good4108C89.5—
Good to Firm1———
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
6f – 7f5108C88—
1m – 1m1f299A96—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 110A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ascot, 17 Jun 2025 Official rating 119 at the last run, 30 Jul 2025

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 110A · median 102
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good4102A99—
Good to Firm1———
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
6f – 7f5110B102—
1m – 1m1f2110A103.5—

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 from 5 analysed runs since Aug 2024

  • Prominent 3 (60%) · 2 wins
  • Held up 2 (40%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 13% of 5,687 runs since May 2015 (790 horses).

Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16% from 162.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−13—
Good to Firm5567313.1%+0.10 from 1
Good1,30119114.7%+1.73 from 5
Good to Soft8439911.7%−1.31 from 2
Soft1,02815415%+21 from 2
Heavy3584813.4%+0.4—
Standard (AW)1,59917510.9%−2.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1622616%+3—
6f – 7f1,94430315.6%+2.64 from 6
1m – 1m1f1,91721911.4%−1.61 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f1,27915312%−1—
1m5f – 2m2823612.8%−0.2—
2m1f – 2m4f9433.2%−9.8—
2m5f – 3m900%−13—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2015 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

6 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Tenebrism (USA) (4 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m½f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Tenebrism (USA)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Tenebrism (USA)1145f–7fGroup 1
Statuette (USA)225½f–6fGroup 2
Aix La Chapelle (USA)417f—
Battle For Glory (USA)117fClass 4
Grand Deed (USA)411m½fClass 6
Literary Society (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 3 60% +2.61
Good to Soft 2 1 50% +0.50
Soft 2 1 50% +7.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Curragh 4 3 75% +9.21
Longchamp (FR) 3 1 33% +0.40
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 1 100% +1.50

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 6 4 67% +9.71
1m – 1m1f 4 1 25% −0.60

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ryan Moore 8 4 50% +2.11
Christophe Soumillon 1 0 0% −1.00
Wayne Lordan 1 1 100% +8.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 9 5 56% +10.11
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 5 2 40% +0.90
2024 5 3 60% +8.21

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2025 · 5 runs
07 Sep 25+39d Longchamp (FR) Qatar Prix du Moulin de Longchamp (3yo+) (Grande Course) (Turf) 1m · Good To Soft · 12 ran 5/12 1¼ 8-13 ——— Christophe Soumillon 11/5F
30 Jul 25+43d Goodwood Visit Qatar Sussex Stakes (Group 1) Class 1 · 1m · Good · 7 ran Sat in third early - leading duo went on 5f out - made ground under a furlong out but couldn't threaten - held in third at the line beaten two and a half lengths 3/7 2¼ 9-2 11999A97A Ryan Moore 11/2
17 Jun 25+37d Ascot St James's Palace Stakes (Group 1) (Rnd) Class 1 · 1m · Good To Firm · 7 ran Settled towards the back - made progress and shifted left approaching 2f out - jostled with a furlong to go - moved into second - kept on but unable to challenge winner 2/7 3½ 9-2 11693A110A Ryan Moore 4/1
11 May 25+42d Longchamp (FR) Emirates Poule d'Essai des Poulains (3yo Colts) (Grande Course) (Turf) 1m · Good · 16 ran 1/16 9-2 ——— Ryan Moore 12/5F
30 Mar 25+175d Leopardstown Ballylinch Stud 'Red Rocks' Stakes (Group 3) 7f · Good To Yielding · 7 ran Sat just off the front pair early - slipped back to 5th and asked for effort after 2f - urged into a modest 6th turning in - made progress into 4th with a furlong and a half left - shaken up in 3rd a furlong out and finished strongest to get up right on the line 1/7 9-8 116106A107A Ryan Moore 6/4F
2024 · 5 runs
06 Oct 24+21d Longchamp (FR) Qatar Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere (2yo Colts & Fillies) (New Course) (Turf) 7f · Soft · 9 ran 5/9 ½ 9-0 ——— Ryan Moore 13/10F
15 Sep 24+22d Curragh Goffs Vincent O'Brien National Stakes (Group 1) 7f · Good · 8 ran Slow to break - dropped to last early - 8th at halfway - made ground from 2f out - moved into 3rd over 1f out - drifted in the final 150 yards - stayed on into 2nd but just denied 2/8 ¾ 9-5 11380A102A Ryan Moore 5/6F
24 Aug 24+55d Curragh Coolmore Stud Wootton Bassett Irish European Breeders Fund Futurity Stakes (Group 2) 7f · Good · 4 ran Sat third early - urged forward inside final two furlongs - moved into second with a furlong left - drove past the front-runner close home - drifted left in the last 50 yards - won going away 1/4 9-8 —108C101B Ryan Moore 5/6F
30 Jun 24+36d Curragh GAIN Railway Stakes (Group 2) 6f · Yielding · 5 ran 1/5 9-5 —88C110B Wayne Lordan 8/1
25 May 24 Curragh Tally Ho Stud Irish European Breeders Fund (C & G) Maiden 6f · Good · 11 ran 1/11 9-5 —48A94A Ryan Moore 11/8F

Quick answers

How many races has Henri Matisse won?
Henri Matisse (IRE) won 5 of 10 archived starts between 2024 and 2025, a strike rate of 50%. Placed 7 times in total (70% of starts).
Who trained Henri Matisse?
Henri Matisse (IRE) was trained by A P O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Longchamp (FR) on 7 September 2025.
Who is Henri Matisse's sire?
Henri Matisse (IRE) is by Wootton Bassett (GB) out of Immortal Verse (IRE), whose sire is Pivotal.
What going does Henri Matisse prefer?
Henri Matisse (IRE) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 5 starts (60%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Henri Matisse's official rating?
Henri Matisse (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 119.
What is Henri Matisse's sire's record?
Wootton Bassett (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 13% of 5,687 runs since May 2015 (790 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16% from 162.
Who are Henri Matisse's siblings?
Out of Immortal Verse (IRE), Henri Matisse (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Tenebrism (USA) (4). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Tenebrism (USA)). The wins came over 5f–1m½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2024. 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.