Hippology (GB)
Hippology is a gelding by Study Of Man out of a Pivotal mare who is yet to win from four starts on turf. He has raced at trips from 1m to 1m4f on good, good to soft, soft and heavy ground without placing. His last run, at Fairyhouse in Jul 2026, saw him finish 14 of 14 in the GAIN The Advantage Series Handicap off an official rating of 66. He has contested two races at Navan, one at Fairyhouse and one at Gowran Park.
- 0–4Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −4.00£1 level staken=4 at SP
- 66Highest OR
- 89dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed —
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 68C | 56 | 2 runs · 68 / 56.5 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 3 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 4 analysed runs since Oct 2025
- Held up 3 (75%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (25%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 1,162 runs since Jan 2008 (147 horses).
Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 19.5% from 128. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 9.6% from 249.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 3 | 2 | 66.7% | +52.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 182 | 28 | 15.4% | +0.9 | — |
| Good | 276 | 43 | 15.6% | +1.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 143 | 22 | 15.4% | +0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 139 | 23 | 16.5% | +2 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 46 | 4 | 8.7% | −5.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 373 | 47 | 12.6% | −1.9 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 18 | 3 | 16.7% | +2.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 249 | 24 | 9.6% | −4.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 331 | 51 | 15.4% | +0.9 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 399 | 58 | 14.5% | 0 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 128 | 25 | 19.5% | +5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 31 | 8 | 25.8% | +11.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 6 | 0 | 0% | −14.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Kiritimati Island (GB) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Kiritimati Island (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiritimati Island (GB) | 11 | 1 | 1m | Class 6 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 01 Jul 26+57d | Fairyhouse | GAIN The Advantage Series Handicap Held up at the back - no impression made - well held throughout | 14/14 | 2¾ | 9-10 | 66 | 68C | 45C | Declan McDonogh | 8/1 |
| 05 May 26+36d | Gowran Park | Thomastown Maiden Sluggish start - settled at the back - well adrift by halfway - driven approaching 2f out but made no headway thereafter | 16/16 | 4½ | 9-8 | — | 45C | 53C | Declan McDonogh | 10/1 |
| 30 Mar 26+173d | Navan | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden (Smullen Series) Sat close to front group early - 6th at halfway - asked for effort 3f out - moved left approaching 2f out - couldn't find response under pressure - dropped to 8th final furlong and held to the line | 10/13 | 1½ | 9-8 | — | 86C | 58A | Declan McDonogh | 13/8F |
| 2025 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 08 Oct 25 | Navan | Navan Racecourse Welcomes Our Local Community Maiden Held up towards the back - asked for effort and made progress approaching final 2f while 8th with a furlong left - finished strongly late to close but never landed in time | 5/13 | ¾ | 9-7 | — | 56C | 81A | Declan McDonogh | 10/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Hippology won?
- Hippology (GB) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts between 2025 and 2026.
- Who trains Hippology?
- Hippology (GB) is trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 1 July 2026.
- Who is Hippology's sire?
- Hippology (GB) is by Study Of Man (IRE) out of Camposanto (GB), whose sire is Pivotal.
- What is Hippology's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 66, from the run on 1 July 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Hippology's sire's record?
- Study Of Man (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 1,162 runs since Jan 2008 (147 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 19.5% from 128. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 9.6% from 249.
- Who are Hippology's siblings?
- Out of Camposanto (GB), Hippology (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Kiritimati Island (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Kiritimati Island (GB)). The wins came over 1m. As at Oct 2026.