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Horse profile

L'Art du Silence (IRE)

3yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2008) · Last trainer Jim Boyle · Last owner M Khan X2
by Xaar (GB) out of Without Words (GB) (Lion Cavern)
8 runs · 6 courses · from May 2007
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 Nov 2008 — 6,554 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2008 · 10th of 12 Last raced off OR 58
KTB Profile

L'Art du Silence (IRE) is yet to win from 8 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 12 at Lingfield (AW) (Jun 2007). Last raced off 58, 16lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 16lb off peak
Official rating58↓ 16lb off peak
58 58–74

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 45C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell (AW), 4 Jul 2008 Official rating 58 at the last run, 24 Nov 2008

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 8 figures · best 63C · median 44
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)663C43—
Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
6f – 7f563C41—
Under 6f259C52—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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
Xaar (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 6.1% of 2,429 runs since Jan 2008 (218 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 10.7% from 122.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3013.3%−2.8—
Good to Firm525387.2%+1.1—
Good577305.2%−0.90 from 1
Good to Soft262135%−1.1—
Soft303155%−1.10 from 1
Heavy1221310.7%+4.6—
Standard (AW)610386.2%+0.10 from 6
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f14896.1%00 from 2
6f – 7f740496.6%+0.50 from 5
1m – 1m1f504377.3%+1.20 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f347195.5%−0.6—
1m5f – 2m373164.3%−1.8—
2m1f – 2m4f234125.1%−1—
2m5f – 3m7068.6%+2.5—
Over 3m1300%−6.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Without Words (GB) (Lion Cavern)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Go Dan Go (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Go Dan Go (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Go Dan Go (IRE)1247f–1mClass 4
Silent Treatment (IRE)1525fClass 6
Mystake (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 6 0 0% −6.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Lingfield (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Southwell (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Chelmsford (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Bath 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 5 0 0% −5.00
Under 6f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Fergus Sweeney 3 0 0% −3.00
Pat Cosgrave 2 0 0% −2.00
Eddie Ahern 2 0 0% −2.00
Martin Dwyer 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00
E/S 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 4 0 0% −4.00
2007 4 0 0% −4.00

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
2008 · 4 runs
24 Nov 08+143d Lingfield (AW) Ashurst Wood Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran 10/12 5 9-2 5841A Pat Cosgrave 6/1
04 Jul 08+37d Southwell (AW) Rosemary Heron Memorial Handicap Class 6 · 1m · Standard To Slow · 12 ran 12/12 8 9-4 6245C Pat Cosgrave 10/1
28 May 08+30d Chelmsford (AW) w20.net Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Standard · 9 ran 6/9 ½ 8-7 6345A Eddie Ahern 20/1
28 Apr 08+285d Southwell (AW) Southwell Golf Club Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran 8/11 6 9-1 6327C Fergus Sweeney 6/1
2007 · 4 runs
18 Jul 07+23d Kempton (AW) Sunrise UK's Top Asian Radio Station Nursery Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 14 ran 13/14 11 8-11 7436C Eddie Ahern 12/1
25 Jun 07+11d Windsor K & L Gates Maiden Auction Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Soft · 15 ran 13/15 2½ 8-13 —43C Martin Dwyer 7/2F
14 Jun 07+29d Lingfield (AW) Heatwave Live At lingfieldpark.co.uk Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran 3/12 ½ 9-3 —63C Fergus Sweeney 4/1
16 May 07 Bath E.B.F. And Winning Post Bookmakers Median Auction Maiden Stk Class 5 · 5f · Good · 11 ran 4/11 1¾ 9-3 —59C Fergus Sweeney 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has L'Art du Silence won?
L'Art du Silence (IRE) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2007 and 2008. Placed 1 time in total (12.5% of starts).
Who trained L'Art du Silence?
L'Art du Silence (IRE) was trained by Jim Boyle on the most recent run on record, at Lingfield (AW) on 24 November 2008.
Who is L'Art du Silence's sire?
L'Art du Silence (IRE) is by Xaar (GB) out of Without Words (GB), whose sire is Lion Cavern.
What is L'Art du Silence's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 58, from the run on 24 November 2008. The highest on record is 74.
What is L'Art du Silence's sire's record?
Xaar (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.1% of 2,429 runs since Jan 2008 (218 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 10.7% from 122.
Who are L'Art du Silence's siblings?
Out of Without Words (GB), L'Art du Silence (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Go Dan Go (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Go Dan Go (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2007. 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.