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Horse profile

Poem (IRE)

2yo filly (at last run, Nov 2012) · Last trainer Andrew Balding · Last owner Richard Wilmot Smith
by Dylan Thomas (IRE) out of Almarai (USA) (Vaguely Noble)
1 run · 1 course · from Nov 2012
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 29 Nov 2012 — 5,081 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2012 · 9th of 11
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 1 archived start in Nov 2012 as a 2yo filly. Finished 9 of 11 at Kempton (AW) last time. By Dylan Thomas (IRE), whose progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 7,491 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 1 archived run · updated 28 Oct 2026

Progeny in our archive

Produce record

As a dam, Poem (IRE) has 3 produce in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Mon Sheriffe (GB)150——
Weem (GB)10——
Stevie Smith (GB)60——

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 48A the best of the last 1 rated run · Kempton (AW), 29 Nov 2012

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · 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

Progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 7,491 runs since Jan 2008 (533 horses).

Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 17.7% from 192.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm50612%+1.5—
Good to Firm6467912.2%+1.7—
Good2,07424011.6%+1.1—
Good to Soft1,1391119.7%−0.8—
Soft1,7121549%−1.5—
Heavy6496510%−0.5—
Standard (AW)1,22013210.8%+0.30 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1923417.7%+7.2—
6f – 7f691608.7%−1.8—
1m – 1m1f1,21412510.3%−0.20 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f1,24812710.2%−0.3—
1m5f – 2m1,81218210%−0.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1,55217111%+0.5—
2m5f – 3m6466610.2%−0.3—
Over 3m1362216.2%+5.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Almarai (USA) (Vaguely Noble)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Glenstal Abbey (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 1m4f–2m4f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Glenstal Abbey (IRE)2542m1f–2m4f—
Noble Galileo (IRE)921m4f—
Lady Singspiel (IRE)90——
Dylans Princess (IRE)10——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt KTB Jockey SP
2012 · 1 run
29 Nov 12 Kempton (AW) 32RedPoker.com Maiden Auction Stakes (Div 1) Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 11 ran 9/11 nk 8-9 48A David Probert 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has Poem won?
Poem (IRE) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2012.
Who trained Poem?
Poem (IRE) was trained by Andrew Balding on the most recent run on record, at Kempton (AW) on 29 November 2012.
Who is Poem's sire?
Poem (IRE) is by Dylan Thomas (IRE) out of Almarai (USA), whose sire is Vaguely Noble.
What is Poem's sire's record?
Dylan Thomas (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 7,491 runs since Jan 2008 (533 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 17.7% from 192.
Who are Poem's siblings?
Out of Almarai (USA), Poem (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Glenstal Abbey (IRE) (4). The wins came over 1m4f–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.
Has Poem produced winners?
As a dam, Poem (IRE) has 3 produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2012. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.