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Horse profile

Poems For Lara (IRE)

5yo mare (at last run, Jan 2007) · Last trainer Ian Duncan · Last owner Dr Stephen Sinclair
by Shaamit (IRE) out of Knockcairn Express (IRE) (Lafontaine I)
6 runs · 4 courses · from Jun 2006
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 5 Jan 2007 — 7,244 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2007
KTB Profile

Poems For Lara (IRE) is yet to win from 6 starts.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

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 84C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Down Royal, 25 Jun 2006

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 →

Jumps 4 figures · best 84C · median 73.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Heavy1———
Good1———
Firm1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m484C73.5—

Of 6 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 6 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
Shaamit (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 0% of 26 runs since Jan 2008 (5 horses). A small sample.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm700%00 from 1
Good700%00 from 3
Good to Soft300%0—
Soft600%0—
Heavy300%00 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m1600%00 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f700%00 from 1
2m5f – 3m300%0—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Knockcairn Express (IRE) (Lafontaine I)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Knockcairn (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Musselburgh 2 0 0% −2.00
Down Royal 2 0 0% −2.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Anthony Ross 1 0 0% −1.00
Graham Lee 1 0 0% −1.00
Brian O'Connell 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr P Roche 1 0 0% −1.00
Ms N Carberry 1 0 0% −1.00
Paddy Merrigan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 4 0 0% −4.00
None 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 1 0 0% −1.00
2006 5 0 0% −5.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
NH Flat 4 0 0% −4.00
Hurdle 2 0 0% −2.00

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 KTB Jockey SP
2007 · 1 run
05 Jan 07+26d Musselburgh Tom Mcconnell / Country Refreshments Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 1m7½f · Good · 12 ran PU/12 — 10-12 — Anthony Ross 100/1
2006 · 5 runs
10 Dec 06+50d Musselburgh Sportsmasters Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 2m3½f · Good · 14 ran PU/14 — 10-7 — Graham Lee 66/1
21 Oct 06+50d Fairyhouse New Course At Fairyhouse (Mares) INH Flat Race 2m · Soft To Heavy · 15 ran 15/15 18 10-11 71C Brian O'Connell 25/1
01 Sep 06+68d Down Royal Www.downroyal.com Inh Flat Race 2m · Good · 16 ran 15/16 29 10-13 76C Mr P Roche 20/1
25 Jun 06+14d Down Royal Club Ginger Ale (pro-am) Inh Flat Race 2m · Firm · 9 ran 5/9 10 10-8 84C Ms N Carberry 10/1
11 Jun 06 Perth Gig Night August 1st Standard NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m½f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 5/13 4 9-13 63C Paddy Merrigan 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Poems For Lara won?
Poems For Lara (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2006 and 2007.
Who trained Poems For Lara?
Poems For Lara (IRE) was trained by Ian Duncan on the most recent run on record, at Musselburgh on 5 January 2007.
Who is Poems For Lara's sire?
Poems For Lara (IRE) is by Shaamit (IRE) out of Knockcairn Express (IRE), whose sire is Lafontaine I.
What is Poems For Lara's sire's record?
Shaamit (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 0% of 26 runs since Jan 2008 (5 horses), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.
Who are Poems For Lara's siblings?
Out of Knockcairn Express (IRE), Poems For Lara (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from June 2006. 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.