Poet Master (IRE)
Poet Master is 5 from 18 with a Group 2 success in the Romanised Minstrel Stakes at the Curragh in Jul 2024. All five wins have come over 6f – 7f on good or good to soft going. The gelding was 11 of 18 when he led in the Betmgm Challenge Cup at Ascot in Oct 2026, last raced off an official rating of 105 which was 12lb below his highest ever mark.
- 5–18Wins / Runs
- 27.8%Strike rate
- 9 (50%)Placed
- +0.26£1 level staken=18 at SP
- 1.32Fair A/E n=18 · 1.14 incl. margin
- 117Highest OR
- 70dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 117
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 | 10 | 110A | 96 | 3 runs · 109 / 94 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 111C | 93 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 124A | 120.5 | 1 run · — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 15 | 124A | 94 | 6 runs · 117 / 89 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 16 runs · as at 11 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 9 analysed runs since Sep 2024
- Led 4 (44%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 3 (33%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 2 (22%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 12,170 runs since Jan 2008 (1,102 horses).
Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 956.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 18 | 4 | 22.2% | +8.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,559 | 238 | 15.3% | +1.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 2,753 | 383 | 13.9% | +0.1 | 4 from 10 |
| Good to Soft | 1,556 | 183 | 11.8% | −2 | 1 from 2 |
| Soft | 1,871 | 252 | 13.5% | −0.3 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 715 | 84 | 11.7% | −2.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3,696 | 532 | 14.4% | +0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 476 | 71 | 14.9% | +1.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3,596 | 511 | 14.2% | +0.4 | 5 from 17 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,589 | 515 | 14.3% | +0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3,275 | 466 | 14.2% | +0.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 956 | 89 | 9.3% | −4.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 245 | 24 | 9.8% | −4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 32 | 1 | 3.1% | −10.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −13.8 | — |
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
2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
Family form: Lizzie Bennet (GB) finished 3rd of 9 at Southwell (AW), 10 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning Point (GB) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Lizzie Bennet (GB) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 10 | 4 | 40% | +2.76 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Class 2 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +6.83 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 2 | 100% | +1.93 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haydock | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.90 |
| Newmarket | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.33 |
| Longchamp (FR) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Curragh | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Doncaster | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.83 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 17 | 5 | 29% | +1.26 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam James | 13 | 5 | 38% | +5.26 |
| Clifford Lee | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Pierre-Louis Jamin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Eaves | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2024 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +3.83 |
| 2023 | 4 | 3 | 75% | +5.43 |
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 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 03 Oct 26+67d | Ascot | Betmgm Challenge Cup (Class 2 Heritage Handicap) Pulled hard early and made the running - collared 2f out under pressure - faded final furlong to finish 11th | 11/18 | nse | 9-12 | 105 | 75C | 101A | Clifford Lee | 22/1 |
| 28 Jul 26+31d | Goodwood | Hkjc World Pool Lennox Stakes (Group 2) Took strong hold in midfield - urged forward with over 2f to run - faded inside final furlong to finish 7th beaten 6.25 lengths | 7/8 | 2 | 9-6 | 107 | 58A | 88A | Clifford Lee | 14/1 |
| 27 Jun 26+21d | Newcastle (AW) | JenningsBet Chipchase Stakes (Group 3) Disputed the early pace - lost the advantage after 2f but held a forward pitch - pressure applied 2f out - dropped away inside the final furlong | 7/11 | 1½ | 9-5 | 108 | 84A | 92A | Sam James | 6/1 |
| 06 Jun 26+28d | Epsom Downs | Betfred Tattenham Corner Stakes (Group 3) Settled just behind the pace - pushed along to close in over a furlong out - stayed on through the final furlong - outpaced late to finish third | 3/8 | 2¼ | 9-2 | 109 | 117A | 103A | Sam James | 11/1 |
| 09 May 26+29d | Haydock | Pertemps Network Spring Trophy Stakes (Listed) Set the pace under pressure - driven and lost front spot just before 2f out - kept battling on - flattened out final furlong to finish 5th | 5/11 | nk | 9-10 | 112 | 94C | 98A | Sam James | 7/1 |
| 10 Apr 26+182d | Thirsk | British EBF Michael Foster Conditions Stakes Wide early - settled in the pack - made progress over 2f out - driven into second inside final furlong - challenged winner late - narrowly denied at the line | 2/8 | ½ | 9-4 | 115 | 109A | 97A | Sam James | 15/8F |
| 2025 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 10 Oct 25+26d | Newmarket | Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards Challenge Stakes (Group 2) Sat close up early - moved to dispute front 3f out - went in front approaching 2f out - driven along and closely chased inside final 2f - overtaken entering last furlong - kept up efforts to the line but no match for winner | 2/5 | 2¼ | 9-5 | 115 | 98C | 108B | Clifford Lee | 5/2 |
| 14 Sep 25+169d | Longchamp (FR) | Prix du Pin (3yo+) (New Course) (Turf) | 2/8 | ½ | 9-2 | — | — | — | Pierre-Louis Jamin | 39/10 |
| 29 Mar 25+174d | Curragh | Lester Piggott Gladness Stakes (Listed) Fast start to set pace - caught 3f from home - overtaken with 2f left - slipped to third soon after - lost ground rapidly inside final 2f - bumped mildly near the line and held up thereafter | 9/9 | ½ | 10-0 | 115 | 75A | 79A | Sam James | 13/8F |
| 2024 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 06 Oct 24+22d | Longchamp (FR) | Qatar Prix de la Foret Presente par Education Above All (3yo+) (New Course) (Turf) | 5/16 | nk | 9-2 | — | — | — | Sam James | 11/1 |
| 14 Sep 24+55d | Doncaster | Betfred Park Stakes (Group 2) Settled behind the front group pulling hard - well placed with 2f left - pressed for effort a furlong out - lost momentum close home to finish fifth | 5/9 | 1¼ | 9-9 | 117 | 91A | 105A | Tom Eaves | 11/4 |
| 21 Jul 24+71d | Curragh | Romanised Minstrel Stakes (Group 2) | 1/6 | 9-10 | 105 | 110A | 115B | Sam James | 7/2 | |
| 11 May 24+23d | Haydock | Pertemps Network Spring Trophy Stakes (Listed) | 5/6 | ½ | 9-10 | 105 | 111C | 93B | Sam James | 5/4F |
| 18 Apr 24+214d | Newmarket | Consign With The National Stud Handicap | 1/15 | 9-5 | 100 | 108C | 114A | Sam James | 10/3F | |
| 2023 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 17 Sep 23+36d | Doncaster | Betfred City Of Doncaster Handicap | 1/8 | 9-3 | 92 | 124A | 101A | Sam James | 9/2 | |
| 12 Aug 23+36d | Haydock | Betfred 'Play Fred's 5 Million' Handicap | 8/13 | 2¼ | 9-6 | 92 | 100C | 83A | Sam James | 3/1F |
| 07 Jul 23+14d | Haydock | Join Racing Tv Now Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/12 | 9-11 | — | 89B | 99A | Sam James | 11/10F | |
| 23 Jun 23 | Musselburgh | C&P Recruitment & Boogies Disco Cup Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/4 | 9-7 | — | 64C | 91B | Sam James | 5/6F | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Poet Master won?
- Poet Master (IRE) won 5 of 18 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 27.8%. Placed 9 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trains Poet Master?
- Poet Master (IRE) is trained by K. R. Burke, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 3 October 2026.
- Who is Poet Master's sire?
- Poet Master (IRE) is by Lope De Vega (IRE) out of Madeline (IRE), whose sire is Kodiac.
- What going does Poet Master prefer?
- Poet Master (IRE) has the best record on good going: 4 wins from 10 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Poet Master's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 105, from the run on 3 October 2026. The highest on record is 117.
- What is Poet Master's sire's record?
- Lope De Vega (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 12,170 runs since Jan 2008 (1,102 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 956.
- Who are Poet Master's siblings?
- Out of Madeline (IRE), Poet Master (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.