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Horse profile

Poetry Man (IRE)

12yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2007) · Last trainer J D J Davies · Last owner J D J Davies
by Phardante (FR) out of Shaping (IRE) (Deep Run)
2 runs · 2 courses · from Jun 2007
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 13 Aug 2007 — 7,024 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2007 · 6th of 13 Last raced off OR 81
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 2 archived starts between Jun 2007 and Aug 2007, the last of them as a 12yo gelding. Finished 6 of 13 at Stratford last time. By Phardante (FR), whose progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 131 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 2 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 87C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Stratford, 13 Aug 2007 Official rating 81 at the last run, 13 Aug 2007

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 2 figures · best 87C · median 61.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Firm1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m287C61.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 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
Phardante (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 131 runs since Jan 2008 (23 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−9.2—
Good to Firm29413.8%+4.60 from 1
Good48714.6%+5.40 from 1
Good to Soft2214.5%−4.7—
Soft2000%−9.2—
Heavy1000%−9.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m1300%−9.20 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f43511.6%+2.4—
2m5f – 3m52713.5%+4.3—
Over 3m2300%−9.2—

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
Shaping (IRE) (Deep Run)

8 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Open Day (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Open Day (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Open Day (IRE)1852m–2m4fClass 3
Old Si (IRE)2652m–2m4f—
San Angelo (IRE)2122m1f–2m4f—
What A Joke (IRE)140——
Inishlacken (IRE)110——
Great Banter (IRE)50——
Jas D'Esclans (IRE)10——
Tale Of A Champion (IRE)20——

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

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2007 · 2 runs
13 Aug 07+67d Stratford Loxley Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 2m½f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 6/13 7 10-7 8187C Derek Laverty 50/1
07 Jun 07 Uttoxeter shearstud.com Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m · Good · 16 ran 10/16 11 10-13 8436C Derek Laverty 40/1

Quick answers

How many races has Poetry Man won?
Poetry Man (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2007.
Who trained Poetry Man?
Poetry Man (IRE) was trained by J D J Davies on the most recent run on record, at Stratford on 13 August 2007.
Who is Poetry Man's sire?
Poetry Man (IRE) is by Phardante (FR) out of Shaping (IRE), whose sire is Deep Run.
What is Poetry Man's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 81, from the run on 13 August 2007. The highest on record is 84.
What is Poetry Man's sire's record?
Phardante (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 131 runs since Jan 2008 (23 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Poetry Man's siblings?
Out of Shaping (IRE), Poetry Man (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Open Day (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Open Day (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m4f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from June 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.