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Horse profile

Preferred Lies (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2011) · Last trainer Anabel K Murphy · Last owner Mrs L Field A Murphy
by Definite Article (GB) out of Knocktartan (IRE) (King's Ride)
3 runs · 3 courses · from Feb 2011
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Nov 2011 — 5,443 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2011 · 7th of 9
KTB Profile

Preferred Lies (IRE) is yet to win from 3 starts.

Based on 3 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 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 106A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Market Rasen, 20 Feb 2011

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 →

Jumps 3 figures · best 106A · median 100
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good to Soft2106A103—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m2106A98.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

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

Progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 5,617 runs since Jan 2008 (527 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.1% from 138. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.3% from 211.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm26519.2%+8.7—
Good to Firm5316913%+2.5—
Good2,03122411%+0.50 from 1
Good to Soft8358910.7%+0.20 from 2
Soft1,3771228.9%−1.6—
Heavy6797410.9%+0.4—
Standard (AW)13875.1%−5.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f11218.2%+7.7—
1m – 1m1f49510.2%−0.3—
1m2f – 1m4f21194.3%−6.2—
1m5f – 2m1,81118510.2%−0.30 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1,90020410.7%+0.20 from 1
2m5f – 3m1,34915611.6%+1.1—
Over 3m2862910.1%−0.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Knocktartan (IRE) (King's Ride)

7 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Minellacelebration (IRE) (11 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m2f; the highest grade won is Listed (Minellacelebration (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Minellacelebration (IRE)47112m5f–3m2fListed
Dreams Of Home (IRE)2562m–2m1fClass 3
Pay The King (IRE)2422m–2m4fClass 4
Knockturnal (IRE)80——
Jessie Gwendoline (IRE)20——
Seb's Sister (IRE)50——
Cobblers Hall (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Towcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tom Scudamore 2 0 0% −2.00
Wayne Hutchinson 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00
Hurdle 1 0 0% −1.00

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
26 Nov 11+243d Bangor-on-Dee bangorondeeraces.co.uk Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 7/9 53 10-12 100C Wayne Hutchinson 100/1
28 Mar 11+36d Towcester gg.com Alerts Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Good · 13 ran 12/13 57 11-3 91C Tom Scudamore 33/1
20 Feb 11 Market Rasen Racing UK Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 6/16 2¼ 11-4 106A Tom Scudamore 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Preferred Lies (IRE) won?
Preferred Lies (IRE) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts in 2011.
Who trained Preferred Lies (IRE)?
Preferred Lies (IRE) was trained by Anabel K Murphy on the most recent run on record, at Bangor-on-Dee on 26 November 2011.
Who is Preferred Lies (IRE)'s sire?
Preferred Lies (IRE) is by Definite Article (GB) out of Knocktartan (IRE), whose sire is King's Ride.
What is Preferred Lies (IRE)'s sire's record?
Definite Article (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 5,617 runs since Jan 2008 (527 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.1% from 138. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.3% from 211.
Who are Preferred Lies (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Knocktartan (IRE), Preferred Lies (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Minellacelebration (IRE) (11). Highest grade won: Listed (Minellacelebration (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from February 2011. 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.