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Qianlong Article (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2012) · Last trainer E J O'Grady · Last owner Simon J H Davis
by Definite Article (GB) out of Shanira (GB) (Shirley Heights)
2 runs · 2 courses · from Sep 2012
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 29 Sep 2012 — 5,142 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2012 · 14th of 23
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 2 archived starts, both in Sep 2012, the last of them as a 5yo gelding. Finished 14 of 23 at Navan last time. By Definite Article (GB), whose progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 5,617 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 2 archived runs · updated 28 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 94C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Navan, 29 Sep 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 →

Jumps 2 figures · best 94C · median 89.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft294C89.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———

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
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%+0.5—
Good to Soft8358910.7%+0.2—
Soft1,3771228.9%−1.60 from 2
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 1
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 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Shanira (GB) (Shirley Heights)

4 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Lost In The Rain (IRE)20——
Malu (IRE)30——
Mirasol (IRE)50——
No Show Jones (IRE)40——

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

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt KTB Jockey SP
2012 · 2 runs
29 Sep 12+18d Navan Navan Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 23 ran 14/23 ¾ 11-12 94C Andrew J McNamara 33/1
11 Sep 12 Galway Parkmore Maiden Hurdle 18f · Soft · 19 ran 12/19 1¼ 11-12 85A Andrew J McNamara 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Qianlong Article won?
Qianlong Article (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2012.
Who trained Qianlong Article?
Qianlong Article (IRE) was trained by E J O'Grady on the most recent run on record, at Navan on 29 September 2012.
Who is Qianlong Article's sire?
Qianlong Article (IRE) is by Definite Article (GB) out of Shanira (GB), whose sire is Shirley Heights.
What is Qianlong Article'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 Qianlong Article's siblings?
Out of Shanira (GB), Qianlong Article (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 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.