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Horse profile

Simenon (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2016) · Last trainer W P Mullins · Last owner Wicklow Bloodstock Ireland Ltd
by Marju (IRE) out of Epistoliere (IRE) (Alzao)
47 runs · 18 courses · from Jun 2009
As at 14 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 Nov 2016 — 3,615 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2016 · 5th of 5 9 wins · 5 courses Last raced off OR 145
KTB Profile

Simenon (IRE) is 9 from 47, including a Grade 3 win. The biggest win we hold: the Kevin Mcmanus Bookmaker Grimes Hurdle at Tipperary (Jul 2014). Hasn't won since Aug 2016. All 4 starts at Cork have ended in wins.

Based on 47 archived runs · updated 14 Oct 2026
Official rating145↓ 2lb off peak
145 95–147

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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.

Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 140B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cork, 1 Aug 2016 Official rating 145 at the last jumps run, 20 Nov 2016

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 81A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ascot, 17 Oct 2015 Official rating 101 at the last flat run, 20 Aug 2016

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.

Jumps 13 figures · best 157A · median 129
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Heavy6152A128—
Good5157A135—
Soft2140B126—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m7157A129—
2m5f – 3m3140B112—
2m1f – 2m4f3135B129—
Flat 33 figures · best 104A · median 84
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Good to Soft1196A85—
Good10104A83—
Good to Firm998A88—
Soft394A79—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m1394A82—
2m1f – 2m4f898A92—
1m2f – 1m4f596A84—
6f – 7f3104A86—
2m5f – 3m291A83—
1m – 1m1f290A85—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 46 figures from 46 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
Marju (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 3,553 runs since Jan 2008 (286 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm51917.6%+7.4—
Good to Firm6236510.4%+0.20 from 9
Good861809.3%−0.94 from 16
Good to Soft383369.4%−0.83 from 11
Soft4895310.8%+0.61 from 5
Heavy176148%−2.21 from 6
Standard (AW)97010510.8%+0.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1461711.6%+1.4—
6f – 7f858657.6%−2.61 from 3
1m – 1m1f7017510.7%+0.51 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f78710213%+2.80 from 5
1m5f – 2m651649.8%−0.43 from 20
2m1f – 2m4f335329.6%−0.62 from 12
2m5f – 3m6469.4%−0.82 from 5
Over 3m1119.1%−1.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Epistoliere (IRE) (Alzao)

10 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Smiley Bagel (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 7f–2m5f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Right To Rule (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Smiley Bagel (IRE)3761m2f–1m4fClass 5
Vivacious Vivienne (IRE)2551m2f–1m4½f—
Right To Rule (IRE)2431m2f–2m5fClass 4
Affina (IRE)1027fClass 4
Kyurem (IRE)1311m—
But I Wont Do That (IRE)30——
Mary Montagu (IRE)20——
Countess Dash (IRE)10——
Fulbright Scholar (IRE)60——
Mots Croises (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 16 4 25% −2.19
Good to Soft 11 3 27% +4.37
Good to Firm 9 0 0% −9.00
Heavy 6 1 17% −4.33
Soft 5 1 20% −3.60

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 20 0 0% −20.00
Class 2 9 2 22% +3.75
Class 4 3 2 67% +6.62

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ascot 9 2 22% +3.75
Punchestown 5 0 0% −5.00
York 5 0 0% −5.00
Cork 4 4 100% +3.97
Goodwood 4 0 0% −4.00
Newmarket 4 1 25% +3.00
Doncaster 3 0 0% −3.00
Sandown 3 0 0% −3.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Longchamp (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 1 100% +0.91
Chester 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 1 100% +1.62

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 20 3 15% −14.52
2m1f – 2m4f 12 2 17% +0.00
2m5f – 3m 5 2 40% +0.15
1m2f – 1m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
6f – 7f 3 1 33% +4.00
1m – 1m1f 2 1 50% +0.62

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Liam Keniry 9 2 22% +0.62
R Walsh 7 4 57% +0.97
Ryan Moore 5 2 40% +7.75
Paul Townend 4 1 25% −2.09
Frankie Dettori 3 0 0% −3.00
Johnny Murtagh 3 0 0% −3.00
Jimmy Fortune 3 0 0% −3.00
James Doyle 2 0 0% −2.00
Pat Smullen 2 0 0% −2.00
David Probert 2 0 0% −2.00
David Mullins 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr P W Mullins 1 0 0% −1.00
Martin Harley 1 0 0% −1.00
William Buick 1 0 0% −1.00
Jamie Spencer 1 0 0% −1.00
D J Casey 1 0 0% −1.00
Neil Chalmers 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 43 9 21% −10.75
Hood 4 0 0% −4.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 6 2 33% −1.60
2015 7 0 0% −7.00
2014 3 1 33% −1.09
2013 3 0 0% −3.00
2012 12 4 33% +4.32
2011 4 0 0% −4.00
2010 7 0 0% −7.00
2009 5 2 40% +4.62

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 34 4 12% −11.63
Hurdle 13 5 38% −3.12

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
20 Nov 16+83d Punchestown Stanjames.com Morgiana Hurdle (grade 1) 16f · Soft · 5 ran 5/5 32 11-10 14586C112C David Mullins 33/1
29 Aug 16+9d Roscommon Budweiser Hurdle 24.5f · Good · 4 ran 4/4 21 11-10 147—111C R Walsh 2/1
20 Aug 16+19d Killarney Ml Lynch Civil Engineering (Q.R.) Race 17f · Yielding · 9 ran 4/9 9 11-7 101—71C Mr P W Mullins 2/7F
01 Aug 16+24d Cork Joe Walsh Memorial Hurdle 24f · Yielding · 4 ran 1/4 11-10 147—140B R Walsh 2/5F
08 Jul 16+20d Cork Family Day Out August 1st Hurdle 20f · Good · 6 ran 1/6 11-0 145—135B R Walsh 2/1
18 Jun 16+245d Ascot Queen Alexandra Stakes (Conditions Race) Class 2 · 21.5f · Good To Soft · 18 ran 15/18 4 9-2 102—75C Martin Harley 16/1
17 Oct 15+13d Ascot Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup (Group 2) Class 1 · 16f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 11/13 1½ 9-7 110—81A William Buick 33/1
04 Oct 15+23d Longchamp (FR) Qatar Prix du Cadran (4yo+) (Turf) 20f · Good · 10 ran 7/10 ½ 9-2 ——— Frankie Dettori 12/1
11 Sep 15+21d Doncaster Socialites E-Cigarettes Expert Doncaster Cup (British Champions Series) (Group 2) Class 1 · 18f · Good · 11 ran 5/11 2¼ 9-3 110—84A James Doyle 14/1
21 Aug 15+22d York Weatherbys Hamilton Lonsdale Cup (British Champions Series) (Group 2) Class 1 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 8/8 6 9-3 110—75C Pat Smullen 16/1
30 Jul 15+42d Goodwood Qatar Goodwood Cup (British Champions Series) Class 1 · 16f · Good · 11 ran 8/11 5 9-8 111—78A Frankie Dettori 7/1
18 Jun 15+21d Ascot Gold Cup (British Champions Series) (Group 1) Class 1 · 20f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 4/12 ½ 9-2 110—91A James Doyle 14/1
28 May 15+320d Sandown Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Trusts Henry II Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 16f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 5/7 ½ 9-2 111—82A Ryan Moore 7/1
12 Jul 14+23d Tipperary Kevin Mcmanus Bookmaker Grimes Hurdle (grade 3) 16f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 11-0 147—146A Paul Townend 10/11F
19 Jun 14+50d Ascot Gold Cup (British Champions Series) (Group 1) Class 1 · 20f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 4/13 nk 9-2 111—93A Frankie Dettori 14/1
30 Apr 14+250d Ascot Longines Sagaro Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 16f · Soft · 7 ran 6/7 9 9-2 111—79C Ryan Moore 5/1
23 Aug 13+64d York Weatherbys Hamilton Insurance Lonsdale Cup (British Champions Series) (Group 2) Class 1 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 2/7 hd 9-3 115—91A Johnny Murtagh 15/8F
20 Jun 13+43d Ascot Gold Cup (British Champions Series) (Group 1) Class 1 · 20f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 2/14 nk 9-2 108—93A Johnny Murtagh 5/1
08 May 13+128d Chester StanJames.com Chester Cup (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 18.5f · Good To Firm · 17 ran 4/17 ½ 9-10 107—98A Johnny Murtagh 16/1
31 Dec 12+44d Punchestown Follow Punchestown On Facebook Hurdle 20f · Heavy · 6 ran 5/6 5½ 11-12 147—129C R Walsh 7/1
17 Nov 12+63d Punchestown Punchestown Annual Membership From 95 Hurdle 22f · Heavy · 6 ran 4/6 25 11-4 147—112C Paul Townend 1/3F
15 Sep 12+21d Curragh Gain Horse Feeds Irish St. Leger (Group 1) 14f · Yielding · 9 ran 5/9 1¾ 9-11 107—94A Pat Smullen 16/1
25 Aug 12+23d York Weatherbys Insurance Lonsdale Cup (British Champions Series) (Group 2) Class 1 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 5/11 2¼ 9-1 107—85A Jamie Spencer 12/1
02 Aug 12+40d Goodwood Artemis Goodwood Cup (British Champions Series) (Group 2) Class 1 · 16f · Good · 10 ran 6/10 ¾ 9-7 106—85A Ryan Moore 4/1
23 Jun 12+4d Ascot Queen Alexandra Stakes (Conditions Race) Class 2 · 21.5f · Good To Soft · 18 ran 1/18 9-2 95—91A Ryan Moore 11/4F
19 Jun 12+25d Ascot Ascot Stakes (Handicap) Class 2 · 20f · Good To Soft · 20 ran 1/20 9-10 95—95A Ryan Moore 8/1
25 May 12+31d Cork Friday Evening Racing Hurdle 16f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 11-8 140—157A R Walsh 9/10F
24 Apr 12+42d Punchestown Evening Herald Champion Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) 16f · Soft To Heavy · 5 ran 3/5 7 11-12 136—129B Paul Townend 16/1
13 Mar 12+37d Cheltenham William Hill Supreme Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) Class 1 · 16.5f · Good · 19 ran 19/19 1 11-7 138—105C D J Casey 50/1
05 Feb 12+34d Punchestown Racing Uk Moscow Flyer Novice Hurdle (grade 2) 16f · Heavy · 6 ran 2/6 9 11-1 ——127B R Walsh 11/4
02 Jan 12+30d Cork Mccarthy Insurance Group 60th Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 9 ran 1/9 11-12 ——152A R Walsh 4/6F
03 Dec 11+161d Fairyhouse Fairyhouse Premier Jump Weekend Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) 18f · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran 5/16 ½ 11-9 ——119A Paul Townend 9/4F
25 Jun 11+35d Newcastle John Smith's Northumberland Plate (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 16f · Good To Soft · 19 ran 14/19 2½ 9-1 98—75C Liam Keniry 12/1
21 May 11+21d York Stowe Family Law LLP Grand Cup (Listed) Class 1 · 14f · Good · 8 ran 5/8 3½ 9-0 97—77A Jimmy Fortune 5/1
30 Apr 11+175d Goodwood totescoop6 Handicap Class 2 · 14f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 3/10 2¼ 9-3 97—88A David Probert 3/1F
06 Nov 10+49d Doncaster totesport.com November Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 12f · Good To Soft · 22 ran 3/22 nk 8-5 95—96A David Probert 12/1
18 Sep 10+32d Newmarket Investec Cesarewitch Trial Handicap Class 2 · 18f · Good · 14 ran 8/14 1½ 8-6 95—75A Liam Keniry 16/1
17 Aug 10+40d York sportingbet.com Great Voltigeur Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 · 12f · Good · 10 ran 6/10 ¾ 8-12 95—78C Jimmy Fortune 100/1
08 Jul 10+33d Newmarket Bahrain Trophy (Group 3) Class 1 · 13f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 4/7 1 9-0 100—83A Jimmy Fortune 25/1
05 Jun 10+17d Doncaster Sportingbet.com Conditions Stakes Class 2 · 10f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 4/5 3¾ 8-12 97—75B Liam Keniry 7/2
19 May 10+26d Goodwood bluesquare.com Cocked Hat Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 11f · Good · 9 ran 4/9 2¾ 9-0 97—86A Liam Keniry 12/1
23 Apr 10+195d Sandown bet365 Classic Trial (Group 3) Class 1 · 10f · Good · 6 ran 2/6 5 9-0 101—84B Liam Keniry 10/1
10 Oct 09+23d Ascot Jaguar All-New XJ Autumn Stakes (Group 3) (Round) Class 1 · 8f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 3/8 4½ 9-0 101—80A Liam Keniry 9/2
17 Sep 09+26d Ayr E.B.F. Novice Stakes Class 4 · 8f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 1/8 9-5 98—90A Liam Keniry 13/8F
22 Aug 09+28d Sandown Variety Club Children's Charity Solario Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 7f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 5/8 1 9-0 ——86A Liam Keniry 9/2
25 Jul 09+28d Newmarket NSPCC E.B.F. Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 7f · Good · 17 ran 1/17 9-3 ——104A Liam Keniry 6/1
27 Jun 09 Newmarket Desi Dillingham Birthday Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 7f · Good · 11 ran 3/11 3 9-3 ——82A Neil Chalmers 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Simenon (IRE) won?
Simenon (IRE) won 9 of 47 archived starts between 2009 and 2016, a strike rate of 19.1%. Placed 18 times in total (38.3% of starts).
Who trained Simenon (IRE)?
Simenon (IRE) was trained by W P Mullins on the most recent run on record, at Punchestown on 20 November 2016.
Who is Simenon (IRE)'s sire?
Simenon (IRE) is by Marju (IRE) out of Epistoliere (IRE), whose sire is Alzao.
What going does Simenon (IRE) prefer?
Simenon (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 3 wins from 11 starts (27.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Simenon (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 145, from the run on 20 November 2016. The highest on record is 147.
What is Simenon (IRE)'s sire's record?
Marju (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 3,553 runs since Jan 2008 (286 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Simenon (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Epistoliere (IRE), Simenon (IRE) has 10 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Smiley Bagel (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Right To Rule (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–2m5f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2009. 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.