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Study Of Words (IRE)

3yo gelding · Trainer Charlie Appleby · Owner Godolphin
by Frankel (GB) out of Discursus (GB) (Dubawi)
7 runs · 4 courses · from Sep 2025
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out 2 wins · Newmarket Last run 9 Oct 2026 · 1st of 10 Last raced off OR 94
KTB Profile

Study Of Words is a gelding by Frankel out of a Dubawi mare who has two wins from seven runs on turf. Both wins came at Newmarket over 1m2f – 1m4f on good ground, the latest in the Bet365 Old Rowley Cup Handicap Stakes in Oct 2026 when he won by a head off an official rating of 94 to record a first Group 1 win in the archive. He has never won on good to firm or soft. His last run, at Newmarket in Oct 2026, was a win.

Based on 7 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs since Sep 2025 · updated 8 Nov 2026
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KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 104 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newmarket, 9 Oct 2026

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 →

Flat 7 figures · best 104A · median 91
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good to Firm3101B983 runs · 101 / 98
Good2104A97.51 run · —
Soft242A32.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f5104A913 runs · 104 / 101
1m5f – 2m1——1 run · —
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 17 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 111A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newmarket, 9 Oct 2026 Official rating 94 at the last run, 9 Oct 2026

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 →

Flat 7 figures · best 111A · median 81
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good to Firm395B793 runs · 95 / 79
Good2111A96.51 run · —
Soft281A76.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f5111A823 runs · 111 / 95
1m5f – 2m1——1 run · —
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 17 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 7 analysed runs since Sep 2025

  • Prominent 5 (71%) · 1 win
  • Led 1 (14%) · 1 win
  • Held up 1 (14%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Frankel (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 18% of 7,544 runs since May 2016 (882 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 12.8% from 329. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.2% from 270.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm15426.7%+8.7—
Good to Firm1,28025920.2%+2.20 from 3
Good1,91536218.9%+0.92 from 2
Good to Soft1,02517517.1%−0.9—
Soft1,11916314.6%−3.40 from 2
Heavy3294212.8%−5.2—
Standard (AW)1,86135319%+1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f661116.7%−1.3—
6f – 7f1,26723718.7%+0.7—
1m – 1m1f1,98837218.7%+0.70 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f2,88554819%+12 from 5
1m5f – 2m97315115.5%−2.50 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f2703312.2%−5.8—
2m5f – 3m8467.1%−10.9—
Over 3m1100%−18—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2016 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Discursus (GB) (Dubawi)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Real Empire (GB)140——
Nano Nagle (IRE)90——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 2 100% +10.14
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 5 1 20% +6.00
Class 3 2 1 50% −0.86

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newmarket 3 2 67% +9.14
Ascot 2 0 0% −2.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 5 2 40% +7.14
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
William Buick 5 2 40% +7.14
Billy Loughnane 1 0 0% −1.00
Dougie Costello 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 2 40% +7.14
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 1 25% +7.00
2025 3 1 33% −1.86

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
2026 · 4 runs
09 Oct 26+77d Newmarket Bet365 Old Rowley Cup Handicap Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race) Class 2 · 1m4f · Good · 10 ran Went to the front early - passed after 2f - pushed along to regain advantage 3f out - strong challenge from 2f out - stayed on well inside final furlong - holding rivals at bay close home to win 1/10 9-3 94104A111A William Buick 10/1
24 Jul 26+48d Ascot Sodexo Live! Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race) Class 2 · 1m4f · Good To Firm · 9 ran Handy behind the pace - ridden 2f out - up into second final furlong and stayed on well 2/9 4¼ 8-12 93101B79A Billy Loughnane 100/30
06 Jun 26+34d Doncaster Solar Xpress Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 2 · 1m6½f · Good To Firm · 6 ran Held up at back - urged forward 3f out - made little progress - edged closer only in the closing stages - finished fifth 5/6 5½ 9-9 9598A78B William Buick 6/5F
03 May 26+193d Newmarket HKJC World Pool Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 3 · 1m2f · Good To Firm · 5 ran Sat close up early - urged forward with three furlongs left but made no dent on leader - dropped back inside final furlong under the whip and kept going at an unchanged gallop to finish third 3/5 1 9-9 9583C95B William Buick 5/4F
2025 · 3 runs
22 Oct 25+28d Newmarket Champions League Early Payout At CopyBet Maiden Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) Class 3 · 1m2f · Good · 4 ran Sat just behind the pace - went ahead over 2f out and soon had the field strung out - strolled home unchallenged 1/4 9-7 —91C82B William Buick 1/7F
24 Sep 25+18d Goodwood Juddmonte/ British EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) Class 2 · 1m2f · Soft · 8 ran Sat handy behind the front group early - moved into second inside the final two furlongs - pressed the front-runner approaching the last furlong - held to finish second beaten three-quarters of a length 2/8 ¾ 9-7 —42A81A William Buick 13/2
06 Sep 25 Ascot tote UK British EBF 'Confined' Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Rnd) Class 2 · 1m · Soft · 5 ran Sluggish start - sat behind the front group wide of rivals - driven on approaching 3f out then lost ground inside final 2f 5/5 6½ 9-7 —23C72B Dougie Costello 10/3

Quick answers

How many races has Study Of Words won?
Study Of Words (IRE) won 2 of 7 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 28.6%. Placed 4 times in total (57.1% of starts).
Who trains Study Of Words?
Study Of Words (IRE) is trained by Charlie Appleby, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 9 October 2026.
Who is Study Of Words's sire?
Study Of Words (IRE) is by Frankel (GB) out of Discursus (GB), whose sire is Dubawi.
What is Study Of Words's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 94, from the run on 9 October 2026. The highest on record is 95.
What is Study Of Words's sire's record?
Frankel (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 18% of 7,544 runs since May 2016 (882 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 12.8% from 329. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.2% from 270.
Who are Study Of Words's siblings?
Out of Discursus (GB), Study Of Words (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from September 2025. 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.