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Horse profile

Sun Tzu (IRE)

10yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2014) · Last trainer John Flint · Last owner L H Mrs T Evans
by Definite Article (GB) out of Told You So (IRE) (Glacial Storm)
38 runs · 19 courses · from Oct 2008
As at 14 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 22 Aug 2014 — 4,436 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2014 7 wins · 6 courses Last raced off OR 109
KTB Profile

Sun Tzu (IRE) is 7 from 38. Hasn't won since Jul 2012. Last raced off 109, 19lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 38 archived runs · updated 14 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 19lb off peak
Official rating109↓ 19lb off peak
109 98–128

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Sep 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 106C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ludlow, 16 May 2013 Official rating 109 at the last run, 22 Aug 2014

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 28 figures · best 140B · median 112.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Good14140B112.5—
Heavy6136A118.5—
Soft5115B94—
Good to Firm2132B111.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m14140B121.5—
2m1f – 2m4f7119B101—
1m5f – 2m6136A116.5—
Over 3m1———

Of 38 runs looked at, 10 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (10).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 28 figures from 38 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%+2.51 from 2
Good2,03122411%+0.54 from 18
Good to Soft8358910.7%+0.21 from 2
Soft1,3771228.9%−1.60 from 8
Heavy6797410.9%+0.41 from 8
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%−0.31 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f1,90020410.7%+0.21 from 10
2m5f – 3m1,34915611.6%+1.15 from 17
Over 3m2862910.1%−0.40 from 5

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
Told You So (IRE) (Glacial Storm)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Henllan Harri (IRE) (8 wins).

The wins came over 2m½f–3m5f; the highest grade won is Grade 3 (Henllan Harri (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Henllan Harri (IRE)4182m½f–3m5fGrade 3

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 18 4 22% +8.25
Soft 8 0 0% −8.00
Heavy 8 1 13% −4.50
Good to Firm 2 1 50% +0.00
Good to Soft 2 1 50% +3.50

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 13 3 23% +5.75
Class 3 8 1 13% −2.50
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 2 2 100% +7.50

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ffos Las 6 1 17% +0.00
Uttoxeter 6 2 33% −0.25
Perth 4 1 25% +1.50
Cork 3 0 0% −3.00
Market Rasen 2 0 0% −2.00
Wexford 2 0 0% −2.00
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Navan 2 0 0% −2.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 1 100% +12.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 1 100% +2.50
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 1 100% +2.50

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 17 5 29% +13.25
2m1f – 2m4f 10 1 10% −6.50
1m5f – 2m 6 1 17% −2.50
Over 3m 5 0 0% −5.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tom O'Brien 15 4 27% +9.25
Davy Russell 5 1 20% −1.50
Mr T Weston 3 1 33% +0.50
Sam Twiston-Davies 2 1 50% +4.00
Robbie Power 2 0 0% −2.00
Nick Scholfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Aodhagan Conlon 1 0 0% −1.00
James Reveley 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew Thornton 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Scudamore 1 0 0% −1.00
A P Heskin 1 0 0% −1.00
Niall P Madden 1 0 0% −1.00
Davy Condon 1 0 0% −1.00
Conor O'Farrell 1 0 0% −1.00
Barry Geraghty 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr M M O'Connor 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Visor 13 4 31% +11.25
None 11 1 9% −7.50
Blinkers 7 2 29% +2.50
Cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2014 4 0 0% −4.00
2013 1 0 0% −1.00
2012 4 1 25% +9.00
2011 15 5 33% +5.75
2010 6 0 0% −6.00
2009 5 1 20% −1.50
2008 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 21 4 19% +3.25
Hurdle 17 3 18% −4.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
22 Aug 14+21d Ffos Las CP Hire Handicap Chase Class 4 · 21f · Good · 7 ran PU/7 — 11-11 109— Tom O'Brien 10/1
01 Aug 14+24d Bangor-on-Dee corbettsports Luke Corbett 21 Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Good · 7 ran 7/7 10 11-9 11793C Nick Scholfield 25/1
08 Jul 14+19d Uttoxeter 10 Free Bet At 32RedSport.com Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Good · 13 ran PU/13 — 11-11 108— Tom O'Brien 20/1
19 Jun 14+399d Ffos Las Sinclair Skoda Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 24f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 4/5 64 11-1 11791C Tom O'Brien 16/1
16 May 13+232d Ludlow Tanners Wines Handicap Chase Class 3 · 25.5f · Good · 8 ran 7/8 48 11-7 125106C Tom O'Brien 8/1
26 Sep 12+57d Perth Sodexo Prestige Handicap Chase (For The Duke Of Atholl Challenge Cup) Class 3 · 24f · Good · 8 ran 2/8 6 11-7 125131A Tom O'Brien 4/1
31 Jul 12+7d Perth Orion Group Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24f · Soft · 8 ran 7/8 2¼ 11-6 117108A Tom O'Brien 7/4F
24 Jul 12+47d Southwell 32red Casino Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 11-12 117140B Tom O'Brien 12/1
07 Jun 12+169d Uttoxeter Jenkinsons Caterers Handicap Chase Class 4 · 26f · Soft · 6 ran PU/6 — 11-12 118— Tom O'Brien 9/2
21 Dec 11+18d Ffos Las Walters Uk Ltd Handicap Chase Class 3 · 25.5f · Heavy · 8 ran PU/8 — 10-12 122— Aodhagan Conlon 20/1
03 Dec 11+14d Aintree Betfred Grand Sefton Handicap Chase (National Course) Class 2 · 21f · Heavy · 14 ran 7/14 82 10-13 125100C James Reveley 25/1
19 Nov 11+85d Haydock Timeform.betfair.com On Your Smartphone Handicap Chase Class 3 · 27.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-11 128— Tom O'Brien 20/1
26 Aug 11+31d Ffos Las Try totequickpick On All totepool Bets Handicap Chase Class 2 · 25.5f · Good · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-8 128— Tom O'Brien 4/1F
26 Jul 11+27d Perth John Smith's Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24f · Good · 6 ran 2/6 5 11-10 125126B Tom O'Brien 15/8F
29 Jun 11+20d Perth Wallace Whittle Consulting Engineers Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 1/10 11-4 117131A Tom O'Brien 9/2
09 Jun 11+7d Uttoxeter Media Resources Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 1/5 11-13 104132B Tom O'Brien EvensF
02 Jun 11+52d Uttoxeter Crabbie's Spiffing Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 11-12 104132B Tom O'Brien 11/4
11 Apr 11+16d Ffos Las Cotts Equine Conditional Jockeys' Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 24f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 11-5 103123A Sam Twiston-Davies 5/1
26 Mar 11+13d Stratford Bordeaux-undiscovered.co.uk Wines At Stratford Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 18.5f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 10-10 105114B Mr T Weston 5/2F
13 Mar 11+19d Market Rasen Trevor Linfoot Handicap Chase Class 4 · 17f · Good · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-12 105— Tom O'Brien 13/2
22 Feb 11+14d Wetherby Party In The Paddock - 2nd June Handicap Chase Class 4 · 15f · Soft · 4 ran 2/4 6 11-0 105115B Sam Twiston-Davies 13/8
08 Feb 11+10d Market Rasen Eric And Lucy Papworth Handicap Chase Class 4 · 21.5f · Good · 10 ran 3/10 nk 11-12 105120A Andrew Thornton 12/1
29 Jan 11+13d Uttoxeter Banner Marquees Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 7 ran UR/7 — 11-5 105— Mr T Weston 5/2F
16 Jan 11+16d Ffos Las Three Cliffs Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Soft · 12 ran 7/12 1¼ 11-0 10594A Mr T Weston 12/1
31 Dec 10+161d Uttoxeter Happy Birthday Mick James Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Heavy · 11 ran 2/11 13 11-7 105119B Tom Scudamore 10/1
23 Jul 10+7d Wexford Hilary Murphy Travel Handicap Chase (0-109) 22f · Yielding · 15 ran F/15 — 10-11 99— A P Heskin 20/1
16 Jul 10+35d Kilbeggan Ballymore Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 24f · Good · 16 ran 9/16 19 11-8 9886C Robbie Power 16/1
11 Jun 10+26d Wexford Courtown Beginners Chase 19f · Good · 13 ran 7/13 3½ 11-12 9999A Robbie Power 33/1
16 May 10+57d Limerick Souths Bar Beginners Chase 19.5f · Good · 15 ran 12/15 1¼ 11-12 —97C Niall P Madden 16/1
20 Mar 10+98d Gowran Park Evening Racing At Gowran Park Handicap Hurdle (81-130) 20f · Soft · 18 ran 12/18 7 9-11 10193C Davy Condon 20/1
12 Dec 09+20d Fairyhouse Fairyhouse Membership 2010 Handicap Hurdle (81-109) 16f · Heavy · 17 ran 9/17 8 11-2 10494C Conor O'Farrell 14/1
22 Nov 09+35d Navan William And Gladys Bourke Handicap Hurdle (81-116) 20f · Heavy · 18 ran PU/18 — 11-3 105— Davy Russell 12/1
18 Oct 09+210d Cork Cork Handicap Hurdle (81-116) 19f · Good · 21 ran 19/21 12 11-4 106101C Barry Geraghty 10/1
22 Mar 09+52d Cork Navigation Road Novice Handicap Hurdle (81-116) 20f · Good · 23 ran 9/23 3 11-4 108111A Davy Russell 8/1
29 Jan 09+40d Thurles www.thurlesraces.ie Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 18 ran 1/18 11-4 108136A Davy Russell 5/2
20 Dec 08+38d Navan Santa Claus Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 27 ran 3/27 3½ 11-7 108120A Davy Russell 6/1
12 Nov 08+24d Fairyhouse Fairyhouse Membership 2009 Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) 16f · Heavy · 15 ran 5/15 ¾ 11-4 108118A Davy Russell 25/1
19 Oct 08 Cork Alchemy Properties Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 22 ran 14/22 shd 11-2 10886C Mr M M O'Connor 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Sun Tzu (IRE) won?
Sun Tzu (IRE) won 7 of 38 archived starts between 2008 and 2014, a strike rate of 18.4%. Placed 12 times in total (31.6% of starts).
Who trained Sun Tzu (IRE)?
Sun Tzu (IRE) was trained by John Flint on the most recent run on record, at Ffos Las on 22 August 2014.
Who is Sun Tzu (IRE)'s sire?
Sun Tzu (IRE) is by Definite Article (GB) out of Told You So (IRE), whose sire is Glacial Storm.
What going does Sun Tzu (IRE) prefer?
Sun Tzu (IRE) has the best record on good going: 4 wins from 18 starts (22.2%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Sun Tzu (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 109, from the run on 22 August 2014. The highest on record is 128.
What is Sun Tzu (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 Sun Tzu (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Told You So (IRE), Sun Tzu (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Henllan Harri (IRE) (8). Highest grade won: Grade 3 (Henllan Harri (IRE)). The wins came over 2m½f–3m5f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2008. 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.