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Horse profile

The Artful Cobbler (GB)

7yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2018) · Last trainer Henry Daly · Last owner Sir John Timpson
by Saint Des Saints (FR) out of Serhaaphim (GB) (Erhaab)
19 runs · 12 courses · from May 2015
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 Nov 2018 — 2,910 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2018 4 wins · 4 courses Last raced off OR 119
KTB Profile

The Artful Cobbler (GB) is 4 from 19. Hasn't won since Feb 2018.

Based on 19 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
Official rating119↓ 2lb off peak
119 101–121

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 92 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Warwick, 25 Jan 2018

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 →

Jumps 7 figures · best 121A · median 91
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft4121A91.5—
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m5121A91—
Over 3m292B85.5—

Of 12 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3) · did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 124B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Lingfield, 19 Feb 2018 Official rating 119 at the last run, 17 Nov 2018

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 →

Jumps 13 figures · best 125A · median 107
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft7124A98—
Heavy4125A114.5—
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m5112A110—
Over 3m3124B124—
1m5f – 2m398A94—
2m1f – 2m4f2125A114—

Of 19 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (6).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 19 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
Saint Des Saints (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 15% of 5,359 runs since Feb 2008 (643 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−15—
Good to Firm35514.3%−0.7—
Good6919814.2%−0.80 from 3
Good to Soft6549214.1%−0.91 from 4
Soft2,44534814.2%−0.81 from 7
Heavy1,51425817%+22 from 5
Standard (AW)16212.5%−2.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f200%−15—
1m2f – 1m4f4149.8%−5.2—
1m5f – 2m1,00316916.8%+1.80 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f2,78940414.5%−0.51 from 2
2m5f – 3m1,24019115.4%+0.41 from 8
Over 3m2843713%−22 from 6

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Feb 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 7 1 14% −3.25
Heavy 5 2 40% +11.50
Good to Soft 4 1 25% +0.50
Good 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 9 2 22% −0.75
Class 3 7 2 29% +9.50
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Warwick 4 1 25% −0.25
Uttoxeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Huntingdon 2 0 0% −2.00
Towcester 2 0 0% −2.00
Exeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Lingfield 1 1 100% +6.50
Ludlow 1 1 100% +3.50
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 1 100% +8.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 8 1 13% −3.50
Over 3m 6 2 33% +5.25
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 1 50% +7.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jake Greenall 8 1 13% +1.00
Andrew Tinkler 4 1 25% +3.50
Paddy Brennan 3 2 67% +5.25
Stan Sheppard 2 0 0% −2.00
Tom O'Brien 2 0 0% −2.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 15 4 27% +9.75
Cheekpieces 4 0 0% −4.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 4 2 50% +7.25
2017 6 1 17% −1.50
2016 6 1 17% +3.00
2015 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 12 1 8% −3.00
Chase 6 3 50% +9.75
NH Flat 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2018 · 4 runs
17 Nov 18+245d Uttoxeter Marston's Old Empire Rush Handicap Chase Class 3 · 3m2f · Good To Soft · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-2 119—— Andrew Tinkler 9/1
17 Mar 18+26d Uttoxeter Betfred Midlands Grand National (Listed Handicap Chase) Class 1 · 4m2f · Heavy · 18 ran PU/18 — 10-3 121—— Andrew Tinkler 7/1F
19 Feb 18+25d Lingfield 188bet Bet Involved Surrey National Handicap Chase Class 3 · 3m5f · Heavy · 9 ran 1/9 11-3 113—124B Andrew Tinkler 13/2
25 Jan 18+59d Warwick Whitson Bloodstock Olly Murphy Racing Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m1½f · Soft · 7 ran 1/7 11-0 10892B124A Paddy Brennan 11/4J
2017 · 6 runs
27 Nov 17+13d Ludlow 2018 Annual Membership Now Available Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m · Good To Soft · 7 ran 1/7 11-8 10180A111B Paddy Brennan 7/2J
14 Nov 17+209d Huntingdon Twitter At 188Bet Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m7½f · Good · 9 ran 3/9 5 11-9 10269B112A Paddy Brennan 7/2
19 Apr 17+34d Cheltenham Safran Landing Systems 'Confined' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 3m · Good · 9 ran PU/9 — 10-9 105—— Jake Greenall 11/1
16 Mar 17+20d Towcester Towcester Greyhounds Every Saturday On Attheraces Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m · Soft · 6 ran 3/6 8 11-4 107121A110B Stan Sheppard 2/1
24 Feb 17+22d Exeter Prydis Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m7f · Good To Soft · 12 ran UR/12 — 11-1 107—— Tom O'Brien 11/2F
02 Feb 17+33d Towcester Haygain Hay Steamers Clean Healthy Forage Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m · Heavy · 8 ran 4/8 9 11-12 110108B105A Jake Greenall 11/2
2016 · 6 runs
31 Dec 16+43d Warwick Lps Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m2f · Soft · 12 ran 7/12 1 11-7 11579A107A Stan Sheppard 6/1
18 Nov 16+211d Haydock Roofing Consultants Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m7f · Soft · 10 ran 8/10 27 11-2 12091C97C Jake Greenall 11/1
21 Apr 16+70d Warwick Close Brothers Finance Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 3m1f · Good · 9 ran PU/9 — 10-11 120—— Andrew Tinkler 20/1
11 Feb 16+8d Doncaster Eventmasters Catering Services Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 3m½f · Good To Soft · 19 ran PU/19 — 10-8 105—— Jake Greenall 4/1F
03 Feb 16+28d Leicester Golden Miller Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m4½f · Heavy · 8 ran 1/8 10-6 105—125A Jake Greenall 8/1
06 Jan 16+33d Huntingdon racinguk.com/winterseasonticket Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 2m · Soft · 14 ran 4/14 14 11-2 ——98A Jake Greenall 100/1
2015 · 3 runs
04 Dec 15+23d Exeter Ebf Stallions 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (qualifier) Class 4 · 2m1f · Heavy · 17 ran 8/17 3½ 10-12 ——103C Jake Greenall 100/1
11 Nov 15+186d Bangor-on-Dee Broncroft Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m½f · Soft · 9 ran 6/9 1¾ 10-12 ——92C Jake Greenall 100/1
09 May 15 Warwick Whites - Best Buyers For Copper And Brass Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m · Soft · 16 ran 10/16 1¼ 10-12 ——94A Tom O'Brien 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Artful Cobbler won?
The Artful Cobbler (GB) won 4 of 19 archived starts between 2015 and 2018, a strike rate of 21.1%. Placed 5 times in total (26.3% of starts).
Who trained The Artful Cobbler?
The Artful Cobbler (GB) was trained by Henry Daly on the most recent run on record, at Uttoxeter on 17 November 2018.
Who is The Artful Cobbler's sire?
The Artful Cobbler (GB) is by Saint Des Saints (FR) out of Serhaaphim (GB), whose sire is Erhaab.
What going does The Artful Cobbler prefer?
The Artful Cobbler (GB) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is The Artful Cobbler's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 119, from the run on 17 November 2018. The highest on record is 121.
What is The Artful Cobbler's sire's record?
Saint Des Saints (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 15% of 5,359 runs since Feb 2008 (643 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from May 2015. 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.