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The Publican's Son (USA)

3yo colt · Trainer Joseph Patrick O'Brien · Owner Fowlerblakemagniershanahanmaclennan
by Beau Liam (USA) out of Annie Walker (USA) (War Chant)
4 runs · 4 courses · from Aug 2025
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Beaten favourite LTO Last run 24 Apr 2026 · 2nd of 9 Last raced off OR 102
KTB Profile

The Publican's Son is a maiden who has placed twice from four starts on turf. He finished second of nine as the beaten favourite when prominent in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Race at Cork in Apr 2026. The colt ran off an official rating of 102 that day, which matches his highest ever mark. He has raced over 6f to 7f and at 1m.

Based on 4 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs since Aug 2025 · updated 1 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 110 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Cork, 24 Apr 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 4 figures · best 110A · median 95.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good to Soft3110A982 runs · 110 / 104
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
6f – 7f398A931 run · —
1m – 1m1f1——1 run · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 91A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cork, 24 Apr 2026 Official rating 102 at the last run, 24 Apr 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 4 figures · best 105A · median 90.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good to Soft3105A912 runs · 91 / 90.5
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
6f – 7f3105A901 run · —
1m – 1m1f1——1 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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 from 4 analysed runs since Aug 2025

  • Held up 2 (50%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (25%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (25%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Beau Liam (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 0% of 5 runs since Aug 2025 (2 horses). A small sample.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm100%00 from 1
Good to Soft300%00 from 3
Standard (AW)100%0—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f400%00 from 3
1m – 1m1f100%00 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Aug 2025 · as at 1 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Annie Walker (USA) (War Chant)

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
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
J M Sheridan 2 0 0% −2.00
Oisin Murphy 1 0 0% −1.00
Ronan Whelan 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 0 0% −2.00
2025 2 0 0% −2.00

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
2026 · 2 runs
24 Apr 26+12d Cork Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Race 1m · Good To Yielding · 9 ran Handy behind the front group - third turning into halfway - moved through smoothly to hit the front 2f out - pressed for effort and overtaken approaching the final furlong then stayed on at one speed to finish second 2/9 1 9-5 102110A91A J M Sheridan 5/6F
12 Apr 26+197d Leopardstown Ballylinch Stud Red Rocks Stakes (Group 3) (Colts & Geldings) 7f · Good To Yielding · 11 ran Slow to begin - settled towards the back and fighting the bridle - into the centre of the pack by halfway - pressed for effort with 2f left - stayed on but never looked like winning - finished 5th late on 5/11 shd 9-5 —98A90A J M Sheridan 12/1
2025 · 2 runs
27 Sep 25+28d Newmarket Tattersalls Middle Park Stakes (Group 1) Class 1 · 6f · Good To Firm · 9 ran Settled midfield early - asked for effort 2f out - couldn't find any extra and finished well held 8/9 ½ 9-2 —93A86A Oisin Murphy 9/2
30 Aug 25 Curragh Heider Family Stables Round Tower Stakes (Group 3) 6f · Good To Yielding · 10 ran Held up early - still back in 8th at halfway - moved into 4th inside the final furlong - pushed into second close home to finish a length off the winner 2/10 ¾ 9-5 —91A105A Ronan Whelan 40/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Publican's Son won?
The Publican's Son (USA) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts between 2025 and 2026. Placed 2 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trains The Publican's Son?
The Publican's Son (USA) is trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 24 April 2026.
Who is The Publican's Son's sire?
The Publican's Son (USA) is by Beau Liam (USA) out of Annie Walker (USA), whose sire is War Chant.
What is The Publican's Son's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 102, from the run on 24 April 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is The Publican's Son's sire's record?
Beau Liam (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 0% of 5 runs since Aug 2025 (2 horses), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.

Record shown from August 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.