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Horse profile

Visual Art (GB)

5yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2007) · Last trainer John O'Shea · Last owner Paul Beck
by Mark of Esteem (IRE) out of Bint Alajwaad (IRE) (Fairy King)
9 runs · 7 courses · from Mar 2005
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 2 Nov 2007 — 6,935 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2007
KTB Profile

Visual Art (GB) is yet to win from 9 starts.

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 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 (jumps) 93C the best of the last 1 rated run · Chepstow, 13 Oct 2007

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 56C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Curragh (IRE), 27 May 2006 Official rating 65 at the last flat run, 30 Oct 2006

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. What this means →

Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown
Flat 7 figures · best 67C · median 52
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft366C52—
Good to Firm367C52—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f467C61—
1m – 1m1f252C46.5—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 9 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 9 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
Mark of Esteem (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.5% of 2,657 runs since Jan 2008 (199 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 11.7% from 128.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2727.4%−1.1—
Good to Firm488428.6%+0.10 from 4
Good653548.3%−0.20 from 1
Good to Soft288248.3%−0.2—
Soft343236.7%−1.80 from 3
Heavy1281511.7%+3.20 from 1
Standard (AW)730669%+0.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f163116.7%−1.8—
6f – 7f519417.9%−0.6—
1m – 1m1f621518.2%−0.30 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f5075310.5%+20 from 4
1m5f – 2m409266.4%−2.10 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f290289.7%+1.2—
2m5f – 3m124129.7%+1.2—
Over 3m24416.7%+8.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Bint Alajwaad (IRE) (Fairy King)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Fine Ruler (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Fine Ruler (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Fine Ruler (IRE)5037f–1mClass 5
Fire Crystal (GB)1111mClass 6
Cromwellian (GB)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Leopardstown 3 0 0% −3.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Fran Berry 3 0 0% −3.00
P C O'Neill 2 0 0% −2.00
Sean Levey 1 0 0% −1.00
Wayne Lordan 1 0 0% −1.00
Tadhg O'Shea 1 0 0% −1.00
Seamie Heffernan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 0 0% −7.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Hood + visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 2 0 0% −2.00
2006 4 0 0% −4.00
2005 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 7 0 0% −7.00
Hurdle 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2007 · 2 runs
02 Nov 07+20d Uttoxeter BDO Business Restructuring Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good To Firm · 13 ran PU/13 — 11-0 —— P C O'Neill 100/1
13 Oct 07+348d Chepstow Jewson Builders' Merchants Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 15 ran 10/15 5 10-12 —93C P C O'Neill 100/1
2006 · 4 runs
30 Oct 06+156d Leopardstown J.R.A. Handicap (50-80) 8f · Soft · 20 ran 15/20 5 8-6 6541C Sean Levey 25/1
27 May 06+15d Curragh (IRE) boylepoker.com Handicap 12f · Heavy · 25 ran 11/25 2 9-1 6756C Wayne Lordan 20/1
12 May 06+19d Wexford Glenville House Handicap (50-70) 13f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 10/16 3½ 10-0 6952C Fran Berry 7/1
23 Apr 06+342d Leopardstown Oakfield Handicap (Rated 50-80) 12f · Good To Firm · 18 ran 8/18 shd 9-7 6967C Fran Berry 14/1
2005 · 3 runs
16 May 05+36d Roscommon Lynam Merit Maiden 12f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 5/15 ½ 9-2 —47C Tadhg O'Shea 10/1
10 Apr 05+13d Leopardstown Leopardstown Golf Centre Maiden 10f · Yielding To Soft · 12 ran 8/12 nk 9-2 —66C Fran Berry 25/1
28 Mar 05 Cork Newmarket Maiden 8.5f · Soft · 17 ran 6/17 hd 9-2 —52C Seamie Heffernan 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Visual Art won?
Visual Art (GB) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2005 and 2007.
Who trained Visual Art?
Visual Art (GB) was trained by John O'Shea on the most recent run on record, at Uttoxeter on 2 November 2007.
Who is Visual Art's sire?
Visual Art (GB) is by Mark of Esteem (IRE) out of Bint Alajwaad (IRE), whose sire is Fairy King.
What is Visual Art's official rating?
Visual Art (GB)'s highest official rating on record is 69.
What is Visual Art's sire's record?
Mark of Esteem (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.5% of 2,657 runs since Jan 2008 (199 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 11.7% from 128.
Who are Visual Art's siblings?
Out of Bint Alajwaad (IRE), Visual Art (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Fine Ruler (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Fine Ruler (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2005. 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.