War Artist (AUS)
War Artist (AUS) is 2 from 18 in our archive, including 2 wins at Group 3 level. The biggest win we hold: the Qatar Prix du Petit Couvert at Longchamp (FR) (Sep 2009). Hasn't won since Jul 2010. Both wins came on good or faster ground (0 from 6 on softer).
- 2–18Wins / Runs
- 11.1%Strike rate
- 7 (38.9%)Placed
- −13.20£1 level staken=18 at SP
- 0.74Fair A/E n=18 · 0.62 incl. margin
- 116Highest OR
- 77dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 9% of 4,038 runs since Jan 2008 (381 horses).
Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 4.4% from 113.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 39 | 1 | 2.6% | −6.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 438 | 40 | 9.1% | +0.1 | 0 from 4 |
| Good | 891 | 75 | 8.4% | −0.6 | 2 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 501 | 36 | 7.2% | −1.8 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 719 | 74 | 10.3% | +1.3 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 285 | 28 | 9.8% | +0.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,161 | 109 | 9.4% | +0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 242 | 27 | 11.2% | +2.2 | 1 from 6 |
| 6f – 7f | 1,314 | 135 | 10.3% | +1.3 | 1 from 12 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,013 | 93 | 9.2% | +0.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 543 | 35 | 6.4% | −2.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 511 | 49 | 9.6% | +0.6 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 286 | 19 | 6.6% | −2.4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 113 | 5 | 4.4% | −4.6 | — |
| Over 3m | 16 | 1 | 6.3% | −2.7 | — |
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
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
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 7 | 2 | 29% | −2.20 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longchamp (FR) | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.00 |
| Ascot | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Newmarket | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Deauville (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.80 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 12 | 1 | 8% | −10.20 |
| Under 6f | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olivier Peslier | 8 | 2 | 25% | −3.20 |
| Kerrin McEvoy | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Martin Harley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andreas Suborics | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Maxime Guyon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Queally | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Moore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2010 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.20 |
| 2009 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.00 |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has War Artist won?
- War Artist (AUS) won 2 of 18 archived starts between 2008 and 2011, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 7 times in total (38.9% of starts).
- Who trained War Artist?
- War Artist (AUS) was trained by Markus Klug on the most recent run on record, at Ascot on 1 October 2011.
- Who is War Artist's sire?
- War Artist (AUS) is by Orpen (USA) out of ROYAL SOLITAIRE (AUS), whose sire is Brocco.
- What going does War Artist prefer?
- War Artist (AUS) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 7 starts (28.6%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is War Artist's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 115, from the run on 1 October 2011. The highest on record is 116.
- What is War Artist's sire's record?
- Orpen (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9% of 4,038 runs since Jan 2008 (381 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 4.4% from 113.