The seven-year-old got off the mark at Gowran Park back in January 2023 and added its most recent win at Punchestown in October 2024. That Punchestown victory now sits 18 months in the past, and the last six races have not produced a win — the most recent run was an unplaced finish 35 days ago. There is no hiding from that sequence, but three places across those six outings suggest the horse is still competing and still finding the line without quite getting there.
Jockey Donagh Meyler has been the regular partner, riding D Art D Art in 9 of its 16 races and winning 2 of them — a win rate of around 1 in 4, or 22%, which is a solid partnership record in any sport. Cooper's yard has been in decent form this season with 8 winners sent out, so the operation is ticking over and confident horses tend to come from confident stables.
The honest read on D Art D Art is this: it is a horse that rewards patience and planning. Whoever is watching the weather forecast for its next entry is doing so very carefully. If the skies open up and the ground gets properly soft before its next run, this becomes a horse worth paying attention to. Chase it on a dry afternoon and you might be disappointed. Wait for the mud, and D Art D Art tends to show you what it can actually do.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punchestown Galloping |
3 | 1 win, 2 other | 3 May | 33.3% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
2 | 1 win, 1 other | 17 Feb | 50% |
| Naas Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 22 Feb | 0% |
| Cheltenham Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 13 Mar | 0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 | 1 win | 6 Jan | 100% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 | 1 second | 23 Jan | 0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 1 Apr | 0% |
| Carlisle Undulating |
1 | 1 second | 15 Dec | 0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 | 1 third | 17 Nov | 0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 2 Feb | 0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 27 Sep | 0% |