Epictetus (2020) Horse
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Epictetus, a six-year-old bay gelding sired by Kingman out of Thistle Bird, is trained by J A Osborne and owned jointly by Jamie Osborne and a partner. In 42 starts he has secured four victories and 13 placings, accumulating $441,601 in earnings. His most recent race was at Chester on 19 September 2026, where he finished 8th of 11, and his latest win occurred at Sandown on 7 August 2026.
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Chester • Epsom Downs • Epsom • Lingfield • Wolverhampton • Doncaster • Chelmsford City • Kempton • Goodwood • Yarmouth • Royal Ascot • Newbury • Newmarket • ChantillyRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Chester 19-Sep-26 2076m SOFT R3 CL4 (of $27,790) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:19.060, SP: 26.00 1st Patagonia Girl ( J Watson 128 ) 2nd Dunkeld Dreamer ( D C Costello 128 ) 2.25L 3rd Reds And Wolves ( M Paetel 136 , Cd 133 ) 3.25L 8th Epictetus ( C Maggs 136 ) 9.65L See full results | C Maggs 61.7kg 9.65L | 8 (11) |
| Epsom Downs 31-Aug-26 2420m SOFT R4 CL4 Hcp (of $36,400) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:41.140, SP: 26.00 1st Seeking Charles ( H Main 145 , Cd 143 ) 2nd Crooked Path ( S Walker 150 ) 6.00L 3rd Edward Sexton ( D H Dunsdon 148 ) 8.25L 10th Epictetus ( J Loughnane 160 , Cd 154 ) 29.00L See full results | J Loughnane 72.6kg, Cd 69.9kg 29.00L | 10 (14) |
| Epsom 31-Aug-26 2420m SOFT Hcp (of $18,489), SP: 26.00 1st Seeking Charles ( H Main 145 ) 2nd Crooked Path ( S Walker 150 ) 6.00L 3rd Edward Sexton ( D H Dunsdon 148 ) 2.25L 10th Epictetus ( J Loughnane 160 ) 29.00L | J Loughnane 72.6kg 29.00L | 10 |
| Lingfield 23-Aug-26 2012m SYNTHETIC R1 CL4 Hcp (of $10,810) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:03.240, SP: 5.50 1st Orchard ( L Morris 128 ) 2nd Wanderlust ( T P Queally 136 ) 0.20L 3rd Cloth Of Gold ( J Peate 137 ) 1.00L 6th Epictetus ( W Carver 137 ) 2.70L See full results | W Carver 62.1kg 2.70L | 6 (9) |
| Sandown 07-Aug-26 2002m GOOD R1 CL4 Hcp $10,918 (of $10,918) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:09.800, SP: 4.00 1st Epictetus ( M Jordan 155 ) 2nd What's The Plan ( E Cagney 143 ) 0.50L 3rd Impierious ( H Callan 150 ) 3.50L See full results | M Jordan 70.3kg | 1 (7) |
| Lingfield 01-Aug-26 2012m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 5/1 Held up in touch, closed on outside over 3f out, ridden and not pace of front pair from over 1f out, kept on | William Carver 61.7kg 3/4 length | 3 (5) |
| Epsom Downs 16-Jul-26 2420m GOOD TO FIRM (FIRM IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 11/2 Wore hood to post, took keen hold, held up in rear, switched right 3f out, ridden over 2f out, headway entering final furlong, pressed winner inside final 110yds, always held towards finish | Miss Megan Jordan 67.1kg Neck | 2 (7) |
| Sandown 03-Jul-26 1609m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 6/1 Wore hood to post, held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway entering final furlong, kept on same pace | Saffie Osborne 64.4kg 4 3/4l | 5 (10) |
| York 12-Jun-26 2063m GOOD CL4 Flat, SP: 11/1 Held up in midfield, ridden 3f out, no impression over 1f out | William Carver 61.2kg 7 1/2l | 17 (18) |
| Lingfield 30-May-26 1811m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 9/1 Wore hood to post, in rear of mid-division, ridden over 1f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, kept on | William Carver 59.4kg 1 length | 3 (7) |
| Lingfield 12-May-26 2414m STANDARD CL4 Flat, SP: 15/2 Wore hood to post, raced in last, ridden 2f out, headway on far side rail 1f out, went third final furlong, stayed on | Saffie Osborne 61.7kg Neck | 3 (7) |
| Wolverhampton 27-Apr-26 1906m STANDARD CL4 Flat, SP: 18/5 Wore hood to post, held up in rear, pushed along over 2f out, kept on well inside final furlong, went second final strides | Saffie Osborne 61.2kg Neck | 2 (9) |
| Lingfield 14-Apr-26 1610m STANDARD CL4 Flat, SP: 9/2 Wore hood to start, in touch with leaders, pushed along 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, took second inside final 110yds, ran on | Saffie Osborne 60.8kg 1/2 length | 2 (11) |
| Doncaster 29-Mar-26 1414m GOOD TO SOFT CL4 Flat, SP: 5/1 Wore red hood to post, rear mid-division far side, switched to centre under 3f out and kept on, ridden in fourth over 1f out, one pace | Saffie Osborne 61.2kg 3 1/2l | 4 (15) |
| Chelmsford City 07-Mar-26 1408m STANDARD CL4 Flat, SP: 17/2 Wore hood to post, held up in rear, ridden entering final furlong, kept on and went second final strides | Callum Shepherd 58.5kg Neck | 2 (6) |
| Chelmsford City 26-Feb-26 1609m STANDARD CL4 Flat, SP: 6/1 Wore hood to post, led, faced challenge 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong | Jason Watson 59kg 1 1/2 length | 3 (5) |
| Lingfield 10-Feb-26 2012m STANDARD CL4 Flat, SP: 11/1 Wore hood to start, led, headed after 1f, prominent, pushed along 2f out, outpaced over 1f out, soon weakened (trainer representative could offer no explanation for performance of gelding, gelding examined by vet who had nothing to report) | Saffie Osborne 60.3kg 1 1/2 length | 11 (12) |
| Wolverhampton 16-Jan-26 1739m STANDARD CL4 Flat, SP: 15/2 Soon led, ridden when headed inside 2f out, edged left inside final furlong, rallied final 110yds, ran on | Jason Hart 61.7kg 1/2 length | 3 (9) |
| Chelmsford City 02-Jan-26 2012m STANDARD CL4 Flat, SP: 4/1 Tracked leaders, asked for effort over 1f out, soon weakened | Rob Hornby 62.6kg 1 3/4 length | 7 (8) |
| Wolverhampton 25-Nov-25 1739m STANDARD CL4 Flat, SP: 3/1 Wore hood to post, midfield, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong | Saffie Osborne 64.4kg 1 3/4 length | 8 (10) |
| Wolverhampton 08-Nov-25 1739m STANDARD CL3 Flat, SP: 11/2 Prominent, led after 1f, headed 5f out, pushed along and led again 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra | William Carver 63.5kg 1/2 length | 7 (12) |
| Kempton 22-Oct-25 1609m STANDARD / SLOW CL3 Flat, SP: 20/1 Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra and lost 2 places towards finish | William Carver 61.7kg 1/2 length | 5 (11) |
| GOODwood 12-Oct-25 1609m GOOD CL2 Flat, SP: 16/1 Tracked leaders inside, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final 2f | William Carver 59.4kg 3l | 12 (12) |
| GOODwood 24-Sep-25 1609m GOOD TO SOFT (SOFT IN PLACES) CL2 Flat, SP: 16/1 Tracked leader, led inside final 2f, ridden and headed over 1fout, no impression when lost 2nd inside final furlong, plugged on in 3rd | Billy Loughnane 57.6kg 1 1/4 length | 3 (12) |
| Ascot 05-Sep-25 1609m SOFT (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL2 Flat, SP: 40/1 Went left start, always towards rear | Saffie Osborne 58.5kg 5 1/2l | 17 (17) |
| Yarmouth 24-Jul-25 2033m SOFT CL2 Flat, SP: 18/1 Mid-division, not much room over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | Saffie Osborne 62.6kg 11l | 11 (13) |
| Royal Ascot 18-Jun-25 1609m GOOD TO FIRM CL2 Flat, SP: 22/1 Raced near side tracking leaders, ridden and no impression when carried right over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | Saffie Osborne 60.3kg Neck | 13 (30) |
| Newbury 17-May-25 1609m GOOD TO FIRM CL2 Flat, SP: 33/1 Held up in touch in mid-division, effort over 2f out ridden over 1f out, stayed on one pace final furlong | William Carver 62.1kg 1 3/4 length | 5 (11) |
| Epsom Downs 01-Jun-24 1713m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL1 Flat, SP: 10/1 Held up towards rear, headway and switched right over 3f out, not much room over 2f out, soon lost place | K Shoemark 60.8kg 2 1/4l | 6 (8) |
| Ascot 01-May-24 1609m GOOD TO SOFT CL1 Flat, SP: 4/1 Raced wide tracking leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out | K Shoemark 59.4kg 1 1/4 length | 5 (5) |
| Ascot 21-Oct-23 1609m SOFT CL1 Flat, SP: 100/1 In rear, pushed along 3f out, never on terms | K Shoemark 58.5kg 1/2 length | 8 (11) |
| Newmarket 29-Sep-23 1609m GOOD TO FIRM CL1 Flat, SP: 5/1 Wore hood to post, held up in last pair, some headway out wide 2f out, never going pace to get involved | L Dettori 58.1kg 3 1/4l | 4 (6) |
| GOODwood 26-Aug-23 1609m SOFT CL1 Flat, SP: 15/8 Led early, prominent, lost place over 2f out, no impression after | K Shoemark 57.2kg 2 1/4l | 5 (7) |
| GOODwood 04-Aug-23 1609m SOFT (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL1 Flat, SP: 6/1 Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to chase leader entering final furlong, led inside final furlong, ran on | L Dettori 58.5kg | 1 (7) |
| Royal Ascot 22-Jun-23 2004m GOOD TO FIRM CL1 Flat, SP: 13/2 Awkward leaving stalls, chased leaders, ridden to challenge 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, eased final 50yds | L Dettori 58.1kg 1 length | 13 (16) |
| Chantilly 04-Jun-23 2099m GOOD Flat, SP: 12/1 | L Dettori 58.1kg 1 1/4 length | 5 (11) |
| York 18-May-23 2063m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL1 Flat, SP: 5/1 Held up, headway under pressure on outside approaching final furlong, every chance final 100 yards, no extra close home | L Dettori 58.1kg 3/4 length | 5 (11) |
| Epsom Downs 25-Apr-23 2027m SOFT (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL1 Flat, SP: 2/5 Keen early, tracked leaders, headway to lead approaching final 2f, ridden over 1f out, pushed out | L Dettori 58.5kg | 1 (5) |
| Doncaster 22-Oct-22 1609m HEAVY CL1 Flat, SP: 3/1 Tracked leader stand side, pushed along 2f out, ridden and stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong | L Dettori 58.5kg 3 1/2l | 2 (8) |
| Newmarket 08-Oct-22 1609m GOOD CL1 Flat, SP: 9/4 Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed final 100yds, kept on well | L Dettori 58.5kg Neck | 2 (6) |
| Newmarket 08-Jul-22 1408m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL3 Flat, SP: 11/1 In touch, headway 3f out, pushed along to lead over 1f out, ran on | M Harley 58.1kg | 1 (13) |