Acting Talent (USA)
Acting Talent (USA) is yet to win from 15 starts, though has placed 5 times. Best effort: 2nd of 7 at Dundalk (AW) (Feb 2014). Last raced off 57, 20lb below the career-high mark.
- 0–15Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 5 (33.3%)Placed
- −15.00£1 level staken=15 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=15 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 77Highest OR
- 37dAvg 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 12.2% of 691 runs since Jan 2008 (46 horses).
Strongest on standard (aw) going: 16.5% from 212. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 16.2% from 198.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −12.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 92 | 7 | 7.6% | −4.6 | 0 from 3 |
| Good | 149 | 16 | 10.7% | −1.5 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 60 | 5 | 8.3% | −3.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 113 | 11 | 9.7% | −2.5 | 0 from 5 |
| Heavy | 63 | 10 | 15.9% | +3.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 212 | 35 | 16.5% | +4.3 | 0 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 43 | 4 | 9.3% | −2.9 | 0 from 7 |
| 6f – 7f | 232 | 25 | 10.8% | −1.4 | 0 from 8 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 198 | 32 | 16.2% | +4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 87 | 16 | 18.4% | +6.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 79 | 4 | 5.1% | −7.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 36 | 1 | 2.8% | −9.4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 15 | 2 | 13.3% | +1.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −12.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undark (USA) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tipperary | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Navan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Leopardstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Laytown (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Under 6f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N G McCullagh | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Pat Smullen | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Ross Coakley | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| W J Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| D C Byrne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Madden | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jamie Spencer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Hood | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 · 11 runs | |||||||||
| 18 Oct 14+10d | Cork | Social Package Handicap (47-65) | 4/14 | ¾ | 9-9 | 57 | 90A | W J Lee | 10/1 |
| 08 Oct 14+34d | Navan | Trim Apprentice Handicap (47-70) | 6/19 | ¾ | 9-2 | 58 | 72A | D C Byrne | 12/1 |
| 04 Sep 14+7d | Laytown (AW) | Gilna's Cottage Inn Maiden | 3/10 | 6½ | 9-12 | 58 | 60A | N G McCullagh | 8/1 |
| 28 Aug 14+47d | Tipperary | Glenvale Stud Maiden | 3/10 | hd | 9-2 | 59 | 76A | N G McCullagh | 4/1 |
| 12 Jul 14+16d | Tipperary | Fillies Friday Night Out 8th August Maiden | 3/5 | ½ | 9-5 | 53 | 72B | N G McCullagh | 8/1 |
| 26 Jun 14+18d | Tipperary | Tipperary Family Day Saturday 12th July Handicap (47-65) | 6/10 | 3¼ | 9-1 | 57 | 56A | Ross Coakley | 10/1 |
| 08 Jun 14+45d | Curragh | TRI Equestrian Superstore & Cafe Handicap | 9/19 | 2¼ | 8-2 | 59 | 54A | Tom Madden | 50/1 |
| 24 Apr 14+12d | Tipperary | Book Online At Tipperaryraces.ie Handicap (47-70) | 14/17 | nk | 9-8 | 63 | 52A | N G McCullagh | 20/1 |
| 12 Apr 14+43d | Navan | Navan Welcomes Owners Today Handicap (47-70) | 7/23 | 2 | 9-2 | 65 | 79A | Ross Coakley | 20/1 |
| 28 Feb 14+21d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Ladbrokes Median Auction Maiden Stakes | 4/7 | 8 | 9-9 | 69 | 59A | Jamie Spencer | 3/1 |
| 07 Feb 14+169d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Stadium Racecourse Of The Year Maiden | 2/7 | shd | 10-0 | 72 | 90A | N G McCullagh | 10/1 |
| 2013 · 4 runs | |||||||||
| 22 Aug 13+7d | Tipperary | Glenvale Stud Maiden | 8/12 | 3¼ | 9-0 | 77 | 39A | Pat Smullen | 9/4F |
| 15 Aug 13+7d | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Fillies Maiden | 3/8 | 1 | 9-0 | — | 74A | Pat Smullen | 9/10F |
| 08 Aug 13+81d | Leopardstown | Foxrock Fillies Maiden | 3/6 | hd | 9-0 | — | 73B | Pat Smullen | 8/11F |
| 19 May 13 | Navan | Come Racing On June 8th Maiden | 3/14 | hd | 9-0 | — | 76A | Pat Smullen | 15/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Acting Talent won?
- Acting Talent (USA) has yet to win, from 15 archived starts between 2013 and 2014. Placed 5 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trained Acting Talent?
- Acting Talent (USA) was trained by M C Grassick on the most recent run on record, at Cork on 18 October 2014.
- Who is Acting Talent's sire?
- Acting Talent (USA) is by Bernstein (USA) out of Soaring Emotions (USA), whose sire is Kingmambo.
- What is Acting Talent's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 57, from the run on 18 October 2014. The highest on record is 77.
- What is Acting Talent's sire's record?
- Bernstein (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.2% of 691 runs since Jan 2008 (46 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 16.5% from 212. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 16.2% from 198.
- Who are Acting Talent's siblings?
- Out of Soaring Emotions (USA), Acting Talent (USA) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.