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Horse profile

American Tale (GB)

2yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2023) · Last trainer Brian Meehan · Last owner Manton Thoroughbreds Viii
by Expert Eye (GB) out of Taleteller (USA) (Bernardini)
7 runs · 5 courses · from Apr 2023
As at 20 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 13 Sep 2023 — 1,133 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2023 · 2nd of 7 Won at Kempton (AW) Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 67
KTB Profile

American Tale (GB) is 1 from 7, the win coming at Class 6 level. Hasn't won since Aug 2023. The win came on the all-weather — 0 from 4 on turf. Last raced off a career-high mark of 67.

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 20 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Won on AW, 0 on turf Win at Class 6

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 92 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Kempton (AW), 13 Sep 2023

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Flat 7 figures · best 92A · median 75
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)392A79—
Good to Firm275A75—
Good1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f392A79—
6f – 7f379B75—
Under 6f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 85A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kempton (AW), 13 Sep 2023 Official rating 67 at the last run, 13 Sep 2023

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 →

Flat 7 figures · best 85A · median 71
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)385A76—
Good to Firm265A63.5—
Good1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f385A76—
6f – 7f375A65—
Under 6f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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

Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 2,188 runs since Jan 2008 (196 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm300%−10.1—
Good to Firm380348.9%−1.20 from 2
Good4965010.1%00 from 1
Good to Soft223198.5%−1.6—
Soft2352410.2%+0.10 from 1
Heavy771316.9%+6.8—
Standard (AW)7748010.3%+0.21 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1331410.5%+0.40 from 1
6f – 7f907758.3%−1.80 from 3
1m – 1m1f5375610.4%+0.31 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f4025212.9%+2.8—
1m5f – 2m1571811.5%+1.4—
2m1f – 2m4f4736.4%−3.7—
2m5f – 3m5240%+29.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Taleteller (USA) (Bernardini)

5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Tell'em Nowt (GB) (5 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Tell'em Nowt (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Tell'em Nowt (GB)3356f–7fClass 6
Mohmentous (GB)921mClass 6
Hawk Jet (GB)140——
Marmalade Kid (GB)60——
Adjust (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 3 1 33% −0.38
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 2 1 50% +0.62

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton (AW) 2 1 50% +0.62
Newbury 2 0 0% −2.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Salisbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 3 1 33% −0.38
6f – 7f 3 0 0% −3.00
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Oisin Murphy 2 0 0% −2.00
Sean Levey 2 0 0% −2.00
Tom Marquand 2 1 50% +0.62
Billy Loughnane 1 0 0% −1.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
13 Sep 23+4d Kempton (AW) Unibet Horserace Betting-Operator Of The Year Nursery Class 5 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 7 ran 2/7 2¼ 9-5 6792A85A Oisin Murphy 13/8F
09 Sep 23+11d Wolverhampton (AW) Follow AtTheRaces On Twitter Nursery Class 6 · 8.5f · Standard · 7 ran 3/7 ½ 9-8 6779A71A Billy Loughnane 5/4F
29 Aug 23+15d Newbury Play The BetVictor Predictor Nursery Class 5 · 7f · Good · 12 ran 5/12 hd 9-1 6779B75A Sean Levey 12/1
14 Aug 23+62d Kempton (AW) Unibet Horserace Betting-Operator Of The Year Nursery Class 6 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 6 ran 1/6 9-11 6274B76B Tom Marquand 13/8
13 Jun 23+14d Salisbury Queen Elizabeth II Forty-Four Winners At Salisbury EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 6f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 6/7 nk 9-7 —75A62A Sean Levey 25/1
30 May 23+39d Leicester Every Race Live On RacingTV EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 6f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 7/10 2½ 9-7 —75A65A Tom Marquand 16/1
21 Apr 23 Newbury Dubai Duty Free Golf World Cup EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 5f · Soft · 8 ran 7/8 nk 9-7 —60A59A Oisin Murphy 15/2

Quick answers

How many races has American Tale (GB) won?
American Tale (GB) won 1 of 7 archived starts in 2023, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 2 times in total (28.6% of starts).
Who trained American Tale (GB)?
American Tale (GB) was trained by Brian Meehan on the most recent run on record, at Kempton (AW) on 13 September 2023.
Who is American Tale (GB)'s sire?
American Tale (GB) is by Expert Eye (GB) out of Taleteller (USA), whose sire is Bernardini.
What going does American Tale (GB) prefer?
American Tale (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is American Tale (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 67, from the run on 13 September 2023. That is also the highest on record.
What is American Tale (GB)'s sire's record?
Expert Eye (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 2,188 runs since Jan 2008 (196 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are American Tale (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Taleteller (USA), American Tale (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Tell'em Nowt (GB) (5). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Tell'em Nowt (GB)). The wins came over 6f–1m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2023. 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.