Bon News (IRE)
Bon News (IRE) is yet to win from 13 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 2nd of 10 at Cork (Oct 2006). Last raced off 59, 23lb below the career-high mark.
- 0–13Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 2 (15.4%)Placed
- −13.00£1 level staken=13 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=13 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 82Highest OR
- 21dBetween runs (median)longest 247 d
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 7.7% of 1,553 runs since Jan 2008 (110 horses).
Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 11.2% from 259.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 14 | 0 | 0% | −7.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 219 | 21 | 9.6% | +1.9 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 384 | 20 | 5.2% | −2.5 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 178 | 14 | 7.9% | +0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 243 | 14 | 5.8% | −1.9 | 0 from 5 |
| Heavy | 112 | 10 | 8.9% | +1.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 403 | 41 | 10.2% | +2.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 11 | 2 | 18.2% | +10.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 235 | 17 | 7.2% | −0.5 | 0 from 13 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 235 | 17 | 7.2% | −0.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 259 | 29 | 11.2% | +3.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 319 | 17 | 5.3% | −2.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 271 | 20 | 7.4% | −0.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 183 | 17 | 9.3% | +1.6 | — |
| Over 3m | 40 | 1 | 2.5% | −5.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cork | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Manning | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Tom Eaves | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| D J Moran | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Frederik Tylicki | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2007 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2006 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 · 3 runs | |||||||||
| 04 Sep 08+49d | Redcar | Weddings At Redcar Handicap | 10/13 | ¾ | 8-7 | 59 | 46A | Tom Eaves | 50/1 |
| 17 Jul 08+19d | Hamilton | Dorothy And Arthur Balding Stakes (Handicap) | 9/9 | 2 | 8-13 | 62 | 45A | Tom Eaves | 25/1 |
| 28 Jun 08+243d | Doncaster | Yorkshire Business Exhibition & Conference Fillies' Handicap | 7/11 | ¾ | 10-0 | 64 | 61A | Tom Eaves | 12/1 |
| 2007 · 6 runs | |||||||||
| 29 Oct 07+7d | Leopardstown | Ski Magee Handicap (50-70) | 8/18 | 2 | 9-13 | 69 | 65C | Kevin Manning | 10/1 |
| 22 Oct 07+30d | Curragh | Charlie Keatley Memorial Handicap (50-70) | 11/28 | shd | 9-10 | 69 | 69C | D J Moran | 20/1 |
| 22 Sep 07+48d | Fairyhouse | Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap (42-70) | 11/18 | 1 | 9-6 | 70 | 57C | Frederik Tylicki | 10/1 |
| 05 Aug 07+11d | Cork | Mitchelstown Maiden | 8/14 | 1½ | 9-0 | 75 | 53C | Kevin Manning | 5/1 |
| 25 Jul 07+21d | Naas | Naas Maiden | 3/19 | hd | 9-0 | 79 | 85C | Kevin Manning | 9/2 |
| 04 Jul 07+247d | Leopardstown | 'Des Kernan Memorial' Handicap (60-90) | 8/12 | nk | 9-3 | 74 | 52C | Kevin Manning | 6/1 |
| 2006 · 4 runs | |||||||||
| 30 Oct 06+16d | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden | 5/17 | 3½ | 9-0 | 80 | 53C | Kevin Manning | 5/1 |
| 14 Oct 06+6d | Cork | Enda McCormack Memorial EBF Median Auction Race | 2/10 | nk | 8-6 | 82 | 72C | D J Moran | 4/1 |
| 08 Oct 06+27d | Curragh (IRE) | Flame Of Tara European Breeders Fund Stakes () (Fillies) | 4/12 | 9 | 8-12 | — | 59C | Kevin Manning | 33/1 |
| 11 Sep 06 | Galway | Irish Stallion Farms EBF (Fillies) Maiden | 6/16 | 1 | 9-0 | — | 55C | Kevin Manning | 10/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Bon News won?
- Bon News (IRE) has yet to win, from 13 archived starts between 2006 and 2008. Placed 2 times in total (15.4% of starts).
- Who trained Bon News?
- Bon News (IRE) was trained by Bryan Smart on the most recent run on record, at Redcar on 4 September 2008.
- Who is Bon News's sire?
- Bon News (IRE) is by Spectrum (IRE) out of Princess Nutley (IRE), whose sire is Mujtahid.
- What is Bon News's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 59, from the run on 4 September 2008. The highest on record is 82.
- What is Bon News's sire's record?
- Spectrum (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 1,553 runs since Jan 2008 (110 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 11.2% from 259.