Cat by the Tale (USA)
Cat by the Tale (USA) is 2 from 8. Hasn't won since Jul 2008. Last raced off a career-high mark of 90.
- 2–8Wins / Runs
- 25%Strike rate
- 3 (37.5%)Placed
- +22.00£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 3.41Fair A/E n=8 · 2.58 incl. margin
- 90Highest OR
- 27dAvg 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 10.5% of 774 runs since Jan 2008 (55 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 5 | 1 | 20% | +9.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 153 | 14 | 9.2% | −1.3 | — |
| Good | 158 | 19 | 12% | +1.5 | 1 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 65 | 7 | 10.8% | +0.3 | 1 from 1 |
| Soft | 87 | 11 | 12.6% | +2.1 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 47 | 3 | 6.4% | −4.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 259 | 26 | 10% | −0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 55 | 10 | 18.2% | +7.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 334 | 35 | 10.5% | 0 | 1 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 196 | 23 | 11.7% | +1.2 | 1 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 94 | 8 | 8.5% | −2 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 62 | 3 | 4.8% | −5.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 23 | 2 | 8.7% | −1.8 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 0 | 0% | −10.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −10.5 | — |
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
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 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good | 3 | 1 | 33% | +12.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +14.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Curragh | 2 | 1 | 50% | +13.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 1 | 100% | +14.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 1 | 25% | +11.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 1 | 50% | +13.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Lordan | 6 | 2 | 33% | +24.00 |
| Michael Hussey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Danny Grant | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 6 | 2 | 33% | +24.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 · 8 runs | |||||||||
| 07 Nov 08+20d | Dundalk (AW) | Carlingford Stks (Listed) | 5/14 | 3½ | 8-12 | 90 | 82A | Wayne Lordan | 16/1 |
| 18 Oct 08+21d | Cork | Navigation Stakes (listed) | 6/11 | shd | 8-12 | 90 | 76A | Michael Hussey | 25/1 |
| 27 Sep 08+34d | Gowran Park | Racing Festival Next Weekend Handicap (60-90) | 3/14 | hd | 9-6 | 82 | 92A | Wayne Lordan | 11/1 |
| 24 Aug 08+43d | Cork | Fermoy Handicap (60-90) | 11/11 | 1¼ | 9-1 | 83 | 65C | Wayne Lordan | 4/1F |
| 12 Jul 08+17d | Curragh | Peter Keatley Curragh Groundcare Handicap (50-80) | 1/19 | 9-9 | 76 | 96A | Wayne Lordan | 14/1 | |
| 25 Jun 08+20d | Naas | naasracecourse.com Handicap (60-90) | 9/12 | nk | 9-5 | 82 | 70A | Wayne Lordan | 7/2 |
| 05 Jun 08+31d | Tipperary | Tallis & Co. Construction Maiden | 1/16 | 9-0 | 82 | 79A | Wayne Lordan | 14/1 | |
| 05 May 08 | Curragh | Footstepsinthesand Maiden | 10/29 | nk | 9-0 | 90 | 54A | Danny Grant | 25/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Cat by the Tale won?
- Cat by the Tale (USA) won 2 of 8 archived starts in 2008, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 3 times in total (37.5% of starts).
- Who trained Cat by the Tale?
- Cat by the Tale (USA) was trained by David Wachman on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 7 November 2008.
- Who is Cat by the Tale's sire?
- Cat by the Tale (USA) is by Tale Of The Cat (USA) out of St Clair Ridge (IRE), whose sire is Indian Ridge.
- What going does Cat by the Tale prefer?
- Cat by the Tale (USA) has the best record on good 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 Cat by the Tale's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 90, from the run on 7 November 2008. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Cat by the Tale's sire's record?
- Tale Of The Cat (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 774 runs since Jan 2008 (55 horses), Flat and jumps together.