Charming Tale (USA)
Charming Tale (USA) is yet to win from 9 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 2nd of 13 at Warwick (Jun 2008).
Progeny in our archive
As a dam, Charming Tale (USA) has 1 produce in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star Of Assisi (USA) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
- 0–9Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 2 (22.2%)Placed
- −9.00£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=9 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 57Highest OR
- 47dAvg 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 14.5% of 1,093 runs since Jan 2008 (137 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 10.9% from 138. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 18.1% from 243.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 19 | 6 | 31.6% | +17.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 236 | 37 | 15.7% | +1.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 326 | 48 | 14.7% | +0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 146 | 18 | 12.3% | −2.2 | — |
| Soft | 138 | 15 | 10.9% | −3.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 52 | 8 | 15.4% | +0.9 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 176 | 26 | 14.8% | +0.3 | 0 from 4 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 10 | 1 | 10% | −4.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 150 | 21 | 14% | −0.5 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 243 | 44 | 18.1% | +3.6 | 0 from 6 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 372 | 57 | 15.3% | +0.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 155 | 22 | 14.2% | −0.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 84 | 7 | 8.3% | −6.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 65 | 5 | 7.7% | −6.8 | — |
| Over 3m | 14 | 1 | 7.1% | −7.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
7 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Totally Devoted (USA) (1 win).
The wins came over 7f–1m½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Cast In Gold (USA)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totally Devoted (USA) | 12 | 1 | 1m½f | — |
| Cast In Gold (USA) | 6 | 1 | 7f | Class 5 |
| Ruler's Gold (USA) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Aqua Aura (USA) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Falconize (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Mohawk Lane (USA) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Crystal War (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelmsford (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K May | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Dane O'Neill | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jamie Spencer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Eddie Ahern | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ian Mongan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robert Havlin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Steve Drowne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blinkers | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| None | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2007 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Nov 08+34d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Book Online At Wolverhampton-racecourse.co.uk Handicap (Div 2) | 8/10 | 1¾ | 8-11 | 54 | 45A | Dane O'Neill | 12/1 |
| 12 Oct 08+41d | Chelmsford (AW) | Clare Louise Memorial Handicap (Div I) | 5/11 | ¾ | 9-1 | 54 | 67A | Jamie Spencer | 13/2 |
| 01 Sep 08+48d | Kempton (AW) | Back Or Lay At Betdaq Classified Stakes | 10/13 | 3½ | 8-12 | 54 | 40A | Eddie Ahern | 5/1 |
| 15 Jul 08+16d | Chelmsford (AW) | Danbury Handicap | 5/12 | nk | 8-8 | 57 | 65A | Ian Mongan | 8/1 |
| 29 Jun 08+10d | Salisbury | Axminster Carpets Apprentice Handicap | 3/15 | 1½ | 9-2 | 57 | 77A | K May | 7/1 |
| 19 Jun 08+20d | Warwick | Turftv Apprentice Handicap | 2/13 | hd | 8-9 | 55 | 61A | K May | 16/1 |
| 30 May 08+39d | Goodwood | Goodwood Flying School Maiden Fillies' Stakes (Div 2) | 9/11 | 4½ | 9-0 | 55 | 48C | Robert Havlin | 33/1 |
| 21 Apr 08+170d | Windsor | Arena Leisure Catering Maiden Fillies' Stakes | 12/14 | ¾ | 9-0 | 51 | 55A | Richard Hughes | 25/1 |
| 03 Nov 07 | Newmarket | Bet365 E.B.F. Maiden Fillies' Stakes (Div 2) | 15/20 | ½ | 9-0 | — | 54C | Steve Drowne | 16/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Charming Tale (USA) won?
- Charming Tale (USA) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2007 and 2008. Placed 2 times in total (22.2% of starts).
- Who trained Charming Tale (USA)?
- Charming Tale (USA) was trained by Brian Meehan on the most recent run on record, at Wolverhampton (AW) on 15 November 2008.
- Who is Charming Tale (USA)'s sire?
- Charming Tale (USA) is by Kingmambo (USA) out of Crystal Crossing (IRE), whose sire is Royal Academy.
- What is Charming Tale (USA)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 54, from the run on 15 November 2008. The highest on record is 57.
- What is Charming Tale (USA)'s sire's record?
- Kingmambo (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 1,093 runs since Jan 2008 (137 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 10.9% from 138. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 18.1% from 243.
- Who are Charming Tale (USA)'s siblings?
- Out of Crystal Crossing (IRE), Charming Tale (USA) has 7 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Totally Devoted (USA) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Cast In Gold (USA)). The wins came over 7f–1m½f. As at Oct 2026.
- Has Charming Tale (USA) produced winners?
- As a dam, Charming Tale (USA) has 1 produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.