Fact Or Folklore (IRE)
Fact Or Folklore (IRE) is 3 from 16. Hasn't won since Sep 2015. Each win came on a first visit to the course. All 3 wins have come over 1m2f – 1m4f. Last raced off a career-high mark of 96.
Progeny in our archive
As a dam, Fact Or Folklore (IRE) has 5 produce in the archive, 5 winners — most wins Primo Lara (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 6½f–1m6f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Statement (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primo Lara (IRE) | 23 | 5 | 1m1½f–1m4f | Class 3 |
| Statement (IRE) | 18 | 3 | 6½f–1m | Group 3 |
| Self Belief (IRE) | 13 | 3 | 1m–1m2f | Group 3 |
| Mythical Bay (IRE) | 11 | 3 | 1m1½f–1m6f | Class 2 |
| Kynsa (IRE) | 16 | 2 | 1m | Class 5 |
- 3–16Wins / Runs
- 18.8%Strike rate
- 7 (43.8%)Placed
- −4.10£1 level staken=16 at SP
- 1.47Fair A/E n=16 · 1.25 incl. margin
- 96Highest OR
- 48dAvg 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
Best recent Speed 108
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.
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 2 | 126C | 117 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 runs · as at 3 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
Progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 12,117 runs since Jan 2008 (1,097 horses).
Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.4% from 951.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 18 | 4 | 22.2% | +8.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,559 | 238 | 15.3% | +1.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 2,740 | 382 | 13.9% | +0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 1,548 | 183 | 11.8% | −2 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 1,865 | 252 | 13.5% | −0.3 | 1 from 4 |
| Heavy | 707 | 83 | 11.7% | −2.1 | 1 from 5 |
| Standard (AW) | 3,678 | 530 | 14.4% | +0.6 | 1 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 475 | 71 | 14.9% | +1.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3,583 | 510 | 14.2% | +0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,569 | 513 | 14.4% | +0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3,263 | 466 | 14.3% | +0.5 | 3 from 11 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 951 | 89 | 9.4% | −4.4 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 243 | 23 | 9.5% | −4.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 32 | 1 | 3.1% | −10.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −13.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 13 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
6 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Laviniad (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Laviniad (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laviniad (IRE) | 24 | 4 | 7f–1m½f | Listed |
| Galtymore (IRE) | 21 | 0 | — | — |
| Tirauli (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| More Lies Ahead (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Relentless Warrior (IRE) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| Spanish Boy (IRE) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.50 |
| Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.40 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Leopardstown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Naas | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cork | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.40 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 11 | 3 | 27% | +0.90 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W J Lee | 12 | 2 | 17% | −6.10 |
| Wayne Lordan | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.00 |
| Leigh Roche | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ronan Whelan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hood | 10 | 2 | 20% | +0.50 |
| None | 6 | 1 | 17% | −4.60 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2015 | 7 | 3 | 43% | +4.90 |
| 2014 | 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
Quick answers
- How many races has Fact Or Folklore (IRE) won?
- Fact Or Folklore (IRE) won 3 of 16 archived starts between 2014 and 2016, a strike rate of 18.8%. Placed 7 times in total (43.8% of starts).
- Who trained Fact Or Folklore (IRE)?
- Fact Or Folklore (IRE) was trained by W McCreery on the most recent run on record, at Naas on 16 October 2016.
- Who is Fact Or Folklore (IRE)'s sire?
- Fact Or Folklore (IRE) is by Lope De Vega (IRE) out of Iuturna (USA), whose sire is Intidab.
- What going does Fact Or Folklore (IRE) prefer?
- Fact Or Folklore (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Fact Or Folklore (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 96, from the run on 16 October 2016. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Fact Or Folklore (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Lope De Vega (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 12,117 runs since Jan 2008 (1,097 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.4% from 951.
- Who are Fact Or Folklore (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Iuturna (USA), Fact Or Folklore (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Laviniad (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Listed (Laviniad (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m½f. As at Oct 2026.
- Has Fact Or Folklore (IRE) produced winners?
- As a dam, Fact Or Folklore (IRE) has 5 produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Primo Lara (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Statement (IRE)). The wins came over 6½f–1m6f. As at Oct 2026.