Factual (IRE)
Factual won both his starts at Class 4 level on his first visit to the course, at Salisbury on good to firm in Jun 2025 and at Newcastle on standard in Feb 2026. The colt has two wins and three places from six runs overall, all at 6f to 7f except for one try over 1m. He finished third of six in a Class 4 handicap at Ffos Las in Jun 2026, last raced off a career-high mark of 86.
- 2–6Wins / Runs
- 33.3%Strike rate
- 3 (50%)Placed
- −0.25£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 1.40Fair A/E n=6 · 1.22 incl. margin
- 86Highest OR
- 74dAvg 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 97
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 2 | 84A | 57.5 | 1 · — |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 97A | 94 | 2 · 97 / 94 |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 97A | 91 | 4 · 97 / 92.5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 2,859 runs since Jan 2008 (353 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 17.2% from 425. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16.3% from 575. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.8% from 189.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −12.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 425 | 73 | 17.2% | +4.7 | 1 from 2 |
| Good | 737 | 78 | 10.6% | −1.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 288 | 31 | 10.8% | −1.7 | — |
| Soft | 379 | 47 | 12.4% | −0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 111 | 13 | 11.7% | −0.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 915 | 114 | 12.5% | 0 | 1 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 575 | 94 | 16.3% | +3.8 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,561 | 199 | 12.7% | +0.2 | 2 from 5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 519 | 53 | 10.2% | −2.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 189 | 9 | 4.8% | −7.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 9 | 0 | 0% | −12.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | +4.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.50 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.25 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +1.75 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ffos Las | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.25 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 2 | 40% | +0.75 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oisin Murphy | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.50 |
| Callum Hutchinson | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.25 |
| James Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.75 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 26+18d | Ffos Las | RHN Travel Handicap Took a strong grip early and moved into a share of the front spots - went clear after two furlongs - driven and lost the advantage 2f out - stayed on to finish third | 3/6 | hd | 9-9 | 86 | 88A | 78B | Callum Hutchinson | 10/3 |
| 30 May 26+23d | Carlisle | Betway Bet 10 Get 60 Handicap Held up strong in the pack early - pushed along with 2f left - weakened quickly - allowed to drop away well before the line | 8/8 | 20 | 9-10 | 86 | 31C | 57C | James Doyle | 10/3 |
| 07 May 26+77d | Chester | Xenon Workplace Handicap Settled in the pack early - pushed along with two furlongs left - closed strongly through the last furlong - grabbed fourth close home | 4/12 | hd | 8-12 | 86 | 94A | 88A | Oisin Murphy | 5/1 |
| 19 Feb 26+33d | Newcastle (AW) | BetMGM Supports Safer Gambling Novice Stakes (Rider Restricted Race) (GBB Race) Went straight to front - urged forward with two furlongs left and drifted off a straight line approaching the final furlong - lost the advantage briefly inside it - rallied to regain command close home and got up | 1/5 | 9-4 | 86 | 91C | 81B | Callum Hutchinson | 5/4F | |
| 17 Jan 26+221d | Lingfield (AW) | Bet 10 Get 40 With BetMGM Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Settled towards the back - pushed along inside the final furlong and staying on strongly - drifted left late and claimed second close home | 2/7 | ¾ | 9-4 | — | 97A | 77A | Oisin Murphy | 5/2J |
| 10 Jun 25 | Salisbury | Clive Cox Racing British EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Sluggish start - held towards rear early - made smooth progress wide with 2f left - driven to close in on front markers before getting up right at the line | 1/12 | 9-4 | — | 84A | 86A | Oisin Murphy | 5/2J |
Quick answers
- How many races has Factual (IRE) won?
- Factual (IRE) won 2 of 6 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 3 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trains Factual (IRE)?
- Factual (IRE) is trained by Andrew Balding, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 17 June 2026.
- Who is Factual (IRE)'s sire?
- Factual (IRE) is by Sioux Nation (USA) out of Drombeg Dream (IRE), whose sire is Arcano.
- What is Factual (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 86, from the run on 17 June 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Factual (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Sioux Nation (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 2,859 runs since Jan 2008 (353 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 17.2% from 425. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16.3% from 575. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.8% from 189.