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Horse profile

Fairy Tale (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2019) · Last trainer Gay Kelleway · Last owner Winterbeck Manor Stud Gay Kelleway
by Kheleyf (USA) out of Singapore Fairy (FR) (Sagacity)
13 runs · 8 courses · from Aug 2018
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 22 Oct 2019 — 2,562 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2019 · 11th of 12 Won at Deauville (FR) Last raced off OR 87
KTB Profile

Fairy Tale (IRE) is 1 from 13. Hasn't won since Aug 2018. The win came on the all-weather — 0 from 8 on turf. Last raced off a career-high mark of 87.

Based on 13 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Won on AW, 0 on turf OR at career high
Official rating87At career-high mark
87 85–87

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 92 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Kempton (AW), 22 Oct 2019

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 →

Flat 5 figures · best 94C · median 92
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)292A92—
Good to Firm294C83.5—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f494C92—
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 86B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newmarket, 3 Aug 2019 Official rating 87 at the last run, 22 Oct 2019

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 5 figures · best 93A · median 72
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)293A82.5—
Good to Firm286B77.5—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f493A79—
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 4 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

Sire
Kheleyf (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 10,544 runs since Jan 2008 (676 horses).

Strongest on firm going: 12.2% from 131. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 5.6% from 880.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1311612.2%+3.5—
Good to Firm1,9921668.3%−0.40 from 2
Good1,9661608.1%−0.60 from 3
Good to Soft1,028807.8%−0.90 from 1
Soft1,090767%−1.70 from 2
Heavy396358.8%+0.1—
Standard (AW)3,9403809.6%+0.91 from 5
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2,23922910.2%+1.5—
6f – 7f4,9714509.1%+0.4—
1m – 1m1f1,7351307.5%−1.21 from 6
1m2f – 1m4f880495.6%−3.10 from 6
1m5f – 2m463388.2%−0.50 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f195147.2%−1.5—
2m5f – 3m4836.3%−2.4—
Over 3m1300%−8.7—

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

Dam

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Texas Ranger (FR)80——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 5 1 20% −1.60
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Saint-Cloud (FR) 3 0 0% −3.00
Deauville (FR) 3 1 33% +0.40
Kempton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Epsom Downs 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Bordeaux Le Bouscat (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Chantilly (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
1m – 1m1f 6 1 17% −2.60
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Pierre-Charles Boudot 6 1 17% −2.60
Shane Kelly 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr Ross Birkett 1 0 0% −1.00
Jimmy Quinn 1 0 0% −1.00
Daniel Muscutt 1 0 0% −1.00
Alexis Badel 1 0 0% −1.00
Christophe Soumillon 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2019 8 0 0% −8.00
2018 5 1 20% −1.60

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2019 · 8 runs
22 Oct 19+57d Kempton (AW) 32Red.com Handicap Class 4 · 12f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran 11/12 1¾ 10-1 8792A72A Shane Kelly 20/1
26 Aug 19+23d Epsom Downs Amateurs' Derby Handicap (Gentleman Amateur Riders) Class 4 · 12f · Good · 7 ran 6/7 1¾ 11-7 8564A68A Mr Ross Birkett 9/1
03 Aug 19+21d Newmarket Crown At Stowupland Handicap Class 3 · 12f · Good To Firm · 4 ran 2/4 2 9-11 8594C86B Jimmy Quinn 11/2
13 Jul 19+17d Ascot Fresh Air Helicopters Handicap Class 3 · 14f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 8/10 ¾ 9-6 8773C69C Daniel Muscutt 14/1
26 Jun 19+37d Kempton (AW) 32Red On The App Store Handicap Class 4 · 11f · Standard To Slow · 11 ran 2/11 nk 9-7 8592A93A Shane Kelly 66/1
20 May 19+21d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Teddy (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 8f · Very Soft · 17 ran 17/17 4 9-2 ——— Alexis Badel 23/1
29 Apr 19+30d Bordeaux Le Bouscat (FR) Handicap de Bordeaux (4yo+) (Turf) 8f · Very Soft · 16 ran 16/16 5 9-5 ——— Pierre-Charles Boudot 43/5
30 Mar 19+107d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix des Landes (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 8f · Good · 18 ran 5/18 hd 9-4 ——— Pierre-Charles Boudot 16/1
2018 · 5 runs
13 Dec 18+51d Chantilly (FR) Prix de la Piste Sea Bird (Conditions) (3yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 15 ran 8/15 shd 9-3 ——— Pierre-Charles Boudot 48/10
23 Oct 18+25d Deauville (FR) Prix du Pont d'Ouilly (Conditions) (3yo) (Round) (Turf) 10f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 5/10 ½ 9-3 ——— Christophe Soumillon 3/1F
28 Sep 18+33d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Sanctus (Conditions) (3yo) (Turf) 10.5f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 1 9-0 ——— Pierre-Charles Boudot 48/10
26 Aug 18+17d Deauville (FR) Prix Casino Barriere Trouville (Maiden) (3yo) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 9 ran 1/9 9-2 ——— Pierre-Charles Boudot 12/5F
09 Aug 18 Deauville (FR) Prix d'Heurtevent (Maiden) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 14 ran 2/14 4 8-13 ——— Pierre-Charles Boudot 36/1

Quick answers

How many races has Fairy Tale won?
Fairy Tale (IRE) won 1 of 13 archived starts between 2018 and 2019, a strike rate of 7.7%. Placed 3 times in total (23.1% of starts).
Who trained Fairy Tale?
Fairy Tale (IRE) was trained by Gay Kelleway on the most recent run on record, at Kempton (AW) on 22 October 2019.
Who is Fairy Tale's sire?
Fairy Tale (IRE) is by Kheleyf (USA) out of Singapore Fairy (FR), whose sire is Sagacity.
What going does Fairy Tale prefer?
Fairy Tale (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Fairy Tale's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 87, from the run on 22 October 2019. That is also the highest on record.
What is Fairy Tale's sire's record?
Kheleyf (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 10,544 runs since Jan 2008 (676 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 12.2% from 131. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 5.6% from 880.
Who are Fairy Tale's siblings?
Out of Singapore Fairy (FR), Fairy Tale (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2018. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.