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Famous Last Word (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2024) · Last trainer Ian Williams · Last owner T J Mrs H Parrott Partner
by Fame And Glory (GB) out of Presenting Tara (IRE) (Presenting)
10 runs · 8 courses · from Nov 2020
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 28 Aug 2024 — 798 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2024 · 2nd of 13 Last raced off OR 83
KTB Profile

Famous Last Word is a maiden who has failed to win in ten starts on turf yet has placed four times. His best effort came when second of 13 in a Class 5 handicap chase at Worcester in Aug 2024. The gelding, by Fame And Glory out of a Presenting mare, raced off an official rating of 83 that day, 24lb below his highest ever mark of 107. He has never won over 2m1f – 2m4f, 2m5f – 3m, over 3m or 1m5f – 2m, on good, good to soft, soft or heavy ground.

Based on 10 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run since Aug 2024 · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 24lb off peak
Official rating83↓ 24lb off peak
83 83–107

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 118 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Warwick, 3 May 2021

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 →

Jumps 8 figures · best 118A · median 88
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good4109A89.5—
Good to Soft3118A91—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f394A78—
2m5f – 3m291C88—
1m5f – 2m2109A83.5—
Over 3m1———

Of 10 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 110A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Worcester, 28 Aug 2024 Official rating 83 at the last run, 28 Aug 2024

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 8 figures · best 120A · median 105
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good4111A107—
Good to Soft3120A97—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3110A104—
2m5f – 3m2102A96—
1m5f – 2m2111A108.5—
Over 3m1———

Of 10 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 10 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Fame And Glory (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 6,211 runs since Jun 2016 (504 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm48918.8%+6.3—
Good1,83724813.5%+10 from 4
Good to Soft1,34815611.6%−0.90 from 4
Soft2,10025612.2%−0.30 from 1
Heavy84610512.4%−0.10 from 1
Standard (AW)3213.1%−9.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f500%−12.5—
1m – 1m1f1100%−12.5—
1m2f – 1m4f3013.3%−9.2—
1m5f – 2m1,81322512.4%−0.10 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f2,33930513%+0.50 from 4
2m5f – 3m1,66921012.6%+0.10 from 2
Over 3m344349.9%−2.60 from 2

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jun 2016 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Presenting Tara (IRE) (Presenting)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Emilyogue (IRE)160——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Doncaster 2 0 0% −2.00
Newbury 2 0 0% −2.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
Over 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Charlie Todd 4 0 0% −4.00
Robert Dunne 4 0 0% −4.00
William Marshall 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Bowen 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 1 0 0% −1.00
2023 2 0 0% −2.00
2022 1 0 0% −1.00
2021 4 0 0% −4.00
2020 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00
Chase 3 0 0% −3.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2024 · 1 run
28 Aug 24+566d Worcester Forge Cattery, Fernhill Heath, Worcester Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m4f · Good · 13 ran Went straight to front - upped the pace turn for home - pushed along 4 out - opened daylight 3 out - fought back strongly from last but overtaken close home - stuck on to finish second 2/13 3¾ 10-11 8378B110A Charlie Todd 16/1
2023 · 2 runs
09 Feb 23+33d Doncaster Virgin Bet Daily Extra Places Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m · Good · 7 ran 6/7 shd 11-10 9485A102A Charlie Todd 22/1
07 Jan 23+36d Wincanton Virgin Bet Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m1f · Good To Soft · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-13 99—— Charlie Todd 10/1
2022 · 1 run
02 Dec 22+578d Exeter IJF South West Hub Now Open Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m5½f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 5/6 8 11-2 10291C90C Charlie Todd 25/1
2021 · 4 runs
03 May 21+41d Warwick Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 3m1f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 3/11 3 11-8 107118A120A William Marshall 7/1
23 Mar 21+18d Wetherby Watch Racing TV In Stunning HD Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 3/11 8½ 11-1 —72C97C Sean Bowen 16/1
05 Mar 21+35d Newbury BetVictor 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good · 10 ran 5/10 2¼ 10-12 —94A104A Robert Dunne 80/1
29 Jan 21+49d Doncaster Sporting Life EBF 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m3½f · Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-5 ——— Robert Dunne 150/1
2020 · 2 runs
11 Dec 20+36d Bangor-on-Dee Support The Injured Jockeys' Fund Intermediate Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m½f · Heavy · 5 ran 3/5 8½ 11-0 —58C106B Robert Dunne 5/2
05 Nov 20 Newbury tote.co.uk Standard Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 5 · 2m½f · Good · 10 ran 3/10 1 11-0 —109A111A Robert Dunne 17/2

Quick answers

How many races has Famous Last Word won?
Famous Last Word (IRE) has yet to win, from 10 archived starts between 2020 and 2024. Placed 4 times in total (40% of starts).
Who trained Famous Last Word?
Famous Last Word (IRE) was trained by Ian Williams on the most recent run on record, at Worcester on 28 August 2024.
Who is Famous Last Word's sire?
Famous Last Word (IRE) is by Fame And Glory (GB) out of Presenting Tara (IRE), whose sire is Presenting.
What is Famous Last Word's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 83, from the run on 28 August 2024. The highest on record is 107.
What is Famous Last Word's sire's record?
Fame And Glory (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 6,211 runs since Jun 2016 (504 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Famous Last Word's siblings?
Out of Presenting Tara (IRE), Famous Last Word (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from November 2020. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.