Folk Tale (IRE)
Folk Tale (IRE) is 1 from 5, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Jun 2017.
- 1–5Wins / Runs
- 20%Strike rate
- 1 (20%)Placed
- −2.38£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 1.51Fair A/E n=5 · 1.31 incl. margin
- 101Highest OR
- 86dAvg 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 92
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 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 99A | 86 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 99A | 88 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
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
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 18.4% of 12,936 runs since Jan 2008 (1,520 horses).
Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 9.8% from 429.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 48 | 11 | 22.9% | +4.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2,323 | 477 | 20.5% | +2.1 | — |
| Good | 3,166 | 563 | 17.8% | −0.6 | 1 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 1,742 | 310 | 17.8% | −0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,900 | 327 | 17.2% | −1.2 | — |
| Heavy | 589 | 102 | 17.3% | −1.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3,166 | 585 | 18.5% | +0.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 429 | 42 | 9.8% | −8.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3,117 | 580 | 18.6% | +0.2 | 1 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,852 | 725 | 18.8% | +0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3,831 | 769 | 20.1% | +1.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,205 | 188 | 15.6% | −2.8 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 332 | 48 | 14.5% | −3.9 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 138 | 19 | 13.8% | −4.6 | — |
| Over 3m | 32 | 6 | 18.8% | +0.4 | — |
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
6 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Good Place (USA) (2 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Good Place (USA)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good Place (USA) | 4 | 2 | 7f–1m | Class 2 |
| Press Room (USA) | 3 | 2 | 1m1½f–1m2f | Class 5 |
| Bint Al Reem (IRE) | 3 | 1 | 7f | Class 5 |
| Yulong Transcend (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Central Line (USA) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Silver Up (AUS) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.38 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.62 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newmarket | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.38 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.38 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Buick | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.62 |
| James Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Colm O'Donoghue | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Martin Lane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.38 |
| Hood | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.38 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 May 18+17d | Newmarket | Qipco Racing Welfare Handicap | 5/7 | 2½ | 9-5 | 98 | 88A | 88A | James Doyle | 10/1 |
| 18 Apr 18+291d | Newmarket | bet365 European Free Handicap (Listed) | 9/10 | 2 | 8-12 | 101 | 84C | 64C | William Buick | 6/1 |
| 01 Jul 17+21d | Curragh | GAIN Railway Stakes (Group 2) | 5/8 | hd | 9-3 | — | 92A | 78A | Colm O'Donoghue | 20/1 |
| 10 Jun 17+16d | Newmarket | Margaret Giffen Memorial EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10) (Div 2) | 1/9 | 9-2 | — | 67A | 82A | William Buick | 13/8F | |
| 25 May 17 | Goodwood | Matchbook Betting Exchange EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10) | 4/10 | nse | 9-2 | — | 99A | 87A | Martin Lane | 9/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Folk Tale (IRE) won?
- Folk Tale (IRE) won 1 of 5 archived starts between 2017 and 2018, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 1 time in total (20% of starts).
- Who trained Folk Tale (IRE)?
- Folk Tale (IRE) was trained by Charlie Appleby on the most recent run on record, at Newmarket on 5 May 2018.
- Who is Folk Tale (IRE)'s sire?
- Folk Tale (IRE) is by Dubawi (IRE) out of Causeway Lass (AUS), whose sire is Giant's Causeway.
- What going does Folk Tale (IRE) prefer?
- Folk Tale (IRE) has the best record on good 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 Folk Tale (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 98, from the run on 5 May 2018. The highest on record is 101.
- What is Folk Tale (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Dubawi (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 18.4% of 12,936 runs since Jan 2008 (1,520 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 9.8% from 429.
- Who are Folk Tale (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Causeway Lass (AUS), Folk Tale (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Good Place (USA) (2). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Good Place (USA)). The wins came over 7f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.