Foolish Comment (USA)
Foolish Comment (USA) is 1 from 6. Won last time out at Wexford. Last raced off a career-high mark of 89.
- 1–6Wins / Runs
- 16.7%Strike rate
- 3 (50%)Placed
- −1.00£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 1.81Fair A/E n=6 · 1.45 incl. margin
- 89Highest OR
- 50dAvg 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
No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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 11.6% of 3,018 runs since Jan 2008 (320 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 7.1% from 394. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 8.3% from 422.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 39 | 3 | 7.7% | −3.9 | 1 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 605 | 83 | 13.7% | +2.1 | — |
| Good | 655 | 67 | 10.2% | −1.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 290 | 22 | 7.6% | −4 | — |
| Soft | 394 | 28 | 7.1% | −4.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 158 | 20 | 12.7% | +1.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 877 | 126 | 14.4% | +2.8 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 27 | 5 | 18.5% | +6.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 595 | 73 | 12.3% | +0.7 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 736 | 89 | 12.1% | +0.5 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 846 | 107 | 12.6% | +1 | 1 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 422 | 35 | 8.3% | −3.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 202 | 19 | 9.4% | −2.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 123 | 11 | 8.9% | −2.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 67 | 10 | 14.9% | +3.3 | — |
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
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Storming Bernard (USA) (3 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Storming Bernard (USA)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storming Bernard (USA) | 10 | 3 | 7f–1m | Class 3 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 10+26d | Wexford | Barrow Maiden | 1/10 | 9-5 | 89 | 89A | W J Lee | 4/1 | |
| 25 Apr 10+165d | Navan | Dunderry (c & G) Maiden | 3/14 | 3 | 9-0 | 77 | 75A | W J Lee | 10/1 |
| 11 Nov 09+21d | Dundalk (AW) | Bookings at dundalkstadium.com Nursery Handicap (60-90) | 10/10 | 2½ | 9-7 | 80 | 57A | W J Lee | 7/1 |
| 21 Oct 09+19d | Navan | Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F Maiden | 11/18 | ¾ | 9-3 | — | 61C | W J Lee | 25/1 |
| 02 Oct 09+17d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Auction Maiden | 3/14 | nk | 9-3 | — | 81A | W J Lee | 7/1 |
| 15 Sep 09 | Listowel | O'Callaghan Family Hotels E.B.F. Maiden | 5/12 | nk | 9-3 | — | 74A | W J Lee | 8/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Foolish Comment (USA) won?
- Foolish Comment (USA) won 1 of 6 archived starts between 2009 and 2010, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 3 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trained Foolish Comment (USA)?
- Foolish Comment (USA) was trained by C F Swan on the most recent run on record, at Wexford on 21 May 2010.
- Who is Foolish Comment (USA)'s sire?
- Foolish Comment (USA) is by Giant's Causeway (USA) out of Anguilla (USA), whose sire is Seattle Slew.
- What is Foolish Comment (USA)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 89, from the run on 21 May 2010. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Foolish Comment (USA)'s sire's record?
- Giant's Causeway (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 3,018 runs since Jan 2008 (320 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 7.1% from 394. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 8.3% from 422.
- Who are Foolish Comment (USA)'s siblings?
- Out of Anguilla (USA), Foolish Comment (USA) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Storming Bernard (USA) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Storming Bernard (USA)). The wins came over 7f–1m. As at Oct 2026.