Horse profile
Grey Fable (IRE)
by Starspangledbanner (AUS) out of Satwa Ruby (FR) (Verglas)
44 runs · 19 courses · from May 2022
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Dundalk (AW) & Chester
Last run 5 Oct 2026 · 5th of 11
Last raced off OR 106
KTB Profile
Grey Fable is a gelding with three wins from 44 starts, all over 1m2f – 1m4f. Two of those handicap successes came at Chester on good and good to soft ground while the third was at Dundalk on standard going. He usually races prominently and led when fifth of 11 in a maiden hurdle at Fairyhouse in Oct 2026, last raced off an official rating of 106.
Based on 44 archived runs · run-style from 21 commented runs since Sep 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
- 3–44Wins / Runs
- 6.8%Strike rate
- 9 (20.5%)Placed
- −15.75£1 level staken=44 at SP
- 0.71Fair A/E n=44 · 0.59 incl. margin
- 109Highest OR
- 38dAvg 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.
Official rating106↓ 3lb off peak
106
56–109
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 103
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 103B | 89 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 103B | 93 | 1 run · — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 63C | 62.5 | — |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 9 | 130C | 82 | 2 runs · 82 / 60 |
| Good | 8 | 131C | 89.5 | 2 runs · 98 / 90 |
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 95A | 90.5 | 4 runs · 95 / 89 |
| Heavy | 6 | 103A | 70.5 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 97C | 86 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 110C | 86 | 2 runs · 110 / 86 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 26 | 131C | 85.5 | 9 runs · 103 / 85 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 110C | 95 | 2 runs · 110 / 96 |
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 88C | 58 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 84A | 70.5 | — |
Of 44 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 43 figures from 44 runs · as at 13 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 from 21 analysed runs since Sep 2024
- Prominent 9 (43%) · 1 win
- Held up 6 (29%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 4 (19%) · 0 wins
- Led 2 (10%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 7,161 runs since Jan 2008 (660 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.5% from 1,191.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 25 | 3 | 12% | +0.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,032 | 124 | 12% | +0.9 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 1,737 | 183 | 10.5% | −0.6 | 1 from 12 |
| Good to Soft | 772 | 90 | 11.7% | +0.6 | 1 from 6 |
| Soft | 1,074 | 122 | 11.4% | +0.3 | 0 from 10 |
| Heavy | 293 | 33 | 11.3% | +0.2 | 0 from 6 |
| Standard (AW) | 2,228 | 238 | 10.7% | −0.4 | 1 from 8 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,191 | 173 | 14.5% | +3.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3,566 | 394 | 11% | −0.1 | 0 from 5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,392 | 137 | 9.8% | −1.3 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 648 | 60 | 9.3% | −1.8 | 3 from 26 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 267 | 25 | 9.4% | −1.7 | 0 from 8 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 84 | 4 | 4.8% | −6.3 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 13 | 0 | 0% | −11.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Satwa Ruby (FR) (Verglas)
6 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Danni California (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 5f–2m1f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Danni California (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danni California (IRE) | 26 | 4 | 7f–2m½f | Class 4 |
| Billie Frechette (IRE) | 29 | 3 | 1m5f–2m1f | — |
| Too Shy Shy (IRE) | 42 | 3 | 7f–1m2f | Class 5 |
| Invincible Ruby (IRE) | 21 | 3 | 6f–7f | Class 5 |
| Che Bella (IRE) | 14 | 2 | 1m | Class 4 |
| Superseded (IRE) | 32 | 2 | 5f | Class 5 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 12 | 1 | 8% | −9.25 |
| Soft | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 1 | 13% | +15.00 |
| Heavy | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.50 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 6 | 2 | 33% | −0.75 |
| Class 4 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 8 | 1 | 13% | +15.00 |
| Chester | 7 | 2 | 29% | −1.75 |
| Down Royal | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Roscommon | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Curragh | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Limerick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Killarney | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Navan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cork | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leopardstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Naas | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fairyhouse (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Beverley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 26 | 3 | 12% | +2.25 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robbie Colgan | 20 | 0 | 0% | −20.00 |
| Donagh Meyler | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Ben Coen | 3 | 1 | 33% | +20.00 |
| Ray Dawson | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jack Cleary | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Adam Caffrey | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sean D Bowen | 2 | 2 | 100% | +3.25 |
| Ben Harvey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jason Hart | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brian Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adam Grant | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Danny McMenamin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wayne Hassett | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dylan Kidd | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rory Cleary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oisin Orr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 22 | 0 | 0% | −22.00 |
| Tongue tie | 19 | 3 | 16% | +9.25 |
| Hood + tongue tie | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 1 | 10% | +13.00 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | 20% | −4.75 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 39 | 3 | 8% | −10.75 |
| Hurdle | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 05 Oct 26+4d | Fairyhouse (IRE) | Sign Up To GavinLynchRacing.com (C & G) Maiden Hurdle Pulled hard early - soon in front - overtaken after 3 out - dropped back turning for home - 5th and out of it before 2 out - faded tamely to finish 5th | 5/11 | 7½ | 11-12 | 106 | 85A | 104B | Ben Harvey | 33/1 |
| 01 Oct 26+49d | Bellewstown (IRE) | BOYLE Sports Handicap (Div II) Prominent early - 4th at halfway before moving up to 2nd over 4f out - pushed along 2f out and made no inroads in 4th 1f out - weakened inside final 150 yards to finish 6th | 6/11 | 1½ | 10-1 | 59 | 103A | 74A | Ben Coen | 9/1 |
| 13 Aug 26+19d | Beverley | Middle Distance Handicap Stakes Handy early - swept clear after 3f - overtaken 2f out then level again inside final furlong - stayed on into second beaten inside final 110yds | 2/5 | 4¾ | 9-7 | 59 | 62C | 72B | Jason Hart | 3/1 |
| 25 Jul 26+14d | Chester | Midsummer Meeting Handicap Stakes Set the pace early - overtaken after 4f - regained the front over 2f out - driven hard when overtaken once more inside final 110yds and faded in the final strides | 4/10 | ½ | 9-8 | 59 | 82A | 80A | Ray Dawson | 11/2 |
| 11 Jul 26+21d | Limerick | Panoramic Restaurant At Limerick Racecourse Apprentice Handicap (0-60) in the pack in 7th at halfway - driven and made ground early in the straight - 3rd 2f out then urged in fourth 1f out - found nothing more | 5/12 | 4¾ | 10-1 | 59 | 98A | 75A | Jack Cleary | 10/1 |
| 20 Jun 26+25d | Down Royal | Mount Charles Handicap (0-60) Sat handy behind front group - pushed along in 3rd with 2f left - dropped away late finishing 9th | 9/14 | ½ | 10-1 | 59 | 82C | 64C | Robbie Colgan | 9/1 |
| 26 May 26+8d | Dundalk (AW) | Family Fun Day Saturday 15th August Handicap (0-60) Handy early - 5th at halfway - moved into second and pressed the pace turning in - hit the front 2f out - pegged back briefly a furlong out - rallied to regain command close home and won | 1/13 | 9-12 | 56 | 85B | 83A | Ben Coen | 22/1 | |
| 18 May 26+13d | Roscommon | Roscommon Handicap (0-60) Sat close to the pace early - pushed along turning into the straight and soon lost touch - trailed home well held | 14/16 | 1¼ | 10-1 | 59 | 38C | 57C | Ben Coen | 14/1 |
| 05 May 26+25d | Ayr | Book Sounds Of Summer Racenight Handicap Stood up at the off - settled at the back of the field - pushed along approaching 3f out but made no impact - finished well held in 4th | 4/4 | 8½ | 9-3 | 59 | 110C | 63C | Adam Caffrey | 5/4F |
| 10 Apr 26+140d | Dundalk (AW) | View Restaurant Summer Offer Handicap (0-60) Held up towards the back - pushed along and made up ground into 6th approaching final furlongs - unable to threaten leading pair late | 6/12 | ¾ | 10-2 | 59 | 95A | 74A | Robbie Colgan | 12/1 |
| 2025 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 21 Nov 25+23d | Dundalk (AW) | Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Apprentice Handicap Settled around midfield - improved into 4th by halfway - pressed for effort with 2f left but couldn't find more approaching the furlong marker - stayed on same gear to finish sixth | 6/14 | ¾ | 9-6 | 62 | 58B | 70A | Jack Cleary | 18/1 |
| 29 Oct 25+12d | Dundalk (AW) | Happy Halloween Handicap Sat close to pace early - pushed along in 4th with 2f left - unable to close on front-runners in the closing stages - held on for 5th | 5/14 | 2 | 9-9 | 62 | 93B | 75A | Robbie Colgan | 14/1 |
| 17 Oct 25+34d | Dundalk (AW) | View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap Held up in the pack - pushed along with two furlongs left and improved into 6th approaching the final furlong - unable to find more late finished 7th | 7/14 | nk | 9-8 | 63 | 80B | 75A | Adam Caffrey | 20/1 |
| 13 Sep 25+8d | Chester | John Smith's Jump Jockeys Challenge Handicap (Professional Jump Jockeys) (GBBPlus Race) (Div 2) Sat close to the pace on the wide side - under pressure entering the straight - fading and then hampered a furlong from home - finished sixth | 6/9 | 3 | 10-11 | 65 | 54A | 58A | Brian Hughes | 3/1F |
| 05 Sep 25+97d | Down Royal | Children's Heartbeat Trust Apprentice Handicap Sat in touch on the wide side early - pushed along around 5th over 2f out then up to 4th but unable to close in final furlong - held on for 6th without finding more | 6/13 | 1 | 9-5 | 65 | 131C | 79A | Adam Grant | 25/1 |
| 31 May 25+20d | Chester | King Kabs Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Held handy on the outside in the pack - moved up to challenge for second spot with 4f left - driven 3f out then dropped away 2f out to finish seventh | 7/12 | 6½ | 9-0 | 68 | 95A | 64A | Robbie Colgan | 6/1 |
| 11 May 25+190d | Killarney | Mongey Communications Maiden Hurdle Sat close to pace and pulled hard early - shared front spot from 2nd before nudging clear with small error 3rd - lost command after 4 out and pressed for effort - flattened out without response and stumbled 3 out - faded through closing stages - eventually well held in 9th | 9/16 | 5 | 11-12 | 109 | 62C | 103C | Donagh Meyler | 12/1 |
| 2024 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 02 Nov 24+14d | Down Royal | Tayto Group Maiden Hurdle Held up near the back - clipped the first fence - lost touch approaching two out - stayed on steadily without threatening late | 8/16 | 2¾ | 11-12 | — | 63C | 105C | Donagh Meyler | 20/1 |
| 19 Oct 24+15d | Limerick | Master Chefs Maiden Hurdle Held up towards the back - still 15th at halfway - moved into 9th after 3 out then stayed on same speed to the line | 7/17 | nk | 11-7 | — | 103B | 106A | Donagh Meyler | 25/1 |
| 04 Oct 24+20d | Gowran Park | Xenon Security Maiden Hurdle Held up towards the back early on fighting the bridle - moved into second and stayed handy - went in front after the following fence and opened up a big advantage - impeded by a loose horse at the 6th - pushed along and matched stride for stride two out - overtaken soon after - slipped to fourth before the last - unable to find more and well held | 5/18 | 2¾ | 11-7 | — | 93B | 115A | Donagh Meyler | 33/1 |
| 14 Sep 24+49d | Chester | Edinburgh Gin Jump Jockeys Challenge Handicap (Professional Jump Jockeys) (Div 1) Took a strong hold early settled towards the back - made progress from wide out with 3f remaining - moved into second entering the straight but the winner already clear - stayed on without landing a blow to finish 2nd | 2/10 | 3¼ | 10-11 | 68 | 58A | 81A | Danny McMenamin | 9/4 |
| 27 Jul 24+14d | Chester | KingKabs Handicap | 1/7 | 9-8 | 63 | 84A | 78A | Sean D Bowen | 7/4F | |
| 13 Jul 24+28d | Chester | Soul Sunset Racing Apprentice Handicap | 1/8 | 9-2 | 59 | 86B | 77A | Sean D Bowen | 6/4F | |
| 15 Jun 24+41d | Chester | Edinburgh Gin Seaside Handicap (Div 1) | 2/9 | 1 | 8-7 | 59 | 70A | 83A | Ray Dawson | 13/2 |
| 05 May 24+48d | Sligo | Tote Fantasy Handicap (47-65) | 3/14 | shd | 9-2 | 58 | 130C | 81A | Wayne Hassett | 7/2 |
| 18 Mar 24+62d | Curragh | QuinnBet Handicap | 14/23 | 3¼ | 9-3 | 59 | 57C | 57A | Robbie Colgan | 14/1 |
| 16 Jan 24+34d | Dundalk (AW) | One Of The Only Dual Racetracks In Europe Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 8/14 | nk | 10-0 | 60 | 90B | 72A | Robbie Colgan | 3/1F |
| 2023 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 13 Dec 23+42d | Dundalk (AW) | Happy Christmas From All At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 6/13 | ½ | 9-11 | 62 | 91B | 77A | Robbie Colgan | 7/1 |
| 01 Nov 23+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Gateway Hotel Dundalk Race & Stay Handicap (47-70) (Div 2) | 8/14 | 1¼ | 9-5 | 64 | 91B | 65A | Robbie Colgan | 15/2 |
| 18 Oct 23+18d | Navan | Pimlico Racing Happy Retirement Zoffany Bay Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 7/20 | 1½ | 9-9 | 65 | 105C | 65C | Robbie Colgan | 12/1 |
| 30 Sep 23+9d | Killarney | Tote, Never Beaten By Sp Apprentice Handicap | 5/9 | nse | 8-13 | 67 | 87A | 70A | Dylan Kidd | 6/1 |
| 21 Sep 23+22d | Listowel | Kevin Mcmanus Bookmaker Handicap | 9/14 | 7½ | 9-12 | 68 | 71C | 64C | Robbie Colgan | 12/1 |
| 30 Aug 23+41d | Cork | CorkRacecourse.ie Rated Race | 4/9 | ½ | 9-11 | 69 | 116A | 73A | Robbie Colgan | 15/2 |
| 20 Jul 23+59d | Leopardstown | Mongey Communications Handicap | 3/16 | hd | 9-0 | 67 | 92C | 73A | Robbie Colgan | 7/1 |
| 22 May 23+31d | Roscommon | Abbey Hotel, Roscommon Handicap (47-75) | 2/16 | 1 | 9-1 | 64 | 97C | 81A | Robbie Colgan | 18/1 |
| 21 Apr 23+23d | Cork | GAIN The Advantage Series Handicap | 13/13 | hd | 9-3 | 66 | 81C | 56A | Robbie Colgan | 16/1 |
| 29 Mar 23+165d | Navan | Bective Restaurant Handicap (47-70) | 9/11 | 5½ | 9-9 | 67 | 34C | 59C | Robbie Colgan | 8/1 |
| 2022 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 15 Oct 22+13d | Leopardstown | Matt Bunn 40th Birthday Nursery Handicap | 5/9 | ½ | 9-2 | 70 | 84A | 70A | Robbie Colgan | 12/1 |
| 02 Oct 22+17d | Tipperary | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden | 4/10 | 1½ | 9-7 | — | — | 67A | Robbie Colgan | 40/1 |
| 15 Sep 22+45d | Naas | Goffs Sportsman's Challenge | 11/16 | ½ | 9-5 | — | 88C | 62A | Rory Cleary | 100/1 |
| 01 Aug 22+61d | Naas | Irish EBF Ballyhane Stakes (Median Auction Race) | 23/24 | 2¼ | 9-6 | — | 27C | 58C | Robbie Colgan | 150/1 |
| 01 Jun 22+9d | Curragh | Ryans Cleaning Waste And Recycling Irish European Breeders Fund (C & G) Maiden | 5/9 | 1¾ | 9-5 | — | 61A | 72A | Robbie Colgan | 66/1 |
| 23 May 22+21d | Roscommon | Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden | 7/15 | 4¾ | 9-9 | — | 58C | 74A | Oisin Orr | 50/1 |
| 02 May 22 | Curragh | Irish European Breeders Fund Median Sires Series Maiden | 12/14 | 4¼ | 9-8 | — | 10C | 62C | Robbie Colgan | 50/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Grey Fable won?
- Grey Fable (IRE) won 3 of 44 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 6.8%. Placed 9 times in total (20.5% of starts).
- Who trains Grey Fable?
- Grey Fable (IRE) is trained by Karl Thornton, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 5 October 2026.
- Who is Grey Fable's sire?
- Grey Fable (IRE) is by Starspangledbanner (AUS) out of Satwa Ruby (FR), whose sire is Verglas.
- What going does Grey Fable prefer?
- Grey Fable (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Grey Fable's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 106, from the run on 5 October 2026. The highest on record is 109.
- What is Grey Fable's sire's record?
- Starspangledbanner (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 7,161 runs since Jan 2008 (660 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.5% from 1,191.
- Who are Grey Fable's siblings?
- Out of Satwa Ruby (FR), Grey Fable (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Danni California (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Danni California (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–2m1f. As at Oct 2026.