Headline News (IRE)
Headline News (IRE) is 4 from 24. Hasn't won since Aug 2015. All 4 wins have come over 1m2f – 1m4f. Last raced off a career-high mark of 93.
- 4–24Wins / Runs
- 16.7%Strike rate
- 11 (45.8%)Placed
- +21.00£1 level staken=24 at SP
- 1.46Fair A/E n=24 · 1.26 incl. margin
- 93Highest OR
- 65dAvg 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 11.8% of 2,836 runs since Jan 2008 (311 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.3% from 734. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 8.2% from 291.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 27 | 6 | 22.2% | +10.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 365 | 53 | 14.5% | +2.7 | 1 from 5 |
| Good | 688 | 83 | 12.1% | +0.3 | 1 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 342 | 45 | 13.2% | +1.4 | 1 from 5 |
| Soft | 515 | 65 | 12.6% | +0.8 | 1 from 6 |
| Heavy | 165 | 23 | 13.9% | +2.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 734 | 61 | 8.3% | −3.5 | 0 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −11.8 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 291 | 24 | 8.2% | −3.6 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 632 | 79 | 12.5% | +0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,134 | 139 | 12.3% | +0.5 | 4 from 22 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 538 | 68 | 12.6% | +0.8 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 184 | 25 | 13.6% | +1.8 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 47 | 0 | 0% | −11.8 | — |
| Over 3m | 4 | 1 | 25% | +13.2 | — |
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
7 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Donnelly's Rainbow (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Exec Chef (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donnelly's Rainbow (IRE) | 55 | 5 | 7f–1m | Class 5 |
| Exec Chef (IRE) | 23 | 3 | 1m–1m2f | Class 4 |
| Sheila (IRE) | 32 | 2 | 1m–1m2f | Class 5 |
| Puck Fair (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 6f | — |
| Shauyra (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 1m | Class 5 |
| Elfine (IRE) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| Ghost Of A Girl (IRE) | 20 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 6 | 1 | 17% | +15.00 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.00 |
| Good to Firm | 5 | 1 | 20% | +2.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good | 3 | 1 | 33% | +9.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 8 | 2 | 25% | +9.00 |
| Class 4 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +15.00 |
| Class 1 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newmarket | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 3 | 1 | 33% | +4.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Windsor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Pontefract | 2 | 1 | 50% | +10.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Beverley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bath | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 1 | 100% | +20.00 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 22 | 4 | 18% | +23.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Catlin | 15 | 2 | 13% | +13.00 |
| Dane O'Neill | 3 | 1 | 33% | +9.00 |
| Jim Crowley | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jack Garritty | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Luke Morris | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Martin Lane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +4.00 |
| 2014 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.00 |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +18.00 |
| 2012 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +3.00 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Headline News won?
- Headline News (IRE) won 4 of 24 archived starts between 2011 and 2015, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 11 times in total (45.8% of starts).
- Who trained Headline News?
- Headline News (IRE) was trained by Rae Guest on the most recent run on record, at Kempton (AW) on 25 November 2015.
- Who is Headline News's sire?
- Headline News (IRE) is by Peintre Celebre (USA) out of Donnelly's Hollow (IRE), whose sire is Docksider.
- What going does Headline News prefer?
- Headline News (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Headline News's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 93, from the run on 25 November 2015. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Headline News's sire's record?
- Peintre Celebre (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 2,836 runs since Jan 2008 (311 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.3% from 734. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 8.2% from 291.
- Who are Headline News's siblings?
- Out of Donnelly's Hollow (IRE), Headline News (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Donnelly's Rainbow (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Exec Chef (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.