Hit The Headlines (IRE)
Hit The Headlines (IRE) is 2 from 23. Hasn't won since Dec 2011. Last raced off 92, 38lb below the career-high mark.
- 2–23Wins / Runs
- 8.7%Strike rate
- 9 (39.1%)Placed
- −18.65£1 level staken=23 at SP
- 0.50Fair A/E n=23 · 0.42 incl. margin
- 130Highest OR
- 117dAvg 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 56
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 →
Of 2 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 2 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 11.8% of 17,281 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 38 | 0 | 0% | −11.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 522 | 50 | 9.6% | −2.2 | — |
| Good | 4,053 | 441 | 10.9% | −0.9 | 0 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 2,933 | 354 | 12.1% | +0.3 | 1 from 4 |
| Soft | 5,876 | 751 | 12.8% | +1 | 1 from 9 |
| Heavy | 3,817 | 449 | 11.8% | 0 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 42 | 2 | 4.8% | −7 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −11.8 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 25 | 1 | 4% | −7.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4,484 | 547 | 12.2% | +0.4 | 1 from 7 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6,081 | 724 | 11.9% | +0.1 | 1 from 10 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5,257 | 622 | 11.8% | 0 | 0 from 6 |
| Over 3m | 1,432 | 153 | 10.7% | −1.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 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 Lastoftheleaders (IRE) (6 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m2f; the highest grade won is Class 1 (Lastoftheleaders (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lastoftheleaders (IRE) | 34 | 6 | 2m–2m2f | Class 1 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 9 | 1 | 11% | −6.90 |
| Good | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.75 |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 4 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.75 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.10 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leopardstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Huntingdon | 2 | 2 | 100% | +2.35 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Plumpton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fakenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tramore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ludlow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 10 | 1 | 10% | −7.75 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 1 | 14% | −4.90 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Geraghty | 7 | 2 | 29% | −2.65 |
| Tom Cannon | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Wilson Renwick | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Leighton Aspell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Clarke | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killian Moore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Harry Skelton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul Carberry | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| R P McNally | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Keith Donoghue | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| R Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Davy Russell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss J M Mangan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 18 | 2 | 11% | −13.65 |
| Tongue tie | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2013 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2011 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +1.35 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 15 | 1 | 7% | −12.90 |
| Hurdle | 7 | 1 | 14% | −4.75 |
| NH Flat | 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 Hit The Headlines won?
- Hit The Headlines (IRE) won 2 of 23 archived starts between 2011 and 2018, a strike rate of 8.7%. Placed 9 times in total (39.1% of starts).
- Who trained Hit The Headlines?
- Hit The Headlines (IRE) was trained by Nigel Dunger on the most recent run on record, at Lingfield on 30 January 2018.
- Who is Hit The Headlines's sire?
- Hit The Headlines (IRE) is by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Heather Breeze (IRE), whose sire is Lord Americo.
- What going does Hit The Headlines prefer?
- Hit The Headlines (IRE) has the best record on good to soft 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 Hit The Headlines's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 92, from the run on 30 January 2018. The highest on record is 130.
- What is Hit The Headlines's sire's record?
- Flemensfirth (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 17,281 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Hit The Headlines's siblings?
- Out of Heather Breeze (IRE), Hit The Headlines (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Lastoftheleaders (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Class 1 (Lastoftheleaders (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m2f. As at Oct 2026.