Horse profile
Irish Rumour (IRE)
by Footstepsinthesand (GB) out of Selfless (GB) (Harbour Watch)
38 runs · 13 courses · from Jun 2023
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out
3 wins · Navan (IRE) & Navan
Last run 21 Oct 2026 · 1st of 8
Last raced off OR 67
KTB Profile
Irish Rumour is 3 from 38 with all wins on turf over trips under 6f. She won last time out at Navan in Oct 2026 when prominent in a handicap off an official rating of 67 on soft ground. The other two successes also came at Navan in handicaps on good ground in Sep 2026 and Sep 2024. She has never won on the all-weather from 11 starts.
Based on 38 archived runs · run-style from 26 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins on turf
- 3–38Wins / Runs
- 7.9%Strike rate
- 15 (39.5%)Placed
- −22.00£1 level staken=38 at SP
- 0.73Fair A/E n=38 · 0.57 incl. margin
- 68Highest OR
- 33dAvg 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 rating67↓ 1lb off peak
67
58–68
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 110
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 17 | 98C | 88 | 6 runs · 98 / 88 |
| Standard (AW) | 11 | 111A | 91 | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 9 | 110A | 87 | 3 runs · 110 / 85 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 26 | 111A | 91 | 9 runs · 98 / 85 |
| Under 6f | 9 | 110A | 85 | 2 runs · 110 / 97.5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 90B | 87 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 38 figures from 38 runs · as at 29 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.
The forward record. KTB’s figures on this horse since 21 Oct 2026: the KTB Selection in 1 run (won 1) · to 21 Oct 2026. Each pick was the figure’s choice before the off, settled against the result the next morning; “did not run” is counted apart. GB and Irish races since 5 Oct 2026.
Run style from 26 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Prominent 8 (31%) · 2 wins
- Mid-division 8 (31%) · 0 wins
- Held up 8 (31%) · 1 win
- Led 2 (8%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 12,802 runs since Apr 2009 (937 horses).
Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.9% from 320.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 72 | 16 | 22.2% | +12 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,911 | 220 | 11.5% | +1.3 | — |
| Good | 2,946 | 268 | 9.1% | −1.1 | 2 from 17 |
| Good to Soft | 1,240 | 108 | 8.7% | −1.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,776 | 144 | 8.1% | −2.1 | 1 from 9 |
| Heavy | 545 | 62 | 11.4% | +1.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 4,311 | 486 | 11.3% | +1.1 | 0 from 11 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,127 | 142 | 12.6% | +2.4 | 3 from 9 |
| 6f – 7f | 5,045 | 528 | 10.5% | +0.3 | 0 from 26 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,335 | 336 | 10.1% | −0.1 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,102 | 196 | 9.3% | −0.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 839 | 80 | 9.5% | −0.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 320 | 22 | 6.9% | −3.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 31 | 1 | 3.2% | −7 | — |
| Over 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −10.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2009 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Selfless (GB) (Harbour Watch)
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He Bangs The Drums (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 17 | 2 | 12% | −6.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Soft | 9 | 1 | 11% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Curragh | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Navan | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.50 |
| Naas | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Leopardstown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Navan (IRE) | 2 | 2 | 100% | +9.50 |
| Curragh (IRE) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Roscommon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fairyhouse (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 26 | 0 | 0% | −26.00 |
| Under 6f | 9 | 3 | 33% | +7.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Browne McMonagle | 10 | 1 | 10% | −5.50 |
| Robbie Colgan | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Orla Tynan | 5 | 2 | 40% | +6.50 |
| James Ryan | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Colin Keane | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Rory Cleary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Kearney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| J M Sheridan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leigh Roche | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adam Caffrey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 29 | 3 | 10% | −13.00 |
| None | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 2 | 20% | +1.50 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2024 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −6.50 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
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 | ||||||||||
| 21 Oct 26+17d | Navan (IRE) | Final Fence Marquee Hospitality Package 14th & 15th November On Sale Now Handicap prominent early - 2nd at halfway - shaken up over 2f out then driven to hit the front over 1f out - stayed on strongly inside the final furlong to win | 1/8 | 8-8 | 67 | 110A | 95A | Orla Tynan | 4/1 | |
| 04 Oct 26+13d | Curragh (IRE) | Business Plus Handicap Went to front in middle of track - challenged by rival at halfway - pushed along 2f out then overtaken 1f out - stayed on at same speed for 5th | 5/22 | 1½ | 8-10 | 67 | 78C | 90A | Orla Tynan | 16/1 |
| 21 Sep 26+16d | Fairyhouse (IRE) | Fairyhouse Return Of The Jumps On October 10th Handicap Settled in the pack - squeezed for space with a furlong left - finished well to grab 5th late | 5/17 | shd | 9-4 | 67 | 98C | 82A | Orla Tynan | 4/1 |
| 05 Sep 26+14d | Navan (IRE) | Navan Racing Festival Early Bird Tickets On Sale Now Handicap Settled just behind pace on inner - shared advantage and going strongly two out - driven into command a furlong and a half out - stayed on strongly through the final furlong - challenged again close home but held on flat out | 1/18 | 9-9 | 59 | 85C | 97A | Orla Tynan | 11/2 | |
| 22 Aug 26+19d | Curragh (IRE) | Friends Of Moorefield GAA Handicap Sat just off the pace in the middle of the pack - pushed along into second with 2f left and level with the front pair a furlong out - edged out in the final strides for 3rd | 3/27 | ½ | 8-10 | 59 | 97C | 88A | Orla Tynan | 12/1 |
| 03 Aug 26+23d | Naas (IRE) | Bet 20 Get 40 With Matchbook Handicap Settled in the pack - 6th at halfway - driven approaching 2f out and dropped to 7th inside final furlong - unable to close and finished 10th | 10/16 | hd | 9-5 | 61 | 81C | 75A | James Ryan | 22/1 |
| 11 Jul 26+23d | Navan | Newgrange Hotel Handicap Sat near the front group - asked for effort in 3rd with 2f left - continued at an even effort in the final furlong but was overtaken for 3rd near the line | 5/15 | shd | 9-6 | 62 | 79C | 80A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 9/2 |
| 18 Jun 26+15d | Leopardstown | BOYLE Sports Money Back If 2nd To SP Fav Handicap Slow to get going - held up towards the back - pushed along in 14th with 2f left and unable to threaten - finished well held in 13th | 13/15 | ½ | 9-8 | 64 | 91C | 65A | James Ryan | 16/1 |
| 03 Jun 26+16d | Curragh | Sky Bet Build A Bet Handicap Settled in mid-pack early - 7th at halfway - made ground 1½f out into 2nd late on - kept on well but no match for winner | 2/20 | 1¾ | 9-2 | 58 | 85C | 96A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 16/1 |
| 18 May 26+194d | Roscommon | Knockcroghery Handicap Held a midfield position wide of rivals - pushed along turning into the straight - dropped away to finish 15th | 15/15 | 5 | 9-5 | 61 | 50C | 52C | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 12/1 |
| 2025 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 05 Nov 25+44d | Dundalk (AW) | Bet On The Best Night Out At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (0-60) Held up towards the back - urged forward entering the straight and made ground inside final 2f - up to 4th a furlong out - unable to find more late and finished 5th | 5/14 | ¾ | 10-1 | 59 | 97B | 88A | James Ryan | 6/1 |
| 22 Sep 25+12d | Fairyhouse | Treo Eile Handicap Held up towards back of the pack - began to close 1 1/2f out - moved into 3rd inside final furlong - finished strongly to snatch 2nd right on the line | 2/18 | nse | 9-6 | 62 | 103C | 89A | James Ryan | 20/1 |
| 10 Sep 25+25d | Cork | William Hill Each Way Extra Handicap Held up towards the back of the pack near the far rail - unable to make headway approaching the final furlong - stayed on late without threatening the front runners | 8/20 | nk | 8-12 | 63 | 75C | 76A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 7/1 |
| 16 Aug 25+24d | Curragh | Kwiff: Supercharge Your Betting With Kwiff Handicap Held up in the pack - still 10th at halfway - driven approaching final 2f and moved up to third with a furlong left - faded in the closing stages to finish 5th | 5/13 | 2½ | 9-10 | 66 | 92C | 82A | Rory Cleary | 15/2 |
| 23 Jul 25+18d | Naas | NFP Handicap Held up at back of field - urged forward and in 11th with 2f left - progress to 6th inside final furlong - stayed on but not going by rivals - grabbed third right at the line - beaten just a half length | 3/16 | ½ | 8-13 | 65 | 103C | 86A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 8/1 |
| 05 Jul 25+28d | Naas | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap Settled midfield early - urged into 4th two furlongs out then slipped to 5th under pressure a furlong later - unable to find extra inside final 150 yards finishing 5th beaten 5 lengths | 5/8 | 1¾ | 9-3 | 67 | 89A | 72A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 5/1 |
| 07 Jun 25+28d | Navan | Navan Handicap Held in the pack early - pushed along and up to 5th over 2f out then 6th approaching final furlong - unable to threaten leaders late | 7/13 | ¾ | 9-11 | 67 | 78C | 82A | Robbie Colgan | 7/1 |
| 10 May 25+28d | Naas | Danny Trundle Heating & Plumbing Handicap Settled just off the pace on the far rail - pushed along into second a furlong out - stayed on strongly but edged out by a short head | 2/20 | hd | 10-0 | 66 | 74C | 100A | Colin Keane | 9/2J |
| 12 Apr 25+120d | Curragh | Download The Tote App Handicap Went straight to front early - dropped to second by halfway then third with pressure applied inside final furlong - held no more late finishing eighth | 8/15 | 1½ | 9-11 | 67 | 80C | 82A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 9/1 |
| 2024 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 13 Dec 24+14d | Dundalk (AW) | William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap (47-65) Held up at the back - made no inroads when ridden inside the final 2f - finished well held in 12th | 12/14 | nk | 9-10 | 64 | 75B | 60A | Jack Kearney | 10/1 |
| 29 Nov 24+16d | Dundalk (AW) | Now Racing Every Wednesday At Dundalk Handicap (47-75) Sat close to the pace early - 3rd at halfway - driven with a furlong and a half remaining but made no further headway - held in 4th and unable to quicken to the line | 9/14 | 2¾ | 9-8 | 67 | 77B | 69A | J M Sheridan | 9/1 |
| 13 Nov 24+27d | Dundalk (AW) | Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-70) Settled around the pack - pushed along with 2f left then boxed in approaching last 1½f - unable to make further headway inside final furlong - finished seventh | 7/12 | nk | 9-11 | 68 | 84A | 73A | James Ryan | 9/2 |
| 17 Oct 24+26d | Curragh | Equine Care Group - Nutritional Solutions Handicap (47-75) Handy early - still involved through the second furlong - improved position with a furlong left - held even effort to the finish without further gain | 6/17 | ¾ | 9-11 | 68 | 94C | 91A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 5/1 |
| 21 Sep 24+14d | Navan | Kilberry Handicap Up with the pace and pulling hard early - front by halfway - pushed along 2f out and overtaken 1 1/2f out - back in 2nd inside the final furlong before dropping to 4th near the line - stuck on to finish 3rd | 3/8 | hd | 9-7 | 68 | 66A | 84A | Leigh Roche | 11/4F |
| 07 Sep 24+14d | Navan | Simonstown Handicap Held up towards the back of the pack - progress made two furlongs out - third and driven approaching the final furlong - hit front close home to score going away | 1/15 | 9-10 | 62 | 93C | 99A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 7/2F | |
| 24 Aug 24+133d | Curragh | FBD Hotels And Resorts Saturday Series Handicap Held up towards the back of the pack - pushed along with 1½f left - found room and moved through inside the final furlong - kept on strongly to snatch second right at the line | 2/13 | ¾ | 9-4 | 60 | 93C | 85A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 11/1 |
| 13 Apr 24+50d | Dundalk (AW) | Get Best Odds Guaranteed At BetVictor Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 6/14 | hd | 9-8 | 62 | 90B | 74A | Adam Caffrey | 4/1F |
| 23 Feb 24+23d | Dundalk (AW) | View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Maiden | 4/14 | ¾ | 9-4 | 65 | 93B | 79A | Colin Keane | 5/4F |
| 31 Jan 24+15d | Dundalk (AW) | Join Us On Instagram At dundalk_stadium Handicap | 2/10 | 1½ | 9-7 | 63 | 111A | 79A | Robbie Colgan | 3/1 |
| 16 Jan 24+27d | Dundalk (AW) | Gateway Hotel Dundalk Race & Stay Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 2/14 | ¾ | 10-0 | 62 | 91B | 85A | Robbie Colgan | 9/4F |
| 2023 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Dec 23+28d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Stadium Gift Vouchers Available Online Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 2/14 | hd | 9-12 | 59 | 97B | 91A | Colin Keane | 15/8F |
| 22 Nov 23+21d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Stadium Gift Vouchers Available Online Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 5/14 | ½ | 10-0 | 60 | 93B | 82A | Robbie Colgan | 11/2 |
| 01 Nov 23+27d | Dundalk (AW) | Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 3/14 | 1¼ | 9-11 | 60 | 91B | 84A | Robbie Colgan | 22/1 |
| 05 Oct 23+42d | Thurles | Moyne Handicap (47-65) | 9/13 | nk | 9-9 | 61 | 50C | 68A | Seamie Heffernan | 12/1 |
| 24 Aug 23+17d | Leopardstown | Whistlin' Donkeys Playing Live After Racing Handicap | 4/16 | 1¼ | 9-4 | 65 | 95C | 82A | Seamie Heffernan | 14/1 |
| 07 Aug 23+34d | Naas | ARKequine ACME Fillies Maiden | 7/14 | nk | 9-3 | — | 87C | 68A | Seamie Heffernan | 66/1 |
| 04 Jul 23+19d | Roscommon | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden | 6/11 | ½ | 9-3 | — | 88A | 56A | Robbie Colgan | 100/1 |
| 15 Jun 23 | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden | 8/10 | 2½ | 9-3 | — | 76A | 54A | Seamie Heffernan | 150/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Irish Rumour won?
- Irish Rumour (IRE) won 3 of 38 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 7.9%. Placed 15 times in total (39.5% of starts).
- Who trains Irish Rumour?
- Irish Rumour (IRE) is trained by Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 21 October 2026.
- Who is Irish Rumour's sire?
- Irish Rumour (IRE) is by Footstepsinthesand (GB) out of Selfless (GB), whose sire is Harbour Watch.
- What going does Irish Rumour prefer?
- Irish Rumour (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 17 starts (11.8%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Irish Rumour's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 67, from the run on 21 October 2026. The highest on record is 68.
- What is Irish Rumour's sire's record?
- Footstepsinthesand (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 12,802 runs since Apr 2009 (937 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.9% from 320.
- Who are Irish Rumour's siblings?
- Out of Selfless (GB), Irish Rumour (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.