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Horse profile

It's Good To Talk (IRE)

5yo gelding · Trainer Emmet Mullins · Owner Mrs Claire Gleeson
by Caravaggio (USA) out of Hikari (IRE) (Galileo)
8 runs · 7 courses · from Feb 2026
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 15 Oct 2026 · 3rd of 21 Last raced off OR 62
KTB Profile

It's Good To Talk is a maiden who has shown placed form twice from eight starts on turf. His best effort came when second of six at Naas in Feb 2026. Ridden with patience in most races, he finished third of 21 in the Isuzu Ireland Handicap at the Curragh in Oct 2026 off an official rating of 62. He has raced on soft ground four times without winning.

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs since Feb 2026 · updated 8 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 76 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Naas, 22 Feb 2026

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 5 figures · best 107C · median 61
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Soft2107C842 runs · 107 / 84
Heavy1——1 run · —
Good1——1 run · —
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f381C513 runs · 81 / 51
1m5f – 2m1——1 run · —
1m – 1m1f1——1 run · —
Jumps 2 figures · best 76A · median 74.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Soft1——1 run · —
Heavy1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m276A74.52 runs · 76 / 74.5

Of 8 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 · 7 figures from 8 runs · as at 23 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 81A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Curragh (IRE), 15 Oct 2026 Official rating 62 at the last flat run, 15 Oct 2026

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 126B the best of the last 2 rated runs · Naas, 22 Feb 2026

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 6 figures · best 81A · median 66
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Soft381A673 runs · 81 / 67
Heavy1——1 run · —
Good1——1 run · —
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f469C664 runs · 69 / 66
1m5f – 2m1——1 run · —
1m – 1m1f1——1 run · —
Jumps 2 figures · best 126B · median 124.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Soft1——1 run · —
Heavy1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m2126B124.52 runs · 126 / 124.5

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 23 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 8 analysed runs since Feb 2026

  • Held up 6 (75%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 2 (25%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 1,778 runs since Mar 2021 (201 horses).

Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16.3% from 166.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm600%−11.8—
Good to Firm2092612.4%+0.6—
Good4525411.9%+0.10 from 1
Good to Soft1681710.1%−1.70 from 1
Soft2532811.1%−0.70 from 4
Heavy78810.3%−1.50 from 2
Standard (AW)6127712.6%+0.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1662716.3%+4.5—
6f – 7f7399112.3%+0.5—
1m – 1m1f5325710.7%−1.10 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f2262410.6%−1.20 from 4
1m5f – 2m90910%−1.80 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f2328.7%−3.1—
2m5f – 3m200%−11.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2021 · as at 7 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Hikari (IRE) (Galileo)

7 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them A Dream To Share (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 1m–2m½f; the highest grade won is Grade 1 (A Dream To Share (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
A Dream To Share (IRE)1661m7f–2m½fGrade 1
Raise You (IRE)2161m–1m6fGroup 3
Liberated Light (IRE)3831m6f–2m—
Hazm (IRE)712m½fClass 5
Lady G (IRE)511m4fClass 4
Rest Your Mind (IRE)711m½f—
Abiding Memory (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Curragh (IRE) 2 0 0% −2.00
Navan (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Miss O M Queally 2 0 0% −2.00
Scott McCullagh 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr J L Gleeson 2 0 0% −2.00
Seamie Heffernan 1 0 0% −1.00
Jamie Powell 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 6 0 0% −6.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 8 runs
15 Oct 26+18d Curragh (IRE) Isuzu Ireland Handicap 1m6f · Yielding To Soft · 21 ran Prominent enough in the pack early - 4th 2f out and still 4th 1f out - gained 3rd inside the final furlong and stayed on to the line 3/21 ¾ 9-6 62107C81A Seamie Heffernan 16/1
27 Sep 26+22d Curragh (IRE) Kwiff Supercharged Betting (Q.R.) Handicap 1m2f · Heavy · 18 ran Held up towards the back - driven to close a little ground approaching the last two furlongs - stayed on at one speed to finish well beaten in 8th 8/18 4½ 11-3 6451C65A Miss O M Queally 33/1
05 Sep 26+38d Navan (IRE) Lynn Lodge Stud Maiden 1m2f · Good · 21 ran Held up towards back of the field - pushed along and unable to quicken from 3f out - well held at the finish 17/21 2 10-0 6181C60C Jamie Powell 100/1
29 Jul 26+58d Galway (IRE) Visit Tote26 On Course Today (Q.R.) Maiden 1m4f · Yielding · 18 ran Settled at the back - ridden to make progress 2f out but found nothing - well held in 10th 10/18 2½ 11-5 ——67C Miss O M Queally 22/1
01 Jun 26+14d Gowran Park QuinnBet (C & G) Maiden 1m1½f · Yielding · 15 ran Held up towards the back - unable to make an impression - well held in 11th 11/15 nk 10-7 —61C60C Scott McCullagh 125/1
18 May 26+18d Roscommon Michael Tiger Lyons Memorial Maiden 1m2½f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran Poor start - stayed at rear throughout - well held in 12th 12/13 ½ 10-7 —51C69C Scott McCullagh 66/1
30 Apr 26+67d Punchestown JP & M Doyle (C & G) Flat Race 2m½f · Yielding · 10 ran Held up towards the back - improved into 6th with 3f left - then came under pressure and dropped away - finished ninth 9/10 1¼ 11-7 —73A123A Mr J L Gleeson 14/1
22 Feb 26 Naas William Hill Inside Track Ireland (Pro/Am) Flat Race 1m7½f · Heavy · 6 ran Sat just behind front runners in 3rd - urged forward 2f out and moved into 2nd 1 1/2f out - unable to close on winner but held position to finish 2nd 2/6 10 11-7 —76A126B Mr J L Gleeson 11/4

Quick answers

How many races has It's Good To Talk won?
It's Good To Talk (IRE) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts in 2026. Placed 2 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trains It's Good To Talk?
It's Good To Talk (IRE) is trained by Emmet Mullins, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 15 October 2026.
Who is It's Good To Talk's sire?
It's Good To Talk (IRE) is by Caravaggio (USA) out of Hikari (IRE), whose sire is Galileo.
What is It's Good To Talk's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 62, from the run on 15 October 2026. The highest on record is 64.
What is It's Good To Talk's sire's record?
Caravaggio (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 1,778 runs since Mar 2021 (201 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16.3% from 166.
Who are It's Good To Talk's siblings?
Out of Hikari (IRE), It's Good To Talk (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: A Dream To Share (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Grade 1 (A Dream To Share (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–2m½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from February 2026. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.