Kings Palace (IRE)
Kings Palace (IRE) is 7 from 15, including a Grade 2 win. The biggest win we hold: the Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham (Dec 2013). Hasn't won since Feb 2015. 4 of 8 starts at Cheltenham have ended in wins. Last raced off 142, 14lb below the career-high mark.
- 7–15Wins / Runs
- 46.7%Strike rate
- 9 (60%)Placed
- +4.57£1 level staken=15 at SP
- 1.49Fair A/E n=15 · 1.30 incl. margin
- 156Highest OR
- 87dAvg 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 14.4% of 12,129 runs since Jan 2008 (746 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 4.8% from 125. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 7.9% from 203.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 44 | 4 | 9.1% | −5.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 786 | 120 | 15.3% | +0.9 | — |
| Good | 4,055 | 595 | 14.7% | +0.3 | 3 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 2,134 | 316 | 14.8% | +0.4 | 1 from 2 |
| Soft | 3,300 | 464 | 14.1% | −0.3 | 3 from 6 |
| Heavy | 1,684 | 246 | 14.6% | +0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 125 | 6 | 4.8% | −9.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −14.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 17 | 1 | 5.9% | −8.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 28 | 0 | 0% | −14.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 203 | 16 | 7.9% | −6.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3,344 | 476 | 14.2% | −0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4,314 | 651 | 15.1% | +0.7 | 1 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3,308 | 479 | 14.5% | +0.1 | 4 from 9 |
| Over 3m | 911 | 129 | 14.2% | −0.2 | 2 from 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
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Keable (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 2m4f–3m½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Keable (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keable (IRE) | 15 | 4 | 2m5½f–3m½f | Class 2 |
| Tip Top Tonto (IRE) | 22 | 1 | 2m4f | Class 5 |
| Ronnie Lawson (IRE) | 12 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 6 | 3 | 50% | +0.78 |
| Good | 6 | 3 | 50% | +4.79 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −5.09 |
| Class 2 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +1.38 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 2 | 100% | +5.15 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.88 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.25 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham | 8 | 4 | 50% | +4.29 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.15 |
| Fontwell | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.88 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Plumpton | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.25 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 4 | 44% | −0.68 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.25 |
| Over 3m | 2 | 2 | 100% | +6.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Scudamore | 12 | 6 | 50% | +4.32 |
| A P McCoy | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.25 |
| Timmy Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 7 | 4 | 57% | +7.04 |
| Tongue tie | 6 | 3 | 50% | −0.47 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.85 |
| 2014 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +1.38 |
| 2013 | 4 | 3 | 75% | +6.79 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.25 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 7 | 3 | 43% | +3.79 |
| Chase | 6 | 3 | 50% | −0.47 |
| NH Flat | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.25 |
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 Kings Palace won?
- Kings Palace (IRE) won 7 of 15 archived starts between 2012 and 2016, a strike rate of 46.7%. Placed 9 times in total (60% of starts).
- Who trained Kings Palace?
- Kings Palace (IRE) was trained by David Pipe on the most recent run on record, at Aintree on 9 April 2016.
- Who is Kings Palace's sire?
- Kings Palace (IRE) is by King's Theatre (IRE) out of Sarahs Quay (IRE), whose sire is Witness Box.
- What going does Kings Palace prefer?
- Kings Palace (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 3 wins from 6 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Kings Palace's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 142, from the run on 9 April 2016. The highest on record is 156.
- What is Kings Palace's sire's record?
- King's Theatre (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.4% of 12,129 runs since Jan 2008 (746 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 4.8% from 125. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 7.9% from 203.
- Who are Kings Palace's siblings?
- Out of Sarahs Quay (IRE), Kings Palace (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Keable (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Keable (IRE)). The wins came over 2m4f–3m½f. As at Oct 2026.