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Horse profile

Late News (GB)

4yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2018) · Last trainer Hugo Merienne · Last owner Pierre Yves Merienne
by Lawman (FR) out of In The Light (GB) (Inchinor)
9 runs · 4 courses · from Mar 2017
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 1 Nov 2018 — 2,925 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2018 · 4th of 9
KTB Profile

Late News (GB) is yet to win from 9 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 10 at Auteuil (FR) (Apr 2018).

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 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

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 9,427 runs since Apr 2011 (730 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm40615%+6.1—
Good to Firm1,2551249.9%+1—
Good2,1651898.7%−0.2—
Good to Soft1,1781058.9%0—
Soft1,5561378.8%−0.10 from 4
Heavy528458.5%−0.40 from 3
Standard (AW)2,7052348.7%−0.20 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4024310.7%+1.8—
6f – 7f2,6472539.6%+0.7—
1m – 1m1f2,4792188.8%−0.10 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f2,2901958.5%−0.4—
1m5f – 2m1,078938.6%−0.3—
2m1f – 2m4f417337.9%−10 from 6
2m5f – 3m9633.1%−5.8—
Over 3m18211.1%+2.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2011 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

6 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Lights On (GB) (5 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m½f; the highest grade won is Group 2 (Lights On (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Lights On (GB)1451m–1m½fGroup 2
Karar (GB)2047f–1mGroup 3
Burnish (GB)711mClass 5
Kiss Of Spring (IRE)50——
Evening Fades (GB)70——
Siesta Time (GB)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Auteuil (FR) 5 0 0% −5.00
Chantilly (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Compiegne (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Saint-Cloud (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Adrien Merienne 3 0 0% −3.00
Aurelien Lemaitre 3 0 0% −3.00
Mlle Nathalie Desoutter 2 0 0% −2.00
Mlle Maelle Daubry-Barbier 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 5 0 0% −5.00
2017 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00
Flat 3 0 0% −3.00
Chase 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
2018 · 5 runs
01 Nov 18+145d Compiegne (FR) Prix Cerilly (Chase) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 2m3½f · Heavy · 9 ran 4/9 hd 10-8 Adrien Merienne 24/1
09 Jun 18+21d Auteuil (FR) Prix de Royan (Hurdle) (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 2m2f · Very Soft · 11 ran 4/11 1¼ 10-8 Mlle Nathalie Desoutter 18/1
19 May 18+31d Auteuil (FR) Prix Pretentaine (Hurdle) (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 2m2f · Very Soft · 16 ran 6/16 nk 10-10 Mlle Nathalie Desoutter 16/1
18 Apr 18+17d Auteuil (FR) Prix de Borely (Hurdle) (Claimer) (4yo) (Turf) 2m1½f · Very Soft · 10 ran 3/10 10 10-12 Adrien Merienne 47/10
01 Apr 18+122d Auteuil (FR) Prix des Dimanches au Galop - Prix General de Rougemont (Hurdle) (Listed Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 2m2f · Heavy · 16 ran PU/16 — 10-3 Mlle Maelle Daubry-Barbier 67/1
2017 · 4 runs
30 Nov 17+160d Auteuil (FR) Prix de l'Aisne (Hurdle) (Claimer) (3yo) (Turf) 2m1½f · Heavy · 12 ran PU/12 — 10-6 Adrien Merienne 79/1
23 Jun 17+17d Chantilly (FR) Prix de Saint-Hubert (Maiden) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Polytrack) 1m · Standard · 5 ran 5/5 4 9-2 Aurelien Lemaitre 92/10
06 Jun 17+88d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Noir et Or (Maiden) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 1m · Soft · 11 ran 5/11 nk 9-2 Aurelien Lemaitre 222/10
10 Mar 17 Chantilly (FR) Prix du Beauvaisis (Maiden) (Unraced 3yo Colts & Geldings) (Polytrack) 1m · Standard · 12 ran 5/12 nk 9-2 Aurelien Lemaitre 99/10

Quick answers

How many races has Late News won?
Late News (GB) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2017 and 2018. Placed 1 time in total (11.1% of starts).
Who trained Late News?
Late News (GB) was trained by Hugo Merienne on the most recent run on record, at Compiegne (FR) on 1 November 2018.
Who is Late News's sire?
Late News (GB) is by Lawman (FR) out of In The Light (GB), whose sire is Inchinor.
What is Late News's sire's record?
Lawman (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 9,427 runs since Apr 2011 (730 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Late News's siblings?
Out of In The Light (GB), Late News (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Lights On (GB) (5). Highest grade won: Group 2 (Lights On (GB)). The wins came over 7f–1m½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from March 2017. 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.