Late Night Talking (IRE)
Late Night Talking is a maiden who has failed to win in 15 starts but has placed four times. His best effort came when second of eight at Bellewstown in Oct 2025. The gelding, by Starspangledbanner out of an Holy Roman Emperor mare, has raced mainly over 6f to 7f and on standard going at Dundalk where he has eight runs without success. He finished ninth of 14 in a Dundalk handicap in Oct 2025, last raced off an official rating of 64 which was 12lb below his highest ever mark, with headgear returning.
- 0–15Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 4 (26.7%)Placed
- −15.00£1 level staken=15 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=15 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 76Highest OR
- 52dAvg 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 89
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 100A | 84 | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 3 | 87A | 66 | — |
| Heavy | 2 | 79C | 71.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 10 | 100A | 79 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 87A | 76.5 | 1 run · — |
| Under 6f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 15 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 from 7 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Held up 4 (57%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 3 (43%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 7,161 runs since Jan 2008 (660 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.5% from 1,191.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 25 | 3 | 12% | +0.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,032 | 124 | 12% | +0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 1,737 | 183 | 10.5% | −0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 772 | 90 | 11.7% | +0.6 | — |
| Soft | 1,074 | 122 | 11.4% | +0.3 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 293 | 33 | 11.3% | +0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 2,228 | 238 | 10.7% | −0.4 | 0 from 8 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,191 | 173 | 14.5% | +3.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 3,566 | 394 | 11% | −0.1 | 0 from 10 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,392 | 137 | 9.8% | −1.3 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 648 | 60 | 9.3% | −1.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 267 | 25 | 9.4% | −1.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 84 | 4 | 4.8% | −6.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 13 | 0 | 0% | −11.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Mass Gathering (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Blueflagflyinghigh (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mass Gathering (IRE) | 36 | 3 | 5f–6f | — |
| Blueflagflyinghigh (IRE) | 20 | 2 | 1m2f | Class 5 |
| Goodthingstaketime (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Uncle Bonni (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Curragh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin Keane | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Oisin McSweeney | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Leigh Roche | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Declan McDonogh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jamie Powell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Tongue tie | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Oct 25+16d | Dundalk (AW) | Halloween Mid-Term Racing At Dundalk Handicap (Div 2) Sluggish start - settled at the back - unable to close from 2f out - well held at the finish | 9/14 | 1¼ | 9-8 | 64 | 86B | 70A | Declan McDonogh | 11/1 |
| 13 Oct 25+12d | Roscommon | Roscommon Racecourse On Facebook Handicap (0-60) Held up towards back - driven into contention approaching final 2f and up to 10th with a furlong left - stayed on through closing stages to finish 6th | 6/15 | 1¼ | 9-12 | 56 | 66C | 77A | Colin Keane | 5/1 |
| 01 Oct 25+12d | Bellewstown | Seamus Murphy Memorial Optional Claiming Maiden Settled midfield early - up to 2nd with just under 2f left after being asked for effort - unable to close on leader once driven - held same rhythm through closing stages to finish second | 2/8 | 1½ | 9-2 | 54 | 87A | 84A | Colin Keane | 15/2 |
| 19 Sep 25+35d | Dundalk (AW) | Friday Night Lights Are Back At Dundalk Handicap Slow to begin and drifted to the left early - settled towards the back before making progress into the final two furlongs - driven and stayed on at one speed through the closing stages to finish 8th beaten 2½ lengths | 8/14 | ½ | 9-9 | 65 | 89B | 74A | Colin Keane | 16/1 |
| 15 Aug 25+200d | Dundalk (AW) | Bar One Racing 'Guaranteed Odds' Optional Claiming Race Settled in the pack out wide - up to 7th at halfway - urged forward 3f out - lost touch before the 2f marker - driven with a furlong left but couldn't find more - finished well held in 10th | 10/14 | nk | 9-13 | 69 | 79B | 73A | Colin Keane | 14/1 |
| 27 Jan 25+164d | Dundalk (AW) | View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Apprentice Maiden Settled midpack early - urged for effort in 6th with 2f left - moved into 2nd approaching final furlong - battled on to finish second beaten a half length | 2/10 | ½ | 9-9 | 72 | 92A | 89A | Jamie Powell | 7/2 |
| 2024 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Aug 24+78d | Cork | Buy Tickets Online At www.corkracecourse.ie Handicap Held up towards the back of the far-rail bunch - pushed along with 2f left - made no headway - dropped away inside the final furlong to finish well held | 11/13 | ½ | 9-10 | 66 | 48C | 60A | Leigh Roche | 40/1 |
| 30 May 24+16d | Fairyhouse | Book Your Hospitality At fairyhouse.ie Handicap (47-75) | 17/18 | 2 | 9-10 | 73 | 53C | 48C | Leigh Roche | 50/1 |
| 14 May 24+57d | Killarney | Irish Examiner Handicap | 10/10 | 8 | 9-9 | 75 | 43C | 58C | Oisin McSweeney | 20/1 |
| 18 Mar 24+31d | Curragh | Bermingham Cameras Of Dublin (C & G) Maiden | 10/15 | 7½ | 9-6 | 73 | 64C | 53C | Silvestre De Sousa | 14/1 |
| 16 Feb 24+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden | 4/8 | ½ | 9-8 | 75 | 100A | 82A | Seamie Heffernan | 3/1 |
| 02 Feb 24+51d | Dundalk (AW) | Join Us On Instagram At dundalk_stadium Maiden | 3/13 | 1¾ | 9-8 | 76 | 67B | 77A | Seamie Heffernan | 4/1 |
| 2023 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 13 Dec 23+21d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden | 4/13 | 1¼ | 9-2 | — | 78B | 78A | Oisin McSweeney | 11/1 |
| 22 Nov 23+22d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden | 3/14 | 1 | 9-2 | — | 82B | 79A | Oisin McSweeney | 28/1 |
| 31 Oct 23 | Curragh | SP Or Better Guaranteed With Tote Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden | 12/20 | 1¾ | 9-2 | — | 79C | 54C | Oisin McSweeney | 28/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Late Night Talking won?
- Late Night Talking (IRE) has yet to win, from 15 archived starts between 2023 and 2025. Placed 4 times in total (26.7% of starts).
- Who trains Late Night Talking?
- Late Night Talking (IRE) is trained by Kieran P Cotter, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 29 October 2025.
- Who is Late Night Talking's sire?
- Late Night Talking (IRE) is by Starspangledbanner (AUS) out of Addictedtoprogress (IRE), whose sire is Holy Roman Emperor.
- What is Late Night Talking's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 64, from the run on 29 October 2025. The highest on record is 76.
- What is Late Night Talking's sire's record?
- Starspangledbanner (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 7,161 runs since Jan 2008 (660 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.5% from 1,191.
- Who are Late Night Talking's siblings?
- Out of Addictedtoprogress (IRE), Late Night Talking (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Mass Gathering (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Blueflagflyinghigh (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.