Local News (IRE)
Local News is 2 from 3 on turf, with both wins gained on her first visit to the course. She took a 2m1f-2m4f mares maiden hurdle at Cork on good ground in May 2026 and a 2m5f-3m novice hurdle at Kilbeggan on good to soft the same month. The Malinas mare was held when finishing 5 of 5 in an Irish Stallion Farms EBF novice hurdle at Killarney in Aug 2026.
- 2–3Wins / Runs
- 66.7%Strike rate
- 2 (66.7%)Placed
- +100.25£1 level staken=3 at SP
- 51dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 94
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 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 94B | 78.5 | 2 runs · 94 / 78.5 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 122C | 92.5 | 2 runs · 122 / 92.5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 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 3 analysed runs since May 2026
- Prominent 2 (67%) · 1 win
- Held up 1 (33%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 14.1% of 3,951 runs since Apr 2010 (419 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −14.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 37 | 6 | 16.2% | +2.1 | — |
| Good | 1,187 | 169 | 14.2% | +0.1 | 1 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 919 | 141 | 15.3% | +1.2 | 1 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,237 | 166 | 13.4% | −0.7 | — |
| Heavy | 535 | 75 | 14% | −0.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 34 | 1 | 2.9% | −11.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −14.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 12 | 1 | 8.3% | −5.8 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 50 | 5 | 10% | −4.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,102 | 153 | 13.9% | −0.2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,369 | 182 | 13.3% | −0.8 | 1 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,084 | 177 | 16.3% | +2.2 | 1 from 2 |
| Over 3m | 332 | 41 | 12.3% | −1.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2010 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Hollywood Harmon (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m5f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Hollywood Harmon (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hollywood Harmon (IRE) | 11 | 1 | 2m5f | Class 5 |
| Time For Talking (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Saxons Lane (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 1 | 50% | +99.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.25 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killarney (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.25 |
| Cork | 1 | 1 | 100% | +100.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.25 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 1 | 100% | +100.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Williamson | 2 | 1 | 50% | +99.00 |
| Alan O'Sullivan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 3 runs | |||||||||
| 20 Aug 26+81d | Killarney (IRE) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Hurdle Settled in behind leaders early - fighting for control in the early stages - up to 3rd by halfway - asked for effort approaching 3 out - into 2nd but veered left at that fence - hampered momentarily by a rail obstruction - back to 3rd before the last flight - unable to threaten those ahead - stayed on at the same rate to finish 5th but later removed from the frame for straying off the correct track | 5/5 | 4¼ | 10-11 | 63C | 98C | Josh Williamson | 7/1 |
| 31 May 26+21d | Kilbeggan | Gannon Eco Novice Hurdle Settled behind pace early - still second and holding station after 8th - closed up before two out - shaken up to hit front last and stayed on strongly to the line | 1/4 | 10-10 | 122C | 109C | Alan O'Sullivan | 5/4 | |
| 10 May 26 | Cork | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle Held up towards the back early - improved into the middle of the pack turning in - up into 4th three out - urged forward into 3rd approaching the last - lost the advantage inside the final 150 yards - fought back to score right on the line | 1/15 | 11-2 | 94B | 123A | Josh Williamson | 100/1 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Local News won?
- Local News (IRE) won 2 of 3 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 66.7%. Placed 2 times in total (66.7% of starts).
- Who trains Local News?
- Local News (IRE) is trained by Richard Hennessy, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 20 August 2026.
- Who is Local News's sire?
- Local News (IRE) is by Malinas (GER) out of Local Lingo (IRE), whose sire is Croco Rouge.
- What is Local News's sire's record?
- Malinas (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.1% of 3,951 runs since Apr 2010 (419 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Local News's siblings?
- Out of Local Lingo (IRE), Local News (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Hollywood Harmon (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Hollywood Harmon (IRE)). The wins came over 2m5f. As at Nov 2026.