Love Letter (IRE)
Love Letter (IRE) is yet to win from 13 starts, though has placed 3 times. Best effort: 2nd of 10 at Gowran Park (Sep 2015). Last raced off 55, 16lb below the career-high mark.
- 0–13Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 3 (23.1%)Placed
- −13.00£1 level staken=13 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=13 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 71Highest OR
- 13dBetween runs (median)
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 10.6% of 4,951 runs since Jan 2008 (362 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 7.6% from 277. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.8% from 266.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 34 | 4 | 11.8% | +1.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 750 | 83 | 11.1% | +0.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 1,087 | 99 | 9.1% | −1.5 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 573 | 56 | 9.8% | −0.8 | — |
| Soft | 769 | 68 | 8.8% | −1.8 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 277 | 21 | 7.6% | −3 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,461 | 192 | 13.1% | +2.5 | 0 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 240 | 28 | 11.7% | +1.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,590 | 190 | 11.9% | +1.3 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,227 | 132 | 10.8% | +0.2 | 0 from 8 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 836 | 90 | 10.8% | +0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 667 | 55 | 8.2% | −2.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 266 | 18 | 6.8% | −3.8 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 107 | 9 | 8.4% | −2.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 18 | 1 | 5.6% | −5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 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 Crackling (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Crackling (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crackling (IRE) | 16 | 2 | 7f–1m | Class 4 |
| Bobby's Heart (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Cappella Fella (IRE) | 12 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Gowran Park | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Listowel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W J Lee | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Leigh Roche | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gary Halpin | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Donnacha O'Brien | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ana O'Brien | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Keith Quinn | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Blinkers | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 · 13 runs | |||||||||
| 28 Oct 15+8d | Dundalk (AW) | www.dundalkstadium.com Claiming Race | 5/6 | 4¾ | 8-8 | 55 | 44B | Ana O'Brien | 10/1 |
| 20 Oct 15+11d | Gowran Park | www.gowranpark.ie Handicap (47-70) | 5/16 | 4¼ | 9-4 | 60 | 68A | Leigh Roche | 8/1 |
| 09 Oct 15+22d | Dundalk (AW) | Crowne Plaza Leading Jockey & Trainer Championship Claiming Maiden | 5/12 | 2¼ | 8-8 | 60 | 65A | Leigh Roche | 7/1 |
| 17 Sep 15+15d | Listowel | Michael Daffy Car Sales Handicap | 4/12 | ½ | 8-10 | 61 | 68A | Gary Halpin | 8/1 |
| 02 Sep 15+7d | Gowran Park | Gowran Park Claiming Race | 2/10 | 3¾ | 8-2 | 63 | 66A | Gary Halpin | 7/1 |
| 26 Aug 15+26d | Bellewstown | Eva-Tec Ltd Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 6/14 | ½ | 8-13 | 66 | 68A | Keith Quinn | 25/1 |
| 31 Jul 15+25d | Galway | Arthur Guinness Handicap (50-70) | 8/18 | 3½ | 9-13 | 68 | 68A | W J Lee | 25/1 |
| 06 Jul 15+11d | Roscommon | Property Partners Earley Auctioneers Fillies Handicap | 7/8 | ½ | 8-13 | 70 | 51A | W J Lee | 8/1 |
| 25 Jun 15+12d | Leopardstown | 'delorentos' Apprentice Handicap (47-75) | 6/9 | ½ | 9-8 | 71 | 57A | Donnacha O'Brien | 5/1 |
| 13 Jun 15+13d | Navan | Navan Members Handicap | 3/14 | 1¼ | 9-4 | 69 | 75A | Donnacha O'Brien | 11/1 |
| 31 May 15+16d | Listowel | Croom House Stud E.B.F. Fillies Maiden | 3/7 | 3¾ | 9-0 | — | 64A | W J Lee | 11/2 |
| 15 May 15+29d | Dundalk (AW) | Crowne Plaza Hotel Race And Stay Package Median Auction Fillies Maiden | 3/8 | 2¾ | 9-0 | — | 65A | W J Lee | 11/2 |
| 16 Apr 15 | Limerick | Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Median Auction Fillies Maiden | 4/10 | 3¼ | 9-0 | — | 70A | W J Lee | 40/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Love Letter won?
- Love Letter (IRE) has yet to win, from 13 archived starts in 2015. Placed 3 times in total (23.1% of starts).
- Who trained Love Letter?
- Love Letter (IRE) was trained by W McCreery on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 28 October 2015.
- Who is Love Letter's sire?
- Love Letter (IRE) is by Intikhab (USA) out of Almatlaie (USA), whose sire is Elusive Quality.
- What is Love Letter's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 55, from the run on 28 October 2015. The highest on record is 71.
- What is Love Letter's sire's record?
- Intikhab (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 4,951 runs since Jan 2008 (362 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 7.6% from 277. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.8% from 266.
- Who are Love Letter's siblings?
- Out of Almatlaie (USA), Love Letter (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Crackling (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Crackling (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m. As at Nov 2026.