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Horse profile

Lovers Tale (GB)

7yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2005) · Last trainer Gerald Ham · Last owner Mrs S Kavanagh
by Pursuit of Love (GB) out of Kintail (GB) (Kris)
6 runs · 4 courses · from May 2005
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 3 Sep 2005 — 7,718 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2005 Last raced off OR 79
KTB Profile

Lovers Tale (GB) is yet to win from 6 starts.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
Official rating79↓ 6lb off peak
79 79–85

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

Best recent KTB Rating 44C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Hereford, 8 Jun 2005 Official rating 79 at the last run, 3 Sep 2005

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 2 figures · best 44C · median 36
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Firm244C36—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 6 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 6 runs · as at 4 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Pursuit of Love (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 6.7% of 929 runs since Jan 2008 (74 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1317.7%+1—
Good to Firm17395.2%−1.50 from 4
Good268228.2%+1.50 from 2
Good to Soft11597.8%+1.1—
Soft11076.4%−0.3—
Heavy3625.6%−1.1—
Standard (AW)214125.6%−1.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3800%−6.7—
6f – 7f17384.6%−2.1—
1m – 1m1f152117.2%+0.5—
1m2f – 1m4f117108.5%+1.8—
1m5f – 2m218167.3%+0.60 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f167148.4%+1.70 from 3
2m5f – 3m5935.1%−1.60 from 2
Over 3m500%−6.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Kintail (GB) (Kris)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Ulshaw (GB) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Ulshaw (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Ulshaw (GB)3111m4fClass 6
Belinkin (GB)120——
Bontadini (GB)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Worcester 3 0 0% −3.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Eamon Dehdashti 3 0 0% −3.00
Richard Hobson 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Cosgrave 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul W Flynn 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
Chase 2 0 0% −2.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
03 Sep 05+17d Stratford Lafarge Plasterboard Conditionals' Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 22f · Good · 12 ran F/12 — 10-12 79— Eamon Dehdashti 33/1
17 Aug 05+8d Worcester Cannons Health Club Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 20f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 5/12 24 10-7 8228C Eamon Dehdashti 80/1
09 Aug 05+48d Newton Abbot 'Eleven Days To Go' Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 18.5f · Good To Firm · 14 ran UR/14 — 10-11 82— Richard Hobson 100/1
22 Jun 05+14d Worcester JP Seafoods Novices' Chase Class 4 · 23.5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran F/10 — 10-7 80— Eamon Dehdashti 80/1
08 Jun 05+15d Hereford Sydney Phillips Auctioneers Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good To Firm · 17 ran 14/17 2½ 11-1 8544C Richard Cosgrave 100/1
24 May 05 Worcester Hospitality Beside The Parade Ring Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 8 ran PU/8 — 10-6 85— Paul W Flynn 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Lovers Tale (GB) won?
Lovers Tale (GB) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts in 2005.
Who trained Lovers Tale (GB)?
Lovers Tale (GB) was trained by Gerald Ham on the most recent run on record, at Stratford on 3 September 2005.
Who is Lovers Tale (GB)'s sire?
Lovers Tale (GB) is by Pursuit of Love (GB) out of Kintail (GB), whose sire is Kris.
What is Lovers Tale (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 79, from the run on 3 September 2005. The highest on record is 85.
What is Lovers Tale (GB)'s sire's record?
Pursuit of Love (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.7% of 929 runs since Jan 2008 (74 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Lovers Tale (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Kintail (GB), Lovers Tale (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Ulshaw (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Ulshaw (GB)). The wins came over 1m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2005. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.