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Horse profile

Modern Talking (GB)

4yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2025) · Last trainer Richard John O'Brien · Last owner Modern Talking Partnership
by Lope De Vega (IRE) out of Cherry Lady (GER) (Soldier Hollow)
4 runs · 2 courses · from Oct 2024
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Feb 2025 — 621 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2025 First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 58
KTB Profile

Modern Talking is a gelding by Lope De Vega out of Cherry Lady who is yet to win from four starts. He ran twice over 6f to 7f and once each over 1m to 1m1f and 1m2f to 1m4f, all without success. His three runs on the all-weather came on standard going at Dundalk while his sole turf start was on heavy ground at Galway. He last ran at Dundalk in Feb 2025 where he was held in a handicap off an official rating of 58, his first time in headgear.

Based on 4 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 21 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 84 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Dundalk (AW), 6 Nov 2024

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 →

Flat 3 figures · best 84A · median 75
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)284A79.5—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f284A70.5—
1m – 1m1f1———

Of 4 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 4 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 63A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Dundalk (AW), 13 Nov 2024 Official rating 58 at the last run, 7 Feb 2025

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 →

Flat 3 figures · best 63A · median 58
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)263A60.5—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f258A58—
1m – 1m1f1———

Of 4 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 4 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 from 4 analysed runs since Oct 2024

  • Mid-division 2 (50%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (25%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 1 (25%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Lope De Vega (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 12,155 runs since Jan 2008 (1,099 horses).

Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 953.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm18422.2%+8.4—
Good to Firm1,55923815.3%+1.5—
Good2,75338313.9%+0.1—
Good to Soft1,55618311.8%−2—
Soft1,86825213.5%−0.3—
Heavy7098311.7%−2.10 from 1
Standard (AW)3,69053114.4%+0.60 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4767114.9%+1.1—
6f – 7f3,59251014.2%+0.40 from 2
1m – 1m1f3,58151414.4%+0.60 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f3,27546614.2%+0.40 from 1
1m5f – 2m953899.3%−4.5—
2m1f – 2m4f245249.8%−4—
2m5f – 3m3213.1%−10.7—
Over 3m100%−13.8—

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
Cherry Lady (GER) (Soldier Hollow)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Sakurasaku (FR)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Donagh O'Connor 2 0 0% −2.00
Sam Coen 1 0 0% −1.00
Shane Foley 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 3 0 0% −3.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 1 0 0% −1.00
2024 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
07 Feb 25+86d Dundalk (AW) Find Us On Facebook At dundalkstadium Handicap (47-65) 12f · Standard · 14 ran Held up in the pack throughout - asked for effort early in the straight without response - eased and pulled up injured inside the final furlong PU/14 — 9-0 58—— Sam Coen 18/1
13 Nov 24+7d Dundalk (AW) Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Maiden 8f · Standard · 14 ran Sat behind the front group early - 5th at halfway - pushed along with 2f left - fighting for second spot a furlong out - couldn't find more and dropped away late 9/14 shd 9-8 —75B63A Donagh O'Connor 33/1
06 Nov 24+9d Dundalk (AW) Follow Us On Social Media Maiden 7f · Standard · 9 ran Hesitant start and urged forward - held towards back of the pack - 8th with 2f remaining - up to 7th inside final furlong but unable to threaten 6/9 1½ 9-8 —84A58A Donagh O'Connor 12/1
28 Oct 24 Galway Corrib Food Products Maiden 7f · Heavy · 13 ran Settled in the pack early - up to 6th around a furlong out despite drifting left and clipping another runner then unable to find more inside final 150 yards - finished 9th well held 9/13 1¼ 9-8 —57C58A Shane Foley 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Modern Talking (GB) won?
Modern Talking (GB) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts between 2024 and 2025.
Who trained Modern Talking (GB)?
Modern Talking (GB) was trained by Richard John O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 7 February 2025.
Who is Modern Talking (GB)'s sire?
Modern Talking (GB) is by Lope De Vega (IRE) out of Cherry Lady (GER), whose sire is Soldier Hollow.
What is Modern Talking (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 58, from the run on 7 February 2025. That is also the highest on record.
What is Modern Talking (GB)'s sire's record?
Lope De Vega (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 12,155 runs since Jan 2008 (1,099 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 953.
Who are Modern Talking (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Cherry Lady (GER), Modern Talking (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2024. 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.