News Item (IRE)
News Item (IRE) is 2 from 24. Hasn't won since Feb 2007.
- 2–24Wins / Runs
- 8.3%Strike rate
- 3 (12.5%)Placed
- −12.00£1 level staken=24 at SP
- 1.20Fair A/E n=24 · 0.90 incl. margin
- 116Highest OR
- 17dBetween runs (median)longest 332 d
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 11.7% of 6,916 runs since Jan 2008 (630 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 30 | 4 | 13.3% | +1.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 397 | 44 | 11.1% | −0.6 | — |
| Good | 1,797 | 242 | 13.5% | +1.8 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1,169 | 115 | 9.8% | −1.9 | 1 from 4 |
| Soft | 2,053 | 249 | 12.1% | +0.4 | 0 from 5 |
| Heavy | 1,447 | 157 | 10.9% | −0.8 | 1 from 15 |
| Standard (AW) | 23 | 0 | 0% | −11.7 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −11.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 24 | 2 | 8.3% | −3.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,499 | 173 | 11.5% | −0.2 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,249 | 260 | 11.6% | −0.1 | 0 from 7 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,398 | 284 | 11.8% | +0.1 | 0 from 5 |
| Over 3m | 742 | 92 | 12.4% | +0.7 | 2 from 8 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 15 | 1 | 7% | −10.00 |
| Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | +3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navan | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Downpatrick | 5 | 2 | 40% | +7.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Naas | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Down Royal | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over 3m | 8 | 2 | 25% | +4.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Cullen | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Johnny Farrelly | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.00 |
| A E Lynch | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Niall P Madden | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| M P Butler | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robbie Power | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robbie Colgan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr J P McKeown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adrian Lane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| J R Barry | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Davy Russell | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.00 |
| G T Hutchinson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrew J McNamara | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 21 | 2 | 10% | −9.00 |
| Blinkers | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2007 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.00 |
| 2006 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +2.00 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 17 | 2 | 12% | −5.00 |
| Hurdle | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has News Item won?
- News Item (IRE) won 2 of 24 archived starts between 2005 and 2010, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 3 times in total (12.5% of starts).
- Who trained News Item?
- News Item (IRE) was trained by George Stewart on the most recent run on record, at Downpatrick on 3 March 2010.
- Who is News Item's sire?
- News Item (IRE) is by Old Vic (GB) out of The Bluebell Polka (IRE), whose sire is Strong Gale.
- What going does News Item prefer?
- News Item (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is News Item's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 110, from the run on 3 March 2010. The highest on record is 116.
- What is News Item's sire's record?
- Old Vic (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 6,916 runs since Jan 2008 (630 horses), Flat and jumps together.