News Maker (IRE)
News Maker (IRE) is 1 from 3, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Feb 2005.
- 1–3Wins / Runs
- 33.3%Strike rate
- 1 (33.3%)Placed
- +3.00£1 level staken=3 at SP
- 113Highest OR
- 18dAvg between runs
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 5.6% of 503 runs since Jan 2008 (69 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 8 | 1 | 12.5% | +6.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 55 | 1 | 1.8% | −3.8 | — |
| Good | 123 | 10 | 8.1% | +2.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 72 | 1 | 1.4% | −4.2 | 1 from 3 |
| Soft | 138 | 8 | 5.8% | +0.2 | — |
| Heavy | 107 | 7 | 6.5% | +0.9 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 68 | 4 | 5.9% | +0.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 158 | 12 | 7.6% | +2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 201 | 7 | 3.5% | −2.1 | 1 from 3 |
| Over 3m | 76 | 5 | 6.6% | +1 | — |
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
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
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan O'Keeffe | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.00 |
| Tom Doyle | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Feb 05+6d | Sandown | Handicap Chase | 9/9 | 10-0 | 113 | — | Alan O'Keeffe | 5/2F | |
| 11 Feb 05+30d | Kempton | Conditionals' Handicap Chase | 1/11 | 11-12 | 110 | 115C | Alan O'Keeffe | 5/1 | |
| 12 Jan 05 | Newbury | Handicap Chase | F/12 | — | 11-0 | 113 | — | Tom Doyle | 20/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has News Maker (IRE) won?
- News Maker (IRE) won 1 of 3 archived starts in 2005, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 1 time in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trained News Maker (IRE)?
- News Maker (IRE) was trained by Heather Dalton on the most recent run on record, at Sandown on 17 February 2005.
- Who is News Maker (IRE)'s sire?
- News Maker (IRE) is by Good Thyne (USA) out of Announcement (IRE), whose sire is Laurence O.
- What is News Maker (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 113, from the run on 17 February 2005. That is also the highest on record.
- What is News Maker (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Good Thyne (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 5.6% of 503 runs since Jan 2008 (69 horses), Flat and jumps together.