Nine Tales (IRE)
Nine Tales won both his starts in Jul 2021, taking a Class 5 novice at Salisbury on good to soft and a Class 5 maiden at Haydock on good, both over 6f-7f. The gelding, by Kingman out of a Dutch Art mare, added one more placing from his remaining ten runs and never won again. All two wins from 12 came on turf at Class 5 level while he was 0 from 4 on the all-weather. Aged 5 at his last run in Jun 2023 he finished 8 of 8 at Limerick off an official rating of 65, 17lb below his highest ever mark.
- 2–12Wins / Runs
- 16.7%Strike rate
- 3 (25%)Placed
- −7.15£1 level staken=12 at SP
- 1.04Fair A/E n=12 · 0.90 incl. margin
- 82Highest OR
- 19dBetween runs (median)longest 411 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
Best recent Speed 97
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 106B | 93 | — |
| Good | 3 | 97B | 79 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 60C | 39 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 10 | 106B | 75 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 94A | 93 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 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
Progeny in our archive have won 14.6% of 7,522 runs since May 2018 (778 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 11% from 970. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 9% from 122.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 13 | 1 | 7.7% | −6.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,201 | 201 | 16.7% | +2.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 1,687 | 240 | 14.2% | −0.4 | 1 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 916 | 125 | 13.6% | −1 | 1 from 1 |
| Soft | 970 | 107 | 11% | −3.6 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 295 | 36 | 12.2% | −2.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 2,440 | 385 | 15.8% | +1.2 | 0 from 4 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 277 | 40 | 14.4% | −0.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2,642 | 389 | 14.7% | +0.1 | 2 from 10 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,584 | 398 | 15.4% | +0.8 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,497 | 219 | 14.6% | 0 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 364 | 36 | 9.9% | −4.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 122 | 11 | 9% | −5.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 33 | 2 | 6.1% | −8.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −14.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2018 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
8 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Fas (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m1½f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Fas (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fas (IRE) | 20 | 4 | 6f–7½f | Group 3 |
| Silva (IRE) | 6 | 2 | 1m1f–1m1½f | Group 3 |
| Ananda (GB) | 6 | 1 | 6f | Class 4 |
| Vlatka (IRE) | 10 | 1 | 7f | — |
| Lev (GB) | 26 | 1 | 1m | — |
| Ali (FR) | 14 | 1 | 6½f | — |
| Zaur's Heart (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Zafes (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.90 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.75 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +1.85 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Haydock | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.10 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.75 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 10 | 2 | 20% | −5.15 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silvestre De Sousa | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.90 |
| Andrew Slattery | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| J M Sheridan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cian Horgan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Egan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrea Atzeni | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Eoin Walsh | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.75 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 7 | 2 | 29% | −2.15 |
| Blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2021 | 5 | 2 | 40% | −0.15 |
| 2020 | 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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 23 Jun 23+9d | Limerick | Family Fun Day June 24th Appreciation Apprentice Claiming Race | 8/8 | 1¼ | 9-3 | 65 | 18C | 45C | Cian Horgan | 22/1 |
| 14 Jun 23+11d | Limerick | Tote Never Beaten By SP Handicap (47-70) | 11/14 | 3¾ | 9-13 | 67 | 60C | 58A | Andrew Slattery | 100/1 |
| 03 Jun 23+69d | Listowel | Pat Smullen Handicap | 13/14 | 2¼ | 9-7 | 73 | 47C | 54C | Andrew Slattery | 66/1 |
| 26 Mar 23+16d | Naas | Compas Stallions Handicap | 14/14 | 4½ | 9-2 | 76 | 16C | 51C | J M Sheridan | 50/1 |
| 10 Mar 23+120d | Dundalk (AW) | Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap | 12/12 | 6 | 9-2 | 76 | 92C | 42C | J M Sheridan | 40/1 |
| 2022 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 10 Nov 22+411d | Chelmsford City (AW) | New Holland Handicap | 8/11 | ½ | 9-7 | 78 | 94A | 70A | Jack Mitchell | 5/1 |
| 2021 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 25 Sep 21+32d | Haydock | Abacus Securities Handicap | 6/6 | nk | 9-3 | 81 | 84A | 70B | David Egan | 4/1 |
| 24 Aug 21+12d | Newbury | BetVictor Handicap (Str) | 3/6 | 2½ | 9-12 | 82 | 97B | 76B | Andrea Atzeni | 7/2 |
| 12 Aug 21+19d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Winning Connections Networking Handicap | 5/6 | 1½ | 9-6 | 82 | 106B | 70B | Silvestre De Sousa | 7/4F |
| 24 Jul 21+8d | Salisbury | Tracy Gosden Birthday Celebration Novice Stakes | 1/9 | 9-9 | — | 97A | 98A | Eoin Walsh | 7/4F | |
| 16 Jul 21+247d | Haydock | Watch Race Replays At racingtv.com Maiden Stakes | 1/10 | 9-5 | — | 79A | 83A | Silvestre De Sousa | 11/10F | |
| 2020 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 11 Nov 20 | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Extra Place Offers Every Day Novice Stakes (Div 1) | 2/13 | ½ | 9-2 | — | 71B | 83A | Silvestre De Sousa | 9/4 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Nine Tales won?
- Nine Tales (IRE) won 2 of 12 archived starts between 2020 and 2023, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 3 times in total (25% of starts).
- Who trained Nine Tales?
- Nine Tales (IRE) was trained by Ray Hackett on the most recent run on record, at Limerick on 23 June 2023.
- Who is Nine Tales's sire?
- Nine Tales (IRE) is by Kingman (GB) out of Sotka (GB), whose sire is Dutch Art.
- What going does Nine Tales prefer?
- Nine Tales (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Nine Tales's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 65, from the run on 23 June 2023. The highest on record is 82.
- What is Nine Tales's sire's record?
- Kingman (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.6% of 7,522 runs since May 2018 (778 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 11% from 970. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 9% from 122.
- Who are Nine Tales's siblings?
- Out of Sotka (GB), Nine Tales (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Fas (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Fas (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m1½f. As at Nov 2026.