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Pirates' Tale (GB)

7yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2025) · Last trainer Chris Honour · Last owner Mrs G Welch
by Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) out of Magical Legend (GB) (Midnight Legend)
9 runs · 3 courses · from Oct 2023
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 Jul 2025 — 458 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2025 · 6th of 7 Won at Exeter First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 109
KTB Profile

Pirates' Tale won a Class 4 maiden hurdle at Exeter in Mar 2024 on soft ground over 1m5f – 2m. The gelding, who raced nine times on turf for one win and three places, reached an official rating of 114. He last ran at Newton Abbot in Jul 2025, finishing 6 of 7 in a Class 4 handicap hurdle while wearing first-time headgear and racing off a mark of 109.

Based on 9 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs since Dec 2024 · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 4
Official rating109↓ 5lb off peak
109 109–114

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 125 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Exeter, 8 Mar 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 →

Jumps 6 figures · best 129C · median 106
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good2101C92.5—
Heavy2129C103.5—
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m3129C125—
2m1f – 2m4f284B81—
Over 3m1———

Of 9 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 126A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newton Abbot, 20 May 2024 Official rating 109 at the last run, 20 Jul 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 →

Jumps 7 figures · best 126A · median 123
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Heavy3126B123—
Good2126A108.5—
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3126A123—
1m5f – 2m3126B125—
Over 3m1———

Of 9 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 9 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 3 analysed runs since Dec 2024

  • Prominent 2 (67%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 1 (33%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Black Sam Bellamy (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 4,682 runs since Jan 2008 (466 horses).

Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 5.5% from 145.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm400%−10.3—
Good to Firm112108.9%−1.4—
Good1,3331138.5%−1.80 from 3
Good to Soft1,072989.1%−1.20 from 1
Soft1,40816811.9%+1.61 from 2
Heavy6278313.2%+2.90 from 3
Standard (AW)126118.7%−1.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f1417.1%−3.2—
1m – 1m1f2926.9%−3.4—
1m2f – 1m4f14585.5%−4.8—
1m5f – 2m1,30715211.6%+1.31 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f1,4991429.5%−0.80 from 4
2m5f – 3m1,31814110.7%+0.4—
Over 3m3703710%−0.30 from 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

Dam
Magical Legend (GB) (Midnight Legend)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Midnight Glance (GB) (4 wins).

The wins came over 2m4½f–3m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Midnight Glance (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Midnight Glance (GB)2542m4½f–3mClass 4
Musical (GB)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 2 1 50% +3.50
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 7 1 14% −1.50
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newton Abbot 4 0 0% −4.00
Exeter 4 1 25% +1.50
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 4 1 25% +1.50
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Bryony Frost 4 1 25% +1.50
Sean Houlihan 1 0 0% −1.00
David Noonan 1 0 0% −1.00
Jonjo O'Neill Jr 1 0 0% −1.00
Harry Cobden 1 0 0% −1.00
Angus Cheleda 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 1 13% −2.50
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 2 0 0% −2.00
2024 5 1 20% +0.50
2023 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 1 14% −1.50
NH Flat 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
20 Jul 25+67d Newton Abbot Brendon Soper Memorial Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 26.5f · Good · 7 ran Settled close to the pace early - lost momentum at the 5th and 6th - under pressure by the 8th - well beaten before the second last 6/7 37 11-13 109101C91C Sean Houlihan 33/1
14 May 25+160d Newton Abbot Autism In Racing Here 28th May Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 18.5f · Good · 6 ran Held up towards the back - drifted left and needed a crack early on - scrappy over the next fence - error again soon after - dropped away and pushed along before being pulled up three out PU/6 — 11-8 113—— David Noonan 22/1
05 Dec 24+199d Wincanton Christmas Parties At Wincanton Racecourse Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 15f · Soft · 9 ran Sat close to the front pack early - jumped awkwardly in 4th and driven to keep up - dropped away and fell well behind before being retired ahead of the second-last PU/9 — 12-0 114—— Jonjo O'Neill Jr 25/1
20 May 24+56d Newton Abbot newtonabbotracing.com Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 17f · Good · 12 ran 2/12 1¼ 11-9 11484B126A Harry Cobden 15/8
25 Mar 24+17d Exeter City Of Exeter Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Heavy · 4 ran 2/4 1½ 11-8 113129C126B Bryony Frost 5/2
08 Mar 24+26d Exeter CRS Building Supplies 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16.5f · Soft · 9 ran 1/9 11-5 —125B125A Bryony Frost 9/2
11 Feb 24+83d Exeter TrustATrader Apply Today British Studs EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 18.5f · Heavy · 8 ran 4/8 2¾ 11-2 ——110A Bryony Frost 28/1
20 Nov 23+30d Exeter Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 8/12 nk 10-11 —111C92C Angus Cheleda 22/1
21 Oct 23 Newton Abbot William Hill Betting TV Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 17f · Heavy · 9 ran 2/9 2 11-2 —78C123A Bryony Frost 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Pirates' Tale (GB) won?
Pirates' Tale (GB) won 1 of 9 archived starts between 2023 and 2025, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 3 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained Pirates' Tale (GB)?
Pirates' Tale (GB) was trained by Chris Honour on the most recent run on record, at Newton Abbot on 20 July 2025.
Who is Pirates' Tale (GB)'s sire?
Pirates' Tale (GB) is by Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) out of Magical Legend (GB), whose sire is Midnight Legend.
What is Pirates' Tale (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 109, from the run on 20 July 2025. The highest on record is 114.
What is Pirates' Tale (GB)'s sire's record?
Black Sam Bellamy (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 4,682 runs since Jan 2008 (466 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 5.5% from 145.
Who are Pirates' Tale (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Magical Legend (GB), Pirates' Tale (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Midnight Glance (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Midnight Glance (GB)). The wins came over 2m4½f–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2023. 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.