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Plain Talking (IRE)

5yo mare (at last run, Aug 2017) · Last trainer Gavin Cromwell · Last owner Lagan Valley Syndicate
by Primary (USA) out of Assir (GB) (Daylami)
28 runs · 16 courses · from May 2015
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 28 Aug 2017 — 3,341 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2017 · 5th of 9 3 wins · Galway, Roscommon & Limerick First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 113
KTB Profile

Plain Talking (IRE) is 3 from 28. Hasn't won since Jul 2016. Last raced off 113, 8lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 28 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 8lb off peak
Official rating113↓ 8lb off peak
113 58–121

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 89 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Listowel, 5 Jun 2017

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 7 figures · best 138B · median 89
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft3138B89—
Good292A74—
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f392A74—
2m5f – 3m389B89—
1m5f – 2m1———
Flat 2 figures · best 100C · median 93.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Heavy1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m1———
1m2f – 1m4f1———

Of 11 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 11 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 112A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Down Royal, 23 Jun 2017 Official rating 113 at the last jumps run, 28 Aug 2017

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 70A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Galway, 6 Aug 2017 Official rating 58 at the last flat run, 6 Aug 2017

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 19 figures · best 118A · median 108
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft8114A108—
Good5113A112—
Heavy4118A107.5—
Good to Soft2108A100.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f7113A111—
2m5f – 3m6114A108—
1m5f – 2m5118A104—
Over 3m1———
Flat 9 figures · best 81A · median 53
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good466A48.5—
Soft280A65.5—
Good to Firm281A67—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f581A51—
1m2f – 1m4f366A53—
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 28 figures from 28 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Primary (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 345 runs since Jan 2008 (39 horses).

Weakest on good going: 7% from 100. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 16% from 106.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−11.9—
Good to Firm1500%−11.90 from 2
Good10077%−4.90 from 9
Good to Soft4436.8%−5.10 from 2
Soft981313.3%+1.42 from 10
Heavy691318.8%+6.91 from 5
Standard (AW)18527.8%+15.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−11.9—
1m – 1m1f1400%−11.90 from 5
1m2f – 1m4f26415.4%+3.50 from 3
1m5f – 2m1061716%+4.10 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f9799.3%−2.62 from 7
2m5f – 3m65812.3%+0.41 from 6
Over 3m3638.3%−3.60 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
Assir (GB) (Daylami)

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

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 10 2 20% +8.00
Good 9 0 0% −9.00
Heavy 5 1 20% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Galway 5 1 20% +6.00
Roscommon 3 1 33% +4.00
Downpatrick 2 0 0% −2.00
Down Royal 2 0 0% −2.00
Listowel 2 0 0% −2.00
Limerick 2 1 50% +1.00
Navan 2 0 0% −2.00
Killarney 2 0 0% −2.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Bellewstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 7 2 29% +3.00
1m5f – 2m 6 0 0% −6.00
2m5f – 3m 6 1 17% +5.00
1m – 1m1f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
J B Kane 13 2 15% +1.00
Ger Fox 3 0 0% −3.00
W J Lee 3 0 0% −3.00
Chris Hayes 3 0 0% −3.00
Ronan Whelan 2 0 0% −2.00
Danny Mullins 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Kennedy 1 1 100% +6.00
L P Dempsey 1 0 0% −1.00
Gary Carroll 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 27 3 11% −6.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 9 0 0% −9.00
2016 12 3 25% +9.00
2015 7 0 0% −7.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 15 3 20% +6.00
Flat 9 0 0% −9.00
Chase 4 0 0% −4.00

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
28 Aug 17+22d Downpatrick Rekorderlig Cider Most Appropriately Dressed Lady Win A Trip To Thailand Handicap Chase 19f · Yielding · 9 ran 5/9 ½ 11-7 11374B111A Ger Fox 8/1
06 Aug 17+2d Galway JPK Fencing Handicap (50-75) 14f · Soft To Heavy · 13 ran 4/13 2¾ 9-0 58100C70A Ronan Whelan 8/1
04 Aug 17+42d Galway Guinness Galway Blazers Handicap Chase 22.5f · Soft · 19 ran 13/19 2½ 10-4 115—92A Danny Mullins 14/1
23 Jun 17+11d Down Royal Daily Mirror Mares Beginners Chase 20f · Good · 14 ran 3/14 4¾ 11-5 11856B112A Ger Fox 7/1
12 Jun 17+7d Roscommon Ladies Day At Roscommon On July 10th Beginners Chase 25f · Yielding To Soft · 14 ran 5/14 13 11-2 118—98A Ger Fox 20/1
05 Jun 17+49d Listowel Old Weir Handicap Hurdle 24f · Yielding · 16 ran 8/16 ½ 10-7 11889B112A J B Kane 14/1
17 Apr 17+18d Fairyhouse Fairyhouse Steel Handicap Hurdle (0-140) 22f · Good To Yielding · 17 ran 10/17 1 10-4 12089B108A J B Kane 25/1
30 Mar 17+21d Limerick Follow Limerick Racecourse On Facebook Handicap Hurdle 16f · Soft · 10 ran 5/10 2 10-3 121138B105A J B Kane 10/1
09 Mar 17+150d Thurles Thurles Handicap Hurdle (80-123) 23f · Soft To Heavy · 10 ran 10/10 3½ 11-7 12174C108C J B Kane 14/1
10 Oct 16+10d Curragh (IRE) Curragh Racecourse Finale Of 2016 Handicap 12f · Good · 26 ran 22/26 4¾ 9-5 6187C51C Ronan Whelan 7/2F
30 Sep 16+17d Gowran Park Pat Walsh Memorial E.B.F. Mares Hurdle (listed) 20f · Good · 9 ran 4/9 ½ 10-4 12192A113A J B Kane 8/1
13 Sep 16+45d Listowel Liam Healy Memorial Lartigue Hurdle (Handicap) (Grade C) 16f · Heavy · 17 ran 3/17 3½ 10-6 121—118A J B Kane 11/1
30 Jul 16+3d Galway Ladbrokes Handicap Hurdle (Grade B) 23f · Good · 17 ran 4/17 2½ 9-7 106—107A J B Kane 13/2
27 Jul 16+43d Galway Thetote.com Handicap Hurdle (81-123) 21f · Yielding · 19 ran 1/19 10-3 113—114A J B Kane 10/1
14 Jun 16+19d Roscommon 188BET.co.uk Handicap Hurdle 20f · Soft · 10 ran 1/10 9-12 107—111A Jack Kennedy 6/1
26 May 16+22d Tipperary Buy Tickets Online At TipperaryRaces.ie Handicap Hurdle 20f · Good · 18 ran 2/18 1½ 9-9 103—112A J B Kane 7/1
04 May 16+20d Tramore Waterford & Tramore Hurdle 16f · Good · 9 ran 3/9 1½ 10-7 103—104A J B Kane 10/3
14 Apr 16+15d Limerick National Student Raceday Mares Maiden Hurdle 19f · Heavy · 12 ran 1/12 10-4 97—107A J B Kane 2/1
30 Mar 16+13d Downpatrick Count Me In Maiden Hurdle 18f · Good To Yielding · 11 ran 4/11 6½ 10-2 ——93A L P Dempsey 6/1
17 Mar 16+19d Down Royal Daily Mirror Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 20 ran 5/20 2¾ 9-9 ——93A J B Kane 10/1
27 Feb 16+191d Navan Racing 13th March Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft To Heavy · 9 ran 3/9 2½ 10-7 ——102A J B Kane 66/1
20 Aug 15+20d Killarney Dunloe Hotel Handicap 8.5f · Good · 12 ran 12/12 14 9-11 67—46C W J Lee 25/1
31 Jul 15+16d Galway Arthur Guinness Handicap (50-70) 8.5f · Soft · 18 ran 17/18 ¾ 9-13 68—51C Chris Hayes 12/1
15 Jul 15+12d Killarney Corcoran's Furniture & Carpets Handicap 8.5f · Yielding · 14 ran 3/14 shd 9-11 67—80A Chris Hayes 8/1
03 Jul 15+25d Bellewstown Gerry Hughes Memorial Handicap (47-70) 8f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 2/10 2¾ 9-13 67—81A W J Lee 10/1
08 Jun 15+9d Roscommon Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Maiden 10.5f · Good · 11 ran 7/11 ½ 9-0 ——66A W J Lee 100/1
30 May 15+13d Navan Trimgate Street Maiden 10f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 13/14 1¾ 9-0 ——53C Gary Carroll 66/1
17 May 15 Navan (IRE) Pour Moi European Breeders Fund Maiden 8f · Good · 15 ran 12/15 1¾ 9-0 ——41C Chris Hayes 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Plain Talking (IRE) won?
Plain Talking (IRE) won 3 of 28 archived starts between 2015 and 2017, a strike rate of 10.7%. Placed 11 times in total (39.3% of starts).
Who trained Plain Talking (IRE)?
Plain Talking (IRE) was trained by Gavin Cromwell on the most recent run on record, at Downpatrick on 28 August 2017.
Who is Plain Talking (IRE)'s sire?
Plain Talking (IRE) is by Primary (USA) out of Assir (GB), whose sire is Daylami.
What going does Plain Talking (IRE) prefer?
Plain Talking (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 10 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Plain Talking (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 113, from the run on 28 August 2017. The highest on record is 121.
What is Plain Talking (IRE)'s sire's record?
Primary (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 345 runs since Jan 2008 (39 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good going: 7% from 100. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 16% from 106.

Record shown from May 2015. 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.