Poet's Gale (IRE)
Poet's Gale is a maiden who has shown one placing from eight starts on turf. He has raced five times on soft ground without success and three times over 2m1f to 2m4f. Typically held up he finished third of eight in a Class 5 novices handicap hurdle at Perth in Apr 2026 when last raced off a career-high mark of 101.
- 0–8Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (12.5%)Placed
- −8.00£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=8 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 101Highest OR
- 28dAvg between runs
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 93
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 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 78B | 69 | 2 runs · 72 / 68.5 |
| Heavy | 2 | 64C | 56.5 | 2 runs · 64 / 56.5 |
| Good | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 78B | 66 | 3 runs · 72 / 65 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 93A | 78.5 | 2 runs · 93 / 78.5 |
Of 8 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 8 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 from 8 analysed runs since Oct 2025
- Held up 5 (63%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 2 (25%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (13%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 725 runs since May 2022 (138 horses).
Strongest on standard (aw) going: 14% from 107.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −9.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 51 | 8 | 15.7% | +5.8 | — |
| Good | 207 | 16 | 7.7% | −2.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 130 | 11 | 8.5% | −1.4 | — |
| Soft | 162 | 13 | 8% | −1.9 | 0 from 5 |
| Heavy | 66 | 9 | 13.6% | +3.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 107 | 15 | 14% | +4.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −9.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 79 | 8 | 10.1% | +0.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 65 | 8 | 12.3% | +2.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 97 | 9 | 9.3% | −0.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 246 | 24 | 9.8% | −0.1 | 0 from 5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 191 | 19 | 9.9% | 0 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 39 | 3 | 7.7% | −2.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | +23.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2022 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Gale Mahler (IRE) (8 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m6f; the highest grade won is Listed (Gale Mahler (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gale Mahler (IRE) | 23 | 8 | 2m–2m4½f | Listed |
| Rebellious Gale (IRE) | 25 | 1 | 2m6f | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Galway | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Perth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel King | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Mr J Costello | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sean Bowen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 24 Apr 26+18d | Perth | One Place. Every Race. Racing TV Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Settled just off the pace - pushed into fourth approaching 2 out - closed into third on the run-in but flattened out near the line | 3/8 | 1¼ | 11-10 | 101 | 93A | 121B | Sean Bowen | 9/2 |
| 06 Apr 26+1d | Fairyhouse | Farmhouse Foods Novice Handicap Hurdle Held up at back of field - made no headway into early straight - stayed on same speed from 2 out but well held | 10/21 | hd | 10-1 | 95 | 72B | 98A | Daniel King | 33/1 |
| 05 Apr 26+15d | Fairyhouse | Cawley Furniture Novice Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back - came down at the 2nd | F/20 | — | 10-1 | 95 | — | — | Daniel King | 28/1 |
| 21 Mar 26+46d | Navan | Mongey Communications Maiden Hurdle Settled in the pack - urged into tenth two out - stayed on late but not a threat late on finishing sixth | 6/23 | 1¾ | 11-12 | — | 65C | 103C | Daniel King | 150/1 |
| 03 Feb 26+23d | Fairyhouse | Easter Festival 4th - 6th April Maiden Hurdle Settled midfield - urged for effort in 7th turning in - unable to close the gap - held on for 7th | 7/14 | 2¼ | 11-12 | — | 64C | 94C | Daniel King | 66/1 |
| 11 Jan 26+78d | Punchestown | Sky Bet, For The Fans Maiden Hurdle Held up towards the back of the pack - hint of a blunder at the 2nd - made no headway from three out and finished well held | 12/20 | hd | 11-12 | — | 49C | 102C | Daniel King | 100/1 |
| 2025 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 25 Oct 25+18d | Galway | Joe O'Gorman & Martin Collins Memorial (C & G) (Pro/Am) Flat Race Held up towards back - up to 6th at halfway - slipped to 8th and lost touch over 2f out - finished well held | 8/8 | 4½ | 11-3 | — | 66C | 83C | Mr J Costello | 18/1 |
| 07 Oct 25 | Galway | Student Raceday On October 27th Flat Race Settled towards the back - pushed along with 2f left and unable to gain on the pack in 6th - stayed on at one speed through the finish | 5/8 | 3 | 11-3 | — | 78B | 103A | Mr J Costello | 14/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Poet's Gale won?
- Poet's Gale (IRE) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2025 and 2026. Placed 1 time in total (12.5% of starts).
- Who trains Poet's Gale?
- Poet's Gale (IRE) is trained by A J Martin, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 24 April 2026.
- Who is Poet's Gale's sire?
- Poet's Gale (IRE) is by Poet's Word (IRE) out of Victrix Gale (IRE), whose sire is Presenting.
- What is Poet's Gale's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 101, from the run on 24 April 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Poet's Gale's sire's record?
- Poet's Word (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 725 runs since May 2022 (138 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 14% from 107.
- Who are Poet's Gale's siblings?
- Out of Victrix Gale (IRE), Poet's Gale (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Gale Mahler (IRE) (8). Highest grade won: Listed (Gale Mahler (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m6f. As at Nov 2026.