Real News (FR)
Real News won his only start at Chantilly in Oct 2025 over 6f to 7f on good to soft. The colt has one win and one place from three runs all at that trip and carries an official rating of 91. His last run at Saint-Cloud in Mar 2026 was his first for the yard and came when fifth of nine in the Prix Comrade off that same mark. By New Bay out of a Showcasing mare he has raced on both turf and all-weather.
- 1–3Wins / Runs
- 33.3%Strike rate
- 1 (33.3%)Placed
- +3.40£1 level staken=3 at SP
- 91Highest OR
- 89dAvg 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 14.3% of 3,987 runs since Jun 2020 (425 horses).
Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 10.8% from 102.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 8 | 0 | 0% | −14.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 587 | 92 | 15.7% | +1.4 | — |
| Good | 995 | 140 | 14.1% | −0.2 | — |
| Good to Soft | 471 | 70 | 14.9% | +0.6 | 1 from 1 |
| Soft | 625 | 81 | 13% | −1.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 183 | 27 | 14.8% | +0.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,118 | 161 | 14.4% | +0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 102 | 11 | 10.8% | −3.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,184 | 183 | 15.5% | +1.2 | 1 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,278 | 165 | 12.9% | −1.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,093 | 165 | 15.1% | +0.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 272 | 40 | 14.7% | +0.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 53 | 7 | 13.2% | −1.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −14.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jun 2020 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celine Dee (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Labelled With Love (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.40 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Cloud (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Deauville (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chantilly (FR) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.40 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurelien Lemaitre | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.40 |
| Mickael Barzalona | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.40 |
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 | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 1 run | ||||||||
| 29 Mar 26+147d | Saint-Cloud (FR) | Prix Comrade (Conditions) (Turf) | 5/9 | hd | 9-0 | 91 | Mickael Barzalona | 7/2 |
| 2025 · 2 runs | ||||||||
| 02 Nov 25+31d | Deauville (FR) | Prix Zeddaan () (2yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) | 5/7 | 1 | 9-0 | — | Aurelien Lemaitre | 39/10 |
| 02 Oct 25 | Chantilly (FR) | Prix du Grand Vivier (Conditions) (2yo) (Turf) | 1/13 | 9-2 | — | Aurelien Lemaitre | 54/10 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Real News won?
- Real News (FR) won 1 of 3 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 1 time in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trains Real News?
- Real News (FR) is trained by F-H Graffard, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 29 March 2026.
- Who is Real News's sire?
- Real News (FR) is by New Bay (GB) out of Lady Light (GB), whose sire is Showcasing.
- What is Real News's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 91, from the run on 29 March 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Real News's sire's record?
- New Bay (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.3% of 3,987 runs since Jun 2020 (425 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 10.8% from 102.
- Who are Real News's siblings?
- Out of Lady Light (GB), Real News (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.