Romance Story (IRE)
Romance Story (IRE) is 1 from 9, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Oct 2014. The win came on the all-weather — 0 from 5 on turf.
Progeny in our archive
As a dam, Romance Story (IRE) has 4 produce in the archive, 2 winners — most wins Robinie (GB) (2 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m6f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robinie (GB) | 8 | 2 | 1m4f–1m6f | — |
| Romance (GER) | 6 | 1 | 7f | — |
| Rakan (GER) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Real Love (GER) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
- 1–9Wins / Runs
- 11.1%Strike rate
- 3 (33.3%)Placed
- −2.50£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 0.71Fair A/E n=9 · 0.59 incl. margin
- 69Highest OR
- 18dBetween runs (median)longest 387 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
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 12.6% of 6,792 runs since Mar 2012 (685 horses).
Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.9% from 101.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 27 | 4 | 14.8% | +2.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,085 | 166 | 15.3% | +2.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 1,630 | 200 | 12.3% | −0.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 799 | 110 | 13.8% | +1.2 | — |
| Soft | 958 | 107 | 11.2% | −1.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 283 | 28 | 9.9% | −2.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,010 | 241 | 12% | −0.6 | 1 from 4 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 98 | 9 | 9.2% | −3.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,207 | 156 | 12.9% | +0.3 | 1 from 5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,665 | 234 | 14.1% | +1.5 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,324 | 303 | 13% | +0.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,066 | 113 | 10.6% | −2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 320 | 33 | 10.3% | −2.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 101 | 8 | 7.9% | −4.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 11 | 0 | 0% | −12.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2012 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Pianissimo (GB) (3 wins).
The wins came over 1m4f–2m7f; the highest grade won is Group 2 (Strathspey (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pianissimo (GB) | 25 | 3 | 1m5½f–2m | Class 2 |
| Boethius (GB) | 17 | 1 | 2m7f | Class 5 |
| Strathspey (GB) | 4 | 1 | 1m4f | Group 2 |
| Villazon (GB) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Louis Armstrong (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.50 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.50 |
| Class 6 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.50 |
| Deauville (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fontainebleau (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 1 | 20% | +1.50 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickael Barzalona | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Theo Bachelot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kieran Shoemark | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.50 |
| Kevin Stott | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Franny Norton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Frederik Tylicki | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chris Catlin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Matthew Lawson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kieren Fallon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.50 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2014 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −0.50 |
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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 02 Dec 15+13d | Deauville (FR) | Prix Petite Etoile () (3yo Fillies) (Polytrack) | 16/16 | 5 | 9-0 | — | — | Mickael Barzalona | 30/1 |
| 19 Nov 15+387d | Fontainebleau (FR) | Prix Ceres () (3yo Fillies) (Turf) | 9/14 | 1 | 9-0 | — | — | Theo Bachelot | 98/10 |
| 2014 · 7 runs | |||||||||
| 28 Oct 14+18d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Price Boosts Now Available At Bookmakers.co.uk Nursery | 1/9 | 8-13 | 69 | 72A | Kieran Shoemark | 11/2 | |
| 10 Oct 14+17d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Ladbrokes Nursery | 2/12 | nk | 9-2 | 65 | 84A | Kevin Stott | 10/3F |
| 23 Sep 14+12d | Nottingham | Nottingham Racecourse Sherwoods Restaurant Nursery | 7/11 | ½ | 8-11 | 65 | 63A | Franny Norton | 3/1J |
| 11 Sep 14+24d | Chepstow | 32Red On The App Store Nursery | 2/13 | 1¾ | 9-6 | 64 | 81A | Frederik Tylicki | 7/4F |
| 18 Aug 14+24d | Windsor | British Stallion Studs Ebf Maiden Stakes | 5/11 | 2½ | 9-0 | — | 59A | Chris Catlin | 12/1 |
| 25 Jul 14+23d | Thirsk | British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Fillies' Stakes | 5/13 | 5 | 8-11 | — | 60A | Matthew Lawson | 3/1 |
| 02 Jul 14 | Kempton (AW) | Leonard Curtis/British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Fillies' Stakes | 4/10 | 1¾ | 9-0 | — | 61A | Kieren Fallon | 3/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Romance Story won?
- Romance Story (IRE) won 1 of 9 archived starts between 2014 and 2015, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 3 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trained Romance Story?
- Romance Story (IRE) was trained by Waldemar Hickst on the most recent run on record, at Deauville (FR) on 2 December 2015.
- Who is Romance Story's sire?
- Romance Story (IRE) is by New Approach (IRE) out of Perfect Note (GB), whose sire is Shamardal.
- What going does Romance Story prefer?
- Romance Story (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Romance Story's official rating?
- Romance Story (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 69.
- What is Romance Story's sire's record?
- New Approach (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 6,792 runs since Mar 2012 (685 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.9% from 101.
- Who are Romance Story's siblings?
- Out of Perfect Note (GB), Romance Story (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Pianissimo (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Group 2 (Strathspey (GB)). The wins came over 1m4f–2m7f. As at Nov 2026.
- Has Romance Story produced winners?
- As a dam, Romance Story (IRE) has 4 produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Robinie (GB) (2). The wins came over 7f–1m6f. As at Nov 2026.