Romance (GER)
Romance (GER) is a filly who has won one of six starts on turf. The win came in the Grant Thornton Nursery Handicap at Down Royal (IRE) in Sep 2026 over 6f – 7f on good going off an official rating of 68. She has recorded three places from her other five runs. Typically held up, she finished second of 10 at the Curragh (IRE) in Sep 2026 when last raced off her career-high mark of 76.
- 1–6Wins / Runs
- 16.7%Strike rate
- 3 (50%)Placed
- +2.00£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 2.07Fair A/E n=6 · 1.71 incl. margin
- 76Highest 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 103
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 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 2 | 94A | 71 | 2 · 94 / 71 |
| Good | 2 | 103A | 81 | 2 · 103 / 81 |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 103A | 68 | 5 · 103 / 68 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 5 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 5 analysed runs
- Held up 4 (80%) · 1 win
- Midfield 1 (20%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 5,211 runs since Jan 2008 (579 horses).
Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6% from 252.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 5 | 1 | 20% | +10.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 181 | 14 | 7.7% | −1.9 | — |
| Good | 878 | 79 | 9% | −0.6 | 1 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 761 | 68 | 8.9% | −0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,059 | 101 | 9.5% | −0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 500 | 44 | 8.8% | −0.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,826 | 195 | 10.7% | +1.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 215 | 23 | 10.7% | +1.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,391 | 121 | 8.7% | −0.9 | 1 from 5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,870 | 171 | 9.1% | −0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,029 | 119 | 11.6% | +2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 398 | 49 | 12.3% | +2.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 252 | 15 | 6% | −3.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 53 | 4 | 7.5% | −2.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −9.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Robinie (GB) (2 wins).
The wins came over 1m4f–1m6f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robinie (GB) | 8 | 2 | 1m4f–1m6f | — |
| Rakan (GER) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Real Love (GER) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal (IRE) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.00 |
| Leopardstown (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 1 | 20% | +3.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Slattery | 3 | 1 | 33% | +5.00 |
| Rory Cleary | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jimmy Dalton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 3 | 1 | 33% | +5.00 |
| None | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Sep 26+5d | Curragh (IRE) | Kwiff More Bang For Your Bet Nursery Handicap Held up at back - driven into contention approaching 2f out to move into second early in the final furlong - unable to challenge winner and stayed on same effort to finish 2nd | 2/10 | 4 | 9-8 | 76 | 68A | 85A | Andrew Slattery | 11/4 |
| 22 Sep 26+18d | Listowel (IRE) | MAC Hardware & Farm Supplies Irish EBF Rated Race Held up towards the back - urged forward before moving into third with a furlong left - stayed on to take second close home | 2/7 | 1¾ | 8-12 | 76 | 94A | 74A | Andrew Slattery | 13/2 |
| 04 Sep 26+15d | Down Royal (IRE) | Grant Thornton Nursery Handicap Held up at the back - urged forward entering the straight then eased to the outside inside the final two furlongs - responded to riding and finished strongly - got up close home to score | 1/10 | 9-11 | 68 | 103A | 75A | Andrew Slattery | 7/1 | |
| 20 Aug 26+20d | Leopardstown (IRE) | Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden Settled just off the front group early - up to 3rd by halfway - asked for effort in 4th around 2 1/2f out - unable to find more late but stayed on at one gear to finish 6th beaten 3.75 lengths | 6/14 | ½ | 8-3 | — | 96C | 54A | Jimmy Dalton | 25/1 |
| 31 Jul 26+81d | Galway (IRE) | James's Gate Irish EBF Median Auction Maiden Held a midfield spot early - urged forward to race in 5th wide out approaching final 2f while drifting left into the straight - unable to threaten leaders and well held at the finish | 10/15 | 2¾ | 8-13 | — | 48C | 50C | Rory Cleary | 150/1 |
| 11 May 26 | Roscommon | Irish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden Held up towards the back - asked for effort with 2f left - stayed on late to move up into 5th | 5/10 | 3¾ | 8-11 | — | 59A | 67A | Rory Cleary | 66/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Romance (GER) won?
- Romance (GER) won 1 of 6 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 3 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trains Romance (GER)?
- Romance (GER) is trained by Josh Halley, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 27 September 2026.
- Who is Romance (GER)'s sire?
- Romance (GER) is by Kendargent (FR) out of Romance Story (IRE), whose sire is New Approach.
- What is Romance (GER)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 76, from the run on 27 September 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Romance (GER)'s sire's record?
- Kendargent (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 5,211 runs since Jan 2008 (579 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6% from 252.
- Who are Romance (GER)'s siblings?
- Out of Romance Story (IRE), Romance (GER) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Robinie (GB) (2). The wins came over 1m4f–1m6f. As at Oct 2026.