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Horse profile

Squire's Tale (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2020) · Last trainer Andrew Hamilton · Last owner A B Hamilton
by Galileo (IRE) out of Weekend Strike (USA) (Smart Strike)
9 runs · 9 courses · from Oct 2016
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 Dec 2020 — 2,130 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2020 · 14th of 15 Won at Tipperary Last raced off OR 94
KTB Profile

Squire's Tale (IRE) is 1 from 9. Hasn't won since Aug 2017. Last raced off a career-high mark of 94.

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 135 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Tipperary, 31 Aug 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 5 figures · best 68B · median 60
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good to Soft264A37—
Good1———
Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m364A60—
2m5f – 3m268B39—
Flat 4 figures · best 135A · median 106
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft2135A119—
Good1———
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m2109C106—
1m2f – 1m4f1———
6f – 7f1———

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 94A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Roscommon, 24 Jun 2020 Official rating 94 at the last jumps run, 21 Dec 2020

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 82A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Tipperary, 31 Aug 2017 Official rating 78 at the last flat run, 2 Jul 2020

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 5 figures · best 94A · median 90
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good to Soft286C79.5—
Good1———
Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m391C90—
2m5f – 3m294A90—
Flat 4 figures · best 82A · median 69.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft282A77—
Good1———
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m272B69.5—
1m2f – 1m4f1———
6f – 7f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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
Galileo (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,191 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses).

Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 889.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm721419.4%+4.9—
Good to Firm2,76544216%+1.5—
Good5,30779014.9%+0.40 from 2
Good to Soft2,34232814%−0.50 from 2
Soft3,84457515%+0.51 from 3
Heavy1,37819013.8%−0.70 from 1
Standard (AW)2,48230412.2%−2.30 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1417.1%−7.4—
6f – 7f1,38325218.2%+3.70 from 1
1m – 1m1f3,02151717.1%+2.6—
1m2f – 1m4f6,8481,05115.3%+0.81 from 1
1m5f – 2m4,23755413.1%−1.40 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f1,64917010.3%−4.2—
2m5f – 3m889839.3%−5.20 from 2
Over 3m1501610.7%−3.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Weekend Strike (USA) (Smart Strike)

6 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them First Officer (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 7½f–2m; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Sizzling (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
First Officer (IRE)4561m1f–1m4fClass 3
Sizzling (IRE)2137½f–1m6fGroup 3
Decoration (IRE)711m2fClass 5
Evening Primrose (IRE)912m—
Malawi (IRE)50——
Ice Kingdom (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 3 1 33% +1.50
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 1 100% +3.50
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Dundalk (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 1 100% +3.50
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr L P Gilligan 3 0 0% −3.00
Ana O'Brien 2 0 0% −2.00
Dillan Hurst 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam Coltherd 1 0 0% −1.00
Robbie Downey 1 0 0% −1.00
Donnacha O'Brien 1 1 100% +3.50

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Blinkers 3 1 33% +1.50
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2020 4 0 0% −4.00
2019 2 0 0% −2.00
2017 2 1 50% +2.50
2016 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00
Flat 4 1 25% +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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
21 Dec 20+78d Musselburgh williamhill.com 'Hands And Heels' Handicap Hurdle (Conditional And Amateur Jockeys) Class 5 · 24f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 14/15 80 10-12 9410C86C Dillan Hurst 66/1
04 Oct 20+94d Kelso William Hill Leading Racecourse Bookmaker Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 10/10 ½ 10-9 —64A73A Sam Coltherd 66/1
02 Jul 20+8d Sligo Killyhevlin Lakeside Hotel & Lodges Enniskillen Handicap (50-80) 13f · Good · 11 ran 11/11 11 10-2 78109C67C Robbie Downey 40/1
24 Jun 20+199d Roscommon Athleague Maiden Hurdle 21f · Good · 13 ran 9/13 7½ 11-7 —68B94A Mr L P Gilligan 200/1
08 Dec 19+9d Cork Charleville Cheese Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 24 ran 14/24 1¾ 11-5 —31C91C Mr L P Gilligan 66/1
29 Nov 19+820d Limerick Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft To Heavy · 14 ran 9/14 10 11-8 —60C90C Mr L P Gilligan 66/1
31 Aug 17+65d Tipperary Buy Tickets Online At TipperaryRaces.ie Maiden 12.5f · Soft · 11 ran 1/11 9-5 —135A82A Donnacha O'Brien 7/2
27 Jun 17+244d Ballinrobe Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden 13f · Yielding To Soft · 6 ran 2/6 4 9-2 —103A72B Ana O'Brien 4/1
26 Oct 16 Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden (Plus 10) 7f · Standard · 12 ran 12/12 1¼ 9-0 —54C42C Ana O'Brien 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Squire's Tale (IRE) won?
Squire's Tale (IRE) won 1 of 9 archived starts between 2016 and 2020, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 2 times in total (22.2% of starts).
Who trained Squire's Tale (IRE)?
Squire's Tale (IRE) was trained by Andrew Hamilton on the most recent run on record, at Musselburgh on 21 December 2020.
Who is Squire's Tale (IRE)'s sire?
Squire's Tale (IRE) is by Galileo (IRE) out of Weekend Strike (USA), whose sire is Smart Strike.
What going does Squire's Tale (IRE) prefer?
Squire's Tale (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Squire's Tale (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 94, from the run on 21 December 2020. That is also the highest on record.
What is Squire's Tale (IRE)'s sire's record?
Galileo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,191 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 889.
Who are Squire's Tale (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Weekend Strike (USA), Squire's Tale (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: First Officer (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Sizzling (IRE)). The wins came over 7½f–2m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2016. 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.