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Sum Story (IRE)

5yo gelding · Trainer P J Rothwell · Owner J J Leckey Donal P Keane P J Rothwell
by Sumbal (IRE) out of Cover Story (IRE) (Shirocco)
4 runs · 4 courses · from Jun 2026
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 1 Oct 2026 · 14th of 16 Last raced off OR 87
KTB Profile

Sum Story is a gelding by Sumbal out of a Shirocco mare who has shown nothing in four runs over hurdles. He has been beaten on all four starts at 2m1f to 2m4f on good ground, finishing 14 of 16 at Clonmel in Oct 2026 when last raced off an official rating of 87. He has visited four different Irish courses without placing.

Based on 4 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs since Jun 2026 · updated 25 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 68 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Downpatrick, 14 Jun 2026

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 4 figures · best 68B · median 57.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good468B57.54 runs · 68 / 57.5
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f468B57.54 runs · 68 / 57.5

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 9 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 89C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Bellewstown (IRE), 26 Aug 2026 Official rating 87 at the last run, 1 Oct 2026

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 4 figures · best 95A · median 89
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good495A894 runs · 95 / 89
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f495A894 runs · 95 / 89

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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 from 4 analysed runs since Jun 2026

  • Held up 2 (50%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (25%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (25%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 4.3% of 94 runs since Jan 2008 (21 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm100%−4.3—
Good3026.7%+2.40 from 4
Good to Soft1616.3%+2—
Soft1800%−4.3—
Heavy1700%−4.3—
Standard (AW)1218.3%+4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−4.3—
6f – 7f500%−4.3—
1m – 1m1f400%−4.3—
1m2f – 1m4f1516.7%+2.4—
1m5f – 2m4237.1%+2.8—
2m1f – 2m4f2700%−4.30 from 4

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Cover Story (IRE) (Shirocco)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Clonmel (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Bellewstown (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tiernan Power Roche 3 0 0% −3.00
Dylan Robinson 1 0 0% −1.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 4 runs
01 Oct 26+36d Clonmel (IRE) Ravens Rock Novice Handicap Hurdle 20f · Good · 16 ran Raced in the pack early - folded tamely before 4 out - never a threat after that and finished a long way behind in 14th 14/16 22 11-1 8759C82C Tiernan Power Roche 50/1
26 Aug 26+19d Bellewstown (IRE) Bet With Tote On Racing & Sports Maiden Hurdle 20.5f · Good · 14 ran Knocked at first fence - settled towards the back - pushed along with nothing more to give 4 out before dropping away well held 11/14 3¾ 11-4 —51C89C Tiernan Power Roche 150/1
07 Aug 26+54d Wexford (IRE) Think Print & Design Maiden Hurdle 17f · Good · 14 ran Settled at the back from the start - unable to make an impression and losing touch before 4 out - finished well adrift 11/14 21 11-4 —56C89C Tiernan Power Roche 150/1
14 Jun 26 Downpatrick Randox Maiden Hurdle 19f · Good · 14 ran Went straight to the front early - overtaken before 4 out and settled second until dropping away approaching 3 out - faded tamely thereafter to finish tenth 10/14 1½ 11-12 —68B95A Dylan Robinson 100/1

Quick answers

How many races has Sum Story won?
Sum Story (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts in 2026.
Who trains Sum Story?
Sum Story (IRE) is trained by P J Rothwell, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 1 October 2026.
Who is Sum Story's sire?
Sum Story (IRE) is by Sumbal (IRE) out of Cover Story (IRE), whose sire is Shirocco.
What is Sum Story's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 87, from the run on 1 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Sum Story's sire's record?
Sumbal (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 4.3% of 94 runs since Jan 2008 (21 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from June 2026. 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.