Talk Show Host (IRE)
Talk Show Host is a maiden who has run five times without a win and placed once. Her best effort came when third of 23 at Navan in Apr 2026 off an official rating of 71, which was also her career-high mark. The daughter of Starspangledbanner out of a Shamardal mare showed that form while held up in a big-field handicap. Headgear returned at Navan.
- 0–5Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (20%)Placed
- −5.00£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=5 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 71Highest OR
- 256dAvg 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 74
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 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 103C | 79 | 1 run · — |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 5 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 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 Jul 2025
- Held up 2 (50%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (25%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (25%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 7,196 runs since May 2014 (663 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.6% from 1,195.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 25 | 3 | 12% | +0.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,034 | 125 | 12.1% | +1 | — |
| Good | 1,737 | 183 | 10.5% | −0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 777 | 90 | 11.6% | +0.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 1,079 | 123 | 11.4% | +0.3 | — |
| Heavy | 294 | 33 | 11.2% | +0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 2,250 | 243 | 10.8% | −0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,195 | 174 | 14.6% | +3.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3,582 | 397 | 11.1% | 0 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,401 | 139 | 9.9% | −1.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 651 | 60 | 9.2% | −1.9 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 270 | 26 | 9.6% | −1.5 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 84 | 4 | 4.8% | −6.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 13 | 0 | 0% | −11.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2014 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dreamorchid (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Dendrobium (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siobhan Rutledge | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Donagh O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nathan Crosse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cian Fahy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Alex Harvey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Hood | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2023 | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 25 Apr 26+180d | Navan | Future Stars Raceday 16th May Handicap Sat behind front group early - 6th at halfway - shifted left and asked for effort 2f out - into 4th but couldn't threaten a furlong out - stayed on same speed to finish 3rd | 3/23 | nk | 9-12 | 71 | 103C | 86A | Siobhan Rutledge | 50/1 |
| 2025 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Oct 25+51d | Galway | Corrib Food Products Maiden Slow to break - travelled keenly in touch with front group and sat 4th at halfway - pushed along but flattened out 2f out to finish well held | 9/15 | hd | 9-5 | — | 68C | 64A | Donagh O'Connor | 33/1 |
| 06 Sep 25+56d | Navan | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden (Div 2) Slow to break - settled around midfield on the inner - up to 4th by halfway - pushed along in 5th with 2f left - found no way through when denied room a furlong out - shifted right seeking space - stayed on at one gait to finish 6th | 6/11 | nk | 9-8 | — | 74A | 72A | Nathan Crosse | 150/1 |
| 12 Jul 25+737d | Dundalk (AW) | Border Boutique Hire Fillies Maiden Hesitant start and settled towards the rear - swept forward to take command after 2f - opened a ten length advantage by halfway - pushed for effort with 2f remaining - faded fast in the closing stages | 9/10 | 2½ | 8-8 | — | 55C | 40C | Cian Fahy | 66/1 |
| 2023 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 06 Jul 23 | Tipperary | Racing Again August 11th Flat Race | 4/14 | ¾ | 10-10 | — | — | 53C | Alex Harvey | 9/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Talk Show Host won?
- Talk Show Host (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2023 and 2026. Placed 1 time in total (20% of starts).
- Who trains Talk Show Host?
- Talk Show Host (IRE) is trained by John C McConnell, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 25 April 2026.
- Who is Talk Show Host's sire?
- Talk Show Host (IRE) is by Starspangledbanner (AUS) out of Dark Orchid (GB), whose sire is Shamardal.
- What is Talk Show Host's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 71, from the run on 25 April 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Talk Show Host's sire's record?
- Starspangledbanner (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 7,196 runs since May 2014 (663 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.6% from 1,195.
- Who are Talk Show Host's siblings?
- Out of Dark Orchid (GB), Talk Show Host (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.