Talk The Talk (FR)
Talk The Talk won three of six starts over hurdles, including the Grade 1 Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle at Leopardstown in Feb 2026. All wins came over 1m5f – 2m on turf, on going ranging from good to soft to heavy. He was held up when finishing 7 of 11 in the Class 1 Sky Bet Supreme Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham in Mar 2026, last raced off his career-high mark of 149.
- 3–6Wins / Runs
- 50%Strike rate
- 4 (66.7%)Placed
- +4.25£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 2.74Fair A/E n=6 · 2.27 incl. margin
- 149Highest OR
- 71dAvg 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 152
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 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 2 | 152B | 132.5 | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 152B | 131.5 | 2 runs · 127 / 120 |
Of 6 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 6 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 6 analysed runs since Mar 2025
- Mid-division 3 (50%) · 1 win
- Held up 2 (33%) · 1 win
- Led 1 (17%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 4,279 runs since Jan 2008 (311 horses).
Strongest on soft going: 12.1% from 966. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 4.4% from 865. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 5.8% from 724.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 22 | 2 | 9.1% | 0 | — |
| Good to Firm | 378 | 34 | 9% | −0.1 | — |
| Good | 1,110 | 108 | 9.7% | +0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 571 | 59 | 10.3% | +1.2 | 1 from 2 |
| Soft | 966 | 117 | 12.1% | +3 | 1 from 2 |
| Heavy | 365 | 31 | 8.5% | −0.6 | 1 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 865 | 38 | 4.4% | −4.7 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 190 | 13 | 6.8% | −2.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 724 | 42 | 5.8% | −3.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 632 | 43 | 6.8% | −2.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 884 | 90 | 10.2% | +1.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 992 | 110 | 11.1% | +2 | 3 from 6 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 652 | 74 | 11.3% | +2.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 166 | 14 | 8.4% | −0.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 39 | 3 | 7.7% | −1.4 | — |
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
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
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.25 |
| Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.25 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J J Slevin | 3 | 2 | 67% | +4.25 |
| Sam Ewing | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| James Bowen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 5 | 3 | 60% | +5.25 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +2.25 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 5 | 3 | 60% | +5.25 |
| NH Flat | 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 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 10 Mar 26+37d | Cheltenham | Sky Bet Supreme Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Settled mid-pack early - clumsy at the 4th and 5th - urged forward approaching 3 out - driven and left behind at the back 2 out - responded to finish steadily but without threatening - well held in 7th | 7/11 | 1¾ | 11-7 | 149 | 113A | 135A | J J Slevin | 6/1 |
| 01 Feb 26+36d | Leopardstown | Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) Held up towards the back - still down the order two out - improved out wide turning for home - lost touch briefly and only third at the last - rallied strongly up the run-in - got up in the final strides to score | 1/12 | 11-12 | — | — | 155A | J J Slevin | 3/1F | |
| 2025 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Dec 25+28d | Leopardstown | Paddy Power Future Champions Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) Settled towards rear - 7th at halfway - small error 3 out - improved into contention 2 out - 3rd turning into straight and boxed in early - eased left for room and pushed along - edged in front just before last - fell at the last | F/8 | — | 11-12 | — | — | — | Sam Ewing | 9/2 |
| 29 Nov 25+42d | Fairyhouse | Jack McInerney Memorial Hurdle (Grade 3) Settled in the pack early - clipped the first fence - soon in touch with the pace and up to second by the fourth - moved into a handier spot before four out - third approaching three out then up to second after it - hit the front before the last - drew clear and ran on strongly to score with plenty in hand | 1/6 | 10-13 | — | 127A | 147B | Sam Ewing | 2/1J | |
| 18 Oct 25+210d | Limerick | Limerick Show Maiden Hurdle Set the pace early - lost front spot after first fence - not at best over 4th - urged forward still in fourth turning in - improved into third approaching two out - moved up to second before last - shaken up to hit the front on run-in and stayed on strongly | 1/16 | 11-7 | — | 152B | 143A | J J Slevin | 9/4 | |
| 22 Mar 25 | Newbury | Goffs Hundred Grand Bumper (Open NH Flat Race) (GBB Race) Settled among the pack early - improved from 2f out - moved into second inside the final furlong but couldn't threaten the winner - kept going to the line | 2/11 | 3¼ | 10-10 | — | 136A | 128A | James Bowen | 17/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Talk The Talk won?
- Talk The Talk (FR) won 3 of 6 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 50%. Placed 4 times in total (66.7% of starts).
- Who trains Talk The Talk?
- Talk The Talk (FR) is trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 10 March 2026.
- Who is Talk The Talk's sire?
- Talk The Talk (FR) is by Born To Sea (IRE) out of Walk The Walk (FR), whose sire is Walk In The Park.
- What is Talk The Talk's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 149, from the run on 10 March 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Talk The Talk's sire's record?
- Born To Sea (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 4,279 runs since Jan 2008 (311 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on soft going: 12.1% from 966. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 4.4% from 865. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 5.8% from 724.