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Horse profile

Tall Tales (IRE)

5yo mare (at last run, Sep 2007) · Last trainer John Joseph Murphy · Last owner John Joseph Murphy
by Shinko Forest (IRE) out of Dancing Sensation (USA) (Faliraki)
10 runs · 8 courses · from Mar 2005
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Sep 2007 — 6,999 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2007 · 16th of 16 Last raced off OR 82
KTB Profile

Tall Tales (IRE) is yet to win from 10 starts. Last raced off a career-high mark of 82.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating82At career-high mark
82 42–82

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 88C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Naas, 25 Feb 2007 Official rating 82 at the last jumps run, 7 Sep 2007

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 43C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cork, 14 Jul 2006 Official rating 42 at the last flat run, 18 Aug 2007

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 4 figures · best 88C · median 82.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Heavy288C84.5—
Firm1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m388C84—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
Flat 5 figures · best 43C · median 26
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Firm243C40.5—
Heavy1———
Good1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m238C32—
1m – 1m1f243C32—
6f – 7f1———

Of 10 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 10 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
Shinko Forest (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 1,059 runs since Jan 2008 (80 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 14.1% from 255. Weakest on good going: 5.5% from 253.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm18211.1%+1.60 from 3
Good to Firm2743211.7%+2.2—
Good253145.5%−40 from 2
Good to Soft9977.1%−2.4—
Soft11487%−2.50 from 1
Heavy4624.3%−5.20 from 4
Standard (AW)2553614.1%+4.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1591610.1%+0.6—
6f – 7f514519.9%+0.40 from 1
1m – 1m1f154159.7%+0.20 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f731013.7%+4.2—
1m5f – 2m10598.6%−0.90 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f4800%−9.50 from 1
2m5f – 3m500%−9.5—
Over 3m100%−9.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Dancing Sensation (USA) (Faliraki)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Fleur de Montjeu (IRE)70——
Carissima (IRE)30——
Star Sensation (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 4 0 0% −4.00
Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cork 3 0 0% −3.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 6 0 0% −6.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr B S Carey 3 0 0% −3.00
Sean McDermott 2 0 0% −2.00
Eddie Power 1 0 0% −1.00
Ben Curtis 1 0 0% −1.00
Wayne Lordan 1 0 0% −1.00
P A Carberry 1 0 0% −1.00
Danny Grant 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 6 0 0% −6.00
2006 2 0 0% −2.00
2005 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00
Flat 5 0 0% −5.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2007 · 6 runs
07 Sep 07+20d Kilbeggan Sponsor A Race At Kilbeggan Handicap Hurdle (74-102) 2m3f · Firm · 16 ran 16/16 30 10-5 8267C Eddie Power 33/1
18 Aug 07+118d Tramore Newbridge Silverware Handicap (42-60) 1m6f · Heavy · 13 ran 12/13 30 8-4 4226C Ben Curtis 20/1
22 Apr 07+45d Cork Glantane Maiden Hurdle 2m · Good · 21 ran 6/21 2½ 11-0 —84C Mr B S Carey 33/1
08 Mar 07+11d Thurles C.J. Sheeran Ltd Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 2m · Heavy · 18 ran F/18 — 10-1 —— Mr B S Carey 33/1
25 Feb 07+11d Naas Paddy Power Dial-a-bet Maiden Hurdle 2m · Heavy · 25 ran 18/25 3 11-1 —88C Sean McDermott 33/1
14 Feb 07+201d Fairyhouse Happy Valentines Day Maiden Hurdle 2m · Heavy · 16 ran 7/16 3 11-2 —81C Sean McDermott 25/1
2006 · 2 runs
28 Jul 06+14d Wexford Poolcourt Ltd. Handicap (40-60) 1m5f · Firm · 16 ran 13/16 1½ 9-0 4438C Wayne Lordan 33/1
14 Jul 06+431d Cork Coolmore Orpen Maiden 1m · Firm · 9 ran 5/9 10 9-9 4443C P A Carberry 25/1
2005 · 2 runs
09 May 05+43d Killarney Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Median Auction Maiden 1m½f · Good · 11 ran 9/11 ½ 8-4 4721C Mr B S Carey 16/1
27 Mar 05 Cork Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F Maiden 6f · Soft · 16 ran 16/16 7 8-11 —26C Danny Grant 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Tall Tales won?
Tall Tales (IRE) has yet to win, from 10 archived starts between 2005 and 2007.
Who trained Tall Tales?
Tall Tales (IRE) was trained by John Joseph Murphy on the most recent run on record, at Kilbeggan on 7 September 2007.
Who is Tall Tales's sire?
Tall Tales (IRE) is by Shinko Forest (IRE) out of Dancing Sensation (USA), whose sire is Faliraki.
What is Tall Tales's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 82, from the run on 7 September 2007. That is also the highest on record.
What is Tall Tales's sire's record?
Shinko Forest (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 1,059 runs since Jan 2008 (80 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 14.1% from 255. Weakest on good going: 5.5% from 253.
Who are Tall Tales's siblings?
Out of Dancing Sensation (USA), Tall Tales (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from March 2005. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.