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Horse profile

The Grey Express (GB)

7yo mare (at last run, May 2012) · Last trainer P A Fahy · Last owner James Coen
by King's Theatre (IRE) out of Poppet (GB) (Terimon)
19 runs · 15 courses · from Feb 2010
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 29 May 2012 — 5,265 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2012 · 2nd of 15 3 wins · Navan, Killarney & Ballinrobe Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 109
KTB Profile

The Grey Express (GB) is 3 from 19. Hasn't won since Sep 2011. Every win has come on good or faster ground (0 from 3 on softer).

Based on 19 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster
Official rating109↓ 1lb off peak
109 104–110

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 133A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ballinrobe, 29 May 2012 Official rating 109 at the last run, 29 May 2012

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 18 figures · best 133A · median 110.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good11133A113—
Good to Firm3123A114—
Heavy280C79.5—
Soft1———
Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f10133A113.5—
1m5f – 2m6111A106.5—
2m5f – 3m2123A118.5—

Of 19 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 · 18 figures from 19 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
King's Theatre (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.4% of 12,129 runs since Jan 2008 (746 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 4.8% from 125. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 7.9% from 203.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm4449.1%−5.30 from 1
Good to Firm78612015.3%+0.90 from 3
Good4,05559514.7%+0.33 from 12
Good to Soft2,13431614.8%+0.4—
Soft3,30046414.1%−0.30 from 1
Heavy1,68424614.6%+0.20 from 2
Standard (AW)12564.8%−9.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f400%−14.4—
6f – 7f1715.9%−8.5—
1m – 1m1f2800%−14.4—
1m2f – 1m4f203167.9%−6.5—
1m5f – 2m3,34447614.2%−0.21 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f4,31465115.1%+0.72 from 11
2m5f – 3m3,30847914.5%+0.10 from 2
Over 3m91112914.2%−0.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Poppet (GB) (Terimon)

4 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Tara Flow (GB) (4 wins).

The wins came over 1m7½f–2m4f; the highest grade won is Listed (Tara Point (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Tara Flow (GB)1341m7½f–2mClass 3
Tara Point (GB)532m½f–2m2½fListed
Good As Gold (GB)4032m–2m2f—
Popaflora (GB)2932m1½f–2m4fClass 5

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 12 3 25% +18.50
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ballinrobe 2 1 50% +15.00
Limerick 2 0 0% −2.00
Galway 2 0 0% −2.00
Down Royal 2 0 0% −2.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 1 100% +3.50
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Bellewstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 1 100% +8.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 11 2 18% +2.50
1m5f – 2m 6 1 17% +11.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Paul Townend 7 1 14% −2.50
Mr C Fahy 7 2 29% +19.00
Barry Geraghty 3 0 0% −3.00
Davy Russell 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 3 0 0% −3.00
2011 8 1 13% −3.50
2010 8 2 25% +18.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 13 1 8% −8.50
NH Flat 6 2 33% +20.00

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
2012 · 3 runs
29 May 12+6d Ballinrobe Sheridan Electrical Castlebar Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 20f · Good · 15 ran 2/15 6 11-12 109133A Paul Townend 7/2F
23 May 12+52d Sligo Corner House Bar Ballymoate Mares Handicap Hurdle (81-123) 20f · Good · 16 ran 5/16 shd 10-12 109122A Paul Townend 12/1
01 Apr 12+172d Limerick Follow Limerick Racecourse On Twitter Mares Hurdle 19f · Good · 11 ran F/11 — 11-7 109— Paul Townend 7/1
2011 · 8 runs
12 Oct 11+18d Punchestown Grabel Mares Hurdle (Listed) 18f · Yielding To Soft · 11 ran 5/11 11 10-13 109107A Paul Townend 20/1
24 Sep 11+26d Navan Racing Again Wednesday 5th October Mares Maiden Hurdle 20f · Good · 24 ran 1/24 11-7 105114A Paul Townend 7/2J
29 Aug 11+17d Downpatrick Finola Guinnane, Miss Northern Ireland, Mares Maiden Hurdle 21.5f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 4/14 shd 11-7 106114A Paul Townend EvensF
12 Aug 11+14d Tramore Ladbrokes Mares Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 21f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 2/16 2½ 11-9 104123A Paul Townend 11/2
29 Jul 11+8d Galway Guinness (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (88-109) 18f · Good · 18 ran 6/18 1¾ 11-7 105110A Mr C Fahy 12/1
21 Jul 11+20d Limerick Greenmount Conference Centre Mares Maiden Hurdle 20f · Good · 17 ran 2/17 2 11-7 106116A Barry Geraghty 11/2
01 Jul 11+29d Wexford Info at wexfordraces.ie Mares Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 18f · Good · 16 ran 4/16 1½ 11-7 110113A Barry Geraghty 11/4
02 Jun 11+280d Tipperary Enjoy An Evening At Tipperary Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 19 ran 10/19 shd 11-7 —104A Barry Geraghty 10/1
2010 · 8 runs
26 Aug 10+10d Bellewstown McCabes Garage Drogheda Mares Maiden Hurdle 17f · Good · 16 ran 4/16 9 11-7 —102A Davy Russell 7/2F
16 Aug 10+15d Roscommon Roscommon Racing 125 Years Maiden Hurdle 20.5f · Good · 18 ran 3/18 1 11-7 —118A Davy Russell 4/1
01 Aug 10+20d Galway Fr. Breen Memorial (Pro/Am) Flat Race 16f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 6/7 1¼ 11-5 —110A Mr C Fahy 9/2
12 Jul 10+24d Killarney Don't Forget Ladies Day This Thursday At Killarney Races Flat Race 17f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 11-2 —110A Mr C Fahy 8/1
18 Jun 10+17d Down Royal Winged Love (pro/am) Flat Race 16f · Firm · 11 ran 2/11 5½ 11-2 —111A Mr C Fahy 7/1
01 Jun 10+93d Ballinrobe Master Catering (pro/am) Flat Race 16f · Good · 14 ran 1/14 10-9 —109A Mr C Fahy 16/1
28 Feb 10+25d Clonmel Ardfinnan (Pro/Am) Mares Flat Race 16.5f · Heavy · 18 ran 12/18 nk 11-1 —80C Mr C Fahy 25/1
03 Feb 10 Down Royal St. Patricks Day Punters Pack Flat Race 16f · Heavy · 13 ran 8/13 20 11-1 —79C Mr C Fahy 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Grey Express won?
The Grey Express (GB) won 3 of 19 archived starts between 2010 and 2012, a strike rate of 15.8%. Placed 8 times in total (42.1% of starts).
Who trained The Grey Express?
The Grey Express (GB) was trained by P A Fahy on the most recent run on record, at Ballinrobe on 29 May 2012.
Who is The Grey Express's sire?
The Grey Express (GB) is by King's Theatre (IRE) out of Poppet (GB), whose sire is Terimon.
What going does The Grey Express prefer?
The Grey Express (GB) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 12 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is The Grey Express's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 109, from the run on 29 May 2012. The highest on record is 110.
What is The Grey Express's sire's record?
King's Theatre (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.4% of 12,129 runs since Jan 2008 (746 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 4.8% from 125. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 7.9% from 203.
Who are The Grey Express's siblings?
Out of Poppet (GB), The Grey Express (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Tara Flow (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Listed (Tara Point (GB)). The wins came over 1m7½f–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from February 2010. 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.