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Horse profile

The Newsman (IRE)

15yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2007) · Last trainer George Wareham · Last owner G Wareham
by Homo Sapien (IRE) out of Miller Fall'S (GB) (Stubbs Gazette)
15 runs · 4 courses · from Mar 2005
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 18 Nov 2007 — 6,927 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2007 · 5th of 8 Won at Plumpton Last raced off OR 83
KTB Profile

The Newsman (IRE) is 1 from 15, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Apr 2006. Last raced off 83, 31lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 4 OR ↓ 31lb off peak
Official rating83↓ 31lb off peak
83 83–114

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 81C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fontwell, 6 Oct 2007 Official rating 83 at the last run, 18 Nov 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 11 figures · best 120C · median 80
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good4120C104—
Good to Soft3110C71—
Good to Firm381C70—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f9120C80—
2m5f – 3m281C75.5—

Of 15 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3) · no runner of known ability in the race — the level cannot be solved (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 15 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
Homo Sapien (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 3.4% of 29 runs since Jan 2008 (9 horses). A small sample.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−3.4—
Good to Firm1100%−3.40 from 6
Good1119.1%+5.70 from 4
Good to Soft500%−3.41 from 3
Soft100%−3.40 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m200%−3.40 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f7114.3%+10.91 from 11
2m5f – 3m1400%−3.40 from 3
Over 3m600%−3.4—

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
Miller Fall'S (GB) (Stubbs Gazette)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Gannon Again (IRE)150——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 6 0 0% −6.00
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 3 1 33% +14.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 9 1 11% +8.00
Class 3 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fontwell 10 0 0% −10.00
Plumpton 3 1 33% +14.00
Towcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 11 1 9% +6.00
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Leighton Aspell 5 0 0% −5.00
Mick Fitzgerald 3 1 33% +14.00
Jay Pemberton 2 0 0% −2.00
Andrew Thornton 2 0 0% −2.00
Derek Laverty 2 0 0% −2.00
Jamie Moore 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 4 0 0% −4.00
2006 5 1 20% +12.00
2005 6 0 0% −6.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 14 1 7% +3.00
Hurdle 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2007 · 4 runs
18 Nov 07+43d Fontwell Event Master Ticketing System Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m1½f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 5/8 84 10-9 8352C Jay Pemberton 33/1
06 Oct 07+114d Fontwell Amp5 Challenge costain.com Supporting WaterAid Handicap Chs Class 4 · 2m5f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 8/12 20 11-0 8881C Andrew Thornton 50/1
14 Jun 07+18d Fontwell Monaco Experience Supporting Pixie Trust Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m3f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 5/5 30 10-9 9560C Jay Pemberton 40/1
27 May 07+248d Fontwell Nyetimber Mazda Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m5f · Soft · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-7 101— Andrew Thornton 33/1
2006 · 5 runs
21 Sep 06+18d Fontwell Weatherbys Printing Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m3f · Good To Firm · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-12 101— Mick Fitzgerald 33/1
03 Sep 06+112d Fontwell Olswang Stable Staff Competition Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m5f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 3/7 30 11-4 10270C Mick Fitzgerald 9/1
14 May 06+28d Plumpton Paul Smith Associates Media Consultants Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good To Firm · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-7 102— Jamie Moore 11/2
16 Apr 06+99d Plumpton Toteexacta Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 1/10 11-9 93110C Mick Fitzgerald 16/1
07 Jan 06+38d Fontwell Clinically Proven Cortaflex Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m3f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 7/7 30 10-8 10071C Derek Laverty 22/1
2005 · 6 runs
30 Nov 05+26d Plumpton Equine America Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m3½f · Good · 12 ran 6/12 4 10-9 10575C Leighton Aspell 40/1
04 Nov 05+161d Fontwell Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m1½f · Soft · 5 ran 4/5 11 10-13 10980C Leighton Aspell 16/1
27 May 05+28d Towcester Ladbrokes.com Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m½f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 7/8 30 11-8 111— Leighton Aspell 22/1
29 Apr 05+12d Fontwell Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m3f · Good · 11 ran 7/11 20 11-11 114100C Leighton Aspell 9/1
17 Apr 05+28d Stratford Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m3½f · Good · 11 ran 5/11 hd 11-1 114120C Leighton Aspell 25/1
20 Mar 05 Fontwell Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m1½f · Good · 12 ran 4/12 2 10-12 110108C Derek Laverty 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Newsman won?
The Newsman (IRE) won 1 of 15 archived starts between 2005 and 2007, a strike rate of 6.7%. Placed 1 time in total (6.7% of starts).
Who trained The Newsman?
The Newsman (IRE) was trained by George Wareham on the most recent run on record, at Fontwell on 18 November 2007.
Who is The Newsman's sire?
The Newsman (IRE) is by Homo Sapien (IRE) out of Miller Fall'S (GB), whose sire is Stubbs Gazette.
What going does The Newsman prefer?
The Newsman (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is The Newsman's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 83, from the run on 18 November 2007. The highest on record is 114.
What is The Newsman's sire's record?
Homo Sapien (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 3.4% of 29 runs since Jan 2008 (9 horses), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.
Who are The Newsman's siblings?
Out of Miller Fall'S (GB), The Newsman (IRE) has 1 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.