Thousand Tears (IRE)
Thousand Tears won two of 30 starts, both over 2m1f – 2m4f on good or good to soft ground. He took a maiden hurdle at Kilbeggan in Aug 2020 and an opportunity handicap hurdle at Killarney in Jul 2021. The gelding, by Recital out of a Rainbow Quest mare, last ran at Thurles in Dec 2023 off an official rating of 115, 14lb below his highest ever mark of 129. That run at Thurles was his first for John M Burke.
- 2–30Wins / Runs
- 6.7%Strike rate
- 6 (20%)Placed
- −20.50£1 level staken=30 at SP
- 0.94Fair A/E n=30 · 0.77 incl. margin
- 129Highest OR
- 62dAvg 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 97
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 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 125C | 111 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 116B | 94 | — |
| Soft | 5 | 96B | 62 | — |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 125B | 103 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 10 | 105B | 90.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 125B | 114 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 30 runs looked at, 12 have no figure: did not complete (7) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 30 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 8.5% of 188 runs since Jan 2008 (14 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −8.5 | — |
| Good | 54 | 8 | 14.8% | +6.3 | 1 from 10 |
| Good to Soft | 39 | 2 | 5.1% | −3.4 | 1 from 9 |
| Soft | 70 | 4 | 5.7% | −2.8 | 0 from 9 |
| Heavy | 19 | 2 | 10.5% | +2 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −8.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −8.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −8.5 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 53 | 2 | 3.8% | −4.7 | 0 from 18 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 69 | 9 | 13% | +4.5 | 2 from 7 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 43 | 4 | 9.3% | +0.8 | 0 from 2 |
| Over 3m | 17 | 1 | 5.9% | −2.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Danequest (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 1m–2m½f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danequest (IRE) | 86 | 5 | 1m–2m½f | — |
| Miss Ives (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| All Aquest (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 10 | 1 | 10% | −4.50 |
| Soft | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Good to Soft | 9 | 1 | 11% | −5.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Galway | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Navan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Thurles | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Roscommon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tipperary | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Killarney | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Kilbeggan | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 18 | 0 | 0% | −18.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 2 | 29% | +2.50 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Burke | 19 | 2 | 11% | −9.50 |
| Julie Burke | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr J M Burke | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Niall Moore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robert Whearty | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Conor Clarke | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aidan Coleman | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr C Mullins | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Deegan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss S Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 27 | 2 | 7% | −17.50 |
| Hood | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2021 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −3.50 |
| 2020 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.00 |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 24 | 2 | 8% | −14.50 |
| Flat | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 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
Quick answers
- How many races has Thousand Tears (IRE) won?
- Thousand Tears (IRE) won 2 of 30 archived starts between 2019 and 2023, a strike rate of 6.7%. Placed 6 times in total (20% of starts).
- Who trained Thousand Tears (IRE)?
- Thousand Tears (IRE) was trained by John M Burke on the most recent run on record, at Thurles on 17 December 2023.
- Who is Thousand Tears (IRE)'s sire?
- Thousand Tears (IRE) is by Recital (FR) out of Tinquest (GB), whose sire is Rainbow Quest.
- What going does Thousand Tears (IRE) prefer?
- Thousand Tears (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 9 starts (11.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Thousand Tears (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 115, from the run on 17 December 2023. The highest on record is 129.
- What is Thousand Tears (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Recital (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.5% of 188 runs since Jan 2008 (14 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Thousand Tears (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Tinquest (GB), Thousand Tears (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Danequest (IRE) (5). The wins came over 1m–2m½f. As at Oct 2026.