Horse profile
Truth Be Told (IRE)
by Too Darn Hot (GB) out of Princess Highway (USA) (Street Cry)
13 runs · 9 courses · from Jul 2024
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out
3 wins · Leopardstown (IRE), Leopardstown & Thurles
Last run 18 Oct 2026 · 1st of 15
Last raced off OR 90
KTB Profile
Truth Be Told (IRE) is 3 from 13. Won last time out at Leopardstown (IRE). All 3 wins have come over 1m2f – 1m4f. Last raced off a career-high mark of 90.
Based on 13 archived runs · run-style from 11 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR at career high
- 3–13Wins / Runs
- 23.1%Strike rate
- 5 (38.5%)Placed
- +11.00£1 level staken=13 at SP
- 1.80Fair A/E n=12 · 1.30 incl. margin
- 90Highest OR
- 70dAvg 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.
Official rating90At career-high mark
90
73–90
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 126
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 7 | 103C | 91 | 3 · 96 / 91 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 126A | 110.5 | 1 · — |
| Soft | 2 | 76C | 75 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 103A | 91 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 126A | 99.5 | 2 · 96 / 89.5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 103C | 89 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 79A | 76 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 95A | 93 | 2 · 95 / 93 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 runs · as at 22 Oct 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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 11 analysed runs since Oct 2024
- Held up 5 (45%) · 2 wins
- Mid-division 3 (27%) · 1 win
- Prominent 3 (27%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 14.1% of 2,325 runs since Jan 2008 (321 horses).
Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 9.4% from 117.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 9 | 3 | 33.3% | +19.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 469 | 71 | 15.1% | +1 | — |
| Good | 623 | 83 | 13.3% | −0.8 | 2 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 260 | 37 | 14.2% | +0.1 | 1 from 2 |
| Soft | 233 | 29 | 12.4% | −1.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 60 | 11 | 18.3% | +4.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 670 | 94 | 14% | −0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 117 | 11 | 9.4% | −4.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 918 | 133 | 14.5% | +0.4 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 700 | 104 | 14.9% | +0.8 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 476 | 67 | 14.1% | 0 | 3 from 4 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 91 | 13 | 14.3% | +0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 23 | 0 | 0% | −14.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Princess Highway (USA) (Street Cry)
5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Eternal Silence (USA) (1 win).
The wins came over 6f–1m.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eternal Silence (USA) | 7 | 1 | 1m | — |
| Chiara Luna (USA) | 4 | 1 | 6f | — |
| Touching Clouds (USA) | 9 | 1 | 7f | — |
| Fleur De Provence (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Midnight Sunshine (USA) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 7 | 2 | 29% | +8.50 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.50 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown (IRE) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.00 |
| Gowran Park | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Curragh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ballinrobe (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.50 |
| Thurles | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.50 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 3 | 75% | +20.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Hayes | 7 | 1 | 14% | +1.50 |
| W J Lee | 4 | 1 | 25% | +5.50 |
| W. J. Lee | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| Jack Kearney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 9 | 3 | 33% | +15.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +11.50 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +3.50 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Oct 26+36d | Leopardstown (IRE) | Bahrain Turf Club October Handicap Raced in midfield - short of room 2f out - squeezed through gap to lie 5th 1f out - pushed along to hit front inside final 100 yards and stayed on strongly to win | 1/15 | 9-11 | 90 | 83C | 103A | W. J. Lee | 5/1 | |
| 12 Sep 26+54d | Leopardstown (IRE) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Petingo Handicap Held up towards the back - improved on the rails approaching 2f out - 10th with a furlong left - pushed out and finished strongly to take 6th | 6/21 | hd | 9-1 | 90 | 91C | 88A | W J Lee | 10/1 |
| 20 Jul 26+71d | Ballinrobe (IRE) | Tote.ie Everyday Is A Money Back Day Handicap raced up with the pace - going comfortably in 4th 2f out - soon asked for effort - improved into 3rd and then 2nd inside the final furlong - finished full of running late on without getting to the winner | 2/9 | nk | 10-0 | 87 | 95A | 94A | W J Lee | 11/4F |
| 10 May 26+213d | Leopardstown | Leopardstown Golf, Padel, Range Handicap Settled at back early - still 10th turning for home - shifted left and up to 8th with a furlong left - found a strong burst through the field to 4th inside final 100 yards - stayed on strongly to hit the front right at the line | 1/11 | 9-8 | 80 | 96A | 92A | W J Lee | 17/2 | |
| 09 Oct 25+57d | Thurles | Killinan Handicap Held up early - still back at the midpoint - into 5th approaching 3f out - improved into 3rd inside 2f - shifted left with a furlong left - ran on strongly in the final 100 yards to hit the front late - proved strongest to the line | 1/6 | 9-3 | 73 | 126A | 89B | Chris Hayes | 15/2 | |
| 13 Aug 25+47d | Gowran Park | Gowran Park Golf Optional Claiming Race Settled midfield early - urged into contention 2f out and improved into 5th inside final furlong - stayed on same rate to finish 4th | 4/13 | ½ | 9-9 | 75 | 103C | 91A | Chris Hayes | 13/2 |
| 27 Jun 25+12d | Curragh | James Nolan's Bar Kildare Town Handicap Held up towards back - driven for improvement inside final two furlongs - stayed on at same rate to finish ninth | 9/20 | nse | 8-13 | 75 | 99C | 78A | Chris Hayes | 12/1 |
| 15 Jun 25+79d | Gowran Park | Ladies Day July 26th Apprentice Handicap Held up towards the back - moved into 4th and niggled at approaching the final 2f - found nothing in the closing stages and finished 5th | 5/6 | 4¼ | 9-12 | 78 | 74A | 71B | Jack Kearney | 7/1 |
| 28 Mar 25+140d | Dundalk (AW) | William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Maiden Sat close up in 3rd early - cruising into the turn - pressed for effort inside final 2f and nudged into 2nd approaching the last furlong - lost momentum near the line to finish 6th | 6/9 | nk | 9-8 | 81 | 103A | 71A | Chris Hayes | 11/2 |
| 08 Nov 24+34d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden Settled midfield early - 5th at halfway - pushed along with 2f left and up into 4th a furlong out - held that effort to the finish without troubling the front pair - third at the line | 3/12 | ¾ | 9-5 | 81 | 79A | 84A | Chris Hayes | 10/3 |
| 05 Oct 24+68d | Curragh | Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund (C & G) Maiden Handy early - slipped back to 10th by halfway - made progress 2f out to 5th then 4th inside final furlong - edged back to 5th late with no further gain | 5/14 | 1 | 9-5 | — | 74C | 86A | W J Lee | 2/1F |
| 29 Jul 24+23d | Galway | Eventus Irish EBF (C & G) Maiden | 4/8 | 1½ | 9-5 | — | 76C | 80A | Chris Hayes | 13/8F |
| 06 Jul 24 | Naas | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden | 4/7 | ½ | 9-7 | — | 79A | 85A | Chris Hayes | 13/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Truth Be Told (IRE) won?
- Truth Be Told (IRE) won 3 of 13 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 23.1%. Placed 5 times in total (38.5% of starts).
- Who trains Truth Be Told (IRE)?
- Truth Be Told (IRE) is trained by M C Grassick, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 18 October 2026.
- Who is Truth Be Told (IRE)'s sire?
- Truth Be Told (IRE) is by Too Darn Hot (GB) out of Princess Highway (USA), whose sire is Street Cry.
- What going does Truth Be Told (IRE) prefer?
- Truth Be Told (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 7 starts (28.6%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Truth Be Told (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 90, from the run on 18 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Truth Be Told (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Too Darn Hot (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.1% of 2,325 runs since Jan 2008 (321 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 9.4% from 117.
- Who are Truth Be Told (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Princess Highway (USA), Truth Be Told (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Eternal Silence (USA) (1). The wins came over 6f–1m. As at Oct 2026.