We Plead The Fifth (IRE)
We Plead The Fifth (IRE) is a lightly raced colt who finished fourth of 15 at Galway in Aug 2025 on his only start. He raced mid-division in the 6f-7f maiden on soft turf. By Inns Of Court whose progeny have won 204 of 2,183 runs since Jan 2008 with a strongest strike rate of 12.5% over 1m2f-1m4f on good to soft. His dam Escallonia has produced two winners from two runners to date including Hedge Fund with two wins.
- 0–1Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −1.00£1 level staken=1 at SP
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed —
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 →
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 2,250 runs since Apr 2023 (232 horses).
Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 12.7% from 150.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −9.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 243 | 16 | 6.6% | −2.7 | — |
| Good | 549 | 47 | 8.6% | −0.7 | — |
| Good to Soft | 218 | 26 | 11.9% | +2.6 | — |
| Soft | 378 | 36 | 9.5% | +0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 108 | 8 | 7.4% | −1.9 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 750 | 77 | 10.3% | +1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 296 | 33 | 11.1% | +1.8 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,212 | 111 | 9.2% | −0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 522 | 41 | 7.9% | −1.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 150 | 19 | 12.7% | +3.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 41 | 4 | 9.8% | +0.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 26 | 1 | 3.8% | −5.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | +24 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2023 · as at 6 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Hedge Fund (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Hedge Fund (IRE)).
Family form: Esprit De Loi (IRE) finished 3rd of 11 at Dundalk (AW) (IRE), 4 Nov 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hedge Fund (IRE) | 23 | 2 | 5f–6f | Class 5 |
| Rosemary's Rose (IRE) | 24 | 2 | 1m | Class 6 |
| Esprit De Loi (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 01 Aug 25 | Galway | James's Gate Irish EBF Median Auction Maiden Held a midfield position - asked for effort turning into the straight and up to 6th with a furlong left - responded strongly late but bumped near the line to finish 4th | 4/15 | 1¼ | 9-2 | 57C | 82A | Ronan Whelan | 18/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has We Plead The Fifth won?
- We Plead The Fifth (IRE) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2025.
- Who trained We Plead The Fifth?
- We Plead The Fifth (IRE) was trained by Noel Meade on the most recent run on record, at Galway on 1 August 2025.
- Who is We Plead The Fifth's sire?
- We Plead The Fifth (IRE) is by Inns Of Court (IRE) out of Escallonia (IRE), whose sire is Arcano.
- What is We Plead The Fifth's sire's record?
- Inns Of Court (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 2,250 runs since Apr 2023 (232 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 12.7% from 150.
- Who are We Plead The Fifth's siblings?
- Out of Escallonia (IRE), We Plead The Fifth (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Hedge Fund (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Hedge Fund (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m. As at Nov 2026.