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Grey Fable: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Grey Fable is a 6-year-old gelding by Starspangledbanner, trained by Karl Thornton. He has won 3 of 42 starts and placed in 6 more, for £27,828 in prize money. His best trip is 1m 4.5f, where 2 wins from 7 is a 29% strike rate against 3% at every other distance. He runs next in the 5:05 at Bellewstown on 1 October, where the best price is 4/1 with Bet365. His best performance rating is 102, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 42
  • Wins 3
  • Placed 9
  • Strike rate 7%
  • Prize money £27,828
  • Best rating 102
  • Official rating 59

Where Grey Fable runs next

Time Course Race Best price
5:05 Bellewstown BOYLE Sports Handicap (Div II) 4/1 Bet365 bet365

Grey Fable form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
13 Aug 26 Beverley Middle Distance Handicap Stakes Class 5 1m 4f Good To Firm 2 4.75 3/1 Jason Hart 59
25 Jul 26 Chester Midsummer Meeting Handicap Stakes Class 5 1m 4.5f Good 4 0.75 11/2 Ray Dawson 59
11 Jul 26 Limerick Panoramic Restaurant At Limerick Racecourse Apprentice Handicap (0-60) 1m 4.5f Good 5 5.25 10/1 Jack Cleary 59
20 Jun 26 Down Royal Mount Charles Handicap (0-60) 1m 5f Soft 9 19.75 9/1 Robbie Colgan 59
26 May 26 Dundalk (AW) Family Fun Day Saturday 15th August Handicap (0-60) 1m 4f Standard 1 — 22/1 Ben Coen 56
18 May 26 Roscommon Roscommon Handicap (0-60) 1m 4f Yielding To Soft 14 33.25 14/1 Ben Coen 59
5 May 26 Ayr Book Sounds Of Summer Racenight Handicap Class 5 1m 7f Good To Firm 4 23.5 5/4F Adam Caffrey 59
10 Apr 26 Dundalk (AW) View Restaurant Summer Offer Handicap (0-60) 1m 4f Standard 6 7.5 12/1 Robbie Colgan 59
21 Nov 25 Dundalk (AW) Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Apprentice Handicap 1m 2.5f Standard 6 4 18/1 Jack Cleary 62
29 Oct 25 Dundalk (AW) Happy Halloween Handicap 1m 4f Standard 5 4.5 14/1 Robbie Colgan 62
17 Oct 25 Dundalk (AW) View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap 1m 2.5f Standard 7 3.75 20/1 Adam Caffrey 63
13 Sep 25 Chester John Smith's Jump Jockeys Challenge Handicap (Professional Jump Jockeys) (GBBPlus Race) (Div 2) Class 4 1m 4.5f Good 6 10.25 3/1F Brian Hughes 65
5 Sep 25 Down Royal Children's Heartbeat Trust Apprentice Handicap 1m 2.5f Good 6 4 25/1 Adam Grant 65
31 May 25 Chester King Kabs Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 2m Good 7 12 6/1 Robbie Colgan 68
11 May 25 Killarney Mongey Communications Maiden Hurdle 2m 1f Good 9 66.75 12/1 Donagh Meyler 109
2 Nov 24 Down Royal Tayto Group Maiden Hurdle 2m 1f Good To Yielding 8 46 20/1 Donagh Meyler –
19 Oct 24 Limerick Master Chefs Maiden Hurdle 2m 0.5f Good 7 18.25 25/1 Donagh Meyler –
4 Oct 24 Gowran Park Xenon Security Maiden Hurdle 2m Good 5 9.75 33/1 Donagh Meyler –
14 Sep 24 Chester Edinburgh Gin Jump Jockeys Challenge Handicap (Professional Jump Jockeys) (Div 1) Class 4 1m 4.5f Soft 2 3.25 9/4 Danny McMenamin 68
27 Jul 24 Chester KingKabs Handicap Class 5 1m 4.5f Good 1 — 7/4F Sean D Bowen 63
13 Jul 24 Chester Soul Sunset Racing Apprentice Handicap Class 5 1m 4.5f Good To Soft 1 — 6/4F Sean D Bowen 59
15 Jun 24 Chester Edinburgh Gin Seaside Handicap (Div 1) Class 5 1m 4.5f Heavy 2 1 13/2 Ray Dawson 59
5 May 24 Sligo Tote Fantasy Handicap (47-65) 1m 2.5f Yielding To Soft 3 1.5 7/2 Wayne Hassett 58
18 Mar 24 Curragh QuinnBet Handicap 1m Heavy 14 11.75 14/1 Robbie Colgan 59
16 Jan 24 Dundalk (AW) One Of The Only Dual Racetracks In Europe Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) 1m 2.5f Standard 8 10.5 3/1F Robbie Colgan 60
13 Dec 23 Dundalk (AW) Happy Christmas From All At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 1m 2.5f Standard 6 4.75 7/1 Robbie Colgan 62
1 Nov 23 Dundalk (AW) Gateway Hotel Dundalk Race & Stay Handicap (47-70) (Div 2) 1m 4f Standard 8 8.25 15/2 Robbie Colgan 64
18 Oct 23 Navan Pimlico Racing Happy Retirement Zoffany Bay Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 1m 6f Soft 7 16 12/1 Robbie Colgan 65
30 Sep 23 Killarney Tote, Never Beaten By Sp Apprentice Handicap 1m 3f Heavy 5 4.5 6/1 Dylan Kidd 67
21 Sep 23 Listowel Kevin Mcmanus Bookmaker Handicap 1m 4f Soft To Heavy 9 25.25 12/1 Robbie Colgan 68
30 Aug 23 Cork CorkRacecourse.ie Rated Race 1m 4f Good 4 4.75 15/2 Robbie Colgan 69
20 Jul 23 Leopardstown Mongey Communications Handicap 1m 5f Soft 3 4.75 7/1 Robbie Colgan 67
22 May 23 Roscommon Abbey Hotel, Roscommon Handicap (47-75) 1m 4f Good To Yielding 2 1 18/1 Robbie Colgan 64
21 Apr 23 Cork GAIN The Advantage Series Handicap 1m 2f Good To Yielding 13 9.75 16/1 Robbie Colgan 66
29 Mar 23 Navan Bective Restaurant Handicap (47-70) 1m 2f Heavy 9 36.75 8/1 Robbie Colgan 67
15 Oct 22 Leopardstown Matt Bunn 40th Birthday Nursery Handicap 1m Yielding To Soft 5 3 12/1 Robbie Colgan 70
2 Oct 22 Tipperary Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden 1m 1f Soft 4 10.25 40/1 Robbie Colgan –
15 Sep 22 Naas Goffs Sportsman's Challenge 6f Good To Yielding 11 10 100/1 Rory Cleary –
1 Aug 22 Naas Irish EBF Ballyhane Stakes (Median Auction Race) 6f Yielding 23 20.25 150/1 Robbie Colgan –
1 Jun 22 Curragh Ryans Cleaning Waste And Recycling Irish European Breeders Fund (C & G) Maiden 7f Good 5 5.75 66/1 Robbie Colgan –
23 May 22 Roscommon Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden 7f Good To Yielding 7 10.75 50/1 Oisin Orr –
2 May 22 Curragh Irish European Breeders Fund Median Sires Series Maiden 6f Yielding 12 29.5 50/1 Robbie Colgan –

Last time out

Finished 2 in the Middle Distance Handicap Stakes at Beverley on 13 August 2026. Handy early - swept clear after 3f - overtaken 2f out then level again inside final furlong - stayed on into second beaten inside final 110yds.

Grey Fable by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
12f 9 1 11% —
12.5f 7 2 29% —
10.5f 6 0 0% —
6f 3 0 0% —
13f 2 0 0% —
16f 2 0 0% —
17f 2 0 0% —
8f 2 0 0% —
10f 2 0 0% —
7f 2 0 0% —
15f 1 0 0% —
16.5f 1 0 0% —
14f 1 0 0% —
11f 1 0 0% —
9f 1 0 0% —

Grey Fable by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Good 11 1 9% —
Standard 8 1 13% —
Soft 5 0 0% —
Good To Yielding 5 0 0% —
Heavy 4 0 0% —
Yielding To Soft 3 0 0% —
Good To Firm 2 0 0% —
Yielding 2 0 0% —
Good To Soft 1 1 100% —
Soft To Heavy 1 0 0% —

Grey Fable by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Dundalk (AW) 8 1 13% —
Chester 7 2 29% —
Down Royal 3 0 0% —
Roscommon 3 0 0% —
Curragh 3 0 0% —
Limerick 2 0 0% —
Killarney 2 0 0% —
Navan 2 0 0% —
Cork 2 0 0% —
Leopardstown 2 0 0% —

Grey Fable breeding

  • Sire Starspangledbanner (AUS)
  • Dam Satwa Ruby (FR)
  • Damsire Verglas (IRE)
  • Breeder Eimear Mulhern
  • Foaled 20 April 2020

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