Ireland 5yo

Newsreader (IRE)

T: Tony Carroll · J: Billy Loughnane · O: News Team

By Prince Of Lir (IRE) out of Kaplinsky (IRE)

Form 98236-60645

9/4 Current odds

3/20 W/R

76 RPR

73 TS

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20 runs
3 wins
placed
15% strike
18 d off
86 best RPR

Recent form

Form figures 98236-60645 18 days off

5 4 6 0 6 6

At Kempton (AW) 3/9 3 wins · 3 placed

Best RPR 86 Career peak

Best TS 77 Career peak

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 20 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 40
Win %: 15%
Placed %: 25%
Trend: Fading

Course Record

10 venues

Career strike 25%; best at Ffos Las (50% from 2 runs).

Kempton (AW) 33% 3-0-9
Ffos Las 50% 0-1-2
Salisbury 0% 0-0-2
Windsor 100% 0-1-1
Chelmsford City (AW) 0% 0-0-1
Doncaster 0% 0-0-1
Goodwood 0% 0-0-1
Lingfield (AW) 0% 0-0-1
Pontefract 0% 0-0-1
Southwell (AW) 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

9 jockeys · 3 trainers

Jockeys

Benoit de la Sayette 38% 3-0-8
Kieran Shoemark 67% 0-2-3
Alistair Rawlinson 0% 0-0-3
Billy Loughnane NOW 0% 0-0-1
Daniel Muscutt 0% 0-0-1
David Probert 0% 0-0-1
Georgia Dobie 0% 0-0-1
Phoebe Edwards 0% 0-0-1
Rossa Ryan 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

Kevin Philippart de Foy 27% 3-0-11
Edward Smyth-Osbourne 29% 0-2-7
Tony Carroll NOW 0% 0-0-2

Going Record

19 classifiable runs

Mixed No clear going preference — moderate strike on every surface they've tried.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm 0% 0-0-1
Good 14% 0-1-7
Good to Soft 38% 3-0-8
Soft 33% 0-1-3
Heavy — 0 runs

Distance Record

20 classifiable runs

Allrounder Versatile — handles a range of trips with similar effectiveness.

Sprint ≤ 6f 14% 0-1-7
Seven 6½ – 7f 36% 3-1-11
Mile 7f – 1m1f 0% 0-0-2
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f — 0 runs
Staying ≥ 1m4f — 0 runs

Race history

10 of 10 runs

Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds

4 Sep 2026 Unibet 40,000+ Live Streamed Events Handicap Stakes Kempton (AW) Class 5 5th/7 2 Standard / Slow 6f Billy Loughnane OR 68 11/4

4 Aug 2026 Happy 70th Birthday Brian Glanville Handicap Stakes Ffos Las Class 5 4th/7 0.1 Good 6f Rossa Ryan OR 68 5/2F

2 Jul 2026 Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Handicap Kempton (AW) Class 5 B 6th/11 .5 Standard To Slow 6f Alistair Rawlinson OR 70 7/1

9 Jun 2026 Remembering Jane Samuels Handicap Salisbury Class 5 P 10th/10 7 Soft 6f Alistair Rawlinson OR 73 12/1

21 Apr 2026 Bowel Cancer Screening Programme Save Lives Handicap Pontefract Class 5 P 6th/8 1 Good 6f Alistair Rawlinson OR 75 15/2

9 Oct 2025 Best Odds On The Betfair Exchange Handicap (Div 1) Chelmsford City (AW) Class 4 P 6th/7 1.25 Standard 7f Kieran Shoemark OR 76 7/2

8 Sep 2025 Arc All-Weather 1MILLION Bonus Returns Handicap (Div 1) Windsor Class 4 P 3rd/12 0.3 Good 6f12y Kieran Shoemark OR 76 15/2

29 Aug 2025 DragonBet - Oncourse Service And Online Handicap Ffos Las Class 5 P 2nd/5 1 Soft 7f80y Kieran Shoemark OR 75 4/1

13 Aug 2025 Unibet Support Safer Gambling Handicap Kempton (AW) Class 4 8th/10 .5 Standard To Slow 7f Georgia Dobie OR 77 18/1

15 Jun 2025 Mercedes-Benz Of Salisbury Handicap Salisbury Class 4 9th/9 5 Good To Firm 6f213y Daniel Muscutt OR 80 14/1

Connections

Trainer: Tony Carroll 13%
Jockey: Billy Loughnane 18%
Owner: News Team
Sire: Prince Of Lir (IRE)
Dam: Kaplinsky (IRE)
Dam sire: Fath
Country: Ireland
Age: 5yo

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