Ireland 10yo

King Of The Story (IRE)

T: Polly Gundry · J: Ciaran O'Shea(3) · O: Hollingsworth Drewett Fox Porter

By Yeats (IRE) out of Episodique (IRE)

Form 1PP-42P7PP1

6/1 Current odds

5/31 W/R

84 RPR

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31 runs
5 wins
placed
16% strike
25 d off
109 best RPR

Recent form

Form figures 1PP-42P7PP1 25 days off

1 P P 7 P 2

At Warwick 2/5 2 wins · 3 placed

On Good to Firm 1/2 1 win · 1 placed

Over 2m4f 4/11 4 wins · 5 placed

Best RPR 109 Career peak

Best TS 98 Career peak

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 28 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 34
Win %: 16%
Placed %: 23%
Trend: Steady

Course Record

11 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at Warwick — well clear of the 23% career baseline.

Worcester 25% 2-0-8
Fontwell 17% 1-0-6
Warwick SPEC 60% 2-1-5
Plumpton 33% 0-1-3
Hereford 0% 0-0-3
Chepstow 0% 0-0-1
Exeter 0% 0-0-1
Newton Abbot 0% 0-0-1
Taunton 0% 0-0-1
Uttoxeter 0% 0-0-1
Wincanton 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

12 jockeys · 2 trainers

Jockeys

Ben Poste 22% 2-0-9
Sean Houlihan 22% 1-1-9
Lorcan Williams 0% 0-0-3
Conor Ring 0% 0-0-2
Callum Pritchard 100% 0-1-1
Ciaran O'Shea(3) NOW 100% 1-0-1
Freddie Gordon 100% 1-0-1
Ellis Collier 0% 0-0-1
Harry Cobden 0% 0-0-1
James Best 0% 0-0-1
Jonathan Burke 0% 0-0-1
Philip Armson 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

Polly Gundry NOW 32% 5-2-22
Katie Stephens 0% 0-0-9

Going Record

31 classifiable runs

Firmleaning Fires on firmer ground — 50% in-the-money on a fast surface vs 0% on softer ground.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm 50% 1-0-2
Good 22% 4-1-23
Good to Soft 25% 0-1-4
Soft 0% 0-0-2
Heavy — 0 runs

Distance Record

31 classifiable runs

Mixed No standout trip — every bracket comes in around the same modest strike rate.

Sprint ≤ 6f — 0 runs
Seven 6½ – 7f — 0 runs
Mile 7f – 1m1f — 0 runs
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f — 0 runs
Staying ≥ 1m4f 23% 5-2-31

Race history

10 of 10 runs

Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds

22 Sep 2026 Molson Coors Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Steeple Chase Warwick Class 5 TP 1st/6 +0 Good To Firm 2m4f Ciaran O'Shea OR 74 9/1

28 Aug 2026 Back A Winner - Birchwood Kia Chichester Handicap Chase Fontwell Class 5 T PU - Good 2m5½f Ben Poste OR 79 25/1

22 Jul 2026 Widmer Handicap Steeple Chase (ARC Summer Chase Series Qualifier) Worcester Class 5 T PU - Good 2m4f Ben Poste OR 83 33/1

1 Jul 2026 Brookes Wedding Feast & Fair Handicap Chase Worcester Class 5 T 7th/9 .5 Good 2m4f Ben Poste OR 86 16/1

3 Jun 2026 Rainier Developments Handicap Chase Warwick Class 5 T PU - Good 3m Jonathan Burke OR 88 6/1

20 May 2026 Mane Event: Logicor Cup Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Warwick Class 4 T 2nd/3 27 Good 2m4f Callum Pritchard OR 89 11/2

24 Apr 2026 A.W. Jefferys (Southampton) Ltd Handicap Chase Fontwell Class 5 T 4th/12 0.1 Good 2m3f104y Ben Poste OR 90 66/1

27 Nov 2025 Mike Trickey And Geoff White Memorial Handicap Chase Taunton Class 5 T PU - Good To Firm 2m2f40y Harry Cobden OR 91 12/1

20 Oct 2025 SIS Chase Handicap Chase Plumpton Class 5 T PU - Good 2m3f166y Ben Poste OR 92 6/1

23 Sep 2025 PricedUp The Jumps' Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Warwick Class 5 T 1st/9 +0 Good 2m4f Freddie Gordon OR 87 15/2

Connections

Trainer: Polly Gundry 7%
Jockey: Ciaran O'Shea(3) 23%
Owner: Hollingsworth Drewett Fox Porter
Sire: Yeats (IRE)
Dam: Episodique (IRE)
Dam sire: Indian Danehill
Country: Ireland
Age: 10yo

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