Horse Details

Grey Fable (IRE)

32 Runs 2 Wins (6.3%) 5 Places (15.6%)

Owner: Derby Bar Syndicate Silks

Derby Bar Syndicate Trainer: Karl Thornton

5 years old gr IRE

Sire: Starspangledbanner

Dam: Satwa Ruby

Damsire: Verglas

Past Runs (32 Total)

Date/Time	Course	Distance	Jockey	Trainer	Position	Time	Beaten By	OR	Weight	SP	Comment
21/11/25 19:45	Dundalk (AW) (IRE)	1m2½f	Jack Cleary	Karl Thornton	6	2:21.21	.75	62	9-6	18/1	(op 16/1 tchd 20/1) (op 16/1 tchd 20/1)
29/10/25 17:40	Dundalk (AW) (IRE)	1m4f	Robbie Colgan	Karl Thornton	5	2:36.64	2	62	9-9	-	-
17/10/25 17:15	Dundalk (AW) (IRE)	1m2½f	Adam Caffrey	Karl Thornton	7	2:17.25	0.3	63	9-8	20/1	Towards rear - headway from over 1f out - kept on but no impression inside final furlong(op 22/1 tchd 28/1) Towards rear - headway from over 1f out - kept on but no impression inside final furlong(op 22/1 tchd 28/1)
13/09/25 17:35	Chester	1m4½f	Brian Hughes	Karl Thornton	6	2:41.83	3	65	10-11	3/1F	Raced wide - in rear - in touch with leaders after 2f - disputing third 2f out - soon lost position - weakening when hampered 1f out(op 5/2) Raced wide - in rear - in touch with leaders after 2f - disputing third 2f out - soon lost position - weakening when hampered 1f out(op 5/2)
05/09/25 18:54	Down Royal (IRE)	1m2½f	Adam Grant	Karl Thornton	6	2:13.88	1	65	9-5	25/1	In touch with leaders - prominent behind clear leader under 2f out - went fourth inside final furlong - no extra towards finish(tchd 22/1 and tchd 28/1) In touch with leaders - prominent behind clear leader under 2f out - went fourth inside final furlong - no extra towards finish(tchd 22/1 and tchd 28/1)
31/05/25 15:20	Chester	2m	Robbie Colgan	Karl Thornton	7	3:34.63	6.5	68	9-0	6/1	Awkward start - raced wide - in touch with leaders - headway 5f out - pressed leader over 3f out - lost second 2f out - soon weakened(op 7/1 tchd 11/2) Awkward start - raced wide - in touch with leaders - headway 5f out - pressed leader over 3f out - lost second 2f out - soon weakened(op 7/1 tchd 11/2)
11/05/25 13:55	Killarney (IRE)	2m1f	Donagh Meyler	Karl Thornton	9	-	-	109	11-12	12/1	Prominent - led when not fluent 3rd - headed and weakened before 3 out(op 10/1 tchd 8/1) Prominent - led when not fluent 3rd - headed and weakened before 3 out(op 10/1 tchd 8/1)
02/11/24 13:00	Down Royal (IRE)	2m1f	Donagh Meyler	Karl Thornton	8	4:21.62	2.75	–	11-12	20/1	Didn't jump with fluency - in rear - stayed on after 3 out(tchd 25/1) Didn't jump with fluency - in rear - stayed on after 3 out(tchd 25/1)
19/10/24 13:35	Limerick (IRE)	2m½f	Donagh Meyler	Karl Thornton	7	-	-	–	11-7	25/1	Took keen hold - towards rear - headway into midfield 3 out - kept on - not reach leaders(op 33/1 tchd 25/1) Took keen hold - towards rear - headway into midfield 3 out - kept on - not reach leaders(op 33/1 tchd 25/1)
04/10/24 13:15	Gowran Park (IRE)	2m	Donagh Meyler	Karl Thornton	5	-	-	–	11-7	33/1	Pulled hard - midfield - headway to lead and went clear after 3rd - hung left 4th - hampered by loose horse when 5 lengths ahead 4 out - raced awkwardly when faced challenges before 2 out - headed and weakened approaching last(op 66/1) Pulled hard - midfield - headway to lead and went clear after 3rd - hung left 4th - hampered by loose horse when 5 lengths ahead 4 out - raced awkwardly when faced challenges before 2 out - headed and weakened approaching last(op 66/1)
14/09/24 17:15	Chester	1m4½f	Danny McMenamin	Karl Thornton	2nd	-	-	68	10-11	9/4	Towards rear but in touch with leaders - headway over 2f out - went second over 1f out - kept on but no match for winner(op 2/1) Towards rear but in touch with leaders - headway over 2f out - went second over 1f out - kept on but no match for winner(op 2/1)
27/07/24 14:45	Chester	1m4½f	Sean D Bowen	Karl Thornton	1st	2:42.54	Won	63	9-8	7/4F	Slowly into stride - in rear - raced wide but in touch with leaders with one circuit to go - headway on outer from 4f out - pressed leader 3f out - led 2f out - kept on well inside final furlong Slowly into stride - in rear - raced wide but in touch with leaders with one circuit to go - headway on outer from 4f out - pressed leader 3f out - led 2f out - kept on well inside final furlong
13/07/24 16:20	Chester	1m4½f	Sean D Bowen	Karl Thornton	1st	2:47.30	Won	59	9-2	6/4F	In touch with leaders - went third 5f out - pressed leader 2f out - ridden over 1f out - led and ran on well inside final furlong - comfortably(op 13/8 tchd 11/8 and tchd 7/4) In touch with leaders - went third 5f out - pressed leader 2f out - ridden over 1f out - led and ran on well inside final furlong - comfortably(op 13/8 tchd 11/8 and tchd 7/4)
15/06/24 17:04	Chester	1m4½f	Ray Dawson	Karl Thornton	2nd	2:53.76	1	59	8-7	13/2	Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - outpaced 3f out - ridden towards near side and kept on over 1f out - stayed on and went second final strides - no match for winner(op 9/2) Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - outpaced 3f out - ridden towards near side and kept on over 1f out - stayed on and went second final strides - no match for winner(op 9/2)
05/05/24 16:35	Sligo (IRE)	1m2½f	Wayne Hassett	Ms Sheila Lavery	3rd	2:29.93	0.1	58	9-2	7/2	Dwelt start - slightly awkward start - in rear - still plenty to do when headway from over 2f out - ran on final 110yds - nearest finish(tchd 4/1) Dwelt start - slightly awkward start - in rear - still plenty to do when headway from over 2f out - ran on final 110yds - nearest finish(tchd 4/1)
18/03/24 16:40	Curragh (IRE)	1m	Robbie Colgan	Ms Sheila Lavery	14	1:56.48	3.25	59	9-3	14/1	In touch with leaders - hung right and weakened from under 2f out(op 16/1 tchd 12/1) In touch with leaders - hung right and weakened from under 2f out(op 16/1 tchd 12/1)
16/01/24 13:40	Dundalk (AW) (IRE)	1m2½f	Robbie Colgan	Ms Sheila Lavery	8	2:19.26	0.3	60	10-0	3/1F	Chased clear leader - prominent under 2f out - edged right and weakened gradually from over 1f out(tchd 11/4) Chased clear leader - prominent under 2f out - edged right and weakened gradually from over 1f out(tchd 11/4)
13/12/23 18:45	Dundalk (AW) (IRE)	1m2½f	Robbie Colgan	Ms Sheila Lavery	6	2:18.81	.5	62	9-11	7/1	Prominent - pressed leaders when switched right over 1f out - weakened final 110yds(tchd 6/1) Prominent - pressed leaders when switched right over 1f out - weakened final 110yds(tchd 6/1)
01/11/23 17:35	Dundalk (AW) (IRE)	1m4f	Robbie Colgan	Ms Sheila Lavery	8	2:36.50	1.25	64	9-5	15/2	Took keen hold - prominent - weakened gradually from over 1f out(op 9/1) Took keen hold - prominent - weakened gradually from over 1f out(op 9/1)
18/10/23 17:05	Navan (IRE)	1m6f	Robbie Colgan	Ms Sheila Lavery	7	3:28.23	1.5	65	9-9	12/1	Soon towards rear of midfield - headway over 3f out - kept on but no impression from over 1f out(op 16/1) Soon towards rear of midfield - headway over 3f out - kept on but no impression from over 1f out(op 16/1)
30/09/23 16:45	Killarney (IRE)	1m3f	Dylan Kidd	Ms Sheila Lavery	5	2:40.07	0.05	67	8-13	6/1	Awkward start - soon recovered and prominent - led over 2f out - soon faced challenge and ridden - headed and weakened from over 1f out(tchd 11/2) Awkward start - soon recovered and prominent - led over 2f out - soon faced challenge and ridden - headed and weakened from over 1f out(tchd 11/2)
21/09/23 16:00	Listowel (IRE)	1m4f	Robbie Colgan	Ms Sheila Lavery	9	2:52.30	7.5	68	9-12	12/1	In touch with leaders - prominent after 3f - outpaced from over 2f out - soon weakened(tchd 14/1) In touch with leaders - prominent after 3f - outpaced from over 2f out - soon weakened(tchd 14/1)
30/08/23 15:15	Cork (IRE)	1m4f	Robbie Colgan	Ms Sheila Lavery	4	2:41.66	.5	70	9-11	15/2	Prominent - led after 1f - disputed lead after 2f - led narrowly from 5f out - headed but prominent over 2f out - weakened final 110yds(op 7/1 tchd 8/1) Prominent - led after 1f - disputed lead after 2f - led narrowly from 5f out - headed but prominent over 2f out - weakened final 110yds(op 7/1 tchd 8/1)
20/07/23 20:30	Leopardstown (IRE)	1m5f	Robbie Colgan	Ms Sheila Lavery	3rd	2:53.24	0.2	67	9-0	7/1	Prominent - went second under 4f out - led going easily 2f out - edged right and headed 1f out - no extra towards finish - lost second final strides(op 10/1) Prominent - went second under 4f out - led going easily 2f out - edged right and headed 1f out - no extra towards finish - lost second final strides(op 10/1)
22/05/23 19:55	Roscommon (IRE)	1m4f	Robbie Colgan	Ms Sheila Lavery	2nd	2:47.35	1	64	9-1	18/1	Took keen hold - soon led - ridden when faced challenge under 2f out - headed 1f out - kept on well (jockey said gelding jumped left out of the starting stalls)(op 16/1 tchd 14/1 and 20/1) Took keen hold - soon led - ridden when faced challenge under 2f out - headed 1f out - kept on well (jockey said gelding jumped left out of the starting stalls)(op 16/1 tchd 14/1 and 20/1)
21/04/23 16:50	Cork (IRE)	1m2f	Robbie Colgan	Ms Sheila Lavery	13	2:16.51	0.2	66	9-3	16/1	Slowly into stride - recovered towards rear when bit short of room soon after start - nudged along over 2f out - no impression when switched right 1f out - kept on (jockey said gelding was slowly away) Slowly into stride - recovered towards rear when bit short of room soon after start - nudged along over 2f out - no impression when switched right 1f out - kept on (jockey said gelding was slowly away)
29/03/23 16:35	Navan (IRE)	1m2f	Robbie Colgan	Ms Sheila Lavery	9	2:34.96	5.5	67	9-9	8/1	Midfield - lost position when bit short of room on inner and pushed along over 3f out - dropped to rear when ridden and no impression 2f out - eased towards finish(op 10/1) Midfield - lost position when bit short of room on inner and pushed along over 3f out - dropped to rear when ridden and no impression 2f out - eased towards finish(op 10/1)
15/10/22 14:35	Leopardstown (IRE)	1m	Robbie Colgan	Ms Sheila Lavery	5	1:46.78	.5	70	9-2	12/1	Midfield - pushed along 3f out - ridden and chased leaders over 1f out - no extra and lost two places inside final furlong(op 9/1) Midfield - pushed along 3f out - ridden and chased leaders over 1f out - no extra and lost two places inside final furlong(op 9/1)
02/10/22 13:15	Tipperary (IRE)	1m1f	Robbie Colgan	Ms Sheila Lavery	4	2:7.07	1.5	–	9-7	40/1	In touch with leaders - pushed along 2f out - kept on and went fourth inside final furlong - not reach leaders In touch with leaders - pushed along 2f out - kept on and went fourth inside final furlong - not reach leaders
15/09/22 15:10	Naas (IRE)	6f	Rory Cleary	Ms Sheila Lavery	11	1:14.97	.5	–	9-5	100/1	Midfield - ridden towards near side over 2f out - no impression over 1f out(tchd 80/1) Midfield - ridden towards near side over 2f out - no impression over 1f out(tchd 80/1)
01/08/22 15:40	Naas (IRE)	6f	Robbie Colgan	Ms Sheila Lavery	23	1:18.11	2.25	–	9-6	150/1	Dwelt start - always towards rear(tchd 200/1) Dwelt start - always towards rear(tchd 200/1)
01/06/22 17:10	Curragh (IRE)	7f	Robbie Colgan	Ms Sheila Lavery	5	1:30.07	1.75	–	9-5	66/1	Raced freely - midfield - pushed along over 2f out - ridden and ran on well final furlong - not reach leaders(op 40/1 tchd 80/1) Raced freely - midfield - pushed along over 2f out - ridden and ran on well final furlong - not reach leaders(op 40/1 tchd 80/1)