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A Few Kind Words (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2009) · Last trainer Mrs K Waldron · Last owner Nick Shutts
by Darazari (IRE) out of Aussieannie (IRE) (Arapahos)
12 runs · 7 courses · from Feb 2005
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 5 Apr 2009 — 6,421 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2009 Last raced off OR 86
KTB Profile

A Few Kind Words (IRE) is yet to win from 12 starts, though has placed 3 times. Best effort: 2nd of 16 at Towcester (Apr 2006). Last raced off 86, 16lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 16lb off peak
Official rating86↓ 16lb off peak
86 86–102

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 84C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Uttoxeter, 14 May 2006 Official rating 86 at the last run, 5 Apr 2009

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 10 figures · best 106C · median 81.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good484C81.5—
Good to Soft3106C94—
Heavy277C73.5—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m594C78—
2m1f – 2m4f3106C82—
2m5f – 3m284C82.5—

Of 12 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 12 runs · as at 4 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.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Darazari (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 288 runs since Jan 2008 (36 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm500%−9.7—
Good to Firm4337%−2.7—
Good9188.8%−0.90 from 5
Good to Soft3239.4%−0.30 from 4
Soft68811.8%+2.10 from 1
Heavy46613%+3.30 from 2
Standard (AW)300%−9.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f100%−9.7—
1m2f – 1m4f400%−9.7—
1m5f – 2m60610%+0.30 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f1281511.7%+20 from 4
2m5f – 3m8578.2%−1.50 from 3
Over 3m1000%−9.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 3 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Aussieannie (IRE) (Arapahos)

2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Head Of The Posse (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m4f; the highest grade won is Grade 3 (Head Of The Posse (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Head Of The Posse (IRE)2162m–2m4fGrade 3
Gurteen (IRE)1222m—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 6 4 0 0% −4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Uttoxeter 3 0 0% −3.00
Towcester 2 0 0% −2.00
Taunton 2 0 0% −2.00
Chepstow 2 0 0% −2.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Richard Spate 8 0 0% −8.00
Andrew Glassonbury 2 0 0% −2.00
Charlie Wallis 1 0 0% −1.00
James White 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 2 0 0% −2.00
2008 2 0 0% −2.00
2006 4 0 0% −4.00
2005 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00
NH Flat 4 0 0% −4.00
Chase 3 0 0% −3.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2009 · 2 runs
05 Apr 09+10d Southwell Hospitality At Southwell Racecourse Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m5½f · Good · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-8 86— Andrew Glassonbury 9/1
26 Mar 09+86d Towcester Sponsor A Race at racesponsors.co.uk Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 2m5½f · Good · 8 ran 4/8 ½ 10-11 8681C Andrew Glassonbury 50/1
2008 · 2 runs
30 Dec 08+34d Taunton Daren Marshall 40th Birthday Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m2f · Good To Soft · 12 ran UR/12 — 11-2 92— Charlie Wallis 33/1
26 Nov 08+927d Chepstow KPMG Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 2m3½f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 4/7 24 10-9 9281C James White 14/1
2006 · 4 runs
14 May 06+28d Uttoxeter Man Trucks UK 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 3m · Good · 9 ran 5/9 7 10-8 9484C Richard Spate 10/3
16 Apr 06+18d Towcester Gala Casino Sol Central, Northampton Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 2/16 5 10-9 102106C Richard Spate 12/1
29 Mar 06+23d Taunton Cherry Blossom Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 2/12 19 10-12 —94C Richard Spate 100/1
06 Mar 06+114d Hereford Weatherbys Insurance Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good · 14 ran 11/14 6 10-9 —82C Richard Spate 100/1
2005 · 4 runs
12 Nov 05+202d Uttoxeter Betfred 'The Bonus King' Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m · Heavy · 8 ran 6/8 18 10-11 —77C Richard Spate 8/1
24 Apr 05+26d Ludlow NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m · Good · 17 ran 7/17 shd 9-13 —78C Richard Spate 25/1
29 Mar 05+38d Chepstow Conditionals' NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m · Heavy · 11 ran 6/11 18 10-11 —70C Richard Spate 9/2
19 Feb 05 Uttoxeter Maiden NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m · Soft · 16 ran 2/16 6 9-9 —93C Richard Spate 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has A Few Kind Words won?
A Few Kind Words (IRE) has yet to win, from 12 archived starts between 2005 and 2009. Placed 3 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trained A Few Kind Words?
A Few Kind Words (IRE) was trained by Mrs K Waldron on the most recent run on record, at Southwell on 5 April 2009.
Who is A Few Kind Words's sire?
A Few Kind Words (IRE) is by Darazari (IRE) out of Aussieannie (IRE), whose sire is Arapahos.
What is A Few Kind Words's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 86, from the run on 5 April 2009. The highest on record is 102.
What is A Few Kind Words's sire's record?
Darazari (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 288 runs since Jan 2008 (36 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are A Few Kind Words's siblings?
Out of Aussieannie (IRE), A Few Kind Words (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Head Of The Posse (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Grade 3 (Head Of The Posse (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m4f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from February 2005. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.