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Horse profile

Artful Whisper (USA)

3yo filly (at last run, Nov 2005) · Last trainer Mark Buckley · Last owner C C Buckley
by Machiavellian (USA) out of Speak Softly To Me (USA) (Ogygian)
6 runs · 6 courses · from Jun 2005
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Nov 2005 — 7,666 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2005 · 12th of 13 New yard Last raced off OR 57
KTB Profile

Artful Whisper (USA) is yet to win from 6 starts. Best effort: 3rd of 7 at Hamilton (Aug 2005).

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

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 61C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Hamilton, 16 Aug 2005 Official rating 57 at the last run, 7 Nov 2005

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 →

Flat 6 figures · best 62C · median 46
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Firm461C46—
Standard (AW)1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f462C41—
1m2f – 1m4f261C55—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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
Machiavellian (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 8% of 1,598 runs since Jan 2008 (74 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm13215.4%+7.4—
Good to Firm292217.2%−0.80 from 4
Good370246.5%−1.5—
Good to Soft170127.1%−0.90 from 1
Soft221188.1%+0.1—
Heavy68913.2%+5.2—
Standard (AW)464429.1%+1.10 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f6346.3%−1.7—
6f – 7f368349.2%+1.2—
1m – 1m1f264155.7%−2.30 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f310289%+10 from 2
1m5f – 2m337288.3%+0.3—
2m1f – 2m4f206167.8%−0.2—
2m5f – 3m4636.5%−1.5—
Over 3m400%−8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Speak Softly To Me (USA) (Ogygian)

8 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Contra Mundum (USA) (4 wins).

The wins came over 7f–2m½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Contra Mundum (USA)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Contra Mundum (USA)3241m3f–2m½fClass 5
Charlotte Bronte (GB)517f—
Snow Mountain (IRE)717f—
Irishstone (IRE)20——
Gentle Whisper (GB)10——
Courteous Crown (GB)80——
Kicker Rock (GB)20——
Harbour Star (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 4 0 0% −4.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Yarmouth 1 0 0% −1.00
Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Dane O'Neill 1 0 0% −1.00
Willie Supple 1 0 0% −1.00
Tony Culhane 1 0 0% −1.00
Darryll Holland 1 0 0% −1.00
Philip Robinson 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Hanagan 1 0 0% −1.00

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
2005 · 6 runs
07 Nov 05+71d Wolverhampton (AW) In Running On Skytext 293 Hcap (Div 2) Class 6 · 1m1½f · Standard · 13 ran 12/13 8 8-13 5735C Dane O'Neill 16/1
28 Aug 05+12d Yarmouth Lowestoft Journal Classified Stakes Class 6 · 1m2f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 7/15 nk 8-9 5849C Willie Supple 8/1
16 Aug 05+16d Hamilton Hamilton Park Autumn Finale Rating Related Maiden Stakes Class 6 · 1m3f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 3/7 shd 8-9 5961C Tony Culhane 7/2
31 Jul 05+16d Newbury Cantor Spreadfair Maiden Stakes (Div 2) Class 5 · 1m1f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 7/12 nk 8-9 —62C Darryll Holland 14/1
15 Jul 05+15d Newmarket NGK Spark Plugs Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m · Good To Firm · 14 ran 5/14 1 8-9 —39C Philip Robinson 7/1
30 Jun 05 Haydock David Hardie Racegoers Club Competition Winner Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m · Good To Firm · 14 ran 8/14 3 8-8 —43C Paul Hanagan 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Artful Whisper won?
Artful Whisper (USA) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts in 2005.
Who trained Artful Whisper?
Artful Whisper (USA) was trained by Mark Buckley on the most recent run on record, at Wolverhampton (AW) on 7 November 2005.
Who is Artful Whisper's sire?
Artful Whisper (USA) is by Machiavellian (USA) out of Speak Softly To Me (USA), whose sire is Ogygian.
What is Artful Whisper's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 57, from the run on 7 November 2005. The highest on record is 59.
What is Artful Whisper's sire's record?
Machiavellian (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8% of 1,598 runs since Jan 2008 (74 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Artful Whisper's siblings?
Out of Speak Softly To Me (USA), Artful Whisper (USA) has 8 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Contra Mundum (USA) (4). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Contra Mundum (USA)). The wins came over 7f–2m½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from June 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.