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Horse profile

Awordinyourear (IRE)

5yo gelding · Trainer Terence O'Brien · Owner Denis A Oconnor
by Poet's Word (IRE) out of Swap Shop (IRE) (Lord Americo)
3 runs · 2 courses · from Feb 2026
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 2 Oct 2026 · 18th of 20
KTB Profile

Awordinyourear is a gelding by Poet's Word out of a Lord Americo mare and has yet to win from three starts on turf. He made his debut in Feb 2026 and has raced twice at Naas and once at Gowran Park. All three runs came over trips between 1m5f and 2m4f on good to soft or heavy ground. He finished 18 of 20 when held in the Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland Maiden Hurdle at Gowran Park in Oct 2026.

Based on 3 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs since Feb 2026 · updated 8 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Jumps 3 figures · best 44C · median 22
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Heavy244C4.52 runs · 44 / 4.5
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m222C-6.52 runs · 22 / -6.5
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 runs · as at 10 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 106C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Naas, 7 Feb 2026

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 3 figures · best 106C · median 104
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Heavy2106C1052 runs · 106 / 105
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m2104C97.52 runs · 104 / 97.5
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 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 from 3 analysed runs since Feb 2026

  • Held up 2 (67%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (33%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 754 runs since May 2022 (148 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 13.9% from 108.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−9.9—
Good to Firm51815.7%+5.8—
Good218177.8%−2.1—
Good to Soft144139%−0.90 from 1
Soft165137.9%−2—
Heavy66913.6%+3.70 from 2
Standard (AW)1081513.9%+4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f500%−9.9—
6f – 7f79810.1%+0.2—
1m – 1m1f65812.3%+2.4—
1m2f – 1m4f9899.2%−0.7—
1m5f – 2m265269.8%−0.10 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1992010.1%+0.20 from 1
2m5f – 3m4037.5%−2.4—
Over 3m3133.3%+23.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2022 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Swap Shop (IRE) (Lord Americo)

5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them I'm To Blame (IRE) (7 wins).

The wins came over 1m7½f–2m6f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (I'm To Blame (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
I'm To Blame (IRE)2871m7½f–2m6fClass 3
Showem Silver (IRE)2722m4f–2m6f—
Miss Austen (IRE)412mClass 4
Guinessed (IRE)90——
Get 'em In (IRE)130——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Naas 2 0 0% −2.00
Gowran Park (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 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 SpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 3 runs
02 Oct 26+222d Gowran Park (IRE) Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland Maiden Hurdle 2m½f · Good To Yielding · 20 ran held up behind the main pack - out of contention throughout and stopped responding approaching 3 out - trailed far behind late on in 18th 18/20 31 11-12 22C91C John Shinnick 150/1
22 Feb 26+15d Naas William Hill Ireland Bet10 Get5 Maiden Hurdle 1m7½f · Heavy · 21 ran Held up at the back from the start - made no headway from 3 out - well held at the finish 19/21 30 11-9 -35C104C John Shinnick 250/1
07 Feb 26 Naas Cavan Developments Supporting Kill GAA Maiden Hurdle 2m2½f · Soft To Heavy · 12 ran Sat close to the front pair early - hit the opening fence and settled into the pack by halfway - unable to make further headway from 3 out and well held at the finish 9/12 4¾ 11-9 44C106C John Shinnick 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Awordinyourear won?
Awordinyourear (IRE) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts in 2026.
Who trains Awordinyourear?
Awordinyourear (IRE) is trained by Terence O'Brien, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 2 October 2026.
Who is Awordinyourear's sire?
Awordinyourear (IRE) is by Poet's Word (IRE) out of Swap Shop (IRE), whose sire is Lord Americo.
What is Awordinyourear's sire's record?
Poet's Word (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 754 runs since May 2022 (148 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 13.9% from 108.
Who are Awordinyourear's siblings?
Out of Swap Shop (IRE), Awordinyourear (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: I'm To Blame (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Class 3 (I'm To Blame (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7½f–2m6f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from February 2026. 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.