Horse profile
Charming Whisper (GB)
35 runs · 14 courses · from Jun 2023
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
5 wins · Newmarket, Yarmouth & Newbury
Last run 11 Jun 2026 · 11th of 12
Last raced off OR 66
KTB Profile
Charming Whisper is a gelding with five wins from 35 starts, all on turf. He has won three times at Yarmouth, once at Newmarket and once at Newbury, with all five wins coming in handicaps or a novice stakes between 6f and 1m4f on good to firm or good to soft going. His most recent success came at Newmarket in Aug 2025 off an official rating of 74. He finished 11 of 12 at Leopardstown in Jun 2026 when last raced off 66, 16lb below his highest ever mark. Typically held up, he has been ridden with patience in 10 of 11 analysed runs.
Based on 35 archived runs · run-style from 25 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
All wins on turf
OR ↓ 16lb off peak
- 5–35Wins / Runs
- 14.3%Strike rate
- 7 (20%)Placed
- +37.75£1 level staken=35 at SP
- 1.22Fair A/E n=35 · 1.04 incl. margin
- 82Highest OR
- 32dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating66↓ 16lb off peak
66
66–82
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 86
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 10 | 113A | 85.5 | 4 runs · 86 / 85 |
| Good | 8 | 102A | 91 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Firm | 8 | 119A | 90 | — |
| Soft | 5 | 82A | 81 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 100A | 91 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 17 | 119A | 85 | 3 runs · 85 / 71 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 11 | 113A | 86 | 2 runs · 86 / 85.5 |
| 6f – 7f | 7 | 100A | 54 | 2 runs · 50 / 49 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 35 figures from 35 runs · as at 3 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 25 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Held up 19 (76%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 3 (12%) · 1 win
- Prominent 3 (12%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 3,815 runs since Jan 2008 (339 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 15% from 448. Weakest on heavy going: 3.7% from 134. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13% from 445.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 16 | 1 | 6.3% | −3.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 448 | 67 | 15% | +5.6 | 3 from 8 |
| Good | 653 | 52 | 8% | −1.4 | 0 from 8 |
| Good to Soft | 434 | 40 | 9.2% | −0.2 | 2 from 3 |
| Soft | 503 | 32 | 6.4% | −3 | 0 from 5 |
| Heavy | 134 | 5 | 3.7% | −5.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,627 | 161 | 9.9% | +0.5 | 0 from 10 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 445 | 58 | 13% | +3.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,520 | 133 | 8.8% | −0.6 | 1 from 7 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,120 | 100 | 8.9% | −0.5 | 2 from 17 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 521 | 52 | 10% | +0.6 | 2 from 11 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 152 | 11 | 7.2% | −2.2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 56 | 4 | 7.1% | −2.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Sharp Romance (GB) (2 wins).
The wins came over 1m–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Sharp Romance (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharp Romance (GB) | 4 | 2 | 1m–1m2f | Class 3 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Good | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Good to Firm | 8 | 3 | 38% | +10.00 |
| Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 2 | 67% | +51.75 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 17 | 1 | 6% | −9.00 |
| Class 5 | 5 | 3 | 60% | +8.75 |
| Class 3 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +49.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newmarket | 10 | 1 | 10% | −4.50 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Yarmouth | 4 | 3 | 75% | +58.75 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Sandown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Nottingham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newbury | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brighton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 17 | 2 | 12% | −4.50 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 11 | 2 | 18% | −1.75 |
| 6f – 7f | 7 | 1 | 14% | +44.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Farragher | 10 | 1 | 10% | +41.00 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Ashley Lewis | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sean Levey | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Harry Davies | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Rossa Ryan | 2 | 2 | 100% | +6.25 |
| Warren Fentiman | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sean D Bowen | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.00 |
| Rory Mulligan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Fletcher Yarham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Ross Birkett | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Marquand | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| George Rooke | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aidan Keeley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 33 | 5 | 15% | +39.75 |
| Hood + tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2025 | 14 | 2 | 14% | −4.75 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | 20% | +2.50 |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +45.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 11 Jun 26+13d | Leopardstown | GAIN The Advantage Series Handicap Hesitant start finding feet - held towards the back - still 11th entering the straight - unable to threaten and dropped away inside final furlong | 11/12 | 3¼ | 9-10 | 66 | 48C | 56C | Seamie Heffernan | 50/1 |
| 29 May 26+62d | Down Royal | BOYLE Sports Extra Places Every Day Handicap Sluggish getaway - stayed at the back throughout without threatening - pushed along with 2f left - dropped away to finish well beaten | 14/14 | 8 | 9-8 | 69 | 50C | 43C | Rory Mulligan | 20/1 |
| 28 Mar 26+57d | Curragh | Feel The Rush With 1xBet.ie Handicap Tardy away - raced in rear throughout and well held | 14/14 | 1 | 9-5 | 71 | 43C | 61C | Seamie Heffernan | 33/1 |
| 30 Jan 26+14d | Dundalk (AW) | BAR 1 Betting Extra Places Daily Rated Race Held up at the back - moved up sharply to lead the chase by halfway - shared the front spot 5f out and still 2nd with 3.5f left - pressed for effort but flattened out 2f out to finish 5th | 5/8 | ¾ | 9-1 | 73 | 86A | 71A | Seamie Heffernan | 11/1 |
| 16 Jan 26+28d | Dundalk (AW) | BAR 1 Betting Download Our New App Handicap Held up at the back - made no impression on the leading group - finished ninth | 9/11 | 2½ | 9-10 | 76 | 71A | 68A | Seamie Heffernan | 10/1 |
| 2025 · 14 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Dec 25+16d | Dundalk (AW) | Last Minute Gift Vouchers Available Online Rated Race Held up towards the back - pushed along with 3f left - unable to close before staying on same gear late | 7/10 | nse | 9-3 | 77 | 85A | 83A | Seamie Heffernan | 11/1 |
| 03 Dec 25+41d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Stadium Gift Vouchers Available Online Handicap Held up at the back of the pack - urged into effort early in the straight - still 8th with a furlong to run - finished strongly to close - fifth at the line beaten 1¾ lengths | 5/12 | ½ | 9-11 | 77 | 85A | 84A | Seamie Heffernan | 12/1 |
| 23 Oct 25+33d | Southwell (AW) | Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Settled towards the back early - made progress with 2f left - unable to quicken in the closing stages - finished fourth | 4/12 | 3¼ | 9-1 | 77 | 113A | 82A | Ashley Lewis | 7/1 |
| 20 Sep 25+22d | Newmarket | Turners Amateur Jockeys' Cambridgeshire (Handicap) Settled in the pack - urged to improve but lost ground 2f out - stayed on in the closing stages to finish 7th beaten 5.75L | 7/14 | ½ | 11-0 | 78 | 76C | 89A | Mr Fletcher Yarham | 6/1 |
| 29 Aug 25+14d | Sandown | National Racehorse Week Handicap Held up towards the back - never involved - beaten well into the finish | 10/11 | nk | 10-1 | 79 | 81B | 70A | Sean Levey | 15/2 |
| 15 Aug 25+7d | Newmarket | JenningsBet Buntingford Handicap Settled in 4th early - made ground into contention 3f out - hit the front approaching 2f out but drifted left inside the final furlong - overtaken close home - kept battling to finish third by a short margin | 3/6 | shd | 9-5 | 74 | 96B | 85B | Ashley Lewis | 5/4F |
| 08 Aug 25+27d | Newmarket | Maritime Cargo Services Container Gallop Handicap Held up towards back early - made smooth progress into contention 2f out - pressed the pace close home along the inner - burst clear inside final 110 yards to score comfortably | 1/9 | 10-2 | 74 | 109B | 97A | Sean Levey | 9/2 | |
| 12 Jul 25+29d | Newmarket | TrustATrader Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Settled towards the back - moved through into contention wide of rivals a furlong out and briefly up to third - couldn't sustain it and edged out of the places close home | 4/7 | shd | 9-1 | 75 | 78A | 72A | Harry Davies | 14/1 |
| 13 Jun 25+15d | Sandown | Molson Coors Handicap (Div 1) Slow to break - settled towards the back - driven wide with two furlongs left - stayed on late but couldn't reach 3rd | 4/8 | hd | 8-8 | 75 | 102A | 68A | Silvestre De Sousa | 10/3 |
| 29 May 25+26d | Yarmouth | Burlington Palm Court Hotel Handicap Settled with plenty of enthusiasm early - held up in the pack - strong progress from three out - angled right approaching the final two furlongs - driven to the front inside the last and stayed on to win | 1/11 | 9-7 | 73 | 91A | 87A | Rossa Ryan | 11/4F | |
| 03 May 25+15d | Newmarket | Nyetimber Handicap Settled towards the back through the middle - never got involved - well held at the finish | 12/14 | ¾ | 8-6 | 75 | 55C | 57A | Warren Fentiman | 12/1 |
| 18 Apr 25+22d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Each Way Extra At bet365 Handicap Checked and shifted left early - settled towards the back - moved through out wide with a furlong left - stayed on inside the final furlong but lacked the finishing speed to get involved | 5/16 | ½ | 9-5 | 75 | 111B | 86A | Harry Davies | 14/1 |
| 27 Mar 25+28d | Chelmsford City (AW) | bet365 6 Horses Challenge Handicap Sluggish getaway - settled towards rear of field - unable to threaten leading group - finished ninth beaten 4 lengths | 9/12 | hd | 9-3 | 77 | 100A | 72A | Warren Fentiman | 7/1 |
| 27 Feb 25+113d | Chelmsford City (AW) | It's Never Ordinary At bet365 Handicap Settled midfield early - pushed along with 2f left and found a bit of momentum approaching the furlong marker - couldn't quicken again inside the final furlong and finished 5th | 5/8 | ¾ | 9-3 | 79 | 79A | 73A | Adam Farragher | 8/1 |
| 2024 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 06 Nov 24+25d | Nottingham | Conference And Events At Nottingham Racecourse Handicap Settled at the back early - pushed along approaching 2f out then edged left with late progress inside the final furlong - blocked and shifted left again entering the straight - unable to find more late and finished fifth | 5/11 | 1¼ | 9-9 | 80 | 82A | 80A | Adam Farragher | 16/1 |
| 12 Oct 24+21d | Chelmsford City (AW) | betting.betfair.com Handicap Slow to start and settled last - still with a lot to find when pressed over 2f out - progress made inside final two furlongs - moved into fourth close home and finished with good energy | 4/13 | 1 | 9-7 | 81 | 101B | 88A | Adam Farragher | 14/1 |
| 21 Sep 24+23d | Newmarket | Turners Amateur Jockeys' Cambridgeshire (Handicap) Tracked the front group early - driven approaching 2f out and still in contention with a furlong left - stayed on same gear to finish 5th | 5/8 | nk | 11-2 | 82 | 63A | 84A | Mr Ross Birkett | 6/4F |
| 29 Aug 24+6d | Newbury | ITM Events Handicap Settled just off the pace - angled right approaching final two furlongs - progressed strongly as effort intensified - stayed on to the line but fell short by a length | 2/8 | 1 | 9-11 | 80 | 82A | 79A | Tom Marquand | 15/8F |
| 23 Aug 24+16d | Newmarket | JenningsBet Sudbury Handicap Knocked at the break - settled towards the back - moved right and made progress a furlong out - stayed on but couldn't reach the front-runners | 4/7 | ¾ | 9-4 | 80 | 96B | 85A | Adam Farragher | 4/1 |
| 07 Aug 24+25d | Brighton | Carlsberg Danish Pilsner Brighton Mile Challenge Handicap Held up towards the back - pushed along and made progress approaching the last furlong - kept on close home to finish 4th beaten 2.25 lengths | 4/9 | 1¼ | 9-6 | 80 | 115B | 77A | Sean D Bowen | 15/8F |
| 13 Jul 24+15d | Newmarket | Bet365 Mile Handicap | 4/13 | 1 | 8-4 | 80 | 88C | 87A | George Rooke | 22/1 |
| 28 Jun 24+15d | Yarmouth | Join Moulton Racing Syndicate Handicap | 1/9 | 8-7 | 74 | 119A | 87A | Sean D Bowen | 7/1 | |
| 13 Jun 24+23d | Newbury | Country & Town House Handicap (Str) (Div 1) | 1/10 | 9-6 | 72 | 84A | 83A | Rossa Ryan | 7/2 | |
| 21 May 24+209d | Nottingham | Abba Fever July 6th Book Now Handicap | 7/10 | ½ | 9-7 | 73 | 99A | 79A | Adam Farragher | 11/1 |
| 2023 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 25 Oct 23+11d | Newmarket | Racing Welfare Nursery | 4/11 | nse | 8-8 | 73 | 81A | 82A | Adam Farragher | 12/1 |
| 14 Oct 23+27d | Newmarket | Godolphin Flying Start Nursery | 4/9 | hd | 8-4 | 74 | 54A | 75A | Aidan Keeley | 18/1 |
| 17 Sep 23+21d | Doncaster | I Love Julie Parkes Nursery (Str) | 2/6 | 3¼ | 9-2 | 74 | 73A | 77B | Adam Farragher | 5/1 |
| 27 Aug 23+26d | Yarmouth | British Stallion Studs EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 5/11 | shd | 9-5 | 74 | 94B | 79A | Adam Farragher | 6/1 |
| 01 Aug 23+34d | Yarmouth | Juddmonte EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/12 | 9-2 | — | 100A | 89A | Adam Farragher | 50/1 | |
| 28 Jun 23 | Kempton (AW) | Unibet/British Stallion Studs EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 6/10 | 6 | 9-4 | — | 46A | 49A | Adam Farragher | 11/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Charming Whisper won?
- Charming Whisper (GB) won 5 of 35 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 7 times in total (20% of starts).
- Who trains Charming Whisper?
- Charming Whisper (GB) is trained by P Sweeney, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 11 June 2026.
- Who is Charming Whisper's sire?
- Charming Whisper (GB) is by Charm Spirit (IRE) out of Natsovia (GB), whose sire is Nathaniel.
- What going does Charming Whisper prefer?
- Charming Whisper (GB) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Charming Whisper's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 66, from the run on 11 June 2026. The highest on record is 82.
- What is Charming Whisper's sire's record?
- Charm Spirit (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 3,815 runs since Jan 2008 (339 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 15% from 448. Weakest on heavy going: 3.7% from 134. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13% from 445.
- Who are Charming Whisper's siblings?
- Out of Natsovia (GB), Charming Whisper (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Sharp Romance (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Sharp Romance (GB)). The wins came over 1m–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.