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Horse profile

Chatterbox (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2013) · Last trainer Nicky Henderson · Last owner The Not Afraid Partnership 2
by Poliglote (GB) out of Ney Will (FR) (Pistolet Bleu)
6 runs · 4 courses · from Apr 2012
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 Dec 2013 — 4,686 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2013 3 wins · Newbury & Huntingdon Last raced off OR 143
KTB Profile

Chatterbox (IRE) is 3 from 6. Hasn't won since Feb 2013. All 3 wins have come over 1m5f – 2m. Last raced off a career-high mark of 143.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 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 141A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newbury, 9 Feb 2013 Official rating 143 at the last run, 21 Dec 2013

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 5 figures · best 144A · median 137
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft3137A133—
Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m4144A137—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 6 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 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
Poliglote (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 15.6% of 4,224 runs since Jan 2008 (417 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.8% from 234. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 19% from 691. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 6.1% from 196.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm500%−15.6—
Good to Firm771114.3%−1.3—
Good5678615.2%−0.4—
Good to Soft4656914.8%−0.81 from 3
Soft1,92232817.1%+1.51 from 2
Heavy94814315.1%−0.51 from 1
Standard (AW)234166.8%−8.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f12216.7%+1.1—
6f – 7f8433.6%−12—
1m – 1m1f196126.1%−9.5—
1m2f – 1m4f3714311.6%−4—
1m5f – 2m69113119%+3.43 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f1,96333717.2%+1.6—
2m5f – 3m72411015.2%−0.40 from 1
Over 3m1831910.4%−5.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Ney Will (FR) (Pistolet Bleu)

5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Minella Beau (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 2m½f–2m6½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Minella Beau (IRE)1542m½f–2m6½f—
Miss Maxfort (IRE)1212m½f—
Maxfort (IRE)40——
Willing (IRE)20——
Wild And Willing (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 3 1 33% −0.25
Soft 2 1 50% +0.25
Heavy 1 1 100% +5.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 1 1 100% +1.25
Class 4 1 1 100% +5.00
Class 6 1 1 100% +1.75

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newbury 3 2 67% +5.25
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 1 100% +1.75

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 3 60% +6.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Barry Geraghty 4 2 50% +4.25
David Bass 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew Tinkler 1 1 100% +1.75

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2013 4 1 25% −1.75
2012 2 2 100% +6.75

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 2 40% +3.25
NH Flat 1 1 100% +1.75

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
21 Dec 13+23d Ascot Ladbroke (Grade 3 Handicap Hurdle) Class 1 · 15.5f · Soft · 20 ran PU/20 — 11-4 143— David Bass 8/1
28 Nov 13+260d Newbury bet365 Intermediate Hurdle (Listed Handicap) (Registered As The Gerry Feilden Hurdle) Class 1 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 2/8 4½ 11-7 143133B Barry Geraghty 5/2J
13 Mar 13+32d Cheltenham Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle (Registered As The Baring Bingham Novices' Hurdle) (Grade 1) Class 1 · 21f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 4/8 5 11-7 143137A Barry Geraghty 9/1
09 Feb 13+42d Newbury Visit betfair.com/racingoffers Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 16.5f · Soft · 12 ran 1/12 11-8 —141A Barry Geraghty 5/4F
29 Dec 12+264d Newbury Betfred Mobile Lotto Charity Introductory Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Heavy · 10 ran 1/10 11-0 —144A Barry Geraghty 5/1
09 Apr 12 Huntingdon Huntingdon Racecourse Intermediate Open NH Flat Race (Div 1) Class 6 · 16f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 1/10 10-12 —133A Andrew Tinkler 7/4F

Quick answers

How many races has Chatterbox (IRE) won?
Chatterbox (IRE) won 3 of 6 archived starts between 2012 and 2013, a strike rate of 50%. Placed 4 times in total (66.7% of starts).
Who trained Chatterbox (IRE)?
Chatterbox (IRE) was trained by Nicky Henderson on the most recent run on record, at Ascot on 21 December 2013.
Who is Chatterbox (IRE)'s sire?
Chatterbox (IRE) is by Poliglote (GB) out of Ney Will (FR), whose sire is Pistolet Bleu.
What going does Chatterbox (IRE) prefer?
Chatterbox (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Chatterbox (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 143, from the run on 21 December 2013. That is also the highest on record.
What is Chatterbox (IRE)'s sire's record?
Poliglote (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.6% of 4,224 runs since Jan 2008 (417 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.8% from 234. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 19% from 691. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 6.1% from 196.
Who are Chatterbox (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Ney Will (FR), Chatterbox (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Minella Beau (IRE) (4). The wins came over 2m½f–2m6½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2012. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.