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Horse profile

Chinese Whispers (IRE)

5yo gelding · Trainer Emma Lavelle · Owner S Foran, G Macintosh & A Gemmell
by Maxios (GB) out of Grapevine Sally (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)
2 runs · 2 courses · from Mar 2026
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Beaten favourite LTO Last run 2 Nov 2026 · 2nd of 12
KTB Profile

Lightly raced 5yo gelding with 2 starts since Mar 2026. Finished 2 of 12 at Southwell last time. By Maxios (GB), whose progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 2,159 runs since May 2017.

Based on 2 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run since Mar 2026 · updated 8 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 128 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Southwell, 2 Nov 2026

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 2 figures · best 128B · median 126.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good1——1 run · —
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m2128B126.52 runs · 128 / 126.5

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 runs · as at 8 Nov 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 139A the best of the last 2 rated runs · Warwick, 8 Mar 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 2 figures · best 139A · median 135
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good1——1 run · —
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m2139A1352 runs · 139 / 135

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 runs · as at 8 Nov 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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.

The forward record. KTB’s figures on this horse since 2 Nov 2026: the KTB Selection in 1 run (won 0) · top-rated on KTB Rating in 1 run (won 0) · to 2 Nov 2026. Each pick was the figure’s choice before the off, settled against the result the next morning; “did not run” is counted apart. GB and Irish races since 5 Oct 2026.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 2,159 runs since May 2017 (275 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 317. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 7.9% from 191.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm300%−11.7—
Good to Firm10298.8%−2.9—
Good5586211.1%−0.60 from 1
Good to Soft3905012.8%+1.10 from 1
Soft5567313.1%+1.4—
Heavy2333113.3%+1.6—
Standard (AW)317278.5%−3.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f7114.3%+2.6—
6f – 7f9355.4%−6.3—
1m – 1m1f191157.9%−3.8—
1m2f – 1m4f414389.2%−2.5—
1m5f – 2m74110113.6%+1.90 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f5657212.7%+1—
2m5f – 3m1181411.9%+0.2—
Over 3m30620%+8.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2017 · as at 7 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Grapevine Sally (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Range (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m3½f–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Range (IRE)).

Family form: Range (IRE) finished 3rd of 12 at Plumpton, 2 Nov 2026.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Range (IRE)1932m3½f–2m4fClass 3
Whatsinaname (IRE)40——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt SpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 2 runs
02 Nov 26+239d Southwell Southwell Racecourse Conference And Events Open National Hunt Flat Race (Category 2 Elimination) (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m · Good · 12 ran in central group wide - progress over 3f out - short of room and bumped 2f out - third inside the final furlong - went second final 100 yards - stayed on strongly but unable to peg back winner late 2/12 1¼ 11-2 128B131C Harry Cobden 11/8F
08 Mar 26 Warwick Black Pug Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m · Good To Soft · 10 ran Tracked the pace group early - driven approaching 2f out - kept on late without threatening the top two - finished third 3/10 1½ 11-2 125A139A Harry Cobden 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Chinese Whispers won?
Chinese Whispers (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2026. Placed 2 times in total (100% of starts).
Who trains Chinese Whispers?
Chinese Whispers (IRE) is trained by Emma Lavelle, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 2 November 2026.
Who is Chinese Whispers's sire?
Chinese Whispers (IRE) is by Maxios (GB) out of Grapevine Sally (IRE), whose sire is Saddlers' Hall.
What is Chinese Whispers's sire's record?
Maxios (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 2,159 runs since May 2017 (275 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 317. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 7.9% from 191.
Who are Chinese Whispers's siblings?
Out of Grapevine Sally (IRE), Chinese Whispers (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Range (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Range (IRE)). The wins came over 2m3½f–2m4f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from March 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.