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Deafening Silence (IRE)

9yo gelding · Trainer Dan Skelton · Owner My Racing Manager Friends
by Alkaadhem (GB) out of Taipers (IRE) (Taipan)
12 runs · 9 courses · from Oct 2022
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Warwick, Sandown & Exeter Last run 14 Mar 2026 Last raced off OR 134
KTB Profile

Deafening Silence won a Grade 2 at Sandown in Dec 2023 and has three wins from 12 starts on turf, including two over 2m5f – 3m. All three wins came on a first visit to the course, at Warwick on soft in Feb 2025, Sandown on heavy in Dec 2023 and Exeter on good to soft in Nov 2023. Typically held up, he last ran off a mark of 134 at Uttoxeter in Mar 2026 in the JenningsBet Midlands Grand National.

Based on 12 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating134At career-high mark
134 122–134

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 102 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Chepstow, 27 Dec 2025

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 11 figures · best 123A · median 87
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Soft7123A813 runs · 102 / 62
Soft3110C87—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m6123A861 run · —
Over 3m2102B76.52 runs · 102 / 76.5
2m1f – 2m4f2116C98.5—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 12 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 137A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Chepstow, 27 Dec 2025 Official rating 134 at the last run, 14 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 11 figures · best 141C · median 134
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Soft7139B1293 runs · 137 / 129
Soft3137C134—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m6139B131.51 run · —
Over 3m2137A132.52 runs · 137 / 132.5
2m1f – 2m4f2141C129.5—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 12 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 · 11 figures from 12 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 8 analysed runs since Nov 2024

  • Mid-division 3 (38%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 3 (38%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 2 (25%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Alkaadhem (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10% of 790 runs since Oct 2010 (75 horses).

Strongest on good going: 13.7% from 307. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 16.1% from 161.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm36411.1%+1.1—
Good3074213.7%+3.7—
Good to Soft130129.2%−0.81 from 7
Soft201168%−21 from 4
Heavy9455.3%−4.71 from 1
Standard (AW)2200%−10—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f200%−10—
6f – 7f65710.8%+0.8—
1m – 1m1f1200%−10—
1m2f – 1m4f600%−10—
1m5f – 2m232177.3%−2.70 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f277269.4%−0.61 from 2
2m5f – 3m1612616.1%+6.12 from 6
Over 3m3538.6%−1.40 from 3

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Oct 2010 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Taipers (IRE) (Taipan)

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

The wins came over 2m1f–2m4f; the highest grade won is Listed (Echoing Silence (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Echoing Silence (IRE)732m1f–2m4fListed
Voyage De Retour (IRE)100——
Just Jeremy (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 7 1 14% −2.00
Soft 4 1 25% −2.20
Heavy 1 1 100% +6.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 5 1 20% +2.00
Class 2 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 3 2 67% +3.80
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Uttoxeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Haydock 2 0 0% −2.00
Chepstow 2 0 0% −2.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 1 100% +0.80
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 1 100% +6.00
Exeter 1 1 100% +4.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 6 2 33% +0.80
Over 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 1 50% +5.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Harry Skelton 11 3 27% +2.80
Tristan Durrell 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 6 1 17% −4.20
None 6 2 33% +6.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 0 0% −2.00
2025 5 1 20% −3.20
2024 2 0 0% −2.00
2023 2 2 100% +10.00
2022 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 9 1 11% −7.20
Hurdle 3 2 67% +9.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 2 runs
14 Mar 26+28d Uttoxeter JenningsBet Midlands Grand National (Premier Handicap Chase) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 4m2f · Soft · 16 ran Settled in the pack - pushed along after the 17th then blundered at the 18th - ragged over the next before being pulled up PU/16 — 11-10 134—— Harry Skelton 9/1
14 Feb 26+49d Haydock William Hill Half A Mill Grand National Trial Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 3m4½f · Good To Soft · 11 ran Leapt to the right on occasions - up with the principals throughout - moved to challenge at the 16th - urged forward after the 18th and into the 19th - taken to the fore after 3 out - overtaken before 2 out - plugged on at one speed after the last to finish 4th 4/11 nse 11-2 13351A128A Harry Skelton 7/1
2025 · 5 runs
27 Dec 25+28d Chepstow Coral Welsh Grand National Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 3m6½f · Good To Soft · 17 ran Handy early - shadowing leader from 5 out then asked for effort - two lengths adrift 3 out - scratchy jump 2 out - winner went clear - dropped to third near last - stayed on at one gait to finish 3/17 1¼ 10-5 132102B137A Tristan Durrell 28/1
29 Nov 25+259d Newcastle BetMGM Rehearsal Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 2m7½f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Held up early - improved into range after 9th - urged on with 4 to jump - couldn't gain on the front two - moved into second last then stayed on but well held at the finish 2/8 15 10-8 13262A129B Harry Skelton 6/1
15 Mar 25+22d Uttoxeter JenningsBet Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 3m · Good To Soft · 8 ran Restrained at the back - bumped on two occasions early on and made a bad error at the 7th to fall away to last - finished 5th 5/8 54 12-0 13357C116C Harry Skelton 6/1
21 Feb 25+35d Warwick Watch On Racing TV Novices' Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 3m · Soft · 3 ran Settled in tight third early - improved into second three out - shown the whip before the following fence - drifted left behind the pacesetter between the last two - level terms and slightly awkward at the last - pushed out to get on top on the run-in and hold on for the win 1/3 11-2 133110C137C Harry Skelton 4/5F
17 Jan 25+35d Windsor Fitzdares Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 3m · Soft · 6 ran Settled in the pack early - pushed along to close on the front-runner and hit the front approaching 3 out - matched for the advantage 2 out before being overtaken and passed - stayed on at one gear to finish second 2/6 3¼ 11-3 13385B134B Harry Skelton 6/1
2024 · 2 runs
13 Dec 24+20d Cheltenham SSS Super Alloys Novices' Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 2m4½f · Good To Soft · 5 ran Settled in 4th early - improved into 9th - lost touch after 3 out - dropped away to finish well behind in 4th 4/5 27 11-4 13381C118C Harry Skelton 8/1
23 Nov 24+351d Haydock Betfair Exchange Graduation Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 2m5½f · Soft · 6 ran Settled off the pace early - shifted right and pushed along before 4 out - into 3rd but unable to close before last then unable to quicken 3/6 12 11-0 13387A129B Harry Skelton 13/2
2023 · 2 runs
08 Dec 23+28d Sandown Betfair Beacons Winter Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 2m4f · Heavy · 5 ran 1/5 11-2 122116C141C Harry Skelton 6/1
10 Nov 23+380d Exeter Betway Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m5½f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 1/6 11-0 —123A139B Harry Skelton 4/1
2022 · 1 run
26 Oct 22 Chepstow Vickers.Bet Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 13 ran 3/13 ¾ 11-0 —88B134A Harry Skelton 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has Deafening Silence won?
Deafening Silence (IRE) won 3 of 12 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 7 times in total (58.3% of starts).
Who trains Deafening Silence?
Deafening Silence (IRE) is trained by Dan Skelton, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 14 March 2026.
Who is Deafening Silence's sire?
Deafening Silence (IRE) is by Alkaadhem (GB) out of Taipers (IRE), whose sire is Taipan.
What going does Deafening Silence prefer?
Deafening Silence (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Deafening Silence's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 134, from the run on 14 March 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Deafening Silence's sire's record?
Alkaadhem (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10% of 790 runs since Oct 2010 (75 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 13.7% from 307. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 16.1% from 161.
Who are Deafening Silence's siblings?
Out of Taipers (IRE), Deafening Silence (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Echoing Silence (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Listed (Echoing Silence (IRE)). The wins came over 2m1f–2m4f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2022. 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.