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Horse profile

Free Speech (GB)

9yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2012) · Last trainer Jim Best · Last owner Barry Reilly
by King's Best (USA) out of Daring Miss (GB) (Sadler's Wells)
24 runs · 21 courses · from Apr 2006
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 Aug 2012 — 5,180 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2012 Won at Folkestone Last raced off OR 90
KTB Profile

Free Speech (GB) is 1 from 24, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Dec 2011. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 8 on softer). Last raced off 90, 8lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 24 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 5 OR ↓ 8lb off peak
Official rating90↓ 8lb off peak
90 79–98

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 (jumps) 98C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Hereford, 21 Mar 2012 Official rating 90 at the last jumps run, 21 Aug 2012

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 57C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Wexford, 25 May 2007

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 19 figures · best 126A · median 92
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good7126A90—
Heavy5113C92—
Good to Firm4119B94.5—
Soft3102B98—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f9105C98—
1m5f – 2m6126A92—
2m5f – 3m4119B96.5—
Flat 2 figures · best 57C · median 50
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good257C50—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m1———
1m – 1m1f1———

Of 24 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 21 figures from 24 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
King's Best (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 7,763 runs since Jan 2008 (574 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.8% from 249.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm701420%+10.1—
Good to Firm1,1541018.8%−1.10 from 4
Good1,8891678.8%−1.11 from 12
Good to Soft95211612.2%+2.3—
Soft1,21612810.5%+0.60 from 3
Heavy427399.1%−0.80 from 5
Standard (AW)2,0532019.8%−0.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f156149%−0.9—
6f – 7f1,6051489.2%−0.7—
1m – 1m1f1,70217910.5%+0.60 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f1,90119610.3%+0.40 from 1
1m5f – 2m1,3781299.4%−0.51 from 8
2m1f – 2m4f7187810.9%+10 from 10
2m5f – 3m249176.8%−3.10 from 4
Over 3m54611.1%+1.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Daring Miss (GB) (Sadler's Wells)

9 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Destruct (GB) (3 wins).

The wins came over 1m–1m7f; the highest grade won is Listed (Destruct (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Destruct (GB)531m5f–1m7fListed
Headline Act (GB)1321m–1m4fClass 4
Double Doors (GB)621m2f–1m4fClass 4
Caserta (GB)421m–1m1½f—
Quickfire (GB)60——
Illicit (GB)70——
Save The Date (GB)10——
Silimiss (GB)50——
Fly Past (GB)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 12 1 8% −10.38
Heavy 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Firm 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 10 1 10% −8.38
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell 3 0 0% −3.00
Folkestone 2 1 50% −0.38
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Tralee 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 10 0 0% −10.00
1m5f – 2m 8 1 13% −6.38
2m5f – 3m 4 0 0% −4.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
David Splaine 5 0 0% −5.00
Eddie Power 3 0 0% −3.00
Jamie Moore 2 0 0% −2.00
Tom Scudamore 2 0 0% −2.00
A P McCoy 2 1 50% −0.38
Jack Doyle 2 0 0% −2.00
Andrew J McNamara 2 0 0% −2.00
Ben Curtis 2 0 0% −2.00
Colin Bolger 1 0 0% −1.00
James Best 1 0 0% −1.00
Miss Carey Williamson 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Hughes 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 13 0 0% −13.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 7 1 14% −5.38
Tongue tie 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie + visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 5 0 0% −5.00
2011 3 1 33% −1.38
2010 3 0 0% −3.00
2008 5 0 0% −5.00
2007 5 0 0% −5.00
2006 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 11 0 0% −11.00
Chase 10 1 10% −8.38
Flat 3 0 0% −3.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2012 · 5 runs
21 Aug 12+25d Worcester Worcester Racecourse For Conferences & Events Handicap Chase Class 5 · 16.5f · Good · 13 ran PU/13 — 11-7 90— Jamie Moore 20/1
27 Jul 12+128d Southwell Shane W Darby Memorial Handicap Chase Class 5 · 20.5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 6/10 20 11-9 9282C Jamie Moore 5/1
21 Mar 12+22d Hereford Betfred The Bonus King Handicap Chase Class 5 · 19f · Good · 9 ran 7/9 15 11-12 9598C Colin Bolger 17/2
28 Feb 12+46d Leicester Bhest Racing School Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 20f · Good · 7 ran PU/7 — 11-10 96— Tom Scudamore 7/2
13 Jan 12+25d Huntingdon Equimark Horseboxes Handicap Chase Class 5 · 20f · Soft · 8 ran 5/8 31 11-11 9898C Tom Scudamore 5/2F
2011 · 3 runs
19 Dec 11+6d Plumpton Sussexfx.co.uk Handicap Chase Class 5 · 19.5f · Soft · 7 ran 3/7 15 11-11 92102B James Best 7/4F
13 Dec 11+15d Folkestone Eastwell Manor Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 16f · Good · 9 ran 1/9 11-7 90126A A P McCoy 8/13F
28 Nov 11+484d Folkestone Barry Dennis On The Phone 0800 124 4321 Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 21f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 2/6 3½ 11-2 85119B A P McCoy 3/1
2010 · 3 runs
01 Aug 10+9d Market Rasen X Factor Finalists Here 21st August Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Good · 10 ran 3/10 13 10-10 8790B Jack Doyle 9/2
23 Jul 10+12d Southwell Lincolnshire Developments Ltd Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Good · 6 ran 2/6 1½ 10-5 87103B Jack Doyle 8/1
11 Jul 10+777d Southwell British Open Golf Free Bets Freebetting.co.uk Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 11/15 17 10-13 8784C Miss Carey Williamson 9/1
2008 · 5 runs
25 May 08+41d Tralee Book Your Festival Tickets Handicap Hurdle (77-90) 17f · Good · 19 ran 15/19 17 10-10 7979C Eddie Power 16/1
14 Apr 08+61d Tramore Saltan Properties Handicap Hurdle (77-90) 16f · Good · 15 ran 10/15 2½ 11-3 8181A Andrew J McNamara 14/1
13 Feb 08+18d Fairyhouse Family Fun At Easter Novice Handicap Hurdle (81-102) 20f · Soft · 16 ran 10/16 10 10-4 8378C Eddie Power 20/1
26 Jan 08+13d Navan Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (81-102) 20f · Heavy · 30 ran 6/30 9 10-4 84100A David Splaine 25/1
13 Jan 08+70d Leopardstown S.M.Morris Handicap Hurdle (81-109) (Div 2) 16f · Heavy · 15 ran 8/15 6 9-12 8577A David Splaine 25/1
2007 · 5 runs
04 Nov 07+163d Cork (IRE) paddypowerpoker.com Handicap Hurdle 20f · Good · 20 ran 4/20 2½ 9-7 8590C David Splaine 16/1
25 May 07+4d Wexford www.wexfordraces.ie (C&G) Maiden 13f · Good · 11 ran 6/11 3½ 9-4 —57C Ben Curtis 33/1
21 May 07+44d Roscommon Ballybride Maiden 12f · Good · 16 ran SU/16 — 9-9 —— Ben Curtis 33/1
07 Apr 07+86d Cork Charleville Handicap Hurdle (74-102) 19f · Good To Firm · 20 ran 5/20 3½ 10-4 83105C Eddie Power 14/1
11 Jan 07+35d Limerick Hackett's Bookmakers Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 18 ran 8/18 ¾ 11-7 —113C Andrew J McNamara 33/1
2006 · 3 runs
07 Dec 06+7d Clonmel Powerstown 3-y-o Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 18 ran 9/18 11 10-7 —92C David Splaine 20/1
30 Nov 06+222d Thurles Holy Cross 3-y-o Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 18 ran 7/18 ¾ 10-7 —92C David Splaine 25/1
22 Apr 06 Newbury Dubai Airport Maiden Stks (Str) (Div 1) Class 5 · 8f · Good · 13 ran 9/13 1½ 9-3 —43C Richard Hughes 9/1

Quick answers

How many races has Free Speech won?
Free Speech (GB) won 1 of 24 archived starts between 2006 and 2012, a strike rate of 4.2%. Placed 5 times in total (20.8% of starts).
Who trained Free Speech?
Free Speech (GB) was trained by Jim Best on the most recent run on record, at Worcester on 21 August 2012.
Who is Free Speech's sire?
Free Speech (GB) is by King's Best (USA) out of Daring Miss (GB), whose sire is Sadler's Wells.
What going does Free Speech prefer?
Free Speech (GB) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 12 starts (8.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Free Speech's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 90, from the run on 21 August 2012. The highest on record is 98.
What is Free Speech's sire's record?
King's Best (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 7,763 runs since Jan 2008 (574 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.8% from 249.
Who are Free Speech's siblings?
Out of Daring Miss (GB), Free Speech (GB) has 9 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Destruct (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Listed (Destruct (GB)). The wins came over 1m–1m7f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2006. 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.