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Indescribable (IRE)

3yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2015) · Last trainer Mark Johnston · Last owner Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum
by Invincible Spirit (IRE) out of Subtle Charm (GB) (Machiavellian)
22 runs · 14 courses · from May 2014
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 Sep 2015 — 4,057 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2015 · 18th of 20 4 wins · Goodwood, York & Yarmouth Last raced off OR 93
KTB Profile

Indescribable (IRE) is 4 from 22. Hasn't won since Jul 2015. Every win has come on good or faster ground (0 from 7 on softer). All 4 wins have come over trips under 6f. Last raced off a career-high mark of 93.

Based on 22 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster OR at career high
Official rating93At career-high mark
93 77–93

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 48A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Doncaster, 12 Sep 2015 Official rating 93 at the last run, 12 Sep 2015

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 →

Flat 22 figures · best 97A · median 65
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Firm1096A81.5—
Good to Soft770A51—
Good393A53—
Standard (AW)1———
Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Under 6f1897A65—
6f – 7f492A62—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 22 figures from 22 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
Invincible Spirit (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 20,817 runs since Jan 2008 (1,573 horses).

Strongest on firm going: 16.1% from 161. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.8% from 843.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1612616.1%+4.20 from 1
Good to Firm3,58146312.9%+13 from 10
Good4,52948710.8%−1.11 from 3
Good to Soft2,13225411.9%00 from 7
Soft2,75830311%−0.9—
Heavy790769.6%−2.3—
Standard (AW)6,86586612.6%+0.70 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3,04939913.1%+1.24 from 18
6f – 7f9,8281,17812%+0.10 from 4
1m – 1m1f4,50254212%+0.1—
1m2f – 1m4f2,13924911.6%−0.3—
1m5f – 2m843667.8%−4.1—
2m1f – 2m4f360339.2%−2.7—
2m5f – 3m8989%−2.9—
Over 3m7114.3%+2.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Subtle Charm (GB) (Machiavellian)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Cipher (GB) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Cipher (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Cipher (GB)311mClass 6
Khlass (IRE)30——
Blushed (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 10 3 30% +24.50
Good to Soft 7 0 0% −7.00
Good 3 1 33% +16.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 9 3 33% +31.50
Class 2 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 4 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 5 1 1 100% +12.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
York 5 2 40% +16.50
Chester 3 0 0% −3.00
Goodwood 2 1 50% +17.00
Ascot 2 0 0% −2.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Ripon 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Bath 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Thirsk 1 0 0% −1.00
Yarmouth 1 1 100% +12.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
Under 6f 18 4 22% +35.50
6f – 7f 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Franny Norton 6 1 17% +2.50
Silvestre De Sousa 4 1 25% +9.00
James Doyle 3 1 33% +16.00
Joe Fanning 3 0 0% −3.00
Adrian Nicholls 2 0 0% −2.00
Royston Ffrench 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew Elliott 1 0 0% −1.00
Graham Lee 1 0 0% −1.00
Michael J M Murphy 1 1 100% +12.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2015 13 2 15% +19.00
2014 9 2 22% +12.50

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
12 Sep 15+7d Doncaster Ladbrokes Portland (Handicap) Class 2 · 5.5f · Good · 20 ran 18/20 ¾ 8-5 9348A Silvestre De Sousa 25/1
05 Sep 15+17d Haydock Betfred Tv Be Friendly Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 15/15 12 8-12 9229C James Doyle 20/1
19 Aug 15+8d York Symphony Group Handicap Class 2 · 5.5f · Good To Soft · 20 ran 20/20 1¾ 8-10 9342C James Doyle 20/1
11 Aug 15+10d Nottingham Ebfstallions.com Conditions Stakes Class 3 · 5f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 3/5 1¾ 8-8 9372B Silvestre De Sousa 4/1
01 Aug 15+2d Goodwood Qatar Stewards' Sprint Stakes (Handicap) (Consolation Race For The Qatar Stewards' Cup) Class 2 · 6f · Good To Firm · 27 ran 8/27 ½ 9-5 8992A Royston Ffrench 33/1
30 Jul 15+19d Goodwood Tatler Stakes (Handicap) Class 3 · 5f · Good · 16 ran 1/16 9-0 8893A James Doyle 18/1
11 Jul 15+14d Ascot totescoop6 Heritage Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Good To Firm · 18 ran 12/18 ½ 8-2 8967A Andrew Elliott 20/1
27 Jun 15+7d Chester Technical Demolition Services Ltd Handicap Class 3 · 5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 9/9 1½ 9-6 8953A Joe Fanning 8/1
20 Jun 15+7d Ayr Arnold Clark Handicap Class 3 · 5f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 2/6 nse 9-2 8883B Graham Lee 11/2
13 Jun 15+29d York 888sport Charity Sprint (Handicap) Class 2 · 6f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 16/16 4½ 8-4 8851C Silvestre De Sousa 12/1
15 May 15+20d York Ralph Raper Memorial Stakes (Handicap) Class 3 · 5f · Good To Firm · 18 ran 1/18 8-13 8295A Silvestre De Sousa 12/1
25 Apr 15+45d Ripon Traditional Family Funday Sunday 17th May Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 7/8 5 9-6 8444C Adrian Nicholls 16/1
11 Mar 15+179d Kempton (AW) 32Red Casino Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Standard · 5 ran 4/5 9 9-7 8554B Joe Fanning 14/1
13 Sep 14+11d Bath Festival Racing Nursery Class 4 · 5.5f · Firm · 9 ran 2/9 ¾ 9-7 8197A Adrian Nicholls 10/1
02 Sep 14+31d Carlisle Cubby Construction Ltd Nursery Class 4 · 5f · Good · 5 ran 5/5 hd 9-7 8253B Franny Norton 7/2
02 Aug 14+7d Thirsk Thirsk Ladies' Day Saturday 6th September Nursery Class 3 · 5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 7/8 1 9-7 8251A Franny Norton 2/1F
26 Jul 14+15d York Skybet Supporting New Beginnings Stakes (Nursery Handicap) (Bobis Race) Class 3 · 5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 1/10 8-10 7796A Franny Norton 15/2
11 Jul 14+13d York Haylin Nursery Class 3 · 5f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 4/7 2½ 9-2 7880A Franny Norton 9/4
28 Jun 14+17d Chester Injured Jockeys Fund 50th Anniversary Novice Stakes Class 4 · 5f · Good To Soft · 4 ran 3/4 3¾ 9-7 —63B Franny Norton 10/3
11 Jun 14+11d Yarmouth Guide Dogs For The Blind Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 1/9 9-2 —88A Michael J M Murphy 12/1
31 May 14+21d Chester One Cost / EBF Stallions Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 6f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 6/7 1¼ 9-5 —70A Joe Fanning 22/1
10 May 14 Ascot Totepool Supporting The Sport You Love Maiden Stakes (BOBIS Race) Class 3 · 5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 8/8 25 9-5 —33C Franny Norton 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Indescribable (IRE) won?
Indescribable (IRE) won 4 of 22 archived starts between 2014 and 2015, a strike rate of 18.2%. Placed 6 times in total (27.3% of starts).
Who trained Indescribable (IRE)?
Indescribable (IRE) was trained by Mark Johnston on the most recent run on record, at Doncaster on 12 September 2015.
Who is Indescribable (IRE)'s sire?
Indescribable (IRE) is by Invincible Spirit (IRE) out of Subtle Charm (GB), whose sire is Machiavellian.
What going does Indescribable (IRE) prefer?
Indescribable (IRE) has the best record on good 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 Indescribable (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 93, from the run on 12 September 2015. That is also the highest on record.
What is Indescribable (IRE)'s sire's record?
Invincible Spirit (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 20,817 runs since Jan 2008 (1,573 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 16.1% from 161. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.8% from 843.
Who are Indescribable (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Subtle Charm (GB), Indescribable (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Cipher (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Cipher (GB)). The wins came over 1m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2014. 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.