Horse profile
Inspiring Speeches (IRE)
29 runs · 14 courses · from Aug 2023
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Catterick & Beverley
Ran 47 days ago · 10th of 10
Last raced off OR 49
KTB Profile
Inspiring Speeches is a gelding who has won two of 29 starts, both at Class 6 level on turf over 1m2f – 1m4f. He won the Good Bad Ugly And Deaf Handicap at Catterick on good ground in Aug 2025 off an official rating of 50 and the Sky Bet Extra Places Daily Handicap at Beverley on soft ground the previous month off 49. Usually prominent, he finished 10 of 10 at Ripon in Aug 2026 in a Class 6 race off an official rating of 49.
Based on 29 archived runs · run-style from 11 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins on turf
All wins at Class 6
OR ↓ 17lb off peak
- 2–29Wins / Runs
- 6.9%Strike rate
- 8 (27.6%)Placed
- −24.13£1 level staken=29 at SP
- 0.53Fair A/E n=29 · 0.45 incl. margin
- 66Highest OR
- 40dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating49↓ 17lb off peak
49
49–66
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 86
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 13 | 102A | 82 | 2 · 86 / 83 |
| Standard (AW) | 7 | 96A | 85 | 2 · 69 / 54.5 |
| Soft | 3 | 90A | 76 | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 85A | 67 | 1 · — |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 110C | 101 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 13 | 101B | 70 | 6 · 86 / 68 |
| 6f – 7f | 9 | 101C | 82 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 110C | 90.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 29 figures from 29 runs · as at 3 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 11 analysed runs
- Prominent 4 (36%) · 0 wins
- Led 4 (36%) · 2 wins
- Held up 3 (27%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 4,774 runs since Jan 2008 (458 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | +0.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 644 | 79 | 12.3% | +1.3 | 0 from 3 |
| Good | 1,374 | 165 | 12% | +1 | 1 from 13 |
| Good to Soft | 531 | 51 | 9.6% | −1.4 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 701 | 62 | 8.8% | −2.2 | 1 from 3 |
| Heavy | 224 | 19 | 8.5% | −2.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,291 | 150 | 11.6% | +0.6 | 0 from 7 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 146 | 17 | 11.6% | +0.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,291 | 145 | 11.2% | +0.2 | 0 from 9 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,114 | 118 | 10.6% | −0.4 | 0 from 6 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,295 | 138 | 10.7% | −0.3 | 2 from 13 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 643 | 80 | 12.4% | +1.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 242 | 28 | 11.6% | +0.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 43 | 1 | 2.3% | −8.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Bosa Nova (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 6f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Bosa Nova (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bosa Nova (IRE) | 2 | 2 | 6f | Class 2 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 13 | 1 | 8% | −10.75 |
| Standard (AW) | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.38 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 25 | 2 | 8% | −20.13 |
| Class 4 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beverley | 7 | 1 | 14% | −4.38 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Catterick | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.75 |
| Redcar | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Carlisle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ripon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 13 | 2 | 15% | −8.13 |
| 6f – 7f | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Kiely-Marshall | 7 | 2 | 29% | −2.13 |
| Connor Beasley | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Harrison Shaw | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lewis Edmunds | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Callum Rodriguez | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ethan Tindall | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jonny Peate | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Aiden Blakemore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dale Swift | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Kirrane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jason Hart | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Joanna Mason | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheekpieces | 16 | 2 | 13% | −11.13 |
| None | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 25% | −3.13 |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 26+31d | Ripon | Napoleons Casino And Restaurant Leeds Classified Stakes (Div I) Close to the pace early - dropped away past 4f out - driven and faded from 3f out to finish well beaten | 10/10 | 1½ | 9-4 | 49 | -42C | 48C | Ethan Tindall | 9/1 |
| 31 Jul 26+35d | Newcastle (AW) | Kids Eat For £1 At The Border Minstrel This Summer Classified Stakes Handy in the pack early - pressed for effort 2f out - couldn't quicken inside final furlong - held on for 4th | 4/10 | 2¾ | 9-9 | 50 | 69A | 64A | Jonny Peate | 5/1 |
| 26 Jun 26+10d | Newcastle (AW) | JenningsBet In Newcastle Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Tracked the pace in a forward spot - closed on the front group approaching 2f out and pushed along a furlong later - flattened out in the closing stages to finish fourth | 4/13 | 2¼ | 10-3 | 50 | 40B | 67A | Mr Aiden Blakemore | 25/1 |
| 16 Jun 26+36d | Beverley | Napoleons Casino And Restaurant Hull Handicap Sat close to the pace - pushed along 2f out and edged into second inside final furlong - dropped back to third close home | 3/10 | ¾ | 8-13 | 50 | 86B | 66A | Tom Kiely-Marshall | 10/3F |
| 11 May 26+26d | Catterick | Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap Set the pace early - roused with 3f left - pushed for effort with 2f to run - overtaken approaching final furlong - held on grimly to be fifth beaten 2½ lengths | 5/14 | nk | 9-0 | 51 | 80C | 69A | Tom Kiely-Marshall | 25/1 |
| 15 Apr 26+231d | Beverley | Racing Again Next Thursday Handicap Fidgety before the off - straight to front - driven approaching 2f out - lost command inside final furlong and dropped away quickly | 9/12 | ¾ | 8-9 | 51 | 67A | 50A | Tom Kiely-Marshall | 18/1 |
| 27 Aug 25+22d | Catterick | Berber Leather Handicap Settled just behind the pace early - dropped from second spot 4f out - driven and passed with over 3f left - faded thereafter to finish sixth | 6/8 | 8 | 9-3 | 51 | 85C | 55C | Tom Kiely-Marshall | 5/1 |
| 05 Aug 25+15d | Catterick | Good Bad Ugly And Deaf Handicap Set the pace from the off - urged forward inside final furlong - fended off a challenge in the closing stages - held on for the win | 1/6 | 9-1 | 50 | 29B | 61B | Tom Kiely-Marshall | 5/4F | |
| 21 Jul 25+6d | Beverley | Sky Bet Extra Places Daily Handicap Pulling hard early - sat close to pace - went in front with two furlongs left - pushed out inside the final furlong to score narrowly | 1/6 | 9-4 | 49 | 76B | 63B | Tom Kiely-Marshall | 13/8 | |
| 15 Jul 25+21d | Nottingham | pricedup.bet Apprentice Classified Stakes Sat just behind pace-setters - pushed along and made progress from 2f out while drifting left - stayed on through the last furlong to finish fourth | 4/10 | 2¾ | 9-6 | 49 | 86A | 62A | Tom Kiely-Marshall | 11/4J |
| 24 Jun 25+7d | Beverley | Beverley Annual Badgeholders Handicap Settled towards the back - improved from off the pace approaching the final furlong - unable to challenge the front runners - finished 5th beaten 3.75 lengths | 5/8 | ½ | 9-0 | 51 | 52A | 62A | Harrison Shaw | 9/2 |
| 17 Jun 25+20d | Beverley | Napoleons Casino And Restaurant Hull Handicap Tracked leader early - urged forward with 3f left - given a squeeze approaching 2f out - unable to find more and dropped to third with a furlong left before fading to finish fifth | 5/10 | 1½ | 9-5 | 51 | 101B | 67A | Dale Swift | 5/1 |
| 28 May 25+146d | Beverley | Hurn Handicap Race positioned early on the outer - hit the front briefly before being overtaken with 10f left - held a challenging spot through the middle stages - pushed along 3f from home - dropped a place approaching the final furlong - couldn't quicken and held on for fourth | 4/11 | 2¼ | 9-6 | 52 | 70A | 66A | Harrison Shaw | 25/1 |
| 02 Jan 25+12d | Newcastle (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetUK Handicap Settled in the pack early - pushed to improve inside final two furlongs - stayed on at one tempo to finish fifth | 5/10 | 2½ | 9-8 | 54 | 95A | 69A | Lewis Edmunds | 11/1 |
| 21 Dec 24+61d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Weekly Free Bets With BetMGM Extra Handicap (Div 1) Went in front early - eased back to third soon after - driven with two out - lost place inside final furlong to finish 5th beaten 4 lengths | 5/11 | 1½ | 9-3 | 56 | 96A | 70A | Lewis Edmunds | 9/2 |
| 21 Oct 24+21d | Southwell (AW) | Golf And Gallop Package Handicap Sent to the front early - lost command and pressed for effort with 3f left - held position without finding more - lost momentum inside the final furlong to finish 6th | 6/11 | 1¾ | 9-11 | 57 | 79A | 64A | Sean Kirrane | 15/2 |
| 30 Sep 24+6d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Download The Raceday Ready App Handicap Handy in the pack early - pressed for effort with 2f left - battled on inside the final furlong but unable to close on winner | 2/11 | ¾ | 9-5 | 56 | 85A | 75A | Connor Beasley | 2/1F |
| 24 Sep 24+28d | Beverley | End Of Season Handicap Sat behind the front group - asked for effort 3f out - moved into second with 2f left - driven approaching the final furlong - kept on but narrowly denied | 2/12 | ½ | 9-0 | 56 | 102A | 88A | Connor Beasley | 13/2 |
| 27 Aug 24+17d | Musselburgh | End Hunger With East Lothian Foodbank Handicap Held a forward position early - settled among the group in third - asked for effort 2f out and driven inside the final furlong - lost ground late to finish fifth | 5/9 | ½ | 9-1 | 57 | 80A | 66A | Jason Hart | 10/3J |
| 10 Aug 24+5d | Redcar | Celebrate The Life Of Ann Allport Handicap Handy up with the pace - pushed on with two furlongs left and stayed on from a furlong out - edged out of the runner-up spot near the line to finish third | 3/13 | nk | 9-10 | 56 | 110C | 81A | Connor Beasley | 11/4F |
| 05 Aug 24+15d | Carlisle | Vanessa Lana Brown Appreciation Handicap (Professional And Amateur Female Jockeys) (Div 1) Sharp start out front - soon in second - back to the front approaching final furlong - driven and kept battling to the line - caught in the last strides | 2/9 | hd | 10-3 | 56 | 74A | 74A | Joanna Mason | 7/2 |
| 21 Jul 24+40d | Redcar | Sky Bet Supporting Matt Hampson Foundation Handicap | 5/14 | 2¼ | 9-2 | 58 | 101C | 68A | Connor Beasley | 16/1 |
| 11 Jun 24+14d | Wetherby | Happy 21st Birthday Awesome Katie Webb Handicap | 6/11 | 1 | 9-4 | 60 | 82A | 62A | Connor Beasley | 16/1 |
| 28 May 24+203d | Redcar | Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Handicap | 9/10 | shd | 9-7 | 63 | 90A | 51A | Connor Beasley | 10/1 |
| 07 Nov 23+29d | Newcastle (AW) | Best Racing Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Nursery | 8/12 | ½ | 9-9 | 65 | 85A | 61A | Paul Mulrennan | 4/1 |
| 09 Oct 23+18d | Pontefract | Racing TV On Sky Channel 424 Nursery | 4/11 | 1½ | 9-0 | 66 | 85A | 78A | Connor Beasley | 14/1 |
| 21 Sep 23+21d | Ayr | British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 7/11 | hd | 9-7 | — | 67A | 57A | Paul Mulrennan | 28/1 |
| 31 Aug 23+13d | Carlisle | Shepherd Chartered Surveyors EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 3/11 | 6½ | 9-4 | — | 82B | 68A | Callum Rodriguez | 33/1 |
| 18 Aug 23 | Thirsk | BresBet: Back To Bookmaking British EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) | 5/14 | 2¾ | 9-7 | — | 67C | 66A | Callum Rodriguez | 28/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Inspiring Speeches (IRE) won?
- Inspiring Speeches (IRE) won 2 of 29 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 6.9%. Placed 8 times in total (27.6% of starts).
- Who trains Inspiring Speeches (IRE)?
- Inspiring Speeches (IRE) is trained by Sara Ender, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 31 August 2026.
- Who is Inspiring Speeches (IRE)'s sire?
- Inspiring Speeches (IRE) is by Churchill (IRE) out of Vallambrosa (IRE), whose sire is Holy Roman Emperor.
- What going does Inspiring Speeches (IRE) prefer?
- Inspiring Speeches (IRE) has the best record on 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 Inspiring Speeches (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 49, from the run on 31 August 2026. The highest on record is 66.
- What is Inspiring Speeches (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Churchill (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 4,774 runs since Jan 2008 (458 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Inspiring Speeches (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Vallambrosa (IRE), Inspiring Speeches (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Bosa Nova (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Bosa Nova (IRE)). The wins came over 6f. As at Oct 2026.