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Horse profile

It Must Be Speech (GB)

5yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2006) · Last trainer Shaun Keightley · Last owner The Speech Partnership
by Advise (FR) out of Maiden Speech (GB) (Pitskelly)
20 runs · 6 courses · from Jan 2005
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 Mar 2006 — 7,525 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2006 · 12th of 12 Last raced off OR 40
KTB Profile

It Must Be Speech (GB) is yet to win from 20 starts, though has placed 4 times. Best effort: 2nd of 10 at Lingfield (AW) (Feb 2006). Last raced off 40, 17lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 20 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 17lb off peak
Official rating40↓ 17lb off peak
40 40–57

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 60C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 20 Feb 2006 Official rating 40 at the last run, 21 Mar 2006

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 19 figures · best 72C · median 46
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)1672C47—
Soft246C36.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f1172C49—
1m2f – 1m4f765C46—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 20 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: no runner of known ability in the race — the level cannot be solved (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 19 figures from 20 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
Advise (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 0% of 9 runs since Jan 2008 (3 horses). A small sample.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good400%0—
Good to Soft200%00 from 1
Soft200%00 from 2
Standard (AW)100%00 from 17
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f200%00 from 12
1m2f – 1m4f200%00 from 7
1m5f – 2m300%00 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f100%0—
2m5f – 3m100%0—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Maiden Speech (GB) (Pitskelly)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 17 0 0% −17.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 7 14 0 0% −14.00
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell (AW) 10 0 0% −10.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 5 0 0% −5.00
Lingfield (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Beverley 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 12 0 0% −12.00
1m2f – 1m4f 7 0 0% −7.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Darren Williams 5 0 0% −5.00
Adrian McCarthy 4 0 0% −4.00
Miss A L Turner 4 0 0% −4.00
Mark Coumbe 1 0 0% −1.00
Robert Winston 1 0 0% −1.00
Lance Betts 1 0 0% −1.00
Adam Kirby 1 0 0% −1.00
Robbie Fitzpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Duran Fentiman 1 0 0% −1.00
Dale Gibson 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Visor 11 0 0% −11.00
None 9 0 0% −9.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2006 7 0 0% −7.00
2005 13 0 0% −13.00

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
2006 · 7 runs
21 Mar 06+23d Southwell (AW) Betdirect.co.uk Banded Stakes Class 7 · 8f · Standard · 12 ran 12/12 hd 8-11 4035C Adrian McCarthy 15/2
26 Feb 06+6d Southwell (AW) Win 2m With Littlewoods Pools Banded Stakes Class 7 · 8f · Standard · 13 ran 6/13 ½ 8-11 4534C Darren Williams 9/1
20 Feb 06+7d Wolverhampton (AW) Become Mr Rich With Littlewoodscasino.com Banded Stakes Class 7 · 9.5f · Standard · 12 ran 6/12 1 8-11 4560C Adrian McCarthy 13/2
13 Feb 06+8d Lingfield (AW) Littlewoodspoker.com Banded Stakes Class 7 · 10f · Standard · 10 ran 2/10 1 8-12 4565C Adrian McCarthy 6/1
05 Feb 06+5d Southwell (AW) Play 1/4m Spot The Ball On 0800 500 000 Banded Stakes Class 7 · 8f · Standard · 14 ran 2/14 ½ 8-11 4557C Adrian McCarthy 11/1
31 Jan 06+12d Southwell (AW) Betdirect.co.uk Banded Stakes Class 7 · 8f · Standard · 13 ran 6/13 1¾ 8-11 45— Darren Williams 8/1
19 Jan 06+21d Southwell (AW) Play Now At Betdirectpoker.com Apprentice Banded Stakes Class 7 · 8f · Standard · 14 ran 3/14 shd 8-6 4552C Mark Coumbe 14/1
2005 · 13 runs
29 Dec 05+17d Lingfield (AW) Betdirect Freephone 0800 211 222 Banded Stakes Class 7 · 10f · Standard · 14 ran 9/14 2½ 8-12 4040C Robert Winston 25/1
12 Dec 05+30d Southwell (AW) More Offers At Betdirect.co.uk Banded Stakes Class 7 · 8f · Standard · 14 ran 2/14 2½ 8-11 4060C Darren Williams 9/1
12 Nov 05+42d Southwell (AW) Betdirect.co.uk Banded Stakes Class 7 · 16.5f · Standard · 13 ran 8/13 2 9-4 4542C Darren Williams 33/1
01 Oct 05+34d Southwell (AW) St Philips Banded Stakes Class 7 · 12f · Standard · 14 ran 5/14 2½ 8-11 4553C Darren Williams 20/1
28 Aug 05+30d Beverley Beverley Lions Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 10f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 6/12 2½ 9-0 4257C Lance Betts 50/1
29 Jul 05+87d Nottingham Chillipetals Lady Riders' Handicap Class 6 · 10f · Soft · 14 ran 9/14 2½ 9-13 4346C Miss A L Turner 25/1
03 May 05+38d Leicester Lord Mayor's Appeal Banded Stakes Class 7 · 8f · Soft · 14 ran 10/14 nk 8-0 4527C Adam Kirby 14/1
26 Mar 05+7d Wolverhampton (AW) Banded Stakes Class 7 · 8.5f · Standard · 11 ran 5/11 ½ 9-5 4549C Robbie Fitzpatrick 25/1
19 Mar 05+43d Wolverhampton (AW) Apprentice Banded Stakes Class 7 · 9.5f · Standard · 12 ran 6/12 shd 8-12 4672C Duran Fentiman 33/1
04 Feb 05+8d Wolverhampton (AW) Amateurs' Handicap (Div 1) Class 5 · 12f · Standard · 11 ran 7/11 ½ 9-8 5613C Miss A L Turner 16/1
27 Jan 05+6d Southwell (AW) Amateurs' Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 12 ran 9/12 7 10-4 5245C Miss A L Turner 15/2
21 Jan 05+18d Wolverhampton (AW) Amateur Riders' Handicap Class 5 · 9.5f · Standard · 12 ran 6/12 ½ 9-10 5543C Miss A L Turner 22/1
03 Jan 05 Southwell (AW) Bet Direct Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 10 ran 8/10 7 8-3 5725C Dale Gibson 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has It Must Be Speech won?
It Must Be Speech (GB) has yet to win, from 20 archived starts between 2005 and 2006. Placed 4 times in total (20% of starts).
Who trained It Must Be Speech?
It Must Be Speech (GB) was trained by Shaun Keightley on the most recent run on record, at Southwell (AW) on 21 March 2006.
Who is It Must Be Speech's sire?
It Must Be Speech (GB) is by Advise (FR) out of Maiden Speech (GB), whose sire is Pitskelly.
What is It Must Be Speech's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 40, from the run on 21 March 2006. The highest on record is 57.
What is It Must Be Speech's sire's record?
Advise (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 0% of 9 runs since Jan 2008 (3 horses), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.

Record shown from January 2005. 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.