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Horse profile

King's Speech (FR)

5yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2016) · Last trainer Francois Nicolle · Last owner Ecurie Lafeu
by King's Best (USA) out of Irika (USA) (Irish River)
5 runs · 4 courses · from Sep 2013
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 5 Jul 2016 — 3,766 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2016 · 4th of 13
KTB Profile

King's Speech (FR) is yet to win from 5 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 14 at Enghien (FR) (Nov 2014).

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

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

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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%−1.1—
Good1,8891678.8%−1.1—
Good to Soft95211612.2%+2.3—
Soft1,21612810.5%+0.60 from 4
Heavy427399.1%−0.80 from 1
Standard (AW)2,0532019.8%−0.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f156149%−0.9—
6f – 7f1,6051489.2%−0.70 from 1
1m – 1m1f1,70217910.5%+0.6—
1m2f – 1m4f1,90119610.3%+0.4—
1m5f – 2m1,3781299.4%−0.5—
2m1f – 2m4f7187810.9%+10 from 4
2m5f – 3m249176.8%−3.1—
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
Irika (USA) (Irish River)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Allybar (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 1m–1m4f; the highest grade won is Listed (Allybar (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Allybar (IRE)1131m–1m2fListed
Bilingue (IRE)621m4f—
Proposable (FR)50——
Orikawa (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Enghien (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Clairefontaine (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Auteuil (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Maisons-Laffitte (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Thomas Gueguen 3 0 0% −3.00
Gaetan Masure 1 0 0% −1.00
Olivier Peslier 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 2 0 0% −2.00
2014 2 0 0% −2.00
2013 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

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 Jockey SP
2016 · 2 runs
05 Jul 16+39d Clairefontaine (FR) Prix de Pennedepie (Hurdle) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf) 18f · Very Soft · 13 ran 4/13 ¾ 10-8 Thomas Gueguen 15/2
27 May 16+555d Auteuil (FR) Prix de la Muette (Hurdle) (Conditions) (5yo) (Turf) 18f · Very Soft · 12 ran 6/12 2 10-8 Gaetan Masure 66/10
2014 · 2 runs
19 Nov 14+25d Enghien (FR) Prix de Craon (Hurdle) (Conditions) (3yo) (Turf) 17.5f · Heavy · 14 ran 2/14 9 10-12 Thomas Gueguen 29/10F
25 Oct 14+403d Enghien (FR) Prix de Bourges (Hurdle) (Conditions) (3yo) (Turf) 17.5f · Very Soft · 13 ran F/13 — 10-8 Thomas Gueguen 8/1
2013 · 1 run
17 Sep 13 Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix Joyeux Drille (Maiden) (Unraced 2yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 7f · Very Soft · 11 ran 6/11 1¼ 9-2 Olivier Peslier 14/5F

Quick answers

How many races has King's Speech won?
King's Speech (FR) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2013 and 2016. Placed 1 time in total (20% of starts).
Who trained King's Speech?
King's Speech (FR) was trained by Francois Nicolle on the most recent run on record, at Clairefontaine (FR) on 5 July 2016.
Who is King's Speech's sire?
King's Speech (FR) is by King's Best (USA) out of Irika (USA), whose sire is Irish River.
What is King's 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 King's Speech's siblings?
Out of Irika (USA), King's Speech (FR) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Allybar (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Listed (Allybar (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2013. 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.