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Horse profile

Listen Son (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2008) · Last trainer Nick Ayliffe · Last owner M J Hayes W G Winzer
by Desert Sun (GB) out of Hear Me (GB) (Simply Great)
10 runs · 5 courses · from Dec 2006
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 18 Apr 2008 — 6,760 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2008 · 3rd of 7 Last raced off OR 100
KTB Profile

Listen Son (IRE) is yet to win from 10 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 12 at Taunton (Nov 2007).

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
Official rating100↓ 3lb off peak
100 76–103

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 112C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Taunton, 29 Nov 2007 Official rating 100 at the last run, 18 Apr 2008

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 8 figures · best 112C · median 86.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Firm5112C86—
Soft287C81.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m5112C86—
2m1f – 2m4f388C87—

Of 10 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 10 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
Desert Sun (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 1,166 runs since Jan 2008 (84 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm22418.2%+8.9—
Good to Firm220188.2%−1.10 from 5
Good214167.5%−1.8—
Good to Soft8744.6%−4.70 from 1
Soft10576.7%−2.60 from 4
Heavy3925.1%−4.2—
Standard (AW)4795812.1%+2.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3326.1%−3.2—
6f – 7f283289.9%+0.6—
1m – 1m1f258238.9%−0.4—
1m2f – 1m4f265269.8%+0.5—
1m5f – 2m173169.2%−0.10 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f12797.1%−2.20 from 4
2m5f – 3m24520.8%+11.5—
Over 3m300%−9.3—

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
Hear Me (GB) (Simply Great)

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
Good to Firm 5 0 0% −5.00
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 7 0 0% −7.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Taunton 4 0 0% −4.00
Newton Abbot 3 0 0% −3.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 6 0 0% −6.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Rodi Greene 5 0 0% −5.00
Charlie Wallis 1 0 0% −1.00
Owyn Nelmes 1 0 0% −1.00
Gerry Supple 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Messenger 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew Thornton 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 9 0 0% −9.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 2 0 0% −2.00
2007 7 0 0% −7.00
2006 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 0 0% −8.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

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
18 Apr 08+108d Taunton TS Racing At Chard & Axminster 'NH' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 3/7 30 10-5 10086C Charlie Wallis 16/1
01 Jan 08+33d Exeter Royal Castle Hotel Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 18.5f · Soft · 17 ran PU/17 — 11-0 103— Rodi Greene 50/1
29 Nov 07+49d Taunton Beauty Of Bath Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 2/12 nk 11-0 103112C Owyn Nelmes 66/1
11 Oct 07+39d Wincanton Higos Insurance Services Somerton Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 15.5f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 11/13 6 10-7 7649C Rodi Greene 28/1
02 Sep 07+75d Newton Abbot totepool Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 18.5f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 6/11 18 10-12 7667C Rodi Greene 66/1
19 Jun 07+79d Newton Abbot 26th Is Ladies Night Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 17f · Soft · 12 ran 9/12 11 11-1 —87C Gerry Supple 100/1
01 Apr 07+40d Newton Abbot Welcome Back Novices' Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 17f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 8/11 5 10-13 —88C Rodi Greene 66/1
20 Feb 07+21d Taunton Aspen-Waite Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Soft · 14 ran PU/14 — 10-11 —— Tom Messenger 100/1
30 Jan 07+38d Taunton P.A.S Sound Maiden Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 16.5f · Soft · 14 ran 13/14 hd 11-5 —76C Rodi Greene 100/1
23 Dec 06 Hereford totesportcasino.com Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 7/13 12 11-0 —91C Andrew Thornton 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Listen Son (IRE) won?
Listen Son (IRE) has yet to win, from 10 archived starts between 2006 and 2008. Placed 1 time in total (10% of starts).
Who trained Listen Son (IRE)?
Listen Son (IRE) was trained by Nick Ayliffe on the most recent run on record, at Taunton on 18 April 2008.
Who is Listen Son (IRE)'s sire?
Listen Son (IRE) is by Desert Sun (GB) out of Hear Me (GB), whose sire is Simply Great.
What is Listen Son (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 100, from the run on 18 April 2008. The highest on record is 103.
What is Listen Son (IRE)'s sire's record?
Desert Sun (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 1,166 runs since Jan 2008 (84 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from December 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.