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Horse profile

Listen To The Man (IRE)

7yo mare (at last run, Oct 2017) · Last trainer Dan Skelton · Last owner Mrs Susan Carsberg
by Court Cave (IRE) out of Badia Dream (IRE) (Old Vic)
12 runs · 12 courses · from Feb 2016
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 22 Oct 2017 — 3,300 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2017 · 2nd of 5 6 wins · 6 courses Last raced off OR 133
KTB Profile

Listen To The Man (IRE) is 6 from 12, including a Listed win. The biggest win we hold: the 188bet.co.uk Prelude Handicap Hurdle at Market Rasen (Sep 2017). Hasn't won since Sep 2017. Each win came on a first visit to the course. Last raced off a career-high mark of 133.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high

Progeny in our archive

Produce record

As a dam, Listen To The Man (IRE) has 2 produce in the archive, 1 winner — most wins Blue Borana (GB) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m2f–2m2½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Blue Borana (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Blue Borana (GB)432m2f–2m2½fListed
Global Hideaway (GB)70——
Official rating133At career-high mark
133 115–133

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 126 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Market Rasen, 30 Sep 2017

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 →

Jumps 10 figures · best 140C · median 104.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good3140C126—
Soft390B88—
Good to Firm2136C124.5—
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m7140C126—
2m1f – 2m4f290B87.5—
2m5f – 3m1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 138C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Uttoxeter, 30 Jul 2017 Official rating 133 at the last run, 22 Oct 2017

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 12 figures · best 144A · median 126
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft5144A124—
Good3134A129—
Good to Firm2136B131—
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m9144A129—
2m1f – 2m4f2124B116—
2m5f – 3m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 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
Court Cave (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 7,954 runs since Aug 2008 (553 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 6.8% from 937.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−10.1—
Good to Firm2332812%+1.91 from 2
Good3,03234311.3%+1.22 from 3
Good to Soft1,44916111.1%+11 from 1
Soft2,2302049.1%−12 from 5
Heavy937646.8%−3.30 from 1
Standard (AW)7134.2%−5.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f2414.2%−5.9—
1m – 1m1f1300%−10.1—
1m2f – 1m4f7111.4%−8.7—
1m5f – 2m1,7921699.4%−0.75 from 9
2m1f – 2m4f2,85629510.3%+0.21 from 2
2m5f – 3m2,52826510.5%+0.40 from 1
Over 3m6707210.7%+0.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Aug 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Badia Dream (IRE) (Old Vic)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Catch A Lucky Star (IRE)120——
Finley's Eyes (IRE)60——
Beasley Street (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 5 2 40% −1.80
Good 3 2 67% +20.50
Good to Firm 2 1 50% +5.00
Good to Soft 1 1 100% +0.62
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 7 3 43% −0.97
Class 1 3 1 33% +18.00
Class 3 1 1 100% +6.00
Class 6 1 1 100% +0.29

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 1 100% +20.00
Uttoxeter 1 1 100% +0.62
Worcester 1 1 100% +1.50
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 1 100% +6.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 1 100% +0.91
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 1 100% +0.29

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 9 5 56% +24.41
2m1f – 2m4f 2 1 50% −0.09
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Harry Skelton 11 5 45% +3.32
Ian Popham 1 1 100% +20.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 10 5 50% +24.03
2016 2 1 50% −0.71

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 10 5 50% +24.03
NH Flat 2 1 50% −0.71

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2017 · 10 runs
22 Oct 17+22d Kempton Better Odds With Matchbook Novices' Hurdle (Listed) Class 1 · 2m · Good · 5 ran 2/5 2¾ 10-10 133140C126B Harry Skelton 9/4
30 Sep 17+62d Market Rasen 188bet.co.uk Prelude Handicap Hurdle (Listed) Class 1 · 2m½f · Good · 15 ran 1/15 10-13 125126B134A Ian Popham 20/1
30 Jul 17+32d Uttoxeter Junior Brewers Mares' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 5 ran 1/5 12-0 123132C138C Harry Skelton 8/13F
28 Jun 17+69d Worcester Shakespeare Stone Leads The Field Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) Class 4 · 2m · Good · 7 ran 1/7 11-5 12296A129A Harry Skelton 6/4
20 Apr 17+15d Taunton C&S Electrical Wholesale Ltd Mares' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m½f · Good To Firm · 3 ran 2/3 3½ 11-10 122136C126C Harry Skelton 8/11F
05 Apr 17+14d Wincanton 188 Bet Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 1m7½f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 1/5 11-12 115113C136B Harry Skelton 6/1
22 Mar 17+17d Warwick Ricoh Arena Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5f · Heavy · 6 ran 5/6 7 11-12 11553C110C Harry Skelton 3/1
05 Mar 17+33d Huntingdon Play Casino At 188bet Mares' Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3½f · Soft · 7 ran 1/7 11-4 11585A124B Harry Skelton 10/11F
31 Jan 17+24d Southwell grandnational2017.com Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 1m7½f · Soft · 12 ran 2/12 3½ 10-11 —88A122A Harry Skelton 10/11F
07 Jan 17+301d Newcastle EBF Mares' "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4½f · Soft · 6 ran 2/6 11 11-0 —90B108B Harry Skelton 1/9F
2016 · 2 runs
12 Mar 16+18d Sandown EBF British Stallion Studs & TBA Mares' Standard Open NH Flat Race (Listed) Class 1 · 2m · Soft · 13 ran 3/13 1¼ 11-0 ——144A Harry Skelton 25/1
23 Feb 16 Wetherby Racing UK Day Pass Just 10 Mares' Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m · Soft · 4 ran 1/4 11-0 ——124B Harry Skelton 2/7F

Quick answers

How many races has Listen To The Man won?
Listen To The Man (IRE) won 6 of 12 archived starts between 2016 and 2017, a strike rate of 50%. Placed 10 times in total (83.3% of starts).
Who trained Listen To The Man?
Listen To The Man (IRE) was trained by Dan Skelton on the most recent run on record, at Kempton on 22 October 2017.
Who is Listen To The Man's sire?
Listen To The Man (IRE) is by Court Cave (IRE) out of Badia Dream (IRE), whose sire is Old Vic.
What going does Listen To The Man prefer?
Listen To The Man (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Listen To The Man's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 133, from the run on 22 October 2017. That is also the highest on record.
What is Listen To The Man's sire's record?
Court Cave (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 7,954 runs since Aug 2008 (553 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 6.8% from 937.
Who are Listen To The Man's siblings?
Out of Badia Dream (IRE), Listen To The Man (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.
Has Listen To The Man produced winners?
As a dam, Listen To The Man (IRE) has 2 produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Blue Borana (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Listed (Blue Borana (GB)). The wins came over 2m2f–2m2½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from February 2016. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.