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Horse profile

Newspeak (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2020) · Last trainer Fred Watson · Last owner F Watson
by New Approach (IRE) out of Horatia (IRE) (Machiavellian)
17 runs · 11 courses · from Sep 2014
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 4 Aug 2020 — 2,269 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2020 · 8th of 8 Last raced off OR 45
KTB Profile

Newspeak (IRE) is yet to win from 17 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 6 at Thirsk (Jun 2017). Last raced off 45, 8lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 17 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 8lb off peak
Official rating45↓ 8lb off peak
45 36–53

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 82 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Musselburgh, 10 Aug 2018

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 13 figures · best 90C · median 65
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good590C70—
Good to Firm376A75—
Good to Soft265C53.5—
Soft255C51—
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f682A65.5—
6f – 7f590C70—
1m2f – 1m4f254C48—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 52C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Hamilton, 18 Jul 2019 Official rating 45 at the last run, 4 Aug 2020

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 17 figures · best 66B · median 47
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good759C51—
Good to Firm566B54—
Good to Soft245C40—
Soft232C31—
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f966B51—
6f – 7f555A47—
1m2f – 1m4f357C54—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 17 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

Progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 6,792 runs since Jan 2008 (685 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.9% from 101.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm27414.8%+2.2—
Good to Firm1,08516615.3%+2.70 from 5
Good1,63020012.3%−0.30 from 7
Good to Soft79911013.8%+1.20 from 2
Soft95810711.2%−1.40 from 2
Heavy283289.9%−2.7—
Standard (AW)2,01024112%−0.60 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f9899.2%−3.4—
6f – 7f1,20715612.9%+0.30 from 5
1m – 1m1f1,66523414.1%+1.50 from 9
1m2f – 1m4f2,32430313%+0.40 from 3
1m5f – 2m1,06611310.6%−2—
2m1f – 2m4f3203310.3%−2.3—
2m5f – 3m10187.9%−4.7—
Over 3m1100%−12.6—

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
Horatia (IRE) (Machiavellian)

7 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Moment In Time (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Moment In Time (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Moment In Time (IRE)2041m–1m4fGroup 3
Fontley (GB)1737f–1mClass 3
Muzdaher (IRE)727f–1mClass 3
Awohaam (IRE)627fClass 4
Some Site (IRE)611m1fClass 5
Fine Art Dealer (IRE)10——
Valerie (GB)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 7 0 0% −7.00
Good to Firm 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 9 0 0% −9.00
Class 5 8 0 0% −8.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Hamilton 3 0 0% −3.00
Ayr 3 0 0% −3.00
Musselburgh 2 0 0% −2.00
Thirsk 2 0 0% −2.00
Beverley 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Redcar 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 9 0 0% −9.00
6f – 7f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Graham Lee 6 0 0% −6.00
Nathan Evans 2 0 0% −2.00
Cam Hardie 2 0 0% −2.00
Harrison Shaw 1 0 0% −1.00
Callum Rodriguez 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Davis 1 0 0% −1.00
Duran Fentiman 1 0 0% −1.00
Jason Hart 1 0 0% −1.00
James Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Mulrennan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 6 0 0% −6.00
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Visor 3 0 0% −3.00
Hood 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2020 2 0 0% −2.00
2019 3 0 0% −3.00
2018 4 0 0% −4.00
2017 3 0 0% −3.00
2016 3 0 0% −3.00
2015 1 0 0% −1.00
2014 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
04 Aug 20+33d Beverley Skidby Handicap Class 6 · 7.5f · Good · 8 ran 8/8 8½ 8-5 4560C25C Harrison Shaw 125/1
02 Jul 20+350d Catterick Hipswell Classified Stakes (Div 1) Class 6 · 12f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 10/10 23 9-7 3842C45C Callum Rodriguez 150/1
18 Jul 19+15d Hamilton Racing TV HD On Sky 426 Novice Auction Stakes Class 5 · 8.5f · Good · 5 ran 4/5 14 9-4 3656C52C Sean Davis 100/1
03 Jul 19+35d Musselburgh Benefits For ROA Members At roa.co.uk Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 8f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 9/11 1 8-7 4575A45A Duran Fentiman 80/1
29 May 19+258d Hamilton racingtv.com Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 9f · Soft · 12 ran 12/12 13 8-12 4547C32C Jason Hart 66/1
13 Sep 18+19d Hamilton Sodexo Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 9f · Soft · 9 ran 8/9 6 8-7 4555C30C Nathan Evans 25/1
25 Aug 18+15d Redcar Best Flat Races Live On Racing Uk Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Good · 19 ran 15/19 1¼ 8-7 4590C47A Nathan Evans 100/1
10 Aug 18+11d Musselburgh Edgen Murray Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Good · 8 ran 7/8 1¾ 8-11 4882A51A Graham Lee 25/1
30 Jul 18+364d Ayr Wemyss Bay Holiday Park Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 7f · Good · 13 ran 7/13 2¾ 8-12 4870C55A Graham Lee 66/1
31 Jul 17+41d Ayr Wemyss Bay Holiday Park Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 7f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 12/12 6 9-2 5365C35C Graham Lee 33/1
20 Jun 17+42d Thirsk Ebf Stallions Breeding Winners Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 2/6 3¼ 10-0 5176A66B Graham Lee 66/1
09 May 17+207d Ayr Weddings At Western House Hotel Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 10f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 7/8 3½ 10-0 5154C57C Graham Lee 100/1
14 Oct 16+31d Newcastle (AW) Smart Fix Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 14 ran 13/14 ½ 9-0 5373C47C Cam Hardie 28/1
13 Sep 16+22d Thirsk Breeders Backing Racing EBF Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 4/10 4 9-10 40—54A Cam Hardie 125/1
22 Aug 16+385d Carlisle Apollobet Daily Racing Refunds Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 9f · Good · 8 ran 8/8 30 9-12 ——59C Graham Lee 100/1
03 Aug 15+310d Windsor Ladbrokes Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 10f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 12/14 2 9-5 ——54C James Doyle 16/1
27 Sep 14 Haydock British Stallion Studs Ebf Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Good · 10 ran 10/10 8 9-0 ——47C Paul Mulrennan 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Newspeak (IRE) won?
Newspeak (IRE) has yet to win, from 17 archived starts between 2014 and 2020. Placed 1 time in total (5.9% of starts).
Who trained Newspeak (IRE)?
Newspeak (IRE) was trained by Fred Watson on the most recent run on record, at Beverley on 4 August 2020.
Who is Newspeak (IRE)'s sire?
Newspeak (IRE) is by New Approach (IRE) out of Horatia (IRE), whose sire is Machiavellian.
What is Newspeak (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 45, from the run on 4 August 2020. The highest on record is 53.
What is Newspeak (IRE)'s sire's record?
New Approach (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 6,792 runs since Jan 2008 (685 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.9% from 101.
Who are Newspeak (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Horatia (IRE), Newspeak (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Moment In Time (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Moment In Time (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2014. 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.