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Horse profile

Not Talking (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2011) · Last trainer John Quinn · Last owner J N Blackburn
by Supreme Leader (GB) out of View of The Hills (GB) (Croghan Hill)
11 runs · 7 courses · from Dec 2008
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 28 Feb 2011 — 5,720 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2011 · 7th of 11 Won at Newcastle Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 77
KTB Profile

Not Talking (IRE) is 1 from 11, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Nov 2010. Last raced off a career-high mark of 77.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5 OR at career high
Official rating77At career-high mark
77 64–77

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 100B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Hereford, 3 Jan 2011 Official rating 77 at the last run, 28 Feb 2011

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 11 figures · best 104A · median 84
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft4100B82.5—
Good to Soft3104A88—
Good385C84—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m590C85—
Over 3m2100B90.5—
2m5f – 3m2104A84—
2m1f – 2m4f275A73—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 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
Supreme Leader (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 2,984 runs since Jan 2008 (349 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2627.7%−1.5—
Good to Firm184189.8%+0.60 from 1
Good665578.6%−0.60 from 3
Good to Soft470449.4%+0.21 from 3
Soft885859.6%+0.40 from 4
Heavy744668.9%−0.3—
Standard (AW)10220%+10.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f900%−9.2—
1m5f – 2m575559.6%+0.40 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f1,0661059.8%+0.60 from 2
2m5f – 3m1,019918.9%−0.31 from 2
Over 3m315237.3%−1.90 from 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
View of The Hills (GB) (Croghan Hill)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Limerick Leader (IRE)80——
Supreme Royal (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 3 1 33% +3.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 6 1 17% +0.00
Class 4 5 0 0% −5.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Catterick 3 0 0% −3.00
Newcastle 2 1 50% +4.00
Hexham 2 0 0% −2.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
Over 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 2 1 50% +4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Dougie Costello 5 1 20% +1.00
Graham Lee 2 0 0% −2.00
Kyle James 1 0 0% −1.00
Dean Pratt 1 0 0% −1.00
Keith Mercer 1 0 0% −1.00
Michael O'Connell 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 3 0 0% −3.00
2010 3 1 33% +3.00
2009 3 0 0% −3.00
2008 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 1 13% −2.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00
Chase 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2011 · 3 runs
28 Feb 11+33d Catterick xtremeadventuresuk.com Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 25.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 7/11 ¾ 10-0 7781A Dougie Costello 5/1F
26 Jan 11+23d Musselburgh Boogie In The Morning Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 21 10-2 7764C Kyle James 10/3F
03 Jan 11+52d Hereford Lindley Catering Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 25.5f · Soft · 7 ran 2/7 2 10-5 74100B Dougie Costello 6/4F
2010 · 3 runs
12 Nov 10+42d Newcastle Oliver And Gregs Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 1/12 10-1 64104A Dougie Costello 5/1
01 Oct 10+206d Hexham Riding Office Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20f · Soft · 14 ran 7/14 2 10-0 6471C Dougie Costello 7/2
09 Mar 10+104d Newcastle Gosforth Decorating And Building Services Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20.5f · Soft · 11 ran 3/11 4½ 9-4 6475A Dean Pratt 2/1F
2009 · 3 runs
25 Nov 09+234d Wetherby Walton 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 14 ran 10/14 2½ 10-12 6490C Dougie Costello 28/1
05 Apr 09+37d Hexham SIS Novices' Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 8/9 13 10-13 —82C Keith Mercer 28/1
27 Feb 09+73d Doncaster Danethorpe Racing Partnership Conditionals' 'NH' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 9 ran 5/9 21 10-9 —84C Michael O'Connell 100/1
2008 · 2 runs
16 Dec 08+13d Catterick Blue Square Intermediate Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 11/14 30 11-4 —88C Graham Lee 50/1
03 Dec 08 Catterick Go Racing At Wetherby Saturday Intermediate Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 15.5f · Good · 16 ran 11/16 2½ 11-4 —85C Graham Lee 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Not Talking won?
Not Talking (IRE) won 1 of 11 archived starts between 2008 and 2011, a strike rate of 9.1%. Placed 3 times in total (27.3% of starts).
Who trained Not Talking?
Not Talking (IRE) was trained by John Quinn on the most recent run on record, at Catterick on 28 February 2011.
Who is Not Talking's sire?
Not Talking (IRE) is by Supreme Leader (GB) out of View of The Hills (GB), whose sire is Croghan Hill.
What going does Not Talking prefer?
Not Talking (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Not Talking's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 77, from the run on 28 February 2011. That is also the highest on record.
What is Not Talking's sire's record?
Supreme Leader (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 2,984 runs since Jan 2008 (349 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Not Talking's siblings?
Out of View of The Hills (GB), Not Talking (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2008. 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.