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Horse profile

Penny Whisper (IRE)

3yo filly (at last run, Oct 2006) · Last trainer Ian McInnes · Last owner Steve Ryan
by Orpen (USA) out of Ionian Secret (GB) (Mystiko)
11 runs · 11 courses · from Apr 2005
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 Oct 2006 — 7,329 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2006 · 12th of 13 2 wins · Newcastle & Pontefract Last raced off OR 45
KTB Profile

Penny Whisper (IRE) is 2 from 11. Hasn't won since Aug 2005. Each win came on a first visit to the course. Last raced off 45, 20lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 20lb off peak
Official rating45↓ 20lb off peak
45 45–65

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 38C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ayr, 28 Sep 2006 Official rating 45 at the last run, 12 Oct 2006

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 →

Flat 10 figures · best 75C · median 29.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good375C28—
Soft240C39—
Good to Firm259C38.5—
Good to Soft231C25—
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
6f – 7f675C33—
1m – 1m1f240C35.5—
Under 6f220C19.5—

Of 11 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: no runner of known ability in the race — the level cannot be solved (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 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
Orpen (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9% of 4,038 runs since Jan 2008 (381 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 4.4% from 113.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3912.6%−6.4—
Good to Firm438409.1%+0.10 from 2
Good891758.4%−0.61 from 3
Good to Soft501367.2%−1.80 from 2
Soft7207410.3%+1.31 from 3
Heavy285289.8%+0.8—
Standard (AW)1,1611099.4%+0.40 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2422711.2%+2.21 from 3
6f – 7f1,31413510.3%+1.31 from 6
1m – 1m1f1,013939.2%+0.20 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f543356.4%−2.6—
1m5f – 2m511499.6%+0.6—
2m1f – 2m4f286196.6%−2.4—
2m5f – 3m11354.4%−4.6—
Over 3m1616.3%−2.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Ionian Secret (GB) (Mystiko)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Mytton's Bell (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 6f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Mytton's Bell (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Mytton's Bell (IRE)1626f–7fClass 6
Scots W'Hae (GB)100——
Danaos (GB)10——
Majestic Secret (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 3 1 33% +3.50
Good 3 1 33% +10.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 6 1 17% +0.50
Class 6 2 1 50% +11.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 7 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Redcar 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 1 100% +12.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Pontefract 1 1 100% +5.50

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 6 1 17% +7.00
Under 6f 3 1 33% +3.50
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Royston Ffrench 3 0 0% −3.00
Phillip Makin 2 1 50% +4.50
Natalia Gemelova 1 0 0% −1.00
Gyles Parkin 1 0 0% −1.00
Adrian McCarthy 1 0 0% −1.00
Paddy Mathers 1 1 100% +12.00
Tony Culhane 1 0 0% −1.00
Jimmy Fortune 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2006 5 0 0% −5.00
2005 6 2 33% +13.50

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
2006 · 5 runs
12 Oct 06+14d Southwell (AW) Experience Nottinghamshire Banded Stakes Class 7 · 6f · Standard · 13 ran 12/13 3½ 8-12 4519C Natalia Gemelova 33/1
28 Sep 06+121d Ayr West Sound Superscoreboard Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Soft · 14 ran 8/14 3½ 9-0 5638C Royston Ffrench 33/1
30 May 06+17d Redcar Hot Chocolate Here In August Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 11/13 1½ 8-8 6018C Gyles Parkin 33/1
13 May 06+31d Warwick Racing UK Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Good · 8 ran 8/8 5 8-6 6328C Royston Ffrench 16/1
12 Apr 06+229d Nottingham Nottingham Racecourse Conference Centre Handicap Class 5 · 1m · Soft · 17 ran 8/17 3½ 8-13 6540C Royston Ffrench 14/1
2005 · 6 runs
26 Aug 05+23d Newmarket Renault Trafic Nursery Handicap Class 4 · 1m · Good To Soft · 9 ran 9/9 1 7-13 6531C Adrian McCarthy 13/2
03 Aug 05+12d Newcastle Mowden Park Estates Supports NSPCC Nursery Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Good · 13 ran 1/13 8-1 6075C Paddy Mathers 12/1
22 Jul 05+38d York SKF Rous Selling Stakes Class 4 · 6f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 6/13 2 8-3 —59C Phillip Makin 9/1
14 Jun 05+43d Carlisle News & Star Novice Auction Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 7/8 5 8-8 —19C Tony Culhane 8/1
02 May 05+14d Doncaster Circus Novice Auction Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Good · 6 ran 4/6 ½ 8-8 —20C Jimmy Fortune 9/4
18 Apr 05 Pontefract Median Auction Maiden Fillies' Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Soft · 9 ran 1/9 8-5 —— Phillip Makin 11/2

Quick answers

How many races has Penny Whisper won?
Penny Whisper (IRE) won 2 of 11 archived starts between 2005 and 2006, a strike rate of 18.2%. Placed 2 times in total (18.2% of starts).
Who trained Penny Whisper?
Penny Whisper (IRE) was trained by Ian McInnes on the most recent run on record, at Southwell (AW) on 12 October 2006.
Who is Penny Whisper's sire?
Penny Whisper (IRE) is by Orpen (USA) out of Ionian Secret (GB), whose sire is Mystiko.
What going does Penny Whisper prefer?
Penny Whisper (IRE) has the best record on 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 Penny Whisper's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 45, from the run on 12 October 2006. The highest on record is 65.
What is Penny Whisper's sire's record?
Orpen (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9% of 4,038 runs since Jan 2008 (381 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 4.4% from 113.
Who are Penny Whisper's siblings?
Out of Ionian Secret (GB), Penny Whisper (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Mytton's Bell (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Mytton's Bell (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–7f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2005. 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.